How did you hear about SPN?
I first saw a trailer on TV around the time the show started in the UK in 2005. I thought that it looked like my kind of show as I love anything to do with demons, monsters, supernatural creatures/beings. Plus I thought Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles were really good looking aswell.
How long have you been watching SPN?
I have been watching Supernatural since it first started in 2005 and I'm still watching it to this day. It's one of my favourite ever shows.
Who's your favorite character?
My favourite character is obviously Dean as he has a lot of great lines in the show. I also love Sam, Castiel and Mary. My main female of the show definitely has to be Charlie and I was really sad when she left the show. That episode definitely made me want to cry. I also have a love for Bobby aswell.
Which season do you like the most?
I can't really choose a favourite season as I like them all in their own ways for very different reasons obviously. However, I did really like Season 3 with Lilith as the main bad guy.
What season are you currently watching?
I am currently watching Season 12 as it's airing on E4 in the UK every Wednesday.
How many DVDs of SPN do you have?
I own a boxset of Seasons 1-6. Then I own Seasons 7 and 8 separately. I still need to buy Season 9, 10 and 11 on DVD to complete my set. I also own the DVD of Supernatural Anime which was a Christmas present in 2015.
What are your favorite episodes?
My favourite episodes include Wendigo, Croatoan, Hollywood Babylon and A Very Supernatural Christmas.
Have you ever seen the stars live?
No I have never seen the cast of Supernatural live. I would love to meet them so much, but they hardly ever come to London so I doubt I will ever get the chance to meet them.
What got you hooked to SPN?
I got hooked onto Supernatural because I love demons, monsters, vampires, werewolves, myths, legends, etc. The show always has a great storyline to get you hooked into that current season. Most times the last episode of every season ends with a cliffhanger so you want to watch the next season to find out what happens next. It's just a shame you have to wait so long between seasons. I had to wait 2 years between seasons 8 and 9 as the channel previously showing it dropped the show and no one would pick it up. I used to collect the magazines aswell until they stopped making them. I still own the 100 page issues of the magazine. I also own the first 3 novels in paperback (the rest on e-reader), the demons and monsters book, bobbys journal, one of the season guides, one of each character for the pop vinyl figures and Dean's necklace.
What do you think about the marriage of Jared and Genevieve?
I think they are a gorgeous couple and you can tell that they really love each other. I thought it was great how they met on the set of the show. Jared is such a family man with his own family and with Jensen's family. Jensen is like an Uncle to Jared's children. I also think Jensen and Danneel make a gorgeous couple aswell and they will be adding to their family soon with twins. Jared will also be adding to his family very soon with a new baby.
What do you think of slash fiction?
I think slash fiction is great when it is written well and has a storyline which will capture readers. You have to feel invested in the story to carry on reading it. A lot of fan fiction is always really good though and makes you want to read more/different stories in the future.
If you could change one thing in the series, what would it be?
I would like some particular characters to come back to the show, such as Bobby and Charlie. There are also a few characters I would like to see die, not naming any names. I also want them to do more episodes where they go out investigating one crime in a town, like they used to do, and not stretch the storyline for the whole series.
Say one bad thing about SPN?
I hate it when they kill off your favourite characters with no chance of them coming back from the dead. I fall in love with a character because of their personality and then they either leave the show or die. Some seasons may be weak in plot at times, but they always pick it up again in the next season. So sometimes you may feel like not watching the next episode just because you didn't like the last one, but when you watch it you find it isn't as bad as the last episode.
What are you most afraid of?
When I was little I had a clown china doll in my bedroom and that used to scare the hell out of me. I'm also scared of spiders and snakes (any insects to be fair). Also, at some music stadiums, when I'm sat in the back row of the 4th level, I get vertigo when walking up and down the stairs to my seat. I'm not afraid of heights, I just get vertigo walking up a height in a music stadium.
How do you kill a shapeshifter?
You can kill a shapeshifter either with silver bullets or a silver knife. Or you can decapitate them.
