Match 27: Adrian (2) vs. Patch (7) goes to ADRIAN!

AND THE WINNER IS... ADRIAN!!!

Welcome to The YA Sisterhood's YA Crush Tourney 2.0! We hope that through this all you will meet a lot of book loving people, discover new books, and of course be introduced to many more dreamy crushes!

Be aware that we have tried to keep all the posts pretty general, but there might still be some spoilers. If the spoiler is big, it will be marked. However, still proceed with caution!

Matches will run for 24 hours, 12am to 12am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For more information please check out our Tournament Page.

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If you don't already know, the amazingly crushable Adrian Ivashkov is being represented by me, Anna Tee from The Bursting Bookshelf. Adrian is from The Vampire Academy series and the Bloodlines series by the hugely talented Richelle Mead. If you want to stay up to date on how Adrian is doing in the Tourney or to just support him, please check out my Twitter and use the hashtag #TEAMADRIAN. Before we begin, I'd just like to thank the YA Sisterhood for hosting this event! WARNING, MINOR SPOILERS BELOW. 

Personality:

If you've read the Vampire Academy books and Bloodlines ones, you already know that Adrian is the perfect embodiment of a good guy with a bad boy exterior. Even though the bad boy front is very appealing (and I do mean very appealing), the fact that he is willing to stand up for others (take Jill for example- he's fiercely protective of her in a big brother sense) and that he doesn't fall for all the lies involved in the Moroi royal court.

Though he does have his vices, he has been known to change his ways when an important person in his life asks him to. He gave them up for both Rose and Sydney at different points in time, and made other efforts to better himself in both cases. This demonstrated how he is willing to put others before himself, but only in certain cases. His parents made attempts at changing him, but he refused to until it was Rose putting pressure on him to follow through. As you can see, once he has let you in, past his bad ass facade, he is truly a person that is worth being friends with.

"And you're also one of the most fiercely loyal people I know --and caring, no matter how much you pretend otherwise."
--The Golden Lily Page 136

"Adrian did care passionately about others underneath all of his bravado and flippancy. I'd seen him risk his life to prove it."--The Golden Lily Page 137

Looks:

Drop dead sexy your thing? If so, Adrian's your guy. Amazing green eyes, locks of brown hair, and a good sense of style to boot. Don't believe me? 

"Warily, I stopped and crossed my arms as I took him in. He was a little shorter than Dimitri but wasn't as lanky as some Moroi guys ended up looking. A long, charcoal coat- probably made out of some insanely expensive cashmere-wool blend- fit his body exceptionally well, and the leather dress shoes he wore indicated more money still. He had brown hair that looked like it had been purposely styled to appear a little unkempt, and his eyes were either blue or green- I didn't have quite enough light to know for sure. His face was cute, I supposed, and I pegged him to be a couple years older than me. He looked like he'd just come from a dinner party."

       -Frostbite by Richelle Mean, page 135, Rose's POV

 "The speaker was Moroi guy, a little older than me, with dark brown hair that had undoubtedly been painstakingly styled to look messy. Unlike Keith's ridiculously over-

gelled attempts, this guy hah actually done it in a way that looked good. Like all Moroi, he was pale and had a tall, lean build. Emerald eyes studied us from a face that could have been been sculpted by one of the classical artists I so admire. Shocked, I dismissed the comparison as soon as it popped into my head. This was vampire, after all. It was ridiculous to admire him the way I would some hot human guy."--Bloodlines Page 46

Even Rose, who was madly falling for Dimitri at the time, can appreciate Adrian's smoking good looks and impeccable fashion sense.

Talents:

Two words: Spirit user. He can walk in your dreams, compel others better than the average Moroi and heal as well. He doesn't let these abilities go to waste either- he used his dream walking frequently to help various friends (often Rose) whether it was life or death or just a more mundane issue. He trained with Lissa quite often to get even better with his gifts so he could be of more use and be able to help more people. Apart from his supernatural talents, Adrian is also an art student at a college, so he's also an artistic kind of guy. Can you ask for any more? Oh right- he also has a knack for talking his way out of any situation.

 

Special Attributes/ Best Qualities:

Still on the fence about voting for Adrian? The good looks, amazing personality, and supernatural talents didn't win you over? Well, one thing Adrian is known for is loving a girl wholeheartedly. He doesn't go half in and not commit to a person; when in love, he wholly commits himself to that person. This was easy to tell from how he reacted after breaking up with a girl, who will remain nameless for the sake of staying as spoiler free as possible. Apart from truly committing himself to relationships, he is also brave; he never showed fear when he was breaking rules to help his friends and he sticks by their side until the very end. Loyalty is another one of his amazing qualities: he never waivers from those he supports, even when the going gets tough. Humor and creativity? You can also find those traits in Adrian easily.

"Yeah? Can you draw a skeleton riding a motorcycle with flames coming out of it? And I want a pirate hat on the skeleton. And a parrot on his shoulder. A skeleton parrot. Or maybe a ninja skeleton parrot? No, that would be overkill. But it'd be cool if the biker skeleton could be shooting some ninja throwing stars. That are on fire." -Bloodlines

On top of all of that- he can also be a fairly romantic and sweet guy. He doesn't do anything halfway, including his honesty; he always told the truth, even to the point of being brutally honest.

"The color," he breathed. "When you stand in the light. They're amazing...like molten gold. I could paint those..." He reached toward me but then pulled back. "They're beautiful. You're beautiful." -Bloodlines

“He'd written me up a proposal of why dating him was a sound decision. It had included things like "I'll give up cigarettes unless I really, really need one" and "I'll unleash romantic surprises every week, such as: an impromptu picnic, roses, or a trip to Paris—but not actually any of those things because now they're not surprises.” 

"I'm serious. She asked me what my greatest strength was. I said getting along with people." "Thats not bad," I admitted. "Then she asked what my greatest weakness was. And I said, 'Where should I start?'" "Adrian!" "Stop saying my name like that. I told her the truth. By the time I was on the fourth one, she told me I could go."  -Bloodlines

In Summary:

-He's a bad ass
-Obviously sexy
-He's a rare spirit user
-He's a Moroi, not a Strigoi
-He's willing to change his ways when asked
-He's the whole package
-He has an amazing personality
-He's protective

If you haven't yet read the Vampire Academy or Bloodlines Series, I highly suggest you do, but in the meantime, vote for Adrian! If you have read both series, you should know to vote for Adrian already! Would you want an angry Alchemist tampering with your shampoo? 

Thanks again to the YA Sisterhood for hosting this amazingly fun tournament and to Monica and Jennifer for their help!

