From Book to Screen: The 5th Wave

I'm going to be real with you all, is that ok? I had known for couple of weeks ago that this was going to be a movie and I should've written about it sooner. But I'm here now to tell you all about how excited I am for this transition.
I'm not going to let the fact that whenever a book transforms into a movie they change things in the plot, leave things in the book out of the movie (creating massive holes, but whatever), and resulting in an overall poor quality movie. This is generally because people will religiously read these young adult novels and compare the book and the movie like they are one and the same, which they are clearly not. Set to be in theaters January 22nd, I have a lot of catching up to do. But even if I'm a little rusty I'll attempt to give you a decent overview of the book and hope to convince you to join me in seeing the movie.
After an alien spaceship came appeared in the sky, no one knew the tragedy that was to come. "The Others" unleashed a series of four deadly waves that were meant to kill off the earths population. The first wave was cutting out all of the power, every little bit. The second wave was a worldwide earthquake meant to kill everyone. The third wave was disease that spread across the planet. By the fourth wave everyone alive knew that the Others were on earth.
While preparing for the 5th wave Cassie tries to rescue her brother Sam, who was driven away by a friendly looking school bus away from the camp that they were staying at. Racing to try to find where Sam is, Cassie finds a mysterious young guy (conveniently her age and her eventual love interest) and is forced to trust him and let him help her find her brother.
I remember that when I started this book I thought it was just another dumb story about aliens, but boy was I wrong. Soon after beginning to read it, I became obsessed (but then again when is that ever new with me?). I highly recommend it because there are great plot twists and many cliff-hangers, and if I remember the end of the book correctly pun intended.

A Book-Lover's Wishlist

Have you been naughty or nice this Chrsistmas season? I hope I've been good this year because there are so many books I want for Christmas this year and I hope I can inspire your Christmas List ideas.

1. Unspoken by C.C. Hunter

This is the third in a spin-off trilogy of the original Shadow Falls series. The book is about the misadventures of a vampire named Della and the story of her life at the camp/boarding school named Shadow Falls. After dying and being ressurected, Della has a lot to deal with. She must learn to control her new-found powers and investigate and find out the truth about a twenty-year-old murder case involving her father and her on-again off-again boyfriend Chase. This is a book of drama and for drama-seekers this is the book that you want on your list.

2. The Game of Lives by James Dashner

Also the third in a trilogy named the Mortality Doctrine, you're in for a wild ride with this book. After living in a game-world for so long, Micheal is over trying to distinguish the difference between the real and game worlds. A vigilante named Kaine on his back, trying to stop the Mortality Doctrine from becoming completed, the difference between Micheal's real and virtual worlds are blurring. If you want a book with a high stakes plot this is the book for you.

3. The Rose Society by Marie Lu

After being rejected by everyone she loves (aka her family and friends), Adelina chooses to go down the road to bittersweet revenge. She leaves the city of Kenettra to build an army of allies (Young Elites who also have powers). She wants to destroy the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her. Adelina knows that there is no good inside of her. Her powers are fed only by striking fear into others and by generating hate. Adelina is on a long ride of struggling between the good and evil inside of her and if that's what you're looking for then this is the book for you. 

4. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

If you haven't heard of the series called Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, the you've really been missing out. After learning he has super powers, Jacob travels through history searching for a way to save his friends from a heavily guarded fortress. Jacob aquires some friends along the way (who also have super powers) and they travel from modern-day London to Victorian England on this chase to find their friend. If you like action-packed novels that also feature vintage photogrpahy then you're in for a treat with this third installment of this series.

5. The Storm by Virginia Bergin

When the end of the world appeared in the form of rain, the crap hit the fan, sorry to be blunt about it. The rain killed her mother, baby brother, and he dad-in-law, Simon. Rudy's unsure if she can survive on her own much longer. Then she meets someone who takes her to an army controlled camp. But at this camp Ruby finds an horrifying secret that the army has been keeping and what does she do? She flips out and tries to fight back but makes another horrifying discovery (that you have to read to find out). Filled with suspense? Check. If you want to be on the edge of your seat then this is the book for you.