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[Heidi]

Rose (_beautyandabook75_) wrote: "I'm on page 605 of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire!! Can't believe I've made it this far and I'm finally going to finish it!! We are entering the "third task"! No spoilers as I'm reading this f..."

Yay!!!! HP is the best!

[Catherine]

Just started Roseblood last night. I'm also reading The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog for professional development.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Sorry I haven't been around much the last week or so, we've been traveling A LOT. Now we are back in Hawaii though and settling back into our usual routine :)

Some news! I will soon be announcing the release of my newest book, Fatemarked! And I have a cover! It should be available for preorder on Amazon soon :)

As part of the release festivities, I will be giving away a REAL medieval sword and scabbard! However, to enter the giveaway you'll need to be a subscriber to my newsletter, so if you're interested, subscribe here: http://s.privy.com/8hg9k5g

That's it for now! I'm currently reading and enjoying it, though not as much as the first book.

[Karen’s Library]

David wrote: "Sorry I haven't been around much the last week or so, we've been traveling A LOT. Now we are back in Hawaii though and settling back into our usual routine :)

Some news! I will soon be announcing ..."

ACK!!! !!!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

LOL!!!!

[Ms. Just One More Book]

David wrote: "Sorry I haven't been around much the last week or so, we've been traveling A LOT. Now we are back in Hawaii though and settling back into our usual routine :)

Some news! I will soon be announcing ..."

So exciting! Awesome cover! Already subscribed months ago. No offense, could care less about the prize... the real prize is there's a new book! Yay!

[Ms. Just One More Book]

Oh and hope that didn't come out wrong... the filter from my brain to my mouth is broken. It IS an awesome prize.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Aww thank you! And it didn't come out wrong :) I appreciated the sentiment!

[Victoria]

Ms. Just One More Book wrote: "So exciting! Awesome cover! Already subscribed months ago. No offense, could care less about the prize... the real prize is there's a new book! Yay!"

I totally agree about the new book being the real prize... So excited! I really needed great news like that today... Thanks, David!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

David wrote: "Sorry I haven't been around much the last week or so, we've been traveling A LOT. Now we are back in Hawaii though and settling back into our usual routine :)

Some news! I will soon be announcing ..."

WOOOOOOT!!!! Been waiting for this for awhile ;)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

I finished and I really liked it. A very fresh PA story. Loved how all these people's lives intertwined together.

[Donna]

I have not been reading as much since I lost my grandson and recently was in Puerto Rico for ten days visiting a friend. Very beautiful island. I am rereading a series now that has a third addition, a part 3.
THIS WOULD BE PARADISE BOOK 1.

[Catherine]

Donna wrote: "I have not been reading as much since I lost my grandson and recently was in Puerto Rico for ten days visiting a friend. Very beautiful island. I am rereading a series now that has a third addition..."

It can be hard after a loss to continue doing things that you love. But books were my salvation when my grandma died, I hope they'll be the same for you! It'll take time. I feel for you deeply.

[Donna]

Catherine wrote: "Donna wrote: "I have not been reading as much since I lost my grandson and recently was in Puerto Rico for ten days visiting a friend. Very beautiful island. I am rereading a series now that has a ..."

Thanks you. I do still read but I have been spending time with family all day, which is very healing, telling stories about our Joseph. Then I was gone for ten days so reading will become normal again.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Thanks very much Jenny and Victoria!

Fatemarked is now available for preorder here: http://amzn.to/2kkKdhm

Donna, I still feel brokenhearted by your story, but I am glad you are spending time with your family. As you said, normalcy and reading will come when it's ready.

I finished and enjoyed it up until the last 15% where I was very disappointed in the direction the book went. Overall, a good read however, but the Kindle version left my eyes straining quite a lot. I recommend investing in the hardback or paperback!

DNF'd . Not for me.

Now reading

[Catherine]

David wrote: "Thanks very much Jenny and Victoria!

Fatemarked is now available for preorder here: http://amzn.to/2kkKdhm

Donna, I still feel brokenhearted by your story, but I am glad you are spending time wi..."

I thought Gemina was pretty good, but I didn't like it as much as Illuminae.

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

I actually liked Gemina better, but it took a bit to get going to where I did.

[Lauren]

I'm reading now. I love the concept, but the novel is definitely leaving something to be desired.

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Lauren wrote: "I'm reading now. I love the concept, but the novel is definitely leaving something to be desired."

lucky you. on high on my tbr.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Jenny wrote: "I actually liked Gemina better, but it took a bit to get going to where I did."

