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Mark I'm Mark, I'm from the Philippines. I'm shy. I love the Hunger Games Trilogy, Harry Potter (as you can see from my avatar) and many more YA Books!
I also love to read psycho-thriller books (which makes my brain twist like a twister).
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arianne c
Hello everyone! i've finally managed to revive my shelfari account. so lemme re-introduce myself. I'm arianne from the philippines. I love reading books (duh, that's why i'm here =p). I'd love to be friends with you all
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Todd R. Tystad
Hey, I'm Todd. I write books and I like to read realistic fiction. I'm glad I have friends who can nudge me in new directions, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered some of my favorite books. I just started The Hunger Games and I have a feeling that I'll end up reading the entire series.
I'm also a fan of movies and music and I write a blog. Looking forward to seeing what everyone is reading in this group.
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Mike Lewis
Hi
Just joined Shelfari after finding it lurking at the bottom of my books pages on Amazon and wondering how the character details got there... -)
I'm an author of YA and also read a fair amount. I am currently reading The Hunger Games as someone mentioned it in a review of my own book and I realised I'd never read it. Enjoying it so far.
Mike
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T Denise Robinson
Hi, everyone. My name is T. Denise Robinson but my friends and family call me Trin (pronounced Treen) I am a published author and screenwriter. I love reading children's and young adult books. I read them all. I currently have over 1,000 books on my e-reader and average two books a week in between my writing. I have switched gears from writing adult fiction to writing children's middle grade urban fantasy. I love any type of book that deals with magic and I love getting recommendations on what ones I should read. Thanks for letting me join the group :)
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Asma
Hi!! I'm Asma. I'm new to shelfari so I'm still getting used to it but I like it so far :) I like reading all kinds of fiction. Most non-fiction books get too boring :/ I would love to get some recommendations :)
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itsEEHvan
Hey! I'm Ivan. It's EEHvan not I-van.
I like reading. I'm probably the bookworm out of my circle of friends. They read too, but not as much as I do.
I like reading romance, but I like science fiction and adventure stories as well.
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Marsha El Akkari
Hi! I'm Marsha. I love reading the classics, but the Twilight Saga got me into Paranormal Romance. I'll read anything that looks good. =)
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Marsha El Akkari
Thanks everyone for the welcome! =)
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Jan Hurst-Nicholson
Hi,
I write YA and also children's books and books for grown-ups ('adult' seems to have taken on a new meaning!)
I'm looking for advice from YA readers on a new cover for Mystery at Ocean Drive as I've been told it looks too juvenile. Is this the right place to ask?
thanks
Jan
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Jan Hurst-Nicholson
Hi Rebel Rider,
If you click on my author pic it should take you to the cover.
The story involves 3 teenage boys who rescue a girl from her kidnappers. They use a radio control model helicopter in the rescue.
I have a few ideas ideas for the cover.
1.Show the MC on the beach with the radio control helicopter. This might appeal to boy readers, but would it put girls off?
2. Show the three boys on the beach looking through binoculars. Would this create a 'mystery' feel?
3. The MC uses a stick to write his cellphone number in the wet sand for the girl to read. I could show the number being washed out by the tide. But would this show up in thumbnail.
4. Should I also show the girl on the cover? She appears on the first page of the story, so it wouldn't be a spoiler, but she shouldn't be shown with them.
5 Anyone got any other ideas?
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Jan Hurst-Nicholson
Thanks so much for your help.
I forgot to mention that the book is a Hardy Boys-type action adventure and I want the cover to say something about the story (which is what attracts me to a book).
I have got access to a decent camera and lots of decent beaches (I'm in South Africa) - but what I really need is a decent photographer!! (or at least someone who knows how to make full use of the camera)
I will consult with the designer who did the cover for The Breadwinners. I just wanted to first get an idea from readers as to what type of cover would attract them.
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Marie Lamba
Hi everyone!
So nice to hang out with fellow YA book lovers. I think I did an intro entry at some point, but my computer died for a good month and a half, and so I've only been online now and then. BLAH. Anyways, I thought I'd pop in and say hello (again?). I'm a YA author and full-time writer, mom of two daughters (one a teen, the other 21), and I have a gnarly poodle.
My favorite YA books change with time, but I'm an eternal fan of Sarah Dessen and John Green (who I recently discovered!). Also, I like books by Jenny Han, and I've been exploring a bit reading books about ghosts (I LOVE ghosts). Got a kick out of The Ghost and the Goth... Plus, I love Wendlyn Van Draan (spelled right?)...
Has anyone seen the movie of her book FLIPPED? I watched it last weekend and it's a perfect movie.
Also, I'm an absolute chick-flick nut. I think I write books imagining they'll be made into chick flicks.
Anyways, happy reads, all!
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Marie Lamba
Thanks, Sam and Wanderer!
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Miss Fairfax - In Worrywart Mode (edited)
Hey, everybody!
Allow me to re-introduce myself. I joined the group quite a while ago, posted frantically for a couple of weeks, maybe months, and then disappeared. What can I say? I'm weird.
But if you have me... no, I'm not going to propose, just ask to be readmitted. I go by Miss Fairfax
here, but maybe some of you remember me as Feryerax... maybe...
Anway. Do you mind if I crash your party every once in a while? For old times sake? =)
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Most Honorable One Autumn Farless
Hello, everyone! I am a high school English teacher and am always trying to keep up with the latest young adult reads so that I can promote books to my students. I am constantly reading...and feel "incomplete" if I don't have at least one book going at all times. I really enjoy horror and suspense, but will read just about anything. Some faves are all of the Ellen Hopkins books, the Evermore series, The Lord of the Rings, Inkheart trilogy, The Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice, anything Stephen King, true crime books, and Nicholas Sparks books. Looking forward to getting some great book suggstions. Happy reading, all!
Katricia
I'm Kate! Or Katricia. Whichever works. (:
I'm 16; I defenestrate things. xD (I also try to work that work into everything I say. No joke.)
I don't really have a favorite subject, books-wise, although I have a tendency to avoid YA Romance (And regular romance too, I suppose) novels like the plague. (Seriously, they might infect me and the next thing you know I might end up like my best friend, who thinks Romeo and Juliet is the greatest love story ever told. No offense to you romance-y people out there. ;D)
My favorite books... I don't know. Currently, probably "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making" just because it was so much fun to read. Infinite Jest is always a favorite, although I swear that book almost broke my poor brain. And White Teeth, of course, because that book was simultaneously hilarious and thought-provoking, if that makes sense.
My favorite author is Jim Butcher by a mile, and my favorite series is anything he's ever written. xD
...Uh, besides that, I'm also half-ambidextrous and half a runner. Plus, I like listening to French music, /especially/ French Disney. I have no idea why, but I love the way it sounds.
Oh, and I tend to ramble/go off on tangents/abuse parentheses a lot. Hullo! (:
*Stardust* Flavia
Hi, I am Flavia. I am a book addict. (God bless my mother for that!)
I like many genres, so I read almost anything. From Romance and Paranormal, to Mystery and Crime. But I will avoid Horror. *goose bumps*
I am in my last year of high-school and I am a bit afraid of what the future will bring.
Besides reading, I really like listening to music (especially while reading). And something else: to make my friends read the books I like, or if not, to find something for them to read. I was successful with 3 of my classmates *sighing*, but it's better than nothing!
Jenna
I love all kinds off books and my favorite series is Harry Potter
tvnc (edited)
*le re-introduce self*
Hello, I'm TVNC! If you know what that stands for you will think I am mad, so never mind about that! :D
Umm. Um. I'm 15. I'm from Singapore. Which is tragic, because I have no idea which desserts are autumn desserts and which are summer desserts.
Jonathan Safran Foer and Margaret Atwood are the demigods of writing (#or something). Read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and Everything Is Illuminated, by Foer, and Cat's Eye, Oryx and Crake, and The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood. ONLY THE BEST BOOKS EVER.
Authors whose books I do not appreciate (let's phrase it that way) (and this has earned me a lot of flak but I shall say it anyway), are Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks. And Stephanie Meyer, for Twilight. :P sorry folks.
One day, I hope to travel the world. (Not in an airplane, of course, because it doesn't make sense to be strapped inside a chunk of metal way up in the sky with no tangible support whatsoever.) And I shall rescue people from premature death.
I want to be a fashion designer. That is, if I'm not an author or a model. And you might or might not believe this but I AM HORRIBLE AT MATH.
Oh if you have a tumblr (ya I know Sam has a tumblr yay) then YOU CAN CHECK MINE OUT my URL is adurnarisa, though this changes quite often so yeah.
My favourite singers are Christina Grimmie Charice, Christina Aguilera and Cher. And all of them start with C.
I speak English, Chinese, and Japanese. And I USE THE OXFORD COMMA. HA.
I am unbelievably short. I love cheese and mushrooms and potatoes and tofu.
and YES. whoa that was long o__o
Kat
Hi I'm Kat! I'm an admin here, thanks to Korina inviting me to be, once her sister dropped out of shelfari (or so the story goes, although I'm old so I may not remember it correctly :P) I LOVE YA books, especially dystopian and fantasy, but I don't seem to get to read as much as you youths, a fact that rocks me to my core, but I'll probably get over it :P:P:P I think this group is super fun and I love you all!!! Well most of you. Some of you I put up with. Oh, and some of you I miight not like. Just sayin'. Ooooookaaaayy, I'm joking! You caught me. :D I like to have fun. I have decided that fun is my raison d'etre, or at least one of my raison d'etre's so there!
Catherine Green
Hello, I am a paranormal romance author and life-long book addict (thanks to my mum). I joined this group in the hopes of learning more about what you guys are reading these days, since I am finally trying to accept that I am no longer a 'young adult' but heading into proper grown-up land (kicking and screaming I might add!). Anyway, my recently published book is for an adult audience, but mainly because you need a mature mind in order to enjoy it, so feel free to see what you think... Any feedback is much appreciated, and I am happy to chat about anything, from career advice, my writer's journey, to any random questions you might want to throw at me.
Krissy
Hi I am Krissy and no longer a young adult but still love reading them. This will date me a bit but when I was a teen I loved Fear Street, Christopher Pike, Sweet Valley High, etc.
Having worked in a library and book stores I have read many young adult novels and am joining this group to keep up with what is new and good reads.
Muench
Hi my name is Kent and I'm a junior high and high school librarian. I like to keep up on all the popular young adult books so thats mostly what I have mostly spent most of my reading time on the last few years. I really like young adult reads and some of my favorites include: The Hungar Games, The Maze Runner series, Ship Breaker, Life As We Knew It and all of John Green's books. THe books that I reccomend the most to reluctant readers are the Escape from Furnace series.
Muench
Thanks for the welcome! I just finished the Death Cure last night and I really think anyone that liked the Hunger Games series would like the Maze Runner series they have a lot of similarities. I haven't read Incarceron but I had it in my library. Is it worth reading?
Veronia BladeHello, I'm Veronica Blade. I'm from Southern California and adore YA! Read em, write em, can't get enough.
Let's be friends! All follows will be returned.
Lovely to meet you!
RBC
Good day to you! I'm RBC, as you can see, and currently divide my spare time between reading classic literature, reading YA books, and surfing Shelfari. Favorite YA authors (in no particular order) are Arthur Ransome, James Barrie, Natalie Babbitt, Jerry Spinelli, Steve Augarde, Jostein Gaarder, and Madeleine L'Engle.
I look forward both to meeting you all and to learning about other worthwhile YA reads!
David Callinan
I've just joined. I've been published by HarperCollins, Orion and Ocean House - thrillers, YA fantasy and children's books. I'm still figuring out how this site works. I've put my own books on my shelf because I can't find anywhere else to put them.
I'd love you to read the first book in my trilogy: THE KINGDOMS OF TIME AND SPACE. Title: KINGDOM OF THE NANOSAURS.
Here's a brief synopsis.
In the tradition of 'His Dark Materials', 'Mortal Engines' and 'Lord Of The Rings', this YA trilogy blends magic with leading edge science and the paranormal with artificial intelligence.
Morgan Lane (15) has a superhuman memory and a gift for designing amazing 'gizmos'. Together with his sidekick, the Chinese American Lin Rainbow, who has the power of prophecy; and their pet orangutan Winston – transformed by magic and science into a genius with the power of speech – he is catapulted into a cosmic adventure across the multiverse to the dimension where time and space are one.
The comet Cygnus Hyperbole heralds an amazing event: the sudden disappearance of all animal life on Earth. This coincides with Morgan's scientist father perfecting a microbe that can eat pollution and reverse climate change.
The mysterious Guardians choose Morgan to memorise 'The Cosmic Algorithm', the key to all creation as a power-crazed scientist designs replacement animals, nanosaurs (air sharks, perfumed cats, flying dogs and a plethora of weird, bizarre and unstable creatures) including Taurus, a seventeen-feet tall minotaur – the first of a nanosaur army destined to control all mankind.
Morgan must protect the 'Cosmic Algorithm and the super microbe from the clutches of the scientist at all costs.
But the world is descending into chaos as Morgan and his friends battle across a dystopian landscape to locate the Guardians (they occupy a breath propelled starship inside Mount Everest) to go on the next stage of their quest.
Ryptyq Ikarus AccuviZion (edited)
Hello, I'm Addy! I read a lot of YA-Fiction, because, well, I'm a Young Adult! :P My favourite YA novella series of all time is Hardy Boys, I've read all(Original, Casefiles, Re-start or Original, Undercover Brothers) of them! :D My favourite YA Novel Series(One series doesn't cut it) are, Artemis Fowl, The Secrets of Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Alex Rider series, Camp Half-Blood, Time Riders Series, Lorien Legacies, Inheritance Cycle, The Bartemaeus Series The 39 Clues series and a lot more. :) My favourite Standalone YA Novel has got to be The Supernaturalist, it was Awesome! Hopefully a sequel is in order! :D That being said, I also read a lot of other Genres, too. My favourite Non-YA author has to be Robert Ludlum, Arthur Conan Doyle and Andy McDermott. I also read a lot of Comics, My favourite has to be Jughead comics, Asterix and Obelix and Tintin. When I'm not reading fiction, I mostly read books about Physics.:)
I'm almost always listening to music. My Favourite bands/artists are Linkin Park, Celldweller, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Thousand Foot Krutch, Breaking Benjamin, Dead by Sunrise, Simple Plan, Disturbed, Cartel, Lostprophets, The All-American Rejects among many others.
The only sport I play is Goalie in Football. :)
I watch way too many movies.
I Write some pretty good poems and enjoy learning to program in C. I like to Draw.
That's about it, I guess.
All-in-all, I'm just your average 6'3" 15-year-old. :)
Kristina Cardoza
Hi! My name is Kristina Cardoza and I'm the author of Pinky Bunny's First Day of Kindergarten - I wrote it when I was 5. It's about a pink bunny that's afraid to start Kindergarten. She meets a new friend and encounters a bully. It's pretty funny but it's about friendship and learning your colors. I've been reading since I was one and now that I'm 10, I still enjoy reading anything I can get my hands on! Because I'm always reading, I recently decided to start a book review blog: http://reviewsbykristina.blogspot.com. Let me know if you want me to do a book review for you. Happy reading! :D
Kristina Cardoza
Oh, I also have a Facebook fan page: http://tinyurl.com/PinkyB5 and I'm on Twitter: @KristinaCardoza. You can join me there if you like. :)
Tabitha
Hi! I'm Tabitha. I'm 21, a youth leader and dance instructor, and totally refuse to read "adult" books just because I'm an "adult". I read multiple books at once, since nothing holds my attention for long, and I love YA, especially supernatural themes. I've also got a thing for reading series'. You can all blame Madeline L'engle for that one. :)
David Callinan
Welcome aboard, Tabitha.
Hannah Richardson
Hi! I'm Hannah, and I'm a freshman in college. I like to read YA fantasy, but I'll try most other types of books too. My favorite book is Harry Potter, of course, but I also love Eragon, Montmorency, Skulduggery Pleasant, the Sisters Grimm, and anything by Cornelia Funke, Brian Selznick, Andrew Clements... I won't list all my favorites here;) I also write books, mostly YA fantasy, but I've got a few in development in different genres. (I'm not published yet; soon, I hope.) Nice to meet everyone! :)
Jean du Plessis
I am a writer of deeply boring books, courses, manuals, articles and stuff on spirituality and comparative religion. For my own sanity, therefore, I recently wrote a young-adult story. Problem is, I fell in love. One should never mix love and work, i knew that, yet now things are getting out of hand. I fell in love with the characters. I just could not end their ordeal, or their quest. One book became two, and now I am working on book three. [book 1 is available in eBook and slated for print publishing in Dec, 2011].
Of course I have absolutely no idea whether the books are any good or whether anyone else but me will “get it” (never mind “like it”) but that is besides the point. I am writing their story because I simply cannot stop. I mean, how does one stop? What happens to the characters when you stop writing? Geez, they’re only kids! Would not to stop equate doing away with them, abandoning them, annihilate them, sort of like... I cannot say it.
I am here on this forum to learn from readers and writers.
Secretly, I hope that I will meet aspiring young writers who will take this unbearable burden from me and continue to write the story, so I can get my life back.
Thanks for having me.
