Hello, here goes another quick round-up. Today, I’d like to share an excerpt from Cassandra Clare’s Lady Midnight and a movie trailer adapted from a certain book.
Let’s get to it!
Lady Midnight Excerpt
If you’re like me and cannot wait for Lady Midnight, the first book in The Dark Artifices series, here’s something to whet your appetite. A wild excerpt has appeared! (that is not a pokemon reference) Yep, this is a different excerpt from the one added at the end of each ebook in Tales from The Shadowhunter Academy. You can read the excerpt here.
MILD SPOILER WARNING Lady Midnight told the story of Emma Carstairs and her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn. In this chapter, Emma and Jules and the other Blackthorn kids were studying with their mentor, Diana, when they were unexpectedly interrupted by some mysterious guests. END SPOILER
Please be aware that this excerpt is not a filler-ish one, but it contains spoiler to a key plot details in the book. If you have read the summary, you’d have known already and you’ll be safe to proceed. However, if you do not want to be spoiled at all, do avoid reading the summary AND the excerpt.
A Monster Calls teaser trailer
Here’s something for Patrick Ness’ fans. The teaser trailer for A Monster Calls has been put online and I think it looks gorgeous. I know, maybe gorgeous is not the right word, but that’s how I feel when I watched the short clip.
Watch it below and let me know what you think!
I am very excited for this one although, confession time, I haven’t read A Monster Calls. Before you guys calling for my head, let me explain that the only reason why I haven’t read it is because I cannot find a single copy of this book anywhere in my city. I do really want to read this, but after I watch the trailer I’m considering watching the movie first just to have a different perspective. The movie is directed by JA Bayona, who has great credential with The Impossible (that movie about tsunami starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Holland-yes, that spiderman Tom Holland) and the creepy-tically acclaimed The Orphanage. It also has great cast. I mean, Felicity Jones, Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell! What more could you want? Lewis Macdougall gets the leading role as Connor and from what I see in the teaser, I’m hopeful that he’s going to do a good job. He also starred in Pan, but I didn’t watch that one so I cannot judge.
Goodreads Choice Awards – It’s the final round!
Last thing before I’m ending this post. Goodreads Choice Awards is on the final round and I never feel so conflicted! Are you asking me to choose between Rainbow Rowell, Brandon Sanderson, Leigh Bardugo, and Sarah J Maas? Like, what even!?
However, if you brave people have made up your mind, head to the awards page and vote for your pick. Voting ends on November 23 so make sure to vote before then.
By the way, I am also using the goodreads choice awards to add books to my TBR. There are some books I’m not familiar with that got into the final round so of course I’m adding them to my TBR. Is anyone doing the same thing?
Let me know, are you excited about A Monster Calls movie and/or Lady Midnight? Do you think I should read A Monster Calls first before I watch the movie? (secretly hoping for a yes)What books are you voting for in GR Choice Awards?
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A Monster Calls is a very short book, and a very emotional one. So if you can manage to get a copy I’d say you should read it first, but if not do whatever you want with regards to the movie.
I ended up voting for a Sarah J. Maas book in the YA fantasy category and a Brandon Sanderson book in the adult fantasy category, but I agree the choice was hard. 🙂
Thank you for the suggestion. I think I’ll just leave it to chance. If I stumble across a copy of the book, then I’m going to read it first. Otherwise, movie first.
I know right. So many good fantasy books this year.
Yes, such great fantasy books!
Have no fear! You have a year to read AMC before the movie releases and oh my god Neeson’s Monster is chillingly accurate; which I hope you’ll feel when you read it too!
Thank you for the encouragement! I’m hoping that my local bookstores will finally stock AMC now that the movie is gaining some momentum.