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Alyson wrote: "Just finished reading The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet. It was really a fun middle grade book."I have this one, Alyson, on my soon-to-be-read list. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Hush Hush was intersting but it was definitely weird!
Reading EVIL GENIUS by Catherine Jinks. Not sure...I think it is fine...just not my thing.
I think I have a love hate relationship with Patch. I hated him b/c he really is a jerk but then you get to know him throughout the book and a lot gets explained as to why he is that way. Plus he's funny!So finished Impossible and now reading Hunters of the Dusk from the Cirque Du Freak series.
Arya wrote: "Did you like Patch?"I really liked Patch!
I think I agree with Amy. I mostly hated him because he is really a creepy jerk throughout most of the book and then all that stuff where he was talking about how he was planning on killing her . . . but then he, well the people who have read the book know what he does in the end so I won't give that away. Anyway I am trying to decide how many stars to give it - still haven't written my review. . . .
Finished Hex Hall. It was really good. I loved Sophie. Now trying to decide between The Graveyard Book and The Van Alen Legacy.
I definitely would give Hush Hush five stars. I didn't like Patch but I kept reading, hoping he would be redeemed somehow!
Amy wrote: "I definitely would give Hush Hush five stars. I didn't like Patch but I kept reading, hoping he would be redeemed somehow!"Me too. Can't wait for the next one to see what happens.
Oooh there will be another one? Sounds promising!
There's going to be another one? anyone know the title?
I just finished Pride and Prejudice and absolutely adored it! I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it yet! Now I'm starting The Shining and am really excited for it!
Amy wrote: "There's going to be another one? anyone know the title?"I think it is Cresendo or something like that.
Ashley (angelashly) wrote: "Finished Hex Hall. It was really good. I loved Sophie. Now trying to decide between The Graveyard Book and The Van Alen Legacy."
I just read Hex Hall yesterday and I really enjoyed it. Do you think there is going to be a sequel? I'm guessing yes, because there are unanswered questions. Now I have to wait a long time for it!
I also just read The Body Finder, and I really liked that one too, even more than Hex Hall.
I finished reading Enchanted Glass and really enjoyed it. I'm saddened to hear that Diana Wynne Jones has cancer. I hope she gets better and conquers the big C.I'm on page two of Incarceron. The action packed opening was too much for me, so I went to bed!
Kirsten wrote: "Ashley (angelashly) wrote: "Finished Hex Hall. It was really good. I loved Sophie. Now trying to decide between The Graveyard Book and The Van Alen Legacy."
I just read Hex Hall yesterday and I ..."
Yes, Hex Hall will be a trilogy. So two more books to come.
Ashley (angelashly) wrote: "Amy wrote: "There's going to be another one? anyone know the title?"I think it is Cresendo or something like that."
yep it's Crescendo
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Kirsten wrote: "Ashley (angelashly) wrote: "Finished Hex Hall. It was really good. I loved Sophie. Now trying to decide between The Graveyard Book and The Van Alen Legacy."
I just read Hex Hall yesterday and I ..."
I recently read The Body finder and I loved it.
I cannot believe Diana Wynne Jones has CANCER!! SO SAD. I am reading Airhead. So far so good. . . Cresendo, not a bad name for a sequel to Hush Hush. Anyone know WHY Hush Hush was named Hush Hush? Didn't really get that. For anyone who was wondering I ended up giving Hush Hush four stars!
Finished reading Evil Genius. A little confusing but I liked it by the end.
Kellyflower wrote: "I'm reading Neal Shusterman's Everlost 
and Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain 
"Hope you like Everlost, I sure did. I've moved on to Everwild now though I am reading at a much slower pace than I would like.
I'm currently reading Blackbringer, and I'm surprised by just how much I'm loving it. The faeries are old world, the mythology is fantastic, and the hero is a lot of fun.
I'm reading Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. But I've heard it's pretty gross (maybe creepy gross) so I'm a little nervous about it.
I didn't think it was that gross either... I didn't love it like the Uglies series, or even as much as the Midnighters but it was good. I have the second Peeps book waiting to be read on my bookshelf still.
I don't know. A friend of mine is three quarters of the way through and she said it's creepy because of all the parasite talk. I didn't know there's a second Peeps book. What's the title?
Amy PLEASE let me know what you think about Peeps. People have told me it is creepy/weird too!! Just started Beautiful Creatures and being the southern girl that I am I am loving the talk about the "War of Northern Agression" and "War Between the States". They got it exactly right - everyone over 60 calls it northern agression and everyone under calls it the war between the states. I am really enjoying the tone of this book! So far - amazing, but I am only 10 pages in!
I'm reading A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. I love the gothic, mystery and romantic elements. I'll be reading the 2nd part of the trilogy, Rebel Angels, soon. I hear that Libba Bray will be coming out with a new series called The Diviners in 2012. The series takes place in the 1920's. Should be interesting.
Arya wrote: "Amy PLEASE let me know what you think about Peeps. People have told me it is creepy/weird too!! Just started Beautiful Creatures and being the southern girl that I am I am lovi..."
Arya - I loved Beautiful Creatures and I have had several opportunities to meet & hang with Kami & Margie who wrote the book and they are so amazing. It is nice when the books is great and the authors are fantastic too.
So far Peeps is a hard read. It seems very "scientific" because they explain about parasites and it just doesn't flow very well (for me). I usually don't have trouble reading books and finish them quickly but I'm struggling with this one! So far it's a little gross because they are very graphic about HOW the parasites work! Ick!
I started SEA by Heidi R Kling. So far I am loving it.
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting.
Roshini wrote: "The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting."What do you think? I hear it is really good.
Alyson wrote: "Roshini wrote: "The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting."What do you think? I hear it is really good."
The reviews are promising, but I'm only up to chapter 2 so far. So far so good! But I just realised there are sequels?
Roshini wrote: "Alyson wrote: "Roshini wrote: "The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting."What do you think? I hear it is really good."
The reviews are promising, but I'm only up to chapter 2 so far. So far so g..."
What do you mean sequels? As in this is the beginning of a trilogy?
Alyson wrote: "Roshini wrote: "Alyson wrote: "Roshini wrote: "The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting."What do you think? I hear it is really good."
The reviews are promising, but I'm only up to chapter 2 so far...."
Not sure if it is a trilogy, but book 2 is due out next year. The title is on Ms Derting's goodreads page. I'm guessing book 1 didn't end with a cliffhanger?
I started The Carrie Diaries last night. Pretty good. I got about 160 pages in.
Still reading Beautiful Creatures, it is good, but moving a bit slow for me (probably because I have been so busy!)
Just starting Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones.
Reading The Catcher in the Rye. Classic.
I finished listening to The Reckoning last night. I should have gone to bed earlier and finished it today. Stayed up way too late.
WOW - just finished Beautiful Creatures. Cannot wait for year Seventeen!!
Arya wrote: "WOW - just finished Beautiful Creatures. Cannot wait for year Seventeen!!"Tell me about it! Beautiful Darkness is another one of the books I am impatiently waiting for!
Finished Susan Campbell Bartoletti's Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow and was deeply disturbed and fascinated, so I picked up her novel The Boy Who Dared.
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