Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon – Book Review

Hey everyone, its Divya! Its FINALLY May, but for some reason, Mother Nature hasn’t gotten the memo, and the weather is 60*F FOR TODAY, and 51*F AND RAINY TOMORROW! WHERE IS THE LOGIC?!?

But anyways, here on my blog, we like to keep it chill and with the current book-related-news, and recently I’ve read Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. In almost a week, Everything, Everything will also be coming out in theaters, starring Amandla Stenburg and Nick Robinson (and not gonna lie, this movie looks super cute). I’m going to try REALLY hard to make the non-spoiler section as ‘non-spoiler-y’ as possible, but this is a short book with a lot of really cute scenes. All my favorite parts are going to be hard to avoid.

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Summary (Courtesy of GoodReads)

My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla.

But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.

Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.

I don’t know much about Yoon’s other literary works, but judging from this book, she is a really strong author! I loved this book, and all the cutesy (but relate-able) moments that a person gets when crushing on a hot guy. Well, in this case, an extremely hot guy. Its short, its sweet, and its definitely memorable and different from the normal Young Adult books that are filling library shelves and are stacking up on tables at Barnes & Nobles. I give this book a 3.8/5 stars, and that concludes the non-spoiler section! Go do yourself a favor and READ it, then come back to thecookiecrumblr to discuss! See ya

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After seeing trailers for a movie that looks absolutely amazing, and hearing many of my friends rave about Everything, Everything, I did everything in my power to get this book in my hands ASAP.

And this book was good! Especially in the beginning and middle. The main character, Madeline, was funny and sweet, and her relationship with her mom basically embodied the relationship I wish I had with my mom. And of course, her relationship with the incredibly attractive (fictional ;( ) guy next door made me jealous beyond compare. (I’ve been exposed to the world outside my house for more than 16 years now, and I am unbearably shy and awkward around people. Especially guys.  How is Madeline so suave?).

The love story amidst all the craziness and excitement is what really made this book shine. I died a little bit every time Madeline and Olly secretly met up. I felt constantly on edge, each time thinking that Madeline’s mom would just walk in on them kissing, and forbid Madeline and Olly from ever seeing each other again. And when her mom did finally find out, I WANTED TO SLAP THE LADY. Though I knew that her mom had a good point, and that Madeline’s health should be above this crush on a guy, I still wanted them to be together. It killed me to see Madeline be forced to fit back into the neat schedule of the same nothingness that she’d been living her entire life. And beyond that, it killed me to see Madeline forgive her mom so easily when her mom was taking away the first bit of freedom Madeline had ever been granted. But at the same time, it made me smile to see her not want to cause her mom any unnecessary pain.

But then of course Madeline decides to go to HAWAII. I understand the reasoning behind the inner-workings of her mind; that actually living a few days and dying happy is better than waiting the rest of her days in essentially a super-clean fish tank to die one day. To me, it sounded like an extremely poetic way of saying she either stopped caring or was suicidal, but I was still super excited for it. The fact that she was about to go on a journey with a guy she loved, to a place she’d only dreamed of was crazy exciting and I was oblivious to the obvious danger in the situation.

This brings me to the part of this book that i did not really like all that much. For all its cutesy moments and excitement, I couldn’t bring myself to love it. My only problem with the entire book was the ending.

It wasn’t sad, but I might have almost preferred it if it were. This book left me feeling kinda annoyed. I’m not saying it was bad, because it really wasn’t! It just felt so unreal. The fact that Madeline had been living completely isolated from the world, believing she was plagued with a disease that would kill her if she left the confines of her home, but suddenly she’s actually completely fine at the end and she can live happily ever after; it felt sorta like a cheat ending. The fact that this is a real disease, and in the real world, no one is lucky enough to have this disease washed out of their lives with one simple discovery. At first I thought this book would be one to promote awareness for a disease that few people in this world are forced to live with, but then it kinda turned into an ideal I-broke-the-rules-and-now-I-can-live-happily-ever-after. On top of all that, the person she trusted the most, her mom, was the one who was to blame for the waste of her life? All of that just made this book so much weaker in my mind. And it was all discovered in the end, where the book should be its most powerful.

