Rules of Attraction VLOG

I'd Fight For You

For this blog I decided to connect a popular song to Simone Elkele's book Rules of Attraction. After searching my IPod one song really stuck with me. This song was Fight for you by Jason Derulo. Its upbeat tempo and lyrics really captured the essence of Carlos's and Kiara's relationship. In Jason Derulo's song he says "It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you, I'd fight for you, There's nothing that a hundred men, or more, could ever do, I'd fight for you, Just like the rain, down in Africa, I'd fight for you, It's gonna take some time but I know you're worth fighting for." Carlos has to fight for Kiara, to keep her safe, and to prove he really does love her. At the end of the book when he has to face the gang, he takes them down so he can keep Kiara and her family safe. He fought for their love, not even a Mexican gang could bring them apart. Even Kiara had to fight for their relationship. At first when they met she couldn't stand him. However, after a while she got to know him and eventually began to fall for him. When Carlos realized he loved her as well, he was frightened that could be too dangerous for her. Kiara had to fight to convince him everything would be okay. In the end no one could fight hard enough to tear both Kiara and Carlos apart.

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Rules of Attraction LINK UP!

http://www.simoneelkeles.net/rules.html
This is a website for Simone Elkeles, the author of Rules of Attraction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhEx0kaUlrU
This is the official book trailor. It does a good job capturing the characters.

http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/rules-of-attraction-by-simone-elkeles/
This website gives an accurate summary of the book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Elkeles
This website is all about Simone Elkeles and her background.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Mafia
Since Carlos was involved in a Mexican gang, I found it apropriate to add some information about such gangs.

http://www.nsastutter.org/?gclid=CKTn9rf4vK4CFWgQNAodbUhcqg
Kiara struggled her whole life with stuttering. This is the website for the National Stuttering Association.

http://www.stutteringhelp.org/
Kiara was adiment in fixing her stuttering. This website gives you tips on how to do just that.   

http://hikingincolorado.org/
Kiara was very into hiking. This website gives information on hiking in Colorado.

http://www.colorado.gov/
Place was a big part in Rules Of Attraction. Since Colorado is where the characters live, I provided a website containing information on Colorado.

http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixityourself/Fix_It_Yourself.htm
Both Carlos and Kiara were into auto repair. This website gives information on how to do it yourself.

http://www.allpar.com/fix/vintage.html
One of Kiara's hobbies was working on her vintage car. This website gives you knowledge about vintage cars.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/illegal-immigration/159463-why-they-leaving-mexico.html
Carlos is leaving Mexico because of gang violence. This website gives reasons for why other people leave Mexico.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War
In the book Carlos got caught up in the Mexican drug war. This explains more about the current drug war in Mexico.

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/274533.Simone_Elkeles
This website provides different quotes from Simone Elkeles. Including some from Rules of Attraction.

http://www.greenbeanteenqueen.com/2010/04/simone-elkeles-interview-plus-giveaway.html
This is an interview done by the author of Rules of Attraction.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4268157-perfect-chemistry
This gives a summary on the first book of the trilogy which includes Rules of Attraction.

http://www.simoneelkeles.net/forum/index.php?/topic/626-perfect-chemistry/
This is a discussion page for the first book Perfect Chemistry.

http://www.simoneelkeles.net/forum/index.php?/forum/31-chain-reaction-3rd-book-in-perfect-chemistry-trilogy/
This is a discussion page for the third book in the trilogy Chain Reaction.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/33409.Perfect_Chemistry_Trilogy_Lovers
This is a discussion board for fans of the trilogy.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/48231-elkeles-wraps-up-perfect-chemistry-trilogy.html
This discusses the conclusion of the Perfect Chemistry trilogy.

Love of Character

      Kiara is a normal Colorado girl who loves her family, nature, and vintage cars. She has never been one of the popular girls, her best friend and only friend is Tuck, a flamboyant gay boy who helps her develop her Rules of Attraction. Kiara is a determined individual, who tries to be strong at every moment. Because of the fact that she had a lisp since she was little, she has never been very confident. By working on it and fixing it every day she was ready to show everyone how newly confident she was. I believe this is what led her to fall for Carlos. Since she had a new found confidence, and with being so stubborn she didn't allow him to play her like he did to most girls. Kiara is the type of person girls should look up to. She's the type of person who makes things happen for herself, and even though she was at first reluctant to the idea, let herself fall in love.
          Carlos is a hot headed Latino, who is bitter about his move to Colorado. After his big brother Alex got out of the Latino Blood gang, Carlos felt betrayed. Since Mexico was no longer safe for Carlos his mother sent his to live with his brother. When he gets to Colorado he makes his life much harder than it should be. He is so stubborn that he won't allow himself to even give this new home a chance. He would rather stay in his ways and make trouble, than be the guy his family knows he could be. When he first meets Kiara he is annoyed by her. The fact that she was just as stubborn as him, and dressed as if she had no one to impress did not appeal to him at all at the beginning. After Kiara began to let her wall down to him, is when the readers began to see the real Carlos, because as soon as she became vulnerable, he did as well.  The point in the book where the reader can really see that Carlos has fallen in love with Kiara, the girl unlike another that he has met, is when they are watching the movie and he thinks he has heard a gunshot, then he hovers over Kiara to protect her. Even though the gun shots were not real, the fact remains that Carlos risked his life to save Kiara. After this he continues to protect her for the rest of their lives.