Books I Want Made Into A Movie (or TV Show)....

I made a list of these awhile ago. That list still applies, however I've read some amazing books lately. Books that I would LOVE to see turned into a movie. Some of my previous choices have even made it onto this list again (Let’s consider those books that MUST be turned into a movie).

Here are the 10 books I would want to see made into a movie (or TV show) right now…..

1 The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein series by Kenneth Oppel

A dark, adventure filled plot that would translate into an action packed movie. The characters and the entire plot gave me the same feeling as when I read Harry Potter - almost like it was made to be turned into a movie.

2 The Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkin

This series has quickly become one of my favourites. The insane twists would play out amazingly on screen. The steamy romance between Noah and Mara would require chemistry between the two actors to portray accurately, but I would love to see it come to life.

3 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

With many twists and turns that would make an incredible movie. A tense look at a messed up relationship, Gone Girl would play out wonderfully with the right actors. Luckily this one is in the early stages of being adapted for the big screen, and I can't wait.

4 The Infernal Devices Series by Cassandra Clare

Now that The Mortal Instruments is on it's way to becoming a huge hit at the box office, I immediately thought this should become a movie. I would love to see Jem, Tessa and Will brought to life. I would love for the same director, team to be involved with this one as well. The historical aspect also makes it appealing for adaptation.

5 Immortal City by Scott Speer

While reading this book, I could see the potential for a TV show or movie. It read like it was made to be a CW show. The crime noir feel would translate really well. The glitz and glamour of Hollywood contrasted with the darker side of Los Angeles would also be striking on screen.

6 Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

I would love to see the setting of this come to life. The Debauchery Club would be electric. The fashion, the scenery, and characters could be visually stunning if done the right way. It has the potential to be one of the most beautifully shot movies with the right director as well.

7 From What I Remember by Stacy Kramer

This reminded me a lot of those fun 80's teen romantic comedies. A teenaged spin on the popular Hangover movies, with a coming of age element dealing with saying goodbye to highschool. A fun cast of characters would also play out well on screen.

8 Cinder by Marissa Meyer

This has to be a movie. My request for this one? Joss Whedon as director. He would do wonderful things with this genre and these characters.

9 Black City by Elizabeth Richards

The world of Black City would look amazing on screen. The heavy political aspect of the novel would allow for lots of tension and action. The sensual nature of the Darklings, and Ash in particular would provide the romance element. My only request is Ezra Miller for Ash!

10 Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

This novel is begging to be turned into a movie. Romance, action, and shades of the X-Men series assures that this will be a hit with movie goers. I only hope that Tahereh's beautiful writing style comes across cinematically as well as it does in the novel.

Weekly Obsessions

The awesome Kelly at KellyVision started posting a weekly post highlighting whatever she happened to be obsessed with that week. I LOVE this idea, so much in fact that I will be doing it myself every Saturday.

I am back from NYC and had a blast attending BEA. Look for my posts starting on Tuesday! I am still exhausted (having not slept yet after being on a bus all night), nor have I downloaded pictures or anything like that. Hoping to get caught up tomorrow after a good sleep.

There are a few things I wanted to highlight and with that -

Here are my obsessions this week:

BOOKS

New cover for Shatter Me

My jaw dropped. That's how amazing this is. I love the new covers, and hope the rest of the series has similar covers. I like it so much better than the original cover!

OTHER

Girls Only Night

My friends and I are planning on going to see Magic Mike at the end of the month. We figured we'd make a full girls only night out of it and go have a Bellini before the movie. I am so very excited to hang out with everyone, and the hot guys in Magic Mike are icing on the cake!

So what you are obsessed with this week?

Super Powers

If you read my review of Shatter Me yesterday you know that the main character Juliette has a power, a gift if you will.

I thought it might be fun to ask some bloggers, authors, and other industry people what super power they wish they could have. I received a lot of great answers. Thank you so much ladies for taking the time to be apart of this!

Amy Plum - author of Die For Me (Amy's Twitter)

I know I should say “healing touch,” “cause world peace with a wave of my hand,” or even “rescue people from preternatural death” like my revenants do.

But selfishly, I would choose flying. I have dreamt about it hundreds of times. I know exactly how it feels, where in my body the momentum starts. I must have been a bird in a past life.

Lindsay at Me on Books (Lindsay's Twitter)

There are so many powers to choose from. I'd be cool to have some kind of ability over plants, like I could make them grow and trap bad guys in thick vines or huge rosebushes. I've always liked plants, not necessarily flowers but plants, and I think I'd like to have the ability to control them and make them grow as much as I wanted. Plus, I could make a killing as a landscaper. ;)

Christy at The Reader Bee (Christy's Twitter)

If I could choose any power, I would probably choose Earth Manipulation. I would mostly use this power for Good, to help plants and trees to grow faster. I'm a tree-hugger, so this power is right up my alley!

Lauren Oliver - Author of Delirium (Lauren's Twitter)

I wish I had the power to fly!

Michele at Just a Lil' Lost (Michele's Twitter)

I would love to be able to teleport. I hate how long it takes to get anywhere around the city by car or public transit. There's so many more things I could be doing if travel time was taken out of the equation. Something like Nightcrawler from X-Men. BAMF! I'm at work. BAMF! I'm in Europe. BAMF! I'm home. Love it. So efficient.

