and I have to say, honestly, I am underwhelmed. It was fun, certainly, but it really felt like Twilight 2.0 the whole time. So, if you enjoyed reading the Twilight series (and I know a lot more of you did than will admit to it) then you will likely enjoy this, too. It's a quick, fun, romantic, electric read. Except when she interrupts a very romantic exchange of eye contact and meaningful words with the phrase "copping a feel." Jarring, to say the least. Grace is the female half of our leading couple. She's the typical girl in these urban-fantasy stories: smart, independent, book nerd and cute with absentee parents. (Bella? Is that you?) These are tough choices. In reality, she could very well be played by an unknown. But, it's a big enough project with a big enough part to draw in somebody well known. The commercial success of Twilight has perked up the ears of many young actresses, and I wager that casting these urban fantasy stories will be much more successful in the future. I'm gonna go ahead and throw my hat in with Stiefvater's choice (well, her second choice) of Rachel Hurd-Wood. Any girl who has gone toe-to-toe with both Alan Rickman and Jason Isaacs is a-OK with me.
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Sam is the other half of this leading couple, and I'm gonna go ahead and spill the beans right now: he's a werewolf. I know, I know. SPOILER! Ah! But, honestly, these are the Wolves of Mercy Falls books. Obviously. Here's the problem with these urban fantasy leading men: they are impossible. Take Sam; he has floppy black hair, yellow eyes, pale skin, a crooked nose that "no girl could ever pull off" and wolf-like movements. Sounds gorgeous? Apparently it is. It works in my head. Inside my imagination, he's beautiful, but nobody who fits that bill is actually handsome. So, we do the best we can. We look for a young man with dark hair, emotionally fathomless eyes and a haunted, penetrating look about him. I like this kid: Aaron Johnson. He spends a lot of time smiling, but when he's not putting on the cheery face, he looks just right.
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Olivia is Grace's best friend, a photographer who is as obsessed with the wolves as Grace is. I like Vanessa Hudgens.
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Jack is a young man with a terrible, terrible temper who gets bit and is in the process of becoming a werewolf throughout the story. Somebody a little older who can look intimidating, like Kelly Blatz.
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Next is Isabel, Jack's sister, and a girl who gets all wrapped up in this wolf world far more than she wants to. She's the typical spoiled, rich girl with perfect clothes, hair, face, body and car. She's also just as catty and shallow as those characters generally are. I saw Alyson Michalka in my head right from the start and never looked back.
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Beck is Sam's father figure. He's much older- closer to fifty than anything else. He's described as being strong and masculine; he's the Alpha of the pack when the pack is human. He's also got a shady backstory of sorts, yet you feel that he cares about these younger wolves more than you might expect. Bruce Willis is the first and only face that came to mind when Beck was human.
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