Emily M-S
Hi, I'm Emily! Instead of ranting on and on, I'll make it quick: I'm an aspiring writer, frenzied reader, and I love manga and anime. ^_
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Captain Korina Toxic
I shall refresh your memory of who I am. I am that one person who's in that one group. You may call me what ever you like. I'd like to see that one group get 900 members.. or even more. (Pssst, that's a hint for you to invite your friends! *nudge, nudge!*) Oh yah, and i'm an Admin of that one group... not that any of you would know that group of which I am speaking of. Soooo... yah, I hope your memory has been refreshed by the detailed description of myself. =P
Captain Korina (edited)
Hi guys! I'm Kori. That's right. I'm that Kori. I like dancing and Singing in the Rain. I also enjoy jumping in puddles and making snow angels. Rainbows and baby animals make me smile. I hate angst. Usually. I guess it depends. Spiders do NOT make me smile. I'm also an admin and would also like to see 900 members in the group before we ring in the New Year. That would be pretty awesome. I really enjoy chatting with my fellow book addicts in the group. You're all so crazy and fun! And crazy.
Kat
Hi. I'm Kat. I'm the the last admin of the group. I'm old but I act like a child. I have no time to read anymore :( Umm, I like dystopian and fantasy YA books. Also some historical fiction. I'm too tired to think of anything else cool to tell you about me.
Kris
Hi, I'm Krissy and I have been a member since Autumn. I am 31 years old and still love YA and children novels. If it's written well I will read it. I love many different genres so I do not get to read many YA books. I love Autumn and Winter holidays, Marlon Brando, classic movies, rainy weekends, big bags, boots, humour of RDJ and live theatre. At the moment I have 2 loves...my eReader and new bf.
Wanderer (edited)
Hey, I'm Jen. I'm a library page and second year college student. Love YA and JF, still, and stick mainly with the fantasy genre. I usually won't just read anything though, has to be strongly recommended or the cover has to draw me in, and there has to suspense and lots of it, or I give up and set it aside, (which I hate doing). I also never ever ever ever like the main character, and that's a fact! Didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked this year, but I believe it was more than last year so I'm ok with it. I'm an amateur artist, wanna-be writer, and failed blogger. I am also sick of school right now and cannot wait for my *sighs deeply* 7 week winter break... *grins maliciously* I like manga, but only to a certain extent. I'm one of those people who would rather curl up somewhere with my kitties and read (or write) and listen to music or go for a quiet walk, rather than be sociable *maybe those homeschooled-children-become-anti-social rumors are true!* I go through music phases and am still addicted to K-pop and am starting to wonder when I'll switch to something else..... I am easily distracted and can be quite random sometimes, too...
I also like to ramble, in case none of you have noticed that yet.......
Eugenides: Destroyer of Dandelions
Good evening my fine friends, the illustrious Hope has deemed your pathetic minds worthy of her presence. Unfortunately due to conflicting arrangements and such nonsense I must now bid you goodbye. Please include any questions you may have for the incredibly astounding Hope in the replies. Thank you and good day.
Miss Fairfax - Gone fishin'... for a job (edited)
Hi!! I'm the one with the multiple exclamation points and other grammar 'issues' all over her posts. I also have the attention span of... something with a VERY short attention span, so don't be surprised if I-- Oh look, a bird!!
Anyway, I'm your humble servant Miss Jane Fairfax, but those in the know just call me O Captain My Captain. Or Her Majesty. Whatever floats your boat. (Just please, don't call me "water". Ha ha. Bad joke.)
I'm old, too, but only according to my ID card. In reality, I'm... not so old. Just a little, you know. Whatev.
I read mostly YA fiction, sometimes the Classics, and eventually I'll read something else, but not just now. So... that's it. Good to be here! *climbs off soapbox*
Stephanie (edited)
Hi, I'm Stephanie :) I love anything YA! I read, review and blog-- I'm terribly addicted to all! I've been a member of this group for a while now, but have been MIA on Shelfari for far too long. But I'm back now and I'm hoping to get more involved in the group. So happy reading :) Love recommendations!!!
Book Addict: http://simplymeabookaddict.blogspot.com/ [--The blog, check it out! YA Reviews, Giveaways, YA News & More!
Cameron & Skyla ~ Sharing an account for now :)
My name is Cameron :D I'm 14 years YOUNG (blah blah blah, enjoy it while it lasts...) I talk far too much for any living creature, but, gotta love meh for it ^___^ Anyways, I like horror a lot for some reason... But haven't been able to find many horror books recently, mostly movies. I also like kind of fiction/fantasy, but like... Kind of like Harry Potter or Vampire Diaries (I love those series!) I wouldn't exactly call them fantasy, but they are a bit more than fiction.
I like to write more than I like to read, I'll admit it. But I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels that way. I still absolutely love reading! I also love music, but that's unrelated. I'm mildly random, and a little crazy. Just a tad.
I'm British - I live in London. I honestly cannot think of anything else. I could give you a bit of a biography, I guess. It would be some sort of Young Adult Lit (see what I did there?). I have an older sister named Riona, a dog named Luna, and I live with only my mother and my sister. (And, of course, my dog). Me and my sister are super close. I absolutely LOVE the band McFly, and Tom Fletcher is my favourite member ♥ - I love them all though!
Well that was a lame biography, I couldn't think of anything! Sorry for wasting your time! :0
Brit
Ummm what to say what to say... Well, my name is Tabitha Rose.... but my nickname is "Brit" for "British" (because British just doesn't sound like a name).
I have an account... but stupid Brit created a new one because she wasn't going to go on Shelfari for a month. The other account has not been on for like two or three weeks, and I decided to create a new one, just so I can look at my account and be like "woot! I made it a whole month without going on!" but secretly (because, to be honest, I'm trying to hide the shame from myself too), I have this one. I suppose this one could be my alter ego. I technically DO have two sides (yes been to doctors, don't judge...) and I'm kind of bipolar (but I don't think you can honestly determine it for real until you're older... which I'm really not)
Speaking of nicknames (which I absolutely was not, just decided to change the topic), mine are Abbi, Brit, Rose, Tabby (my close friends hate me, don't they?), Tabster, Abigail, Brittany (lol because people are stupid, for the last two... Abbi and Brit are automatically Abigail and Brittany to some people), and Murderer. (My last name spell checks to Murderer... lol)
Well... since this is a book group, and being a moron, I didn't say a thing about books yet, I like fiction a lot (nooooo, why else would I join this group?) And some of my favourite books are Looking For Alaska, Until the End, Harry Potter, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and The Book Thief (okay, I'm only on page 37... but still...) I also really like Cassandra Clare, and keep meaning to read The Clockwork Prince (or Princess, or Angel, or whichever comes first).
I'm a Whovian, but I realize as I type this, that it is unrelated to books. Or really anything. Unless it's a discussion or group about Doctor Who. Or something similar. Just thought I'd put that out there. I'm also a Potterhead, a Nerdfighter, a Galaxy Defender, Mrs. Coollike, etc.
DFTBA... ~Brit
The Falling Eagle (edited)Greetings universe (or the select bit of the universe who might see this). My name is Lyra. If there are any other space geeks out there who now understand why my screen name thing-a-whatever is "The Falling Eagle" then I give you 37 billion virtual points.
37 is my favorite number, and when I inevitably rule the world I am stealing a week from September (the worst month) and giving it to April (the best month). I will then declare all of April a worldwide party and everyone will rejoice and frolic with the mountain goats in an extended fit of 37 induced merriment. It will be glorious yeah?
I have an arguably bad habit of ending my sentences with "Yeah?" and while I can usually suppress it while writing, one does occasionally slip out. I think that it comes from watching too much British TV, but I wouldn't trade my hours spent watching Doctor Who, Merlin, and Misfits for the world (actually, I probably would trade it if someone were literally offering me THE WORLD because, as I stated above, the acquisition of a 37 day month is very important to me).
I sometimes have issues with the correct placement of commas, and I have an unhealthy addiction to the return key. I apologize in advance for both of those.
I enjoy learning dead languages because they aren't as cluttered with all of the words necessary when speaking modern languages (toaster, car, etc). That said, my three favorite words in English are convoluted, obscure, and paraphernalia. My favorite word in French is pnue (tire).
Going back to the beginning of this mindless conglomeration (oh! I like that word too) of paragraphs, my name is Lyra but you can call me whatever (you can literally call me "whatever" if that's what makes you happy). Some things that I've been called over the years (aside from my actual name) are Lire, Arthur, Harpie, Silvertongue, Lyransan (originally Lyra Sans Pan, but that took too long to say), Quark, and Zoro. The last two I honestly have no explanation for, just know that they were not my idea.
I like manga and anime... they're pretty great. My favorites are Death Note (but after they changed the theme song I liked it significantly less), FMA, and Inuyasha.
Hmmm.... forgetting something... forgetting something.... oh yes, books! Alice in Wonderland is my favorite book of all time, but I will read quite literally anything. This is because I read very quickly and often and thus can't afford to be picky. However, fantasy and sci/fi are my genres of choice. I love Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, His Dark Materials (predictable, I know), most of Tamora Pierce's books (but not the ones about that Bekka girl) and Dune by Frank Herbert. I do not like vampires unless they are Dracula or Anne Rice. I also hero-worship John Green because he made realistic fiction into something I actually have an interest in reading. My favorite book of his is Paper Towns, but from what I've heard of The Fault in Our Stars, that might change come January 10th.
Where classics are concerned, I've pretty much read them all (this is going by your average English teacher's definition of classic). My favorites are Catcher in the Rye, Little Women, and A Tale of Two Cities. I just got around to reading Pride and Prejudice yesterday (which I enjoyed) so that brings my list of Books-I-Say-I've-Read-But-Actually-Haven't down to two. I'm not going to tell you what they are because chances are that I will lie to you about them at some point.
I am a Whovian, a Potterhead, a wishful member of the Fellowship, a Nerdfighter, a Starship Ranger, and I can be a Trekkie if the situation calls for some impressive klingon skills.
I despise tomatoes, iced tea, and binder clips.
Wow. I honestly did not mean to write that much. The electricity at my house was down and I just sort of wrote this though the mini-blackout. You should not feel at all obligated to read that nonsense, but if you are reading this then I'm going to assume you already have. Thanks! That was really cool of you!
DFTBA
~Lyra
OH! Also, I'm 15.
Allison (edited)
Since I just came back from being MIA for a month, I might as well re-introduce myself(:P): I'm Allison. I like reading, writing, and photography. My favorite book this year was Divergent. All time favorite series is Harry Potter.
After just finishing exams, I have to admit this thing called free time feels weird, but SO GOOD. :D
austyn
my name is aaustyn. my librarin told me aout this
Arra
Hi I'm Arra. I'm from Manila. I love reading, dancing, singing, sports, music and movies. I also love daydreaming especially when my imagination kicks in. I can live in the world of literature. I also love the smell of books and I am really OC when it comes to my babies. I put them on airtight ziplock bags and cover them also with plastic.
My all time favorite series are Harry Potter, Princess Diaries, The Mortal Instruments and the Hunger Games (though I was not really satisfied with the third book).
My favorite authors are JK Rowling, Cassandra Clare and Meg Cabot. I know a lot will add up when I discover new books.
One of my dreams is to have a library that looks like the one shown in Beauty and the Beast.
I also blog about fashion, book reviews, etc. Although I am still in the process of updating it and transferring old posts. :)
http://princessonthebrink.blogspot.com
Dukling1 (edited)
Hiya! Seeing all of your ages make me want to shrivel up and hide... oh, well, that's just me. I am turning twelve in February of next year. I adore books and reading. I love books (obviously), I love words, I love my friends, and I do not love spiders or bad grammar. Especially when I use it. Why? Because I am a writer. I love writing! It is my world! My life. My passion. The only thing I'm truly good at (other than all boys liking me, of course :p) I have been called Scary, wonderful, insane, fair princess, crazy, beautiful, amazing, funny, freakoid, nuts, well-shaped (thanks mom), lovesick, etc. I'm famous, huh? :) I am in 8th grade (please no staring or pointing, no accusing of showing off, I'm truly sick of it) I like to draw. Favorite series(s): Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Kane Chronicles, and Artemis Fowl. Pretty much the only books I read...I don't "venture out." That's why I joined this site. Authors: Suzanne Collins, Rick Riorden, and Eoin Colfer. Singers: Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Miranda Cosgrove, and Jenette McCurdy. Song: Should've Said No by TS. I don't venture out into the music world either... Most of my friends are 14-16 so DON'T under estimate my intellect. Tyvm.
Interested in my writing? Go to: wattpad.com/lover_girl1112 and there I am. Thanks for checking it out!
Warning: people who hurt me or my friends usually end up regretting it. If you want to be rude, don't say I didn'to warn you. Other than that, I'm a happy good natured person! =D
P.S.
I'm homeschoold with Calvert (Calvert Day School in Baltimore Maryland)
My aliases are: Jasmine Moonthief and Alkezno.
My poetry site is: poetryforever.webs.com I'm Jasmine, obviously. ;)
That's about it!
Sadra
Well... I'm Sadra, Dukling's cousin. I'm twelve years old and up north enough that my extended family won't visit. The one thing that drives me crazy is when someone messes up with their commas *shudders*. That's pretty much all!
Rosabelle S
Hey! I'm Rosabelle, and you probably don't know who I am.
So let me enlighten you!
I'm generally awesome, sexy, and can save the world with a kettle and a piece of string.
Wait a second, that's The Doctor.
Never mind.
When I'm not fantasizing about owning a TARDIS, I'm reading, writing, or roleplaying. I do roller derby and I'm into drama and suchlike.
I'm pretty good at math, cats are the best animals ever, and I love to drink chocolate milk.
Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Warehouse 13 are my favorite shows.
I'd name a favorite author but I like pretty much all of them. The same goes for books.
I don't join sides. Peeta and Gale are equally cool.
The end.
Julie (edited)
Hi, I'm Julie. I got back into reading again a few years ago and started with the well known authors like J.K. Rowling. I love all things paranormal. The Harry Potter series is my favorite. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Vedikaa *Back!*
I'm gonna keep it really short. :P
Hi, I'm Vedikaa. I'm a 16 year old girl from India. Yeah, I'm young. I'm in college. I love reading, baking, watching movies, dancing, listening to music and chatting! :D I'm going almost going to complete a year being a part of this awesome group! Some of my favorite series and books are The Vampire Academy series, Delirium, Nevermore, The Mediator series and Spellbound. I wanna banish all the misconceptions people have about Indians. (a little serious, yeah) I really really wanna grow tall. I also wanna be fluent at speaking English. I wanna travel the whole world before I die. Oh and I really really wanna study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! I still have to read all the HP books though. And yeah, nice to meet all of you! :D
That wasn't as short as I had expected..
Natalie
I LOVE YA! I love it so much I wrote a novel. It's out in ebook format on Jan 6, 2012... I plan on writing more so keep an eye out for me! I will need reviewers, interviewers and support! :) thanks!~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8x0K0...
http://wefancybooks.blogspot.com/2012... stop by to read an excerpt and for a chance to win signed swag, $10 amazon gc, & a digital copy of my YA novel, The Keeper due out Jan 6, 2012.
J. Leigh Bralick
Hi all! I'm J. Leigh...I've been lurking around for a while, but have been so busy lately I didn't really have time to get involved. Well, I figured better late than never, right? This group looks really amazing and I'm looking forward to some great discussions here! I'm always on the lookout for book recommendations, so...hope to find some good ones here! =)
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Captain Korina January 2012:
*Welcome to the group!*
We're so happy to have you! Tell us a little something about yourself. Favorite books? Favorite authors? What do you hope to see in the group? Stuff like that. :)
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Captain Korina
Hello. I'm Kori. I like cheese and Irish accents. I'm really hoping that 2012 is going to be a super-duper-awesome-possum year. I love all sorts of music. I like books. A lot. More than television. I have three cats and a new betta fish that I've named Isildur(was watching LOTR at the time. Is that even how it's spelled?), but since I can't pronounce it half the time, I call him "Iz" for short. He's blue and shiny and handsome. I hope to see lots and lots and lots of group participation and lots and lots and lots of happy members.
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Kat (edited)
Hi I'm Kat. Korina is guilting me into introducing myself. I'm almost 50 but I still read YA. I'm an admin here. I am creative, artsy, spiritual, and a health nut, so beware! O.o I've got TWO cats, a husband and three kids. I don't know what else to say about moi.
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Hope
Why should I introduce myself again? No one can forget me upon meeting me for the first time. I am The Unforgettable Hope. I am one of those sad people without pets. Unless you count my little brother as a pet...moving on. I dance. *dances in place* Woo. To point out the obvious I read...I read YA....and other stuff. I wish I was eleventy one. Because that would be awesome. I could throw a huge party and say strange things that no one understands and disappear and leave my nephew with my preccccciouss...I mean....my ring of power.
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Chocolate (a.k.a MangaLover a.k.a. ML) ~Horribleness~
I am MangaLover!
I like Chocolate
and Manga
and Books
and Movies
and Music
and Live Theatre
and Animals
and Acting
and Singing
and Stuff
so yeah. Oh and I've traveled to over 25 countries and i'm only 17 :D
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Wanderer (edited)
Again? Sheeesh.... I mean I can understand why Kori and Kat would find the need to reintroduced themselves, seeing as they are admins, but I fail to understand why you two feel compelled to bore us to tears once more... Well, if they're important enough, than so am I!!! (I just really really really felt like italicizing tonight, dunno why) =P
So to all the newbies, and those with terrible memories, I am the one and only Wanderer, and yeah. You know the rest. Or you better.....
So you get cursed with links (because I can't post them on my profile...still...)
http://ebonyinkreviews.blogspot.com/
http://hallowwanderer.deviantart.com/
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/40...
