TGIF (14) and Follow Friday (13)

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at Greads! This week's discussion is about

Supporting Characters

We tend to gush over those main characters the most, but what about those supporting roles? Who are some of your favourites?

My two picks are probably going to be the most common answers, but that's what makes them so great!  First, Isaac from The Fault In Our Stars. Isaac made me cry just as much as Hazel + Augustus did, with his own unique brand of humor and tragedy all rolled into one. His eulogy had me sobbing.  Second favourite would have to be Simon from The Mortal Instruments series. I know he's gotten a larger and larger role as the series goes on, but from page one he's been that adorable best friend/maybe-there's-more we all want around. He's so steadfast and true to Clary, Jace, Alec, everyone. I want a Simon in my life.

Honorable mentions: Iko from Cinder, Roar from Under the Never Sky (I WANT TO MARRY HIM), Kent from Before I Fall, all of Nick's friends/band in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Laney from Saving June.

Who are your favourite supporting characters?

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Follow Friday is hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee's View, meant to spotlight two blogs and allows bloggers to link up and meet other fabulous bookish friends and share the Following love!

This week's spotlight blogs are: Books Galore & The Fake Steph Dot Com (who I adore and has a FAB new layout!)

And the question of the week is:

This Sunday is Mother's Day in the US. In celebration, what are some of your favourite books with strong mother/child relationships?

This was a tough question! I realized that most of the books I read don't focus on a parent's relationship with their child; or that a lot of it is a negative relationship (thus spurring on the plot) - which kind of sucks, because my mother is my best friend.  That all said! Clary and her mother in The Mortal Instruments is definitely one that shows strength and understanding - they're wonderful together, separately and always doing what's best for the other. I also liked Hazel and her mother (and dad, actually) from The Fault In Our Stars - it was tenuous at times, but the support and love is there.

I want to mention If I Stay by Gayle Forman; not just the mother/child, but Mia's entire relationship with her family. Though presented in an unconventional way, learning about the family dynamic just makes you fall in love with them all.

Oddly, the first thing that came to mind for this as well was Duncan and his mother from Welcome Caller This Is Chloe - which, if you haven't read the book, (**WARNING SPOILERS**) is actually a bad relationship because she's a meth addict who frequently leaves her son to fend for himself. I KNOW, weird to think of for this question, right? It's actually because I loved how they both still TRIED to maintain and rebuild their relationship. How much Duncan did for his mother, how she still obviously loved him and wanted to get better for him...it's broken, but being fixed, and I love it.

What books have your favourite mother/child relationship?

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