hypothetically… do you have a most wanted existing reboot and/or character to be taken up 👀
oh i actually love this question !!! some roles we would love to be taken up in each reboot are under the cut as the list is so long.
the vampire diaries : jenna sommers, jeremy gilbert, all of the mikaelsons, vicki donovan, tyler lockwood, lexi branson
the oc : marissa cooper, seth cohen, sandy cohen, kirsten cohen, anna stern, julie cooper, taylor townsend, kaitlin cooper.
one tree hill : lucas scott, brooke davis, keith scott, deb scott, dan scott, peyton sawyer, jake jagielski, mouth mcfadden, rachel gatina, karen roe, chris keller, skills taylor
gossip girl : jenny humphrey, lily van der woodsen, rufus humphrey, eric van der woodsen, vanessa abrams, ivy dickens, carter baizen
sons of anarchy : opie winston, donna winston, tara knowles, juice ortiz, chibs telford, trig trager, happy, half-sack epps, wendy case, bobby munson
gilmore girls : rory gilmore, jess mariano, luke danes, tristan dugray, logan huntzberger, sookie st. james, lane kim, paris geller, dean forester
true blood : lafayette reynolds, eric northman, jessica hamby, bill compton, tara thorton, jason stackhouse, alcide herveaux, sam merlotte
the office : dwight schrute, michael scott, jim halpert, erin hannon, andy bernard, oscar martinez, karen filippelli
buffy the vampire slayer : angel, spike, willow rosenberg, faith, xander harris, drusilla, dawn summers, cordelia chase, riley flynn, tara maclay
pretty little liars : emily fields, maya st. germain, spencer hastings, hanna marin, kate randall, alison dilaurentis, jason dilaurentis, mike montgomery
high school musical : ryan evans, kelsi nielson, gabriella montez, coach bolton, ms. darbus, martha cox
freaky friday : stacey hinkhouse, peg, ryan, maddie
jennifers body : chip dove, colin gray, nikolai wolf, toni lesnicky
twilight : rosalie hale, jessica stanley, edward cullen, bella swan, esme cullen, carlisle cullen, jacob black, jane, aro, caius, angela webber, mike newton, eric yorkie, leah clearwater, emily young, sam uley, james, laurent, victoria, bree tanner
resident evil : albert wesker, jill valentine, leon s. kennedy, chris redfield, barry burton, ada wong, billy coen, rebecca chambers, ashley graham, carlos oliveira
the devil wears prada : andrea sachs, nigel, emily charlton, christian thompson, james holt, nate
almost famous : russell hammond, william miller, dennis hope, polexia aphrodisia, anita miller
scream : gale weathers, dewey riley, tatum riley, billy loomis, stu macher, randy meeks, casey becker, cotton weary
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Books read in February
I don’t have a neat summing-up statement to make about what I read this month. But more than one of these stories set me wondering Does this qualify as a novella? and Does it matter whether or not it is?
My favourite cover is Thornbound.
Reread: Half of Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis.
Still reading: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson and Dragonshadow by Elle Katharine White.
Next up: A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna.
(Longer reviews and ratings are on LibraryThing. And also Dreamwidth.)
Witches Aboard by Terry Pratchett (narrated by Nigel Planer): Although there were parts of Equal Rites and Wyrd Sisters that I really enjoyed, they are not my favourite Discworld of the novels and I was unenthusiastic about the witches travelling to foreign parts. Was that going to be funny or tedious? But this isn’t just about Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat going abroad, it’s about them taking on fairy-godmothering and it’s excellent. Exactly the sort of commentary on fairytales that I like.
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (narrated by Nigel Planer): “Lords and Ladies” is a euphemism for elves, for faerie-folk, who are threatening to cause problems in Lancre. I think there might be some A Midsummer Night's Dream references going on which I would have appreciated those more if I had more than vague idea about that particular play. But I was still entertained! The plot went in some unexpected directions, there are some young women who might become witches and Magrat versus the elves was a particular highlight.
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: I love this book -- I’m getting emotional thinking about it! Because of Ada’s twisted foot, her mother doesn’t allow the ten year old to leave their one-room flat. But in 1939, Ada secretly teaches herself to walk and when her younger brother’s school is evacuated to the country, she leaves with him. Ada and Jamie are foisted upon a reluctant, grieving woman who owns a pony. Ada’s determined to teach herself to ride. The amount of things Ada doesn’t know, the extent of deprivation she’s experienced, is staggering, and recovery isn’t straightforward. But her journey is so heartwarming and hopeful.
