Saturday Movie Night: The Fault In (My Feels) Our Stars

TFIOS's Movie Poster

Hi. Okay, so last June 12, 2014, we (my friends and I) watched The Fault in Our Stars. To be completely honest, I didn't cry even a single tear when I read the book. I was just like, "Okay, so Augustus Waters died. (I believe this is a universal spoiler, right?) That's too bad. I pity Hazel." But then, after watching the movie, I was so emotionally fucked up. Yes, the movie was just that good. This is just my personal opinion, but I think that the movie was way better than the book.

The cast. OH. MY. FREAKING. OLYMPIAN. GODS. Shailene Woodley plus Ansel Elgort? Definitely a perfect choice. Not much people would agree with me, because they'd say that Ermagerd. They're siblings in Divergent. Why would they be lovers in TFIOS? but no. I do not agree with you. I suggest you watch the movie first before saying that.

The acting. OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG. The acting was so perfect!! They did a very good interpretation of everything in the movie. The scene where Hazel was having a seizure thing, it was awesome! I mean, you could really feel the intensity of the scene, and you could also feel how much Hazel was hurting. Gus's gas station scene. This was when I started crying. I mean, ugh. Dude, how can you not cry at this point? But my tears really became waterfall-ish when the Amsterdam thing happened. Then I was crying an ocean during Isaac's pre-funeral eulogy. UGH.

Waiting on Wednesday: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

A Quick Introduction

Cover art by John Rocco

Title: The Blood of Olympus
Author: Rick Riordan
Expected Release Date: October 7, 2014
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

The Synopsis (by Goodreads)

Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the "Argo II" have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen-all of them, and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood-the blood of Olympus-in order to wake.
The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it "might" be able to stop a war between the two camps.
The Athena Parthenos will go west; the "Argo II" will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.

My Thoughts

Okay. Hi. The Blood of Olympus is the fifth, and last book in the Heroes of Olympus series. Holy mother of cows, I cannot put into words how excited I am for this book!! Its predecessor, The House of Hades was truly a good book. My ships sailed, and new ones were built. I hope that The Blood of Olympus will not fail to meet our expectations.

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