Recomendations: Dystopian, Apocalyptic, Si-fi and End-of-the-World type Films

Hey,

So…

Have a random list of my favourite dystopian, apocalyptic, si-fi and end-of-the-world type films, here goes:

(This is in no particular order by the way), *coughs*:

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World:

As an asteroid nicknames ‘Matilda’ nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbour who inadvertently puts a spanner in the works. I love this film.

10/10

Godzilla:

The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, threaten the very existence of mankind. BEST FILM EVER!

10/10

Edge of Tomorrow:

A soldier finds himself caught reliving the same day over and over again in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and each day he comes a little closer to defeating the enemy. The special effects are awesome and the acting is great, is that not reason enough to watch it?

8.5/10

Armageddon:

After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet. One of the three films that can make me cry, but its happy don’t worry. It’s perfect.

10/10

The Island:

A man and woman go on the run after discovering that they are clones. Enough said.

7/10

The Hunger Games/ Catching Fire:

You don’t need me to tell you what these two brilliant films are about. If you haven’t already watched them then where have you been for the past two years? Go now and change your life. Watch. It.

9/10

Upside Down:

Adam and Eden fell in love as teenagers despite the fact that they live on separate planets with gravities that pull in opposite directions. Ten years after a forced separation, Adam sets out on a dangerous quest to reconnect with his love. Okay so it isn’t that great but the original premise was good but after that… well find out for yourself.

5/10

The Matrix/ The Matrix Reloaded/ The Matrix Revolutions:

Again, where have you been? These three films are brilliant. Watch them.

9.5/10

War of the Worlds:

Well that’s pretty self-explanatory.

8.5/10

How I Live Now:

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her. It has Saoirse Ronan in it, i.e. the perfect excuse to watch it.

9/10

You may have noticed the absence of The Maze Runner or Mockingjay (unfortunately they aren't out yet), but there you go and before I forget, Doctor Who is my recommended si-fi TV show. 10/10 obviously. 

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater Book Review

Title: Sinner
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date: July 3rd, 2014
ISBN: 0545654572
Rating: 3.5/ 5

Cover Impressions: I quite like it. The claw marks represent the wolf inside Cole and the cover ties in well with the covers of the Wolves of Winter Falls Trilogy.

Three years after the publication of the final book of the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy, Maggie Stiefvater takes us back into the lives of Cole St. Clair and Isabel Culpeper with her standalone companion novel Sinner. I was over the moon when I received an advance reader copy of it from Scholastic publishing house, because I adored the Shiver, Linger and Forever books and couldn’t wait to dive back into the world which Stiefvater had so wonderfully constructed in the trilogy.

Synopsis: Isabel now lives in Los Angeles, perusing her dream of becoming a doctor. Cole decides to come back to LA to shoot a television show and produce a new album; however all he really wants is to see Isabel again. Cole and Isabel shared a past, can they share a future? Isabel keeps up a cold front, but when external forces like family and ex-friends, as well as internal demons like insecurity and addiction appear, the couple must learn to trust each other or fall apart trying.

Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading from the perspectives of Cole and Isabel during the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. Whereas the ties between Sam and Grace felt sweet and almost light-hearted in comparison, the bonds of Cole and Isabel felt jagged, raw and dangerous. In Sinner, another dimension was added to the characters of Cole and Isabel, Cole maintains his sarcasm, confidence and seductive smirk while Isabel keeps up her wit and sense of humour. A whole lot of other themes are introduced, to push the development of Cole and Isabel even further: issues such as vulnerability, addiction and self-harm are raised. I thought these aspects greatly strengthened the storyline, pulling the novel more out of the fantasy realm and adding a little contemporary flare to it, aided of course by the absence of the wolves.

Stiefvater’s beautiful writing style, combined with witty dialogue and sumptuous descriptions made for a very enjoyable read. I feel that Sinner should appeal to older audiences because of occurring themes. I think that to deal with Cole and Isabel exclusively was hard work, they seem to make each other miserable, but individually I loved reading about them and traveling with them on the great journey which was Sinner (their text messages particularly were touching and sincere).

Overall I give Sinner three and a half out of five stars, I really enjoyed it but I would have loved a little more information about the wolves. The writing was excellent and the characterization too was great. I loved Cole and Isabel’s banter and how they interacted with each other, and even though they did smooth each other out, unfortunately I could only cope with them for a short space of time before they became irritating.

I would defiantly recommend Sinner to any fans of the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy.

…And breathe.

Hello!?

Hello!?

I put the exclamation there because I'm excited and the question mark because, well I wonder, is anyone actually going to read this.

So, I'm Olivia or Livia or Skittles (I love skittles, I discovered them about six months ago and before that I pretty much stayed clear of sweets, then my friends decided to give me some and as they say, the rest is history). I'm not going to babble about skittles anymore so don't worry, I'm just here to say...

I decided to start this blog because I'm too shy to start a YouTube channel and I want to, well what do I actually want to achieve by this? I'm not 100% sure, but anyways, I'm a fangirl and I wanted to write a blog about books (well duh, I think you can tell that from the title) and characters and stuff. On here there will be reviews (gasp), there will be ships (sighs) and  there will be wonder (sobs). I already kind of do this on Tumblr but I wanted my one little corner of the interweb so here I am.

Before I go, just five quick facts about myself:

1. I live in England.

2. My favorite genres of books are within the YA and they are: *drum roll* dystopian, fantasy and whatever else caches my attention.

3. I love photography,

4. I am currently studying Japanese and really want a pen pal *hint hint*.

5. I love tea, I'm actually addicted, its perfect.

Ohhh bonus fact, shocked you there didn't I, didn't I, huh?

6. Armageddon, EverAfter and The Lion King are my favourite films of all time.

Dudaaa, so that's it for now, I'll be back, at least I think I will if I don't get kidnapped or contract some kind of rare disease OR discover a new species and become Brian Cox kind of famous, not that I really like Brian Cox, no offence (if you by some miracle are reading this, which I somehow don't think you are). Errr, this is awkward *runs away*.

See (well not see, I can't physically see you through my laptop screen, that is if there is actually any one there to see...) you later guys.

Livia/ Skittles

:D