The bookes that started this all begin with City of. So what makes this TV show good or well nice? Unlike movies where we are only allowed about 200 pages worth of our favorite books television shows can be as long as they need to be. So of course the television shows can give us the full details of the book.
So here's the next question does it?
I'm going to try not to spoil this show, but if you are nervous of spoilers then please leave now.
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Ok, so if you have stayed you probably have seen the shows and want to just know whether or not I enjoyed it. Or maybe you've seen the first episode and feel confused and want to know if the show follows the books at all. So is this a good TV series?
Well, yes...and no. The TV series was started after the movie franchise failed. So how did this all begin? Well they had tried to start making movies for the books and they only made one. The first movie had to cut out and remove the majority of the book. But how they did it blew my mind and I loved it! But was bummed because they did almost zero advertising and thus the movie flopped.
So in order for the franchise to well, survive, they had to take a chance with something else. So they did television. Freeform formally known as ABC Family took this project on. So how did it do? Well they will be doing a second season.
So it has to be amazing then right?
The good points of it is the fact that it follows the book a bit closer then the movie. You get to see your favorite characters whom you loved fall in love and kiss. And the portrayal of the characters and their growth is just as well done and amazing.
The series helps you feel the tension as you panic over choices the characters make and the worry of the characters. There is so much that hurts because you wish to yell at the characters. But that alone doesn't really save it.
So what is bad about it?
Well it doesn't follow the books...yeah it follows the smallest amount but it doesn't follow the majority of the books. So does that bother me? YES! Look, I can forgive movies because they only get 200 pages of books but television shows, come on! They have lots of episodes and can do the entire book no problem.
So does this make it not worth watching?
No, you maybe like me screaming at it when they don't follow the story but you'll squeal over the parts you love! Television shows help us bookworms to get more from our favorite books. But we still have to be aware of the fact that books will never be followed exactly.
So final opinions.
Freeform please keep making these shows! They are great, I do hope that the closer we get to the final book City of Heavenly Fire in this show the more like the books they will become. But this show helps to bring to life the characters you fell in love with in the books.
With that said I hope you give the shows a chance.
(I know I said I would review the company BookByYou but I have been enjoying the show and just wanted to share my review of it. I promise that BookByYou will be next! Also I will be doing a review of some monthly subscription boxes I've wanted for a long time.)
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