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3.5 starsEven though I didn't find this story realistic at all, I still enjoyed it! I didn't like the MC, Kate very much, but I did really like Carter!
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And speaking of events, Jen, didn't you meet Coleen Hoover to..."
So jealous! Sounds like so much fun :)
I'm still waiting on my PIFM books to arrive, but it looks like they've been lost in shipping D:
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Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Gail Carriger is a character in person too! I went to one of her panels at the Tucson Book Festival earlier this year! :)And speaking of events, Jen, didn't you meet Coleen Hoover to..."
That sounds like fun!
Finished my 2nd one
it was an interesting horror/paranormal/comedy gave it 4 stars
Yay Joycedale. :) I finally just bought e-book versions of the books I haven't gotten yet.
Just finished
4 stars! :D
I am just plowing thru this list. Wow. Didn't think I'd even finish.
was amazing.
was good but Elisa drove me crazy the whole first 2/3 of the book. The ending was really good tho. I have
ready to go and I'm looking forward to it!I've started my next 3 but I'm not sure what to continue with next.
will definitely be as an ebook because I can't stand Elizabeth Louise narrating the female POV.
Just finished
. 4 stars. This book seriously hurt my heart and almost made me cry.
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. 4 stars. This book seriously hurt my heart and almost made me cry."Oh gosh, that looks like a tough read.
I finished all 5 of my books. I have them listed and rated on the original post. I saved Sugar of last and OMG! It's 10 Stars baby! That's just it!
Karen wrote: "Esther wrote: "Just finished . 4 stars. This book seriously hurt my heart and almost made me cry."Oh gosh, that looks like a tough read."
It was. It reminded me of
. I really try not to read about children who are abused/put into horrific situations, but at the same time, I couldn't not read it because I like books that speak about important issues/difficult subjects without being too preachy.
My Name: Rose(littlebookowl75)My Partner: Jenny
Books picked for me for December since I am joining late are:
Here is the link to my PIFM shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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My Partner: Jenny
Books picked for me for December since I am joining late are:
Here is the link to my P..."
I'm so glad you joined in Rose!
Me too @Jenny! Thank you for the amazing picks!
Thanks @Karen! I'm excited to join and hope it will help me take down my TBR books as I only included books I own on my Kindle & my bookshelf that I need to read!
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4 starsI really enjoyed this fantasy! It took me a bit to get into, but about halfway through I was hooked! It left on a pretty big cliffhanger, so I'm ready for the sequel!
4 more to go!
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I'm going to attempt the audio first, just have to finish my current audio!
Esther wrote: "Just finished . 4 stars. This book seriously hurt my heart and almost made me cry."I wondered if that would be a tough one
Finished
4 stars. At times I found the writing to be immature so I wonder if it's her first book? It had a very compelling second half though.
☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Finished 4 stars. At times I found the writing to be immature so I wonder if it's her first book? It had a very compelling second half though."Joycedale, it was difficult, but I did like it.
I guess yay in parts for that book? How was the writing style immature I wonder?
Read my first book: 
5 stars!! I love this book soo much.I did wanted to keep reading but sadly it had to end like all the good book and good series :(
Finished my first book
4 Stars. I enjoyed the plost twist and the ending. It was crazy.
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on audio, and its good so far! narrated by Kate Rudd :)
Esther wrote: "☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Finished 4 stars. At times I found the writing to be immature so I wonder if it's her first book? It had a very compelling second half t..."I'll try to explain what I meant so bare with me lol. You know in school when the teacher would assign a written story and make ya read it out loud. There was kids that had good story plots just poorly written, like they didn't want to leave any details to the imagination and the dialogue was just really bad? That's what it made me think of.
☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Esther wrote: "☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Finished 4 stars. At times I found the writing to be immature so I wonder if it's her first book? It had a very compellin..."Ah, I understand: Story was interesting, writing was not up to par. Would you read another book by this author?