However, I love how Yoon made the story come full circle, back to books and connecting Olly’s and Madeline. Their reunion at the end was just so perfect. Not too detailed, but enough for the reader to fill in the blanks. I hated how Madeline shut Olly out, and it made me incredibly mad, as she tricked him, and Olly did nothing wrong. But at the end, its clear that it was all water under the bridge, and (as a book lover) I can appreciate the cuteness and romantic tension in that bookshop.

Unfortunately, Everything, Everything was only a stand-alone novel, which depresses me because it was so short and I want to see more!! But luckily for us, its movie is out in theaters on May 19th! So dont forget to catch it in theaters!

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Thanks for reading my review. Comment below if you have any book suggestions, or any ideas about what else you guys want me to post about. That’s all for today! BYE!

Heartless by Marissa Meyer – Book Review

Hey everyone! Its AP Exams week, which means it is the PERFECT time to procrastinate and ‘forget’ to study for the tests that will decide my future. *(shrug)*

This is a book I have been meaning to review ever since I read it last year , and I’m hoping you will love/have your soul destroyed by as I did.

Summary (Courtesy of GoodReads)

Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland and a favorite of the unmarried King, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, she wants to open a shop and create delectable pastries. But for her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for a woman who could be a queen.

At a royal ball where Cath is expected to receive the King’s marriage proposal, she meets handsome and mysterious Jest. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the King and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into a secret courtship.

Cath is determined to choose her own destiny. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans. 

Like Meyer’s other literary works, such as the Lunar Chronicles series, Heartless is a retelling of a fairytale with the author’s own crazy twist added into the mix. Heartless is a prequel to Alice in Wonderland, and set the stage for all the whimsical events of Lewis Carroll’s original tale. I loved this book with a burning passion, and HIGHLY recommend everyone of this earth to read it. I read this with a mounting sense of dread as I realized that the events of this book, no matter how much I wanted for them to turn out well, would only go down in flames. The characters and character building was FLAWLESS and at the end I wanted to cry over the fate of all my favorites. The original tale of Alice in Wonderland never truly had my affection, even after seeing multiple movies and reading multiple books adapted from it. But after reading Marissa Meyer’s rendition of this whimsical world, and the personality and life she gave every character, I can see the world Alice dreamed up in a new and beautiful light. Heartless was only a stand-alone novel, which breaks my heart, because I’d love to see more of Wonderland from the perspective of Cath, but it is satisfyingly heart wrenching and absolutely worth the journey.

That’s it for the non-spoilers section of this review, so go out and get this book ASAP. Trust me, if you are anything like I am, then you will love this. Come back to @thecookiecrumblr when you finish so we can discuss the pure awesomeness of this book. Byee!

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When I picked up this book, I did not have very high expectations. I procrastinated in buying it, and even after that, it took me a long time to actually pick it up and read. But as soon as I did, I was hooked. This book is seriously addicting, and I loved it. Meyer described everything in a playful, whimsical way and spoke of Wonderland as a happy, cheerful place, which was interesting because I’d never seen Wonderland as a cool place to be in; I had never been overly fond of the original tale. However after reading this book, I can see the appeal of Wonderland.

The society of the Land of Hearts made me so upset because Cath was forced to live with all these expectations. As the daughter of a Marques, she had a duty to solidify her rank and the rank of her family, and was expected to do so through marriage. With the King. The King was so cringy and shudder-worthy, I felt so bad that Cath was expected to through away any hope of love for him. I pictured him like the Duke of Weasel Town (sorry I meant Weselton ) from Disney’s Frozen. Though there was not an evil bone in his (extremely small, giggly, cringy) body, the image of Cath having to one day kiss him made me shudder. He was so weak and an embarrassing excuse for a king. He had no backbone and poor Cath was forced to endure his pitiful attempts at courting her and I felt disgusted on behalf of Cath.

