Can I just tell you all first, I totally LOVED
Fallen
by Lauren Kate! First, let's look at the cover:
And we all know that everybody judges books by their covers, despite all advice to the contrary, so don't be so surprised that the cover is the first thing I'm talking about. It's beautiful, as is its sequel (which I have not yet read, but am queued up for through the library). So, hats off to Kate's team for designing such a simple, beautiful and evocative cover. Hats off indeed.
So, let's dive into the fantasy cast, shall we?
Lucinda is our main star, the hero, if you will. She's a pretty girl from a wealthy family, but she's plagued by a little problem: she sees shadows lurking everywhere around her. They've been stalking her all her life, and she's been on anti-psychotics as a result. Also, there's this little problem about her being the only witness to her first boyfriend spontaneously combusting, but whatevs. She's dark and moody, and I saw somebody who looked a lot like
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Daniel is her main love interest (come on, you know there had to be more than one). Though Daniel has made it quite clear that he doesn't want Lucinda to come anywhere near him, she's drawn to his gorgeousness like a moth to a flame. Isn't that how it always is? We always want what we can't have. Anyway, Daniel has secrets. Big secrets. I think a guy like
Argiris Karras could pull this one off.
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Cam is Lucinda's other love interest. Well, really, it's just that he's handsome and he's really interested in her more than anything else. I actually pictured
David Henrie in this role while I was reading. I know he plays a goofball on TV, but I think there's a lot more to him than just the goofy Disney persona, and I think he could handle it. Plus, lookie:
Arianne is Lucinda's first friend at reform school (oh, did I not mention the reform school? Well, that's our setting.) She's a snarky redhead. Hmm... snarky readhead... I can't think of anybody better than
Emma Stone, though, frankly, I did see
Natasha Lyonne in my head the whole time I was reading. But, since she's 32, and expecting her to be a believable 16 year old seems unreasonable. So, Emma Stone gets my vote. Because she's awesome.
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Pen is Lucinda's nicest friend at the reform school. She's shy, and she's there because her father is the grounds keeper, instead for behavioral or criminal problems like the rest of the kids. She's also described as being sort of pudgy. Not overweight, just pudgy. And short. And she's kind of a wallflower. Here's the thing: there's no such thing as a pudgy wallflower in Hollywood. There are however, a few brave young girls who are not size twos. And
Ashley Fink is one of them. I would rather see an overweight girl cast in a chubby girl's part than see them (yet again) cast a thin, pretty girl and just refer to her as chubby.
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Molly is Lucinda's instant nemesis at her new school. She's all into the emo-biker-chick stuff; stiletto boots, pixie cut, too much eyeliner... you're thinking what I'm thinking, right?
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Roland is Daniel's best friend and the center of the social scene in our story. He's Mr. Smiley, Mr. I Can Do You A Favor Cause I'm Just That Cool. At first, I really, genuinely pictured
Corbin Bleu but then I was afraid he was too old. Good news, though, he was one of the youngest of the HSM cast, and as such, is not too old for our purposes!
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You can read my review of this book at
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