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Apr 27, 2016 07:33AM
I saw your drama getting the book. I'm glad you were able to get a copy and read it. I can't wait to get to that series.
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@Heidi - I hadn't done it a long time either. The last time I was this excited for the final book in a series was like ... when the 5th Percy Jackson book came out when I was 16. I think I also binge-read that book in a day, lol. :P But it's not something I do very often!
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Wow, good discussion about genre! I hadn't really thought about the overlap between dystopian/sci-fi/fantasy. I guess I generally think of dystopia as being more of a sci-fi thing, but I've definit..."Actually, Brigid, you made A LOT of sense. I agree with everything you said :)
Kristen wrote: "David wrote: "Agreed! A new tactic authors are doing is classifying their books as Romance even if that is not the main aim of the book. Romance sells better than anything else!"Geez. Maybe it's ..."
Ha! Romance is killing every other genre, but it is also super competitive. Personally, I'm staying out of it LOL! SciFi and Fantasy for me :)
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Oh okay, good––glad it made sense, haha. :D
David wrote: "Kristen wrote: "David wrote: "Agreed! A new tactic authors are doing is classifying their books as Romance even if that is not the main aim of the book. Romance sells better than anything else!"G..."
I don't know. I think you'd write a fabulous sci-fi or fantasy romance :D.
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heard it was good so might as well try it out. So far its ok, a bit on the slow side tho.
*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "started...heard it was good so might as well try it out. So far its ok, a bit on the slow side tho."
I'd love to hear what you think when you're done! This one looks interesting :)
I finished my audio of
and I loved it! Such a great performance from Julia Whelan, too!Next audio book is
I finished
and I LOVED it! A bit of it is left open ended, it soundslike the author is going to write a spin off series for this world!Next I'm reading
and
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I'm curious about the School for Good and Evil. I got it for my kids but I haven't read it yet. I might have to swipe it from them if it's good.
Becky, I really really like it! Its at times a bit juvenile, but then something happens that gets really dark. I love the whole concept, and the characters and setting are so fun! If you love fairy tales, I think this is a must read! The first book I read from the library. The second one I thought I'd try as audio, and I absolutely ADORE the narrator! She makes this book come alive! Its narrated by Polly Lee, and she does all 3 books, I just checked!
I think I'm supposed to pick our book for June...maybe I'll pick
!! I was thinking about that the other day. I was also thinking maybe
20% in and really enjoying
Not sure if it's me or the book but I seem to be making more sense of it than the last one.
I finished
really funny.
starting
really funny.starting
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Not sure if it's me or the book but I seem to be making more sense of it than the last one."
YAY!! And yeah I think it's probably the least confusing of all the books––probably because it's more about answering questions rather than introducing them, haha. :)
Thank god for that. I'm really looking forward to rereading the series now lol
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It was an ok read 3/5 for me. The first half was a bit tedious but eventually it picked up. I feel like there were events in the book that weren't really pertinent to the main story and it just made the book unnecessarily long.
I didn't really get too close to the main characters, since you do invest much of your reading time in the mystery. Like I said previously, I feel like Pessl tried to include too many themes in her book: occult, voodoo, supernatural, etc.
For some reason the book reminded me of something Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton would actually make. Not one or the other, more of them two working in collaboration.
So...instead of finishing the other 3 books that I've started, I started & finished
It's a good middle school/junior fiction dystopian. There are 3 more books in the series, so I may take a look at those.
I am almost done with
It's just OK for me. My son loved it, though. So I guess if you have an imaginative 10-year-old, this may be the book for them.