The most thrilling part of this book was the love story in the middle of all the craziness. I shipped Jest and Cath so hard, and their strange, forbidden love story was the truly intoxicating source of all my excitement and addiction… as well as the source of my ever-constant feeling of mounting dread. Because the reader knows this book is a prequel to the Alice in Wonderland, the reader knows Cath will one day become the heartless (haha what up book-title reference) red queen. I knew this from the very first page, yet I couldn’t help but fall in love with Cath. She was funny and sweet and I wanted so badly for everything to turn out well for her. I loved that she dared to go against the norms for women and how she dreamed of one day opening a bakery. Some of my favorite parts of the book consisted of Cath describing the perfection of each morsel of what she was baking, and it made me so happy to see a character with so much life and passion. I was in a constant state of denial, hoping against hope that Cath wouldn’t become the evil queen.

And then there was Jest. (Also I love the fact that Meyer incorporated the Raven from Poe’s master-of-a-poem. It cracked. Me. Up. AND it fit so well with the timeline. Meyer is the truest form of a fangirl in author form. Ok random side-note done, carry on :)) Jest; my favorite character of the book. The strange and seemingly impossible love interest of Cath. He was the perfect crazy half to Cath and he brought out all of Cath’s best qualities. We, as the reader, saw Cath passionate about cooking, and determined about achieving her dreams, and terrified of the future her parents wanted for her. But we see her truly shine whenever she is with Jest, and that just made Jest even more likable. Even when his true plans were revealed, and we found out his plan was to take Cath’s heart all along, I couldn’t bring myself to hate him. His reasoning was so earnest, and beyond that, he didn’t want to take her heart. He’d rather throw his kingdom away, his duty to the shores, if it meant Cath would live. Of course he’d be the one to die.

Jest’s death broke me, because it was so fast. Though I knew it was coming, I still felt so unprepared. The fact that there were no goodbyes, that though his specialty was the impossible, the deathblow was too fast for even Jest to avoid, hurt me.  Though in one sense, he had saved her, he had also inadvertently created the monster that the rest of Wonderland grew to fear. After his death, when Cath snaps, she becomes unrecognizable from the character I knew and loved from the beginning. She becomes frigid to all those close to her, and shuts everyone out, refusing to heal from her loss. She hates herself for the person she used to be, and all she hungers for is revenge. After Jest’s death, everything seemed to go downhill for Wonderland. One of the hardest for me to watch was Hatta.

Hatta losing his sanity was so crazy. I had a feeling he liked Jest, and that was why he was trying so hard to help Cath. But at the end, when he mutters nonsense and gibberish, trying to piece together what is real and what is not, it broke my heart. Brilliant imaginative Hatta was reduced to a mad man, and even more than that, Cath didn’t seem like she cared enough to see if she could help the man that had once been a friend. And this was before she gave away her heart. Cath became so frigid without Jest, but once she gave it away, it was like she passed the point of no return. She would never be the same person, and after that THE BOOK JUST ENDED! Like WHAT?!?! She beheads Peter for the murder of Jest, but even then there’s no satisfaction. Just emptiness. I felt numb FOR DAYS.

If you read AND LOVED this book but havent seen any of Meyer’s of works I suggest you GET ON THAT. I promise, her other literary works are (mostly) not as heart breaking.

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Thanks for reading my review. Comment below if you have any book suggestions, or any ideas about what else you guys want Kate and me to post about. That’s all for today! BYE

Book Nerd Christmas Wish List

Hey everyone! It’s Divya, here to be not only your reliable source for book reviews and fangirl-ing, but also to be your source of relief. Christmas is right around the corner, and you know what that means. Its time to get the people that you care most about in your life some presents. Now if you are like 99% of the world, then you struggle with getting the perfect gift for your friends and family, especially if their niche of interest lies in a field you yourself are not interested( aka: mundanes/muggles to nerds of every kind). Luckily for you, I am in that group of nerd and fanigrls, and I know some of the most perfect gifts to get.

This is my list of the best gifts to get your fangirl/ book nerd friend for Christmas.