Did I mention you should vote for Adrian? :) 

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 Hi! Jen here again from Jenuine Cupcakes and those of us on #TeamPatch and #Patch'sArmy think our crush is completely Patchilicious!  He's always doing and saying things that make us croon, OMP! (OhMyPatch!) so without further ado, I give you...

8 Crushworthy Reasons to Vote For Patch!

By @megunz21

 

1. Good looks - Everyone's first impression of a crush is their appearance and Patch is tall, dark, lean and hard. (Psst - see the picture?)  He's rough and roguish with a hard-edged sexiness to him. He has some pretty "interesting" marks and he also has a great head of hair which Nora tells us can be useful...

"I curled my hands into his hair, pulling him closer."

2. Swagga - No one on the corner has swagga like Patch. When he walks into a room, people take notice. Whether it's his disarming honesty or his snarkilicious attitude, Patch can make even the most stubborn of girls turn 50 shades of red.

 "Biggest dream?” I was proud of this one because I knew it would stump him. It required forethought.
“Kiss you.”
“That’s not funny,” I said, holding his eyes, grateful I didn’t stutter.
“No, but it made you blush.”

3. Personality - A guy that can make you laugh is a MUST for a good crush. Patch has a witty sense of humor and the ability to turn any situation into an innuendo which is quite humorous. “I’m going to grab a cheeseburger,” I told Patch. “Want anything?”
“Nothing on the menu.” 

I decided to look up the definition of "innuendo" in the dictionary and look whose picture I found? IKR?!  He's even wiping a smirk off of that crushworthy mouth of his. (Once you finish staring at his lips, move on down to #4. Take your time. We'll wait.)

Webster's Dictionary Page

 

innuendo: noun

1 a: an oblique allusion :hint, insinuation; especially: a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation

in·sin·u·a·tion: noun

 : something that is insinuated; especially : a sly, subtle, and usually derogatory utterance 

4. Hint of danger - You have to admit, there is something about a guy who exudes danger, even just a little bit like being from the wrong side of the angelic tracks. Patch is all kinds of wrong but in all the right ways. He'll tell you himself, “I'm not good, "but I was worse.” and...“If I'd wanted you dead five minutes ago, you'd have died five minutes ago.”  

5. Getting around - Every crush needs a cool way to travel and while chivalry is nice, who needs a knight in shining armor when you can have a guardian angel in tight black jeans on a motorcycle?  Better yet, a guy who can fly? (And with Patch there's no waiting in pesky airport security lines.)

6. Special Talents - Cooking, Creative nicknames and kissing. We all need to eat and who doesn't love a guy who can cook?  (Patch's specialty is tacos. *winks*) He's also quite creative when it comes to pet names for the girl he loves.

“You're mine, Angel," he murmured... "You have me forever.”   

And Nora can attest to his kissing talents... "Anyone ever tell you you're an incredible kisser?"

7. Reliability - He's always there when you need him and who better to protect you than a Guardian Angel?

"I’m your guardian angel,” he said.
"What, exactly, is your job description?”
“Guard your body.” His smile tipped higher. “I take my job seriously, which means I’m going to need to get acquainted with the subject matter on a personal level.” 

 Patch is no pushover though...

“I didn’t break his jaw, but if he lays a hand on you, it will be the first of many things to break,”

 

8. Romance - This is the MOST crucial when it comes to a crush and Patch is full of romantical prose.

“I love you,Nora. Whatever happens, promise me you'll remember that. I don't care why you came into my life, only that you did. I don't remember all the things I did wrong. I remember what I did right, I remember you. You made my life meaningful. You made my life special.”  *sighs* If that doesn't make you say, "OMP!" I don't know what will!

By @The_Poupette

9. I know, I know, I said there were only "8" but Patch insists on having the last word. He says that no one is the boss of him (except maybe Nora) so if he wants to add a ninth then he will. Patch says,  

"Vote for Patch. I mean it. Vote for me." *winks*


*VOTING IS NOW CLOSED*

Match 22: Patch (7) vs. Simon (10) goes to PATCH!

AND THE WINNER IS.... PATCH!

Welcome to The YA Sisterhood's YA Crush Tourney 2.0! We hope that through this all you will meet a lot of book loving people, discover new books, and of course be introduced to many more dreamy crushes!

Be aware that we have tried to keep all the posts pretty general, but there might still be some spoilers. If the spoiler is big, it will be marked. However, still proceed with caution!

Matches will run for 24 hours, 12am to 12am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For more information please check out our Tournament Page.

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*tap tap tap* Is this thing on? 

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE...

LADIES & GENTLEMEN...ANGELS, NEPHIL, HUMANS & VAMPIRES...
SPECIES OF ALL AGES...

ARE YOU READY FOR ROUND 2?!

Hi, I'm Jen from Jenuine Cupcakes and I'm here, along with Nora Grey, to tell you why Patch Cipriano from Becca Fitzpatrick's, "Hush Hush" series is totally crush worthy and deserves your vote!  ("Hush Hush", "Crescendo", "Silence" & "Finale" - coming in Oct.)

First, Patch and I want to thank all of Team Patch, Patch's Army and everyone else who helped to get him to this point today. You guys are made of AWESOME! 

Let's recap why you should VOTE FOR PATCH today!

Song that plays as he walks into a room: Back in Black by AC/DC
Hair: Dark 
Eyes: Black as a midnight ocean 
Ethnicity: Angelic 
Physique: Tall, lean, hard, all kinds of wrong but in all the right ways. 
Distinguishing Marks: Wing scars on his back. (A result of mistakes he's since learned from.)
Attire: Came to Earth stripped naked but prefers dark T's and jeans. The tighter the better.
Ride: Motorcycle, Jeep Commander, Feathers (he is an angel after all)
Personality: Possesses a witty sense of humor that's full of snark and he has the ability to turn any situation into an innuendo. (I bet if you looked up "Innuendo" in the dictionary, Patch's picture would be next to it.)
Special Traits/Skills/Abilities: Besides Hotness? Well, there's cooking, helpfulness, fiscal responsibility.

"Tacos."

"Tacos?" I echoed.

This seemed to amuse him. "Tomatoes, lettuce, cheese."

"I know what a taco is!” 

"Come here. I'll teach you how to make tacos."  

"I could get you to smile like that, and without sales tax."  (See? Frugal!) 

Swoonability: He's always there when you need him...

“I didn’t break his jaw, but if he lays a hand on you, it will be the first of many things to break,”

Honesty...

“Or, if you decide you want to sleep at my place, on opposite sides of my bedroom with a Do Not Cross line drawn down the middle, I'll do it. I won't like it, but I'll do it.”  

He also has a softer side but let's talk to Nora about that...

Jen: Thanks so much for joining me today Nora!  Anyone whose read Hush Hush knows how you and Patch met, but can you take us back and share your initial impression of him? 

Patch (appears out of nowhere): "Angel". “Keep in mind that people change, but the past doesn't.” 

Nora: "Patch, what are you doing here?"

Patch: *shrugs* "I missed you, Angel."
Jen: *waves* Hi Patch! 
Nora: “I can't imagine why you're so interested."
Patch: *shakes his head* "Interested? We're talking about you. I'm fascinated.” "If you need one more reason, I love you."
Jen: Um, actually, we're talking about you Patch but don't mind me.
Nora: "You admit you're doing this on purpose?" 

Patch: "This?" 

Nora: "This - provoking me."
Patch: “Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”
Jen: *clear throats* Still sitting here.…
Nora *rolls her eyes but grins*: "I knew the names of all my classmates…except one.  The transfer.  His black eyes sliced into me, and the corners of his mouth tilted up.  His smile wasn't friendly.  It was a smile that spelled trouble. With a promise. 
Jen: Sounds intense.
Nora *nods*: "Patch wasn't the kind of guy mothers smiled on. He was the kind of guy they changed the house locks for.  He was so wrong it felt right, and that made me feel completely out of control.  The more time I spent with him, the more I knew the feelings weren't going away."
Jen: Hmm, yeah, sooo, how would you describe his appearance?
Vee *gate crashes*: "He's...hard-edged. Sexy." "rough-and-roguish".
Jen: Hey Vee!
Nora: "He had an annoyingly confident walk, the kind you find paired with faded T-shirts and a cowboy hat. Patch wore neither. He was a dark-Levi's-dark-henley-dark-boots kind of guy. I wouldn't have been surprised if under his clothes he bore several scars, souvenirs from street fights and other reckless behavior...Not that I wanted a look under his clothes.”
Jen: I believe you. *giggles*
Patch: “You laugh, but you haven't seen me in a tux. Or maybe you don't like broad-shouldered guys with muscular chests and washboard abs?”
Jen: O_O Maybe the voters need a visual…

Jen: Nora, you and Patch share a lot of moments that make readers want to fan their faces.  Can you share one moment in particular?
Nora: “He trapped my hand against his chest and yanked my sleeve down past my wrist, covering my hand with it. Just as quickly, he did the same thing with the other sleeve. He held my shirt by the cuffs, my hands captured. My mouth opened in protest. 
Reeling me closer, he didn’t stop until I was directly in front of him. Suddenly he lifted me onto the counter. My face was level with his. He fixed me with a dark, inviting smile. And that’s when I realized this moment had been dancing around the edge of my fantasies for several days now. 
"Take off your hat," I said, the words tumbling out before I could stop them.He slid it around, the brim facing backward. 
I scooted to the edge of the counter, my legs dangling one on either side of him. Something inside of me was telling me to stop—but I swept that voice to the far back of my mind. 
He spread his hands on the counter, just outside my hips. Tilting his head to one side, he moved closer. His scent, which was all damp dark earth, overwhelmed me. 
"You should go," I breathed. "You should definitely go." 
"Go here?" His mouth was on my shoulder. "Or here?" It moved up my neck. 
 Patch’s mouth was roaming north, up over my jaw, gently sucking at my skin...
"My legs are falling asleep," I blurted. It wasn’t a total lie. I was experiencing tingling sensations all through my body, legs included. 
"I could solve that." Patch’s hands closed on my hips.”

Jen: Is it hot in here? It feels like it's getting a little warm. *fans face*  Seriously, can we open a window or something?  OK, moving on, how does he make you feel?

Nora: "Solid. Safe. Finding him was like finding someone I didn't know I was searching for."  (<-- completely crush worthy feels)
Jen: Nora, with all you and Patch have been through, do you think he's changed much?
Nora: "Well,"
Patch (interrupting): "My history is long, and not much of it is good. I can't erase it, but I'm determined not to make another mistake." 

Nora (tries to speak): "I..." 

Patch (interrupting again): "No, hear me out. The long answer to that question is that everything about me has changed since meeting you. I gave up something I wanted for something I need. And I need you, Angel. More than I think you'll ever know."
Jen: *swoons* OMP! I think that is the sweetest thing I have EVER heard!
Nora: "Patch. I…"
Patch: "I loved you long before you loved me. Its the only thing I have you beat at, and I'll bring it up every chance I get."
Jen: Wow…if that isn't worthy of ALL THE VOTES, I don't know what is. 
Patch: "Vote for me. I mean it. Vote for me." *winks*

By @The_Poupette

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 Head over to The YA-Sisterhood to vote!

Hi, YA Crush Tourney voters!

My name is Benji, I run the blog The Non Reluctant Reader and I'm here to be Simon from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare's advocate. Before I start telling you why you should vote for Simon, I'm going to say this: I'm a guy. I'm not attracted to guys (though if I was a girl, I probably would be). I'm writing this post from the sense of why I think Simon kicks butt. Though I know most of you guys want to hear about the looks, so I will talk about them. Just don't get any ideas about me, okay? :P

Today I'd like to welcome some amazing characters from The Mortal Instruments series!


First off, Clary, winner of the 1st annual YA Heorine Tourney: "Simon is the best friend a girl could ask for. Ever since we met as little kids, we've been joined at the hip. As kids we'd have sleepovers and sneak in a portable DVD player and stay up late watching cheesy horror movies. The one thing I miss most from my mundane, normal life is the normal relationship Simon and I shared. Whenever there's a problem and Simon could do something, he does it. He's proved that time and time again when I'm in danger, he's got my back, even if he may risk his own life. He's a great friend and Isabelle is one lucky girl to get him."

Now, I'd like to welcome, the one and only, Jace Lightwood, winner of last year's Crush Tourney: "He may not be the sexy, handsome, badass Shadowhunter I am, but he has saved me and Clary's butts. Even as a mundane, he was pretty fierce. Though he may ramble on about pointless stuff like some zombie TV show or the next anime cartoon, he's a pretty cool guy to talk to. Now, he hasn't mastered the fine art of sarcasm like I have (but who the hell can?) he is pretty witty. He might even make me, much to my dismay, laugh sometimes. Which is completely unnatural. But if Alec didn't exist, and he was a Shadowhunter, he'd be my first pick for parabatai."

General Information

“Mom. I have something to tell you. I’m undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable with the idea of me being undead. But I’m here to tell you that undead are just like you and me … well, okay. Possibly more like me than you.”

Simon is a easy-going sixteen year old "open geek" who comes from a Jewish family. His father died when he was ten, leaving him along with his mother and sister (he's very affectionate for both of them, by the way) to coup for themselves. Though they've done a very good job of it, and he's a very "good kid", so to speak.  He's been best friends with Clary, the protagonist in The Mortal Instruments since they were little kids, and has secretly been crushing on her for as long as he can remember. He's the bassist of a band which name changes so often, it's impossible to know what they're called. In fact, it's probably already changed ten times since you started reading this. For those animal lovers out there, he's been a vegetarian since he was ten and can't stand the sight of blood. He loves anime and horror movies.

Best Qualities - Witty, Loyal, and Soft

“Medium clever,” Simon acknowledged. “Like a cross between George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven and those MythBusters guys, but, you know, better-looking.”

 While reading The Mortal Instsruments, you'll probably find yourself bursting out laughing during the series. More often then not, you're probably laughing because of something Simon said. Don't get me wrong, all the other characters are hilarious too, but hands-down, Simon is by far the funniest. He's always making witty jokes and hilarious comments that help keep what can often become a dark mood in these books lighter. And they're never trashy jokes, they're done very ingeniously and always at the perfect moment to have you rolling on the floor. And I'll let you in on a little secret, they invented the term "LOL" to describe Simon while texting.

Simon is fiercely loyal. *spoilers* In City of Glass when the only way to get the vampire clan to fight alongside the Shadowhunters against Valentine is to let the clan kill Simon, Simon instantly agrees, against the will of Clary and many others. Though, it didn't work. Again he proves his loyalty in City of Lost Souls when someone has to call the archangel in order to bargain with him, Simon instantly volunteers, even though he knows the archangel will most likely kill him. *end spoilers* Simon is the kind of guy who whenever you need him, he's there for you, even if he may not like you very much.

Though Simon can be fierce when he needs to save his friends, he is very soft and friendly. Though he doesn't let him be stopped from doing what needs to be done, he hates the sight of blood and hates violence even more. *spoiler* When he gets turned into a vampire in City of Ashes, he refuses to let go of his humanity and drinks only animal blood because he couldn't live with himself if he lost his humanity. In that sense, he's sorta like Edward from Twilight, except he doesn't sound constipated whenever he speaks. 

Looks

   "He's cute. Does he have a girlfriend?"

Clary hesitated a second too long before replying. "No."

The girl looked suspicious. "Is he gay?"

In City of Bones, Simon starts out as a nerdy looking kid with brown hair, brown eyes and glasses. Very skinny as well. Though he does have the looks of the sexy smartical style, which causes a girl to notice him in the quote above. Then in City of Ashes he gets bit by a vampire, which turns him into a sexier, more masculine version of himself, and it also causes him to loose his need for glasses. His hot and sexy "vampire mojo" as described by his friend causes him to get two girlfriends, one the gorgeous Shadowhunter, Isabelle, the other the werewolf who defies all paranormal rules that vampires and werewolves can't be lovers to get together with him, Mia. Even if Jace may be more attractive, Simon is not that bad either!

Talents

"You know what's awesome?" said Eric, setting down his drumsticks. "Having a vampire in our band. This is the thing that's really going to take us over the top."

In the books, Simon is described as being a pretty good bassist, though he never really takes his band too seriously, and often says that they "suck", but in truth he is good at what he does. In City of Bones, when Simon saves his friends using a bow and arrow, we find out that he learned to shoot with one while in boy scouts, and is good at it. He's also described as being obsessed with video games, and very good at playing them.

Simon needs you're vote in order to beat Patch, the fallen angel bad boy from Hush, Hush. Okay, I could right a book on why Simon should win, but I'll keep it brief: Patch may have once been an angel, but Simon is ten times a better person then he is, I think you can always count on Simon to save your butts and then act humble, whereas not bragging is impossible for a bad boy, and c'mon, don't you want the underdog to win? So, I think that just about sums up why you should VOTE SIMON!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to The YA-Sisterhood for planning such a great tourney, Cassandra Clare for creating such a great character, and all you Simon fans out there who are going to help us WIN!

Tweet why you think Simon should win on twitter using the hastags: #TeamSimon #YACrushTourney, and follow me for #TeamSimon updates: @NonReluctant

*VOTING IS NOW CLOSED*

YA Crush Tourney: Patch vs. Ash Goes to Ash

AND THE WINNER IS:

ASH

Before we get started, it's the same rules as usual. We've tried as much as possible to keep everything spoiler free, but to really show the best qualities of a character sometimes spoilers are necessary, so BEWARE!!! Also, feel free to write comments in the comments section about either character, but we will not tolerate rudeness. The moment it crosses over from logical argument to rudeness, your comment will be deleted and your vote cancelled. Voting will remain open for 24 hours. With all that said, let the voting begin!

Ash (Seed 6)

The hottastic Ash is from Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series.  For more information on this series you can check out our review here or you can check out our Theory Thursday for Iron Knight, the 4th book in the series. Ash is being rep'd by the girls from Two Chicks on Books, Jamie and Patricia.  You can check out there blog by clicking on there button to the right.  You can also follow them on twitter @arnoldjaime13 & @1of2chicksonbks.

Personality

Ash can come off as cold and distant but that's because he's been raised to be that way. He has had to put up persona of the cold Ice Prince of the Winter Court otherwise he would not have been able to survive in the Unseelie Court. But beneath the cold exterior there is a fiercely loyal guy and not just because he can wield a sword like nobody's business. More about that later. He has managed to fool just about everyone into thinking that his heart is as cold as the iciness that literally runs thru him. That is until he meets the girl that melts his heart. He will do whatever it takes to be with Meghan even if that means walking thru poison to help her out, even if it means that he has to put up with her annoyingly prankster of a BFF, Puck, even if it means that he will be kicked out of his court or even be exiled out of Faery.  He will do anything for Meghan!! Because as he says to Meghan: ""You made me feel alive again.""

What is sexier than a guy who pledges his life and very existence to the girl he loves? Not much. Here's a little taste of the true Ash:

"My name is Ashallyn'darkmyr Tallyn, third son of the Unseelie Court."

Though his voice was soft, it never wavered, and I felt breathless at hearing his full name. His True Name.

 "Let it be known---from this day forth, I vow to protect Meghan Chase, daughter of the Summer King, with my sword, my honor, my life. Her desires are mine. Her wishes are mine. Should even the world stand against her, my blade will be at her side. And should it fail to protect her, let my own existence be forfeit. This I swear, on my honor, my True Name, and my life. From this day on..." His voice went even softer, but I still heard it as though he whispered it into my ear. ""I am yours."

-The Iron Queen 

Looks 

We could never do him justice but we will give you a peek of how Meghan sees him...

"...tall and lean, garbed in silver and black. A dark cape fluttered from its shoulders. Through the rain, I caught the barest glimpse of a face: young, pale, strikingly handsome..."
-The Iron King

"...He carried a sword, resting comfortably on his hip, and his face bore the fine lines of an aristocrat. But, unlike the others, he looked disinterested, almost bored, with the entire event. His eyes caught the moonlight and glittered like silver coins.”

-The Iron King

"Up close, he was even more beautiful, with high cheekbones and dark tousled hair falling into his eyes.” 

-The Iron King

Talents

Who wouldn't want a guy with as many talents and attributes that Ash has. He's a masterful horse rider, he has mad sword skills, and he can shoot ice daggers at his enemies and centuries of knowledge and expertise. He's a bit on the quiet side, too. But don't think that he's distracted in anyway. Ash is deadly and those that cross do not live to tell the tale. He's also witty and one of his best and favorite attributes is that his sense of humor and sarcasm are intact. With lines like this who wouldn't love him:

"Touch her, and I'll freeze your testicles off and put them in a jar. Understand?"

-The Iron King             

Special Attributes

Have we mentioned that Ash is Immortal!! So of course he's going to be with you forever and ever!!            

What makes Ash better than Patch?

Ok so we all know how fantastic Ash is he's noble, but also a bit of a bad boy, protective, loves Meghan completely, and will risk his life for her.

Now onto Patch. He is a great advocate and has his crush-worthy moments. He's a bad boy - which always has its positives and negatives. It makes him absolutely mysterious and sexy, but also makes him not ideal boyfriend/crush material.He's not always honest, he's secretive and in being the way he is, he's broken Nora's heart. He is absolutely sexy and intense, but he can appear cold, and cruel, even if he isn't really.

Although he redeemed himself at the end of the first book, he did spend much of his time wanting to kill Nora and that his motivations weren't always honest. Even in the second book, he's secretive, not willing to be up front with Nora about what was going on. She shared her feelings, opened up to him, told him she loved him, and he says nothing. He allows her to believe that something might be going on with Marcie.

In conclusion-

Ash has tried to defend Meghan, Ash's behavior being cold as an Ice Prince has always been in protecting her, even if he screwed up, whereas Patch's behavior wasn't always to protect Nora. In book one, he wanted to kill her! In book two, in protecting her, he actually put her in harms way and also in the process broke her heart.

Besides who is more crush worthy? A Faerie Winter Prince that lives in a magical realm? He lives in a whole other world. He doesn't hang out in pool halls and drink. He battles magical creatures. And even though he's from a cruel world he has a heart that beats for Meghan.

Anything else you’d like to add?

Here are a few quotes from Julie herself about Ash:

From supernaturalsnark.blogspot.com Interview with Julie.

If you were in an emergency situation (of any kind) and could call one of your characters for help, who would it be and why?

"Well, if it were something major, like the Zombie Apocalypse, I would call on Ash, because he’d be able to chop through the hoards easily. If it were something like getting my cat out of a tree…I’d still call Ash, because Grimalkin would probably mock the poor cat, and Puck might turn it into a bird or something."

From interview on enchantedinkpot.livejournal.com:

If you weren’t the creator, what team do you think you would side with?

“Oh, definitely Ash.  (Though I do love Puck, too.)  I just have a thing for dark, brooding bad boys, especially if they're a HBWS. (Hot Boy With Sword.)  It’s a weakness.  ;-)"

Also we're sure if Ash wins Julie will have something awesome to share with everyone like a teaser from The Iron Knight ;) so VOTE ASH and use the hashtags #TeamAsh and #IcePrince to support him!

Patch Cipriano (Seed 19)

Our beautiful fallen angel, Patch Cipriano, is represented by Momo over at Books Over Boys. You can also go follow her tweets on twitter @booksoverboys.  Patch is from Becca Fitzpatrick's series Hush Hush.  You can find out more info about these books here.

Personality

Patch. Patch Cipriano. Oh gosh! How to describe this hunky piece of smoldering sexiness! Patch is the ultimate bad boy! He's got that "I don't give a crap" vibe going on and it makes you curious about him and why he just doesn't care. He's carefree and tough and sarcastic and witty and uber sexy!

He has that really hard and guarded facade about him but as you read more about him, he has his soft side and he's the sweetest thing in the world! He totally has that dangerous 'thing' on lockdown!

He's such a total flirt and he's not like the brooding type either, like I said, he just doesn't give a crap! But that's exactly why he's crush-worthy!

Overall, Patch is that whole package, you know, the one where he's the ultimate sexy, dangerous, hot bad boy! What more could you ask for? ;)

Looks

Whew! Don't get me started on his looks! EEE! I'm a mess right now; let's see if I can get through this.

First of all, raise your hands (Yes, both arms please!) or...say I if you love a man who can work the whole ""sexy in all black"" thing? I know, right?! Patch also has that thing down to the core! He's got that black t-shirt, black pants, black boots, black hair, and of course, the mysterious black eyes down to a T! Woot!

Patch is described as a mint scented “dark-Levi’s, dark-Henley, dark boots kind of guy”. He has dark hair and his dark eyes. See? What did I say about working that ""sexy all in black"" thing? LOL, workin' it, this Patch!

Patch is just hot. Sizzlin' hot!

Talents

Oh gawh! Patch will leave you breathless and always wanting for more! He'll kiss you here and there and right when you're about to faint, you know, from being breathless and all that, he pulls away and you find yourself chasin' after him, wanting more!

He's an angel, a fallen angel at that! He fell for love! (Ha, had to giggle at that line!) ZOMG, like that is the cutest and most adorable thing EVER. He is crazzzzzy about Nora and he hearts her unconditionally and he proves so in the book. Just read it and if you have, you know what I'm talking about!

Patch is very charismatic and the stuff he says will linger forever in your mind long after he's already said them!

One of his most famous lines: "You can call me Patch. I mean it, call me." *jaw-drop* EEEE, squealing like a little school girl over here!

Special Attributes

Patch and his lines! He has the power to just say things that will leave you dumbfounded and blushing straight down to the core! For example:

WAIT! *brakes!* SOME, MORE LIKE ONE, OF THE QUOTES FOUND BELOW COULD BE A BIT SPOILERY. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

“Say ‘Provoking’ again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”

"You possess other people's...bodies."

He accepted that statement with a nod.

