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I agree. The first book was good for me, but trying to read the second was like trudging through clay. You lose interest really quickly. I'm trying to get through the series, but I seriously don't think I'll even make it to the third book. Especially if it's all about dresses and parties and girls fighting for one guy, and America already acting like a spoiled princess. I think I liked her character better in the first book too:/
I actually read the whole series because I had a lot of free time. I wouldn't day I regret reading them, but I am not sure I would highly recommend them as a "must read". As you said, America already sounds like a spoiled princess and I really hated the way she treated Aspen as a safety net. In the book she admits it, though, I'll give you that, but it still does not feel enough to like her for that. On the other books you get some rebels thrown in to spike up the action, but it is not quite enough. I did like Marlee. I feel she was the only one who whole-heatedly went for what she wanted and I admired that.
I haven't read Wither. Do you recommend it?
It's like The Selection in a way, with girls fighting in a competition for one guy's attention. But Wither is a lot more interesting and complex, and somewhat of a gothic novel. I wouldn't say it was amazing, but it holds your attention, which is more than I can say about The Selection at the moment;)
I might check it out, though I am more interested in love-triangles kinda-stories, but it is nice to mix it up from time to time. Do you remember who's the writer? I found many but I'm not sure I found the one you describe.
It's by Lauren Destefano. I know, I went to look for it and had to go to page 4 of the list to find the book:/
Who doesn't love a good, complicated love triangle? Makes me think of my Twilight days:)
Thank you so much! Marked as "to read". It does sound interesting. Lol, I guess we all sort-of started with Twilight, but I like to think that we have evolved from those days and do not fixate so much on such a creepy story. Don't get me wrong, I loved them, and I might say I still do, but the relationship was way too possessive and obsessive to be healthy.
Lol, yes it was... I have like a thousand books are here marked as 'to read' and only 91 read:) Every time I tell myself to sit in one place and finish this book I've been wanting to read for forever, I find myself opening my laptop and going onto to Goodreads or pinterest. I really need a wireless day to get through my reading list!
I absolutely know what you mean! I'm not even done reading half of a book and I'm already looking for the next one to read and reading their reviews. I feel a total book-junkie!
True! I'm reading three books at one time and I keep throwing glances to my bookshelf, which seems to be stacking up with more books then I can count,all the while making no real progress. Totally addicted:)
Exactly! What books are you reading now? I trying to read Hex Hall, but I'm not making much progress. I will give it some more tries, though.
'Emma' By Jane Austen, 'Gone Girl' By Gillian Flynn, and 'The Great Gatsby':) I love a classic;p
I've heard of Hex Hall.. Do you recommend it?
Definitely loved Emma, but I confess I love everything Jane Austen ever wrote. I started with "Persuasion" and that sealed the deal. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. I enjoyed Gone Girl, it was well written and the suspense kept going at a good pace without being too much. I haven't read "The Great Gatsby"; I am not quite sure it would be for me.
And if you love love-triangles, you should read the Nightshade series by Andrea Cremer. That has a good one:)
About Hex Hall...it looks promising, but I am still on page 60. I actually dropped this book to read the whole Mara Dyer saga, which I loved, so that already tells me this books was not enough to hold my interest. Generally, when I start reading a book, I can hardly put it down. This has not happened to me with Hex Hall, but I like the premise so, stubborn as I am, I will try to finish it.
I get that too, when you feel like you have a promise with this book to see it through, but it doesn't hold your attention and all you can think about are the wonderful books you could be reading at that moment instead of trying to finish the one you are. Sometimes I don't even finish them because I already know I won't like it. I call it my book intuition:)
You know what they say: trust your guts! But it is quite disappointing when you expect a book to be great and it is just...bleh...I don't have a better way of describing it. But something tells me I might like it. Otherwise, I will drop it and re-read Persuasion for the 100th time.
Omg, I loved Persuasion! Which, if you knew me, isn't saying much because I'm all Jane Austen;p I've read them all, and Persuasion made the top three. Have you read Pride and Prejudice?
