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What Are You Reading Right Now Part 2
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Apr 30, 2016 09:48AM
@Harlee @Brigid @Elora, Ronan is totally bae. Omg I love him! For some reason, I'm strongly starting to dislike Adam but I'm not quite finished with The Dream Thieves so we shall see.
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Daniel wrote: "Finished
and while I ended up liking it much more than I initially thought I would, I didn't feel a strong emotional connection to the story, perhaps because it..."
That's pretty much how I felt about it too. I didn't have huge expectations going in, so I think that helped a lot, too.
and while I ended up liking it much more than I initially thought I would, I didn't feel a strong emotional connection to the story, perhaps because it..."That's pretty much how I felt about it too. I didn't have huge expectations going in, so I think that helped a lot, too.
My review of
:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Let me know what you guys think, about the reviews or about the books, if you've read them!
I'll post a review for SLA soon.
David wrote: "Storm wrote: "
I can't believe I haven't picked this up. I love horses, I love water creatures how have I NOT thought about picking it up!?"
One of my favori..."
This book quickly jumped to second favorite of all time right next to Unwind. I couldn't get enough!
@ Storm. I'm so glad you liked it! That was the first book of Stiefvater's that I read and it made me a lifelong fan of hers. :)
Elora wrote: "@ Storm. I'm so glad you liked it! That was the first book of Stiefvater's that I read and it made me a lifelong fan of hers. :)"
What she said!! I've read it three times!
What she said!! I've read it three times!
@Rose - Adam is pretty terrible in The Dream Thieves, honestly. I feel like he kinda redeems himself in books 3 and 4, though. He's still my least favorite of the boys, but I liked him in the end. :) @Storm - Wow!!! I'm glad you loved it so much. :D I seriously need to read it again. My memory of it is really foggy.
I finished
and overall, I liked it. I LOVED the premise, the concept, the historical settings, and the characters. I DIDN'T love the romance. I just didn't get it. I just decided to ignore that part of it, mostly, to enjoy the read.
I'm still working on
This one is taking me a while to get through.
In ebook I'm reading
and in hardback I'm going to start
and overall, I liked it. I LOVED the premise, the concept, the historical settings, and the characters. I DIDN'T love the romance. I just didn't get it. I just decided to ignore that part of it, mostly, to enjoy the read.I'm still working on
This one is taking me a while to get through. In ebook I'm reading
and in hardback I'm going to start
I'm really glad I took the time to read it. I love Kelpies and well... This was so the book for me. I loved it that much.
Karen wrote: "Elora wrote: "@ Storm. I'm so glad you liked it! That was the first book of Stiefvater's that I read and it made me a lifelong fan of hers. :)"What she said!! I've read it three times!"
Now I want to read it again! :)
Caitlin wrote: "I finished The Raven King...
The world feels right."
Yeah!!!!! I'm about halfway through
and not sure I'll be able to wait until Tuesday for my copy of
.
The world feels right."
Yeah!!!!! I'm about halfway through
and not sure I'll be able to wait until Tuesday for my copy of
.
@Karen - I brought the book on kindle so I didn't have to wait for my copy. I highly recommend doing that same ;)
Elora wrote: "Karen wrote: "Elora wrote: "@ Storm. I'm so glad you liked it! That was the first book of Stiefvater's that I read and it made me a lifelong fan of hers. :)"What she said!! I've read it three tim..."
I'm gonna read it again real soon that's how much I like it. XD
I'm rereading A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas in preparation for A Court of Mist and Fury dropping Tuesday. (The book releases this year. Man o man)
Caitlin wrote: "I finished The Raven King...The world feels right."
Yay! And yes, that's a good way to put it. I was sad to see the series end, but also I felt kind of ... elated when I finished it. Such a wonderful book. :D
I also bought the ebook because I was too impatient to wait for my physical copy, haha. But I finally got my copy yesterday! I'm thinking about reading it again, even though I only finished it a week ago. :P
Maggie Stiefvater has a new book coming soon...can't wait!!!https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Donna wrote: "Maggie Stiefvater has a new book coming soon...can't wait!!!https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."
*high pitched screaming*
Daniel wrote: "David wrote: "Daniel wrote: "You may recall me complaining about
a few days ago.
I'm just past the halfway point and it's finally starting to get really good. (..."
Fair question :) The main character seemed so contrived and unrealistic, I just found myself not liking her. And then when she ended up in that kingdom and met a prince and was on the training grounds, I was like "here we go again." There wasn't anything unique happening and I didn't like the MC, so I stopped. I'm really picky though when it comes to high fantasy, and lately much of the YA high fantasy I've been reading has been so underwhelming with lack of world building and boring cliche characters. It's hard to live up to the bar set by Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones!
a few days ago.I'm just past the halfway point and it's finally starting to get really good. (..."
Fair question :) The main character seemed so contrived and unrealistic, I just found myself not liking her. And then when she ended up in that kingdom and met a prince and was on the training grounds, I was like "here we go again." There wasn't anything unique happening and I didn't like the MC, so I stopped. I'm really picky though when it comes to high fantasy, and lately much of the YA high fantasy I've been reading has been so underwhelming with lack of world building and boring cliche characters. It's hard to live up to the bar set by Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones!
Daniel wrote: "My review of
:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
:
https://www.goodreads.com/rev..."
I loved Room! Great review :)
:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
:https://www.goodreads.com/rev..."
