Unapologetic Reviews

I really enjoyed City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. I generally don't like teen books, but this has a style that is easy and fun to read. It also has a colourful world to explore. I've also reviewed the movie , which I didn't like as much as I did the book. I know there has been some drama with Cassandra Clare , but I don't really get it. I never read her fanfiction, because I only read Drarry , Snarry Harry Potter in the adult category. The world doesn't have much in the new category. These are all creatures that we've seen before, but I like the way they were put into one world, and how their interactions were built. Some people said the Shadowhunters are like the Slayers in Buffy , but they didn't have such a society, especially since normally there was just one. As a rule, I don't like romance, but I did like the couple in this. It wasn't too mooning over each other. It is a bit insta-love though. Thankfully, the romance doesn't get reali...

Okay, just got back from The Hunger Games . I rather liked the movie. I'm not going to talk about the actors. No one made glaring mistakes and I haven't read the books, so can't compare. I'm going to discuss the movie style a bit, then the story itself. The handling of the camera and the general cinematography aspect was rather "fashionable". The shaking during the action and the lots of close-ups are all the rage nowadays. The shaking was a bit overdone. Especially in the beginning. Luckily a bit later it calmed down, because it sometimes makes me nauseous. The close-ups were good, just the right amount at the right moments. Especially because it wasn't 3D . You can't do so many close-ups in 3D nor shake the camera, because the mind can't keep up. The story was good. I knew to expect a dystopia . As a genre they are usually defined as portraying the worst of all possible worlds. They are also usually critiques of the present society. I c...