It is the Second Year of the Couples Christmas Countdown!
Hosted by Alexa @ Not Enough Bookshelves.
So - who's my top couple I found this year?
Good Oil is funny and true and sophisticated and charming and brilliantly Australian. And it has two of some of my most favourite characters in it: Chris and Amelia. There's just something about them as individuals and their relationship that makes them seem so real.
I love Chris just as much as I love Tom MacKee from Melina Marchetta's The Piper's Son (and Saving Francesca). Amelia crushes on him hard, and they have such a great dynamic together. The scenes they are in just shine.
Most of all - their story is flirty and fun and true but also extremely ache-y and crushingly bittersweet. AND I WANT A SEQUEL. because I want to revist them as they get older - so not ready to let them go...
I love the cover - and love Amelia on it. Here's my casting call for Chris - Aussie actor/dancer Adam Garcia (who stars alongside Sam Worthington in one of my fave Aussie movies, Bootmen)
 |
| Adam Garcia as Chris |
Bonus: One of my all-time fave teen couples (and they feel so teen...) is Lydia and Seb
- from Jaclyn Moriarty's books (Finding Cassie Crazy/The Year of secret Assignments and Dreaming of Amelia/Ghosts of Ashbury High)
Here's a little casting call (two more Aussie actors)
Don't you love the look on Cariba's face below - SO classic Lyd! Love it! She's tough, sassy and cool. |
| Lincoln Lewis as Seb |
 |
| Cariba Heine as Lydia |
Argh, Lyd's pic keeps disappearing. Here's the link if you're interested. Pic of the girl in plaits on the top left :)
Brilliant post! I have to read Good Oil!
ReplyDeleteI love your bonus couple Lydia and Seb are fantastic. Lincoln Lewis would be great casting but somehow I always imagine Lydia as having dark hair - don't know why :)
Thanks for the link and the excellent post :)
I have to read Good Oil! I loved Bootmen too.
ReplyDeleteI don't know these characters but thanks for the Saturday morning eye candy :)
ReplyDeleteI've never even heard of Good Oil...I'm assuming it's because I'm not Aussie? I want to meet these characters now though! Great post, Nomes :)
ReplyDeleteyour blog is awesome I found you on someone's profile and glad I did followed you
ReplyDeleteI love the new blog layout and the cover of Good Oil. :)
ReplyDeletei am basically depressed that I've never heard of this book before! and if he rivals Tom Mackee... i guess it's a must read. im putting this on my wishlist asap! awesome post :)
ReplyDeleteYay for Chris and Amelia from Good Oil! Adam Garcia would make a great Chris. I want so badly for a sequel even if it is a short story would satisfy me.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Finding Cassie Crazy but I have it. Now I am even more excited :)
Yes, I love those books! Sequel please for good oil! Their so cute together!
ReplyDeleteHadn't heard of that title! But I'm going to look it up!!
ReplyDeleteBased on your rec. I just read The Year of Secret Assignments (and loved it - it was so charming) and now it looks like I must check out The Ghosts of Ashbury High. I absolutely agree about Seb and Lydia. I loved them together!
ReplyDeletei love lydia! finding cassie crazy is my favourite jaclyn moriarty book and she is my favourite character.
ReplyDeletedid you ever read our interview with jaclyn moriarty? you should check it out.
xxxxxx
so can i take part in this awesome comp/post idea just by posting my fave aussie couple of the year?
ReplyDeletei'm confused.
where are you getting all these awesome things to post about? are they all posted by different people?
thanks.
I haven't read Good Oil but I do so enjoy your casting choice for Chris! And I'm definitely going to check out the Jaclyn Moriarty books, I love a sassy and clever female protagonist:)
ReplyDeleteglad you guys loved the casting choices ;) i'll have to do it more often, a nice way to spend some time cruising around the internet.
ReplyDeletealso - yay for some jaclyn moriarty love. she's one of my absolute favourite authors :)
x
Haha, so classically Lydia :))
ReplyDeleteAAAAHHH! Lydia made me laugh so hard in The Ghosts. She's like my twin sister! And Toby. I hope he gets his own book) But i really was dissatisfied with the ending in Good Oil. It feels... unfinished. But maybe that's the whole point.
ReplyDeleteDestiny and Beatle were a hillarious duet.