Esther wrote: "☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Esther wrote: "☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Finished 4 stars. At times I found the writing to be immature so I wonder if it's her first book? It ..."Yea I would
Ahh!!! I couldn't resist. I had to read
, but now that that's over with, I'm back on track About to start
Done with my second book: 
The horror part of the book was really good. I could actually imagine this book as a movie for Halloween. My only problem were the characters, specially the main character. She's definitely not on my best-main-character-ever list.
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last night, and so far I'm liking it :)
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on audio, and its good so far! narrated by Kate Rudd :)"I'm about a third of the way through and its SO GOOD!
I finally finished one of my PIFM books!
I gave it 4 stars. It was really unique compared to all of the other ya books I have read lately.
Jenny wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I'm listening to my next pick, on audio, and its good so far! narrated by Kate Rudd :)"I'm about a third of the way through and its SO GOOD!"
I thought it was amazing! But be warned - you should probably skip the last book. It goes a whole different direction and Kricket changes completely. You might like it ok, but I was really disappointed by the ending.
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4 starsI love fairy stories in general, and I just loved this one! This was a nice, quick, fun read. It reminded me a bit of the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa. Very strange world within our own, and very interesting characters!
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on audio, and its good so far! narrated by Kate Rudd :)"I'm about a third of the way through and its S..."
Oh no! :( Well, I guess I will see. They are free for me on KU, so I might still try to attempt it later!
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soon!
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, and WOW, did it ever blow my mind! :)I wasn't enamored with the lyrical style of writing. But the reveals near the end made this read extremely haunting and heartbreaking for me. And I did really enjoy that. 4 star read for me!
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and I've started
I don't think I'll be able to read
though. Its on my Nook, and I'm having technical difficulties with it. And none of my libraries have it. :(
Finally finished my first book
. I enjoyed it. Hopefully, I'm able to finish my second book.
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, and WOW, did it ever blow my mind! :)I wasn't enamored with the lyrical style of writing. But the reveals near the end made this re..."
It took some getting used to, but I LOVED this writing! I need to read more of E. Lockhart's books! Yes, the ending BLEW MY MIND, but I did have an inkling that (view spoiler)
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, and WOW, did it ever blow my mind! :)I wasn't enamored with the lyrical style of writing. But the reveals near the en..."
I didn't see it coming at all Jenny! Definately some great messages being conveyed in this story!
Karen wrote: "I finished my 2nd PIFM book , and WOW, did it ever blow my mind! :)I wasn't enamored with the lyrical style of writing. But the reveals near the end made this re..."
I was the same way. I didn't like the writing but that ending alone made it 4 stars for me
I only have the one book left if I could just remember to grab it from the library lol. I was even there today and forgot
I finished 2 out of three. Dont think I`ll have time for the third. Learned my lesson now and will probably arrange for less books next time.
Both
and
were dissapiontsments for me.
Both
and
were dissapiontsments for me.
I finished both Bitterblue and Talon. I loved them both, sad that Bitterblue was the last Graceling novel. Talon's ending made me want Rogue so bad! I gave them both 4 stars
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and I mostly enjoyed it! I didn't take it very seriously, it felt more like "light" fantasy to me, and I prefer epic...but it was an entertaining read! Never really connected to the MC. I did like Sir and Theron, they were interesting characters. 3.5 stars
Almost finished with
, not going to get to my third book,
. I'll read it next month.
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And speaking of events, Jen, didn't you meet Coleen Hoover today??!! Eeppp!!!! How was it!??! "
It was fabulous! I waited around for my "letter" to be called to get in line for about 2 hours - but I was at the end so it was totally worth it. You always get extra time when you wait until the end. She was so gracious when I said "thank you for writing books I love!" She replied "thank you for loving them! What's your favourite?" Of course my brain went totally blank then so I mentioned audiobooks and my fav narrators and thanked her again. I got 6 books signed - including one for a giveaway on my channel. : )
Also - Yallfest is in Charleston this Saturday and I'm going to that too! Woo-hoo! I love my life! You should see all the books I'm bringing to have signed - I think the whole back end of the car is weighed down with all those books in the trunk - lol! Gail Carriger will be there so I'm looking forward to meeting her!