JLaw Book Tag(aka pick Cassandra Clare's books for everything)

*This is Tashapolis' version!
I am so so in love with Jennifer Lawrence so when I saw that there was a tag, I just had to do it... so here I am!

1. Swearing off social media- A book you refuse to read?
I actually have no idea why I refuse to read The Maze Runner. I've seen the movie, which I thought was confusing, but good. I think that it's maybe because I've heard so many bad reviews on it that I won't even bother anymore.

2. The Oscar trip- A book/series that hit a snag?
All of Cassandra Clare's books have pretty big obstacles. I think my biggest book plot twist would have to be the whole Magister thing in The Infernal Devices. I love how great of a writer Cass is and how she can create such emotionally intense villains that make the story so much awesomer!

3. The viral TSwift photobomb at the Golden Globes: A book/series you didn't know would get so popular?
I don't really know, but I guess Paper Towns, in a way. When I read it, I hated it. No offense, I adored The Fault In Our Stars, but Paper Towns was not my jam. Now they're making a movie??? I just don't get it anymore...

4. Work with David O. Russel- Dysfunctional character you can't help but love?
The best characters are dysfunctional, honestly. My favorite is Will Herondale. Ahhhh the dysfunctionality of that guy just makes him even better. And to think that once I hated him for being so rude... he is such a great character, definitely my favorite of Cassandra's.

5. Mystique- A villain who thinks they're doing what's right?
Once again, I am chosing one of Cassandra Clare's characters. Valentine Morgenstern. So many love Sebastian, which I don't understand. Valentine actually thought that what he was doing was correct and was good for his people, Sebastian was just selfish.

6. Bradley cooper: What author do you find yourself always coming back to?
I really don't have one. However, if Stephanie Perkins continues on with the Anna and The French Kiss books, I'm all for that. We need more Anna and Etienne goodness!

7. Spoiled for Homeland on National television: A plot line you were spoiled for?
Oh my god, I saw this video and it was so so funny, Jen was just so mad at the interviewer, which she has every right to be. Anyways, I was spoiled for the end of The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire, by my friend, who is an insane fan. It's the thing that happens to Simon*wink*. And thinking about it now, my friend also spoiled the thing with Jem for me, dammit.

8. The Hunger Games- Favorite high profile series?
Am I allowed to pick The Hunger Games? I feel like lots of the Hunger Games excitement from when Catching Fire(movie) was released has died down. It's still my ultimate favorite series. It's the series that got me reading, so naturally, I love it. No series compares to it in any form. I think lots of you feel that way for Harry Potter or Twilight. Like, it's my baby, don't hurt it!

9. Everyone's obsession with being her best friend: A character who's make your ultimate best friend?
I think I'd like to be best friends with Tessa from The Infernal Devices. She's so ladylike and she adores books, so we can recommend books to each other and talk about them for hours. Plus, I think she's really really smart and you know, you are who you hang out with. Okay, fine, and she comes with Will Herondale, so...

10. Everything she's ever said- Favorite comedic/snarky character?
Currently, I am reading Rebel Belle and Harper's sass is just too much sometimes. It's not even what she says to people(though that is hilarious), it's what she's thinking. The way her mind works is pretty darn witty and I think mine works the same way, so I can really connect.

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Links: Goodreads | Amazon

Summary:
Emily was always the quiet one, the one that followed her best friend, Sloane's conversations. Sloane was a social butterfly, the girl who lit up the room. The summer of their junior year, Sloane disappears, leaving Emily only a list of things that are so un-Emily like. She believes that completing this list would lead her to her best friend. What she doesn't know is that it will lead her to so much more than Sloane.

Non-Spoiler Review: 
I'm sure many of you have heard that this book is pretty/really/impossibly good and I agree, sort of. If you're looking for a book with lots of romance, then this isn't it. There is romance, but it moves slowly and you don't get many super romantic moments that make you gushy. The concept/plot of this book is very well sought out and I praise the author for that. Emily, as a character, was relate-able for me because I'm not an outspoken person either and many of my friends over shadow me like Sloane. All in all, the book was great. It could have used a bit more romantic action but the friendship between Sloane and Emily was darn cute.