So, I've read two books already this year!.....and they were both manga, so it doesn't count... Sigh... And I have THREE, no FOUR (if you count the family outdoor cat) cats! And while I wasn't feeling creative enough to change Cupcake's name, the males are Caspian and Sebastian (and you would not believe how easily we mix that up). I feel compelled to state that I attacked my bookcases, per my friend's suggestion, and cleared out almost three shelves of books I didn't want anymore! So now I can... BUY MORE BOOKS!!! xD
And *yawns* I am currently on my winter break, wishing everyone would stop asking about my third semester approaching end of the month (since it's speeding it up) or the fact that I still need to go out with a driving instructor to take my test. And I work at the library. And I like music and writing.
And uhhh.... I love YA, obviously... And while I don't watch tv, per-say, I am a fan of the detective type series, and I love watching Monk or Murder, She Wrote. I am also into watching old black and whites, just as so long as they're entertaining and funny (like currently my family is going through the Andy Griffith's series). And I believe most recently the only movies I am looking forward to going out to see are the new Sherlock Holmes and Woman in Black *bounces excitedly* And I am cold. And random.
And I wrote waaaay more than I meant to.......................
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Julie
Hi, I'm Julie. I'm still kind of a newbie to this site so I did this not that long ago. I'm 29 and staying that way :P I'm still a kid at heart and probably always will be. Right now I'm a homemaker who likes reading, drawing, cooking and movies (even if most of them aren't as good as the book). I also have kitties. 4 of them.
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Julie Reece
Hi! I'm Julie, too! Weird right? It' not that common of a name. Anyway, I'm new and glad to meet you. I'm reading City of Ashes right now :) I'm addicted to Young Adult stories, even though I love my classics. Nice to meet all of you.
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Izzy Izzy Bo Bizzy (edited)
Hi! I'm not sure if I am introducing or a re-introducing myself. I'm Izzy and/or any variation of the name, such as shmizzy, dizzy, stinkybella, shmizzybee, ect. I am not a Lizzy. From time to time, when the world needs saving, I am a SuperIzzy (cape included).
I'm always reading, but do not be fooled, I still have terrible grammar.
I have 2 cats who are not around nearly enough and I want a pet leopard gecko.
I have a bad habit of disappearing randomly, but I can never stay away too long.
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Shen~ #powertotheluna
HI GUYS.
i am slightly jealous of people who have cats.
anyways...in case you were wondering, i'm actually tvnc. except that now i'm the talking tree of prophecy, aka TTTOP. so...yeah. :D
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Lacey: My tears are in the sky, the stars are in your eyes.
Hey there :D Um... well I'm Lacey, aka Adelaide, as I find real names a tad overrated (not really, I just like Lacey better). I love to write and read, more writing than reading, but I'd never be a writer if I didn't read, so they totally go together.
All right, now just because I'm in an upside-downy mood today, I'm going to write this paragraph backwards. As in, opposites. Ready? Haha. I hate Harry Potter (gasp lol). I love Twilight. I think Stephen King is a terrible writer. Stephanie Meyer is a hero in the world of books. I can keep typing forever, this is not driving me insane at all. I am not gritting my teeth. I will not stop.
Okay. That was awkward. So, translation is: I love love love Harry Potter, so so so much[333 I hate Twilight, Stephen King is a brilliant write, and Stephanie Meyer is an insult to the world of books. I could not keep typing, it was driving me insane to say everything backwards, I was legit gritting my teeth and I had to stop.
Crazy person? Where? :0 I'll catch them! *runs into a wall* Boy, I have energy today. Well as for random facts... my birthday is 1st January, I'm a nerdfighter, I do volunteer work with kids that have Down Syndrome in some of my free time, and I absolutely love Doctor Who.
I'm also a huge NeverShoutNever fan, as for music. I like a lot of British music, to be honest. Probably because I like their accents. One of my best friends is British! I'm boring old Scottish, in a little boring old Scottish town. Heh heh. Well I also like McFly and Chameleon Circuit (because it's kind of impossible not to like a band that sings about Doctor Who AND has Charlie McDonnell as one of the members).
I like words. Words are cool. (Bow ties and fezzes are cool too, of course, but that's another matter). I like the word Doctor, because every time I hear it, no matter what, I think of THE Doctor. Then, on some horrific days, I think of shots. But that's beside the point. I also like the word "Geronimo" because it's so cool, and my British friend says it in a really sexy accent. XD
I support gay rights, and all other rights. I'm bi and I'm Christian. It's ridiculous and unfair that religion should even come into it. I can have whatever beliefs I want to about God and rights, and I'm still allowed to love who I want. Though it's actually illegal here, gay marriage :/
I do love to sing, and I will be willing to give you the links to my Youtube videos, though currently all of them are just me singing behind my picture, because my dog, Luna, broke my video camera. So you can give her a big thanks! Nah, she's cute though, so she can get away with it.
So in short, hey everyone! :D I'm sorry my post was so long, you don't have to reply to it all XD
xxxx
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Kira R
I am Kira. I have a guinea pig and a goldfish, i live in the uk (which lots of people on shelfari seem to think is really cool) I like mostly YA fantasy, but nothing from the 'dark romance' genre.
I joined this group a while back, then forgot to look at it :S , but maybe ill come on a bit more often. everyone on this group seems nice (or is it all an act?)
I like science and indie rock music and if i watch the tv it can only be for something amazing like merlin or doctor who... :D hi everyone!
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Missy
Hey I'm Missy! (Pseudonym) I'm in college for AA and Library science and hoping to get a job in a public library when I'm done (and a few internships too and volunteering) Love YA, paranormal, dystopian, scifi and horror. Can't stand romance although if you look at my stats it says I read like 12% romance because the romance is always mixed in with everything. I go to the cinema/movie theaters way to often, I'm a tea freak, love chocolate, don't have any pets. Always have an ermine avvie. Love Brit and Aussie accents (oh and Kiwi of course but haven't met any of them on here yet) and I'm very random. If you have any questions feel free to ask (best would be PM or posting notes)
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Linda
I love God, my kids, music, art, and my job. (I teach gifted students and coordinate the gifted program for my school district). Oh, yeah - I love to read! You all (if I were talking, it would sound like "y'all") have the most interesting introductions!
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Kanika (edited)
Hi! I'm Kanika. i LOVE LOVE LOVE reading. it's my LIFE. :)
i adore YA Fiction. i love mystery, paranormal and thriller novels. they are the best!! my favourite series of all time is the Darkest Powers Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong who is one of my favourite authors along with R.L. Stine and Norah McClintock.
i joined this group only a few minutes ago and i hope to find out about other great YA Fiction books that I haven't come across yet. :)
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K1721M
No problem :). Yup -- they're piled all over the house. And yet I can't stop myself from entering giveaways or checking the library/thrift store shelves.
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Kea Alwang
Hi, I'm Kea,
I'm a reader and author of YA fiction. I guzzle coffee, devour chocolate, and function better with music. I prefer fantasy in YA, but also loved Sarah Dessen's stuff. I also enjoy non-fiction on topics I'm not familiar with. Looking forward to finding new reading recommendations!
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Chloe K~ Like a child, like a child, like a ch-ch-child! (edited)
I'm Chloe-Valentine...i'm 15 (I feel young!) and reading is my LIFE! I really love YA fiction but I'm also a big fan of
Chloe K~ Like a child, like a child, like a ch-ch-child! (edited)I'm Chloe-Valentine...i'm 15 (I feel young!) and reading is my LIFE! I really love YA fiction but I'm also a big fan of historical fiction. Anything but non-fiction.
About me: I'm an adopted child but i'm friends with my birthmother. My father is dead from a car crash. I have two siblings and four cousins; all who'm I live with!
Favorite YA author: I don't really have one though i'm a fan of Sarah Dessen.
Favorite YA Books(s): My all time favorite YA book is The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. I also love Beautiful Disaster, The Truth About Forever and Someone Like You.
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Katherine
I'm Kat, I'm 20 years old and an author and a film director. I love to read young adult and write it, my first novel, Arched Wing, a paranormal romance just came out. I am also the owner of an indi film company "Featherless Productions". I speak japanese, draw, read manga, travel from WA state to WY all the time, and God, I wish I still owned cats, but they don't travel well :P. I'm always up for followers, groups, and sharing anything I read or write with people, so if you want a review for your novel, to read mine, or to just ramble on about nothing just hit me up
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J. Leigh Bralick
Umm...I should probably do this thingy too. Hmm.
I'm J. Leigh. I'm older than some of you and younger than others of you. I love writing and reading YA and fantasy...and sometimes I'm a picky reader, but I'm always up for trying new books. Funny, sometimes I can be really critical of books if I start thinking about them as a writer, but that doesn't mean I didn't have fun reading them. ;-) I love learning new things and traveling (military roots), and sushi and obscure music and painting pictures with words. Oh...chickens! Chickens are awesome. ^_^
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victoria foyt
Hi everyone!
I'm Victoria and I'm an alcoha... wiat a sec, wrong group!!!
Anywho, I'm an author and actress and I love to read, write and play tennis! Just came out with a new book in January called Revealing Eden and I'm working on the follow-up in between facebook posts... ;)
Hope to make some good friends and get some good suggested reading on here.
See you around! :)
Victoria
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Jessica
Hi! I'm Jess! I'm a YA loving teen reader. I love sports, hanging out with friends and books about vampires. :)
Nice to meet you!
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Melissa Damon
I'm Melissa Damon. I've already got to talk to a few of you guys and have found everyone to be very kind and welcoming. I'm so glad I'm not the only adult that not only reads, but also writes, young adult fiction. I love it and am constantly checking out new stuff and what's is the hottest books out there. It is nostalgic of my youth (not that I'm terribly old or anything). I love other book genres as well, but young adult is my favorite, especially those with paranormal romance in them. ^_^
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Sadra
I'm Sadra and I am terrible at introducing myself. I like cats, I have three sisters, I'm flexible, I like to show off (according to my sister who is LYING!!!!!!!), and I like to read. But not Sci Fi or non fiction.
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Samantha
Hello! I'm Samantha or you could just call me Sam. I've been active here a few months ago then suddenly not active anymore (some of you might remember me). It's because i've been really busy since i returned to school. Doing school stuff, playing volleyball and cheer leading. So yeah, uhmm.. I love reading scifi especially dystopian books. some of my favorite dystopian books are Hunger Games trilogy, Uglies trilogy, Divergent and Maze Runner. Hope to make new friends. :)
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arianne c
Hello everybody and hello 2012! I heard re-introductions are in order.. XD
I'm Arianne. I'm 26 this year and I'm celebrating my 5th year on shelfari this November
A few things about me: I like reading books (hence, this fabulous group). As for genre, well, i'd like to think that I'd try anything at least once. Favorites include (but is not limited to) ASoIaF, Harry Potter, LotR. I watch a lot of tv shows; list includes a host of american, british and korean tv shows. I like stars, green tea lattes, the color red & blue and most of all, I love cats.
It's so nice to be back. =D
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Becky James
Hello, Fellow YA Readers!
Becky here. I just turned 23 and still love to read YA. Too many favorite books to count but I can recite whole pages of the first Harry Potter book in both English and in Spanish. Hunger Games are also amazing. Hope to have great discussions!
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Julian Rosado
Hello everyone!
I'm Julian and knocking the door on 42 but hanging internally to 18. I'm really new to all this groups and internet discussions and fanfare.
I read from History, Mythology, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Conspiracy theories...but YA has a special place in my heart.
I do write and have self published a book, Guardians Inc.: The Cypher. (I had to do a commercial right? Sorry.) I also own a Mexican restaurant in Escondido Ca, so if anyone really really wants a killer breakfast burrito recipe just let me know.
Saludos!
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Captain Korina (edited)david j
Hi there ...
Good to be here!
I'm a fan of Darren Shan, JK Rowling, Phillip Reeve and Phillip Pullman. As you can see I tend to enjoy the fantasy/horror genre and this tend to reflect my adult reading tastes.
Please call me Dave. I only tend to hear my full name if I'm trouble!
Best wishes
Dave
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Emmalee Aple (edited)
Hi! I am Emmalee! I am a new, up and comer author! I recently released my debut novel, Neophyte.
If you are looking for a good YA book, check it out. I am super excited to share it! And so far, I have been told it's a book you can't put down!
http://www.amazon.com/Neophyte-ebook/...
Its also available on Barnes and Noble and smashwords!
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Shairy
hi i'm shairy.i like reading and painting.hanging on internet is the best thing i like to do.pink and purple are my fav. colors.i like music.
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Shanna
Hey everyone! I'm Shanna, currently in Grad School and still finding time to read for pleasure! My favorite series would be The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, Fablehaven by Brandon Mull, Fallen by Lauren Kate, and am currently reading the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind! My Shelfari bookshelf is a bit full...
I'm joining this group because I love getting recommendations for my next great read! One day I will be able to have a HUGE library, I have yet to by a kindle... mainly because I want to be surrounded by my books one day... I find libraries absolutely the most relaxing place ever!
Happy Reading!
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Candi- i never learned from a person that agreed with me
Hi i'm Candi
blogger of Ya fiction( cantbeatbooks.blogspot.com), love of reading/ writing and playing sport. i can't get enough of the city of bones " shadowhunter: looking better in black than the widows wearing it" ahhh!, the hunger games " the world will be watching", fallen, virtuosity, vampire academy, darkest powers trilogy, cinder (ahh prince kai and cinder, such a cute pair too bad evil hag is in the way) and so many other paranormal ones tho i do love the romance comedy as well just one wish/ janette rallison. seriously can not wait for it to may do you know all the new good sequels and releases come out in may tho i am looking to read new debut authors books. cant wait gotta fly
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Izzy Izzy Bo Bizzy
Hi! I'm Izzy! I'm back from hibernation with a revived desire to drastically increase my book time. It takes me forever to write a list of favorite books because it's always too long and I'm always changing my mind. Instead I'll just say that I'm freaking out about HG coming out in less than a week (!!!!) and need a place to freak out before I explode in the middle of school.
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Candi- i never learned from a person that agreed with me (edited)
sorry what debut author challenge
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Eghosa (edited)
Hello, this is my first time actually joing a discussion thread on shelfari. You can call me Eghosa. I was asked to join Shelfari by my publishers, Farafina, an Imprint of Kachifo Ltd Lagos, Nigeria. And so far I have found it a wonderful self-fulfilling experience. I love reading books that are close in theme to my second book, FINE BOYS, a story of 16-20 year olds growing up in late 90s Nigeria. The first loves, the themes of navigating the route to adulthood and personal responsibility have always intriguied, especially if handled with a respect-for-the-readers'-intelligence tone.
I think I am going to have fun here. I hope there are other Nigerian's in the group. Give me a holla.
My favourite YA fiction writer is Nnedi Okorafor, she does scifi. She won the Nebula AWard last year.
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Giarc Matthews (edited)
Hey there I am Giarc Matthews, I published my book today and just browsing around now. I live in the Caribbean and this is my first book. Trying to learn from others experiences now, before I start writing my second book.
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redeyedandfried
Hi everyone!
My name is Barry. I'm a YA/Fanatasy author. My favorite author is probably David Eddings, though I spend most of my time writing nowadays.
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Claire Karlberg
Hello! My name is Claire.
My favorite authors are Meg Cabot, Suzanne Collins, Cassandra Clare and P.C. Cast just to name a few. I love books so much I had to buy a kindle out of necessity just so I didn't have to carry so many books with me everywhere. I try to read for pleasure as much as I can but being a full time student and interning doesn't leave a lot of personal time. I look forward to hearing about new authors and series! I am always looking for new recommendations so bring em' on!
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Claire Karlberg
I am a preservice teacher so I am interning at an elementary school. I work in a 3rd and 4th grade combined class and it is so amazing and so much fun!
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Natasha (a.k.a Paranormal Goddess) Hello! My name is Natasha. I run the Paranormal Goddess Book Blog (http://paranormal-goddess.blogspot.co...) and its social network accounts.
My favorite authors are Suzanne Collins, Christopher Paolini, Maria V. Snyder and Philippa Gregory just to name a few. I love books and love bloging about books. I am always looking for new books or author recommendations, so stop by my account to follow, so we can share books from time to time :)
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Natasha (a.k.a Paranormal Goddess)
Thanks for the warm welcome Kat. I'm a big Philippa Gregory fan. I've read about 10 of her books so far and have loved every single one. If your looking to start any of her books. I suggest you read The Tudor Series first :) Its bloody fantastic :)
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Angelia ~ I was born by the river, in a little tent. And just like the river I’ve been running ever since ~
Hi I'm Angelia.
I love reading and writing and I'm hoping to be an author one day.
I love the works of J K Rowling, Stephenie Meyers, Cornelia Funke and Kate Mosse.
My favourite books are Labyrinth, Twilight series, Gorgeous, House Of Night series and many more. I'm an avid reader so I'm always open to recommendations.
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Katter
Hi! My name is Katter. I used to belong to this group as Kat. But then shelfari decided to hate me. So I showed them, mwuhahahaha!!!!!!
P.S. If I show up as Kat again, then you'll know that they stopped hating me. Doesn't mean I stopped hating them though.
