Defiance (#1) by C.J. Redwine → Start Date: April 2nd, 2015

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Tayla and I! feel free to join us!

[Vicki]

I'm in!

[Amanda]

I'm in :)

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I'll join!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay! Welcome Amanda, Vicki and Hannah!! so excited you guys can join!! :D

[Vicki]

Me too! :)

[Tayla]

Yay reading party

[Rakel]

Count me in!

[Amanda]

I'm excited to start this one tomorrow!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

me too!! :) I just pulled out my book. I'm ready!!

[Amanda]

I just pulled mine out too. It's in my book tote all ready for tomorrow :)

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I have my copy but I don't now yet when I'll actually start.

[Tayla]

im behind as ususal

[Amanda]

Just got home from work. I'll be starting soon.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'll be starting soon too! Just got back from a wonderful dinner with my husband :)
starting another book then I'll start this one :)

[Vicki]

Awe, I hope you had a great time.

[Sarah | Kerosene.Lit]

Ouu I just happened to pick this for the copycat challenge. I will join this as well :)

[Amanda]

10 chapters in.

Rachel (view spoiler)[that was a very risky thing to try and escape over the wall. Did she really think that it would be that easy and that she would be able to get through unseen. (hide spoiler)]

Logan (view spoiler)[not sure what to make of him yet. (hide spoiler)]

The world (view spoiler)[I am not liking the world so far, it seems that women are treated as property. They have to have a "protector" who makes their decisions for them and they can't do something without having their protector with them. I hope we get more explanation on this world and see the treatment of women change. (hide spoiler)]

I will read more this afternoon after work.

[Sarah | Kerosene.Lit]

10 chapters in as well.

I know what you mean Amanda about (view spoiler)[Rachel trying to climb the wall (hide spoiler)]. That was a disaster waiting to happen. I also find it weird that she (view spoiler)[just doesn't like Logan because he rejected her all those years ago. Seems pretty immature to me (hide spoiler)]. But other than that, I really like it so far. I quite like Logan. I think he seems sweet.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm so sorry Amanda & Sarah. I've started but getting us prepped for spring break vacation ate my day and exhausted me :)

I'll be back to post tomorrow night but I'll read as much as I can tomorrow

[Amanda]

That's okay Trisha. I haven't made much progress either.

[Sarah | Kerosene.Lit]

No worries! :)

[Amanda]

I haven't been able to post spoilers so far today, but I am 30 chapters in.

Rachel (view spoiler)[I am liking her chapters the best. She has a tough situation. That claiming ceremony didn't exactly go as planned and the commander still got what he wanted with her denying who picked her and asking to be a ward instead. I can't see things going very well when she embarks on trying to find her dad. At first I thought that he was alive too, but right now I am getting the feeling that he really is dead. (hide spoiler)]

I'm on the fence about this book right now. I'm not loving it, but not hating it either.

[Sarah | Kerosene.Lit]

I was liking this at the beginning but now I find it's moving along really slowly. There was so much action at the beginning and now that (view spoiler)[Rachel and Logan are separated, I am getting bored (hide spoiler)]. I was so devastated when the Commander (view spoiler)[killed Oliver (hide spoiler)], but I kind of seen it coming.

I think the story will pick up again once (view spoiler)[Logan gets out of the dungeon. Hurry it up! lol. (hide spoiler)]

I also think Rachel's (view spoiler)[father is dead. I think she will end up finding his body somewhere on her search along with the package. (hide spoiler)]

I seriously hate the commander. (view spoiler)[Someone get that dragon ring off his finger. It's clearly the underlying issue here. (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

I agree (view spoiler)[it was sad that Oliver was killed. That commander is awful and needs to be taken out (hide spoiler)]

I think it's moving slowly right now too. I hope it picks up soon.

[Sarah | Kerosene.Lit]

So I finished it. I'm giving it 2.5 - 3 stars.

I think the main reason for my low rating is the world. (view spoiler)[I am so confused. There was no real description of what exactly the Wasteland is. What exactly did her father do as a courier while he was out there (since it seemed everyone was enemies)? Also, why are women so belittled in Baalboden? That was never really explained. (hide spoiler)]

What the heck was with the chapter when (view spoiler)[Logan escaped?! He just happened to have this contraption in his bag that is able to dig a hole in the ground so he can escape underneath the wall? (hide spoiler)]

Urgh and Rachel (view spoiler)[at the very end running towards the cursed one. Did I read something wrong or did she get blazed with fire? How in the heck did she survive that? (hide spoiler)]

LOL sorry for my rant. Initially I was liking this, but now that I have officially finished, I keep thinking of moments that bothered me.

[Amanda]

I'm close to finishing but struggling through right now. I'll post back as soon as I finish.

[Amanda]

Finished.

I was looking forward to this one but (view spoiler)[I could never really get into this book. There was not enough explanation about this world and why things were that way. I also could not really get myself to care about either of the main characters enough. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

sorry guys, spent the day driving and then at the beach (Tybee Island in eastern Georgia).....I read this book the whole time but couldn't update.

I'm done too (view spoiler)[ I agree, I didn't like this one
I just...I never connected to the characters...never.
I didn't understand why they weren't talking - JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER!! Ugh, all this hiding things and getting mad but not explaining why.
(hide spoiler)]

and I completely agree(view spoiler)[ there was just NOT Enough world building. Again, I ended up with a world I didn't care much about and main characters that I didn't understand or (at times) even like.
(hide spoiler)]

so sad (view spoiler)[ we're both disappointed with it, Amanda (hide spoiler)]

I'm glad you at least enjoyed it Sarah!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Sarah wrote: "What the heck was with the chapter when [spoilers removed]

Urgh and Rach..."

OMG I completely agree (view spoiler)[ LOL I wanted to drop the book. I was like "really? He just has that hiding in his bag...really???" lol! (hide spoiler)]

and I completely agree about the world too!! (view spoiler)[ I never did quite understand what her dad did...It was never explicitly described that I remember... (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

This book just (view spoiler)[frustrated me so much. Very little explanation of things. Hopefully our next book will be better Trisha. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah | Kerosene.Lit]

His bag reminded me of a magician's hat that he was able to pull anything out of lol

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

LOL!!! YES! Sarah! ha! this hilarious!!!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Amanda wrote: "This book just [spoilers removed]"

YES! I know, fingers crossed! it has to be, right?! LOL

[Tayla]

since i see all these low ratings i am gonna drop this :P sorry guys

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I've started this book.

[Vicki]

I don't know that I'll read this, at least not now since Sarah, Amanda, AND Trisha all gave it only 2 stars. I have too many other good books to read plus I am still behind...story of my life. LOL