Spoiler-y Review: 
I'm so excited to review this really great book:) First off, I loved the play lists! The book doesn't exactly start off on a high note... like, where is Sloane? A list? Frank Porter? We get to our first little excerpt of before Sloane went missing and you can just feel Sloane's personality radiating off of her almost as much as you can feel hers and Emily's friendship, which I loved. Their friendship was so sweet, yet so real. For example, the whole Same and Gideon thing could actually have happened.

Next, we see Emily completing the things on her list with Frank, Dawn, and Collins. It was cool, wondering how she would complete each thing. The stranger kissing one was so straight forward, I actually didn't expect it. My favorite would have to be the Dance Until Dawn one because we really get to see Frank and Emily's relationship grow to something beautiful.

Honestly, I expected much more romance than the last page or two. I wanted to see Em and Frank together as a couple. Take Anna and The French Kiss for example, the romance in that was so great that it was frustrating seeing them not together. It's almost as though Emily didn't even go through that much emotionally when Frank rejected her(sorta) after the kiss, even though we all know that she did. I did like how Dawn got all defensive when Em told her that she kissed Frank because of Dawn's boyfriend troubles. That, I felt, was just so part of Dawn's character. The romance would be my only critique even though I know that this book isn't about the romance.

The ending was better than I expected it to be. I was wondering while reading this book, how is Morgan Matson going to explain Sloane's disappearance? But, she did and it was great. I totally understood that Sloane didn't want to hurt Em, so she thought that not saying anything would be better. I was really hoping to not have a Paper Towns Margo explanation because that sucked. Thank god it didn't. One thing about the ending, I would've been furious with Sloane for not even replying to my messages. I think Em was a bit mad, but I would've thought she'd be madder.

Personally, I could relate to Em's shyness and how she has this social butterfly best friend. As for Frank, I think that he's kinda cute with his totally formal stuff during school and his fun personality outside of school. Even though this books wasn't particularly funny(okay, the pony riding scenes were hilarious), Collins gave it the twinge of quirkiness it needed. Dawn was just... there? We didn't really see much of who she is and her personality is kind of plain.

Considering all, I really did enjoy this book, but it wasn't like everyone told me it was either. Maybe it's one of those books where the second time you read it, it's better. I DID LOVE IT THOUGH.

Rating: 8.8/10

Would I Recommend? If you love cute contemporary, then obviously yes. If you're looking for something very romance-y, then try Stephanie Perkins' books!

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare Review:)

Link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/44457-the-mortal-instruments

Summary: Clary Fray finds that there is so much more to the world the night she sees Jace Wayland murder a demon. She is soon trapped in a world with Shadowhunters, Downworlders, demons and many other things she never thought was real. Clary sets out to find her stolen mother with her new Shadowhunter friends and finds out a couple things about herself along the way.

Non-Spoiler Review: I read The Infernal Devices prior to reading this series and I loved TID so much that I can't even think about it clearly without crying. The Mortal Instruments, unfortunately, paled in comparison to that. It was action packed, but still slow. I think Cassandra Clare could have left it as just a trilogy and I think I would've liked the series better if it ended with the third book because it is my favorite out of the six.
You really have to push through some of the books. The main character, Clary Fray is pretty annoying because her decisions are usually impulsive and she doesn't think clearly. Jace is an okay male character, but I definitely liked Will Herondale from TID better;)

Spoiler-y Review: The saddest/best part of these books was Simon Lewis. That guy was just dragged into all of this by Clary and he chose to stay by her because he knows how to love someone. He's so adorable and geeky and funny, so I'd totally date him. Plus, at the end of City of Heavenly Fire, he loses his memory, which he doesn't deserve, but he does anyways so that Magnus wouldn't die AND IT'S THE SWEETEST/SADDEST THING IN THE WORLD. When he becomes a shadowhunter, he should be Clary's parabatai because YES. The villains in this story were well thought out, especially Sebastian. I have friends who adore Sebastian, whereas I think he deserved to die. Jonathan(the one who emerged when Sebastian had fallen) didn't deserve it, but Sebastian could go throw himself off a cliff for all I care. Valentine was different... he thought that what he was doing was right and he loved. Sebastian nearly RAPED his sister. We also have the complicated love story that is Clary and Jace. For the first 3 books, they think that they're brother and sister, but yet still have feelings for each other. In the 4th book, they can be together, but Jace gets possessed and at the end you're like WTF??? In the 5th book, Jace is Sebastian. In the 6th, we finally get to see them together after a 5 book wait. I don't know if it was worth it. I really enjoyed how they incorporated TID characters into this with Will, Jem, and Tessa, even though Tessa's part was smaller than I thought it would be. In conclusion, I hope Cassandra Clare continues to write in this fascinating world she created because her stories are really good.