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Vanderer (DarkDreamer) *skips off to log off...might be banned from Shelfari forever!!!! :O* (edited)
'Ello everyone... I am the one and only Wanderer (http://www.shelfari.com/mykittylore)... aka Jen... aka DarkDreamer (http://www.shelfari.com/darkestdream)... The same thing that happened to Kat happened to me. Unfortunately, I was unable to log into my manga shelf so I could not use that persona, and I refuse to use either of my parent's or my brother's accounts so I was forced to create a new account. And I am currently too afraid to log out and try and log back in so for now I shall stay as is this way and hope that I can retry it on a different computer and see if it works sometime soon... See, I'm rambling? It is definitely me, I swears it. *hops off to explain to all my okatu friends* Adieu!
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Lord Mark
Have you guys tried the "Forgot Password" function?
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WanderingDreamer
*ducks in* Please read explanation here: http://www.shelfari.com/ebonyslayer *ducks out*
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rgag86
Hello! I'm Rachel. I currently work in a public library and will have my MLS next month! I'm toying with the idea of being a YA librarian. My favorite YA series are The Hunger Games, The Wolves of Mercy Falls, The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and Twilight. I have a soft spot for vampire YA books and paranormal romance, but I also enjoy realistic fiction.
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Sealy
Hi,
I'm Celia ( Sealy ) and I recently joined. I've written my first YA novel: Jily-Bean. It's currently available only on Amazon Kindle but it will be available on all the other sites before the end of April 2012. I enjoy reading Y.A. novels. The link to my book is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Jilly-Bean-eboo...
I look forward to being an active member in this group.
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Sealy
Thank-you. What novels do you recommend?
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DeAnna
Hello everyone. I too have just joined and am learning my way around. I am a wife and mother of three over active children. I started getting serious about my writing three years ago and love YA fiction. My debut novel, Charity Moon is just now available on Amazon e-Kindle and I'm finishing up the last touches to the sequel. It is a story of a angry teenager with serious trust issues. She has sworn off men completely, but well, you can guess what happens. Anyway, it's filled to the brim with action, suspense, humor, colorful characters, the occasional fairytale creature, and of course lots of romance, haha. I look forward to hanging with you guys in the future....not literally, of course.
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DeAnna
Thank you all for the warm welcome!!!!
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Mary Lara
Hi everyone! My name is Mary Lara, I love sci-fi and fantasy, but I'll read pretty much anything I can get my hands on. :) I'm a big fan of JK Rowling, Suzanne Collins, and Cornelia Funke. I always thought one day I'd grow up and read "big girl books" (which I do) but YA will always have a special place in my heart because they are just so good! Looking forward to getting to know everyone!
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Andrew Van Nattan/KoolKat
I'm Andrew, and I love to read all fiction. Favorite is Suzanne Collins though. I prefer to be called Andrew all the time.
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Shelly H
I am Shelly - Hi there!
I love to read and read and read!!!
Just finished the Hunger Games series again. Now to an "adult" book.
Can't wait to read what everyone is reading.
Shelly
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Sealy
Hi Shelly,
My husband read the Hunger Games triology twice. So you're not alone! ;0)
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Millie
Hello,
I'm Millie. I will read virtually anything, but I love J.K. Rowling, Diane Duane, Jonathan Stroud, the Mortal Instruments, Hunger Games, Tolkien, and Maria V. Snyder. I hope to get to know everybody and hear some really good recommendations.
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Darlene
Hi I am Darlene. I recently started using this site. I like reading and drawing but haven't done a lot of free reading in a while. Now that I am done with college looking for some good books to read and when I was in high school YA was my favorite.
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Chloe K~ Does anyone here wanna make a Degrassi or That 70's Show or the Night Circus RP with me???? (edited)Haven't I already done this?
Anyway, my name's Chloe.
I'm 14 years-old and am turning 15 this summer. I'm a freshman in High School but am said to be shockingly mature. Doctors thought I was 20 from only looking at a test and my appearance.
A small background on myself: I am an adopted child, with a mother, two siblings, and four cousins whom I live with. I am friends with my birth mother as well, but she lives across the country, in New York. My birth father is dead, and my adoptive father is divorced.
I have an atypical personality. I'm not afraid to hide my opinion and I get straight to the point. I also like punching things.
Don't worry, I'm actually quite nice and unthreatening most of the time.
I'm completely infatuated with books that give an opinion. I am also a fan of the Night Circus, Harry Potter, and anything that involves magic.
THE END!
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Arra
Hi guys! i'm Arra!
I am 21 years old. I am a fashion & book blogger (theprincessonthebrink.blogspot.com) Just drop by to see it!
Definitely bookworm, a potterhead and a style enthusiast.
i love the Harry Potter series, Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments and the Percy Jackson series
I actually read different genres and explore different imaginations and book worlds. I can't live without reading.
I have a favor to ask to you guys! Please help us win by liking our photo through this link! Thank you so much!! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
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Most Gracious One
Hi! I'm Becca, just created my account tonight after looking at the "Most Honorable One's" account. This site looks super cool and Racheal pressured me into it. not really. but really she did. Rach is my best good friend and is sitting right next to me at this very moment.....Anywho, i'm just a small town girl, livin in a lonely world. I took the midnight train going anywhere. but here. until now. In all seriousness, I love reading and i'm a mediokre writer. I also lack in spelling skills. I have a strange obsession with gnomes. instead of being the cat or dog lady when i'm old and gray, I will be the "gnome lady." I like fictional books as well as sci-fi books and young adult romance books. I'm currently reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James. I love coffee and one of my favorite accents to do is Sarah Palin. Yay books!
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Rue~Our God is Risen and Reigning and we're elevating the Glory of our God and King! Everybody Rise and Sing! (edited)
hi my name is Rue, but you may call me Rue~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1Yn...... jk, you can call me Rue. My favorite books are the Hunger Games, my favorite author is Jk Rowling/Suzanne Collins, I hope to hear about some good books to read because i'm always trying to find a good book. you MUST watch the link on my name, it's hilarious! My friend showed it to me and i had it stuck in my head all day and all week and still today! (Darn you, Ky) but it's totally amazing!
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Cindy Adkins
Hi Everyone~My name is Cindy and I have a series of YA Christian novellas that have just come out on Amazon, as well as a paranormal romance, too. It is nice meeting all of you!
:-) Cindy
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Deirdre Axel
Hello! I'm Deirdre (Dee). I am a teacher, an author (1 book), and an avid reader. My first love is fantasy and sci-fi, but I'm not a snob. I'll read anything! I am also reader of young adult literature (I buy and read the book and then put it in my classroom library for my students to borrow. I currently have roughly 850 books in there!). I love reading and discussing books and I'm glad to be here!
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Deirdre Axel
I currently teach 5th grade Language Arts (& Reading) & Anerican History and have taught middle school. I teach at a private school
So some of the 5th graders are pretty advanced, so they read middle school and some high school books also. It's kInda neat to read a book on a 4th grade level & then read one for young adults.
I have a Kindle too but I only use it for my adult books.
My favorite book? How is it possible to say? I LOVE the Harry Dresden books and the Black Jewel series. But, both of those series are adult books. My favorite young adult books? Hmmm.... I love The Ranger's Apprentice series, the Graceling books, all of Rick Riordan's (The Kane Chronicles being my favorite series of his 3). I have also enjoyed When You Reach Ne, Star Girl, & Schooled to name a few!! :)
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Deirdre Axel
Candi & Kat: what are your favorite books?
Oh yes, I also love young adult historical fiction. I teach history using historical fiction quite often
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Chloe; Bicycling in the Middle East (edited)
Hiya!
I'm Chloe,
I just finnished reading THe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time...It was a super good book:)
Typically I read William Allen White books, because thet're usually accompanied by good reviews, and I know I'll get to vote and stuff:)
My favorite books are probably; The Invention of Hugo Cabret (the real one, not the fake movie version...), The Musician's Daughter, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and Mollys Fire....
I also loved the Series of unfortunate Events books and the Mysterious Bennedict Society books too:)
Soooo, yeppers:D
PS, you can just call me Chloe:)
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Sam Violet
Hey, I'm Sam.
I'm more of a writer than a reader though reading helps me A LOT when I need something to help me write. I want to become an author when I'm older, but then again, I'm a lot of people want to be too. Hahaha.
One of my best friends is Candi, she's posted a comment all the way up ^ and she's really dedicated to (and more or less crazy about) reading. Check out her blog by the way, she's got good taste in books ;) Basically, I like most of what she's written.
Anyway, I'm crazy about writing and if you have the time, I've written a very short story: http://figment.com/books/356106-Keep-... so if you need to crunch some time, you know how to xD
And I just had to ask, anyone an All Time Low, Backstreet Boys or The Script fan here?????
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Sam Violet (edited)
To Deidre Axel:
Just by the way, I think your name is frickin awesome! Please PLEASE listen to All Time Low!!!!! They are amazing. And no, I'm not a fan girl gushing over your typical boy band, I have enough admiration for them to fill a bazooka to shoot it to the moon! Hahaha
And free time??? Yes, I agree, what IS that?! ;)
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Katherine (edited)
My name is Kat. I'm too many things :( I'm an author, I own a small Indi film company, I work part time at Walmart, and I am a college student. OMG that is way too much!
I love YA books, I write all different genres and ages so I'm not bias to only YA books
some of my fav authors are Meg Cabot, Cate Tiernan, and Karen Marie Moning (college YA)
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Kerriann
Hello my name is Kerriann. It's a pleasure to be here. I like the Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and Charlie Bone books. My favorite author is J.K. Rowling. You can call me Kerri. I hope to see interesting books and discuss them. I am 10 years old. You see my profile pic? That's me dressed up, (the hair is not a wig). I am writing a story now, I'm kinda like Kat because I like to write. Please go to my website- www.glamawesome.webs.com
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Shiny
Hello, I am a new member of Shelfari, and I am sister to Captain Korina.
I love reading and everyday I read a little, because it's very relaxing to read. I like to write once in awhile, because I usually have ideas I like to share with other people, and puts them in my own hands for other people to enjoy.
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Deirdre Axel
Welcome, Shiny! May your stay be long and verbose!
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Craig
Hi, all:
I'm new to Shelfari, and newer still to the YA readers' group. I'm probably in YA because JK Rowling casts a powerful spell. (I'd guess that many of us are still under that spell.) I finished only one "Twilight Series" novel (the first), but just buzzed through "The Hunger Games," "Catching Fire," and "Mockingjay," liking each of them more than the last. I also just finished YA author David Levithan's "The Lover's Dictionary," which I've seen blurbed (not a verb? ought to be) as his first novel for adults. I was impressed enough (see my brief review by clicking on my Raven) that I've just picked up his co-authored "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," a true YA novel. It's clear that wonderful work is being written for YAs and I'm not embarrassed to be plundering its riches.
That explains why I joined this group. About me? I'm a 60ish law professor, sometime shutterbug, acoustic guitar-picking, avid reader, in fiction and non-. My home is Lincoln, Nebraska, smack dab in the heart of the heartland, where I'm on the University of Nebraska law faculty. Married, two kids (As, both; no longer YAs).
I look forward to interesting YA posts by other members.
Craig
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Captain Korina Kat
Hi! I'm Kat. I'm one of the admins here. I'm old and YA books are my favorite books to read. Probably my favorite series is The Hunger Games. One of my favorite authors is Maggie Stiefvater. You may call me Kat, Katter, The Mad Katter, Katteroni, Katinski, and just about anything else with the word "kat" in it. I hope this group talks books, plays games, and is friendly.
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Rue~ youtube.com/user/wumsythelion (edited)
HEY HEY HEY, I'M RUE! I AM USING ALL CAPS BECAUSE OF THAT LITTLE LINK RIGHT UP THERE^ YOU CAN CALL ME PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES: NEON MILK, TEAL OWL, LUNA57, KITKATKATFLOWER, CHESTNUT44270 ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. WELL LET'S SEE... OH, ON DRAW SOMETHING I AM MS.CHERRYGOESPOP IF ANYONE WANTS TO PLAY WITH ME. JUST TO WARN YOU I'M NOT VERY GOOD. OOH! YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME ELITE. JUST AN EXAMPLE LIKE I SAID I'LL ANSWER TO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING OOH! K, SUGGEST A NICK NAME AND I'LL CHANGE MY SHELFARI NAME TO THAT FOR A WEEK GOING THROUGH THE LIST IN ORDER WHEN AM I GOING TO GET MY CONTEST RESULTS??? I'M DYING OF EXCITEMENT! SORRY FOR THE LACK OF PUNCUATION. DID I SPELL THAT RIGHT? THAT'S A FUNNY WORD. U KNOW, EVERY WORD IS A FUNNY WORD IF YOU SAY IT AND THINK ABOUT IT ENOUGH. LALALALLA. YEAH. WHOAH I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING IT SAID TO SAY IN THE LITTLE INTRO THINGY. BOOK SERIES, HUNGER GAMES, AUTHOR, JK ROWLING, I UH HOPE TO SEE... FUN RANDOMNESS?
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Most Honorable One
'ello poppets! I am the almighty and Most Honorable One. I also go by Racheal, but prefer my exquisite, powerful title. I am a disney fanatic and often times, my friends think i'm childish for loving disney so much. I love reading, writing, traveling and love love love to sew!! I immensely enjoy Medieval Faires... those are MY kinda people!! I am determined to one day ride in a Hot Air Balloon as well as traveling to Maine. I am a very indecisive person and almost always have a hard time making my mind up about things that are frivolous… like what to eat or what shirt to wear. If it was something serious or a life/death situation, I assure you I could make my mind up quickly enough. So be assured… because I’m assuring you… do you feel assured now? Good. I love Indie Bands and Classical Music… including Operas! Gah I’m an Opera buff! Anywho, it’s lovely to meet the lot of you. Oh and I’m one of the Admins in the group. Yah, I think that’s it. Yup, I’m done now. Finished.
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Wanderer (edited)
Greetings, underlings. You may refer to me by my username *waves hand dramatically in general direction* or Jen, a privilege I only grant to a few fortunate souls. If I were to list my favorite authors or books/series, I might be here longer than need be and I might start re~rating books so let's just say if you want to know what I do or do not like, just act all stalkerish and take a look at my shelf. I will say that I do enjoy the general fantasy genre, as well as paranormal and steampunk. Also enjoy a bit of manga and anime, but I've got a separate shelf for that. Book blogger who's currently on hiatus because life is too busy and I'm too lazy and my reading pace has hit a traffic jam. Since it's summer and I do not wish to bring up the subject of doom, I will say that I have two years of the higher education experience under my belt and am not looking forward to another one. I work as a library page, which probably accounts for my tremendously large TBR pile and my gazillion holds at any given time. I like alot of older tv series (or movies) but also some of the newer, detective ones or fantasy films. Music, I like soundtracks or anything epic enough to write to, but I guess I'll listen to mostly anything, contemporary, country, electronic/dance, pop/kpop, with the exception of hip-hop/rap. I am also known to ramble if the subject is random enough. I'm actually a rather quiet person in real life. *gasps* Nooooooo! Seriously? Oh and I love cats! And..... I guess I hope to see that this group remains active for awhile yet and we have more book discussions. Cheers!
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Mark
Hi! I'm Lord Mark! I'm one of the admins here. You can call me Lord Mark, My Lord, Merciful Lord or Great Lord. I do not own lands nor castles but I like to fashion my self with royal titles. I am shy. I really really really love to read, however, I am quite busy at the moment so I haven't read much lately. I am reading A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin and currently at the third book, A Storm of Swords.
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Captain Korina (edited)
Hello. I am a captain of this highly esteemed ship of awesome. You may refer to me as Captain Kori or Korina. Whichever you prefer. I very much insist on the "Captain" part, though. Let's see...what else...what else...I like reading and chocolate chip cookies. I'm a tree-hugger and animal lover. I have three cats and a fish. I like grass (the fluffy green kind) and clouds. Summer is my least favorite season EVER. I think people who say they've gotten rid of a spider for me, but haven't, are scum. I don't appreciate going about my business, confident that the spider is gone, and then having it pop up outta nowhere. I'm an introvert offline. Though I suppose it depends on who I'm around, really...anyways! I hope to see this group continue to flourish and prosper...and stuff.
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tvnc
Hey hey hello there and I am TVNC! This is probably about the fifth time I've introduced myself in this group but it's alright, you can get to know me again! (and again, and again.)
Let's see. I love books and trees and rain, I've never seen cheese cans in my life, I love minesweeper to bits as well as freecell, I hail from Singapore, I don't believe in keeping a TBR list, most of the songs I like are from movie soundtracks, I also love cows and potatoes and hard cheese, as a general rule I don't eat chocolate, and I aspire to join the circus. And also, while I used to read 1-2 fiction books a week, a few months ago I lost all motivation to read fiction books. So, uh, yeah, now I read mostly non-fiction books, which is very bizarre for a 16 year old girl and also makes me somewhat out of place here...well at any rate, hello! And, uh, I love tea ice cream.
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Hope I suppose I should introduce myself. How dull. I'm Hope. I am often bored and very excitable (about some things, other things I am completely not excitable about...actually most things I'm very non excitable about, so I suppose my original phrase was a lie...) I lie a lot, about stupid things and then make sure everyone knows I was lying because I often type faster than I think and am too lazy to go back, I am also super lazy. Because of said laziness I very rarely welcome people, and so don't feel bad if you don't 'welcome' me cause I get it. Welcoming can be a lot of work to a lazy person. I am surprise Kori does it at all considering her laziness. No insult intended, Captain. Let's see, I love epic fantasy like Lord of the Rings and Finnikin of the Rock series and The Thief series and so far Game of Thrones, I also love books by Maggie Stiefvater and Scott Westerfeld. I don't have a favorite genre in particular, I like to dabble in almost everything (excluding erotica and non-fiction and hardcore sci fi....and yep that's about it). My music taste is similar to my book taste. I like to dabble in everything, except for rap and screamo and that sort of thing, though I prefer classical and...random stuff (if that can be a genre?). I am obsessed with dance. I have an annoying brother and the best sister on the planet (don't even try to argue that) and ummmmmm.....I am paranoid that my family will try to steal my ice cream.