The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: I loved the sequel too. The war continues. Ada, Jamie and Susan wind up living with Lady Thorton, the mother of Ada’s friend Maggie, and Ruth, a Jewish teenager being tutored by Susan, whose mother is in an internment camp. Ada is frustrated that Lady Thorton doesn’t understand what her friends need, and is resistant to anyone mistaking Susan for her own mother. I liked the way the pieces of this story fitted together thematically: found-family and mothers, healing, and the things people need, and Ada learning what she can do for the people she loves. Moving. Made me tear up.
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson: A girl and her starship, on a planet where most people live safely underground and the stars are obscured by a layer of space junk. Not the first story I’ve encountered about a teenage underdog attending a special training school, overcoming obstacles and making friends, but it’s such a fun trope. This has lots of things I like: Teamwork! Flying! Mystery! An AI with personality! With satisfying twists and some oddly amusing characters.Some of training/fight sequences are too long and sometimes the narrative needed to show, rather than tell, Spensa’s emotions. But I still enjoyed it.
Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis: Sequel to Snowspelled. While Cassandra Harwood’s magical career has ended disastrously, she’s determined to keep challenging the idea that magic is the domain of men. But not everyone wants her college for young women to succeed. As staff and students arrive, Cassandra has to deal with thorny nightmares, an unfairly-overworked husband. a government inspection and a malicious fey disturbance. This is a story about challenging the status quo, and about the importance of having others -- family and community -- who can support you. Cassandra still struggles with feeling that she has to fight her battles alone. A delightful sequel. I loved this.
The Chosen by L.J. Smith: Not quite what I was looking for, in terms of reluctant soulmates, but it was fast-paced and entertaining. And it's ages since I've read any YA with vampires, so this was good for a bit of variety. Girl on a revenge mission makes some new friends.
Beyond the Dreams We Know by Rachel Neumeier: I loved this collection! Neumeier’s stories are vivid and atmospheric and hopeful. If anything else ties them, it is the place grief and loss have in most of the characters’ pasts and how the stories are then about those characters discovering something positive and new. The four novellas are sequels or prequels to Neumeier’s novels. My favourite was “Fire and Earth”, a coda to the Griffin Mage trilogy. So very satisfying! Of the shorter, standalone stories, my favourite was “Lila”, an urban fantasy about unexpected dragon hatchings, an artist living in her late-mother’s house and a fluffy dog.
At Your Service by Sandra Antonelli: About secrets, spies, scrambled eggs and defending one’s self with cleaning supplies. Mae works as a butler for Major Kitt, a retired army officer. When Mae is attacked and her late-husband’s mysterious trust fund disappears, she heads to Sicily for answers. I liked the mystery, the danger and the ratio of romance to plot. I liked Mae and Kitt’s relationship and appreciated the realistic way Mae processes life-threatening situations -- but I was uncomfortable with the violence. Fictional Espionage = Not (Always) For Me. I don't know if I liked this, but I want to know what happens in the sequel.
The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley: Emily’s cousin, a history lecturer researching the Plantagenets, persuades her to join him for a holiday in France. I loved the atmosphere -- I loved the scenery and the tidbits of history and the growing sense of unease. There’s a medieval chateau, tunnels, a classical violinist, a tragic tale about lovers during WWII, the possibility of hidden treasure, a suspicious death, a stray cat, a child who likes to feed the ducks and quotations from Tennyson. This isn't a perfect book, but it was EXACTLY the sort of thing I wanted to read! (It’s even more Mary Stewart-ish than The Shadowy Horses.)
Legion: Skin Deep and Legion: Lies of the Beholder by Brandon Sanderson: Stephen Leeds lives with multiple hallucinations, stable personalities who only Stephen and his other hallucinations can see or hear. With Skin Deep I was more interested in the dynamic Stephen has with his so-called hallucinations than in the mystery they were trying to solve. They’re like imaginary friends -- except they’re more independent, not wholly imaginary. I found plot of Lies of the Beholder more engaging, but I’m undecided about whether the resolution was satisfying. It’s tidy in some ways and disappointing in others.
From Clarkesworld Magazine, issue 73, October 2012:
“A Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones” (from Clarkesworld Magazine) by Genevieve Valentine (narrated by Kate Baker): A story about colonising Europa, haunting in that way Valentine’s often are. (Her stories have a quality which remind me of Vienna Teng’s songs.) I found the audio version harder to follow than the other Valentine stories I’ve listened to, perhaps because this one is punctuated by brackets and breaks, and those are harder for a narrator to capture.
“England Under the White Witch” by Theodora Goss (narrated by Kate Baker): Ann tells of her childhood, when the Empress came out of the north, and of her subsequent years in service. This is bleak but not hopeless. You have heard that there were once green fields, and rivers that ran between their banks, and a warm sun overhead. You have never seen them, and you believe they are merely tales. I am here to tell you that they are true, that in my childhood these existed. And cups of tea that were truly hot, and Christmas trees with candles on their branches, and church bells.
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