1. Books – Duh. Now don’t just go about buying any book, or something that’s “popular amongst teens” because chances are the person you are buying for has already read it, or doesn’t like that style/ type of what book is popular. I remember when The Fault in our Stars was popular. While I thought it was ok, I didn’t love it or even care all that much at the sad ending that had pretty much everyone else in tears. The characters’ sense of humor didn’t translate well to me, and I didn’t really take a liking to the characters themselves either (I did, however, love Isaac). But because all my friends and family knew I liked reading, at least 4 or 5  people gifted me with a brand-new copy of The Fault in our Stars that year; a book I had already read and decided I didn’t like. My advice is to BE SUBTLE and ask your friend about their favorite authors and genres, and try to figure out what book they’d like based on that information.
2. Money/Gift-Cards – If you’re really stressing out because you don’t know what to get a friend, why not just leave it up to them? Money and gift-cards are the way to anyone’s heart really,  as it is up to them what they can get. It’s the less personal gift, which is why I try to avoid giving only gift-cards and money, but its still a great present for anyone. If you do decide to give your friend a gift-card or money for Christmas, try personalizing it by making a card with inside jokes or a small side gift, like lotion or fuzzy socks.
3. Fan Merchandise – Nothing will make a fangirl or book lover happier than to strut around in their brand new fan merchandise. When you wear fan merchandise, whether it be a t-shirt with a quote or a bracelet with a symbol, you feel a special connection to the story you love so very much. And nothing is cooler than meeting other people who understand the reference from your fan merchandise and sharing your love for the book/show/movie. I wear my Teen Wolf hoodie practically every few days, and every time I do, I high five a new friend who sees me and understands. Its glorious.
4.  Cute N’ Comfy Clothes – There is nothing I love more, especially on a cold winter day, than to cozily watch some Netflix in some snuggly sweatpants or chill with friends wearing cute soft sweaters. During this time of year, when it’s too cold to wear my normal lazy-day clothes, my soft, comfortable clothes have become my best friend. My favorite thing to wear around the house, or when I’m hanging around with my buds, is my onesie. I LOVE my onesie so much. Its cute and plush, making it totally Instagram-worthy. My friends and I hang out while all wearing our onesies, and we just feel so tumbler and cute, its the best feeling ever.
5. Floating Bookshelf – So if your book loving friend is anything like me, then she struggles when it comes to storing and displaying her hundreds of beloved books. There is simply not enough room on one shelf to display all your books and keep them safe from the elements. A floating shelf is on my wish list too, as it is a small, not very visible shelf that you can attach to your wall and stack your books on, giving the illusion that they are floating on your wall. It offers more space for storage and looks really cute, making it an awesome gift for any book-lover in need of space.

That concludes my book nerd wish list. Sorry its so short, but I’m only human; I cant do all your work. Leave a comment if you have any suggestions as to what you want me to post next, or if you have any good book or TV show suggestion. Thanks. Merry Christmas, guys!

The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel -Book Review

Hey everyone! This is Divya, here to review Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. I have been a HUGE fan of Clare’s since I picked up The Mortal Instruments a few years ago. This book was a high-paced adventure, with extremely intense fight scenes and (hehehe) some romantic tension. If you have yet to read the Mortal Instruments, I suggest you backtrack and read those first, as Clare sets up the complex, yet fantastical shadow-world in those books. You probably wont be lost if you read this series without knowledge from the original series, but you will definitely enjoy it a lot more if you can see all the connections and relive the magic of this crazy world.

Summary (Courtesy of GoodReads): In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them… 

I rate this book a 4.8/5 stars. That’s it for the no-spoilers section, so if you have yet to read this book, GO READ IT and come back. BYEE!

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OK, lets get down to business. This book… oh my goodness. Where to start? As soon as I picked up this book, I told myself not to get too attached to any characters. Cassandra Clare does, after all, have the tendency to rip out the hearts and souls of her readers and crush it. However, from the very first sentence of the book, I could feel myself being drawn in and clinging to each character.

