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[SamBFN]

@Paula - I just listened to this past week and this was my first introduction to the series and really enjoyed it, I'm looking forward to continuing this series. My only beef with the audio was James Marsters breathing, I'm not sure if it was characterization of him just catching his breath but I seemed to notice it throughout the book but other than his heavy breathing I think he did an excellent job!

This week I also finished an audio of which was okay for me, but I found myself not liking the Prince very much. I have been trying to listen to this book for awhile and kept putting it aside of other books.

I also read and finished which I totally loved, this is an awesome series.

[Paula]

Sam, I noticed the breathing also and agree it has to be ignored. This is Marster's first audio read (at least that's what I heard). He gets so much better in later Harry Dresden audios. I like the way Marster does the female voices. We know the person talking is female, but he doesn't over do it. Hard for me to explain, maybe he just softens his voice.

[Samantha]

I just finished , it was an awesome zombie book that hit the spot.

[Tya]

I just read which was pretty lame all in all. I also just finished which, has anyone else heard of this book? The whole thing felt like it should be a standalone, the fact that there's a sequel just plain annoys me. The sequel isn't out yet but its already being made into a tv show for the CW! They've already shot the pilot and are looking at a midseason replacement spot. How crazy is that?

[SamBFN]

Tya wrote: "I just read which was pretty lame all in all. I also just finished which, has anyone else heard of this book? The whole thing felt like it should be ..."

The Selection is a hot topic on Goodreads and has started flaming wars galore between reviewers and the author that has just been downright nasty and petty. Its sad. The cover is pretty though.

[Carrie (Care)]

I am so behind! I have read and . I liked them but they were so slow. I need to finish the series, but I needed a break.

I also read and I enjoyed it more than the first. Of course Sydney drives me nuts sometimes, but Adrian makes up for it.

I finished and I have adored the last few SS books, but this one was not as good as the last few. I still enjoyed it.

I am now reading and I really like it so far.

[Whitney]

I've seen the selection but didn't know if it was worth it or not ESP being a hard cover

[Tya]

I finished and some other stuff that just wasn't memorable enough to make it here. Looking for Alaska wasn't quite as good as the other John Green stuff (I'm pretty sure I'm alone in that) and I'm kind of hesitant about his new one. Not because it won't be brilliant (it IS John Green after all) but because Cancer kids make me sad. Maybe I'll put it off until October. Fall is its ok to be sad weather. I am currently listening to and Georgie is just pissing me right off. All. Over. the place. One day she is saying she's sick of being type casted as Skipper, but she lives her life with the mantra, what would Skipper do? The show was 8 years ago honey! And, to beat the years ago drum. The way she treats Bram and her constant I know you to him. Maybe you did know him. Maybe he was a douche. 8 flipping years ago. Move on! Especially since she seems to think its ok for her to move on (if she actually got off her tuckus and DID IT) but he can't? BS woman. And one last thing that is just driving me cuckoo bananas about her (view spoiler)[ She was in in loveor something with Bram when she was 18 and followed him like a lost puppy. One day she absolutely throws herself at him, after bragging about all the dudes she's banged in the past. And he takes whats she's offering. It wasn't gentle and sweet (he's not a gentle and sweet guy) and she tells him that it was practically rape? Nothing. NOTHING pisses me off more than people who toss that around so casually. Nothing about what happened with them was rape and she should be flipping ashamed to think for even one hot half of a second that what she went through was in anyway comparable to what an actual rape victim suffers through. Grr. (hide spoiler)]
Its possible I wrote this under the influence of a less than perky mood. Moving right along.

[Darcy]

Tya, What I did for love, wasn't one of that author's best, I agree.

[Tya]

She's normally good for a light-hearted romp in cheesy love land. Maybe, once Georgie stops being ridiculous the rest of the book will be better. Chaz also annoys me and I have to fast forward whenever she comes on the scene. Good thing the narrator changes her voice for each character.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

finished up Redemption by Veronique Launier. I got it on Netgalley and it was a debut I was really excited about because Gargoyles are still really under done. I enjoyed it, but it was also really disappointing. I hate reads like.

Also finished my very first Jane Austen book. Well I've started a number of her books, but this is the first one I've completed. It's Persuasion and I'm really surprised that of all her works this is the one that captured my attention off screen.

[Samantha]

, meh. I'm glad I finished it though, because there is some potential there.

