WIP the movie bloghop

Thanks to Kyra and Rachel for hosting this bloghop, in which I get to cast the characters and music for my current Work In Progress.

I have several books in various stages of development, but decided to go with the one I just started drafting called TRADING HOPE. It's a typical Ilima-esque story set in a future where the world monetary system has collapsed and everything is now bartered or traded...including people.

My main characters are Hope--a girl whose father is offered WAY more than expected for her hand in marriage, and Wesley--her best friend who knows she's worth more than she gives herself credit for. Aww.

My Hope is Odeya Rush. You might recognize her from The Odd Life of Timothy Green, but you'll see her later this year in The Giver aside Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep. Dark, moody, quiet, beautiful. She's a perfect Hope:

My Wesley is Tom Odell. He's not an actor but a British musician who's a piano player...just like Wesley. :) I think he's popular in the UK (Kyra, correct me if I'm wrong) and has that perfect floppy blond hair and presence that is just, well, lurpy. Haha. That's Wesley:

And here's a bonus. My daughter is an amazing artist and likes to make fan art of my book characters...how lucky am I, right? So here's her interpretation of Hope and Wesley. I love it so much.

And now for the music:

ALL OF ME by John Legend (the version w/Lindsey Stirling)
HOLD ONTO HOPE LOVE by Amy Stroup
DURBAN SKIES by Bastille
MOTH'S WINGS by Passion Pit
PEACE OF MIND by Two Steps From Hell
BROTHERS by Prince of Spain
SATURN by Sleeping at Last
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE by Bruno Mars
TOURIST by Yuna
And of course any and every Tom Odell song. :) His raw emotional stylings are perfect for Hope's story. 

What actors would play the characters in your book? Any novel soundtrack must haves on your playlist?