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"Accidentally Yours" by Susan Mallery.
I am just starting Marked, part of the House of Night series by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast.
I just finished Blue Bloods. Gave it 4 stars. Am going the read Masquerade tomorrow. I don't have the third one yet. I was surprised at how fast Blue Bloods went.
i was going to read Uglies to see if it was good for my daughter to read. Let me know what you think, Jackie M!!
Uglies is a great book. I liked it. It's written well too, not immaturish. And it has good moral take-aways regarding beauty, and individuality. I'd recommend that book, Elvia. You should try it!
Thanks, Aths! I'm trying to find books for my daughter that are more mature than the kids books she can get at our local library. I think a book with a message would be wonderful. It seems Scott Westerfeld is trying to do that. I also found Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl and Loser that might be good for her.
I have not tried Stargirl and Loser, but yep, by all means, Uglies would be a good read for your daughter. It's definitely not a kids books, and it does come with a message, so it's a good one. Scott even posted a few questions on his site regarding the book's theme.
Elvia wrote: "i was going to read Uglies to see if it was good for my daughter to read. Let me know what you think, Jackie M!!"I will. How old is your daughter?
She's 10 yrs old. She reads at an 8th grade level though so I am not sure what is appropriate for that age lol. I haven't been that age in a long while and I wasn't a big reader then. :)
I recently read Uglies,Prettiesand Specials and thought they were excellent young adult books. Not a difficult read by any means, but definitely books that make you think.
Lisa Anne wrote: "I recently read Uglies,Prettiesand Specials and thought they were excellent young adult books. Not a difficult read by any means, but definitely books that m..."Thanks for your input! I appreciate it! I'm adding Uglies to my list at the library now!
Lisa Anne wrote: "I recently read Uglies,Prettiesand Specials and thought they were excellent young adult books. Not a difficult read by any means, but definitely books that m..."Yep .. I second that ... I am myself reading Pretties right now. Found it great so far.
I'm reading Strange Brew right now...and so far I'm thinking wtf? Weird stories. I just finished the third one (Rachel Caine...interesting take on ressurection) and will hopefully finish the rest of them tonight. Then it's on to either Stray or Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)... I'm leaning toward Stray since I have to turn it back in to the library sooner than Shadow Kiss. lol
Well, I finished Masquerade and luckily I got Revalations in the mail this afternoon. However, since Masquerade ended in a cliffhanger, I have to wait for the 4th to be published. Then there are supposed to be 5 more after that.
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Was it better than Blue Bloods? I bought Masquerade, but I didn't enjoy Blue Bloods as much as I thought I would, and now I am having trouble getting myself to read the 2nd book!
I liked it better. I actually gave it 5 stars.
In my opinion the Blue Bloods series gets better with each book.
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I just started reading Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) by Rachel Caine. I am loving this book. I addicted to YA books.
My daughter is reading the 3rd one now and is just as into it as the 1st one. Just got through reading Blue Moon and looking forward to the next book in the immortal series, coming out in Feb.
Lauren wrote: "I started 
"I am so jealous of you right now! I haven't gotten mine from the library yet - I'm 17th on the hold list!!
Started Stray last nightStray. So far so GOOD. Only on page 84 of 618 or something so hopefully it stays good. Cats instead of wolves...nice.
see thats why i hate the library hehe. I went out right after work to go get it.
Lauren wrote: "see thats why i hate the library hehe. I went out right after work to go get it."Well the good thing is when the book is close to my area I get it before my time is supposed to be up...going to check the closest library right now! lol
Update: There are 22 libraries that hold this book in Ohio - once they are done "cataloging" I should get one fairly quickly...YAY ME :)
hahaha sneaky stuff.im only on ch.3 but so far i like it. Anything with them sexy wolves in is good. hehe
omg I know...LOVE the wolves!!It's going to be a beautiful day today so I told my boys were spending it outside...they'll be riding bikes and playing; I'll be reading Stray.
BTW, I skipped stories in the Strange Brew anthology. I couldn't get into them. I did like Patricia Briggs story though (is that part of a series I'm not aware of?) and Jim Butchers. Not sure I'm going to finish the rest.
Just finished The Girl Who Played With Fire. It was wonderfully thought provoking and intriguing, while still being a page turning mystery.I can't wait for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest to come out in the States!
I finished Revelations this afternoon. Gave it 4 stars. I am going to start American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
Ooh, American Gods was my first Neil Gaiman (besides Bad Omens w/ Terry Pratchett). That got me hooked! Good choice.
