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May 10, 2009 04:44AM
Alexis - How about returning to the Percy Jackson series? They are always fun, light reads, despite the challenges the characters face. You've gotten through Sea of Monsters, right? Personally, I found SoM to be the weakest of the series, so I hope that's not holding you back.
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Jamie, how did you know? :) Before I went to bed last night I pulled out The Titan's Curse and read the first few pages to get myself into it. I loved Sea of Monsters and gave it 5 stars, so your comment really has me looking forward to the rest of the series now.
: ) That's interesting! I hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
I am listening to The Graveyard and reading Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
I'm reading several things, but surprisingly the only YA atm is The Jungle Books (Kipling).I'm going to read that whatsit trilogy soon though, that starts with City of Bones...by Cassandra Clare.
Also plan on reading the other whatsit trilogy soon, by Jonathan Stroud. Starts with Amulet of Samursomethingorother.
(don't I sound intelligent? lol)
I'm currently reading Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe. I'm loving it so far, although I keep getting interrupted... *grumblesWORKgrumbles* ;)If you love books with hilarious footnotes, email or IM conversations, funny punctuation, and umm... cheesy ASCII art, this one is for you...
Fiona--skip this one. It has pink sparklies on the cover.
I'm reading Tuck Everlasting, but, Allison, I didn't realize Kipling was YA! I have all of his. I should have given those titles to Becky for my list:(I can always re-read him.
I have a bad habit of starting one book and then deciding to read another instead. For example, last night I finished Looking For Alaska. I ran to my stash and grabbed Wicked, read one page, ran back to my stash and grabbed Evermore. But as I was driving home today, I was already planning another switcharoo with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.So basically, I guess I am saying I don't know what YA I am currently reading.
Right now I'm reading Graceling and while I don't love it so far, I do like it quite a lot. Then again I'm only 30 pages in, so maybe the love will come a bit later.
Natalee wrote: "I have a bad habit of starting one book and then deciding to read another instead. For example, last night I finished Looking For Alaska. I ran to my stash and grabbed Wicked, read one page, ran ..."I do that, too, until one sticks. In this case it's The Titan's Curse, the third Percy Jackson book by Rick Riordan. I really enjoy this series, although it's off to a bit of a weird start.
Alright, I finished the TNBBC challenge, so I'm going to start reading for this challenge.. after I read this book that is due at the library. . . hehe. I'm going to read Princess of the Midnight Ball and then Touching Darkness finally and probably keep on slowly reading away at Airman at work.
Kristen wrote: "Alright, I finished the TNBBC challenge..."Congratulations! That one looked pretty complicated, but I'll admit I didn't read the directions thoroughly.
It was.. sorta. I had a ton of fun fitting books to the challenge.
I've got to finish Sorcery and Cecelia today, but I'm not enjoying it as much as I was in the beginning. It's started to drag a bit and I'm getting a bit irritated with the amount of dialog that is in this epistolary book. How could characters remember all of these long conversations word-for-word that they incorporate into their letters? This just doesn't help to make it feel like I'm reading letters.
I'm currently reading The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman.
Kandice - Peeps is a fresh, original take on typical vampire stories. I hope you enjoy it.Jamie - I'm sorry to hear Sorcery and Cecilia isn't living up to expectations. :(
I'm reading Midnight Pearls A Retelling of "The Little Mermaid"and I'm going to finish it today while I get my hair re-bonded (at least that's my plan)
That sounds good. Let us know how it is! We've got the Fairy Tales and Retellings thread just for fun books like that.
I definitely agree with you, Alexis, about Peeps! I loved it. I hope you enjoy it too Kandice!Just a warning about its sequel though: EXTREMELY irritating main characters. (They are not the same.) But still cool to see what happens.
Just started Kelley Armstrong's The Awakening, even though I haven't figured out how to work it into the challenge yet. It was recommended to me, but I have something in that slot... I may have to shuffle, but I am reading it regardless.
Sam wrote: "Natalee wrote: "Ashley, how are you liking the House of Night series? I think they are fun reads! I love the mix of fantasy (vamps) & real cherokee culture. I actually looked up some of the che..."I have the first 3 cause they were cheap. I dont think the writing is great, though the story is interesting enough. The writing does get a bit better with each, but it tends to be cliched, with a ton of pop culture referrences that will make it dated fairly quickly.
They are very quick reads, so you may just want to pick them up at the library rather than spend the money.
Heather wrote: "I don't know if this is really considered YA or not, but my son and I are reading The Tale of Despereaux Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread togeth..."Its funny that your favorite parts are when DiCamillo addresses the reader, cause that was my least favorite part. I can see why it would be appealing to some kids, like they are part of the story, but I found it so condescending (like when she uses a big word and tells the reader to go look it up), and I know I would have even as a child.
