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3.5 starsOf course, Rick Riordan's books-=always good! This one really amped up the stakes for the last book! Colleen Hoover--I like her books quite a bit, this one was one of my favorites. A heartbreaking story about family and domestic abuse. She actually based a lot of this story on her parents relationship when she was young. Wild was way better than I thought it would be, a real page turner! The Paris Wife was very good, although very sad. I seem to keep picking sad books lately LOL! But I liked learning more about Ernest Hemingway, even if it made him look pretty despicable. Untamed was an intense quick read, but definitely needed more character development.
Right now I'm reading
(some light Christmas Romances) and
which I'm loving!
My sister gave me House of Hades for Christmas 2 years ago (I think?) and I finished it in 2 days LOL. Love those books!
Made myself finish
. I really liked it at first. Kate was a tough MC, and I was so excited reading her. Until she totally acted out of character and ended up like most YA characters. *sigh* :(I binge read
last night. It was both good and disturbing at the same time, so I couldn't bring myself to put it down. It was a REALLY good read.
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Cute title on that George Clooney book!"
Jupp. Tracy Bloom has the best titles AND books, ever.
Jupp. Tracy Bloom has the best titles AND books, ever.
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "oooh I've heard of that book! Glad you like it Dixie."Ashley and Heidi, it was good in so many ways, very gritty, a great story, captures emotions and tells a difficult tale in a compelling way-I really liked it. At the end, though, I was still a little confused, but it may have been me. It was told in a confusing way on purpose, to show the MC's pain and survival mode of not facing all the details. Powerful.
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Scarlet's still my favorite too! <3Ahhhh I loved the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo books! And the Swedish film adaptations are AH. MAZE. ING."
YES, they are! :)
Finished Faithful
. I always love her books and this one had a YA character, at least in the beginning. Reading Dakota Dream
now; it's nice to have some time to read -love the day after Christmas, books, and new pajamas! :)
I asked for ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, a non-fiction, social commentary book, and instead got a drugstore paperback with the same title for Xmas from my mom, her having gotten it totally incorrect; so I am reading the most unlikely of books in my new PJ pants at the moment.I wanted:
I got and am now reading:
Yup- just a WEE bit different
-Jen from Quebec :0)
I am currently reading Destroy Me. I am also reading Fracture Me, and Ignite Me. I found this series recently, and am now finishing it up. I just finished Unravel Me.
Jennifer Lynn wrote: "I asked for ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, a non-fiction, social commentary book, and instead got a drugstore paperback with the same title for Xmas from my mom, her having gotten it totally incorrect; so ..."
Hahaha - yes - quite different!
Hahaha - yes - quite different!
Caitlin wrote: "I am currently reading Destroy Me. I am also reading Fracture Me, and Ignite Me. I found this series recently, and am now finishing it up. I just fin..."
You must like the series then?
You must like the series then?
Jennifer Lynn wrote: "I asked for ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, a non-fiction, social commentary book, and instead got a drugstore paperback with the same title for Xmas from my mom, her having gotten it totally incorrect; so ..."Ohhh boy. It's interesting when that happens! I remember asking for Slash's autobiography for Christmas a few years ago; my cousin misunderstood and got me a CD of his where he jammed with a bunch of different artists. It was really cool and still makes me laugh :)
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Caitlin wrote: "I am currently reading Destroy Me. I am also reading Fracture Me, and Ignite Me. I found this series recently, and am now finishing i..."I fell in love with the series instantaneously. I should have it done by the end of 2016.
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Finished In the Garden of Beasts. Onward to Little Women!"Can't go wrong with Little Women! I love the old movie of it, too, the one with Winona Ryder in it.
Dixie wrote: "Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "oooh I've heard of that book! Glad you like it Dixie."Ashley and Heidi, it was good in so many ways, very gritty, a great story, captures emotions and tells a d..."
I forgot to reference the book:
Dixie wrote: "Dixie wrote: "Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "oooh I've heard of that book! Glad you like it Dixie."
Ashley and Heidi, it was good in so many ways, very gritty, a great story, captures emotions..."
Thanks I was trying to remember which book it was!