Rating: 7.5/10

Would I Recommend It: Read The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare before this one because it has spoilers for those books and because those are a lot better. In general, if you like bad-ass characters and fantasy, give this a try:)

My Fictional Baes!

You can never have too many boyfriends, especially of they're fictional. Personally, I am with a lot of guys right now and more are coming. Like, if you're judging me, you should probably leave because I don't want to make you more jealous.

1. Most romantic boyfriend

Out of all of my boyfriends, who are all really romantic in their own way, the one that is the most classic romantic is Etienne St. Clair. I mean, he spent high school in the most romantic city in the world; you would have to pic something up from that experience. Even though he's kind of short, his attractiveness makes up for it. He is totally hot. 

2. Dark and moody bad boy with a good side

He's probably the leader of my boyfriends because he's so tough, but dark and really moody. Not that he doesn't have a good reason for being so. His name is William Herondale, you might have heard about him? He's really funny, but so teared down that he's dark and extremely moody, which I learn how to deal with. He's a good guy once you break his barrier, for sure.

3. Paranormal boyfriend

Evan Walker, definitely... if you know what I mean. We've been having an on-again-off-again relationship for plenty of years because one moment I love him and the next he's being all creepy. He tells me that it was love at first sight, but the whole concept of that is a whole new version of creepy. Plus, he's working with the enemy, which I can deal, but kinda makes his hotness go low.

4. Boyfriend you want to tame
I'm currently reading City of Lost Souls and Jace is possessed(spoiler?). I want to figure out the tool needed to un-possess Jace Herondale/Morgenstern/Lightwood, since he's one of my middle boyfriends. He always makes me laugh, but at times he's annoying and usually trying to kill me, but still.


5. Boy you friend zoned
I used to be in love with you, but I've met other now, Peeta Mellark. We still chill around and he bakes me cookies, but he's constantly talking about how some war is over and how he is in love with Katniss. I don't like Katniss smooching on my ex-boyfriend, but if I piss her off, she'll probably kill me with her bow and arrow skills, so I best not.


6. Your soul mate
I hate to repeat, but Will Herondale. After he gets over his moodiness, he is literally the perfect package. He even has the dark hair and blue eyes I adore so much. No wonder, I put him as my leader boyfriend. He just can't get over his fear of ducks...


7. Boyfriend you want to elope with
Even though I didn't like the books he was in very much, I feel like I need a guy who has experience in rebelling to elope with. Alex Sheathes(Delirium) is a pretty big rebel. We'll run away together and just be very bad-ass. He's lower on my boyfriends list, so we're probably not getting married very soon, so he can wait to elope with me.


8. Boyfriend you'd venture anywhere with
Daniel Atlan Wing from the Legend trilogy is the perfect guy to go on adventures with. He's been on plenty of his own and is pretty high up on my list of boyfriends. I can probably cross off so many things on my non-existent bucket list after a month with him. He's funny and pretty damn attractive too, so there's the bonus.


9. Boyfriend you'd want to be stranded on a desert island with
I'm going to pick a boy from a TV Show because he would be so great to be stranded of a desert island with because he is basically already stranded in one on his TV Show. I'm picking Finn Collins from The 100 because I think he'd protect me and love me. And he's pretty gorgeous, so...


10. Most badass boyfriend
Obviously, I can't chose simply one. So, I have chosen all of them. I don't date guys who aren't bad-ass, so it's hard to chose just one. I won't.