Hello fellow bookworms! How are you? I hope you’re all well! How was April? Did you blog a lot? Did you binge that tv show you always wanted to watch? Did you start writing? Did you try new recipes? Did you work out a little bit? Mine was a little mix of all that…
This month, I’ve decided to make our dreams a reality… You know when sometimes you wish a book was made into a tv show or a movie? Does that happen a lot with you?!
In my opinion, the book is pretty much always better than the movie but sometimes, if you see them both as two very different things, you can be surprised and fall in love with the story all over again. Am I right?! So today, I’ve picked 5 books that I think would be awesome on the big or small screen and since we’re dreaming big, I even picked up my own dream cast! You’re getting curious? Let’s dive in, shall we?
? Please note that I don’t remember every detail about the characters, so bear with me pretty please!
? The Thousandth Floor
The Thousandth Floor is a futuristic Gossip Girl kind of story. It’s filled with drama, secrets and lots of twists and turns. It’s my little guilty pleasure! In the year 2118, we follow 5 teenagers living in a thousand-stories tower in New York City. One night, a girl falls down from the rooftop of the tower, and the mystery remains – what exactly happened? I think it would make a great TV show with all those flawed characters!
? Avery Fuller : Christina Wolfe
Avery is a girl who was genetically designed to be perfect. The girl who seems to have it all — yet is tormented by the one thing she can never have… She’s a 17-year-old honey blonded girl and I think Christina Wolfe would make a great Avery. She seems perfect on the outside but really, she’s full of secrets.
? Leda Cole : Zendaya Coleman
Leda’s flawless exterior hides a secret addiction — to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched. She’s strong, proud, demanding and capricious. She seems without feelings but it’s only because she prefers not to be weak before others. Zendaya seems like a right choice!
? Renegades
So I’ve only read the first one of the series but I can already tell that it would make a great superheroes movie! The Renegades are a group of humans with extraordinary abilities who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. They’re a symbol of hope and courage to everyone, except to the villains they once overthrew. Nova has every reason to hate the Renegades and she’s out for revenge. But as she gets closer, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice and in Nova…
? Adrian Everhart : Jordan Fisher
Adrian has several layers. He’s very artsy, yet determined. He’s brave and intent on justice, but he has also a soft side. Adrian is very loyal to his friends. Also known as Sketch, he’s got a pretty cool super power that I’m not going to reveal here… I would pick Jordan to play him in the movie.
? Nova Artino : Adelaide Kane
Nova is strong, intelligent and driven. She’s a really complex character, always battling her own moral conscience. Despite her distant exterior, Nova is also kind and caring. She had a pretty rough childhood. Known as Nightmare or Insomnia, she is an Anarchist who has the power to put others to sleep and never sleep herself. I would go with Adelaide for this character.
? Don’t Date Rosa Santos
This book would be awesome as a movie! It would be a warm, heartbreaking and delighful movie. Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea. Dating her is bad news, especially if you’re a boy with a boat. But Rosa feels more caught than cursed. Caught between cultures and choices. Between her abuela, a beloved healer and pillar of their community, and her mother, an artist who crashes in and out of her life like a hurricane.
As her college decision looms, Rosa collides with Alex, the mysterious boy with tattoos of the ocean whose family owns the marina. Can Rosa break a curse and finally find her place in the world?
? Rosa : Jenna Ortega
Rosa is a bi Cuban-American teen who lives in the small coastal town of Port Coral with her abuela. She’s trying to figure out where she fits in both in terms of her heritage and in what she wants to do. She wants to go to Cuba, she wants to feel a deeper connection to her family and she wants to understand where she comes from. I’d see Jenna for this role.
? Mimi : Rita Moreno
She’s a beloved healer and pillar of the community. She’s from Cuba but refuses to talk about it. She handles her loss by burying all her wounds away. She’s a protective and stubborn grandma. The amazing Rita would be perfect!
? If I’m Being Honest
I love, love, LOVE this book! It’s about Cameron, the queen bee at her private L.A. high school. She’s beautiful, talented and notorious for her brutal honesty. So when she puts her foot in her month in front of her crush, she fears she may have lost him for good. In an attempt to win him over, she decides to “tame” herself, starting by making amends with those she’s wronged. It leads her to Brendan, the guy she labeled with an unfortunate nickname back in the sixth grade. As she gets closer to Brendan, she starts to wonder if she’s compromising who she is for a guy she doesn’t even want… It would make a great chick flick movie!
? Cameron : Ashley Benson
Cameron is the stereotype for the pretty popular blonde. Seen as a bitch, however she’s much more than that. She’s talented, honest and bottles up a lot of her issues like her toxic relationship with her father and her mother’s childish behavior. She really grows through the story. Ashley would be a fine Cameron, don’t you think?
? Brendan : Nat Wolff
Brendan was given a horrible nickname years ago, which pretty much ruined his social life, leaving him to spend his day in the high school computer lab. Yes he’s a geek but he’s also sweet, charming and designs awesome video games! He’s for sure the nerdy fictional boyfriend of any reader’s dreams… I would pick Nat for this one.
? An Ember In The Ashes
It would be an intense movie (I would hide in my popcorn for sure) but damn it’s a good story for the big screen. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother in the impoverished backstreets. They do not mess with the Empire, they’ve seen what happens to those who do. But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia decides to do everything she can to save him. In exhange for help from the rebels, she agrees to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy. There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier. But Elias only want to be free of the tyranny he’s been trained to enforced. Soon, Laia’s and Elias’ destinies become intertwined…
? Elias : Jeremy Irvine
Elias is the 20-year-old rebellious son of the Commandant. He tries really hard to be a good person despite his training and his upbringing. He doesn’t want to be the person that the Empire want from him. I think Jeremy would make a great Elias.
