Honestly, the last fictional character I thought I would ever crush on....
After watching the trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, I have come to the conclusion that like my newest fictional crush is going to be the 16th president of the United States. How weird is that?
Trailer #1
Far more awesome Trailer #2
And you sir,
I can't decided whether I find you physically attractive or not.
But you shoot vampires, so I find myself drawn to you. I'd ask you to take care of the Cullen problem, but it appears time, common sense, and the gradual return of sanity will take of that for us.
Speaking of ridiculous YA paranormal romance, I just finished reading "The Girl in the Clockwork Collar" which is the second book in the Steampunk series by Kady Cross, which began with "Girl in the Steel Corset" which revolves around Finley Jane, whose a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde, one side of her personality being a sweet girl next door and the other being a danger junkie who loves bad boys and getting into brawls.
Yes, there's a love triangle and one of them is a bad boy and there is a plot which involves gangs and a Tesla device that lets people walk through walls- unfortunately, I yawned my way through that, thinking "can we please get back to Griffin and Finley angst?" The characters were pleasant but not altogether compelling. Sam and Emily were sort of just there. Griffin King, the primary, good guy love interest, is the noble, courageous Duke who gathers mutants together to fight crime. I like Griffin because I always like the good guys in YA romances, especially since so many seem to get thrown over either by fandom or the author in favor of the more "interesting" (read: jerkass) love interest. And Griffin is really good but he spent most of the book, wringing his hands over Finley's penchant for danger and guys from the wrong side of the tracks and wondering which side of she'll choose. Dude, chillax. She's a YA heroine, all these bad boys are just a phase and eventually she'll come to her senses and choose the morally acceptable love interest. Of course, I would rather she just went "screw it" and went to college to experiment but this being Victorian times, that's probably not going to happen.
Finley herself can be hilariously hypocritical at times. She actually has the nerve to yell at Griffin for endangering himself and getting hurt, when the other option would have been to do nothing and let everyone in the room, including himself, get killed. And only a few chapters earlier, she got into a last-man standing boxing match with gangsters just to rub his face in the fact that she was capable of taking care of herself (and also infiltrate a gang, but not so much). Oh Finley, you may be capable, but you really are not very bright. They do have their moments, especially in the beginning when he threatens to blow her door off her hinges (they're arguing) and she counters with 'well, then where will I sleep' and his reply is: "I'll find someplace for you", and its bursting with innuendo and UST. And when he walks across town so he can see her because he's worried....it's hard not gush a bit.She also has a dazzling array of corsets, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, but don't people in Victorian England usually wear corsets beneath their garments? Not flaunting it like it's a steampunk version of a tube top. It sort of got on my nerves. Then again, I'm willing to watch a movie where the president kills vampires so I am in no position to get nitpicky...
But in all honesty, I was sort of shipping her with Jasper Renn, the American "cowboy" who was wanted for a murder he didn't commit but still took the fall for so he could protect the actual killer. The two of them were so protective, comfortable and trusting of each other throughout the entire book, with him wanting to hurt anyone that could be a threat to her and doubting the girl he used to be in love with for the first time, because she didn't like Finley and that just jives with his gut instinct. And at one point, Finley tells him that she won't protect his girlfriend, that Finley would turn her over in a second if she thought it would save him, and he is so moved by her loyalty that he wonders if he may have fallen in love with her a bit. The two of them think the world of each other and connect in a way that only two relative outsiders really could. No one else in the group has shown the same level of unconditional loyalty and support as they have to each other. Even Griffin admits that he doesn't completely trust Finley (split personality) or Jasper (wanted for murder).
Since this is a YA, I will assume that Finley ends up with Griff and Jasper will end up with, I dunno, Wildcat because it sure as hell won't be Emily, and I will continue shipping people who have a snowball's chance in hell of hooking up. Sigh.
In conclusion: next up on my reading list- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter!
Trailer #1
Click to viewFar more awesome Trailer #2
And you sir,
I can't decided whether I find you physically attractive or not.
But you shoot vampires, so I find myself drawn to you. I'd ask you to take care of the Cullen problem, but it appears time, common sense, and the gradual return of sanity will take of that for us.
Speaking of ridiculous YA paranormal romance, I just finished reading "The Girl in the Clockwork Collar" which is the second book in the Steampunk series by Kady Cross, which began with "Girl in the Steel Corset" which revolves around Finley Jane, whose a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde, one side of her personality being a sweet girl next door and the other being a danger junkie who loves bad boys and getting into brawls.
Yes, there's a love triangle and one of them is a bad boy and there is a plot which involves gangs and a Tesla device that lets people walk through walls- unfortunately, I yawned my way through that, thinking "can we please get back to Griffin and Finley angst?" The characters were pleasant but not altogether compelling. Sam and Emily were sort of just there. Griffin King, the primary, good guy love interest, is the noble, courageous Duke who gathers mutants together to fight crime. I like Griffin because I always like the good guys in YA romances, especially since so many seem to get thrown over either by fandom or the author in favor of the more "interesting" (read: jerkass) love interest. And Griffin is really good but he spent most of the book, wringing his hands over Finley's penchant for danger and guys from the wrong side of the tracks and wondering which side of she'll choose. Dude, chillax. She's a YA heroine, all these bad boys are just a phase and eventually she'll come to her senses and choose the morally acceptable love interest. Of course, I would rather she just went "screw it" and went to college to experiment but this being Victorian times, that's probably not going to happen.
Finley herself can be hilariously hypocritical at times. She actually has the nerve to yell at Griffin for endangering himself and getting hurt, when the other option would have been to do nothing and let everyone in the room, including himself, get killed. And only a few chapters earlier, she got into a last-man standing boxing match with gangsters just to rub his face in the fact that she was capable of taking care of herself (and also infiltrate a gang, but not so much). Oh Finley, you may be capable, but you really are not very bright. They do have their moments, especially in the beginning when he threatens to blow her door off her hinges (they're arguing) and she counters with 'well, then where will I sleep' and his reply is: "I'll find someplace for you", and its bursting with innuendo and UST. And when he walks across town so he can see her because he's worried....it's hard not gush a bit.She also has a dazzling array of corsets, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, but don't people in Victorian England usually wear corsets beneath their garments? Not flaunting it like it's a steampunk version of a tube top. It sort of got on my nerves. Then again, I'm willing to watch a movie where the president kills vampires so I am in no position to get nitpicky...
But in all honesty, I was sort of shipping her with Jasper Renn, the American "cowboy" who was wanted for a murder he didn't commit but still took the fall for so he could protect the actual killer. The two of them were so protective, comfortable and trusting of each other throughout the entire book, with him wanting to hurt anyone that could be a threat to her and doubting the girl he used to be in love with for the first time, because she didn't like Finley and that just jives with his gut instinct. And at one point, Finley tells him that she won't protect his girlfriend, that Finley would turn her over in a second if she thought it would save him, and he is so moved by her loyalty that he wonders if he may have fallen in love with her a bit. The two of them think the world of each other and connect in a way that only two relative outsiders really could. No one else in the group has shown the same level of unconditional loyalty and support as they have to each other. Even Griffin admits that he doesn't completely trust Finley (split personality) or Jasper (wanted for murder).
Since this is a YA, I will assume that Finley ends up with Griff and Jasper will end up with, I dunno, Wildcat because it sure as hell won't be Emily, and I will continue shipping people who have a snowball's chance in hell of hooking up. Sigh.
In conclusion: next up on my reading list- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter!