Valentine's Day is coming up and all I can think about is the ending of Mission Hurricane. I officially hate romance it is dead to me.

Mission Hurricane Live Blogging- Chapters 12-13

Disclaimer: This post WILL contain spoilers. If you haven't read the book yet, you may not want to read this post. 




(Sorry, guys! I know you've been reading, but I got called off into the Skype world again. Oops!! But I'm back now, hopefully for good!!!!)

Back to Amsterdam!!

Cara, Ian, and Dan are trying to figure out the technicalities of a nuclear bomb exploding underwater. 

I feel so bad for Ian in this moment, he has a horrible amount of pressure on him. Being the leader of the Cahills certainly isn't a fun job. 

They didn't even tell us the worst part yet. Thanks to some digging, they learned that the disaster is going to take place...tomorrow.

(side note: am I the only one who wouldn't mind Cara having an unfortunate accident with this disaster?)

Back to Boston!

I'm pretty sure this is going to be the funniest chapter in the world.

"She requested that those present remain silent, and that no one be allowed to leave until the reading is over. So please, no matter how, er, ugly, this gets, do not vacate your seats."

Oh my gosh I can't wait to read this. 

...this is beautiful XD

Oh my GOSHHH her last words to Amy and Dan. XD It's so mean but I just cannot stop laughing!!

SHE KEPT DIARIES!!! Oh my word what I would not give to read those. Can that be its own series? Please? 

So of course Berman went off to hunt for the diaries..

Oh my gosh XD Beatrice donated her entire fortune of 20 million to the Porcelain Cats Are People Too Foundation XD That is golden.

Berman got the diaries, but Amy, Dan, and Hamilton threatened him into handing them over.

OH NO SALADINS AT THE SHELTER NONONO

The Cahills are frantically trying to find the shelter and save him. I SWEAR...

HES OKAY!! YAY!! I love how he nearly murdered that employee XD

Now time to read the diaries..

Oh my gosh, I love that Grace put fish oil in Bea's facial cream..

Amy is still worried about Grace, but I think from that entry it's obvious that Nathaniel was bad news. Come on, Amy. Trust her. 

TIME TO CALL FISKE

I hate hearing him sick. It crushes me. He's still so sweet.

Fiske said that Grace might have kept some files that could be of use in her airplane hangar. Only problem- it's in Attleboro.

Mission Hurricane Live Blogging- Chapters 8-11

Disclaimer: This post WILL contain spoilers. If you haven't read the book yet, you may not want to read this post. 





Back in Japan...

XD I love that Sammy rigged up the Tomas stronghold door with a pulley system. Go nerds!!!

George Washington was a Tomas? What? I thought he was a Lucian...?

Aaaand the stronghold is deserted. What on earth??

Meanwhile in the Netherlands, Cara and Ian are already bickering. Just kill me. 

Dan isn't sure how to feel about the whole Grace situation. He's not at all as torn up about it as Amy is, that's for sure. 

Apparently there's been a levee disaster in the Netherlands before, many years ago. Their delta system is insane- almost impossible to find a sabotaged levee. This won't be easy. 

Also, can we appreciate that Dan went in a museum of his own free will? XD 

Oh my gosh. The outcast could be planning to detonate a nuclear bomb underwater to cause a tsunami like reaction. I thought we didn't have to worry about bombs until the next book! 

Back in Japan, Nellie and Sammy have been able to deduce that the Tomas stronghold hasn't been abandoned for long. Now to determine WHY. 

Sammy (with his awesome skills) found a hidden room...

But now, to Boston!

XD I love that the video Hamilton trades went viral. Poor Jonah..

Amy is choosing to go to the will reading alone. Not the smartest decision in my mind, but okay..

Seeing Amy reminisce about Grace's will reading was really sad. That was so long ago...

FISKE IS TOO ILL TO SHOW UP?? SINCE WHEN IS FISKE ILL??? HE WAS FINE IN TITANIC. HE WAS DANCING. WHAT???

Ughhh go away Mr. Berman.

Oh gosh. "Until she heard her aunt's last words." WHAT NOW.

