From the Page to the Stage #1: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Welcome, friends, to my new feature From the Page to the Stage. I am really excited about this because basically what I will be doing is "adapting" some of my favorite books into, wait for it, MUSICALS.

So, I'm going to choose actors/actresses I think should play the characters (we'll just pretend they are all really good singers, okay?) and I'm going to pick songs I think fit the story. Maybe do some other stuff. This should be fun. 

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead wins the honor of first adaptation because I'm currently re-reading the series and STILL IN LOVE WITH IT. (I'm ignoring everything that has to do with the film adaptation of this book because that was trash.) 

My first order of business would be to change the title and give it a more appealing movie poster (I'm not great at graphic design, okay, don't judge me). 

MOLNIJA

Characters...

(Only some of the main ones)

ROSE HATHAWAY

LISSA DRAGOMIR

DIMITRI BELIKOV

CHRISTIAN OZERA

MASON ASHFORD

JESSE ZEKLOS

MIA RINALDI

VICTOR DASHKOV

ADRIAN IVASHKOV

(I know he's not in the first book but I love him so I'd find a way to incorporate him)

Music...

1) RUN AND GO BY TWENTY ONE PILOTS

This song will be in the beginning, when Rose and Lissa are on the run. It's about how they have to stick together and fight all the demons and nightmares.

2) WHO I AM HATES WHO I'VE BEEN BY RELIENT K

This song will be for Rose, when they first return to the academy and  realizes that while she kpt Lissa safe, she hadn't been guarding her the way she should have been. 

3) SHE WILL BE LOVED BY MAROON 5

This is Mason's song, when he finds out Rose fooled around with Jesse and he helps her out with unraveling the rumors and getting information and whatnot.

4) CREEP BY RADIOHEAD

This is Christian's song about Lissa, when Rose tells him that Lissa never really liked him. 

5) TIMSHEL BY MUMFORD AND SONS

This is Rose's song to Lissa, when she starts spiraling into a really dark state of mind. 

6) TRUMPETS BY JASON DERULO

This is the lust spell song!!!!!!!!!! If you've read the book, you know what I mean. 

7) I CAN'T NOT LOVE YOU BY EVERY AVENUE

Rose and Dimitri, of course. At the end when they realize they can't be together even though they deffffiiiinitely want to be. 

This feature was a lot of fun! I know it's kind of silly, but I hope you liked it. It was my first time doing this, so I'm sure it will evolve the more I do it. There were some songs I wanted to include but didn't, and some scenes I wanted to be able to find a good song for but couldn't. 

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY VAMPIRE ACADEMY MUSICAL? DO YOU THINK THE CHARACTERS ARE FITTING? THE MUSIC? I WANNA KNOW!

Playlist Book Tag

I'm so excited that Anna from Adventures With A Book Nerd tagged me to do this! It gives me a chance to talk about MUSIC AND BOOKS AT THE SAME TIME! Originally started on YouTube by Little Red Reader, the rules of this tag are simple: Put your music on shuffle and you pick a book for each song that comes on. I'm pretty sure you get to pick any number of songs that you want? Okay, here we gooooo!

1) All or Nothing - Theory Of A Dead Man

Since I said I loved you in Las Vegas

It's never been the same since then

You've got all that I need

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it's you and I

With you I know

I am good for something

So lets go give it a try

We got our backs against the ocean

It's just us against the world

Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

I actually heard this song for the first time in a Vampire Academy fan video about Rose and Adrian and YES. Ever since then, it has always reminded me of their relationship, about how much Adrian wants Rose even though she's still in love with Dimitri. Holy crap I need to re-read this series. 

2) Saying Goodbye - Every Avenue

I know it was wrong of me to try to throw this all away

So if you give it just one more try

I'll give you everything you need

She said

"Just tell me what changed your mind, what brought you back to me?"

And I said

I thought a lot about the summers passed

Your hair in your eyes

And how we spent the whole night saying goodbye

Saying goodbye

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

BELLY & CONRAD

That's all I have to say. 

3) Holding On To You - Twenty One Pilots

I'm taking over my body,

Back in control, no more shotty,

I bet a lot of me was lost,

Ts uncrossed and Is undotted,

I fought it a lot

And it seems a lot like flesh is all I got,

Not anymore, flesh out the door...

You are surrounding all my surroundings,

Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain,

You are surrounding all my surroundings,

Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes.

And I'll be holding on to you

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

This song was actually really tough to fit a book to, but after staring at it a while I realized this reminds me a lot of Augustus and Hazel's fight with their bodies and their desire to make a difference, be remembered. 

4) The Judge - Twenty One Pilots

But I'm not good with directions and I hide behind my mouth,

I'm a pro at imperfections and I'm best friends with my doubt,

And now that my mind's out, and now I hear it clear and loud,

I'm thinking, "Wow, I probably shoulda stayed inside my house."

I found my way,

Right time, wrong place,

As I pled my case.

You're the judge, oh no, set me free,

You're the judge, oh no, set me free,

I know my soul's freezing,

Hell's hot for good reason, so please,

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

This song reminds me a lot of Will's inner turmoil and his struggle to come to terms with his new physical state.

5) Walking in the Wind - One Direction

We had some good times, didn't we?

We wore our hearts out on our sleeve

Goodbyes are bittersweet

But it's not the end

I'll see your face again

You will find me

Yeah you will find me

In places that we've never been

For reasons we don't understand

Walking in the wind

Walking in the wind

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

When trying to match this song to a book, my very first thought was the ending of this book, where Emily and Sloane left their friendship. 

This was a lot harder than I thought it would be, but it was a lot of fun. I'll definitely be thinking of these songs differently every time I listen to them. I might do this again some time. (Let me know if you like this post so I know if I should do it again).

I know this is a tag and I'm supposed to tag people, but I always feel awkward tagging people, so if you want to do this, DO IT. And you can link it down below because I want to see it! 

Top Ten Songs I Wish Were Books

I am in love with this topic! I hear songs ALL the time that make me want to sit down and write a novel about them. I want to give the people in these songs life and I want to give the situations more substance. Unfortunately, if I tried to do that with every sing I heard, I'd go crazy. But nevertheless, here are the top ten songs I wish were books.

1) Fool's Gold by One Direction

2) Samson by Regina Spektor


3) Clumsy Little Heart by Every Avenue

4) The Run and Go by Twenty One Pilots

5) Screen by Twenty One Pilots

6) If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn by Sleeping With Sirens

7) Tokyo by Vinyl Theatre


8) Just Apathy by Tally Hall

9) Greener by Tally Hall


10) Lead Me Out of the Dark by Crown the Empire