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Why is the last book in a series always the worst. Not that Monsters of Men is bad I just don't think it's as good as the first two, but tell me what you think of the very end I think it was awesome.
Emily wrote: "Why is the last book in a series always the worst. Not that Monsters of Men is bad I just don't think it's as good as the first two, but tell me what you think of the very end I think it was awesome."I loved all three books. Definitely the first was the best (hooked me) but I thought all of them were good, and I liked the ending too. I felt satisfied.
I think it often depends. I'm reading the House of Night series and book six was definitely the best so far.
Yeah but it's like these epic trilogies make me have these high expectations and they kinda let me down, like Hunger Games for example.
Emily wrote: "Yeah but it's like these epic trilogies make me have these high expectations and they kinda let me down, like Hunger Games for example."I was definitely let down by Mockingjay.
Good insight, Heather. That is definitely something I want to spend some time thinking about. I wonder if that's part of the reason I avoid reading series. I just shared this with my 15 yo son and he says that bit about loving the characters and living in that world is why he likes long series.
I think that's the reason I LOVE series. But then again, when the series is too long, I'm dying to get out of their world. LOL.I'm reading Firelight which is interesting and better than I expected.
I just finished Prophecy of the Sisters, which was a little disappointing. It had a good storyline, but I felt indifferent to the main characters. I didn't have any reason to like them or hate them besides being told that one's a good guy and one's a bad guy. Oh well. I'm going to start the audio version of Dead Beautiful today. Hoping it's good!
I finished Firelight yesterday which was awesome. Now reading Chasing Perfect, which isn't YA but an easy read.
Finished Evernight and now reading Almost Perfect, which is not a YA.
I am reading
Zombies vs. Unicorns. I love it! I am going to use many of the stories in it to read and discuss with my 7th grade students.
About to start the ARC for Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game - don't know yet whether it'll be suitable for YA.
Over the weekend I started John Stephen's The Emerald Atlas. I had recieved an ARC, so I thought I would give it a try.
That wasn't one of the better books IMO either Heather.Over the weekend I read Shadow of the Moon and finished it in a day. I loved it so much! Fourth book in the series, and I think the final one. Now I'm reading Local Girls for my book club. It's not YA.
is indeed suitable for young adults. Baseball fans would get more out of it than I did, but it is mainly about dreams & obsessions, illusions & hope & disappointment. Quite good. Interesting writing style, mixing tenses for poetic effect. I'd buy it for a high school library, mabye even for a Composition class.
I am reading How to Be Bad which is pretty good and listening to The Replacement, which has a very cool premise. Not in love with it, but am hoping it lives up to its potential. Also reading Lover Unleashed, which is the exact opposite of YA.
I'm now reading Immortal, Love Stories with Bite (or some title like that) by P.C. Cast. Not exactly sure if it's YA or not.
I finished The Year of the Griffin. This was a reread, but I had forgotten most of the significant parts of the book that it was like reading a vaguely familar story. I missed many connections that first time through. I enjoyed the read and wish there were more stories surrounding the land of Derk.I am now reading The Gathering. Too soon to say whether I like it or not. Though, I think I will.
I'm reading an oldie, Charlotte Sometimes, on my Kindle. I saw it available and had to get it. I'm a big fan of the Cure. :)I'm also reading Blood Magic which I'm really liking, but it's taking me FOREVER to get through. Seems like the real world keeps butting into my reading time!!!
Finished reading Bumped which was interesting. Scary how that could really in some ways be a reality in the future.Reading The Fledgling Handbook 101 because I love the House of Night series.
Heather wrote: "Reading Soulless and slogging through it kinda slowly. It's light and kinda pulpy, and I'm not really digging it. Plus I read the first few pages of [book:The Name of the Wind|186074..."I hadn't realized Soulless wasn't YA when I started reading it, but kept thinking, "Hmm. THAT was pretty suggestive," all throughout the book!
I finished Power of Three and thoroughly enjoyed it. I just started The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #1) which looks like a nice easy read.
Heather wrote: "I saw it shelved in the YA section at the Borders here in town before it closed. I hadn't considered it before then, but it is quite, ahem, scandalous for the victorian era in which it takes place."Wait 'til the ending!
Reading Invincible by Sherilyn Kenyon. I read the first one and really enjoyed it, so onto book two!
Cheryl wrote: "I'm just starting Jane for my bookclub and then I'll read Prom and Prejudice."I loved Jane! After I read it I saw the movie Jane Eyre, and now I have got to read the original. (I read it in high school and hated it, but I am slightly more mature now....)
I am reading Divergent, after starting and abandoning Abandon, by Meg Cabot.
Heather wrote: "You ought to save the prom book for the reading challenge number 9 starting in July, Cheryl. It's a perfect fit for one of the tasks. I just started The Name of the Wind. :)"
That book is AMAZING! The beginning is slow, but don't give up. It has really incredible storytelling.
Kirsten wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I'm just starting Jane for my bookclub and then I'll read Prom and Prejudice."I loved Jane! After I read it I saw the movie Jane Eyre, and now I h..."
I had to read Jane Eyre in highschool too and it was one of my favorites then. I read it again as an adult and it is still one of my all time favorite books. I'm half way through Jane and it's pretty good so far I just wonder how they are going to end it.
I am just starting a bunch of books.Kindle: Wish
Audiobook: Shift
Hardcover: Trial by Fire
and (adult) A Visit from the Goon Squad
Paula wrote: "I am listening to The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate."How are you liking it, Paula? I have that one to listen to sometime in the future...
I really like the story. I think one of the reasons being is that I'm listening to it and the narrator sounds good. The story's so easy to listen to. I was listening to it while walking to my car after work and didn't want to turn it off. I was in the middle of Calpurnia trying to handle her love sick brothers.
I am taking a break from YA and catching-up a little on my adult reading.
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and it's so appropriate because I'm at DRAMA CAMP this week
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Both such great series!!!