"Do you want to possess my body?"

"I want to do a lot of things to your body, but that's not one of them."

"I get my very own guardian angel? What, exactly, is your job description?"

"Guard your body." His smile tipped higher. "I take my job seriously, which means I'm going to need to get acquainted with the subject matter on a personal level."

"You should go," I breathed. "You should definitely go."

"Go here?" His mouth was on my shoulder. "Or here?" It moved up my neck."

Ohmygosh, right?! What did I tell you? ;) Ah!           

What makes Patch better than Ash?

Ash is a really tough competitor to go up against.  I am having a hard time typing this, to be honest. The way I see it, Ash and Patch are similar yet different in that they're both the bad boys but I see Ash just a tab bit more like the broken-broody-I-need-to-be-fixed type of character where Patch's character just doesn't really care: the carefree I-do-what-I-want type of character.

And this is hard for me because I honestly love both types of character: the broody/sad/broken kind and the badboy/dangerous/mysterious kind.

In the end, if it comes down to it and you're REALLY not sure who to choose, well just do like how you did back in the days when you had to take tests and both answers looked really good and...you resorted to eeny meeny miny mo! ;)

Anything else you’d like to add?

Also, who else in the world has a name like that, Patch. Patch Cipriano. So bad-a**! <3           

And lastly:

Like Nike says, JUST DO IT!

C'mon Patch's Army, don't let him down!

P-DOT-S → Here's a song, in my opinion, that couldn't describe Patch any better! Click play and listen to it while you consider who to vote for! ;)

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Did ya finish listening to it? Have you heard of it already? What do you think? SO Patch, right?! AH! Patch a.k.a Trouble! <3

P-DOT-DOUBLE S → If you vote for Patch, he'll give you a big one of these:

Voting is now closed! For more info on the tournament, click our crush tab at the top!

YA Crush Tourney: Peeta vs Patch (Match #15) goes to Patch!

And the winner is..... PATCH!


As most of you know, yesterday our voting polls crashed for a 3rd time. Because of this, we are having a rematch for one of the matches from yesterday. To prevent this from happening again, polls will only be open for 24 hours. We, of course did not want to do this, but we see no other way if we want to keep this fair and prevent rematches. The polls will open at 8am today and close at 10am on Saturday morning 24 hours later.

Before we get started, it's the same rules as usual. We've tried as much as possible to keep everything spoiler free, but to really show the best qualities of a character sometimes spoilers are necessary, so BEWARE!!! Also, feel free to write comments in the comments section about either character, but we will not tolerate rudeness. The moment it crosses over from logical argument to rudeness, your comment will be deleted and your vote cancelled. With all that said, let the voting begin!

Peeta (Seed 3)
The amazing Peeta is from the series Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Peeta is being rep'd by the marvelous, Alice. Alice has a daily teen fiction newsletter and a site, www.alicemarvel.com. You can also follow her on twitter @alicemarvels.

Personality

Peeta is any girl’s wishlist for a crush come to life: he’s self-sacrificing, sweet, whipsmart, creative, eloquent, and incredibly passionate. He’s got a natural, self-deprecating sense of humor that makes him pretty much impossible not to love.

Passionate Peeta

The quality that gets the ladies SWOONING is his passion. He is the ultimate romantic hero. Since they were children, he has tirelessly adored Katniss, even when she doesn’t deserve it. When he heard her sing in school, he said even the birds’ singing outside stopped, and so did his heart.

Before he was old enough to be willing to kill and even die for Katniss in the Hunger Games, he took a horrible beating from his witch of a mother just to give a hungry Katniss bread when she needed it most. He may not have taught her how to hunt, but he gave her hope when she was almost ready to give up, and that made her strong enough to start fending for herself.

Peeta has a naturally sweet, honest disposition when it comes to love. It was such a change of pace to read about him - he’s not from the Edward Cullen “get away from me, I hate you! wait, nevermind I can’t live without you!” school of romance. He’s been utterly guileless and honest about his feelings for Katniss from the start, even a bit wounded when she doesn’t return them. It’s hard not to melt a bit when he declares himself to her again and again.

“Having an eye for beauty isn’t the same thing as a weakness. Except possibly when it comes to you.”

“My nightmares are usually about losing you,” he says. “I’m okay once I realize you’re here.”

“If you die and I live, there’s no life for me at all back in District 12. You’re my whole life. I would never be happy again.”

Selfless in Love

Peeta has the ability to love someone completely, in the BEST possible way. He always only ever wants Katniss to be alive, safe and happy. When he finds out she’d been faking their relationship for the camera at the end of the first Games, he doesn’t have a typical, “oh yeah, well I was faking too!” face-saving response, or try to make her pay. He gives her space, and continues to love her, to support her, to help her through her nightmares, and to plot any and every way imaginable he can keep her alive every time they are threatened. He doesn’t think of her as an object to be possessed; he really, truly wants her to be alive and happy, even if that means she ends up with Gale.

“As badly as I have hurt him, he won’t expose me in front of the cameras. Won’t condemn me with a halfhearted kiss. He’s still looking out for me. Just as he did in the arena. Somehow the thought makes me want to cry.”

In the arena of the Quarter Quell, Peeta tries to convince Katniss to let him protect her, to let HER be the one to survive.

“Peeta pulls the chain with the gold disk from around his neck. He holds it in the moonlight so I can clearly see the mockingjay. Then his thumb slides along a catch I didn’t notice before and the disk pops open. It’s not solid, as I had thought, but a locket. And within the locket are photos. On the right side, my mother and Prim, laughing. And on the left, Gale. Actually smiling.

There is nothing in the world that could break me faster at this moment than these three faces. After what I heard this afternoon…..it is the perfect weapon.

“Your family needs you, Katniss,” Peeta says.

My family. My mother. My sister. And my pretend cousin Gale. But Peeta’s intention is clear. That Gale really is my family, or will be one day, if I live. That I’ll marry him. So Peeta’s giving me his life and Gale at the same time. To let me know I shouldn’t ever have doubts about it. Everything. That’s what Peeta wants me to take from him.”

He may offer her Gale if it’s Peeta’s life vs. hers, but when they’re both safe, Peeta is a fighter in love, making her choice incredibly difficult.

Clever and Convincing

Peeta is persuasive, charismatic and charming, never more so than when it counts – when their lives depend on it in the Games and the Quarter Quell. At the televised interviews, he is sometimes so cunning, even Katniss doesn’t know what he’s up to, but he has Caesar Flickerman and the Capitolites eating out of his hand. He formulates and flawlessly executes the “star-crossed lovers from District 12” routine, wisely realizing it is the only hope to keep them alive.

