Stephanie’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2015)

Stephanie’s comments from the Square In Wonderland Book Club group.

What are some of your favorite books (YA or Adult) that are WW2 Historical Fiction? What is it about books dealing with the World War that you like or don't like? What books would you like to read that are about WW2?

Basically, here is where you can talk all about books that have WW2 featured in them!

What are some of your favorite books in that are 2016 Debuts? Do you like to read debut books? etc.

Basically, here is where you can talk all about all the books that have been release in 2016 as a DEBUT book!

I'm in.

And ironically...

Winter Themed!
BLUE, SILVER, & WHITE:
FINISHED: 12-1-16
RATING: 4*

Christmas Themed!
TBD

This month's color(s) are: either CHRISTMAS THEMED (Red, Green, &/Or White) or WINTER THEMED (Blue, Silver, &/Or White) Meaning a cover with all 3 colors or just 1 of them of one of the themes! Or if you're extremely bold, a cover of each!

We couldn't make up our minds on whether we wanted to do Christmas or Winter. haha. So it's your choice!

For this challenge:
1. To sign up, comment below saying "I'm in" or something along that sort.
2. Choose ANY book that has a cover with the COLOR of the month.
3. Post the book's cover in a comment below.
4. When you have finished reading the book, comment with the book's cover, when you finished, and what you'd rate it.
5. HAVE FUN!

EXAMPLE of what the finished product would look like
ORANGE:
FINISHED: 1/5/15
RATING: 5*

If you'd like you can explain in a sentence or two why you liked the book or why you didn't like the book. But that's not necessary.

PARTICIPANTS:
1. Stephanie 4*
2. Melissa 5* &
3. Shellee 4* 4.5*

This month's color is: BROWN, YELLOW, AND/OR ORANGE! (Meaning a cover with all 3 colors or just 1 of them! Or if you're extremely bold a cover of each!)

For this challenge:
1. To sign up, comment below saying "I'm in" or something along that sort.
2. Choose ANY book that has a cover with the COLOR of the month.
3. Post the book's cover in a comment below.
4. When you have finished reading the book, comment with the book's cover, when you finished, and what you'd rate it.
5. HAVE FUN!

EXAMPLE of what the finished product would look like
ORANGE:
FINISHED: 1/5/15
RATING: 5*

If you'd like you can explain in a sentence or two why you liked the book or why you didn't like the book. But that's not necessary.

PARTICIPANTS:
1. Melissa DNF
2. Shellee 5*

Shellee wrote: "Is anyone reading this yet? I can't make heads or tails of it yet. Not even a guess yet as to what the deal is..."

I will start it this weekend!

Shellee wrote: "I can't wait to read this! Hopefully starting it this next week..."

Same here. I should be able to read this next week! :)

My friend is constantly reading adult thriller or mystery or suspense novels and she is obsessed with Tana French, Liane Moriarty, & Jennifer McMahon. she keeps telling me to read their books and a few others. When she does recommend a book to me, I do end up loving it. So I'll list the books she has recommended to me and maybe they will be to your liking as well!

For Tana French she loves her Dublin Murder Squad series:
, , , , , & I believe the 6th one just came out today:

For Liane Moriarty she has recommended:
&

For Jennifer McMahon she has recommended:
&

Other Books She Has Recommended To Me:


If she recommends any more to me, I will be sure to list them here! :D

I hope some of these spark your interest, Shellee & Dana!

I'm in too.

I just don't know what book to pick yet. haha.

The new polls are up! So get to voting!!! Here are the polls to vote for until October 17th!

Poll #1: Recent Releases (Within 3 Months)!
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Poll #2: Tough Issues!
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Poll #3: What Should December 2016 Themes Be?
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

We also have the October 2016 Color Cover Challenge open and the color for October is: PURPLE!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

As always if you have any suggestions you can leave them here!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Happy reading!!

xo
Stephanie, Dana, & Melissa!

This month's color is: PURPLE!

For this challenge:
1. To sign up, comment below saying "I'm in" or something along that sort.
2. Choose ANY book that has a cover with the COLOR of the month.
3. Post the book's cover in a comment below.
4. When you have finished reading the book, comment with the book's cover, when you finished, and what you'd rate it.
5. HAVE FUN!

EXAMPLE of what the finished product would look like
ORANGE:
FINISHED: 1/5/15
RATING: 5*

If you'd like you can explain in a sentence or two why you liked the book or why you didn't like the book. But that's not necessary.

PARTICIPANTS:
1. Katrina &
2. Melissa &
3. Dannii
4. Stephanie

This is your place to discuss the book in depth. SPOIL AWAY! What did you like? What didn't you like? What do you wish was different? What was your favorite part? (The list can go on and on! These are just some questions that you can answer!)

Here is where you can talk all about this book prior to reading it. (Or if you have read it, no spoilers!) Here you can put your theories, what you want out of this book, what you're excited about this book, etc!

This is your place to discuss the book in depth. SPOIL AWAY! What did you like? What didn't you like? What do you wish was different? What was your favorite part? (The list can go on and on! These are just some questions that you can answer!)

Here is where you can talk all about this book prior to reading it. (Or if you have read it, no spoilers!) Here you can put your theories, what you want out of this book, what you're excited about this book, etc!

What are some of your favorite YA books in the paranormal or horror genres? Do you tend to lean more towards YA books or do you shy away from them? What books would you like to read?

Basically, here is where you can talk all about YA books in the paranormal/horror genre!

What are some of your favorite ADULT books in the paranormal or horror genres? Do you tend to lean more towards Adult books or do you shy away from them? What books would you like to read?

Basically, here is where you can talk all about ADULT books in the paranormal/horror genre. Or even about Adult books in general!

Alicja wrote: "I'm totally with u, there were a few times where I was like maybe I should DNF this. but I kept going because I thought this must be going somewhere! But when I finished I was like what was the poi..."

you have a point with Poppy growing a bit by the end of the story. But I still don't get what the point was. haha.

Alicja wrote: "so I finished this one right under the wire and I think this may be the first time I finished a book not liking any of the characters. I mean am I alone in my struggle to find redeeming qualities? ..."

Number 1. YAY for finishing it! Number 2. I liked the characters some of the time. Number 3. There were many times that I wanted to DNF it. But I pushed through so that I could finish it for book club. But honestly, I kinda wish I DNF'd it. It just didn't do it for me. Like, what was the point of the story? To show that Wink and Poppy were crazy? Like I just don't get it! haha. I don't understand what happened. Like I comprehend the stuff that happened. But I don't comprehend why it happened.

Maybe I'm not making any sense...

Has anyone read this yet? I have 47 pages left in the book and I have a feeling that Wink is just crazy and making it all up. Like Midnight and Poppy don't exist and this was a story created in her crazy, batshit mind.

Haha. Maybe I've just got crazies on the brain. But this is my theory so far. Because I don't see how Poppy can be switched to not be a maniacal bitch.

And Midnight.. Am I the ONLY one who thinks he's just super... pretentious? ugh, he drives me crazy!