80's/90's YA Reading Challenge

[Kellie]

Happy New Year everyone! I found the book on Apple Books!

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Happy New Year!!

[Latasha]

Happy New Year!

[Tyler]

Happy New Year!

[Latasha]

I started this tonight. We quickly find out Mark, our leading guy, is an insensitive ass.

[Latasha]

Chapter 3- Mark says the party line is addictive. Wait til chat rooms come around! He’s never gonna leave his house.

I never used party lines. This book was published in 89, I would’ve been 7.

[Tyler]

Latasha wrote: "Chapter 3- Mark says the party line is addictive. Wait til chat rooms come around! He’s never gonna leave his house.

I never used party lines. This book was published in 89, I would’ve been 7."

Lol. I was born in 89. Me and the book are the same age.

[Latasha]

Lol! No party lines for you either!

[Tyler]

Lol. I should be moving this month so if I end up joining in i'll be late because I don't have the books and I can't be buying anything right now. Well I do have April's "The Wrong Girl". But I might join in later! I'll just have to see what I can get.

[Latasha]

Ok no problem Tyler. Good luck with your move.

[Tyler]

Thank you :)

[Melanie]

I'm away at the moment with limited internet, will be starting this in a few days.
Tyler and Mel, I know I've got a couple of double ups at home, will check when we're back and I'm happy to post to the states if you'd like them. Everyone loves bookmail! 📚📚📚

[Alice]

Happy New Year everyone! I hope your move goes smoothly, Tyler!

I'm still gathering all the books. I think I have most of them (some are still being mailed to me) I will start Party Line hopefully soon!

[Tyler]

Thank you :) We're on track to move in by the 22nd. So i'm sure there's virtually no way i'll get to this month's in January. The place doesn't even have a mailbox, so we need to get one. Hence starting late, but if I can get the books after we move in I will. Get to them as I can, even if i'm late. :)

[Latasha]

I finished Party Line. I think I’m going with 2 stars. I did not like Mark at all. The story was somewhat boring.

[Vanessa]

Better World Books has copies of some of them. They're one of my favorite places to get used books online. With the sales they do, they can sometimes end up being cheaper than Amazon even with Prime.

[Kellie]

Best of luck with your move Tyler! I should start the book soon.

[Vanessa]

I was also born in '89. Even though I remember an episode of Full House with Michelle calling one of these sorts of phone services, it had not occurred to me that this was a thing that teens did.

I have read a little less than half the book, and my main observation is that Mark is very unlikable, too.

[Vanessa]

I finished it. I liked the part when Mark saw a microwave warm food for the first time.

[Latasha]

Lol! Yeah that was funny looking back on it.

[Tyler]

I ended up getting Party Line today via Kindle! I saw they have it on kindle so I got it that way. I'll read it later this month. Probably when I finish The Tommyknockers.

[Melanie]

I just DNF'd my latest read so I'll be starting this one ASAP.

[Jenna]

I'm about halfway through. Mark currently has dates set up with 2 girls... What a great guy lol. I wonder what kind of damage he would've done in present day with Tinder?

[Latasha]

Oh wow, he would’ve loved that!

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

I’ll be starting late on Party Line. But better late than never 😃

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

I have The Midnight Club and Trick or Treat. And I think I can get one from the library.

[Tyler]

I have acquired Dream Date for next month as well! I might start Party Line tomorrow, if I can.

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

I just ordered from the thrift store, Dream Date, Let Me Tell You How I Died, Hit and Run and The Ripper. I can’t get the rest as I shouldn’t have bought those abs save my money. But those beautiful old school books were calling to me 😃

[Melanie]

I'm up to chapter 24 and quite liking it, especially that the characters are a little less one-dimensionsal than Stine's. I also like that Mark has a good relationship with his Mum, a single parent. I couldn't help but have a giggle at the microwave scene. Obviously they were only for the wealthy back in the late eighties. I can remember what a BIG DEAL it was in our house when we got one, and all the strict rules around using it!

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Melanie wrote: "I'm away at the moment with limited internet, will be starting this in a few days.
Tyler and Mel, I know I've got a couple of double ups at home, will check when we're back and I'm happy to post t..."