I've read all of Jane Austen books. Love her, love her, love her! I loved Pride and Prejudice but not so much as Persuasion. There's something in Anne Elliot being so under-appreciated and taken for granted that makes me want to protect her and be there to help her. The transformations she goes through is endearing and the underlying criticism on society's rules makes for a whole other level of reading.
I'm working on finishing Emma, and then I will have read all of her books. My favorite part of Persuasion was the letter written by Captain Wentworth. I was in love;) I love Jane Austen so much that after graduation I plan on going to Bath, England for the Jane Austen Festival=)
I only read Wuthering Heights when I was 14 or something like that and I was just starting reading. I don't think I really appreciated how amazing this book really is, or how amazing everybody says it is. I've wanted to read it again ever since, but somehow I never get down to it. I've been putting it off for quite some time now. I guess I just have not been in the mood for it yet. How about you?
Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Loved them both. I'm only 15, but I still love the classics, and think that they ought to be appreciated more. I wish I could reread more than half of my 'read' bookshelf, but who really has the time? Always a new release, a suggested book, and so little time:) Do you have a favorite book of all time?
Wow. I'm actually impressed if at 15 you can appreciate good literature. Kudos to you! mm all time favorite? Besides Persuasion? I would say The Picture of Dorian Grey. I read it when I was your age actually (I'm 28 now..which sounds super old for the kind of books we were previously commenting on, but I can't help it, I enjoy YA..they are refreshing and less depressing). I remember this book all too well. I simply couldn't put it down. I loved Thorn Birds. I actually re-read it a couple of months ago and if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It is dark and at moment you will heat every single character, but at the end, you will be pleased you have read it. It is simply majestic. Do you have a favorite book?
The Picture of Dorian Gray is actually my favorite book:) I've never heard of Thorn Birds? I tried to get my sister to read A Picture of Dorian Gray because I loved it that much, but she's mostly into the gushy, predictable books one would usually read at the age of 14. She also hates when I try to introduce her to Austen, Oscar Wilde, and Bronte:( I'm still working on her;p Don't be ashamed, I'll probably still have a mile-long list of YA books to be read when I'm that age too! They're addicting to all ages:)
Keep on trying with your sister! You might eventually wear her out! lol Based on the books you have read, I think you will like Thorn Birds. It's a love story set in Australia. The main character is Meggie, not spoiled but not completely likable either, has been dealt a hard hand and must endure what is typical for females (girl must cook and clean; while boys get to work outside) and she later on meets a guy, but wait, he is not any guy: he is a freaking priest. When they actually meet, she is a child and he is older so their friendship is just that. Don't be alarmed, but as she grows up she notices her feelings change while she still has to live her life knowing that he will never be hers. There are very interesting plot twist that, as I said, will make you hate every one of them at different times, but I still feel is one of the best books ever.
It sounds amazing. A book that doesn't have anything to do with high school drama and complicated boyfriends (Which are never really that complicated.) My sister loves these kinds of books, and sure they are good to read once in a while, but start to get predictable after some time. I like books with depth, and this sounds like one that has some:)
Exactly. YA books are great to get distracted and not worked up; you would never pick one up for something more than entertainment.
30 comments! We have been messaging back and forth for hours:) I told myself earlier today that I would settle in and take a huge chunk out of my book,(I really do need to make progress;D) and here I am on Goodreads! I am bad at commitment:/
My computer is sometimes slow so I comment and then your comment appears before mine and then my comment looks irrelevant to the topic...ugh!
To your last answer- Yup, and YA books do entertain, they just aren't meant for those times when you require seriousness and more to think and reflect on.
Same here! I ended up not reading a single page, but I picked up my copy of Wuthering Heights so I'm not that upset.
Oh, I love that book! Enjoy:) I'm actually knee deep in Emma, and already in love with it. The only JAne AUsten book I didn't really vote high on my list, but still enjoyed, was Northanger Abbey.
