Character Connection! (3)

Character Connection is a weekly meme hosted by The Introverted Reader! It's dedicated to bringing the characters we love to the blogging world and showing their true colors. (This is also in no way just another way for me to rant about how much I love certain characters and want to pull them out of the book and go on wild adventures together. Nope, no way.) Anyway, read at your own risk!

This week's Character Connection is dedicated to Angel from the Maximum Ride series! *Some spoilers will be included, so if you can't stand to know anything about the series before you read, then don't continue reading. You'll just be torturing yourself later. While this youngin' is only six- or seven depending on which book you're on- years-old, she can kick your behind to next Tuesday if she wanted to.

Though Angel isn't my favorite character, she's the one person from the flock that truly scares me. She's just too BA for her own good, and I'm completely serious when I say that. Throughout the books, she seems to develop a new skill every week. This leaves me going, "She has gills?!" "She can communicate with fish?!" "She can transform?!" Add to this the wings and mind-reading/control thing that she already has going, and Angel is the most terrifying first-grader I've ever heard of. The good thing is that she mostly uses these 'gifts' for good, and even more often to help the flock survive.

My only problem is if she ever has a tantrum, the world might implode... literally. Also, I'm convinced that she is a secretly very evil little girl. All in all, Angel is very interesting and very well-developed, though this hardly makes her predictable. The next James Patterson novel is titled Angel after her character, so some more Angel drama is sure to come!

Be happy,

Cara!

P.S. Once again credit goes to burdge-bug for her lovely artwork!

Character Connection! (2)

Character Connection is a weekly meme hosted by Jennifer at The Introverted Reader. This meme is for the sole purpose of spotlighting those characters that we love in YA fiction. For more details check out Jennifer's blog!

I'm a day late on this (whoops), sorry! Anywho, this week's character is Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games series!


I honestly don't think this girl gets enough acknowledgment. Most discussions I see or hear are mostly about which team you're on (Team Gale all the way!), but today I want to talk about the lady behind the battle. First off, Katniss is a smart girl. She may not make the best decisions all the time, but she definitely knows what she's doing. She's also very independent and can stand up for her self. She doesn't take crap and will kick your a** if you try to harm her family or friends, which is awesome!


Too many female protagonists these days seem weak and incapable of forming a sentence without help. This is why seeing a strong character like Katniss makes me want to sing show-tunes! Basically, she's awesome, and I can't wait to see more of her in Mockingjay!

Happy Friday everyone!

Character Connection!

Today, I've decided to get in on this meme started by The Introverted Reader! I think I'll actually stick to this and hopefully post every Thursday or Friday. I've thought about going along with other memes, but I never find one that I truly think I can stick to. I think this one just might be the one for me! I'm constantly gushing to my friends about how much I love certain characters, so this truly perfect.

For my first character connection I've decided to profess my love for Jace from the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.

Oh Jace, how I adore you.

Seriously, he's smart, he fights demons for fun, he rides vampire motorcycles, he knows numerous languages, he's sarcastic, he's sweet on the inside, and he's a serious badass on the outside... What's not to love?

While the demon fighting, slightly jerkish (I'm pretty positive that jerkish isn't a word) Jace is extremely sexy, the Jace that seems to only come out Clary is around is the person that makes most fans swoon. Besides being hot and dangerous and possessing all of the qualities I've previously mentioned, he's also very loyal. When any of his friends or family need him, Jace is there in a heartbeat. He's the guy with the hard shell that only that girl can crack. Seriously, how can anyone not love him?

This concludes my first Character Connection, and I'd love to read what you think of Jace. Leave a comment with your thoughts!

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