Mission Hurricane Live Blogging- Chapters 4-7

Disclaimer: This post WILL contain spoilers. If you haven't read the book yet, you may not want to read this post. 





So the blinding light was actually the flash of a camera (papparazi), and Hamilton totally tackled the guy. Note- GUY. Not a woman. The intruder was a woman. Perhaps the guy was a distraction?

The guy might have gotten a photo of the woman!!

UGH IAN AND CARA ARE ASLEEP ON THE SAME SOFA NO

So the intruder didn't steal anything- she left something. A clog, with a poem on it. The disaster is going to be in Holland, and the devastation will rival Katrina. Is there a dam or something that could be broken? I don't know much about Holland...

Now Ian wants to send a team of assassins to attack Attleboro. Ian, I think you're losing it a bit. 

DONT CALL CARA ADORABLE IAN KABRA I SWEAR

I'm worried about Ian. Everyone is saying he's a bit unhinged, and I think they're right.. I know the Hindenburg upset him but he's kind of losing it.

XD Oh my goshhhhh Hamilton bribed the paparazzi with an embarrassing video of Jonah, and Jonah started chasing him with the clog...

Oh my gosh. The intruder was Cora Wizard.

Jonah is naturally really upset. And Ian can empathize.

Haha, Ian's so bad at trying to be comforting, but it's really funny.

He's also super arrogant in this chapter, which is getting on my nerves. He'd lost a lot of that and it's coming back. 

DONT CALL CARA CUTE

They think that this isn't going to be a natural disaster. A lot of Katrina had to do with failed leadership. 

Back to Attleboro for Chapter 6...

The Outcast is thinking about how family and loyalty had been Grace's undoing. Gosh I want to see how this storyline unfolds. 

NONONO THE OUTCAST SAID TO DISPOSE OF SALADIN. HED BETTER NOT HURT MY BABY.

Back to Mt Fuji...

I love Nellie and Sammy so much...they need a ship name.

Avalanche!! No!!

Nellie was almost buried alive but made it out okay. Thank goodness.

Back to Italy and the Cahill kids for chapter 7

IAN GETS TEA! YAY!

Dan and Amy are thinking about the Outcast, and how perhaps Beatrice knew something. They plan to go to her will reading the next day. 

UGH CARA AND IAN ARE ON THE SAME TEAM UGH.

Ian tensed when Cara touched him. I'm so confused about them, ugh. I agree with Dan- "the whole thing made him want to puke." He's on Ian and Cara's team, maybe he can break them up somehow. 

Current Mood- Wanting to kill Carian

I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW

(MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR thanks to the awesome ABBY for letting me know that Mission Hurricane is now searchable on Amazon!!! YOU'RE THE BEST!)

Okay. So. I only searched a couple of names to see how often they came up. I didn't want to spoil too much. But I was flipping through to see how much of it was available online (again, didn't actually read it but I was curious how much was available), and my eyes happened to fall upon this-

IAN TENSED.

HE TENSED.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE MIGHT NOT BE TOO HAPPY WITH CARA RIGHT NOW.

PLEASE. I'M PRAYING HERE.

CARIAN NEEDS TO FAIL.

GOODBYE.

Deaths....

Okay. So. I'm trying to be realistic here. There are two books left in the series, and there's no way we're going to get away without any deaths. The question is, who's going to die? I've been trying to figure it out for days, and honestly there isn't anyone that I feel like is completely safe. So I decided to try to make a list of all the characters and my opinion on their chances of survival haha.

Amy- Okay. Amy. On the one hand, I kind of think she's safe, seeing as she's one of the more significant characters, and these books are technically for children. But on the other hand, what would be more scarring than to have the character you've followed for years pulled away from you? I also feel like she would sacrifice herself for someone else if given the opportunity, because she doesn't want any more of her family members to die. So in that respect, it almost wouldn't surprise me.

Dan- I don't really think that Dan is going to die. The only reason that I can see him dying is to cause Amy pain. From that standpoint, I can see him being killed. Other than that, he's not one that I'm really worried about. I could be wrong though.