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I have never heard of the Betsy-Tacy books Dixie - what are they about?"I read somewhere that Betsy is an old-timey heroine with a modern day heart, and I think that's a good way to put it. They start out, kind of like Anne of Green Gables or Harry Potter, with Betsy and Tacy (best friends) being really young and then they follow them growing up. The last book is Betsy's wedding, after WWI. You feel like they are your friends! :) I read them a looong time ago and was so surprised that they are still in print and really popular! The new editions have a blurb from Meg Cabot and all kinds of other people, and it was so much fun for me to rediscover them! Sorry this answer is so long, LOL! ;)
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "I started listening to 
on audio and while I'm really enjoying it, this is one instance where I feel like picking up the print book would be better for me - Fforde..."This book sounds really good! :)
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Donna wrote: "I have no problem when people don't like a book I love or really like. I just feel bad if I recommended it. Ya know?"I 100% get what you mean. If I recommend something someone doesn..."
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Donna wrote: "I have no problem when people don't like a book I love or really like. I just feel bad if I recommended it. Ya know?"
I 100% get what you mean. If I recommend something someone doesn..."
I know what you mean, Heidi! The books sometimes feel like friends! :) But you have good recommendations, IMO.
Jenny wrote: "Heidi--I never consider reading time wasted, even if its not something I liked. Reading is NEVER time wasted for me :)"Sooo true! :D
I read The Husband's Secret
while we were on vacation; it was a perfect vacation book, a page turner, enough substance there but not too hard to focus on. It surprised me by taking a really dark turn! Which I was fine with! ;)
Also started Gathering Prey
, a perfect book to start for looong flights! :) I like this series; haven't read them all, but IMO. They keep getting better! This one grabs you right off if you like suspense/detective/thriller books.
Just finished Watership Down and I'm a mess. That final paragraph did me in for real. But the story was SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!
Well now I want to read that, Ashley :)
I thought I was the last person on the planet to read it, Elora! I hope you like it! :)
Nope, you're not. But I've felt that way about The Knife of Never Letting Go, Unwind, and now this. Maybe one of these days I'll get ahead of the curve. :)
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Gahh yes, that ending. Glad you loved it though, it's one of my all-time favorites! :)
And Elora yes you should totally read it!! It's a wonderful book.
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while we were on vacation; it was a perfect vacation book, a page turner, enough substance there but not too ha..."I thought this one was ok but expected to love it more because so many people rave about her books - I was just told there was a better book by her to read though so I plan to give her another go because she is talented - the story just got too convoluted for me!
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I read somewhere that Betsy is an old-timey heroine with a modern day heart, and I think t..."
That series sounds good Dixie!
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
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Jenny: The Vault of Dreamers sounds promising. How is it?
*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "Becky: Read City of Ember and enjoyed it. I agree with you. It is more geared to the younger age, but it's a pretty good read. The movie, not that great.Jenny: The Vault of Dreamers sounds promis..."
Its really good, I loved it Blue! Definitely a good "mind games" kind of book.
Bluemoon: I didn't know that there was a movie. Now I know to avoid it.
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BECKY: I didn't know about it either, until I saw it on Netflix awhile back, but its gone now.
Oda wrote: "Starting 
today."Oda, this looks good! Let us know what you think! :)
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Dixie wrote: "I read The Husband's Secret while we were on vacation; it was a perfect vacation book, a page turner, enough substance there ..."Heidi, I really like her writing style, her humor, and the fact that she kept me turning pages so fast was perfect for vacation. I liked the sudden, dark twists, but then, when it was over, I felt "done" with all-too-human, gritty reality for a while. Of course, now what I'm reading,
, is QUITE gritty, LOL. But detective stories don't usually feel that real to me; they are such an escape. :) I tend toward escapism in my reading. :)
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while we were on vacation; it was a perfect vacation book, a pag..."I agree. She is a good author. The story was just too over the top but it would not dissuade me from reading another book by her :)
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!
Elora--It was unique to the story. I LOVED the format, it was so fun!!
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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.
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I listened to this one on audio so didn't get that effect. I thought it was a solid read but didn't love it as much as nearly everyone else.
I finished
it was a decent read.
finally starting
it was a decent read.finally starting
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and started The Paris Key
since I love all the authors cozy mysteries.
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