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Mark
Hi, I'm Mark. Mark's alter ego. Ktnxbye
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Kathryn
Hi. I'm Kathryn. You can call me Kathryn. Or something else if you really want to. Um. What should say here? Oh, favorite book. Maybe The Book Thief. Or maybe not. I don't know. My favorite author is John Green. In this group I hope to see people posting stuff. But that's pretty much guaranteed. I don't know what else. I never know what to say about myself. I'm not extraordinarily interesting. I'm just me. I should stop boring you now. Goodbye.
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Rachel Barnard: “How many turns does it take to turn back time?” (edited)
I like to use the pen name Ray Bear but only with my poetry. My favorite word has been sesquipedalian for some time now. I am writing my own novel: The Cube. I have lots of ideas: some have already been invented, some have already been written, and some are impossible. One day I will find that one idea that is a game-changer. Until then, I will just continue challenging my environment. I enjoy watching shows like How I made my millions, International House Hunters, and How It's Made. I studied Psychology in college and although it didn't feed me into a job, I use what I learned every day. I'm thinking of writing a book about the meta-game we used to play: Zombies. I want to travel and experience new food, places, events, etc. I would like to become super rich in order to do that, but otherwise I will continue to drool over the million dollar mansions in other countries I see on tv.
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Elfstone/Thorongil (edited)
Hello! I've been a member of this group for quite a while, but I don't think I've formally introduced myself (or even posted anything) so I'm Elfstone/Thorongil on Shelfari but elsewhere I go by a whole range of random names including The Conglomerate Frog, DflatMajor, and almost all of Aragorn's various names.
I love books, classical music and photography, and I'd like to think I know almost every book in the fiction section of my school's library, but I don't. And I'm a fan of Lord of the Rings (obviously) and the Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner. And I'm a reader but not a writer, so I shall end this thing here...haha :P (and I use a lot of inappropriate faces.)
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Kerri
My name is Kerriann, but call me Kerri, please come to my group: Every Book Topic- Girls Group!
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Dennis Maley
Hi - Dennis Maley, first-time author, live in America's midsection, hopelessly devoted to a killer reading teacher.
I got out of the habit of reading for fun and I'm trying to retrain myself. I liked all the boy stuff growing up - Mark Twain, Jack London, MAD Magazine, etc. The fantasy, zombie and vampire stuff leaves me cold.
Self published a teen/YA historic fiction about a runaway slave boy. "There is" and "there were" are my two biggest pet peefs.
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Dennis Maley
Thanks Kat and Cap'n K.
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Mara Lyka [3
Hello everyone! I'm Mara. I read anything that catches my attention but most of the time I love reading YA books. My favorite books would include the Hunger Games series, the Twilight series and the magical Harry Potter series. I have a lot of authors that I really admire and Mitch Albom, Paulo Coelho and Khaled Hosseini are definitely included in the list. I recently can't get over the book "The Selection" by Kiera Cass basically because I'm having a dilemma as to who I prefer more: Aspen or Maxon?!? They're both so desirable! Anyway, I joined shelfari to gain friends to whom I can discuss books with. Don't get me wrong, I have amazing friends but their not just into reading. As you can see, I am not doing that well in the "socialize with other members" department. I hope that by joining this group I'll be able to do something about it. I'm looking forward to have more fun here in shelfari! :))
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Lizzie :) Hi I'm Lizzie, I really like young adult fiction (duh) and am an avid reader. I really like city of bones, Harry Potter, bit over Hunger Games but still love them, and lthe divergent series. I also am a big John Green fan, I watch his channel wih Hank, and I loved the fault in our stars. Fave book? Probably Harry Potter or the Fault in our stars. :) Actually have a thing for biographies, I just like reading about life. Looking forward to hopefully meeting more nerdfighters/ readers! :D
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Brittany L
Yo yo yiggity yo! I'm Brittany or Brit. Guess it depends what kind of mood I'm in. Thought I should finally come introduce myself, since I'm trying to get more active in this group. And what a fun group might I add. :)
I'm in my mid-to-late twenties and spend my days as a Travel Agent. So obviously I love to travel and try to get away 3-4 times a year. I also use to work in Disney World so am also a massive Disney fanatic. And I don't even think that describes my obsession enough! I also use to play very competitive soccer but at age 20 had a pretty serious injury so that stopped my playing career. But Since then I've been coaching competitive girls teams and of course watch a lot on TV. GO MAN UTD!!!! I love my doggies. I have 3 at the moment. Oreo is almost 13 and a boarder collie Samoyed, Morgan is a HUGE 5 year old Yellow lab and Cranberry is a 4 year old collie Sheppard mix. Favourite books. Let's see. Harry Potter because c'mon. :) Hunger Games, Scorpio Races, The Lost Girls, and Dash and Lily's Book of Dares. Authors: Rowling, Sarah Dessen, Stiefvater, Marian Keyes, and Collins. Ummm...music; I'm mostly a pop, rock kind of girl. Bon Jovi are my [3 and I will never give up my Backstreet Boys!
I'm here to meet other YA obsessed peeps, like everyone else. Also like everyone else my friends just don't understand my obsession with books which means I don't have anyone to talk about them with. Well there is my 15 year old cousin who is a boy. So as much as he reads too, we just don't always read the same things....So that's why I'm here; to meet you wonderful people! :) Sure, one last thing, my book goal this year was 85 and am two books away! So YAY me! I try to read 2-3 books a week. You know because I like to have an interesting life and want to keep Amazon and Chapters in business. :)
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M.G. Wells
I enjoy all kinds of books, the arts, movies and like
to meet kind, interesting people with similar interests.
And no, I'm not related to H.G. WELLS. I get that a lot.
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AJTx
Hey, I'm AJ and i love to read. Mostly YA and paranormal fantasy romance.
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Evren
Hi I am Evren. I love Russian Literature, Shakespeare and Louis Borges. Now I started writing my own YA novels. Before these I was writing on alternative medicine (Ayurveda) and nutritional aspects. I am a research scientist on Human Nutrition- Health and Disease. You can find more about me on
www.drumsofheaven.com and the book is at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009LJGOWY
See you
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Cary Neeper
That's a chicken on my shoulder, wondering if I'll let her sit on the book I'm reading. I write soft scifi--no dystopias and no uptopias--and I'm wondering if the sequel to my book A Place Beyond Man would interest YA readers. The protagonist is 3 to 20 or so in the series, and the aliens have a great sense of humor but no fangs, and the family relationships are a real stretch, especially if you have never had a dog. I also blog about all the wierd social interactions of my birds and dogs at caryneeper.com. Come read our excerpts and tell me what you think. Mine are on my Goodreads blog and Penscript-Publishing.com will be premiering the first three chapters this month at Launch events can be found at http://archivesofvarok.com/articles/w...
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KtTurner
Hello! I'm Katie from Brisbane, Australia. Just joined Shelfari and it's amazing. I have 3 children under the age of 5 that keep me very busy, but love to read whenever I can. My favourite genre is YA anything. Love YA fantasy the most though. :)
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Olivia Johnson
Hi. My favorite series are the Pretty Little Liars books. I don't really know if i have a favorite author. You may call me Livy and I would like to be able to find so REALLY good reads.
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JJ
HI i'm JJ. i love all kinds of books. if you ever need a recommendation just ask me. I am more than willing to help you find a book you'll love
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Emperor MangaLover
Hi I'm ML. If you don't know me, then you don't deserve to be in this group D:{ But seriously, I'm MangaLover, Emperor MangaLover, or just ML. I guess.
To new people: I'm not going to welcome you. I don't like talking to people I don't know. It makes me uncomfortable. Also, if you talk to me, I will probably give you a weird name. Because only people I've known on this site for over a year deserve to be called by their username.
P.S. MLEH
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Katie Weber Hi, I'm Katie! I just joined today! I'm excited to figure this website out and get to connect with fellow avid readers. I am 20 years-old, in college, studying English and secondary education in hopes of one day becoming an English teacher!
Feel free to follow me, and I'll follow back! I love connecting with book readers!
Happy reading everyone!
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caroline bock
H all -- Love the Hunger Games too. Seen the movie four times. Am currently obsessed with the TV series Revolution.
I write too -- young adult novel -- my first one -- LIE -- came out last fall from a major press: St. Martin's. Am working on the next one. While I like fantasy, I write realistic novel - at least right now.
More about me at my web site www.carolinebock.com. Do you ever do giveaways for the group? Would be happy to give away a few signed copies of LIE. But don't want this to be overly promotional, this is just who I am -- Caroline
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Nick...
Heyo. I'm Nick. I read through osmosis, it seems. I'm read every day, at least a little. My favorite book (it's really hard to narrow it down, but currently) is Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. I don't discriminate by genre, I'll read almost anything that interests me. My current reading project is the Holmes canon, and then The Great Gatsby, but I'm always looking for new books to add to my queue. My favorite authors are Arthur Conan Doyle, David Levithan, and John Green. So hey, hope to meeting some of you and getting book recommendations.
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John Kerry
Hey guys
I'm John Kerry (not the Secretary of State John Kerry - a far less famous and influencial John Kerry)
You can call me John, because I doubt I'm cool enough to be a Lord like Lord Mark above. A captain like Captain Korina, and I'm certainly not a Most Honorable One like Racheal up there.
And at this point I should probably mention that I love YA fiction novels. And I've written one too, which I'm not going to shamelessly promote, but you can check it out on my bookshelf if you're interested.
Favourite book series and Author's - I'd have to say the Harry Potters - JK Rowling (which seems like the easy cop-out choice, but they are amazing), His Dark Materials - Phil Pullman (Also great), Hunger Games, Artemis Fowl, anything by Anthony Horowitz, The Dead, the fear etc by Charlie Higson, some Darren Shan.
Recently I've read The Book Thief - which is amazing and I loved!
I'm currently reading Ship breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi and enjoying it. (He wrote the Windup girl which I enjoyed too, but that's not YA)
I'm also into anything Comic book, Superhero, Star Warsy type stuff. Anything with multiple interlinked backstories, rich and vibrant alternate worlds, character's and histories. Seriously, I soak that stuff up. That's what I write and that's what I want to read.
I'm always looking for engrossing new worlds to dive into. So I suppose that's what I'm looking for in this group. Recommendations.
So any recommendations that any of you may have would be gratefully received.
John
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ascofield
Hi, I'm Adam. I go by Adam or Adum. Favorite series/books include the Unwind trilogy, the Rot and Ruin series, the Gone series, the Heroes of Olympus series, City of Bones series, Leviathan series, Battle Royale, Hunger Games, and others. Big fan of dystopian as is everyone nowadays. Passion for zombie books. Have a book wishlist of more than 200. Hope to find new books I haven't heard of yet to add to that list.
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~Rose~ (edited)
Hi, my name is Rose :) I'm an aspiring writer, and love to read just about anything. I'm happily married to a fellow reader/writer (and his English major comes in handy when we're writing :) and we hope to have a Best Seller book out one day :) We're also dog trainers, photographers, artists, and musicians, and I love spending free time writing poems and lyrics (when I'm not reading ;) and playing with our many furry pets.
I enjoy most YA genres, and some of my favorite YA books/series are: the Uglies series, the Matched Trilogy, the Nightshade Trilogy, and the Firelight series. I don't have a particular "favorite" author, there are just too many great authors to choose a "fav" from :)
Hoping to befriend some fellow readers/writers, and get more book recommendations :)
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Giuseppe Loda
Parlare di se è sempre abbastanza difficile, si rischia di dire troppo, o troppo poco. Devo dire che la voglia di scrivere mi è venuta circa sette o otto anni fa. Quando da poco pensionato avevo del tempo libero. Un giorno guardando un premio letterario alla televisione, mi sono detto: perché non provare anch'io a scrivere un libro, il tempo non mi manca. Cosi cominciai quasi per gioco a scrivere, iniziai con “Piccoli astronauti” un racconto per bambini. Terminato il racconto lo mandai a una piccola casa editrice che dopo due mesi mi fece sapere che pubblicava il mio libro. Avendo constatato che scrivere, oltre che essere un passatempo, mi piaceva, scrissi anche il seguito di “Piccoli astronauti ”
Poi continuai con la serie dell'ispettore Costantino, quattro romanzi polizieschi. Alcuni di fantascienza e narrativa. Adesso ne sto controllando due già terminati, e l'ultimo sono quasi a metà.
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brit; we were the perfect disease'.
Hello, I'm Brit, and you may call me... uhm, Brit. Or Bri, or Britney, everyone seems to call me on of those, even though neither are my name. I don't mind though. My favourite author is John Green, and my favourite series... I don't think I have one. I'm not sure. I've been in this group for about a year or so, but I left Shelfari for a while because it got seemingly boring, I guess. The only reason I'm really coming back to this group is I've not really read many books lately, and those that I do read are basically all the same ideas... teen, romance, depression. And that's kind of all I've started caring about, and I guess I kind of want to find more books to read? Anyways, I'm not really much of a reading person, more of a writing person, but because of my lack of reading my writing has started to get worse and worse. And though I don't want to be an author, I do want to be a writer, since I want to be a singer and I want to write songs. So I suppose it all ties in. Basically what I'm saying is that what I'd like to see in this group are good book recommendations, perhaps? I kind of like more modern books, I read all the new books. I know a lot of people don't appreciate that, but it's just the way I am, I don't especially like older books. I'm not going to lie. Oh, and one of my favourite books is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Which is also my favourite film adaption (:
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Daniela
Ello, the name is Daniela but I go by Dani, even adults rather use my nickname. I am Czech and German and I was born and raised in Europe...then I moved to America. Whoop. It's nothing like my home but I've sort of learned to adapt. After six years, I guess I'm still not used to everything. I love reading because there's always a happy ending and that's what I want in life :)
Dystopian. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. I think it's the best genre that you can ever find in YA fiction and yes, I absolutely love it. My favourite dystopian would have to be the Eve trilogy (of course Divergent and Matched are right behind that).
My favourite author of all time has come to be Maureen Johnson. I love the way she writes, the way she describes all the places in Europe in her books (mostly because it reminds of home, bahaha). I have read all of her books except two because Amazon cancelled that order (bastards) and to this day I have been too lazy to order them again.
I'm stuck between two in the book series question and that's Harry Potter and the TMI series (The Mortal Instruments).
But out of everything and beyond...my favourite would have to be Wintergirls because it changed my life and helped get rid of my depression when I realised I cared about too many people and I really did want to be happy. If you haven't read the book, highly recommed it, and it's by Laurie Halse Anderson.
I love music, especially alternative. I am a triathlete (that's my stress relief) and I would like to become a linguist or veterinarian when I grow up. That's that, have a wonderful day :)
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Mark
HI GUYS! IM MARK AND I LOVE READING! IM NEW HERE AND IM KINDA SHY SO PLEASE BE KIND TO ME! NICE TO MEET ALL OF YOU! ONE QUESTION THOUGH, HOW DO I TURN OFF ALL CAPS?
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~Rose~
Hi Mark! Welcome to the group, glad you're here :)
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Krystine Kercher
Waving hi! I write YA fantasy, as well as reading YA fiction. My favorite YA authors so far are Donita K. Paul and Megan Whalen Turner. You're welcome to drop by and check out my books if you like. If someone wants a review copy (pdf), just ask.
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Patricia Hamill
Hello,
I'm new to shelfari, but a few months old on Goodreads. I love ya, adult, fiction, fantasy, etc. Basically, if it has words and some sort of plot, I'll probably like it to some degree.
I've also written a couple of books, but that's beside the point. Mostly, I like to read them and write reviews.
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Taylor- Self Control was never my forte.
Ehhh I'm terrible at introducing myself. Anyways, I'm Taylor. Most people on Shelfari call me Tay-- I prefer Taylor but I don't care too much. I'll have been on Shelfari for 4 years in June. I like reading YA. I'm sort of picky when it comes to books. I'll read almost anything, but I have a hard time truly loving books. The 3 I can say I love are Perks of Being a Wallflower (I could really relate to it), Looking for Alaska, and The Fault in Our Stars. I really like John Green, I love Harry Potter also. Yeah this is a terrible introduction.
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Sofia (edited)I'm a Tumblr and Instagram person... I think that'd be enough to explain my insanity and fangirl-trosity. But if I must, I suppose I should tell you more (:The name's Sofia, but just call me Sof (;Not many people from my ghetto little school read YA Fiction... To be honest, I don't think they read at all. Which is why I'm here (: All I expect from this group are book recommendations and new readers to talk to. Just so I can fangirl over fictional OTP's with other human beings, aha. Tumblr is my world of fangirling over Doctor Who and Sherlock, Instagram is my world of having intense feels because of 5 cheeky homo's I like to call One Direction, but Shelfari is where I fangirl over books.
Here are a few of my favourite reads (;
The Harry Potter Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
Heroes of Olympus Series
The Maze Runner Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Gone
The Inheritance Cycle
Legend
^Those are just a few (: As you can see I pretty much read a lot of YA Fiction. Favourite genre is definitely Sci-Fi. I absolutely LOVE Dystopians or Post-Apocalyptic/Apocalyptic books. I like Fantasy/Urban Fantasy too (: I like romance too sometimes.