Fiske- I won't be surprised at all if Fiske dies. Quite frankly I'm surprised that he's made it this long. He's on the older side, so he doesn't have that going for him. And since Nathaniel is involved, I have a bad feeling for Fiske. Being Grace's brother, he has a gigantic target on his back. In other words, my heart is probably going to be broken.

Nellie- I'm not exactly sure WHAT to think about Nellie. If she's killed at this point, after all that she's done for the Cahills, I swear to you I will riot. Seeing as she's getting close to having her happy ending with Sammy, there's a chance that she could die, because apparently the characters can never be happy. Maybe the authors will be kind, though...#letNelliebehappy2k16

Sammy- Speaking of Sammy, I think there's a very strong chance that he's not going to make it. I mean, first off, he's a new character. The writers seem to think that new characters are basically disposable, *coughPonycough* so I don't have high hopes for Sammy. BUT I WANT TO SEE HIM MARRY NELLIE. I NEED A PROPOSAL STAT.

Jonah- I've got to admit, I'm a little worried about Jonah. He's a bit of a less prominent character, but he's still well loved enough to leave the fangirls horrified if he dies. So from an author's standpoint, I can see the logic behind killing him. BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY BABY. I love Jonah so much.

Hamilton- I don't really think that Hamilton is going to die, especially in light of his reveal in Hindenburg. I don't know though, it seems like everyone is at risk.

Ian- I'm really worried about Ian. He's already the character that's basically lost everything. So in a way, I wouldn't be surprised to see him die. even though I would hurt someone.  Plus, having his dad involved could get interesting. Like, what if Vikram actually killed him? Or watched him die?? I don't know, that's how my mind works. Plus, he's a fairly well-loved character, so it would elicit a huge reaction. A very dramatic ending to a traumatic life. Wouldn't surprise me.

Saladin- HE'S LITERALLY WITH THE OUTCAST. HIS LIFE COULD BE ENDING AS WE SPEAK.

Cara- I don't think she's going to die because that would make me too happy but can she please???

Atticus- Eh, he hasn't been in this series at all. I'd say his death chances are extremely low.

Jake- Same as Att, very low chances. I will say that if they bring him back in like, the last book, and he has tons of love scenes with Amy I just might have to go pay Sarwat Chaddah a visit.

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So what do you think? Who's going to die?

Random 39 Clues Spam In Which I Lose My Mind

So, I got on a *bit* of an obsessive 39 Clues kick tonight. As in, scrolling through tumblr and dying over and over and over. OF COURSE, I had to screenshot everything and post it. Because I must share my pain.

 This made me laugh so hard...

THAT'S WHAT I SAID

C'mon, Ian...

Oh my goshhhh xD

"This isn't going to work.."

XD YES

REALLY?

"David no" XD

I would read it..

OH MY GOSH XD

Same here..

Sorry Jamy fans..this made me laugh so hard...

I want it so badly..

I've wondered about this...

That was like, my favorite part of the book

ME

*SHOVES HAND IN AIR*

"my children"

This was on Peter Lerangis's guestbook and I love it

Why yes. I am.

LIYAH

I'd do it.

Evil Chadwick....

I'm going to cry...

I would kill for that series.

This hurts...

Help

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On another note, 21 DAYS UNTIL MISSION HURRICANE!

Merry Christmas, 39 Clues!

Before I even get into this post, let me just say that yes, I am aware that Christmas was like, 5 days ago. Sorry about that. I really wanted to do a Christmas post though, I just never had a chance. Things were crazy before Christmas, and I've just had no motivation ever since. It's been nice to have a break, although I have missed blogging. SO, you're getting a five day late Christmas post. Enjoy.

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Amy would be a Christmas fanatic. The decorations would be up the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas music would be playing 24/7, and all of her gifts would be bought before December 1st. Amy was trying super hard to make Christmas just as wonderful as Grace always had. She would also be that person who's annoyingly good at gift giving, always managing to find that perfect gift based off of an offhanded comment that someone made six months ago. (In other words, Amy is basically my sister.) She wore the scarf that Natalie had given her for Christmas a few years ago (y'know, the one Nat sent her the bill for..) quite often during the holidays, as a little reminder of her.