I just now saw this!! I love book mail 😊. Wait, which one are we talking about? I get lost in the thread and I ordered the last few I could get on thrift books yesterday

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Oh wait. I think the first one Tosh was sending me when she could. Now I’m confusing myself 🤔

[Latasha]

I am sending you Party Line. That is the book we are all talking about right now. That’s January’s book.

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Ok. There you go. I’m not confused 🤣😂

[Melanie]

So I have spare copies of
The Ripper - D.E.Athkins
Final Exam - A Bates
The Body - Carol Ellis

Happy to post if there are any takers.
Mel

[Melanie]

I'm done - I liked it and gave it 4 stars.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Melanie wrote: "So I have spare copies of
The Ripper - D.E.Athkins
Final Exam - A Bates
The Body - Carol Ellis

Happy to post if there are any takers.
Mel"

Omg! Yes! I need The Final Exam!! And The Body. For some reason I thought I git that one. Let me double check my order 🙄You guys are awesome!! I’ll message you my address 😊💕🙏🏻

Ok yep! I need The Final Exam and The Body!! Then I’ll just have a couple more I don’t have and one I can get from library 😃

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

I thought one was at my library! Did they just get rid of that trilogy, what the heck!!

Well anyway, I still need to get these:
The Wrong Girl
Goodnight Kiss
Slumber Party
Gallows Hill.

I still have plenty of time to look around for those 😊

[Melanie]

No worries, I still have to get

Dream Date
The Midnight Club
Goodnight Kiss
Slumber Party
Gallows Hill

The Pike ones in particular are hard to find here but I'll keep my eyes out.

[Tyler]

I just have party line, dream date (got both this month) and the wrong girl (which I already had). Next month, when we should be in our new house by then, i'll see about getting as many of the others as I can. I'll probably check out thriftbooks, maybe amazon or etsy. Bound to be able to pick at least some of them up :)

I'm hoping to start Party line tonight but will see. At least soon!

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Melanie wrote: "No worries, I still have to get

Dream Date
The Midnight Club
Goodnight Kiss
Slumber Party
Gallows Hill

The Pike ones in particular are hard to find here but I'll keep my eyes out."

I’ll keep an eye out too!!

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Tyler J wrote: "I just have party line, dream date (got both this month) and the wrong girl (which I already had). Next month, when we should be in our new house by then, i'll see about getting as many of the othe..."

Good luck 😊. We will eventually find them.

[Tyler]

I have started Party Line.

[Tyler]

Well I read 4 chapters today. I'm liking it ok enough. Will hopefully read more tomorrow, but at least I have started it. :)

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

I’m glad you’re liking it ok so far 😊

[Alice]

I forgot to say that I started Party Line. I think I must have read this as a kid/teen because it all sounds so familiar! It is very likely that I did because I read a lot of these cheesy 80s/90s teen horror books back in the day (before being able to track them on Goodreads)

It's not bad, but I can see where this is going. Very outdated and funny because of that. I don't remember if Party lines were a thing for me in the 90s. If they were, I wouldn't have been interested. I don't like being on the phone.

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

I got Slumber Party!! I had this book when I was younger and have no idea what happened to it!! But I found one. The other few I listed are too much right now but I can at least read some with y’all and I’m going to try my used bookstore again. Hopefully this week in case a hole closes everything! They only had one there last time. These are pretty popular and if I see any old school horror, I try to grab it 😃😳

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Leigha wrote: "I forgot to say that I started Party Line. I think I must have read this as a kid/teen because it all sounds so familiar! It is very likely that I did because I read a lot of these cheesy 80s/90s t..."

I love when we can recognize a book from our past 😊

[Jen]

I'm starting Party Line tomorrow!

[Tyler]

I've read 14 chapters so far. I'm having a horrible time trying to concentrate on it. Not because of the book or anything bad. I am still liking it. Though I imagine it'll be predictable but could be wrong.

[Tyler]

I've read 21 chapters now. I've not really wanted to read lately so I figure if I read just a little bit everyday i'll get there. It's not a long book after all. :)