Anything else I think you should be aware of is that I'm in a LOT of fandoms..... You're dealing with a Directioner, Whovian, Sherlockian, Hunter, Potterhead, Demigod, Dragon Rider, Hobbit, and much more. I'll try to contain my feels while I'm in this group.
Whaale, that's all (: ... Wow I feel like such a noob here.
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Karin
Hi, I have to say that with over 300 posts, I haven't read this thread, but joined this group sometime in the past week and wish I'd found it sooner. I became hooked on y/a novels again when my daughters hit that age. I'd had no idea how popular many of them were with adults for some time. I have fairly eclectic tastes that have varied over time somewhat, but include y/a in my reading every month.
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Captain Korina (edited)
Hello! I'm Kori. I like books and cookies and animals and trees and fluffy clouds and rainbows and nature and chocolate milk and tacos and pizza. I tend to fall for the "bad boys" in books. I'm somewhat of a Shelfari addict. I'm not real great at writing intros.
You can find me: on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/captainkorina/ & Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/53... too.
And that's it. That's all I got!
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Wanderer
Wanderer
KorKor!!!! Chocolate milk is the bestest! And so are the "bad boys"... xP
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Brittany L
Brittany L
You stole everything I like! No fair! :P
We should be friends. We can start a "bad boys book boyfriends" list.
I'll guess who your top will be; Cole?!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina (edited)
Chocolate milk is the king of beverages.
We should totally be friends AND start a BBBB list! And club. *nods* :D Cole will definitely be at the top of my list. Hm...*ponders list*
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Brittany L
Brittany L (edited)
Ohhhh club. Good idea, friend!
BBBB Club: Everyone invited! Bring your bad boys, ladies!
(We should definitely start a discussion on this one. I think we could make an appealing list).
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Hope
Hope
*doesn't like chocolate milk that much*
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
:O!!!!!!! *doesn't like Hope that much*
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~Rose~
~Rose~ (edited)
i LOVE chocolate milk!! With a drop or two of vanilla ;) yuuuum...*goes to make a cup of chocolate milk*
Hi Kori!! I love tacos too- just had some last night :)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Silly Hopey... *wants some*doesn't have milk*cries*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*gives Wan some chocolate milk* ;)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Yay! :D
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
@Rose: We should totally be friends because of our mutual love of tacos AND chocolate milk! *high-fives**is hyper*
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Hope
Hope
I have a reason people who are mean to me! D: *kicks all stupid chocolate milk likers*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*high-fives Kori* we should totally be friends!! :D Tacos...hot chocolate...books- yay!! :D
@Hope- chocolate milk gives us super fast speed (hyper hyper hyper!!) too fast for your kicks!! muwahaha *easily dodges Hope's silly kicks* :P
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
@Hope: :O Did you have a traumatic experience? Did someone dump chocolate milk on you or something?
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Wanderer
Wanderer
LOL!!! to both Rose and Kori! xD
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Hope
Hope
WHAT! Rose! That isn't allowed!!! *kicks in super sonic mode*
@Kori - Yes. It is horrible, I used to love chocolate milk. I drank it all the time....but then one time when I was younger I got a glass and took it upstairs with me to play the computer. And I forgot it there. And it got gross and stank and when we found it again it made my stomach hurt because it smelled bad. Now, that wouldn't have been enough, but one time at school...a girl was drinking chocolate milk and start laughing and it came out of her nose....but just so you all know. Even that was not enough to completely diminish my love for chocolate milk. I just don't drink a lot of it or it will make me feel queasy.
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~Rose~
~Rose~
HA! Is too allowed!! *sticks tongue out at Hope* *flutters easily away from Hope's kicks* hehehe the few drops of vanilla I added, allow me to be faster than you!! muwahahahahaha ha ha :P
Yuck, old milk is yicky...squirting it out your nose would be gross too, but funny!!
I did that once, with grape pop...I was on the deck of a huge tree house at my friends' house, and they started tickling me, making it come out my nose, and it went all over her dad lol he was standing below, about to tell us to come in for cookies!!! I felt soooo bad, but we laughed for like an hour! Then her dad chased us around the yard with a hose and soaked us all...great fun :) I can't drink grape pop without laughing now :P
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Ew, that's pretty gross... I think I remember you saying this before, Hope...or something like it. Nasty...
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Hope
Hope
I think I have told this story before. *pouts*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
first time I've heard it! :D
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
D: Aw Hope! That is terrible. I hope that some day you will be able to drink chocolate milk again. *nods solemnly*
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Hope
Hope
Yay! *likes Rose*
Me too...*nods safely* :P
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Kat
Kat
Hi Korkie Kor!
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*likes Hope liking me* !! :D ...finally, took a ton of cookies too :P
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Hope
Hope
@Kat - :D :D :D
@Rose - I could use another cookie...
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*offers Hope a plate of cookies* :)
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Hope
Hope
Yay! :D *munches cookies*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*offers glass of chocolate milk* ;)
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Hope
Hope
:l
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
*takes**drinks*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
you missed out Hope *shrugs*
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KatHi. Kat here. I'm old and love reading YA. Basically because it usually ends happily and I need happy. I'll occasionally read Adult Fic, but it has to be reeeeally good. I love shelfari and books and my family and my cats and pizza and mexican food and freshly baked cookies and cake and healthy raw foods and dance and music and nature and farmer's markets and traveling and the beach and spiritual retreats and I don't know what else. See ya!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
I like Mexican food too! We should totally be besties! :D
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Kitty Kat! :D
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Mmmmm....cookies.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Speaking of cookies, I had this delightful little creation recently, called "The Wookie" It's two chocolate chip cookies with edible cookie dough sandwiched in between, THEN they dip one end in Fantasy Fudge and the other in white chocolate. Amazing. It took me about four days to eat it. There ways NO WAY I could have eaten it all in one sitting!
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Brittany L
Brittany L
OMG! Did your teeth want to fall out?!
But it sounds delicious!
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*wants one*wants several*
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Kat
Kat
I want a Wookie!!! Where'd you get it?
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
At my local cookie shop! It's one of those special Colorado only things *beams proudly* I'd bring you one, but...I don't think that'd be allowed on the plane. Or would it?
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Niiicceee!
It would not be allowed in your carry-on. But your checked bag, yes.
From your local Shelfari Travel Agent. Lol!
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Kat
Kat
YES IT WOULD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! BRING ME A WOOKIE IN JULY :DDDDDDDD
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Ohh....THANKS, LOCAL SHELFARI TRAVEL AGENT! x)
I'll see what I can do. It's supposed to be refrigerated and such, so...yeah.
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Kat
Kat
Oh.
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Brittany L
Brittany L
No problem. I'll be here all week, day, whatever. :)
Well you know, just wrap it up in one of those freezer bags. And you know, once Kat gets one you'll have to make the rounds to other people as well (ie: me!).
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Or everyone could just come to CO! :D
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Toooooo faaaaaaaar! D:
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Orrrrr...We could all go to Disney World!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Yesssss!!! I've been seeing commercials for Fantasy Land a lot lately. I really wanna goooooooooo!!!
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Brittany L
Brittany L
OMG I haven't been since it opened in December. It's all I can think about too!
I'm 90% sure I will be there in October or November. Soooo come too! It really is the most magical place on Earth. I get so many of the feels thinking about it.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
I've never ever been to Disney Land/Word. Okay, when I was a baby, but that doesn't count!!! All right!! Group vacation to Disney in October or November! Wooooooooot!!!
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Still.....too far!!!!!!
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Brittany L
Brittany L
OK, you just have to go! There's so many places in the World I want to visit, but I can't go a year without going to Disney World. It's my high. I could definitely see myself going into a depression if I couldn't go one year. Lol!
Henry had never been until he met me. But I quickly changed that! And if he had said, no, I'm good not ever going there. Well I would have said buh-bye. ;)
YES!! GROUP VACATION TO DISNEY IN THE FALL!! I'll be the tour guide! :D
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~Rose~
~Rose~
I'm coming through Denver next month- I want a Wookie!!! :D
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Deirdre Axel
Deirdre Axel
I'll be there since I only live 40 minutes away from Disney World!!!' It's awesome. I love all the music & food festivals at Epcot.
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Awww..I use to live in Orlando. I miss it.
Jealous!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
@Rose: I don't know if they have a store in Denver...
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*cries* :'(
oh well...HI KORI!! :D we should be friends, you're awesome!! I love all the same things you do- you sound like an older me! Or maybe I'm a younger you o.O *goes to ponder the circle of life*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
'Ello, I'm Jen! I don't really care what you refer to me as, I've been called many things... Like, if you want to know what I like to read, check out my shelf because I am too lazy to make a proper introduction, and yeah... I basically read YA but I occasionally branch out. I love fantasy and paranormal. I haven't had much time for reading recently with my studies but maybe sometime this summer before I get super busy again in the fall with transferring and all that. *twitches* I'm 99.9% sure I'm going with a Graphic Design Major and Writing Minor. I love my kitties and I like this chilly, rainy weather we're having. I guess I could ramble about other stuff I like, like music... I seem to switch off between genre obsessions, but for the most part I enjoy most alternative, Florence + the Machine, Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, etc, epic stuff, Two Steps From Hell, Audiomachine, London Philharmonic Orchestra, etc, jazz a bit, electric dance stuff, but my fallback is always Kpop. I'm also very much into manga/anime. And I have a list of tv series I like on my page. And I enjoy writing, drawing, and photography. And I have a sweet tooth, but I generally like salty stuff when it comes to snacks, and yeah...
I am on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/i_love_secon...
...and Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/hallowwanderer/
...and this is my Manga shelf: http://www.shelfari.com/darkestdream
...and other places, but whatever...
And that's that. Me in a nutshell. *toddles off*
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
JenJen!!!!!! Hiiiiiiiii! Rain is awesome.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
KorKor!!!!!! Heeeeeey! Isn't it just? It makes things so nice and chilly and refreshing! *sighs contentedly* I don't even mind the bit of fog too much, either. :)
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Brittany L
Brittany L
I imagine fog can bring out all the fun characters. Interesting things come along with fog.
(I have no idea what I'm saying lol)
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
@Jen: AND relaxing AND it makes things green and pretty.
I love fog! It really heightens the imagination and kind of makes things eerie, yet cozy at the same time.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
@Kori: Yes, definitely relaxing. And green! It's like spring always sneaks up on me. One day I go outside and it's "ACK MY EYES!!!!" xD
@Brittany: LOL! Yes, though I love the way you put that.
It wasn't as foggy as I would have liked actually. *sulks* I just love this weather and my one friend was complaining about it earlier and I just wanted to point how much I like everything about it. True, it makes me very unmotivated but I don't care! xD
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Definitely eerie. I want to stand at the edge of it and see what will walk through. Although knowing my luck it would probably be Edward. Ugh! Either way I'd be running away screaming.
Why thank you Jen!
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Kat
Kat
Are you excited for the new Daft Punk album?...since you like electric dance stuff.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*snickers* :P Yer welcome, Brit.
WHAAAAT!? I didn't know that!!!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!! *is hyped now*
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Kat
Kat
My kids are CRAZY about them and they're freaking out right now as well. I honestly don't know what the big deal is. It sounds like old disco music from my era.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*squeaks* But I looooves them. And it's about time they came out with more music. *nods* Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!!!!
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Kat
Kat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBJ9R...
This is what my 27 year old son is freaking about right now XD
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Wanderer
Wanderer
xD!!! That....does not sound like them. No. Um. Or what I've listened to by them, anyway...
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Wanderer
Wanderer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuED3...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6RTF...
I like these two. And I like everything they did for Tron. But yeah, I didn't have as many songs as I originally thought, and I haven't listened to them in forever and eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!! *you have created a monster*
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Kat
Kat
Yay!!! A monster! :D Also, I'll listen to them once my husband isn't watching tv in this room.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*giggles* YAY! xD
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Hope
Hope
Yeah. I like what they did for Tron but that's all I've listened to of their stuff.
P.S. She loves being called Jenny. It is her favorite name in the whole wide world!
*slinks away*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
It is awesomeful. I like what they did for Tron th best out of everything I've listened to by them. *nods*
P.S. I do NOT!!!!!
*kills*
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Hope
Hope
Agreed!
P.S. She lies!
*haunts*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*giggles* toddles... hehehe
Hi Wan!! :D We should be friends- you sound awesome!! :D Yay for your music tastes! Imagine Dragons rocks! Love rain too :) *sighs happily*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
P.S. Never.....
*cries*
Heya, Rosie!! *nods in agreement* Yeah, I am pretty awesome. xD!!! Ah, I love their music sooooo much!!!! :) *sighs happily too*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*likes nickname* :D I know, I want to see them in concert! I'd love to catch them with Third Eye Blind, that would be awesome!!! Bon Jovi is to Brittany as Third Eye Blind is to Rose ;)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
:D I had a petname when I was little, Rosebud, and I almost used that, but then... Rosie! I like saying that. *giggles* Oh my gosh, to see them in concert would be totally amazing!!!!! Haven't heard of Third Eye Blind... *shuffles feet awkwardly*
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~Rose~*likes nickname* :D I know, I want to see them in concert! I'd love to catch them with Third Eye Blind, that would be awesome!!! Bon Jovi is to Brittany as Third Eye Blind is to Rose ;)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
:D I had a petname when I was little, Rosebud, and I almost used that, but then... Rosie! I like saying that. *giggles* Oh my gosh, to see them in concert would be totally amazing!!!!! Haven't heard of Third Eye Blind... *shuffles feet awkwardly*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
:O YOU NEED TO LOOK THEM UP!!!!! If you like Imagine Dragons, you'd love Third Eye Blind- ID is pretty much the next 3EB...they rock :)
Awe, Rosebud is a cute nickname! that's what my hubby calls me :)
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Krystine Kercher
Krystine Kercher
You can call me Krysti-- I grew up having adventures on the island of West Papua, Indonesia. Some of those adventures involved reading a wide range of fiction (we had no TV), but my favorite books are mostly YA Fantasy or Science Fiction.
Now, I also write YA Fantasy.
I have two books on Amazon:
A Shadow on The Land: http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Land-Leg...
Kingsride: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BETY8WW
Kingsride is free to download today, April 18th through Saturday, April 20th.
If you're interested in saying hi, you can also find me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/authorkrystineker....
I hope you'll drop by!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Hi Krysti! Welcome to the group! :)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Welcome to the group, Krysti! :D
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Kat
Kat
Hi Krysti! Congrats on your books!!!
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Hope
Hope
Welcome and congrats! :)
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Heeeyyyy,
I love books.
That is all.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Liiiiiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr!!!
She also loves Bon Jovi and her sweet little dog.
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Brittany L
Brittany L
That is true. I do love them. Very much so.
You caught me, Kori.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
xD!!!!!!!!!
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Heeeyyy Jen. *waves*
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Kat
Kat
Short 'n sweet. Hi!
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*waves back* Hiiiiii!
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Kat! *fist-bumps* That's me in a nutshell...well maybe the short part. Lol!
*keeps waving* You know what I got in the mail today Jen? So Silver Bright!
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Ooooooooooooooh!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDDDDDDDD
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Brittany L
Brittany L
:D I'm excited!
I'm going to read Perchance to Dream and So Silver Bright this weekend!
I also got another one you love. Howl's Moving Castle. I don't know how I've never read it before?!
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Yay! Let me know what you think! :D
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! :DDDDDDDDDDD I need to reread that.
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Brittany L
Brittany L
I will for sure let you know! :D
I only hear great things about it (and I got it for like $3), so that was a easy one to want to pick up. I'll probably try and read it next month. I will let you know on that one too! :D
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Wanderer
Wanderer
:D
Oooh that's awesome! Yay!
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Hope
Hope
Hi Brittany! :D Reading is always a good thing. As is good music and pets. :)
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*gasps* I can't believe you left out Bon Jovi!! :O tisk tisk...
You know you're awesome- we should be friends, cuz I love books & Bon Jovi too :) *fist bumps Brit*
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Hi, Hope! Fancy seeing you here. :)
Rose, I would never forget Bon Jovi. I just thought I would point out I love books. Lol! But yes, let's be friends. Awesome friends!
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Books and Bon Jovi- could be a club!! :D Do you think Bon Jovi likes to read?
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Brittany L
Brittany L
I know he does! I've seen pictures and he's talked about books he's read in interviews. Lets invite him to join Shelfari!!!
The Books and Bon Jovi group. I like the sound of it. :D
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~Rose~
~Rose~
yes!!! that would rock!! He should join Shelfari- his group would be soooooooo huge!! :D
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Brittany L
Brittany L
It would rock. Buuut for some reason I think he'd be to busy to join Shelfari. :P
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~Rose~
~Rose~
...true *pouts*
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Abby
Abby
Love the picture, Brittany! :D
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AllisonI think this is probably my re-re-re-introduction. How many times have we had an intro thread?
I'm Allison. Some of my favorite books are Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Beautiful Creatures, The Infernal Devices, ... Loads of others I can't think of right now. I took a year off from reading last year, so now I'm getting caught up on stuff I should have read last year. That's all.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
I know I've done it at least three or four times... ;P Helloooo, Allison! I can't imagine taking a year off from reading... o.O
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Hiiiiiiiii Allison. I've done it multiple times, too. lol. Seriously. How'd you survive a whole year without reading?