That's good! It's rare I enjoy the sequel more than the first book :) What aspect did you like better? For me I wasn't a fan of the characters in Gemina as much as the characters in Illuminae. Still, I was really enjoying the read until the whole (view spoiler)[multi-verse Nik-is-dead-no-he's-not-dead thing. (hide spoiler)] Did you read on Kindle or hard copy? That was another annoying thing: the Kindle version had all kinds of issues. The chats with Ella were all messed up and I couldn't read anything Ella said after the first page. And toward the ending where all of AIDAN's conversations with Nik and Hanna were side by side...they were so small and faint I had to strain my eyes to read them...gave me a headache. Adele was like "You're seriously reading that?" as I pressed the screen up to my face. LOL I said, "I have to know what happens!" LOL

[Elora]

I think the series of Illuminae in and of itself is groundbreaking. The format was gutsy, but it paid off in a huge way.
As much as I liked the story and characters, I can't get over the fact that Gemina was basically a retelling of Illuminae. With all the time and effort that went into the books, I guess I was expecting a little more than that. But I'm definitely in the minority. :)
David, I can't even imagine what reading it on the kindle was like...

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Elora, I agree with you in a way...it did seem like they stuck with a very similar storyline using the same formula as the first book. I think they might've felt restricted by the format they'd pigeon-holed themselves into with the first book. Still, like you said, I applaud them for the creativity of format, I love that sort of thing!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I actually liked Gemina better, but it took a bit to get going to where I did."

That's good! It's rare I enjoy the sequel more than the first book :) What aspect did you like better?..."

I read it in hard copy--actually I read an ARC Jen sent me, so a lot of the graphics and art work weren't final yet. I want to reread it now that I have the finished copy and can see all of Hannah's art. That really sucks with the Kindle version David--Ella was my favorite character!

For what you said David, that part blew my mind actually and I liked it, although it was a bit hard to believe. But I love (view spoiler)[ time travel type stuff like that, and if its not real believable it doesn't bother me. Since time travel itself isn't real, I don't feel like I need a lot of "hard science" to make it believable. Actually, I felt like the whole "fake death" kind of thing is Amie Kaufman's trademark now. She and Meagan Spooner did something even stranger in These Broken Stars. My theory is this: Amie Kaufman will keep "fake deathing" all of her readers until we just expect it, and then--BAM!!--she'll take it away and ACTUALLY kill off a major character and shock us all. Its just a theory though :P (hide spoiler)]

The part I really liked was the VERY END with the (view spoiler)[ investigation itself...and really made me want the last book!!! (hide spoiler)]

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I actually liked Gemina better, but it took a bit to get going to where I did."

That's good! It's rare I enjoy the sequel more than the first book :) What aspect did yo..."

I completely agree with you about the very end, it was really well done. Great twist! This might sound bad of me, but I was actually hoping (view spoiler)[ they killed off Nik LOL! Because I didn't feel that strongly about any of the characters, I was sort of hoping they'd take a risk and do something drastic like that. So when they used the weird wormhole dimensional swap thing as a cop out, it annoyed me even more. Other than that, I loved the read! (hide spoiler)]

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I actually liked Gemina better, but it took a bit to get going to where I did."

That's good! It's rare I enjoy the sequel more than the first book :) What aspect did you like better?..."

Oh I guessed I missed your first question! What did I like better....hmmm. I think it was just that the danger felt like it had been upped even more from the first one. I LOVED Ella and Nick's relationship, and Ella herself--really awesome addition IMO. The killer worm things freaked the heck out of me, but were fun in a very freaky way. And the wormhole thing, and then I just loved Hanna. I liked her even more than Kady actually, so maybe that was the big reason? And then the setting, with the space station on the malfunctioning wormhole with the virus and the pop song playing all the time...I just thought the whole thing together worked very well. I've heard the audio is even more amazing, and they actually do play that song throughout the story! And I think the biggest thing--it built even more on the world. I always love that, when the story gets bigger and bigger. Anyways, I still LOVE Illuminae, I just loved Gemina a teensy bit more :)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I actually liked Gemina better, but it took a bit to get going to where I did."

That's good! It's rare I enjoy the sequel more than the first book :) What..."

I really did think (view spoiler)[ that Nick was dead, not sure why I didn't see that coming. The parallel universe thing just BLEW MY MIND! I would have been sad if Nick had died, but not devastated...he wasn't a favorite character for me, either. I would have been pissed if anything had happened to Hanna, though! So while killing off Nick probably wouldn't have affected the enjoyment of the read for me, the parallel universe thing with the malfunctioning wormhole really made it stand out, and I love it when a book blows my mind like that! (hide spoiler)]

[Karen’s Library]

I'm going to jump in on the Gemina discussion. (view spoiler)[I love BIG twists and mind blowing sciencey things so I loved the whole parallel universe reveal! Like Jenny I read the ARC so didn't have all the drawings. I'll reread both books before the 3rd book comes out so I get the full experience. (hide spoiler)]

I'm also a big fan of the unique format. I have Illuminae in HB and also as an ecopy but not Gemina. My Illuminae copy looked the same as the HB from what I could tell. Sorry you couldn't get the full experience from your copy, David.

