November 2016 Book of the Month - Illuminae

[Karen’s Library]

Illuminae won for November's Book of the Month!

Spoilers are welcome but please hide them with spoiler tabs for those who have not read this book.

Enjoy!!! :)

[Karen’s Library]

I've read and LOVED this series! I plan to reread this one soon!!

[Nancy]

The Kindle version is on sale for $1.99. Has anyone read the eBook? I am worried about pictures not showing up properly etc. The preview on GR's is cut off and I get a message that says to enlarge the window which I can't.

[Donna (BookDragonGirl)]

Nancy, I have it on my kindle app on my iPad. I haven't read it yet, but I scanned through a little and can see the pictures just fine. I think it depends on the ereader you use. If it's a paperwhite or any black and white ereader then you probably won't be able to see pictures. An iPad, kindle fire or something like that should show the pictures just fine.

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

Nancy, I read the ebook. It was still really cool in that format, although I did flip through the hardback at the library and it was pretty awesome. I think if you're able to get your hands on a physical copy, that's the way to go, but the ebook is still a really enjoyable experience if that is easier for you to get (as it was for me). Either way, ENJOY!!!

[Carl]

The new one -- Gemina -- is even better.

I read the first on a Kindle. It wasn't great, but I could read it without huge problems.

The second one was next to impossible on a Kindle, but I was able to read it on my full-sized iPad all right. Probably would have been easier in a book.

Very innovative story telling technique. Well worth it.

[Elora]

So when I read this, the voice I imagined for Aiden was James Spader (Ultron) from Avengers 2, something about the cadence and rhythm of his voice just worked...... :)

[Karen’s Library]

I just bought the $1.99 ebook last week so I'll see how it is compared to the book, which I also have, and let you know Nancy. :)

[Nancy]

Thanks everyone!

I use my iPad. I did send a preview from Amazon to myself and the preview looked ok but you know it isn't very many pages to get a good idea. LOL

I haven't check the library.

[Nancy]

Library has an actual book and eBook. The Overdrive sample had some issues. Some pages had overlapping text. Not sure if it was because the sample went to the browser and not the Overdrive app.

[Karen’s Library]

Nancy, I just downloaded my ebook on my Nook app on my iPhone and it looks fine! Obviously the book is a better experience, but it looks like the same pages in the ebook. :)

[Nancy]

Thanks again. Now I need to decide if I should go to the library and save a whole $1.99 or just buy the eBook. LOLOLOL

[Karen’s Library]

Ha! I own the book and still had to buy the ebook! I'm a hopeless book addict! ;-D

[Karen’s Library]

Oh, and my book is even signed thanks to BookCon! Jen stood in that line for me while I was probably in line somewhere else with you, Nancy. Ha!

[Nancy]

You were able to get a lot of books.

[Aliza]

I read illuminae and loved it!!! I finished it in one day because I couldn't put it down.

[Karen’s Library]

Aliza wrote: "I read illuminae and loved it!!! I finished it in one day because I couldn't put it down."

I think I read it just as fast! The story was really good, but the format of the book was so fascinating to me. I never knew what I was going to get each time I flipped the page.

[Harlee]

This was such a unique, addicting read! I hope you guys like it! :)

[Leonie]

I've really loved this book!

[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

It took me several attempts to actually get into this book, but when I did, I eventually started enjoying my reading experince. I prefer her other trilogy, The Starbound Trilogy, but I find that trilogy is a lot more centered on the relationships of the protagonists.

(view spoiler)[I really love the POV of the AI and the twist at the end! Almost broke my heart when Ezra died. Enjoyed his character a bit more than Kady.

Not really into their love story. For me it seemed a bit fake all throughout the whole book, on Kady's part anyways. As if she was only reaching out to Ezra because of the whole situation. That being said, I still want to see more of them on the next book.

I'm actually a little bit more invested on the non-romantic part of the whole book. Enjoyed reading the different intel perspective.

Now that I'm used to the format I will probably enjoy the next book a lot more than this. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen’s Library]

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "It took me several attempts to actually get into this book, but when I did, I eventually started enjoying my reading experince. I prefer her other trilogy, The Starbound Trilogy, but I find that tr..."

I felt the same, Bluemoon. I liked the action and the surprises!

[Donna (BookDragonGirl)]

Just bought myself a hard copy!! Can't wait to start!! :) I'm attempting NaNoWriMo so I'm not sure how fast I'll go.

[Karen’s Library]

Donna wrote: "Just bought myself a hard copy!! Can't wait to start!! :) I'm attempting NaNoWriMo so I'm not sure how fast I'll go."

Isn't it GORGEOUS!!!! :)

Good luck on NaNoWriMo!!!

[Elora]

Donna wrote: "Just bought myself a hard copy!! Can't wait to start!! :) I'm attempting NaNoWriMo so I'm not sure how fast I'll go."

Good luck, Donna!!! :)

[Donna (BookDragonGirl)]

Thanks Karen & Elora!!! :)

[Crystal]

This format, while interesting, did not work for me. I didn't feel like I connected with the Characters at all. Glad to see that you guys enjoyed it though.

[Karen’s Library]

I can definitely see why the format would not appeal to everyone, Crystal. :)

[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

CRYSTAL: I think the format is a hit or miss for people. It took me awhile to get used to it.

I heard the audio is good, maybe you can try it out

[Elora]

Crystal wrote: "This format, while interesting, did not work for me. I didn't feel like I connected with the Characters at all. Glad to see that you guys enjoyed it though."

Sorry to hear that, Crystal. I loved the format. But you're right about the characters. The only one I connected with was Aiden, and he was AI.

[Karen’s Library]

I loved Aiden! :)

[Nancy]

I am only on page 172. The format is interesting. It does make it feel choppy and the flow is awkward. I can't keep track of the dates and times so good thing those little notes with the paper clips mentioned a time delay between two IM's, LOL

I like the little extras like the casualty list and then the pictures (view spoiler)[(the Copernicus casualty list and pictures of the people from the list that followed) (hide spoiler)]

[Nancy]

I finished the book. I t was really good!!!

[Karen’s Library]

Yay Nancy! The format was cool, but I really loved the story!

[Nancy]

It was a good story!

I will be checking out book 2 from the library soon. Probably in January.

[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

NANCY: Glad you like it. Read Illuminae this year as well and enjoyed it^_^