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Allison
Allison
Well, I read SOME just not as much I normally would, basically I read stuff I was looking forward too, but didn't try anything new... I don't know how I did it, I just didn't have as much time with school and stuff. :/
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Hope
Hope
Allison! Hi! :D
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Allison
Allison
Hi Hope! We should talk more! *goes to leave a note on your page*
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Hope
Hope
Agreed! :P
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Allison! Don't think I've ever gotten a chance to talk to you, so HI!! :D
ugh, yeah, taking reading breaks stinks...I had 4 years of an involuntary book break...so much to catch up on!! Glad you're back in the reading world again :)
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Heyyyy Allison. I'm glad to re-re-re meet your acquaintance. :)
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Kat
Kat
*fist bumps Allison*
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Allison
Allison
*fist bumps Kat*
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Hope
Hope
I'm Hope. I don't really like introducing myself and I tend to forget to welcome other people. Does that make me a bad person? Maybe. Either way I guess I could take the time now. I welcome all new people with my whole heart, participate muchly and read extensively. There. Now that is my cover all for all people who are in the group presently and those who will future-ly join. Of course. Kori will still probably yell at me and tell me to welcome more people (she's bossy like that). Anyway. I am too lazy to think of anything else to say. So we'll leave it at this. I love reading, music, dancing, and writing. The end. *dies of exhaustion*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Cheater... *tosses flowers and dirt on top of*
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
HI HOPE!!!! *is bossy like that**proud of it* :D
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Hope!! Should we be concerned? You die a lot...
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Hope
Hope
*haunts meany Jenny*
HI KOR....KOR..... :D *haunts bossy Kori too*
Rose....I die daily. Mainly because meany people *coughs Jen* are always killing me!
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~Rose~
~Rose~
uhu...please don't haunt me!!! *runs away from scary Hope*
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
But! Sometimes she dies for no reason, too. She's rather silly that way. *nods*
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Hope
Hope
*dies*
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Brittany L
Brittany L
*waves* I like dancing. But I'm not very good and mostly it's done in the confines of my house. With my dogs. :)
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Oh no, Hope died in her own intro post!! that's just wrong...*gives Hope cookie of life* :)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
@Hope: Hey, I'm the only one that even attempted to give you some sort of burial. Sheesh. Ingrate.
ROSE DON'T GIVE HER THE COOKIE!!!!!!!!! *steals since she stole mine*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*cries* *throws tons of cookies in the air and runs away* *hides under Rose bushes*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*sighs* Get back out here, missy, before she gets these! That would be very very bad... *nods solemnly*
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Hope
Hope
*takes all the cookies* HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH.......*dances around all the silly peoples*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
why would it be bad for Hope to have cookies? *looks at Hope nervously* *helps Wan pick up cookies*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
It's too late, Rose, too late... *goes to hide*
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Hope
Hope
*giggles and eats yummy cookies*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
it's ok Wan, Hope doesn't know what I put in the cookies...
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Kat
Kat
Hope. *nods*
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Hope
Hope
...*plots death of certain evil cookie makers*
Kat. *does the awkward opposite nod*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*discretely pulls off "cookie maker" tag* *whistles* *smiles innocently at Hope*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Yay, I've been in the group long enough to re-introduce myself! :D
Wazzup, I'm Rose- you can call me that or Bubbles, which is a nickname I picked up somewhere along the way (long story...).
I'm an avid reader, and love spending a lot of my time reading books for reviews, and editing books for authors. I'm hoping to have some of my books published in the future, although they're no where close to finished yet :P I love writing as much as reading- anything from novels to short stories, poems, and lyrics.
I'm also a passionate musician, and play more instruments than I care to count. I love music, movies, dancing, exercising, reading, working on cars, cooking/baking, and playing with any type of furry critter.
I'll read just about anything, although I try and stay away from anything erotic- makes me uncomfortable :P I mainly read YA paranormal books, although I love apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, dystopian/utopian books as well. I enjoy fantasy, classics, mystery and thrillers, although I don't read as many of those as I used to.
...don't know what else to say...I'll make friends with just about anyone, and I'll talk about pretty much anything, so feel free to chat away! :D
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Bubbles? *giggles* All righty then. Hello there, Bubbles! :D
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~Rose~
~Rose~
ugh, yeah, Bubbles :P did you notice my page name is Butterscotch Bubbles? yeah...loooong story :P
Hi Jenny!! :D *giggles evilly**runs away*
j/k...I like calling you Wan ;)
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Hi Rose!!! It's about time you got in here and introduced yourself, young lady! Happy to have you in the group! May your stay be very very very long and enjoyable.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Ooooh haha, no, I didn't notice that. xD
ACK! Roooose! How could you!? *dies*
I like Wan *giggles*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Kori!!! Sorry I took so long *fidgets nervously* Didn't realize we all re-introduced ourselves, til I realized this is like, the 4th intro thread :P Thanks- I hope my stay will be super long, and it's already enjoyable!! :D Love this group :)
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~Rose~
~Rose~
hehe *giggles evilly* sorry Wan...wait, you can't die, you're too awesome!! *feels bad* *gives Wan a cookie of life* :D
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*likes being too awesome do die* xD!!!! COOKIE OF LIFE!!!! Nom nom nom.
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Hope
Hope
Yay! I'm glad you can reintroduce yourself too.
I guess Kori thinks we are a very absent-minded group and need to regularly introduce ourselves... :P
*steals Jenny's cookie of life before she can eat it*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
@Wan- totally too awesome to die!! :D
@Hope- I like re-introducing myself, it's fun! :D Idk, I guess maybe we need to re-introduce ourselves...Kori's pretty smart, so she's probably right ;)
*gives Wan several cookies of life* *flicks Hope's nose* no stealing cookies }:( *fears Hope's haunting for being bossy*
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
@Hope: What? Noooo. How could you think that? *coughs* It's just that new members haven't really "met" us yet. Yup. *nods* Also, we're leading by example and showing people that it's safe to post an intro. *nods some more*
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Hope
Hope
@Rose - Kori is not smart! Kori is very very silly.
@Kori - Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure....*rolls eyes at forgetful Kori*
*steals all the cookies and hides*
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Hi, ummm...Bubbles!
I'd like to know this story. That's a pretty unusual nickname. ;)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Too awesome to die, tooooo AWESOME to diiiiiiiiiie! *chants* xD!!!
*finds Hope and steals all cookies back and eats them aaaaaaalll* *giggles*
I'd like to know this story, too, Rose.....
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~Rose~
~Rose~ (edited)
@Hope- seeeeeee, I TOLD you Kori is smart- she had a plan ;)
*feels bad for Hope* *gives Hope regular cookie* *pats Hope's head*
Hi Brit Brit!!! :D
Ok Brit & Wan, I'll tell the Bubble story :P It's a funny story (I think...). OK: condensed versions: I lovelovelove super bubble bubble gum, and always have like 6-7 packs in my purse. One day in High School, my friends and I were goofing around (sub-day in Theatre class) and we decided to have a contest to see who could blow the biggest bubble...well, lets just say, that with 7 pieces of super-bubble bubble gum, I blew and held the biggest bubble... that, mixed with the fact I'm one of those chronically happy people who randomly skips places and sings to herself and such, people always call me bubbly lol so, I got the nickname Bubbles, and it's stuck ever since :P
I got the longer name Butterscotch Bubbles because, well, I went through a phase Senior year where I really liked scotch, and I love butterscotch candies, so my friends added that to "Bubbles" lol
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Don't feel bad for her, Rose! DON'T DO IT!!!!!!! She wins that way... *shakes head sadly*
Ooooh da Bubble story!!!!!!! xD!!!!!!! Haha, oh I see. Double meaning and everything. Awesome. :P
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Brittany L
Brittany L
Well we all get random and funny nicknames at points. So that definitely makes sense. I get it too! And now you will forever been known as Bubbles!
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Hope
Hope
*wins*
And ahahahahaha! That is so funny! :D
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~Rose~
~Rose~
can't...help...it!!! *feels like I'm missing something* me thinks there's some back story to Hope!! :P
@Wan- Haha yep, da Bubble story!! :D There are some more lighter meanings too, but those are the easiest to explain, and most obvious :P
@Brit- :D
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Wanderer
Wanderer
She.....tricked.....yooooooooooou! *cries*
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Hope
Hope
*giggles* *pokes Jenny* *pops Bubbles* XD! *feels clever*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
*sigh*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
NO POPPING BUBBLES!!! }:( bad Hopey...
sneaks super-brownie- I WIN *puts Hope in a box* ha- now you have to be nice, if you want out :PPPPP
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Kat
Kat
Hi Bubbles.
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Kat!! :D
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Hope
Hope
*likes popping Bubbles and poking Jenny* *does it again* *is not in a box* *Bubbles is delusional*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
hey, no fair! you can't just say "not in a box"...I'm not delusional...normally... :P
Here, Hope, have a cookie *holds out picturesque cookie* I made it just for you *smiles sweetly*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Stop poking meeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! *bonks*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*nods at Wan* we need to beat her!!! she can't win...bad Hope...
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Hope
Hope
I can do whatever I want.
*eats more cookies*
*pokes Jenny more*
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Wanda O
Wanda O
hello, my name is wanda oliver. i'm 45yrs old, married for 26yrs and have two sons that are 24yrs and 20yrs old and i'm also raising my 15yr old niece. well, I guess I should just say she is my daughter, she has been with my family for almost 4yrs. I love to read anything that gets my attention early and I love movies, old and new. I used to hate to read in school, now I read anything I can get my hands on because i'm afraid i'll forget how, since I seem to forget everything else. lol my favorite series of books are Morganville vampires, of course , twilight sagas, black dagger brotherhood, shadow falls series, hex hall series, house of night series, blue bloods, and more. right now, i'm reading "her dear loving husband" series. I just stumbled on this series, it's a trilogy , i'm already reading the second one , the third isn't ready yet. but it is very good, I can't think of the author's name right this minute though. you are all welcome to look at my shelves and ask me about any of the books. ......wanda
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Wanda! Welcome to the group- I'm glad you found us here :) I've heard of the Hex Hall series, and the Loving Husband series, but not much else from your list besides Twilight lol I'll have to look into the Loving Husband series again- I haven't read, or met anyone, who's read it yet, so good to know you like it :)
I hope you enjoy the group and find some great books to read here! :)
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome to the group Wanda! I like the Morganville Vamps, myself. I wonder how many books she'll write in that series.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Welcome to the group, Wanda! :D I've been meaning to read a bunch of those series for awhile now, maybe this summer. :)
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Wanda O
Wanda O
I think I read some where she is just doing 15 books total. (Rachel Caine), may 7, 2013 is the release of #14 "fall of night" and November 5, 2013 is the release of the last one "daylighters" I am so excited about these books I've already pre ordered them. lol the "her loving husband" series by Meredith Allard, are really good, I am so glad I stumbled on to this trilogy. not only does it have your vamps, witches, werewolves in also throws some history into the stories as well, and I find that is great because along with fiction there is a little non fiction in it as well.
thank you all for welcoming to this group. I hope we can share a lot of stories, and book info and have a fun time while we are at it.
thank you again,
Wanda Oliver
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Kat
Kat
HI Wanda! Welcome! I'm a 51 year old mama who reads YA. Hope you enjoy the group :)
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Daniel G.
Daniel G.
Hi everybody. I just found this group and hope y'all don't mind having a fellow round here. I'm from the deep south of the USA, in my late 30s, married with three great kids and two dogs, and absolutely love books. I read all genres but especially love fantasy and sci-fi and have discovered in the last year or so that some of the best and freshest fantasy out there is in the YA books. I've read all of the Harry Potter books (who hasn't?), all the Percy Jackson, and all the Chronicles of Kane. I recently discovered Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instrument series, Jonathan Maberry's Benny Imura series, and have just started on Sherrilyn Kenyon's Chronicles of Nick. My local library stocks more new YA books than anything else so I'm looking for suggestions and recommendations.
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Daniel, welcome to the group!! Awesome that you found us here- we always love more book lovers!! :D This is certainly a great place for suggestions and recommendations. A really great fantasy YA book I read recently was Eden at the Edge of Midnight, by John Kerry (http://www.shelfari.com/books/3174073...), so that may be one you'd like ;) I haven't heard of the Chronicles of Kane before, I'll have to look those up!
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Kat
Kat (edited)
Welcome Daniel! We actually have a lot of guys here, but for the most part it's the females that talk a lot :P You'll definitely get good recommendations on YA books. Let's see...Fantasy and Sci-Fi? Have you read the Unwind series for sci fi..although that might be more dystopian? Fantasy...I LOVED Seraphina by Rachel Hartman and Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta, The Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner, and I'd say the Incarceron series by Catherine Fisher is a mixture of both. And just all around AMAAAAAZING books are The Scorpio Races and The Raven Boys both by Maggie Stiefvater. I don't know what genre they'd be considered in, but read them because they are phenomenal. That's what I recommend right now.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome to the group, Daniel!! We don't mind at all. Like Kat said, we have a few guys in here but they don't talk enough, which is silly. It's so true about YA being fresh. I lean towards YA A LOT. How are you liking Mortal Instruments? You will find tons of book recs here! More than you'll know what to do with :)
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Daniel G.
Daniel G.
Thanks everybody. I'm glad to be here.
@ Desert Rose: Thank you for the greetings and the suggestion. It looks good and I'm adding it to my ever-growing "want to read" list. Apparently I got the title backwards on the Kane Chronicles. It's a series by Rick Riordan that centers around Egyptian Mythology.
@ Kat: Thanks for the welcome and the recommendations. I'm not familiar with either the Unwind series or any of the fantasy series you've listed here. I can't wait to get into them.
@ Captain Korina: Thank you. I absolutely LOVED the Mortal Instruments. I found the mythos that Cassandra Clare had developed to be engrossing and rich. Her approach to magic and mythology was inspiring and enjoyable. I also liked how she developed the characters. They felt, for lack of better term, natural. Not forced. I'm looking forward to the Infernal Devices and City of Heavenly Fire when it comes out.
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~Rose~
~Rose~
@Daniel: Ooo, I do love Egyptian Mythology! For sure adding that to my "to read" list. Don't you love when that list grows beyond the point of ever actually reading everything on it? haha
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Hey Daniel and welcome to the group! ;D You'll get great recommendations around here.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
@Daniel: You will LOVE Infernal Devices. I actually like that series more than Mortal Instruments. Anyways, you'll have to let us know what you think when you start Clockwork Angel. What do you think about the movie stuff? Have you seen the trailer for City of Bones yet?
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Daniel G.
Daniel G.
I saw the trailer but I'm afraid I don't think it's going to be good. It'll probably be fine for people who've never read the book, but all of us who have will probably be left with a bad taste in our mouths.
Sometimes I think Hollywood should be required to put a "loosly inspired by" tag in front of a movie. The first Percy Jackson movie, Eragon, and the Hobbit movies would all be good examples. "Based on the book" tags would be reserved for movies closer to the actual works, like the first few Harry Potter movies or The Hunger Games. I'm not a purists or anything, not a member of the "book version" or "movie version" camps. It's just that Cassandra Clare wrote some truly excellent descriptions, character development, and action sequences that were a true joy to read. I can see in the previews that the movie deviates heavily from this and there's no good reason to other than to Hollywoodify it to squeeze every single penny out of it and that irritates me.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Yes! Yes! Yes! They should ALWAYS put "loosely based on________" ALWAYS! It's so true. The authors do such an amazing job creating scenes and characters that deserve to be in the movies.
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Brittany L
Brittany L
http://problemsofabooknerd.tumblr.com...
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Daniel G.
Daniel G.
Thanks Brittany. That's just got to be true. If I'm ever a published writer I'd be willing to accept a lower profit percentage in exchange for getting to keep creative control over how my creations are portrayed.
I don't want to wind up like Clive Cussler and trying to sue the studio, the director, and just about anybody else involved in a movie version of my works like he did over Sahara. Not a YA book I know, but a great book turned into a really bad movie that the author hates with a passion!
I understand that sometimes something may not be cost effective to do, like when Fred and George turned a hallway at Hogwarts into a swamp. Fine. Don't do it. But omitting a scene from a book is a lot different in my view than completely and totally altering it. Look at Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief. In the book when Poseidon claims him it's a powerful and emotionally complex event that has far-reaching repercussions for not only Percy but the rest of Camp Youngblood as well. In the movie it's just, "Yeah the sea god is your dad. Here's your bungalow." That's just not right.
Oh dear, I seem to be on my soapbox again.
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MarkYo wassup?! This is what, like the nth time I'm gonna introduce my self. I'm Mark, in my early 20s and I'm from the Philippines. It's a country somewhere in South East Asia and it's currently summer in here. If you'd like to experience a very sunny and hot weather, you should totally go to Singapore! It's so hot in there! But if you'd like a sunny and very hot weather with beautiful beaches, you should totally come in here! We have lots of them! Don't worry, it's safe in most part of our country. The terrorists are in the southern-most part of the country and they don't really bother us that much.
Obviously, I love reading but it's been a long time since I've read something. To all my friends here, how are you guys? It's been a while. And to all the people I haven't had the pleasure of talking to yet, hello!
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~Rose~
~Rose~
was just wondering when you'd pop in again ;)
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Deirdre Axel
Deirdre Axel
Welcome back, Mark!!
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Brittany L
Brittany L
'ello Mark!
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Mark
Mark
Hello everyone! I've been very busy with my work and my master's so it's been a while since I logged in here. How are you guys doing? And what's new in the fictional world that we love so much?!
