NEWS: Full Vampire Academy trailer & The Fault in Our Stars casting news

Richelle Mead author of the Vampire Academy series/© Flickr/alanagkelly

These past 24 hours has brought some great news for fans of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead . A lot of readers out there are jumping up and down with glee right now, others might be flat out disappointed. Which category do you fit in to?

Vampire Academy trailer

The Fault in Our Stars - casting news

Actor Sam Trammell/© Flickr/Gage Skidmore

As you might have suspected from the photo at the very top of this post everyone's favorite bar owner Sam Merlotte, or Sam Trammell as is his real name, is casted to play in  the movie adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars. Sam Trammell will be playing Hazel's dad.

Is Sam Trammell a good choice to play dad or did you picture someone else? And what was the first thing on your mind after the ending of the Vampire Academy trailer? 

Letter to John Green

Dear Mr. Green,

Some weeks ago I finally read my copyof The Fault In Our Stars. I read it because I wanted closure. It might not have been perfect timing, your book made me smile, cry, and think Reading about Amsterdam felt strange to me, the Dutch girl that I am. You described Amsterdam so right, it truly is a magnificent city. The next time I am there I will chase the falling petals and search for Oranjee, crossing canals with cyclists passing by. I can only hope to find my Augustus Waters someday.

I love this book, every word of it. Reading it hurt so bad, not necessarily because it is a sad story, but simply because it is personal and recognisable. Every night the tears were dripping down my cheeks while reading chapters over and over again, until I could read it with only a little stab of sadness. I must have read it at least six times these past weeks.

This letter is not long and I apologise for that. However, the strength of words lies not in their quantity but in their meaning.
John Green, you are my Peter Van Houten, a better one. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Sylke