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

Brittany’s comments from the YAholics Anonymous! group.

Gina, which ones would you like me to post for the two categories? You can only nominate one from each category.

Here's what I've got so far:

A - Adoring Addie by Leslie Gould
B - Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
C - Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
D -
E - Evertrue by Brodi Ashton
F - Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
G -
H - Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
I - Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
J - The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
K - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
L - Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
M - Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
N -
O -
P - Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Q - The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
R - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
S - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
T - Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins
U - Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
V - A Vow for Always by Wanda E. Brunstetter
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Most of mine are authors' first or last names. :/

Did you get it as a Kindle freebie, Turtlefrog? I did a while back and I need to find time to read it, lol.

Here's my progress so far:

1. Clockwork Prince
2. Clockwork Princess
3. Antigoddess
4. Darkest Minds - Currently Reading
5. Crown of Midnight
6. The Winners curse
7. Burn
8. The Program
9. Dare You To
10. House of Hades

Okay, partners have had enough time to get back to you. So, since they didn't post yours Summer and Kendra, I'll go ahead and pick for you so you can get started. And yours, too, Cassie, lol.

Kendra:

The Book Thief
Starcrossed
Keeping the Moon
Alice in Zombieland
Halo
I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you
Dearly, Departed
The Testing
Fated
I am Number Four

Summer:

White Cat
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
The Death Cure
Anna and the French Kiss
Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone
Allegiant
The Red Pyramid
The Throne of Fire
Nightshade
Sexy Berkeley

Cassie:

Love Letters to the Dead
City of Ashes
City of Glass
City of Fallen Angels
City of Lost Souls
Surviving the Applewhites
Cold Spell
Just one Year
Cruel Beauty
Rose Under Fire

Hope you guys like your lists and let me know if you have any problems with it. :)

Great nominations so far guys! Keep them coming!

Sounds great! I'll update the nominations now! ^.^

Hi Summer! We already read Anna and the French Kiss in February, but the sequel - Lola and the Boy Next Door - would be acceptable. I fact, I've been meaning to read it, lol.

Thanks for letting us know, Kim! Unfortunately I missed the first freebie, but I'll definitely download the novella.

Yes, please PM you're partner if you haven't gotten your list yet. If you don't receive anything by the end of the day I, or another mod, will choose ten books for you so you can get started. :)

And Cassie, go ahead and post your list of 20. Like you said, some people might be left without a partner or want to join late. If not I can pick your books and you can still join in the fun. ;)

Have you tried PMing her? If you don't get anything soon, I could pick your list for you.

Has everyone gotten their list by now?

I'll start of by nominating...

Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

And

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

I've been meaning to read it FOREVER but I just haven't had the time. Perhaps I'll get to it this month...

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

Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano (Brittany)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Lauren)
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (Summer)

Contemporary

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Brittany)
Just One Day by Gayle Forman (Lauren)
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (Summer)

Welcome, Lindsey! It's great to have you here! Feel free to look around and get involved in discussion, games, and more. ^-^

Please join us this month in reading If I Stay by Gayle Forman!



Synopsis: Just listen, Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel.

I open my eyes wide now.
I sit up as much as I can.
And I listen.

Stay, he says.

Choices. Seventeen-year-old Mia is faced with some tough ones: Stay true to her first love—music—even if it means losing her boyfriend and leaving her family and friends behind?

Then one February morning Mia goes for a drive with her family, and in an instant, everything changes. Suddenly, all the choices are gone, except one. And it's the only one that matters.

If I Stay is a heartachingly beautiful book about the power of love, the true meaning of family, and the choices we all make.

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You don't have to participate in the Group Read - it's entirely up to you, but if you read the book along with us or have already read it, we would love to hear your comments, questions, thoughts, etc. That's what makes the Group Read fun! Please keep from posting too many spoilers early in the month, though, as people might still be reading it. If you feel that you might "spoil" a part of the book by commenting, be sure to put something like "***Spoiler Alert***" or something to let others know to read at their own risk! And make sure to have fun!

Please join us this month in reading The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken!



Synopsis: When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease that's killed most of America's children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she's on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her-East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can't risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.

When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.

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You don't have to participate in the Group Read - it's entirely up to you, but if you read the book along with us or have already read it, we would love to hear your comments, questions, thoughts, etc. That's what makes the Group Read fun! Please keep from posting too many spoilers early in the month, though, as people might still be reading it. If you feel that you might "spoil" a part of the book by commenting, be sure to put something like "***Spoiler Alert***" or something to let others know to read at their own risk! And make sure to have fun!

Christie, here's your list! Hope you like it!

Leviathan
Sisters Red
Across the Universe
Casual Vacancy
Antigoddess
Cinder
Sapphire Blue
Shadow and Bone
Rush
Alice in Zombieland

Kerri, the numbers work out great!

Here is the list of partners!

Christie & Brittany
Kerri & Manon
Lacee & Summer
Devon & Turtlefrog
Kendra & Rebecca
Sabine & Amanda
Jennifer & Riya

Be sure to pick out the list of ten you want your partner to read by the end of the day, so we can all get started!

Have fun! :D