Friday 24 February 2017
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Vicious Cycle
Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley
Published- 2nd June 2015
Publisher- Headline Eternal
Pages- 336 pages (paperback)
Deacon is in charge of the Hell's Raiders, a motorcycle club, but what will he do when his 5 year old daughter (that he knew nothing about) turns up on his doorstep? To complicate matters further Willows Teacher, Alex Evans, also turns up on his doorstep wanting her to come back to school. With Alex teaching Willow at the biker compound what will happen between her and Deacon?
I had never read a motorcycle romance novel before this one, however I had seen season 1 of Sons of Anarchy. This reminded me a lot of SOA in the fact that that also contains elements of romance, gun smuggling and a lot of violence/death. The bikers featured in this novel were people you began to really care about and feel real emotions for. You saw not only their hard and violent sides, but also their soft and caring sides when it came to Alex and Willow. Deacon's first chapter in this novel was really emotional and almost made me cry when Willow met her father for the first time. She wouldn't speak to him, she just went over and gave him a massive hug and he said that no one would ever hurt his daughter again.
Deacon was a great character as you saw him change over the course of the novel. He went from wanting to kill his enemy to falling in love with Alex and wanting to protect her and Willow. Alex went from being a kind of damsel to being a hard ass. She gained courage and would do whatever it took to protect her new family, after losing most of her real family. Willow was a feisty little girl who always knew how to get her own way from her father and Alex.
Rev and Bishop were also great characters as you could tell they just wanted to find what Deacon had with Alex. Rev wanted this the most though. Rev did want to be with Alex but he knew they would never be anything more than just friends. Case was a great president of the club as he just wanted to protect everyone and get the job at hand done. He would do anything he could to protect his family, his club and his brothers. Despite being an ever present topic throughout the novel, Sigel wasn't a good bad guy in my eyes. He wouldn't hurt someone when it came to it, but he did strike in his own ways. He got all his henchmen to do the dirty work for him instead of doing it himself most of the time.
This novel does contain a lot of swear words and sex scenes. However, that is to be expected in a novel about criminal bikers. I liked learning more about rules of a motorcycle club and how they would find ways of doing jobs and protecting each other. The language was really easy to read and didn't involve me looking up any words because I didn't know what they meant. The book flowed easily and it was a great read. When I picked this up I didn't want to stop reading as I just wanted to find out what happened next. Which is especially hard when you have to stop reading and an action scene has just occurred, as I had to wait until the next day to find out what happened next. I also like the alternating chapters told from Deacon and Alex's points of views. However, the novel did start with Willow telling the story and finished with Rev telling the story. The end was happy and both sad at the same time.
Overall, I gave this novel 5/5 stars and it has become one of my favourite novels. I will definitely be picking up the next two books in this trilogy in the near future which are Redemption Road (about Rev) and Last Mile (about Bishop). I can't wait to look out for more motorcycle romance novels to see how they compare to this trilogy by Katie Ashley. Also, after I've eventually watched season 4 of SOA I will be able to read the SOA novel Bratva. Definitely read this novel is you love motorcycle romance, romance novels in general or you love SOA.
I had never read a motorcycle romance novel before this one, however I had seen season 1 of Sons of Anarchy. This reminded me a lot of SOA in the fact that that also contains elements of romance, gun smuggling and a lot of violence/death. The bikers featured in this novel were people you began to really care about and feel real emotions for. You saw not only their hard and violent sides, but also their soft and caring sides when it came to Alex and Willow. Deacon's first chapter in this novel was really emotional and almost made me cry when Willow met her father for the first time. She wouldn't speak to him, she just went over and gave him a massive hug and he said that no one would ever hurt his daughter again.
Deacon was a great character as you saw him change over the course of the novel. He went from wanting to kill his enemy to falling in love with Alex and wanting to protect her and Willow. Alex went from being a kind of damsel to being a hard ass. She gained courage and would do whatever it took to protect her new family, after losing most of her real family. Willow was a feisty little girl who always knew how to get her own way from her father and Alex.