[Tya]

I finally finished and I repeat what I said the first time I tried to read this dreck: how can you make a book about zombies so freaking boring?! I know! Have the zombies be a vaguely threatening back drop to a love triangle centering around the most boring, whiny, selfish girl in the entire land. No one. No. One. In this book is likeable. I kept going mainly because I need an audio book for my car and I had none left, but also because people keep telling me how good it is. No. The most very basic questions of the novels where are these unconcecrated things come from? And why is ol' girl faster than everyone else? Just ignored. The same people who were all "hey Tya, you should read The Forest of Hands and Teeth its soooo good" are saying "Hey Tya you should read The Dead Tossed Waves" but I will not fall for it this time. I WONT!

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Tya wrote: "I finally finished and I repeat what I said the first time I tried to read this dreck: how can you make a book about zombies so freaking boring?! I know! H..."

Man after reading your comments on it I HAVE to read it just for the sure awfulness.

[Heather]

Maybe it's just me, but I've always had a hard time getting into any zombie book. Then again, I've only tried a few of them.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

I've never read a zombie book, they just don't interest me at all. It took me forever to watch the Resident Evil movies and Zombieland.

[Tya]

You should try ! I super like that book. It is a Zombie love story, but...yeah. There's no real place to go with that sentence. Its good. He's a general (?) in the zombie army in a Neo-Victorian era. So much better than I've made it sound.

[Heather]

I just read since the second book has the word wedding in it for the movie challenge. I really enjoyed it. I didn't like her other series so I'm a little shocked.

[Tya]

Has anyone read any of the Shadow Falls series the latest being does anyone else think that Kylie is the most Mary Sue-ish character currently bopping about YA-land or is that just me?

[Darcy]

Tya wrote: "Has anyone read any of the Shadow Falls series the latest being does anyone else think that Kylie is the most Mary Sue-ish character currently bopping abou..."

I read that one and do agree with you about the Mary Sue thing.

[Tya]

Has anyone tried to read and had to put it down and walk away out of embarrassment for the author, the characters and yourself? That book is....super, extraordinarily Not. Good.

[Darcy]

Tya wrote: "Has anyone tried to read and had to put it down and walk away out of embarrassment for the author, the characters and yourself? That book is....super, extraordin..."

I read it and it was just ok for me.

[Jade]

Anyone read Of Poseidon ? OMG its addicting. Mer people but the humor and plot are intense

[Tya]

I just finished and my annual re-read of

Gilt reminds me why I need like seriously need to stop reading historical fiction. Especially when the author is all research-y and fictionalizing the lives of actual people. I get too involved! I dreamt about that stupid book! I dreamt about it and stayed up until 4 in the morning looking at questionable sources to find out about Catherine Howard and Katherine Tylney....I get too involved. Like that pin on pinterest that I love, how can people just go on about their lives like I havent just lived through some serious fictional tragedy?!

Kiss Me if You Can was seriously cute. I wish I had read it after the ever-distressing Gilt.

Sapphire Blue...was really hard for me to get in to, for whatever reason. I didn't like how overly dramatic Gwen was being about Gideon. I'm completely confused about Lucy and Paul and the end made me sad, but hopeful. I guess I'll be reading the last book in the trilogy although I'm not super pumped for it or anything.

And The Westing Game remains the coolest book ever. Like seriously. Ever.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Jade wrote: "Anyone read Of Poseidon ? OMG its addicting. Mer people but the humor and plot are intense"

I've been really wanting to.

[SamBFN]

Just finished audio of and now working on

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Sam wrote: "Just finished audio of and now working on "

So they shape up for the first book?

[SamBFN]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Sam wrote: "Just finished audio of and now working on "

So they shape up for the first book?"

I found the first 3 books a bit challenging to get thru but by book 4 I was totally hooked. (Which was what people kept telling me :-))I've done these all in audio back to back on my commutes back and forth from work and I'm now totally immersed in this world.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

That's sounds about right. Everybody and thir dog keeps telling me that, but I don't want to be led astray and never like the series.

I did that with a Terry Brooks series once and I still kick myself int he butt for wasting so much time on it.

However, I shall do it!

[Darcy]

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "I finished last night. It was one sick and twisted book! I really liked the book and gave it 4 stars. I'm curious to see what adventures awaits Jasper (Jazz) and ..."

That was a good book, not what I expected at all going in.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

I still can't bring myself to read it. Serial killer books creep me out.

