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Meet Cassie Spencer part 1

5/2/2015

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Cassandra Louise Spencer

Main character of The Hunted.
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While Cassie is a wolf fanatic to a tee (no thanks to her favourite spearmint-eyed wolfie, Seb), it's not the only thing she's obsessed with. She's mastered the art of photography and apple pie baking, and has an affinity for hazelnut lattes. She does 95% of the cooking for her and her dad (the other 5% being take-out) and still manages to have a social life and maintain straight As.
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Her tastes in books, movies, and music range from popular to eclectic. Her favourite band is Florence and The Machine, closely followed by Blue October; fave book series would be The Hunger Games trilogy (likes too many movies to name).
And though she tries, sometimes her curiosity gets the best of her, driving her to seek out the truth. This time, it not only gets her in trouble with her father, but the Taylor, Arizona skinwalker pack as well. The pack is lethal, and when they learn that their alpha (leader) has fallen for her, they stop at nothing to make her life a living hell.
Cassie's Mum passed away from brain cancer when her daughter was just six years old. She left behind a family that never quite recovered from the loss, and a daughter who would grow up just like her--kind, insanely curious, and with the ability to bake flawlessly. The memories Cass has of her mum helps guide her as she grows up to be the strong, independent teen she becomes.
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While Cassie reflects on the passing of her mother and her father's betrayal, wishing she could reverse their effects, she knows that her life would be vastly different had her mum still been alive. Would she have the same friends? Would she have grown up around her godparents, the Adlers? Would she have met Seb?
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All she knows is that a world without Seb isn't a world she wishes to endure.

>>Next week: Meet Seb part 1
>>Last week's post: Meet the cast of The Hunted
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Meet the cast of The Hunted

4/21/2015

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Picture(All photos except logos are from Pinterest)
While outlining or writing a book, authors will often cast actors as their characters. It takes me a painfully long time to cast my characters, since I'm matching what they look like in my head to actors/actresses I know (and I don't know a lot of Native American actors, so casting the skinwalker pack was HARD).

I usually collect photos on a Pinterest board for each book, and when the end of March was just around the corner (and the release of The Hunted), I started to think, "If there was a movie, who would I cast as Cassie?" And, well, you know what happens when you get stuck on Pinterest...

So without further ado, here's who I cast for The Hunted!

From left to right, here's a rundown of the characters and images:
1. Seb-Martin Sensmeier
2. Logo for Roadrunner Records, where Seb works (designed by Strong Image Editing)
3. Wolf in forest--reminded me of a scene in the book where Seb is watching Cassie from the edge of the forest.
4. Kat-Kiowa Gordon
5. Couple dancing in kitchen--also reminded me of a scene from The Hunted, where Seb and Cassie are dancing in the kitchen to a Blue October song ("You Make Me Smile")
6. Ash-Eddie Spears
7. Cassie-Shailene Woodley (one of my favourite actresses!!)
8. Logo for Java Joes, where Cassie works (designed by Strong Image Editing)
9. Camera, because Cassie loves photography!

So, what do you think? Do the actors/actresses match up with your image of the characters? Let me know in the comments! :)

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    Author, daydreamer, animal lover, bookworm. I write YA books, love cupcakes and am addicted to crime shows.
    And I drink lots and lots of coffee.



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