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Angela Sunshine
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Jul 16, 2010 03:21PM
I just started A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly yesterday, but Linger by Maggie Stiefvater came in the mail today. A Northern Light is being pushed aside!
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AngelaSunshine wrote: "I just started A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly yesterday, but Linger by Maggie Stiefvater came in the mail today. A Northern Light is being pushed aside!"Grab tissues for when you read Linger.
Just finished reading Amulet, Book 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse and Black Bird, Volume 1. Black Bird was my first manga. Interesting. Need to try some others. Starting in on Spirits That Walk in Shadow by Nina Kiriki Hoffman. It is part of the books for my monthly bookclub.
I'm reading Blue Bloods: Keys to the Repository by Melissa De La Cruz. It's background info to the Blue Bloods series. I started it this morning and should hopefully finish it tonight.
Amy wrote: "I'm reading Blue Bloods: Keys to the Repository by Melissa De La Cruz. It's background info to the Blue Bloods series. I started it this morning and should hopefully finish it tonight."Melissa De La Cruz is signing at my local indie bookstore on Wednesday along with Ally Carter.
So jealous Alyson! I love her book. She's actually writing a new series right now with wolves. I read a chapter in the Keys to the Repository book and it was so good!I'm going to start The Everafter by Amy Huntley. Seems a little creepy but good.
I'm reading Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder and Graceling by I-can't-remember-who. (The add book/author link isn't working for me right now. It worked 5 minutes ago, and now it won't. *shakes head*)I'm feeling indifferent to Inside Out, but I'm loving Graceling.
Ash - because I've heard it includes a GLBT character and I'm bi and want to read more about people I can identify better with
Cheryl wrote: "Ash - because I've heard it includes a GLBT character and I'm bi and want to read more about people I can identify better with"I will be interested in hearing your thoughts on this one. I had mixed feelings about the book, but am really looking forward to the next book which is more of a prequel or background on the Huntress.
Ash - I'm still mulling it over; I wrote the best review I could considering my unformed feelings about it - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to an interested teen girl but I'm not sure it was worth my time. I should think it'd be "safe" in a Bible-Belt school library. I don't imagine boys reading it.
Cheryl wrote: "Ash - I'm still mulling it over; I wrote the best review I could considering my unformed feelings about it - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to an interested teen girl but I'm not sure it was w..."I felt that trying to fit it in with the "Cinderella" theme actually hindered the story. It seemed it couldn't develop as a story because it was trying to work in the other parts.
Rita wrote: "I'm reading Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder and Graceling by I-can't-remember-who. (The add book/author link isn't working for me right now. It worked 5 minutes ago, and now it won't. *shakes head*)..."
I too am reading and loving Graceling by Kristen Cashore. I only have a few more chapters to go and then it's on to Fire. I love how they're companion novels, but definately looking forward to Bitterblue.
Lani, I'm a little past halfway with Graceling and just came across the character Bitterblue. The story is getting so intense that it was hard to turn off my car and come into work (audiobook).
I am finally starting Graceling. Will let you know what I think. Have been reading a variety of graphic novels and manga too.
I just started Linger by Maggie Stiefvater and I'm only on page 70 but I am loving being back with Sam and Grace!!!
I finished The Supernaturalist which I liked though it was depressing. I'm going to start The Secret Hour tonight.
I finally got around to Speak and I just found out it was a movie. I am sooooo far behind!The book is really good and really depressing at the same time. Gonna watch the film thereafter.
Alyson, tell me what you think of Graceling. I just finished it. Loved it.I'm starting Heist Society by Ally Carter tonight, and I'm still working on reading Inside Out.
I just brought Graceling because I hear so many great things. I hope I like as much as the rest. I got it for $3.99 at B&N
I'm definitely running to the store this week for Linger!!Right now I'm reading The Cupcake Queen. I'm only a few pages in but it's an easy read so far.
Rita wrote: "Alyson, tell me what you think of Graceling. I just finished it. Loved it.I'm starting Heist Society by Ally Carter tonight, and I'm still working on reading Inside Out."
I am going to Ally Carter's book signing this afternoon at 4...squee.
I have been so busy this week I haven't updated. I just started Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes. So far so good.
I thought it was great. I really enjoyed it and I am going to read the others for sure. I know there are at least 7 books. I'm hoping that there really aren't 39 of them. I couldn't handle that. I'm not doing any of the online stuff. I just really want to see what happens with the characters. So far, I would recommend The Maze of Bones. I'll keep you guys posted on the others. Maybe I should start a thread?
Right now I'm reading Angelology by Danielle Trussoni. It's a little hard to get into but I'm hoping it picks up.
I'm still chugging through Northern Lights for the group read.Intellectually I'm enjoying it and finding it interesting but it isn't grabbing and yelling 'read me, read me!' so the going is a bit slow.
Bhumi, I met Diana Peterfreud at BEA. She was really cool and gave me tons of bookmarks for my blog. I read her short story in Zombies vs. Unicorns and it was excellent! Rampant looks great. Hope you enjoy!
Alisha wrote: "Jen B, how do you like The Truth About Forever? I've read a few of Sarah Dessen's books and loved them, but this is one of the ones I haven't read. It's on my shelf and I really can't wait to rea..."hi,
i know im not Jen but im a newbie here ,so forgive me , i couldnt resist.
Sarah Desseen is one of my fav YA authors and "The truh about forever" is by far my fav of all of her novels. characters as always are well develped and easily relatable. def worth reading, you wont regret it
I'm listening to In a Class by Itself by Sandra Brown.It is a first reads win and a romance and it is reminding why romance is not really my thing!
I think you have to read a really good romance to decide if it's your thing. I've never read Sandra Brown but there are some really great romance authors out there.
Amy wrote: "I think you have to read a really good romance to decide if it's your thing. I've never read Sandra Brown but there are some really great romance authors out there."Sandra Brown has quite decent reputation and she is pretty popular among the romance readers in our library.
First reads also sent me a book of hers, this was audio, so I'll have to see how that goes.
Amy wrote: "Well let me know if you need or want some other good authors to read and give a try to."I think I'll leave for the meanwhile - it's not like I have a lack of books on my TBR :0)
I will try paranormal romance next as I have quite a few of those waving frantically at me from the shelves.
Esther wrote: "Amy wrote: "Well let me know if you need or want some other good authors to read and give a try to."I think I'll leave for the meanwhile - it's not like I have a lack of books on my TBR :0)
I wi..."
I tend to prefer paranormal romance than straight romance or chicklit romance. Not sure why but I do. Which paranormal romances do you have on your list?
Oh, A Date with the Other Side by Erin McCarthy is really good. Then she has a whole vampire romance series. I read High Stakes which is about a vegas vampire and it's great!
Which paranormal romances do you have on your list? Well I'm finishing up the Twilight series and I have the first Sookie Stackhouse in my pile.
Then there is Shiver, Vampire Academy, Inked, First Drop of Crimson, Hunter Kiss 1&2 and Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband to name a few.
I'm dying to read the Stackhouse series. My problem is I have too many books on my list to read. The one I'm currently reading is wonderful but taking me forever to get through.Shiver is awesome (about werewolves). I read it in two days (that's how good it was). I also really liked Evermore, Blue Bloods (it's a series) and then Uglies, which is a series, not too much romance but a great read.
Esther - Shiver is really more romance than paranormal but I loved it. You might want to try Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Other World Series too. Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus, 13 to Life by Shannon Delany, Wake by Lisa McMann, and Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder. All have swoon worthy male characters at least in my opinion.
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