Ashley and Heidi, it was good in so many ways, very gritty, a great story, captures emotions..."
Thanks I was trying to remember which book it was!
KAREN: I met her during her Scarlet or Cress release and loved her. So even though I wasn't a fan of Cinder I stuck to her books. She's really nice!
Dixie wrote: "Finished Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
. It was a light, fun, funny read."
That one looks cute
. It was a light, fun, funny read."That one looks cute
Jenny wrote: "I'm reading
"I need to get that one again; I had it from the library a few weeks ago but I didn't have time for it!
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I'm reading
"How is this one??"
I'm really liking it so far. I think its meant for fans of Alice in Wonderland, if you're not a fan of that, you probably won't like this one.
I have the second book already waiting. But there's also the Monstrumologist books that I got for Christmas. Decisions, decisions.
Becky wrote: "I have the second book already waiting. But there's also the Monstrumologist books that I got for Christmas. Decisions, decisions."Go with Crooked Kingdom--everything will be fresh in your head. :)
Becky wrote: "I have the second book already waiting. But there's also the Monstrumologist books that I got for Christmas. Decisions, decisions."
That would be a difficult decision but I don't think you can go wrong with either
That would be a difficult decision but I don't think you can go wrong with either
I am reading a thriller,
, but when I am finished, I want to read A Monster Calls
before I see the movie! Everyone on this site has said such good things about the book; can't wait! :)
I finished
and I ended up really liking it. A solid 4 star read. Not Patrick Ness's best work, but still a good one. I went into it cautiously because I'd heard a lot of mixed reviews. It took about 25% of the way in before I really started to GET it. Its half satire, and a very hilarious one, and half a coming of age contemporary. He spends a lot of time making fun of paranormal cliched YA, and the other part of it creating some really interesting characters dealing with some complex stuff. I really like the main characters in this. The plot and story that was going on around the characters was LOL funny! Anyways, I'm really glad I gave this a try!I started
and I'm listening to the soundtrack along with it. AMAZING!! What a clever and artistic idea this whole musical was! Because its hip-hop style, it appeals to a lot more of the public, not just ones who love theater. I love unique ideas like this, and what's more, they really seemed to have pulled it off! The music is amazing, and the story so far is as well. It getting me all patriotic :) And I'm learning a lot of backstory on the musical itself, how it was conceived and brought to life. So cool!
I haven't updated in a while!Okay I finished
and loved it, 5 star read. The writing was beautiful and SCRUMPTIOUS (made me so hungry!) I love how it felt like an authentic Wonderland and the author did a great job of staying true to the original, but she added so much more depth to the characters and the world. Perfect retelling IMO.I also read and finished
which I really liked. Took me a while to get into it, but the last two-thirds of it I read all in one sitting. Really unique concept and story, even with other minor problems, I really enjoyed it.Also read
and I ADORED this read, 4.5 stars. Completely hooked to the fantasy and the world and the characters. A dark, gritty read, but a quick one with lots of action. So I'm starting the year off really well!
Next I'm reading
Dixie wrote: "I am reading a thriller,
, but when I am finished, I want to read A Monster Calls
before I see the movie! Everyone on..."
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love love love Monster Calls.
, but when I am finished, I want to read A Monster Calls
before I see the movie! Everyone on..."Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love love love Monster Calls.
Jenny wrote: "I finished
and I ended up really liking it. A solid 4 star read. Not Patrick Ness's best work, but still a good one. I went into it cautiously bec..."
Rest of Us Just Live Here was ok but not my favorite Ness book.
and I ended up really liking it. A solid 4 star read. Not Patrick Ness's best work, but still a good one. I went into it cautiously bec..."Rest of Us Just Live Here was ok but not my favorite Ness book.
Jenny wrote: "I finished
and I ended up really liking it. A solid 4 star read. Not Patrick Ness's best work, but still a good one. I went into it cautiously bec..."Ahhhh yay! I really enjoyed The Rest of Us Just Live Here too, and the Hamilton book is GORGEOUSSSS <3
I'm reading The Crooked Kingdom next. I finished Six of Crows and thought it was fantastic. I usually don't like so many different POV's, but it seemed to flow really well in this book.
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