Dan would be that annoying person who's constantly trying to figure out what you're giving them, and just will. not. leave. you. ALONE!!! For the entire month of December, he kept getting caught rummaging under someone's bed, or in someone's closet, trying to find the Christmas presents that they'd hidden away. It finally got to the point where Amy and Nellie refused to ever leave him home alone, and Fiske installed new locks on every door. Of course, that didn't do much good- Dan had learned too much from Lightfingered Larry. Amy was strongly regretting ever making Dan take that course....

Fiske decided that this Christmas, thanks to Dan, they needed higher security. After all, they had a gigantic headquarters in their house- couldn't they at least keep Dan away from the Christmas tree? He kind of gave up, though, after he accidentally almost burnt off the bottom of the tree with lasers. Instead, he focused his energy on being in charge of the outdoor lights. It started with simple white lights, but by December 20th, there were flashing reindeer on the front lawn, accompanied by a small army of elves.

Nellie, of course, was focused on the food. She wanted everyone to get their favorite holiday food, which ended up biting her when she ended up with a two-page list of different dishes that had been requested. She and Sammy spent the whole week before Christmas making grocery lists, shopping, and prepping the food. In the spare moments that she wasn't prepping for the feast, she put together a custom cookbook for Sammy, filled with their favorite recipes.

Ian wouldn't be super into the holiday spirit, but the rest of the Cahills would basically force it onto him. On December 1st, he would wake up to find a holiday blanket at the foot of his bed, and his drawers filled with tacky Christmas sweaters. He didn't like that very much, and was not at all amused when Dan sat him down to watch The Grinch, saying, "Hey, Ian! It's you!" Throughout the month though, he'd slowly get into it a bit more, and at one point Amy actually caught him humming along to Jingle Bells.

Christmas was always a big deal for the Holts- they do everything big! Everyone thought that Hamilton was a bit like an elf, getting into the Christmas spirit almost TOO much. He wore red and green all month long, and was constantly wrapping presents and singing Christmas carols loudly and off-key. Jonah kept trying to give him voice lessons, but Hamilton usually refused and threw a chestnut at him.

Jonah would, obviously, get into the music. He'd keep trying to put a hip-hop spin on songs that really didn't need a hip-hop spin- his 'gangsta' version of White Christmas was just plain bizarre. He also kept trying to get the Cahills to all go caroling, but with the exception of Hamilton, no one was really interested. He finally gave up on trying to get everyone to sing carols around the piano when Ian threw out all of the sheet music.

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Hope everyone's having a great holiday season!

The Only Way Mission Hurricane Could Work

Okay, so I've been thinking. I know that we're all kind of freaked out by the idea of Mission Hurricane, especially with the fear that a weather machine will be brought into the picture again. Honestly, I don't know if this book is going to work out well or not. But I have thought of ONE way that it could go that would actually be handling everything well.

The 39 Clues writers have to know by now that we all hated Day of Doom. It's pretty obvious, and let's be real, the fangirls haven't exactly been quiet about it hahaha. So, what if in this book, they almost made fun of how things went down in Day of Doom?

The Cahills figure out that the Outcast wants to do something involving Katrina. Immediately, Dan says something like, "Oh gosh, not this again."And everyone is just completely done at this point. They're all like, "You've got to be kidding me. We've been through this already! How stupid is this guy?"

I can't quite see the Outcast being stupid enough to do a weather machine. The encounter with the Vespers should be common Cahill knowledge at this point after all. A genius like the Outcast wouldn't want to do that again. He wants to put the kids through something new.

Also, Ian would have to be kind of panicked over the idea. After all, last time a machine was involved, his mother and Natalie were killed. It would have to totally freak him out. I'd also like to see Amy have a bit of a mental breakdown thinking about what happened with Evan. It's like all of that was glossed over, and I'd like to see it brought back up.

So everyone would be really ticked about having to deal with a weather machine again, along with Ian and Amy being nervous/not wanting to lose more people. They'd both be super tense, and they'd probably argue over how to go about all of this, but there could also be an Amian moment in there somewhere, which would make me happy.

