*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*’s Comments (group member since Nov 19, 2013)

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*’s comments from the YA and Beyond group.

Becky: Read City of Ember and enjoyed it. I agree with you. It is more geared to the younger age, but it's a pretty good read. The movie, not that great.

Jenny: The Vault of Dreamers sounds promising. How is it?

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It was an ok read 3/5 for me. The first half was a bit tedious but eventually it picked up. I feel like there were events in the book that weren't really pertinent to the main story and it just made the book unnecessarily long.

I didn't really get too close to the main characters, since you do invest much of your reading time in the mystery. Like I said previously, I feel like Pessl tried to include too many themes in her book: occult, voodoo, supernatural, etc.

For some reason the book reminded me of something Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton would actually make. Not one or the other, more of them two working in collaboration.

I'm a little bit more than half way through the book and its a weird book. I'm not really sure what to think of it yet. I feel like the author is trying to jam pack too many themes into one book.

For some reason tho. I keep thinking if this book became a movie it would need to be directed by a cross-between Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino.

cool...thanks!

JENNY: No problem. I'll let you know

still a pretty good reading month! You still have a few more days to maybe squeeze one in if you want ^_^

want to continue that series, Jenny. Think this book she released is the last one?

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heard it was good so might as well try it out. So far its ok, a bit on the slow side tho.

I've been meaning to pick up Winner's Curse as well, since I've heard nothing but good things about it. Now tho, I'm a bit hesitant. booo...

ODA: glad that you like Rebel Belle, but like Heidi, I didn't enjoy that much either.

I just finished reading...


I don't know what it is about this series that I'm really enjoying, but I won't complain. They're a light fun read. literally takes me just few hours to finish!

I don't really use the app that much, but never got that problem yet, when I do use it

I'm actually really interested in An Ember in the Ashes. Will it be a trilogy?

BRIGID: nice! I'm glad he tweeted that!

(view spoiler)[I understand what you mean about the battle. Considering the whole 5 books is about Gaia rising and then it was a 5 minute battle. I get why you're disappointed, but that's why I took away .5 stars. hahaha... (hide spoiler)]

BRIGID: I didn't mind the ending (view spoiler)[ only because I know everyone is safe and ended up with someone they love. I'm a sucker for happy endings. (hide spoiler)]

I want to read that trilogy, I just haven't had the chance to grab the book.

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Really loved the book. Especially the ending!

I'll try that, Heidi. Sounds like it would be good.

JENNY: Thanks. Thought it was a trilogy but then I saw the fourth. want to finish the series. Read the first but wanted all books to come out first.

I had the misfortune of picking up last night...


UGH! it was so good I couldn't put it down. Finished it in one sitting. Good thing it was a fast read! (Misfortune because I picked it up at night and didn't get to finish it till late into the night. Boo work!)

JENNY: nice! still a reading machine even with a cold. Do you know how many books are in the White Rabbit Chronicles?

I just finished...


I just finished it. its good, interesting, but very cliched. A lot of people are a bit mad because they say its a rip-off of And Then There Were None, but I think its more of a re-telling. A very close re-telling.

I like the mystery enough, but the characters are not above and beyond. Writing is good, but, like I said, very cliche.

Thanks, Dixie!