? Laia : Marie Avgeropoulos
Laia is a 17-year-old Scholar girl. She thinks of herself being weak, anxious and treacherous. But she’s also determined, hardheaded and understanding. I really love this character, it was a tough choice! I guess I’ll go with Marie.
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What did you think of my cast choices? Do you think these books would be good on the big screen?
Any other book you’d like to see on your TV? Who would you pick to play your favorite characters?
Let’s chat in comments ?
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My daughter reads books that are being made into movies. Then she thinks about how the movie was cast. She recently read deep water (or high water…something with water) and she’s annoyed with the casting…but I seem to always picture the movie in my head when I’m reading…or conversely, if I saw the movie first I keep hearing the actors voices in my head as I’m reading
Oh yeah I get that, it seems we’re never truly happy with the actors they choose ?
Same here! It influences so much, it’s crazy!
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I LOVE this list Nyx. They all would make such great TV shows, I particularly would love to see An Ember in the Ashes and The Thousandth Floor. The Thousandth floor is very much like Gossip Girl in-fact I pictured Avery to look a lot like Blake Lively in my head when I read it. I love your choices though, especially Zendeya!
Hope you’re doing ok lovely! x
Aww, thank you ?
Yeeees same here!! I totally could see her!
Thank you so much, take care and talk soon ??
I haven’t read any of these books so I can’t say if they are perfect choice or not but I loved reading this post.
Aww thank you, I’m so happy you enjoyed it ?
Omg this is SUCH a fun post!! Especially love your picks for An Ember in the Ashes <3
Thank you so so much!! Yaaay ?
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I actually love movie and TV adaptations and have quite a long list of films and so on that I think were miles better than the book, but I also get people who don’t feel that way haha I don’t feel like I can actually comment on the casting of the characters, because I haven’t read any of the books, but I know all the actors and like where your head’s at! haha very interesting post!!
I guess I just need to see the book and the movie or tv show are two very different things. Otherwise, I can get quite frustrated ?
Haha, thank you Kat! ??
Ohhh what an interesting post! And from the books I’ve read, I definitely agree that they would be amazing as TV shows!! I’d watch the hell out of all of them!
Thank you!!
Yeeeees, me too ??
I’m loving Christina Wolfe in Batwoman. ?
Yeeees ??
Ooh I love this! I actually only read Ember In The Ashes and you picked very well for that one! I don’t think I can read the other books now without these actors and actresses in my mind! Great post <3
Thank you so much! ?
Aww, thanks! Haha, I hope you’ll get to read them soon, they are all amazing ?
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This is a brilliant post and I love how you cast the leads. I’ve not read Renegades yet, but I’m already loving the concept and you can’t go wrong with a superhero-like theme.
Aww, thank you so much! ?
Yaaay, hope you’ll read it soon then ??
The Thousandth Floor would be PERFECT as a TV show!! Although, maybe they could take out the incesty storyline. That’s the reason I never finished the series– I got icked out!
Yaaaay! ? Oh yeees, please take it out, we don’t need that!!
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I feel like Katherine McGee writes books with TV in mind. Both The One Thousandth Floor and American Royals would make great TV!
Oh yeees, I totally agree with you!! ?
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Although I have yet to read some of these titles, I love your casting choices!! Adelaide, Zendaya, and Jenna are all excellent picks. Salt to the Sea and Johnny Tremains are two novels I would love to see adapted, but I would be very afraid that two of my favourites would be ruined with either wrong casting or a warping of the original story :’) This was such a fun read!
Aww, thank you so so much! ?
Yeah, I totally get that ?
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Love this post! I totally agree with you on Renegades, and An Ember In The Ashes!
Thank you, I’m so happy you enjoyed it ??
Yaas so many great casts in this book! I would totallyyy be down with them becoming shows/movies! (Especially Renegades hehe)
Yaaaay! ??
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I’M IN LOVE WITH THAT CASTING OF RENEGADES! I was so obsessed with Reign and I love Adelaide and I can really picture her as Nova!! 😀 (it’d be a super cool tv show/movie omggg)
Awww, thank you!! I’m so happy you liked my choices! ?
Oh my god, me too!! Reign was the best and Adelaide ??
You are 100% correct that The Thousandth Floor would be a fantastic guilty-pleasure series!!!
Yaaaay, glad you agree! ??
This is such a cool post and I love your choices! I’ve only read The Thousandth Floor out of these books unfortunately but from what I know about Don’t Date Rosa Santos Jenna Ortega would be amazing for the role.
Thank you so so much! ?
Yaaay, hope you’ll get to read it soon ?
I think The Thousandth Floor would make a fantastic TV series. And, although I still need to read it, from the way that everyone talks about it and the premise I imagine An Ember In The Ashes would be incredible too. All of these sound like they’d make fantastic shows or films though so fingers crossed that they become them one day. And I seriously need to read Renegades too!! I’ve actually just realized I have some book to movie posts in my drafts that I completely forgot about ? all the information must be totally out of date by now as it had a lot of upcoming adaptations in one part.
Yeees, totally! ? I hope you’ll get to read An Ember in the Ashes and Renegades very soon!
?? Well, it happens to the best ones, haha!
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Im definitely hoping to get to the first of those as I have them on my Kindle and majorly need to catch up with the series before the finale later this year. I’m also seriously tempted to get Renegades out of the library when they reopen though so hopefully both will be fairly soon ☺️
Yeees, I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I did ?
Yaaay!! Happy reading ??
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Your Renegades casting is *chef’s kiss*
Aaah thank you!! ☺️☺️