Misty wrote: "They are very quick reads, so you may just want to pick them up at the library rather than spend the money."I read the first one, and then I went on a book-buying-binge before my employee discount ended and bought the next two at 40% off. I guess I have to read them now. I'm not sure why I chose that series to buy a bunch of, but I remember kind of liking Marked. I'm going to have to re-read it before I continue, though.
Alexis wrote: "Jamie - I'm sorry to hear Sorcery and Cecilia isn't living up to expectations. :("I finished Sorcery and Cecelia yesterday and I remain a bit disappointed in this book. It started out promising, but it really bothered me that the novel was supposed to be in letters, and they weren't very believable (aside from the salutation and closing of each). In the middle, it didn't seem like the plot moved forward very much and then the end wrapped up a bit too neatly. I may still try the next in the series to see where the story is going, but I'm not rushing out to get it!
After finishing Sorcery and Cecelia yesterday, I thought I'd return to The Well of Lost Plots, which I'd put down a long time ago. It turns out I'm still not in the mood for it, so I started The Goose Girl. I'm really loving it! I started it late last night and stayed up much too late reading it - I just can't wait to see what happens next.
Alexis wrote: "Kandice - Peeps is a fresh, original take on typical vampire stories. I hope you enjoy it."
I am LOVING this book. I bought the first two of the Uglies series for this challenge, and am so glad I did. His style is so quick and witty.
I almost bought Peeps a while ago, it sounded interesting, but I'd never heard of it before, so I put it back down. Of course now I wish I'd bought it. *sigh*I just started I Capture the Castle today. Seems interesting so far.
Well, good thing I know how to mail, huh? ;)
Ooohh... I have one of those mail receptacle thingies too! What a coincidence! ;) LOL
Peeps is excellent. It so odd and is one of those books I think could easily appeal to both girls and boys (thanks to the gross-out factor). The Uglies set is great too, though I think some of the earlier stuff, though good, lacks the oomph of these two series. I really think Scott Westerfeld is starting to come into his own.
I'm not reading any YA books right now. I know, I know, shame on me, but I've started That's Another Story, the autobiography of Julie Walters today, and since I've had for months and not read it, I really need to.
Finished Kelley Armstrong's the Awakening and Started The book thief. Just read the first two House of night and about to start Chosen and have am enjoying them all. My daughters recommend books they have read and I suggest to them books they might like. They are aged 21, 18 and 12 so it is quite a range that we all read and discuss together.
I've read the House of Night series. I found those entertaining as well.
I want to read the House of Night series. Every time I'm at the bookstore I contemplate buying them.
Jennifer wrote: "I want to read the House of Night series. Every time I'm at the bookstore I contemplate buying them."Having bought them, I don't know if I would consider them a "buy." Had I known last year I'd be moving so close to a library that I would frequent twice a week, I definitely wouldn't have bought them.
Misty wrote: "Peeps is excellent. It so odd and is one of those books I think could easily appeal to both girls and boys (thanks to the gross-out factor). The Uglies set is great too, though I think some of the ..."I really think Scott Westerfeld is the most innovative teen author writing now. While I'm not always thrilled with the way his books end (*cough*Midnighters*cough*), I'm always totally impressed. I've read most of his books and really enjoyed them. So Yesterday surprised me, and I thought it was quite good.
Heather wrote: "Have you read any of her other books? This was my first by her, and I'm looking forward to checking into her others."
It's more middle grade, but I've heard good things about The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo.
I like the House of Night series. I bought the first two, mostly because I wanted to mark up my copies for my project and because they were relatively cheap (I also get an employee discount b/c I work at B&N). But if they have them at your library I'd get them there, just in case you really don't like them.
Alexis wrote: "It's more middle grade, but I've heard good things about The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. "I didn't realize she wrote that one. My two young cousins were talking about it this weekend. They said it was good, but they really didn't like it because it made them cry! Their mom told me she read it aloud to them and they just sat at the kitchen table, mopping up tears, but they wouldn't let her stop reading it either!
This morning I woke up early and read Knife Edge - Robert Swindells.
Can't sleep so I stayed up and finished The Titan's Curse, the 3rd book of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. I will probably start Anne of Green Gables tomorrow. It is the May group read, after all.
While in bath, I have listened to Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame.
Well I live in such a remote town where English is hardly spoken. There isn't a library and when I borrow books I go to the golf course because the lady whose family owns it gives me a bag of books every few weeks (and she's in her mid 80', the house of night books aren't really her thing...shes more into non-fiction books). So I tend to buy books when I go to the city
oh and right now I'm reading Just in Case
I've just started A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. This is a first time for me reading this author; but a good many friends and Goodreads readers have said they really enjoyed this one.
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