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I agree. The first book was good for me, but trying to read the second was like trudging through clay. You lose interest really quickly. I'm trying to get through the series, but I seriously don't think I'll even make it to the third book. Especially if it's all about dresses and parties and girls fighting for one guy, and America already acting like a spoiled princess. I think I liked her character better in the first book too:/
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I actually read the whole series because I had a lot of free time. I wouldn't day I regret reading them, but I am not sure I would highly recommend them as a "must read". As you said, America already sounds like a spoiled princess and I really hated the way she treated Aspen as a safety net. In the book she admits it, though, I'll give you that, but it still does not feel enough to like her for that. On the other books you get some rebels thrown in to spike up the action, but it is not quite enough. I did like Marlee. I feel she was the only one who whole-heatedly went for what she wanted and I admired that. I haven't read Wither. Do you recommend it?
It's like The Selection in a way, with girls fighting in a competition for one guy's attention. But Wither is a lot more interesting and complex, and somewhat of a gothic novel. I wouldn't say it was amazing, but it holds your attention, which is more than I can say about The Selection at the moment;)
I might check it out, though I am more interested in love-triangles kinda-stories, but it is nice to mix it up from time to time. Do you remember who's the writer? I found many but I'm not sure I found the one you describe.
It's by Lauren Destefano. I know, I went to look for it and had to go to page 4 of the list to find the book:/
Who doesn't love a good, complicated love triangle? Makes me think of my Twilight days:)
Thank you so much! Marked as "to read". It does sound interesting. Lol, I guess we all sort-of started with Twilight, but I like to think that we have evolved from those days and do not fixate so much on such a creepy story. Don't get me wrong, I loved them, and I might say I still do, but the relationship was way too possessive and obsessive to be healthy.
Lol, yes it was... I have like a thousand books are here marked as 'to read' and only 91 read:) Every time I tell myself to sit in one place and finish this book I've been wanting to read for forever, I find myself opening my laptop and going onto to Goodreads or pinterest. I really need a wireless day to get through my reading list!
I absolutely know what you mean! I'm not even done reading half of a book and I'm already looking for the next one to read and reading their reviews. I feel a total book-junkie!
True! I'm reading three books at one time and I keep throwing glances to my bookshelf, which seems to be stacking up with more books then I can count,all the while making no real progress. Totally addicted:)
Exactly! What books are you reading now? I trying to read Hex Hall, but I'm not making much progress. I will give it some more tries, though.
'Emma' By Jane Austen, 'Gone Girl' By Gillian Flynn, and 'The Great Gatsby':) I love a classic;p
I've heard of Hex Hall.. Do you recommend it?
Definitely loved Emma, but I confess I love everything Jane Austen ever wrote. I started with "Persuasion" and that sealed the deal. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. I enjoyed Gone Girl, it was well written and the suspense kept going at a good pace without being too much. I haven't read "The Great Gatsby"; I am not quite sure it would be for me.
And if you love love-triangles, you should read the Nightshade series by Andrea Cremer. That has a good one:)
About Hex Hall...it looks promising, but I am still on page 60. I actually dropped this book to read the whole Mara Dyer saga, which I loved, so that already tells me this books was not enough to hold my interest. Generally, when I start reading a book, I can hardly put it down. This has not happened to me with Hex Hall, but I like the premise so, stubborn as I am, I will try to finish it.
I get that too, when you feel like you have a promise with this book to see it through, but it doesn't hold your attention and all you can think about are the wonderful books you could be reading at that moment instead of trying to finish the one you are. Sometimes I don't even finish them because I already know I won't like it. I call it my book intuition:)
You know what they say: trust your guts! But it is quite disappointing when you expect a book to be great and it is just...bleh...I don't have a better way of describing it. But something tells me I might like it. Otherwise, I will drop it and re-read Persuasion for the 100th time.
Omg, I loved Persuasion! Which, if you knew me, isn't saying much because I'm all Jane Austen;p I've read them all, and Persuasion made the top three. Have you read Pride and Prejudice?