I'm coming back into focus when Caesar asks him if he has a girlfriend back home. Peeta hesitates, then gives an unconvincing shake of his head.

“Handsome lad like you. There must be some special girl. Come on, what’s her name?” says Caesar.

Peeta sighs. "Well, there is this one girl. I’ve had a crush on her ever since I can remember. But I’m pretty sure she didn’t know I was alive until the reaping."

Sounds of sympathy from the crowd. Unrequited love they can relate to.

“She have another fellow?" asks Caesar.

“I don’t know, but a lot of boys like her," says Peeta.

“So, here’s what you do. You win, you go home. She can’t turn you down then, eh?" says Caesar encouragingly.

“I don’t think it’s going to work out. Winning...won’t help in my case," says Peeta.

“Why ever not?" says Caesar, mystified.

Peeta blushes beet red and stammers out. "Because...because...she came here with me." 

Later he does the same thing before the Quarter Quell, except the buzz words have turned from crush to married and pregnant. Masterfully played, Peeta.

Unfailingly Moral and Honorable

He has strong principles and a strong sense of self, and always expresses himself in a very heartfelt way (probably why he can charm the bejeezus out of a crowd).

“Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to…to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their Games”

Peeta has such strong morals he’d rather die than let the Capitol make him into a monster.

"I don't know how to say it exactly. Only...I want to die as myself. Does that make any sense? I don't want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I'm not."

He can’t help but express compassion, and he hates killing and only does so when he absolutely has to so he can guarantee Katniss’s safety. To the Capitol’s dismay, Peeta’s compassionate overtures help to highlight the injustice of the Games. Like when he offered to share his winnings from the Games with the families of Rue and Thresh, as thanks for keeping Katniss alive and out of respect for their bravery in the Games:

“It can in no way replace your losses, but as a token of our thanks we’d like for each of the tributes’ families from District Eleven to receive one month of our winnings every year for the duration of our lives.”

In the rebellion and in the war, you certainly need Gale types who angrily want to charge and attack the Capitol, but you REALLY need intelligent people with a strong set of principles, who won’t lose their damn minds and become blinded by rage. You need someone who can win the war of words, and change public opinion. If a Peeta-type was sent instead where so often in the Rebellion a Gale-type was sent, bloodshed may have been avoided.

Bold and Courageous

Peeta is always brave with words, but he’s brave with his body as well. He is far more ill-prepared for the Games than Katniss – he did not grow up slinging arrows or throwing knives – but he wasn’t going to give up without a fight, OR stop trying to protect Katniss (a hilarious conceit when you think of their backgrounds).

Aligning himself with the Careers, facing Cato so Katniss can  escape, holding up the suicide berries and defying the Capitol, volunteering for the Quarter Quell (with the added weakness of an artificial leg too!) so he can protect Katniss, and risking his life over and over again to do so requires tremendous bravery. Even when he’s in the clutches of the Capitol, being used as a televised puppet, he manages to send Katniss a warning message about the impending District 13 attack.

“And you….in Thirteen…” He inhales sharply, as if fighting for air; his eyes look insane. “Dead by morning!”

Off camera, Snow orders, “End it!” Beetee throws the whole thing into chaos by flashing a still shot of me standing in front of the hospital in three-second intervals. But between the images, we are privy to the real-life action being played out on set. Peeta’s attempt to keep speaking. The camera knocked down to record the white tiled floor. The scuffle of boots. The impact of the blow that’s inseparable from Peeta’s cry of pain. And his blood as it splatters the tiles.”

When it comes to the woman he loves, he has nothing but bravery.

Peeta is pretty much the perfect guy. Probably why Haymitch says this to Katniss:

“You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know.”

Ok, NONE of us deserve him, but that doesn’t mean a girl can’t dream, right? And lucky for Katniss, he is head over freaking heels for her.

Looks

While Peeta’s personality is his hottest feature, don’t let that distract from the fact that he is still physically can’t-walk-past-him-without-doing a-double-take HOT. He’s got medium height, stocky build, with ashy blonde wavy hair that falls over his forehead, and striking blue eyes – um, yes please!  Katniss is always using words like “shine” and “sunlight” when describing blonde, blue-eyed Peeta, and they fit – he is absolutely radiant in both personality and looks.

Given that Peeta scored an 8 in his session with the Gamemakers, we can assume he did something to physically impress them, and Katniss certainly took SOME notice of the boy before the Reaping:

“What about you? I’ve seen you in the market. You can lift hundred pound bags of flour,” I snap at him. “Tell him that. That’s not nothing.”

“Yes, and I’m sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.” 

Peeta, you can throw me around like a bag of flour any day.

Talents

Peeta Silvertongue

This guy takes words and makes them into weapons. His words inspire sympathy, horror for his and Katniss’s situation, and also incite by turns, rebellion. Katniss may be the Mockingjay, but Peeta’s words MADE her the Mockingjay. He made her loveable in Panem’s eyes, valuable, and made their actions seem even braver and like more of a banner to get behind.

“There is that quality of goodness that’s hard to overlook, but still...and then I think of it, what Peeta can do so much better than the rest of us. He can use words. He obliterated the rest of the field at both interviews. And maybe it’s because of that underlying goodness that he can move a crowd- no, a country- to his side with the turn of a simple sentence.”

The Boy With the Bread

Peeta is a skilled baker’s son, and he learned his trade well. Yup, that’s right, if you’re Peeta’s lady, you can happily overdose on frosted cupcakes, pies, danishes, cookies, muffins….you name it, he’ll bake it. For a gal who has been on the verge of starving most her life, there are no more appealing words than “here, have a cupcake.”

The Artiste

He makes beautiful artwork with frosting and camouflage, and is described by several people as being very talented at his newfound hobby of painting. If this weren’t, you know, the most violent dystopic government ever, you’d probably catch him in an art gallery, or on Ace of Cakes, or even as the lead singer of some band. I love a creative and artsy guy – it usually translates to ALL areas of life.

Special Attributes

Nice guys finish first

No Peeta is not the bad boy (except when the Capitol invades his mind – but again, his true colors shine through in the end).

He’s not going to ride around on a motorcycle or shoot an arrow through a squirrel’s eye from a mile away. But he also won’t cheat on you, abandon you when you’re in a bad spot, or play mind games with you.

