Brittany’s Comments (group member since Feb 21, 2013)

Brittany’s comments from the YAholics Anonymous! group.

Aww! I'm sorry you guys didn't get yours picked - I wish you would've said something to me earlier. :(

But you two are more than welcome to pair up. ^.^

So, I finally got around to reading this book in preparation for the movie coming out later in the year. Do all of you plan on seeing the movie? Like or dislike the actors they've chosen to portray the main characters? Think the movie will do the book justice? Discuss all things If I Stay here!

Here's the movie trailer, for those of you who haven't seen it yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMp896...

I read this book last year and enjoyed it (I admit - probably not as much as a lot of other people did, though. I'm just not much of a high fantasy person) and I've been meaning to get to Crown of Midnight for a while now (I've had the book since Christmas, lol) but now that Heir of Fire is close to coming out, I think I'll just wait to read both of them back to back.

Just bought this one today! Hopefully I can get to it pretty soon! Perhaps after my current read...

That's always a good option. I have, like, five different books I've been meaning to review. XD

Thanks, girl! and yeah, that sounds awesome! What sort of prizes should we give away?

One of us needs to put up the discussion threads for this month's group reads. I'm on my iPad right now, otherwise I would. If you can't get to it tonight! I'll try to do it tomorrow. :3

Oh, and we should totally have a review writing contest at some point. I need some motivation to write reviews for my blog. Lol!

Thanks for the nominations, Claudia! I LOVE. Brigid Kemmerer, but we haven't done a Group Read of Storm (Book One) yet. Would you mind if we switched your vote to that one instead of the second book?

Updated!

On track to finish my goal by the end of the year! :D

I'll nominate The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski for the ottherworldly category.

And Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan for contemporary.

Let's open the nominations for next month!

Since we now plan to have two Group Reads per month, we're going to have two different categories as well. So when you submit your nominations, be sure to include one book for each of the two categories:

1.) Dystopian/Paranormal/Otherworldly/ect.

And

2.) Contemporary/Real Life

Rules:
1.) Any YA novel is eligible.
2.) One nomination per person, per category.
3.) Nominations are open from the 1st until the 14th of the month, after that, I'll put all the nominated books in a poll until the 21st. I'll let you know which books won on the 22nd.
4.) Please don't nominate a book we have already read. Check our list a Group Reads to be sure it hasn't been read.
5.) Only nominate the first book in a series UNLESS we have already read #1. In this case, #2 is then eligible for nomination! Any stand alone novels are eligible.
6.) Please keep in mind that recently released books, while eligible, might make it more difficult for everyone to get a copy. It might not be available at libraries yet and not everyone is willing to shell out $20 for the hard-cover.

Happy Nominating! :D

Dystopian/Paranormal/Otherworldly/Ect

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski - Brittany
Storm by Brigid Kemmerer - Claudia
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington - Kristina
World After by Susan Ee - Riya
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard - Cassie
Reckless Magic by Rachel Higginson - Abby
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - LaurenH
Bloodline by Tara Ellis - Tara

Contemporary

Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan - Brittany
Dare You To by Katie McGarry- Claudia
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler - Kristina
Where She Went by Gayle Forman- Riya
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson - Cassie
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire - Abby
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - LaurenH

My Progress

5/10

The Vault of Dreamers
The Maze Runner
The Lost Prince
Deception
Take Me On
Lola and the Boy Next Door
Sinner - Currently Reading
Threats of Sky and Sea
Faking Normal
Let the Storm Break

I'd so be there premiere night! Lol.

Jessica ~ Wasn't Ruin and Rising aweeeesome? The feels!

Read my chosen book, If I Stay!

I love Gayle Forman's writing. But I've read two books by her so far and I'm seriously getting tired of getting to the end of a book and feeling like she forgot to write the last three chapters of the book. -__-

Welcome, Tiffany! Yay, southern sisters! ;)

I'll be sure to add you as a friend. Feel free to participate in Group Reads, competitions and games. Make yourself at home!

Here's the list I can choose from. There no way I'll get to all of them, but we'll see!

TO READ



READ:

Not exactly free, but it's .99 and pretty highly rated on amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B...

Plus, it has archaeology in it. Had to get it, right? Lol.

Love the list! Thanks a bunch! :)

No problem! Since we don't have an even number, I'll go ahead and pick for you. :)

Here you go:

Orange Is the New Black
Throne of Glass
Gone Girl
City of Lost Souls
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Anna and the French Kiss
The Distance Between Us
Since You've Been Gone
The Fault in Our Stars
My Life Next Door

Hope you like the list!