A Letter To Shasta

Hello there my dear blogglings! I have been quite busy recently. It's so hard to get anything done when I'm busy! Im behind on my writing and I haven't been able to come up with any blog ideas either. I should have planned better, huh? Anyway! I found this letter I wrote to Shasta from The Horse And His Boy by C.S. Lewis a while ago!

Dear Shasta,

I am ever so glad Lewis put you in one of his books. I have always looked up to you and your immense bravery. I'm not sure how you did it. I know I would have run away when the lion attacked Aravis! So how could you go toward it? And in the tombs! I would have died of fright by morning! Your perseverance has always amazed me as well. You ran so much. You could have just let Rabadash get to Archenland! But you chose to warn the King even though it cost you. It amazes me every time I read about it. How you must have felt! I can only imagine how good it must have felt when you gained a family and a kingdom because of that perseverance! Your humility too! You could have become such a brat of a prince! But you stayed humble. You must have been a spectacular king when you got older! How do you do it?You are such a wonderful character! I only wish I could meet you. Maybe some of your traits would rub off on me!

Very sincerely yours,~Beth

P.S. I cannot explain how happy I am that you and Aravis got married! You two are perfect. :)

6 Worst Book-to-Movies I've Ever Seen

You know the feeling.

You fall completely in love with a book. With the characters. The story. The author. The scenery. Everything about it just makes you happy.

Then you hear the news.

They're making it into a movie!

At first you are elated. The excitement proves almost too much. But you stick it out. Finally, you see the midnight premier at the theatre.

And now. You just want to cry. They ruined it. Your characters. Your story. Your loves. All destroyed.

This has happened to me so many times I don't know why I bother with movies at all anymore.

Here is a list of the MOST disheartening of all of the worst books turned to movies.

1. Prince Caspian

This movie made me so sad...it was barely like the book at all. Peter and Caspian were supposed to be friends! And there was no romance in the book. Bacchus and his merry company were left out as well.

2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Lightning Thief

I can't even watch this movie. Barely anything was like the book. It was an okay movie in itself I suppose but definitely separate from the book. I'm kindof scared for the sequel they're making. We shall see I suppose.

3. Eragon

This movie...*sigh* Brom and Murtagh were good! Durza was portrayed well I thought. (I love Robert Carlyle...) But everything else was just sadly lacking. Most people blame a small budget but still. The book was so masterfully written and sculpted. You can tell Christopher Paulini poured his soul into the series and they kinda butchered it through the movie. I was extremely disappointed.

4. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

This is one of my favorite books of all time. Ever. But the movie...not so much. I get that they had to change it so there was a main "evil force" or whatever, but it was just sad. C.S. Lewis hated movies and I have a feeling this movie would make him want to weep. At least the dufflepuds looked like I had imagined. :)

5. Inkheart

I'm not quite certain this should be on here. I go back and forth. Sometimes I adore the movie, and other times I can barely watch it.
The book was such a masterpiece that it would take nothing short of an exact plot match for me to *love* the movie but considering, they did a pretty good job. I just miss the magical feel the book had. The stunning characters. (Although Paul Bettany was a marvelous choice for Dustfinger. Bravo whoever made that call!)

6. The Hunger Games

Ugh. Need I say more? Madge Undersee. Haymitch's drunken appearance at the reaping. So much more, all left out. It just made me sad...I enjoy watching the movie up until they get into the Arena. But after that it gets a little too yuck for me. An okay movie overall but I was expecting a lot more. I'm so pumped to see Finnick in the next one!! Hopefully they do a better job. Catching Fire is one of my all time favorite books.

What do you think? Would you agree or disagree with any of these? Have any to add to the list? 

Top 10 Best Book Series' To Read As A Teenager

As you may have realized, I love books. Especially if they're in a series. That way I can revisit the world and characters and it's not always the exact same story. So I put together a list of my favorite book series's (series'? I don't know how to properly say that...) for you!