Shannon from The Savvy Reader(tweeting from @SavvyReader & @shanparsons)

This is such a tough question! Immediately, when trying to brainstorm a good power, I started scanning through the cast of Heroes and X-Men… Would I want to control the weather? Control people’s minds? Hmm… But, I think for me, the choice is obvious. I want to have the same power that Charlie, aka Jayma Mays, aka Emma Pillsburg, had in Heroes: the ability to memorize anything and everything, and be able to recall it instantly. Could you imagine, being able to read a book once, and instantly remember every fact, every word, for the rest of your life? Charlie knew all kinds of languages, had all kinds of self-taught skills, and was smart as a whip! I want that. I know this is kind of a nerdy power, and isn’t flashy at all, but that’s what I would want: to have a super amazing memory. Plus, then I could put my powers to good use by becoming a doctor or a scientist or a scientist-doctor. Also, I would obviously go on Jeopardy.

I’m not sure if I chose this superpower based on my love of reading, facts, Alex Trebek, or Jayma Mays. It could be a combination of all four. But that’s what I would choose.

Brodie at Eleusinian Mysteries (Brodie's Twitter)

I want to be greedy and say a super power that can absorb all others, so I could be a totally badass Superhero who can do everything at once. But then I'd probably go insane with so much power and become a villain. So I'll stick with time travel. How cool would it be to travel back through time and witness the amazing cultures we can only read about today? I'd love to visit Ancient Greece. And to see what earth is like in 100 or more years time. It would be such a fascinating power to use! Provided it comes with insurance in case I step on an ant in the past and wipe out the entire human race ;)

My own answer (My Twitter)

I wish I had the ability to understand and speak any language. It might seem boring but I think it could come in handy some day.

With that I ask you the same question. What super power would you most want to have? Leave it in the comments below.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Shatter Me Tahereh Mafi
Release Date – November 15, 2011
Publisher Website – Harper Collins
Publisher Social Media - Twitter//Facebook//SavvyReader
Pages - 342 pages
My Rating- 10/10
**obtained from Book Expo America and HarperCollins for an honest review**

Here is the Goodreads synopsis

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as The Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.

It is fitting that this novel is called Shatter Me because that is exactly what it did. It shattered my expectations and shattered my heart.

Tahereh Mafi’s writing style is nothing short of awe inspiring. It’s different, so full of emotion and very lyrical. It engages your attention and emotions right from the beginning. I felt a whole range of emotions while reading this. I felt everything from wonder, fear, disgust, and hope. There’s a particularly gut wrenching scene involving a child that literally made me sick to my stomach. It’s a testament to the amazing writing that I felt these emotions so vividly.

Her characters are all wonderfully developed. They are rich, layered, complex characters that you can’t help but care about, even the evil ones.

Juliette’s story does not begin as a happy one. She’s been locked away for a murder she did not mean to commit. Juliette’s touch is powerful, and it was an accident. Her character has had to deal with a lot and it’s so heartbreaking. The most amazing thing is, even after all of this has happened, Juliette is kind, caring and quite strong. I am not sure I would be as strong as she is. You want to protect her, but honestly, she really doesn’t need it. She manages just fine.

Adam, the boy that steals Juliette’s heart. The back and forth, touch me/ don’t touch me between them is seriously smoking. I can’t fault Juliette for wanting to be touched after so long. I would crave any kind of connection if I had locked away as well. Add to this the fact that Adam is a hot boy who can touch her back, and it's easy to see how she falls for him. The relationship is intense, and moves quickly, but it never felt forced. You can feel the connection between these two.

The character of Warner is someone you’re going to love to hate, or maybe hate to love. I have to admit that he’s pretty hot. He is complex for this type of character. His backstory so developed. I am looking forward to reading more about him. I could see him being a temptation for Juliette. The novel focus on the struggle within her. Is her power a gift, a curse? Does it make her a monster, or something else? Can it be used for good as well as evil? Adam and Warner factor into this as she makes her way through her journey.

The ending is nothing short of heart stopping amazing. It sets the tone for the second book, and opens up a whole new world to Juliette. It’s one I can’t wait to explore.

All of this is made even more amazing when you factor in that this is Tahereh Mafi‘s first novel. HER FIRST. I can‘t wait to see what she does with book two. Thank you Tahereh Mafi, for creating such an exquisitely beautiful written novel. This book really is a must read.

My Weekly Obsessions

The awesome Kelly at KellyVison started posting a weekly post highlighting whatever she happened to be obsessed with that week. I LOVE this idea, so much in fact that I will be doing it myself every Saturday.

So this week my obsessions are:

First I must call attention to how awesome my blog looks right now. The amazingly awesome Evie from Bookish has provided me with a fantastic new look for the blog. I love it and I think it suits my blog perfectly.

BOOKS

The trailer for Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi



This is a stunning book trailer. It suits the book perfectly. I've watched it too many times to count. I makes me want to pick the book up and read it again.

The entire Harper Collins summer catalog

Did you see it yet? Some of the most amazing sounding titles. We have Until I Die by Amy Plum, The Selection by Kiera Cass, Insurgent by Veronica Roth, and Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson just to name a few. There are so many hot titles coming out I am wanting to skip right past Christmas for them.

Movies

The trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman



While I am not thrilled with the choice of Kristen Stewart for this, I can't deny that this trailer is stunning. It's beautiful, yet dark at the same time. I am very excited for this movie now which I wasn't before.

TV

Plot twists and mid-season finales

I may not like having to wait until freaking January to catch back up with some of my favourite characters, but you've got to admit there is nothing like a cliff hanger! I love both Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle and both of them had an amazing ending for the holidays. I am dying to get back to Mystic Falls and Chance Harbour.

That's all for my obsessions this week. Tell me...what are you obsessed with?