I loved Room! Great review :)
Sky wrote: "I'm attempting to read
"
I LOVED this book! The style reminded me a bit of Laini Taylor :)
"I LOVED this book! The style reminded me a bit of Laini Taylor :)
David wrote: "Daniel wrote: "David wrote: "Daniel wrote: "You may recall me complaining about
a few days ago.I'm just past the halfway point and it's finally starting to get..."
Yeah. Definitely skipping that one Daniel!
@Brigid - I definitely loved TRK. Maggie is such an amazing author. I had read somewhere that she wrote TRK once and then completely rewrote it because it wasn't how she wanted it for herself (trying to please others kind of thing). So this version is something she wrote for herself first and I think that makes me even closer to the piece. I'm already trying to figure out when I can reread the entire series because I'm absolutely in love with it. Easily one of my top favorites.
Wow, that's some dedication! I admire her a lot for doing that. :) Same here. It's easily in my top 10 favorite series of all time, possibly even top 5 ... I'd have to think about it, haha. But dang. It's just so incredible and unlike anything I've ever read.
Jenny wrote: "Sky wrote: "I'm attempting to read
"I LOVED this book! The style reminded me a bit of Laini Taylor :)"
I heard so many bad things about this one that I never thought I'd pick it up but I'm glad I did! I'm really enjoying it and you're right definitely similar to Laini Taylor.
I finished
and really liked it! A wonderful conclusion to the trilogy! I read almost the whole way through in one sitting! One thing this series does really well is give us great connection to characters. And then crushes us just when we aren't expecting it! The twist was very well done in this one, I did not see it coming at all!
and really liked it! A wonderful conclusion to the trilogy! I read almost the whole way through in one sitting! One thing this series does really well is give us great connection to characters. And then crushes us just when we aren't expecting it! The twist was very well done in this one, I did not see it coming at all!
Sky wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Sky wrote: "I'm attempting to read
"
I LOVED this book! The style reminded me a bit of Laini Taylor :)"
I heard so many bad things about this one that I n..."
YAY! I'm so glad to hear you're liking it!
"I LOVED this book! The style reminded me a bit of Laini Taylor :)"
I heard so many bad things about this one that I n..."
YAY! I'm so glad to hear you're liking it!
Finished:
This one was a little slow-going for me compared to the first book. I still liked it, just not quite as much. I felt like too much of it was build-up, and it ended just as it was starting to get really intense. :P I'll read the third book when it comes out though, because I really want to know what happens!
And next I am reading:
I'm really excited for it, so I hope it's good!
Just started Champion. Finishing Pride and Prejudice this week and then I'll be reading Death of a Salesman.
I finnished reading Ixeos, and then read the second book in the trilogy, Rebellion. Now I'm reading the third book in the trilogy, Darian's War.I picked up a copy of The Raven Boys for my Kindle yesterday. Trying to decide whether to start it as soon as possible (once I've finnished the Ixeos trilogy, and the two books I promised to read and review) or wait until the end of the month when I can buy the other three books, and then read the whole series one after another.
I'm listening to Armada, which is so funny! And I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children which, unfortunately, I'm not enjoying so far :/ Almost a quarter through.
About halfway through TRK right now and glad I'm taking my time with it (although part of me hates it because I'm 2 books behind on my challenge so it's all FINISH FINISH FINISH). Also fascinated with
, probably finishing that up today or tomorrow.Looking forward to starting
shortly.
Irene wrote: "I'm listening to Armada, which is so funny! And I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children which, unfortunately, I'm not enjoying so far :/ Almost a quarter through."I gave up on Miss Peregrine after about 100-150 pages
Harlee wrote: "@Heidi I managed to finish Miss Peregrine's but I think I gave it like 2½ stars."I was just not into it
Just finished
I don't read much Sci Fi (even though I watch a lot of it), so I'm not sure if this genre is written in this format or if this was unique to the story.
But I loved it. It wasn't so much a book as it was an experience. If you haven't read it, it's reading through a dossier of an attack in space. I loved reading interviews and having to turn the book upside down at one point to read a page....so immersive. And just a WEE bit creepy. Can't wait for the sequel!
I'm currently reading "orphan of destiny" book 3 of "the youngest Templar" series. Then I'm finishing up the "wings" series. If you like faeries, I definitely recommend it. :D
Elora wrote: "Just finished 
I don't read much Sci Fi (even though I watch a lot of it), so I'm not sure if this genre is written in this format or if this was unique to the story.
..."
I LOVED this one!!

I don't read much Sci Fi (even though I watch a lot of it), so I'm not sure if this genre is written in this format or if this was unique to the story.
..."
I LOVED this one!!
I've not been reading anything these past couple of days. I read a couple of pages and crash. Dang work keeps interrupting my reading time! ;)
I did start an ARC of
. Our Rysa Walker has a Kiernan story in it which I can't wait to read!
I should have time to get back into
this weekend. I put it down until I could devote several hours to it. I don't want ANY interruptions when I read it! ;)
I did start an ARC of
. Our Rysa Walker has a Kiernan story in it which I can't wait to read! I should have time to get back into
this weekend. I put it down until I could devote several hours to it. I don't want ANY interruptions when I read it! ;)
Karen wrote: "Elora wrote: "Just finished 
I don't read much Sci Fi (even though I watch a lot of it), so I'm not sure if this genre is written in this format or if this was unique ..."
I ended up listening to this one. Reading it on my Kindle was very difficult in the format it was in. Listening was perfect, it was very well performed and narrated.
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