[Tya]

I just finished I seriously loved this series! Kate and Henry were so easy for me to love. This is a definite buy and re-read for me. The series got better as it went along. The first two books were 3/4 star reads for me but the last?! MY GOODNESS. The tears that were shed as I read that book.
It helps that I already really like the Persephone myth. :)
I also just finished which is a crossover by Ally Carter. Crossing her Gallager Girls series with her Heist Society series. I think it was mostly to introduce the GG fans to the Heist Society series. I finished the novella thinking the same thing that I did when I finished Heist Society and the first GG book. Heist Society: That was AWESOME! Where's more?! GG: You people suck. I don't care how awesome you repeatedly tell me you are. You suck and need to go away now. I guess they don't teach a little thing called modesty or humility at the school for the most awesome people to ever be awesome anywhere ever. Seriously. Ever. The Heist Society kids just seem nicer. And funnier. And like you would have a good time if you ran into them somewhere. The GG kids seem like if you were stuck in an eleveator with them they would start speaking in one of the many langauges that they know about you, while looking down their perfect noses. Or perhaps escape the trapped elevator, rescue us all and then give us looks like were idiots for not being able to rescue ourselves. Not. For. Me.
I also just finished which I *loved*! Especially the ending :)

Oh and nearly forgot, I finished last week or so which I was pretty whatever about, but the very day that I returned it to the library this was waiting for me. And get this: ok, obviously the covers are crazy similar. But both take place in Venice. Both are historical (I think, I haven't read Venom yet) and both deal with women in secret societies. Cray cray

[Darcy]

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "I've always liked reading books where the characters try to find out who the killer is."

It is even better when you can guess early in the book.

[Paula]

I finished listening to Kitty Steals the Show. I really like the narrator. The story was well told and pure Kitty.

[Darcy]

Paula wrote: "I finished listening to Kitty Steals the Show. I really like the narrator. The story was well told and pure Kitty."

I liked that one too.

[Tya]

I just read and it was absolutely awful. But, I also read which was fun and which was fun and delightful.

[Whitney]

Tya wrote: "I just read and it was absolutely awful. But, I also read which was fun and [bookcover:Nice Girls Don't Have ..."

lOVED NICE GIRLS DONT HAVE FANGS

[Whitney]

I just finished Shadow and Bone and it was really good suprisingly I didnt thin that I would like it as it started out a little slow. I cant wait until Siege and Storm :( its like tourture what I wouldnt give to read it right away but then id have to wait for the next one all over again lol.

[Whitney]

Finally saw what all the fuss was about with Legend and I say I like the book June is not my favorite character of them all but the plot was good.It didnt leave off on a cliff hanger from hell so thats good as well. :)

[Tya]

Has anyone read I'm assuming one of y'all have. The book is everywhere. I'm on disc 4 of 28. 28. Ok. I'm trying to give it until disc 7 before writing it off as not for me. Does it get more interesting or is the political intrigue and sex between siblings truly as good as it gets?

[Darcy]

I have read those and went the audio route. You are right to give this one a longer than normal amount of time at the start. It does get really good, but there is so much world building and so many characters that can get confusing with the audio. But once you get them down you will wish that the guy would read faster.

[Tya]

I made it to disc 13 of Game of Thorns and I'm number 16 on the waiting list at my library for the audio book. I'm still waiting for it to get interesting.

Has anyone read this is another book that I'm having foundation issues with.(view spoiler)[ Elly "drops out". What I don't get is why her friends care so much. That sounds awful of me but they've known her for less than a week. They had never even met before then. My problem starts pretty early in the book when the main characters, Vanessa mentions that Elly has grown distant recently. That sentence pulled me out of the story SO FAST. Its like, you just met. JUST met. You don't know her. You don't know her well enough to make judgement calls on whats her regular behavior. I get that her "disappearance" is just a set up to bring the rest of the cast of characters in to the main plot/what happened to Vanessa's sister. But honestly, if the author wanted Elly disappearing to have the same weight as the sister plot then I think she should have set the disappearance in the next semester or arranged the book so that the other characters have known Elly longer. As it is, whenever someone freaks out about how Elly has disappeared and how that behavior is "just not like her" I want to rip out my hair and scream, how do you know that? And! The professor/whoever in charge guy said at the beginning of the book that in a school like this (A super prestigious ballet school) that kids drop out left and right. Something like almost half of them would drop out before the end of Freshman year. (hide spoiler)] Other than that major minor annoyance I'm really enjoying it so far and would recommend the book to anyone who likes Ballet.