While I want to discuss every character, and every fine detail concering them, I really want to try and discuss the main few as well as all those crazy plot twists. I love Tessa with every fiber of my being, because she is literally living my dream. She is a book lover (the first of the fangirls) who is thrust into a world of magic and demons. I love how even though the time period demands that women need a man, to hold and be protected by, Tessa is pretty stong on her own. She’s brave and smart, and though she isn’t afraid to get help when she needs it, she can fend for herself, and she loves with the whole of her heart. However it is because of the love she has for others that she fails to see the monster in her own brother.

It was shocking enough for me to find out that Mortmain, the seemingly foolish and annoying mundane, was the villain all along. But when I realized that NATE was on the villain’s side, I was blown right over the edge. I literally wanted to wring Nate’s neck when we found out that he was part of Mortmain’s crew. Throughout the book, I was genuinely terrified for Nate, and what might’ve happened to him. And I felt like laughing for him when Jessamine was hard-core flirting-it-up with him (seriously, Jessamine annoyed me to an extent I couldn’t understand). Poor Tessa was doing everything in her power to save him, and out of no where, HE’S EVIL. Oh my goodness, I couldn’t even comprehend the intensity of that moment, because my mind was BLOWN. In other words: Best plot twist. EVER.

And that love triangle… Will and Jem just break my heart. I’m never sure who I ship her more with, and who is my favorite out of the two.  Jem is so kind to Tessa. Where Will takes all his issues  out on Tessa, and shames her *(cough, cough)* like their kiss at the end of the book *(cough, cough)*, Jem gives her a shoulder to lean on, and someone to smile with.  Not only is he good to Tessa, but he’s good to Will. He is Will’s parabati, and quite possibly one of the few people that Will loves equally, which makes Jem an interesting part of the love triangle. It’s so clear he likes her, but honestly Tessa is so daft sometimes, she doesn’t even see it. But even more heartbreaking that the unrequited affection Jem has for Tessa is the fact that Jem is literally dying. When I read Jem’s story of how he became sick, it made me want to curl up in a ball and cry. I was so shocked, but learning this bit of his backstory made me love him even more. Though living everyday is a constant struggle, with that demon-drug slowly leeching the life out of him, he’s still kind. I wonder if Clare will be expanding on that later, because I do not want Jem to die. This must be just the start, and I’m hoping that by the end, the will have found a cure or something.

Though they are parabati, Will and Jem could not be more opposite. Will is literally the epitome of all Herondales; sarcastic, EXTREMELY attractive, and clearly hiding from something dark in his past. Sometimes all you can see is his rudeness and jokes, but when he’s with Tessa or Jem,  you can almost see a softer side to him. He’s clearly hiding something, or struggling with something that makes him afraid to be with Tessa, because everytime she gets too close, the walls come down, and he shuts her out and it just breaks my heart. I’m probably just overanalyzing things, but I certainly hope there’s more to Will. The last scene where he’s standing in the rain, waiting for Magnus breaks my heart, because I just know its because of his kiss with Tessa. Whether he’s distraught about pushing Tessa away again, or because he doesn’t want to let her in. WHY CANT EVERYONE JUST BE HAPPY, WHAT THE HECK?!

And speaking of unhappy relationships; I can never tell if Charlotte is completely happy with Henry. She’s so smart, and she stuck with this guys whose constantly lost in his own head. That’s not to say she doesn’t care about him, because I can sense that they both genuinely care about each other, however we didn’t really expand on their relationship. Of course they care about each other, but what about LOVE? I’m hoping Clare expands a bit on that later, and decides to show the reader a little more of a reason to ship it.

Clockwork Prince is the next book in the Infernal Devices series, so keep an eye out for it. I have a feeling that this book was only the start of a truly amazing, crazy adventure.

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Thanks for reading my review. Comment below if you have any book suggestions, or any ideas about what else you guys want Kate and me to post about. That’s all for today! BYE

 

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. – SEASON PREMIRE (Discussion and Review)

*WARNING* (courtesy of thecookiecrumblr blogsters)

The following discussion contains MANY, MANY, MANY SPOILERS for the season premiere of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.! This is the non-spoilers section. All we can really say (without giving anything away, of course) is that this was an AMAZING WAY to start the season. It was great, so do yourself a favor and just go watch it. Come back when you’ve seen the episode, and then you can read our amazing discussion about it!