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Someone let him out from under the bridge again..... *taps foot and glares at fellow admins*
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~Rose~
~Rose~
*giggles* *is glad to not be an admin* (scary Wan)...
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Kat
Kat
Hi again Mark! Yay, you're back!!! You'd better get some good reading done this summer.
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Mark
Mark
I thank my liberator!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Hi Mark! Welcome back.
@Jen: *shrugs**points at Hope* Always Hope. *nods*
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Hope
Hope
HI MARK! :D Glad you're back too!
@Jen and Kori: *shuffles feet* Innocent until proven guilty!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Bah! You're NEVER innocent.
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Mark
Mark
Hello Hope.
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Karin
Karin
I started reading y/a novels again when my kids started reading them, although I read a variety of types of books. I'm new to this group.
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Kat
Kat
Hi Karin. Welcome to our group. I did the exact same thing as you...when my teenage daughter started reading these YA books and I was hearing really good things about them, I started reading them too. I got hooked. Obviously :)
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome Karin!!
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~Rose~
~Rose~ (edited)
Hi Karin, welcome to the group!! I hope you find some more great books for you and your kids to read :)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Welcome to the group, Karin! :)
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Deirdre Axel
Deirdre Axel
Welcome, Karin!
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Mark
Mark
Welcome Karin! I hope you enjoy your time here. I'm one of the admins here so if you want to ask something or you need help, just let me know!
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Daniel G.
Daniel G.
Welcome Karin. My kids aren't old enough for YA yet, but when they are I'll have a nice collection waiting for them!
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Kat
Kat
Dear Karin,
Always ignore Mark.
Yours,
Kat
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Karin
Karin
Well, Kat, since I ignore my kid brother Mark, I have lots of practise ;) (not the same one.)
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~Rose~
~Rose~
was just gonna say, I don't think he's an admin... *looks at Mark suspiciously*
haha apparently Marks just have to be ignored, haha
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Kat
Kat
Ohh boy *bites tongue about people named Mark*
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Mark
Mark
Just to clear things up, I WAS AN ADMIN here. Mutiny....
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Tis true. He was taken out by a bunch of girls. *nods solemnly*
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Wanderer
Wanderer
He.....was?
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~Rose~
~Rose~
...that's frightening...glad the girls took him out...sorry Mark...can't introduce yourself as an admin if you're not any more :P
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Mark
Mark
...so I had to step down to prevent blood from spilling. I love this group so much that I had to step down to stop the mutiny. I did that. Because I am the hero this group deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So they'll hunt me. Because I can take it. Because I'm not your hero. I'm a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.
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~Rose~
~Rose~
wow, I love the violin effect there!! You should write a book...or comic book...
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Hope
Hope
*facepalm*
I am sorry Karin, you don't deserve this on your introduction. Though it does give a feel for how we are.... *shakes head somewhat* Pathetic.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
You should name your main character Gnat Man or something to that effect, Mark.
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Mark
Mark
LOL.
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Jennifer DavisHello everyone! I'm Jennifer Davis. I have written YA stories for years and have recently began publishing them on Amazon. I married my high school sweetheart and have two teen daughters. I love to read! I love a great story no matter the genre, although I do have an affinity for YA fiction, and am looking forward to discovering great new books to devour:)
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Jennifer, welcome to the group!!! That's so cool you're married to your high school sweetheart, how romantic!
Glad you found us here, this is a pretty cool group- lots of YA love here, but many of the members read other genres too (like me ;) haha). I'm sure you'll be able to find great recommendations- so many good books to choose from! :D
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome to the group, Jennifer! I agree with Rose. It's soooo romantic that you married your high school sweetheart! Congratulations on publishing your books! Are your daughters big readers, too?
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Jennifer Davis
Jennifer Davis
Aw, thank you! We are, thankfully, still annoyingly in love--grosses our kids out. Ha. Thanks so much for the warm welcome! I'm excited to discover new books!
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Jennifer Davis
Jennifer Davis
Thanks so much! My oldest daughter reads non-stop. Her closet looks more like a library. My youngest is starting to come around. She surprisingly prefers non-fiction.
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Kat
Kat
Welcome Jennifer! Hope you love the group as much as I do. I loved to read non-fiction until my forties, when I started reading mainly YA fiction and loving it.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Welcome to the group, Jennifer!!!! *beams* Another Jennifer!!! ;D That's so sweet that you married your high school sweetheart! Congrats on getting your books published! You'll find plenty of recommendations in this group. :)
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Mark
Mark
Welcome Jennifer!
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Chris Cole
Chris Cole
Hi. Just a released a modern retelling of Gatsby. Would love to hear what you guys think.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Oooh, sounds interesting.
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Kat
Kat
Hi Chris. Welcome to the group!
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Mark
Mark
Wow, another author! Welcome Chris!
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Chris, welcome to the group! Your books sounds interesting, I'll for sure check it out!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome to the group, Chris!
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sherleymagny
sherleymagny
My name is Sherley. Iam 13. My faviorte aurthor is Jay Asher. I would like us to talk about the themes in the books we read and what we think about them. Jay Asher has written The Future Of Us and Thirteen Reasons Why.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Hey Sherley and welcome to the group! Haven't read anything by Jay Asher yet... We've got plenty of book discussions going on here. Great to have you with us! :)
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Kat
Kat
Hi Sherley! Welcome to the group. I know we have quite a few people here who have read Thirteen Reasons Why. If you want to discuss these books, possibly a good place to go would be our talk discussion and just start a thread. I bet those of us who have read these books would put in our two cents' worth ;)
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome to the group Sherley! I've read Thirteen Reasons Why. Pretty intense.
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Mark
Mark
Hi Sherley!
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Sherley, welcome to the group!! There are certainly quite a few discussions that go on in this group, so you shouldn't be disappointed there. I haven't read that book yet, but I want to look it up know :) Hope you enjoy being a part of this group! :)
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Abby
Abby
Hi! My name is Abby! I love books, can go through one a day when I want to:)! I love fiction, especially fantasy, and enjoy writing, especially poetry. I also love painting and mostly do watercolors.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Welcome to the group Abby! I love fantasy as well as writing! I like sketching myself, but have always wanted to get into watercoloring.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Hi Abby! Welcome to the group. We've got quite a few writers in here AND a lot of fantasy fiction lovers. You're in great company here. Feel free to poke around and start discussions. :)
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Kat
Kat
Hi Abby! Glad you're here :)
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Mark
Mark
Hello Abby! Thanks for joining! You'll like it here!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Aww! Mark! You brought them here?
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Abby!! Welcome to the group! Glad to have you here, hope you have fun :)
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Abby
Abby
Thanks! And yes, Mark recommended this group.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Woot! Way to go Mark!!
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Alissa
Alissa
Hello! You can call me Alissa! :) I have pretty much the same taste in books as Abby....... She makes me read a lot of books...... I love to swim, do crafts, and sleep ;)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Welcome to the group Alissa! :P
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome Alissa!! Abby is a good person, making you read lots of books like that. *nods* Sleeping is one of my very favorite hobbies. Like I told Abby up there, feel free to poke around and start discussions!! :)
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Alissa
Alissa
Thanks!
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Abby
Abby
You liked the Hobbit, don't pretend you didn't! :D
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Kat
Kat
Hi Alissa! Nice that two friends joined us! I hope you two love the group as much as I do :)
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Mark
Mark
Hello Alissa! Welcome to the group! This is the group I'm talking about, I'm used to be an admin here but things happened. Anyways, it's better not to talk about that, things are still pretty sensitive around here after the mutiny.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Mark's the only sensitive thing around here, Alissa.
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Alissa, welcome! Reading is great, Abby rocks for making you read a lot ;) Hope you enjoy the group!! :D
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Alissa
Alissa
:) thanks!
@Rose: I still read a lot... abby just makes me read certain books..... ;)
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StandInTheRain~Vacation=three weeks of abscence!
StandInTheRain~Vacation=three weeks of abscence! (edited)
Salve! I'm introducing myself some days after already being active. ;D Anyway...my favorite book series right now is The Hunger Games. My favorite author is Jennifer Brown, and my favorite book (by her) has got to be a tie between Hate List and Bitter End. Hm...OH! I also LOVED Nothing by Robert Friedman! AMAZING BOOK. AND WINTERGIRLS. AND I JUST LOVE SO MANY BOOKS WHY DO YOU MAKE ME CHOOSE?
I guess aside from reading I play in marching/concert band, write stories, sleep, eat, watch Rugrats, and hang out with my besties. :) I also love Latin! If you're good at English, you will most likely succeed in Latin-just pay attention.
You can call me Rain or I don't know...whatever. I don't really care.
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Kat
Kat
Hi Rain! Glad you're here! Fist bump for marching/concert band (what instrument?), yay for Rugrats, Hunger Games.....umm..I don't know the rest.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome to the group! Ah, Rugrats. That takes me back. I still sing the "Choco-Cheese" jingle every once in a while! lol
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Mark
Mark
Hello Rain! Welcome to the group!
Random fact: Rain is "Ulan" in Filipino! So sometimes, I'm gonna call you Ulan! Just like Mulan without the letter m.
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Ah! I'm so jealous. I want a Filipino name too. A nice one, Mark! lol
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Mark
Mark
Thanks KorKor! Sure, I'll give you a Filipino name. Upon searching, Korina means "maiden" and "maiden" in Filipino is "dalaga." However, that sounds like a weird name so I'll give you the name "Mayumi." It literally means "gentle."
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Abby
Abby
Oh, yay, fun words! :D Do you speak in Filipino to people, or English or French or Latin or Spanish? Or something I didn't list?
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
What's "captain" in Filipino? :D
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StandInTheRain~Vacation=three weeks of abscence!
StandInTheRain~Vacation=three weeks of abscence!
Too many replies! Why am I so popular on the internet? *hides*
@Kat: I play alto sax, haha. And, for the stuff you don't know...IT'S ALL AWESOME.
@Mark: I like that; Ulan! Haha I will now say it is ulaning instead of raining. xD
@Abby: I was like, "Uh. I said I am learning Latin. I DON'T KNOW FILLIPINO!" then I realized you were talking to Mark. And I was like whoops.
Sooooo yeah. My friend's dad is kinda being a jerk. Random face of the day.
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Mark
Mark
Abby: Uhhh, Filipino cuz I'm a Filipino. English at school.
Mayumi: It's "Kapitan"
Ulan: Glad you liked it :)
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Abby
Abby
Cool! :)
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Bit late in this, but...Hello Rain and welcome to the group! :D
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Alissa
Alissa
Welcome! Although i just joined too...... :P
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~Rose~
~Rose~ (edited)
way late with this, but welcome to the group! Glad you're here :)
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DandelionHi! My name is Danielle and I'm into anime, manga, comics and videogames. My favorite book series right now would have to be the Halo series. However, I'm currently reading Game of Thrones so that might become my new favorite series. My two favorites genres are science fiction and fantasy.
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Wanderer
Wanderer (edited)
Hello Danielle!!!! Oooooh I love anime and manga! :D Haven't read the Halo series but I have the first book, and I've been trying to finish the first Game of Thrones book but haven't had much time recently...... I love fantasy, too! Great to have you with us! Love your picture, btw.
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Mark
Mark
Hello Danielle! Welcome to the group! I've read A Game of Thrones and I'm sure you'd love it!
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Abby
Abby
Hi Danielle! I've been wanting to read Game of Thrones for a while too!
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Welcome to the group Danielle!!
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Kat
Kat
Hi Danielle! Glad you're here! Game of Thrones rocks my socks! I'm currently taking a hiatus from it, though I need to get back to it. I stopped in Feast for Crows.
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Danielle, welcome to the group! :)
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Alissa
Alissa
Welcome Danielle!!
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Anne Forest
Anne Forest
Helllo,
My name is Anne Forest. I love reading. My favorite genre is fantasy. I would like to learn Kung Fu (sooo much they come into my dreams). I play computer games just for fun (never complete any missions). I still act like a kid but I don't care. Also, I like making new friends.
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Wanderer
Wanderer
Hey Anne and welcome to the group! I love fantasy, too. Ooooh, Kung Fu, interesting....
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Captain Korina
Captain Korina
Hi Anne! Welcome, welcome. I act like a kid myself, but I think as long as we're mature when we need to be, it doesn't hurt anything. Pop in to any threads that look interesting!
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~Rose~
~Rose~
Hi Anne! Welcome to the group! Fantasy is one of my fav genres as well :) Wow, Kung Fu would be so much fun to learn! I was learning Karate in high school, but I think Kung Fu would be much more intense and a ton of fun. This is a pretty great group, I'm sure you'll be able to make some new friends here :)
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Kat
Kat
Welcome Anne. I love love LOVE fantasy!
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Anne Forest
Anne Forest
Thank you all!! That's so nice of you!
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Started June 2011
Kat
I had to start a new discussion. I'll leave the old one up for a while, in case we need to look up our members :)
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Ty~ Thank god for pottermore
I am Ty.I love Beastly, Beautiful creatures, matched, the mortal instruments and hush hush.I also think garden gnomes are very evil.
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Cameo Renae
My name is Cameo. I love YA fiction, and fantasy... (yes, unicorns, dragons, elves..etc. :)) I also love things of the paranormal, supernatural, and magical realms, and a good (not sappy) romance with a strong heroine and protective hero. Books that whisk me away, and beg me to stay. I like too many authors and books to mention a favorite. In my younger years... the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.
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Cameo Renae
Hello Maythavee V and Wanderer :)! Thanks so much for the welcome. :)
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alexis goldstone
My name is Alex - I have a passion for children's literature, young adult lit included. I read constantly when I was younger and love recommending and receiving recommendations for books. I tutor beginning readers and I think that an interest in reading is best cultivated at a young age.
Some of my favorite series of books include The Rats of Nihm, the Mossflower series, all the Moomin books, and too many others to mention.
Excited to join the group!
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Readingmachine
HI! i love all books except for maybe nonfiction historicals, and i will read those too if its good! obviously i love reading, and i have so many favorites i can't name them all, but i do love jodi picoult! her writing inspires me to write as well, which i do! thanks for the welcome :)
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Rebel King
A re-introduction here, cause I been gone for a while.
My name is Keon. I am fond of all kinds of media as well reading and my favorite genres range from everything to fantasy to sci-fi. That haven't been reading much on those things, though I read how-to, informational and alot of internet articles (and manga^^) . Though I still have a few fiction books on my wish list, one being the Dresdin Files.
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lindajoy
Hi! I'm excited to join this group. I work in a library and love talking to people about what books they like and recommending books that I've enjoyed. I especially like working in teen and children areas. I love YA fiction, fantasy/sci-fi genre is my favorite, but I'll read others too.
Some of my recent favorites are:
The Shamer Chronicles by Lene Kaaberbol
The Maze Runner series by James Dashner
Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Airborn trilogy by Kenneth Oppel
Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
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Xiuhcoatl (edited)
Hello,
My real name is Emily, but hey, everyone's name is Emily on shelfari so I wanted something different.
My dad just passed away this june so I have been burying myself in books lately. I'm a sophmore in high school and I spend every day that I can in the library. I have also been a vegan for almost two years now.
Some of my favorite YA series/novels are:
Wake Trilogy by Lisa McMann
Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
All the books by Cassandra Clare
The Hunger Games
The Morganville Vampire Series by Rachel Caine
and a bunch more.
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Rosie (edited)
Hello! ^^ My name is Rosie, but you can also call me Rose if you like. Either one really. Haha, it's funny. I've been on Shelfari for almost a year now and I haven't really made any shelfarian friends... I suppose I've just been waiting for the perfect group to join. =) I'm definitely an avid reader and I love young adult fiction. I try to branch out to different genres, but I tend to often read along the lines of fantasy and science fiction. Some of my favorite books/series are...
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
The Sight by David Clement-Davies
Gone by Michael Grant
Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
At the moment I'm reading Unwind by Neal Shusterman... I think that one's going to turn into a favorite when I'm finished...
Thank you for accepting me into your group. I look forward to being apart of it!
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Theresa Foster
Hi I'm Theresa. I'm a Teen Services Librarian in NJ and I love YA books. I also read a ton of manga and graphic novels because my teens love those too. My favorite themes are dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and especially ZOMBIES. I like fantasy and science fiction. When I join a YA book group I usually only chat about YA books, but I also read a lot of adult too.
Some of my Fav YA:
The Enemy series by Charlie Higson
The Seven Kingdoms Trilogy by Kristen Cashore
His Dark Material series by Philip Pullman
Some of my recent favorites have been Beauty Queens by Libba Bray and Divergent by Veronica Roth.
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Mrs. Lawrence (edited)
Hi! My name is Viki, but I created my profile as Mrs. Lawrence because I want to post my Shelfari on my school blog, and its an attempt at staying professional :)). I'm married and a mother of two. I've been teaching middle school for 9 years and am about to take on the position of teacher-Librarian for the first time. I couldn't be more excited!!! (So I have to read YA fiction as part of my job description and I get to use someone elses money to buy books??? Where do I sign?) I have always loved reading and have, through the years, enjoyed many different genres of books. After reading the Twilight series I got hooked on YA fiction, but my excuse is that I need to keep up with what my students read! ;) Most of the books I have enjoyed the most recently have been dystopic series like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Gone, Matched, and Divergent. I'm a sucker for a good romance too though!
I love this group so far! Very welcoming and lots of fun discussion going on. I enjoy the group as I am always looking for new book recommendations for my students at school (ya, ya, sure, sure, my students!)
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