Then, they would realize that the Outcast was bringing up the machine to mess with their minds, and that Katrina was a distraction. The true disaster would be something else, although I'm not sure what. In 2005, North Korea announced that they possess nuclear weapons, so maybe that could come up in preparation for Mission Atomic? I'm not sure. Anything but a hurricane, please...

I don't know what's going to happen. But if it worked out this way, I think that it could be handled well. What do you think?

A Cahill Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I am so thankful for so many things, particularly for all of you who read and comment on this blog! :) <3

Let's visit the Cahill Family Thanksgiving, shall we?

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Like she did with Halloween, Amy would get super into Thanksgiving. She'd have cornucopias and fake leaves and pumpkins all over. She would go crazy trying to plan everything out perfectly, although actually executing the meal prep wouldn't exactly be her forte. Decorating the table would be one of her favorite things, making sure everyone sat in the correct place and that the centerpiece was gorgeous. She'd love getting to have everyone together, though, since she didn't ever get that big happy family Thanksgiving when she was growing up. 

Dan would love Thanksgiving for one main reason- the food. While everyone else is going around the table saying what they're grateful for, Dan would be eating a turkey leg under the table. In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, he would be dropping Nellie hints about what she should make, and suggesting every type of pie imaginable. Nellie would have kick him out of the kitchen multiple times for sneaking too much food. 

Fiske would be very serious about the "everyone say what they're thankful for" routine. Dan would drive him insane trying to stuff his face before everyone was finished. He'd be super traditional about the menu, wanting to use tons of old recipes, and arguing with Nellie about how she used way too many spices. 

Nellie would go NUTS getting ready for Thanksgiving. It would be her favorite holiday simply because of all the food. She'd probably be planning the menu for a month beforehand, and wouldn't listen to everyone's protests when she starts making Asian gravy. The only person she would let help her in the kitchen would be Sammy (who everyone else would probably try to bribe). By the time she was done with the cooking, they would have enough food to last for weeks, but who cares? That just means that she gets to come up with more ways to use turkey! 

Ian wouldn't quite know what to think of Thanksgiving. It would be a pretty new concept for him, growing up in England. He'd ask tons of questions about the original Thanksgiving until Jonah finally threw a history textbook at him. He also would be super uncomfortable when everyone went around saying what they're thankful for. Waaaaaay too emotional for him. I'd like to think, though, that before he rattled off some generic response, he glanced at Amy, just for a moment.

Hamilton would spend most of his time trying to organize a football game outside after everyone had eaten. Naturally, this didn't go over too well, but he insisted, saying it was "a Holt family tradition." He'd give up after about an hour when Amy had dropped every ball that came her way, Ian was complaining because he tore the hem of his trousers, Nellie was complaining about hunger pangs, and Jonah was too busy rewatching parade footage.

Speaking of Jonah, he would be pretty bummed about not being invited to be in the Macy's parade. Apparently the parade coordinators didn't like his new projects, and were concerned that he was too unbalanced after the famous "mime incident". He would probably spend the morning glumly staring at the TV, criticizing everyone for their bad lip synching. That afternoon, however, he'd become obsessed with starting Christmas music, and getting everyone to Christmas carol. Fiske would claim that they had to wait until tomorrow, but Jonah finally convinced everyone to do one round of Deck The Halls before they all ran off with excuses. 

There was a definite bittersweet nature thinking of the family who couldn't be there, and Amy teared up a bit when she thought about how much Mac would have loved the branches all being together. Mainly, though, everyone would just be thankful to have a day of safety, and thankful for everyone who was able to be there. 

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Just Wait...

~The Sword Thief

Just wait, Ian...this girl is going to confuse you like you've never been confused before.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, everyone! Gosh, I can't believe that it's already Halloween. I've always loved Halloween, it's such a fun holiday. I mean, you get to dress up, decorate with tons of fun stuff, and eat candy! It's kind of perfect.

It got me thinking, how would the Cahills handle Halloween?

