Survival Colony Nine by Joshua David Bellin → Start Date: October 23rd, 2014

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Please join Jacquelyn and I if you can!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Yay! I actually won this book from a blog and got a signed hardcover of this book from the author! He also included a signed bookmark! :)

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Thanks for making the threads! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Jacquelyn wrote: "Yay! I actually won this book from a blog and got a signed hardcover of this book from the author! He also included a signed bookmark! :)"

OMG that's awesome. congrats on your win
um....lol
the day got away from me
I'll start this one in the morning!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Well it's the 23rd now so we're good. :)

Were you a day ahead of yourself?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I guess I was lol

sorry I didn't update

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

5 chapters

This is interesting so far (I read it a few days ago, sorry i didn't update!)

Querry (view spoiler)[ what an odd name
do you think he's really been "infected" or taken over by one of the aliens, only he isn't acting like they normally do? or maybe he is?? he doesn't seem to be eating anyone tho but why the memory lapse? (hide spoiler)]

Dad (view spoiler)[ I can see how he feels like he needs to be tough and grumpy and cold to his son
I wonder if he actually knows.....something happened that day his son "lost his memory" (hide spoiler)]

alien things (view spoiler)[ sound frightening!!! What do they do? eat people?? drink blood?
are they like vampires?? UGH, the description of her finding her dad is so scary (hide spoiler)]

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

omg! so sorry! I am getting SO BEHIND!

I have had project after project and barely anytime to read. D:

I will try to catch up soon!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

no worries Jacquelyn! I'm getting really behind too! lol
I'm determined to catch up :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters

Dad (view spoiler)[ wow....I wonder what he's thinking
Maybe that they can't survive anymore with their trucks broken down. that running isn't an option anymore
or is he just tired of running?
I'm not sure (hide spoiler)]

Querry (view spoiler)[ Holy moly, that moment with Korah was just crazy.....I can't believe SHE was one of them...I wonder when they caught her. she seemed really her when she talked about her dad....it would have been after that moment, right?
how freaky, to not know when (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

15 chapters

Querry (view spoiler)[ this wasn't the turn I thought it'd take
but I guess it makes sense
I figured they were keeping from him that he'd been attacked
interesting that he survived. I wish we knew how (hide spoiler)]

Laman (view spoiler)[ hmmm...I think they made the right decision, not telling Querry until they had to
I understand he feels betrayed, but I think he would be more damaged now if they hadn't nurtured him at least a little (hide spoiler)]

hopefully I can finish this one tomorrow! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

and I'm done

Skaldi (view spoiler)[ I like this up until the last point
then it just got weird....
so Querry is the only person who can fight them? by taking the memories he does have and not giving up? he burns them?
it was just...weird (hide spoiler)]

Jacquelyn, if you're slammed, I don't know that I'd recommend making time for this one.
it's weird.....

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Hmmm....

You know what? I will leave this for now (so sorry you didn't like it!!!) but probably will read it sometime since the author sent it to me.

When I do get around to it, I will come back to this thread so we can discuss.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

sounds like a plan :)
I hope you like it more than I did
I liked it A LOT for the first 15 chapters
it's a really interesting concept
and I did see where the author plans to add a book 2

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Thanks, Trisha. :)

Hmm great idea but not put together well? Or was it just weird?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

it was just....weird lol

I still can't picture...the things
and that always makes it hard...ya know?

[Amanda]

Oh no 2 stars. I brought my copy home from the library today. Now I'm a bit nervous about starting this one.

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Oh yeah! Having a visual or an idea on something makes it harder to enjoy/understand.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Amanda wrote: "Oh no 2 stars. I brought my copy home from the library today. Now I'm a bit nervous about starting this one."

hmmm...you may like this one Amanda!! :)
Fingers crossed for you!!

[Amanda]

Okay, thanks Trisha. I plan on starting this one soon. Fingers crossed.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

be sure to post here, if you have time
I'm curious to see what you think! :)

[Amanda]

Sure. I'll definitely post here. It will be nice to post my reactions and ask questions if I get confused at points.

I am working through a couple books so I will start this late tonight or tomorrow.

[Amanda]

5 chapters in.

Querry (view spoiler)[why does he have this memory loss? I don't think that he is infected but what else would explain the loss of memory. (hide spoiler)]

aliens (view spoiler)[these things sound scary, but I don't understand what they do either? It's so weird. (hide spoiler)]

Not sure what to make of this one yet.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yes!

I have a really hard time picturing these aliens
and I'm not sure if it's just me......

[Amanda]

I am having a hard time picturing them too. I don't know if I missed something or not. I'll continue more tomorrow.

[Amanda]

10 chapters in.

Dad (view spoiler)[I have to imagine that he is tired running. I know that I would be, to always have to be on the run would be hard. (hide spoiler)]

Querry (view spoiler)[wow that scene with Korah was so crazy. I had no clue she was one of them. Crazy. (hide spoiler)]

This is okay, but I am still having trouble picturing these aliens. I plan on reading more tomorrow.

[Amanda]

15 chapters in.

Querry(view spoiler)[well I was not expecting that. I had a feeling that something happened to him though. I hope that he understands why this was kept from him. (hide spoiler)]

I am struggling through this one. I plan on finishing this tomorrow.

[Amanda]

Finished.

Skaldi (view spoiler)[I am so confused. This made no sense to me. The way Querry can kill them and the fact that he was the only one? It's not plausible that he would be the only one. (hide spoiler)]

This book was so hard for me to get into and the world was hard to picture.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

ugh, I'm so sorry you didnt like it more, Amanda (and sorry for the silence...I'm so sick D: bleh)

Skaldi (view spoiler)[ OMG I totally agree!!
I didn't understand him getting warm and.....being mentally more powerful or something...it was so weird
and I agree, he shouldn't be the only one!!! it was just so odd (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

That's okay Trisha. I am sorry that you are sick I hope you feel better soon. Thanks for discussing this book with me :)