I KNEW IT ("The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder" Part 2)

I finished "The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder" today and here's the standard WARNING I'M TERRIBLE AND SPOIL EVERYTHING okay you've been warned here we go.
It's  a good thing this story is a series because I am so in love with it like can I marry Kai? Or Cinder? No? Never mind.
The whole idea of there being a colony of people on the moon is so interesting. Like these people are so different from people from earth and it's so weird but so cool. I'm not sure I 100% understand their mind trick powers but it's super scary and makes me nervous. Also I'm totally not mad at the fact that the author made it painfully obvious (to me at least) that Cinder is actually Princess Selene. It put me on edge making me wait for the confirmation and made me want to read more. Sometimes I enjoy anticipation more than surprise in stories. It makes for a more satisfying read in my opinion.
I haven't read a YA series in a long time, probably since "The Hunger Games," that pulled me in like this one is. My heart is going to get stomped all over and I'm not sure I'm ready. But I'm excited.

And now we venture onto the second book "Scarlet" oh jeez

Kind of a book post. (Broadway Meets Classic Lit Post)

I'm almost done with "Cinder" so get ready for me to spew some stuff about that gem. But in the mean time, I had another cool experience yesterday that I'd like to share OKAY COOL LET'S GET STARTED.
Yesterday was my roommates birthday (happy birthday booskers). My gift to her was the warped tour thing and hers to me (mine is in a week woo) was what we did yesterday even though it was her birthday. She bought us tickets to go see the play version of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" in New York with James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meister, and some other people idk. \
We took the train into the city and on the way there I re-read the novel. I read it when I was like 16 but I wanted a refresher. This is where the "kind of a book post" part comes in. Now, I know Steinbeck isn't YA or current or whatever but good storytelling is good storytelling regardless of genre or time and place. "Of Mice and Men" centers around two friends, Lennie and George, traveling doing ranch work in California during the 1930's. They sort of look after each other but mostly it's George looking after Lennie due to Lennie being a bit... off. Lennie gets in trouble a lot and George has to bail him out.
Now, reading the book I didn't get this but in seeing it portrayed before my very eyeballs, parts were actually kind of funny. Franco and O'Dowd together were really great and had the best chemistry between them. But at the same time the story is so beautiful sigh it was just so good.
Also this is how close we were to the stage I WAS THIS CLOSE TO JAMES FRANCO DO YOU UNDERSTAND???!

Cinder da Cyborg ("The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder" Part 1)

Alright so I'm about halfway through "Cinder" which you guessed it means UPDATE TIME WOOO
I'm loving this story so so so much. Many old fairy tales get retold and redone but don't usually end up being so different from the original. That is so not the case with this book. The aspects that are similar to "Cinderella" are basic: the fact she has a step mother and two step sisters, super hot prince everyone wants, and a dead father. Instead of animals being her companions, she has an android and instead of both of her sisters hating her just one of them does. Cinder is still told to do chores but instead of things like dusting and sweeping, Cinder has to do mechanical repairs. She's talented and smart. Plus omg LETUMOSIS GETTIN EVERYONE
There was a point a little over 100 pages into the book (WARNING THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE A SPOILER IDK YET) when I realized that Cinder is the missing Lunar princess. Okay, so it's still a theory but it's bound to be confirmed for me here soon. I just found out she's a lunar (oops).
All in all, so far I'm super into this series (trilogy? how many of these are there idk) and I can't wait to see how this book ends. WILL KAI AND CINDER DO THE BOOM BOOM??!?! Probably.

WARNING: This is not a book post. (Music/ Show Post)

I'm still reading "Cinder" (and loving it) but it's not quite time for me to start discussing it yet SO in the mean time I thought I would talk about a pretty cool experience I had last week.
My roommate and I went to Warped Tour for the first time last Friday. I donated to one of the artists Indigogo campaign which got me the perk of VIP status, along with a friend. So after waiting (and burning) in the sun, when we finally got in we went right to his tent. Oh, the artist in question is Watsky. There were two other girls already there who had also donated to the campaign already talking to his merch girl. She told us she would get back to us on what our VIP status got us and said we could pick out a t- shirt. We introduced ourselves to the other girls, who we ended up spending most of the day with. They're sisters and super cool. We walked around  and listened to some other bands ( Air Dubai is pretty cool you should check them out) until around three. Watsky's manager texted us and told us to come back to the tent. My roommate basically dragged me behind her she was walking so fast. His manager took us onto the tour bus where we got to sit and chill for around thirty minutes. Watsky told us to come back around thirty minutes before they were to perform and we could watch the set from backstage or on stage. We chose onstage. It felt awkward and weird swaying and rocking out behind the band, like groupies, but also so right.
It was probably one of the coolest experiences I've experienced. He was very chill and sweet ( one of the other girls asked him to facetime with her sister it was adorable). He really did his best to make sure we got the most out of our donation.
In Summary: Warped Tour is cool and fun and it was worth the burning and the obnoxious crowds.

No More Shadow World :( ("The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire" Part 2)

Alright so I finished "City of Heavenly Fire," the last book in "The Mortal Instruments" series today.
FAIR WARNING I MIGHT SPOIL SOME SHIT BELOW YOU'VE BEEN WARNED
I'm a bit sad that this sexy and bloody journey is over. I've thought about it and I think what really grabbed me was the characters. The way they're developed made me feel like I actually knew them and understood them which made me care pretty deeply about them. They were so strong and unique and SIGH I'M GOING TO MISS THEM.
I was surprised how thick this book was when I bought it but damn am I glad it was. Granted, there were some sections I don't believe were necessary but it was also packed with tons of action. I thought she might actually do something permanent to someone in the main circle that would've been pretty messed up and tear making but it ended up fixing itself in the end so yay happy endings.
My friend and I have talked about how it seems like the main circle defies all laws and is kind of invincible. Like how many times has Jace supposed to have died and survived is he a cat or human no one will know. Things that are supposed to be impossible are always possible when it comes to them. Which I don't really mind like its a magical world literally anything goes. Idk my friend thought it was annoying but I'd rather them all end up okay.
In conclusion: I really enjoyed this series and recommend it to anyone who liked "Twilight" or just YA series in general. Also I might be in love with Jace Herondale the jury is still out.

Doubly also THIS PICTURE BREAKS MY HEART okay that's all

Wait no it's not, the next book/ series I'm reading is "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer okay now I'm done BYE