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Amy would approach Halloween extremely traditionally. She'd decorate the entire mansion with hand-carved jack-o-lanterns that she forced the rest of the Cahills to help her make. There would be little bowls of candy corn on every table, and she would spend the weeks before Halloween making sure that everything was perfect, down to the last orange streamer. She would probably dress up as a cat, which would slightly terrify Saladin. 

Dan would be....well, Dan. He would probably dress up as a zombie, or some other horrifying creature. He'd argue with Amy over decorations for DAYS before giving up- there was just no way he could talk his sister into putting corpses all over the roof. He would, however, drive her crazy by putting little things all over the house- bloody fingers in the candy bowls, hairy spiders in the corners, and exceptionally realistic-looking eyeballs in the ice dispenser. He'd also drag everyone to the scariest haunted house in town, possibly scarring Ian for life. Dan would also be that kid who goes around the neighborhood three times for trick-or-treating, just to get more candy. 

Fiske would be the person that everyone expects to be very nonchalant, but would end up getting super into it as well. He'd side with Amy, as far as decorations are concerned, but he would secretly love the haunted house as much as Dan. None of the other Cahills would understand why Nellie collapsed into laughter when Fiske appeared as a character that he called El Coyote.

Speaking of Nellie, she would probably be the most Halloween-obsessed of all of them! Her hair would be black with orange tips for the entirety of October, and the Cahills wouldn't have a normal meal all month. They'd wake up to find spider-shaped pancakes for breakfast. Lunch would be bloody finger sandwiches, and their ice cubes would be shaped like skulls. Dinnertime would be intestine-casserole with a jello brain for dessert. And her costume, oh her costume! She would be dressed as a ninja, with an amazing black and gold outfit. She'd also get quite a few questions from neighbors as to how she acquired such a great samurai sword...

Ian wouldn't be super Halloween-obsessed, but he'd get dragged into it thanks to the rest of his family. He'd cringe a bit at Nellie's food, and at Dan's decorations, but for the most part he just stayed quiet, except for the occasional muttering about "obsessive Americans". Amy would try to encourage him to participate in the festivities, and she wondered for quite a while why he was so cool about it. Finally one day, he came along with her for some costume errands, and seemed to be getting into the spirit a bit more. He got a lot quieter though, after they accidentally ended up in an aisle full of princess costumes. After that, Amy decided to put him in charge of pumpkins instead.

Growing up, Hamilton always was told that the sole purpose of Halloween was to scare people, a fact that Dan would use to his advantage. The Holts were always THAT family. You know, the ones who dress up as scarecrows or dummies, then sit on the front porch waiting to scare the living daylights out of innocent trick-or-treaters. Amy refused to let them do that this year, but Dan still had other plans. Since he had quite the scaring knowledge, Dan convinced him to rig the house. In the week leading up to Halloween, no one could go anywhere in the house without having SOMETHING jump out at them. The first few times, it was funny, but by the end of the week, Ian had severed the heads of eight clown dummies that had jumped out at him.

Halloween in Attleboro was a bit of a shock for Jonah, who was used to Halloween in LA. He decided to take it upon himself to throw a gigantic Halloween party, but the idea was quickly shot down by Fiske, who didn't like the idea of non-Cahills on the property. Instead, Jonah ended up dedicating himself to filling the mansion with Halloween music, blasting Monster Mash and Thriller CONSTANTLY. He and Nellie had lots of dance battles in the kitchen, which Nellie still claims that she won.

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PREACH

~Mission Hindenburg

PREACH, IAN, PREACH!!!!

Fingers Crossed!

~Flashpoint

Hopefully we'll be hearing this conversation once more...

Quote!

~Into The Gauntlet

~Shatterproof

This part killed me. It absolutely killed me. I miss Erasmus so much, he was one of my favorite characters. And we're just going to pretend that the Skype call to Ian after this never happened.

Today's Quote

~Into The Gauntlet

I really love this part

"Our"

~Day of Doom

*sob* "Our" family. Back when Ian had family still alive.

Ah, Kabras..

~The Sword Thief

A Quote

~Mission Titanic

Oh look. The exact moment where my heart shattered. </3