He’s the guy who’s going to treat you RIGHT. You can have really good conversations with Peeta, laugh with him, and feel really, REALLY good with him. He’ll hold you when you have nightmares, comfort you when you’re sad, and cheer you up with a joke. He’s the guy I hope every girl has an opportunity to find someday. Sure I love reading about badace paranormal sex gods, but give me a gorgeous, sweet, loving, hilarious, artistic, intelligent guy any day! He’ll still make you swoon and fan yourself with his looks and sweet nothings, but he’ll be your best friend too.

Real or not real: Peeta has godlike mental strength

His sense of self and resolve are strong, like, epically strong. How much strength must it have taken to overcome his Capitol brainwashing. You’ve seen how they can turn normal teenagers into bloodthirsty muttations – it stands to reason that the Capitol mad scientists certainly know their way around some tracker jacker brainwashing. What they did to Peeta to make him fear/hate Katniss would have ended any feelings of love and attachment for any normal person. But Peeta knows his love for Katniss is real – realer than anything he’d ever known, so he fights his way back to her.

The final “Real or not real” is one of the biggest victories against the Capitol in the entire series in my opinion.

"You love me. Real or not real?" "Real." 

What makes your guy better than his competitor?

Patch is the kind of guy you date when you’re working something out of your system – like when you want a guy who is hot, rides a motorcycle, shoots pool, hangs out with seedy characters, and plays all kinds of whacked out mind games. Those guys are good for a few steamy makeout sessions, but as a boyfriend? Eh.

Peeta has the scorching hot looks to match Patch but you will barely have time to ogle him because he’ll be making you laugh within seconds. He’ll tell you how he feels about you, and you can BELIEVE it. And steamy makeout sessions? Peeta knows how to make a girl melt with his kiss – Katniss was supposed to be faking but she just couldn’t seem to get over her lip locks with Peeta. The guy has a persuasive mouth in more ways than one!

The sensation inside me grows warmer and spreads out from my chest, down through my body, out along my arms and legs, to the tips of my being. Instead of satisfying me, the kisses have the opposite effect, of making my need greater. I thought I was something of an expert on hunger, but this is an entirely new kind.

Anything you’d like to add?

If you vote for Peeta, he’ll give you a cupcake! Oh, and this...

Patch Cipriano (Seed 19)

Our beautiful fallen angel, Patch Cipriano, is represented by Momo over at Books Over Boys. You can also go follow her tweets on twitter @booksoverboys.  Patch is from Becca Fitzpatrick's series Hush Hush.  You can find out more info about these books here.

Personality:

Patch. Patch Cipriano. Oh gosh! How to describe this hunky piece of smoldering sexiness! Patch is the ultimate bad boy! He's got that "I don't give a crap" vibe going on and it makes you curious about him and why he just doesn't care. He's carefree and tough and sarcastic and witty and uber sexy!

He has that really hard and guarded facade about him but as you read more about him, he has his soft side and he's the sweetest thing in the world! He totally has that dangerous 'thing' on lockdown!

He's such a total flirt and he's not like the brooding type either, like I said, he just doesn't give a crap! But that's exactly why he's crush-worthy!

Overall, Patch is that whole package, you know, the one where he's the ultimate sexy, dangerous, hot bad boy! What more could you ask for? ;)

Looks:

Whew! Don't get me started on his looks! EEE! I'm a mess right now; let's see if I can get through this.

First of all, raise your hands (Yes, both arms please!) or...say I if you love a man who can work the whole "sexy in all black" thing? I know, right?! Patch also has that thing down to the core! He's got that black t-shirt, black pants, black boots, black hair, and of course, the mysterious black eyes down to a T! Woot!

Patch is described as a mint scented “dark-Levi’s, dark-Henley, dark boots kind of guy”. He has dark hair and his dark eyes. See? What did I say about working that "sexy all in black" thing? LOL, workin' it, this Patch!


Talents:

Oh gawh! Patch will leave you breathless and always wanting for more! He'll kiss you here and there and right when you're about to faint, you know, from being breathless and all that, he pulls away and you find yourself chasin' after him, wanting more!

He's an angel, a fallen angel at that! He fell for love! (Ha, had to giggle at that line!) ZOMG, like that is the cutest and most adorable thing EVER. He is crazzzzzy about Nora and he hearts her unconditionally and he proves so in the book. Just read it and if you have, you know what I'm talking about!

Patch is very charismaticand the stuff he says will linger forever in your mind long after he's already said them!

One of his most famous lines: "You can call me Patch. I mean it, call me." *jaw-drop* EEEE, squealing like a little school girl over here!

Special Attributes:

Patch and his lines! He has the power to just say things that will leave you dumbfounded and blushing straight down to the core! For example:

WAIT!*brakes!* SOME, MORE LIKE ONE, OF THE QUOTES FOUND BELOW COULD BE A BIT SPOILERY. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

“Say ‘Provoking’ again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”

"You possess other people's...bodies."

He accepted that statement with a nod.

"Do you want to possess my body?"

"I want to do a lot of things to your body, but that's not one of them."

"I get my very own guardian angel? What, exactly, is your job description?"

"Guard your body." His smile tipped higher. "I take my job seriously, which means I'm going to need to get acquainted with the subject matter on a personal level."

"You should go," I breathed. "You should definitely go."

"Go here?" His mouth was on my shoulder. "Or here?" It moved up my neck."

Ohmygosh, right?! What did I tell you? ;) Ah!

What makes Patch better than Peeta?

First of all, scroll back up to the top and take in his looks again; one more time. Now ask me again. ;) | There really wasn't any point in that; just to make your thoughts a little fuzzy, lol!

Patch is just Patch and there's no one else like him. He's the kind of guy that you (ITALICIZE this next word) wish you would be able to meet in real life. He's got that whole paranormal edge to him, that thing that you just can't put a finger on. He's dark and mysterious - he's like a walking question mark - makes you (ITALICIZE this next word) want to know him. He's the fun that you look for in life; the liveliness, the spark, that interesting (ITALICIZE this next word) thing that we all want to escape too and just forget about "real-life."

Patch melts you with his words and not just his strengths; he's everything I mentioned ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ above and more! He's got that type of attitude where if you were to meet him in real life, you wouldn't believe...him. The way he is about life, in general. This Patch...he's somethin' alright.

Anything else you'd like to say about your guy?


P-DOT-S → Here's a song, in my opinion, that couldn't describe Patch any better! Click play and listen to it while you consider who to vote for! ;)

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Did ya finish listening to it? Have you heard of it already? What do you think? SO Patch, right?! AH! Patch a.k.a Trouble! <3

P-DOT-DOUBLE S → If you vote for Patch, he'll give you a big one of these:

And lastly:

Like Nike says, JUST DO IT!

C'mon Patch's Army, don't let him down!

*VOTING IS NOW CLOSED*

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