I've read all of Jane Austen books. Love her, love her, love her! I loved Pride and Prejudice but not so much as Persuasion. There's something in Anne Elliot being so under-appreciated and taken for granted that makes me want to protect her and be there to help her. The transformations she goes through is endearing and the underlying criticism on society's rules makes for a whole other level of reading.
I'm working on finishing Emma, and then I will have read all of her books. My favorite part of Persuasion was the letter written by Captain Wentworth. I was in love;) I love Jane Austen so much that after graduation I plan on going to Bath, England for the Jane Austen Festival=)
I only read Wuthering Heights when I was 14 or something like that and I was just starting reading. I don't think I really appreciated how amazing this book really is, or how amazing everybody says it is. I've wanted to read it again ever since, but somehow I never get down to it. I've been putting it off for quite some time now. I guess I just have not been in the mood for it yet. How about you?
Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Loved them both. I'm only 15, but I still love the classics, and think that they ought to be appreciated more. I wish I could reread more than half of my 'read' bookshelf, but who really has the time? Always a new release, a suggested book, and so little time:) Do you have a favorite book of all time?
Wow. I'm actually impressed if at 15 you can appreciate good literature. Kudos to you! mm all time favorite? Besides Persuasion? I would say The Picture of Dorian Grey. I read it when I was your age actually (I'm 28 now..which sounds super old for the kind of books we were previously commenting on, but I can't help it, I enjoy YA..they are refreshing and less depressing). I remember this book all too well. I simply couldn't put it down. I loved Thorn Birds. I actually re-read it a couple of months ago and if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It is dark and at moment you will heat every single character, but at the end, you will be pleased you have read it. It is simply majestic. Do you have a favorite book?
The Picture of Dorian Gray is actually my favorite book:) I've never heard of Thorn Birds? I tried to get my sister to read A Picture of Dorian Gray because I loved it that much, but she's mostly into the gushy, predictable books one would usually read at the age of 14. She also hates when I try to introduce her to Austen, Oscar Wilde, and Bronte:( I'm still working on her;p Don't be ashamed, I'll probably still have a mile-long list of YA books to be read when I'm that age too! They're addicting to all ages:)
Keep on trying with your sister! You might eventually wear her out! lol Based on the books you have read, I think you will like Thorn Birds. It's a love story set in Australia. The main character is Meggie, not spoiled but not completely likable either, has been dealt a hard hand and must endure what is typical for females (girl must cook and clean; while boys get to work outside) and she later on meets a guy, but wait, he is not any guy: he is a freaking priest. When they actually meet, she is a child and he is older so their friendship is just that. Don't be alarmed, but as she grows up she notices her feelings change while she still has to live her life knowing that he will never be hers. There are very interesting plot twist that, as I said, will make you hate every one of them at different times, but I still feel is one of the best books ever.
It sounds amazing. A book that doesn't have anything to do with high school drama and complicated boyfriends (Which are never really that complicated.) My sister loves these kinds of books, and sure they are good to read once in a while, but start to get predictable after some time. I like books with depth, and this sounds like one that has some:)
Exactly. YA books are great to get distracted and not worked up; you would never pick one up for something more than entertainment.
30 comments! We have been messaging back and forth for hours:) I told myself earlier today that I would settle in and take a huge chunk out of my book,(I really do need to make progress;D) and here I am on Goodreads! I am bad at commitment:/
My computer is sometimes slow so I comment and then your comment appears before mine and then my comment looks irrelevant to the topic...ugh!
To your last answer- Yup, and YA books do entertain, they just aren't meant for those times when you require seriousness and more to think and reflect on.
Same here! I ended up not reading a single page, but I picked up my copy of Wuthering Heights so I'm not that upset.
Oh, I love that book! Enjoy:) I'm actually knee deep in Emma, and already in love with it. The only JAne AUsten book I didn't really vote high on my list, but still enjoyed, was Northanger Abbey.