[Karen’s Library]

I'm almost done with and will try to finish it tonight. I'm half done with a beta read (EPIC read!).

Still listening to .

I haven't had much reading time this week. Dang work is kicking my hiney these past few weeks. But then again, I am reading two books that are between 600 and 700 pages. Maybe that's why it feels like I'm reading at a snail's pace lately. BIG books.

[Victoria]

Karen wrote: "I haven't had much reading time this week. Dang work is kicking my hiney these past few weeks. But then again, I am reading two books that are between 600 and 700 pages. Maybe that's why it feels like I'm reading at a snail's pace lately. BIG books."

I've not had much reading time this week either. Actually, most of January I read less than is normal for me... Just so much going on that I'm only managing to snatch a little reading time each day before bed, and then I'm mostly too tired to read for long.

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Started a reread of , loving it!

I haven't had as much reading time this week either--work and Tessa's had a lot going on this week (which means I do--running her around and everything!)

Last night between her stuff and me going to see Rogue One (which I really liked) I didn't have any reading time! Tonight Darryl and I are going to my annual work party, so I doubt I'll be reading tonight either! And the rest of my weekend is packed!

[Lauren]

- Just started in on it! Fingers crossed. :)

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[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Jenny- thanks for explaining, that makes sense! Characters are CRUCIAL. I didn't particularly like Hanna, so that's probably a large part of why I enjoyed Illuminae more (I love Kady :) Plus from the beginning it was so obvious she would (view spoiler)[ go for the bad boy in the end LOL. That annoyed me. But I did like that Jackson was a spy and that he did the right thing in the end. (hide spoiler)]

Karen- I read Illuminae on Kindle and it worked ok and I feel like I mostly got the full experience intended by the author. But yeah, it sucked when I couldn't read most of Ella's lines throughout the story, and when I had to strain my eyes to read the bits toward the end where Nik and Hanna's story was unfolding side by side. With the third book, I should probably just go for the hardcopy :) Lesson learned!

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[Catherine]

Lauren wrote: " - Just started in on it! Fingers crossed. :)"

I'm reading that one now too. I'm only on chapter 6, but the start of it was slow and it's starting to pick up now. Hopefully it continues that way! :)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

I finished my reread of , so good!

Next I'm reading a few MG Review books, which I'm excited about! I'm also finishing up a beta read.

And after that I'm reading !

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

David wrote: "Jenny- thanks for explaining, that makes sense! Characters are CRUCIAL. I didn't particularly like Hanna, so that's probably a large part of why I enjoyed Illuminae more (I love Kady :) Plus from t..."

Yes characters definitely are! I guess I looked at (view spoiler)[ Jackson as more of the "bad boy" then Nick, although it seemed the other way around in the beginning. I also did not figure out that Jackson was a spy! Or that Kady's dad was on board! So many great twists in this book!! (hide spoiler)]

I'm really excited to see what they do with the last book!

[Victoria]

My January 2017 review post is up on my blog. If you want to take a look, go here: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017...

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Victoria wrote: "My January 2017 review post is up on my blog. If you want to take a look, go here: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

Nice blog post! I really want to read Sunbolt and Fantastic Beasts! Glad you liked them :)

[Karen’s Library]

I'm about to start reading and maybe .

[Nancy]

I am trying not to read any spoilers for Gemina. I have it on hold at the library.

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Buddy read starting Wed Feb 8th for Everyone is welcome to join in!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Victoria]

Jenny wrote: "Victoria wrote: "My January 2017 review post is up on my blog. If you want to take a look, go here: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

Nice blog pos..."

Thanks, Jenny! I hope you enjoy those two books when you get a chance to read them.

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Buddy read starting Mon Feb 13th for Everyone is welcome to join in!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Heidi]

Jenny wrote: "Buddy read starting Wed Feb 8th for Everyone is welcome to join in!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

I think I bought that one awhile back but have yet to read it. Hope it is good. I think Oda rec. it.

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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Buddy read starting Wed Feb 8th for Everyone is welcome to join in!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

I think I boug..."


Yup..
So happy you are doing a buddy read, this way more of you will be apart of the awsomeness that is geek girl :)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Buddy read starting Wed Feb 8th for Everyone is welcome to join in!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

I think I boug..."

Are you going to join in the buddy read then Heidi?

[Heidi]

Jenny wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Buddy read starting Wed Feb 8th for Everyone is welcome to join in!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

I can try to read it on my kindle but it will be slow going - my reading pace is super slow lately!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Buddy read starting Wed Feb 8th for Everyone is welcome to join in!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show..."

No worries at all! My library only had it in audio, so I'll be listening on audio, so it might take me awhile!

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Do you guys plan on read anything in connection to valentines day?
First I dident plan to then I remembered so yes that one for me