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tonight at work. I like it so far and I'm curious to see how the story will play out.
Lisa Anne wrote: "Just finished The Girl Who Played With Fire. It was wonderfully thought provoking and intriguing, while still being a page turning mystery.I can't wait for [book:The Girl Who Ki..."
I can't wait to read "Fire!" I bought it the day it came out but I had some other books I wanted to get through first! Don't tell me details but how amazing was it??? I loved "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo!" The characters were all so amazing! I couldn't put that book down!
I attempted to read Sharon Sala's The Healer last week but couldn't seem to get into it... Instead, I've been on an Eve Dallas kick so I've just read Judgment in Death, then I followed that up with Betrayal in Death. Now I'm reading the short J.D Robb story in Out of this World and hope to follow that up with Dangerous Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice but we'll see :)
I didn't even get into American Gods by Neil Gaiman when I received America's Most Wanted Recipes. I am reading that first. So far, I am disappointed.
I just started the first Midnighters book. Forgot the author though!
Jessica wrote:[bo..."[book:The Girl Who Played With Fire|6670459] was absolutely amazing! I bought it the day it came out and set every other book I was reading aside because I was so excited it for it and I most definitely was not disappointed!! This book delves into Lisbeth Salander, which is absolutely fascinating! Stieg Larsson is my favorite author of the moment!
Back to Watchmen and Philosphy {A Rorschach Test} while the Kindle is charging.
I started "The Unsung Hero", Suzanne Brockman...1st of the Troubleshooter series.
Lisa Anne wrote: "Jessica wrote:[bo..."[book:The Girl Who Played With Fire|6670459] was absolutely amazing! I bought it the day it came out and set every other book I was reading aside because I was so exci..."
Does it have the guy character in it? Can't remember his name...the one who worked with her in the first one? Thanks to your glowing review I CAN'T wait to read it!
Yes, Blomkvist plays a large role in this book too!Hope you enjoy it! :)
Lisa Anne wrote: "Yes, Blomkvist plays a large role in this book too!Hope you enjoy it! :)"
SPOILER ALERT! DON'T READ!
YAY!!!!!! I'm so glad. He was one of my favorite characters! His characters are so amazing! Especially LIsbeth! She kicks major ass! I love that she's so petite and yet has no fear. I'm five nothing and weight nothing...and my friends always make fun of my size. When I first read about Lisbeth I was sooo excited! I still have day dreams of kicking someone's ass thanks to that book. I loved the part where she saved Blomkivist! I re-read that part at least four times. SO GOOD!
I finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and now I'm starting on Warriors: Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter. I enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo immensely. It ended up being the only book I wanted to read my entire trip to Virginia. I started maybe a day before and finished very early this morning (a day after).
Michelle wrote: "I finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and now I'm starting on Warriors: Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter. I enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo immensely. It ended up being the only book..."
Do you think you will read the second one? The Girl who played with Fire?
I will finish Stray tonight or tomorrow afternoon. After that it's a toss up between five other library books. I THINK it'll be Iron Kissed since it's due back the soonest.
Jessica - Yes I most definitely move on to the squeal when I get the chance to purchase it.
Michelle wrote: "Jessica - Yes I most definitely move on to the squeal when I get the chance to purchase it. "It's so good. I'm already counting down for October so I can buy The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest :)
SPOILER *****
Jessica, I loved the part where she saved him too! It almost never fails in a typical mystery there will be a guy saves the girl scene, no matter how kick ass she is and I loved that she saved him instead! I also kind of liked her revenge on Nils Bjurman (in a horribly screwed up kind of way) ... haha.
Lisa Anne wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Jessica - Yes I most definitely move on to the squeal when I get the chance to purchase it. "It's so good. I'm already counting down for October so I can buy [book:The Girl Wh..."
Spolier Alert!
I LOVED how she got her revenge on Nils! He deserved it! It was his rightful punishment: Eye for an eye. He made me so angry. And yes, it was SO refreshing to see her kick ass as opposed to her being the helpless victim needing to be saved. She's definitely MY hero! :)
Michelle wrote: "Jessica - Yes I most definitely move on to the squeal when I get the chance to purchase it. "Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it!
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The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow.
I've read several other of his books, enjoyed them.
I'm only a few clicks in at this point (Kindle reader!) but I'm fascinated, and think I will probably be comparing this book to Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver, as the two books have characters and timeline in common.