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Divya: OMG, the Agents of SHIELD premiere was so amazing!

Katie: I second that completely. It was definitely a great start to what’s bound to be an excellent season. Can we talk about those opening flashes? Of Daisy and Ghost Rider and pills and- Oh my gosh that was wonderful.

Divya: I know, right! I The very first moment of the episode, the tension WAS HIGH! It picked up right where it left off, which was awesome. They didn’t waste any time with exposition, and dove right into the story, which was AMAZING. The opening scene where Ghost Rider literally fried those guys gave me the chills.

Katharine: Definitely. He’s so… different than anything we’ve ever seen on the show before. It’s almost like we have a fresh start this season, with Hydra and so many characters gone and Skye on her own, and I’m curious to see where it’s going to go. What kind of a part do you think Ghost Rider is going to play? Do we know that he’s the villain?

Divya: First of all.. ***Daisy. Yeesh Katie, it’s been a full season since Daisy has been referred to as Skye, GET OVER IT. And secondly, I am actually so conflicted over the Ghost Rider. On one side of the scale, he’s kinda bad (Like, he did try to kill Daisy). However, while he had ample opportunity to kill her at the end, he didn’t. He also has a disabled brother, which made me think that he might have a good motive behind what he is doing. And also , he mentioned a few times that he is the Ghost Rider because the devil touch him (or something), and that he himself doesn’t choose who dies, but the Ghost Rider does. What if he’s being controlled like Lash/Andrew?

Katie: Sorry, sorry. I know that she changed her name and that was a huge character development, but I don’t  know if I’ll ever be able to let Skye go. It’s how I know her. I guess that shows just how much she loved finding her real name, because so quickly she changed to Daisy. Her entire name and honestly, some of her identity too. Get what I’m trying to say? And I hear what you’re saying about Ghost Rider, but he didn’t kill Daisy! That makes me so confused, which was the point, and it seems kind of like she never dies. Not that I want her to, OBVIOUSLY, but a lot of people have stopped just before killing her- Lash comes right to my mind.

You definitely have a good thought process for Ghost Rider. I think that’s some of what these frustrating writers do. THEY MAKE US HAVE NO IDEA! I really can’t tell if he’s good/bad, free will/controlled, good motives/bad motives, etc. It’s so frustrating.

Divya: Seriously I’m so conflicted right now, it’s not even funny. I feel like it was very important that while the man himself (Robbie Reyes) was trying to kill Daisy, the Ghost Rider let her live. AND if he, too, is an inhuman (I am 99.999% sure that he is), then what is his purpose? It has been proved time and time again that every inhuman had a purpose. Lash was trying to prevent more inhumans from joining Team Hive, and healed Daisy of Hive’s sway. Obviously Daisy to save the world, all the time. Lincoln to save the world from Terragen.

Katie: Oh, Lincoln!! I miss him so, so much. He set off this whole crazy chain of events that made Daisy turn to this. Not that it was his fault, but I still can’t believe he’s gone. Anyways, you’re definitely onto something with every inhuman having a purpose. Apparently Ghost Rider has a power called Penance Stare, and is part of a group of Ghost Riders. That’s what it says in the comics, I’m trying to get more information now.

Divya: While you do that, I’m going to bring up a topic that the whole fandom is probably a little worried about. FITZSIMMONS. After one incident of pretty extreme brain damage, a few journeys to a strange, alien planet, and these other annoying ships getting in the way, THEY FINALLY KISSED near the end of season three. Why can’t they just get to be happy and at peace for FIVE MINUTES omg. Their relationship is always at jeopardy and it is seriously stressing me out. It broke my heart to see Simmons be untrusted by the people who should be trusting her the most. Even though Fitz and Simmons have an agreement not to let work get in between them, I wonder how long it will be before Fitz himself starts distrusting Simmons. Not to mention the fact that Fitz is hiding Dr. Radcliffe’s creepy robot from Simmons… I can literally feel how much of a problem that will be for them when Simmons does find out.