Rev and Bishop were also great characters as you could tell they just wanted to find what Deacon had with Alex. Rev wanted this the most though. Rev did want to be with Alex but he knew they would never be anything more than just friends. Case was a great president of the club as he just wanted to protect everyone and get the job at hand done. He would do anything he could to protect his family, his club and his brothers. Despite being an ever present topic throughout the novel, Sigel wasn't a good bad guy in my eyes. He wouldn't hurt someone when it came to it, but he did strike in his own ways. He got all his henchmen to do the dirty work for him instead of doing it himself most of the time.
This novel does contain a lot of swear words and sex scenes. However, that is to be expected in a novel about criminal bikers. I liked learning more about rules of a motorcycle club and how they would find ways of doing jobs and protecting each other. The language was really easy to read and didn't involve me looking up any words because I didn't know what they meant. The book flowed easily and it was a great read. When I picked this up I didn't want to stop reading as I just wanted to find out what happened next. Which is especially hard when you have to stop reading and an action scene has just occurred, as I had to wait until the next day to find out what happened next. I also like the alternating chapters told from Deacon and Alex's points of views. However, the novel did start with Willow telling the story and finished with Rev telling the story. The end was happy and both sad at the same time.
Overall, I gave this novel 5/5 stars and it has become one of my favourite novels. I will definitely be picking up the next two books in this trilogy in the near future which are Redemption Road (about Rev) and Last Mile (about Bishop). I can't wait to look out for more motorcycle romance novels to see how they compare to this trilogy by Katie Ashley. Also, after I've eventually watched season 4 of SOA I will be able to read the SOA novel Bratva. Definitely read this novel is you love motorcycle romance, romance novels in general or you love SOA.
Rating 5/5
Monday 13 February 2017
Christmas Haul and Recently Acquired Books and DVDs
CHRISTMAS- Pearl Necklace and Diamante Bracelet
CHRISTMAS- Fantastic Beasts book, Chamber of Secrets Illustrated, Niffler Pop Vinyl, Harry Potter Sorting Hat Pop Vinyl
CHRISTMAS- Walking Dead T-Shirt and Tin, Daryl Dixon Pop Vinyl
CHRISTMAS- Ghostbusters DVD, Jason Bourne DVD, The Martian DVD, The Take (Bastille Day) DVD), Suicide Squad Bluray
CHRISTMAS- Bluetooth Speaker, Makeup Case, Perfume
New Blood DVD, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, A Song for the Dying
Picture of Dorian Gray, Wuthering Heights, Father Brown Complete Stories, Far From the Madding Crowd
Poldark- Angry Tide (7), Stranger from the Sea (8), Miller's Dance (9), Loving Cup (10)
Midsomer Murders Death of a Hollow Man and Written in Blood, Victoria
Hidden, Missing Hours and Falling
Last Dragonslayer, A Deadly Thaw, Say Nothing, Her Every Fear
Burning Walker Pop Vinyl, Jyn Erso Rogue One Collector's Cup, The Witch's Tears, Art in the Blood
Tuesday 7 February 2017
La La Land Book Tag
Mia - Name a character who never gives up on their dream
Clary Fairchild from The Mortal Instruments Series
Sebastian - Name a character who is extremely passionate about what they do
Alec Lightwood from The Mortal Instruments Series
City of Stars - A book that takes place in your favorite city
Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves
Musical - Name a book you think would make a good musical
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Enemies to Lovers - Name a fictional relationship where they start off not liking each other
Feyre and Tamlin from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
A Lovely Night - A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
To Die For by Sandra Byrd
Another Day of Sun - A book that takes place in sunny California
I don't think I have read any novels that take place in California
Start A Fire - Name an underrated book that you think deserves more attention
Supernatural Series of Novels
"Hollywood worships everything but values nothing" - Name a book you worship
My signed Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
Here's To The Ones Who Dream - Name a character who inspires you
Isabelle Lightwood from The Mortal Instruments Series
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