Oh, and I finished It was good. I like Perry and Aria.

[Tya]

I'm having a book-y sort of weekend and I just finished which I absolutely adored. I am *officially* in love with Finn and want one of my very own. Where can I find one? But you know...a grown up version. Every time he asked her if her car was going to start, and then waited to see? Or gave her a sandwich I swooned and yelled at the book to stop swooning over pretentious d-bags. But, I think all smart girls go through a pretentious d-bag stage (it's not just me, right? And I'm totally going to grow out of mine...soon(ish))

[Tya]

I never know if I'm posting in the right place when I come with a mid-book complaint but. Here I am again. I'm listening to I've mentioned it before that my favorite tv message board is televisionwithoutpity.com I've been watching the show The Mindy Project and on that website they talk a lot about Mindy's book and how real Mindy is just as adorable as tv show Mindy. So I'm listening and she's funny and adorable but I'm a little disgruntled. I'm assuming that she's only writing about the good things in her life and glossing over the disappointments but she's making her life seem so easy. She went to a prestigious college and had the perfect experience friend and education wise. She moved to New York and despite the fact that she wasn't working in her dream job yet she was working for incredibly, ridiculously rich people and the first thing she really tried (that she didn't really try at) was so wildly successful that she was offered a tv pilot and even though the pilot didn't get picked up she just fell into the most perfect job ever, working on The Office.

Ok. Things like that happen, I get it. I do. But honestly? Even though I find her funny and delightful I want to like her less. Perfect people with perfect lives. I don't like them. OH and, of course, no offense to anyone living the dream life here. I like you just fine :)

[Heather]

Tya, feel free to post here if we don't have a thread for it.
I completely agree that sometimes ppl just get on your nerves because they don't have faults. It's not rational, but I guess it's part human nature and part just needing conflict for a book to be good.

[Tya]

That was my problem with Mindy's problem exactly. There was no conflict at all. Ok I just finished which was awesome. I highly recommend it!

[Tya]

I'm listening to right now. Its a "historical" romance. After all of Sydney's family dies except for one Uncle in the Wild West she decides to run away from her awful (negligent and not in love or particular like with her) fiance and decides to write a letter to her mysterious uncle asking if she can come and live with him until she reaches her majority. Because of her name her uncle believes that she's a young man (and I don't remember how or why other than plot device) and Sydney goes with the assumption because her uncle (da da da DUM) hates women and won't let any high falutin' female on his ranch with the housekeeper/cook (of course) being the only exception.

Now, this is a romance. So, we all know that there's going to be a big burly guy somewhere along the way who's going to be softened and brought to heel due to the power of Sydney's love. But the guy is such a JERK! I don't understand how anyone likes this guy at ALL. I just finished a scene where he flat out calls Sydney a useless waste of space who is not coming anywhere near close to pulling his weight (as slight as it may be) on the ranch. And he rambles on saying some other jerky stuff. Sydney responds that it sounds like he's trying to run her off. That's all she says. After he sat there berating her for who knows how long (her big offense? Drinking too much at bar after a ball and going off with a prostitute--which he had threatened to "tan 'his' hide" if Sydney ever does it again) and the next thing I know Sydney is practically on the ground begging for forgiveness for daring to question him. Her only ally so far in the book is even on his side saying that she dinged his pride and that he had every right to deck him one. I want to get to the end of the book because this is the kind of cheesy story that I typically like but I had to take a break from that. The next few pages have her looking at him all doe eyed and mournfully because ...of reasons I don't understand. But she wants him to forgive her and she's so admiring of him because he didn't wollop her (when according to everyone he had every right!) because it shows strength of character and she wants to be like him someday.

WHAT?!

[Tya]

John Green. Oh my freaking gosh. I don't know where I read it but someone somewhere said that was not a Cancer Kids book. Damn. It. This book is a total freaking Cancer Kids book. The first half of the book was funny and awesome and I still have one disc left and I cannot stop crying.

I didn't want to read this stupid book because I don't do Cancer Kid books but. Damn you John Green. Just seriously. He's officially off my cool kids list. Officially. OFF.

[Darcy]

Tya wrote: "John Green. Oh my freaking gosh. I don't know where I read it but someone somewhere said that was not a Cancer Kids book. Damn. It. This book is a total ..."

Yeah, that one will make you cry for sure.

[Tya]

Just finished. Too many feels. Just all of them all at once and its too much. Yep. Going to go find something HILARIOUS because Damn you John Green forever and ever.