Katie: I feel like I have nothing to say about this except… you took the words out of my mouth. I love them so much (one of my top OTPs!!) but there is always something in their way. What was it that one of them said? That some couples are just cursed? I was hoping that we had broken that streak for them. They deserve to be happy, and the way that this first episode set their relationship up for the season, well… it just seems like they’re going to have a lot more problems coming their way!

Oh and I did find out more about Ghost Rider. Basically that in the comics “Ghost Rider” was the name of several anti-heroes. Note the words “several” and “antihero”. I wonder where they’re going to take him in regards to AOS. Oh! And he will be an inhuman on AOS, so your theory about him having to have a specific purpose is gaining traction 🙂

Divya: Wow, look at you, using big words. In regards to what you said about Ghost Rider being inhuman, I really hope he’s a good guy. I feel like the team has lost so much, and they need some more people to fill the ranks. But, I feel like the Ghost Rider has something to do with that creepy ghost that caused those thief-men to kill each other, and the one that we see May being plagued with at the end of the episode. I seems like a ghost, and the dude literally calls himself the Ghost Rider… so there’s an undeniable connection there.

Katie: So apparently you’re as sarcastic on the internet as you are in real life! But that’s a good thing. Anyways, I definitely hope that he’s a good guy, but you do know that means there’s a worse villain coming? Because they always seemed outmatched by the villain until they strongly come through and, unfortunately, usually lose someone. I wonder if Ghost Rider will be that “sacrifice” this season. Every season someone seems to die. And I wonder if he is connected to the ghost of the girl too, but whether their friend or foe I guess we’ll just have to watch to find out.

Divya: What I want to know is WHY Ghost Rider is killing people. Reyes said directly that the Ghost Rider himself chooses who dies, which means it’s not random. There’s a purpose behind each killing. Do the Ghost Rider’s interests line up with Reyes’s?

Ok before we finish up, I really want to discuss some ships. I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY. Ok, so we already discussed FitzSimmons, and our worries for the future, but for now, it looks likes they’re going pretty steady, which is great. Next ship that Im totally excited for (and that the creators totally gave more than just a subtle hinting toward) is Mack and Yoyo!! Care to share some opinions?

Katie: Ditto ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS! The frustrating and wonderful thing about this show is that we usually don’t find out until the end of season or mid season finales. Ugh! But ships always make me happy, and honestly I love Mack and Yoyo so much that I can’t help but ship them. They’re so adorable, even if the directors totally shoved that one in for the viewers enjoyment, and their personalities match so well together. And can I just mention Coulson and May? I have heard you mention them multiple times and I love them so much. I think more as a friend-ship, because they kick butt together all day every day, but if the writers wanted to go romantic I would totally not be against it.

Divya: I know, right! I have been low-key shipping May-Coulson (Moulson? Melindip? Philinda?) since the first episode. I loved Rosalind, and i loved Andrew, so I let go of those ships. But now *(eyebrow raise, eyebrow raise)* Coulson and May are both very much single, and very much available. They have good chemistry in the way that if they wanted to stay as just friends, they totally could. But, they also know each other better than anyone else, and I’m hoping against hope that this close friendship they have will develop into something a little more.

Katie: They completely could. Just… let’s not have a repeat of the Ward-May ship! Haha. I’m pretty sure that’s all that we’ve got for today. I know that as much as I’d love to fangirl forever and ever, I do have studying. We have that English test tomorrow that has nothing to do with AOS. Kill me now.

Anyways, I loved talking about the great start of what’s bound to be a fantastic season, wherever the writers take it. Don’t forget to tune in next Tuesday on Freeform at 10:00 for episode 2 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Ghost Rider. And then keep an eye out for our discussion on that episode coming out later next week. It’s going to be pretty phenomenal, I can tell you that. Signing off, Divya?

Divya: Yep, I gotta go actually read The Great Gatsby for (I’m quoting my teacher here)  “That Big Ol’ Honkin’ Test tomorra’.” Thanks so much for read our review/discussion.

Divya and Kate: This is Katie and Divs, signing off. Until next time, don’t forget to fangirl obsessively and eat all those cookies (Sorry, had to do something related to the name of our blog)!