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Oda- love Scouting for Girls!!!!
Just finished
it was so sweet. I have many thoughts on the ending though. Has anybody read it? Thoughts?
finished Red Rising last night -- not a huge fan, but it was pretty good.
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it was so sweet. I have many thoughts on the ending though. Has anybody read it? Thoughts?"The ending sucks but the other 99.9% was pure magic! I have yet to read a Rainbow book that's ending is "just right" IMO but she is so excellent at the whole entire rest of the book that I just love her :)
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Ok. Based on that I stand by Brigid's review and will continue to skip it for now. Thanks!
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Ashley - I read like a fourth of Red Rising and gave up because I found it boring and confusing, but a few of my friends have told me that it picks up in the second half ... do you agree with that? I might give it another try (and I'll let you know what I think if I end up finishing it Heidi, haha).
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Kara wrote: "Just finished it was so sweet. I have many thoughts on the ending though. Has anybody read it? Thoughts?"The ending sucks but the other 99.9% was ..."
Heidi, thanks for the heads up about all her books ending in crappy ways! I just put fan girl on hold at my library. I was in love with Eleanor and park up till the last 20 pages or so. The characters and story was so relatable to me,but that ending. Gut wrenching and to me didn't feel like a choice the character would make.
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Jenny - whoa, that's a really creepy premise. Sounds cool! I will add that to my TBR list. :) Ashley - I read like a fourth of Red Rising and gave up because I found it boring and confusing, but ..."
Actually I thought the opposite -- I was interested in the beginning and first half, and then once I realized 2/3 of the book was this war game, I got bored by the end.
LOVE Eleanor & Park!! And although that ending was...brutal I guess, but I lived with it!
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So I just finished reading these two. The latter was just 6 chapters long. So that didn't really feel like a I read anything, but it was interesting. I'll eventually write a review for both of it.
Yeah, the second one was just a short story Bluemoon, I'm sure that's why it was free :) LOVED both of those books!
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Kara wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Kara wrote: "Just finished it was so sweet. I have many thoughts on the ending though. Has anybody read it? Thoughts?"The end..."
I haven't read any of Rainbow's other books yet besides Fangirl, but I really liked that one a lot! :)
I was devastated at the end of Eleanor and Park. But then I read on Rainbow Rowell's Q. & A on Goodreads, when people kept asking her waht Eleanor wrote that the important thing was Eleanor reached out. And that made me feel better. Like maybe it was a start, maybe they could reconnect in some way. Or is that just my wishful thinking? :) I liked the ending for Fangirl. I definitely recommend Fangirl!
I have read fangirl too,loove it.
I agree and disagree about the ending. I liked the way it ended, but a booktuber(cant remember who) mentioned she wanted fangirl to include another Chapter or two. telling how Cath and is doing the rest of the year, rest of the college years.
I would like that, but am happy With how the book ended too. Pluss carry on, is coming out hopefully we get more fangirl info\scenes then.
I agree and disagree about the ending. I liked the way it ended, but a booktuber(cant remember who) mentioned she wanted fangirl to include another Chapter or two. telling how Cath and is doing the rest of the year, rest of the college years.
I would like that, but am happy With how the book ended too. Pluss carry on, is coming out hopefully we get more fangirl info\scenes then.
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Dixie I was gutted for days after I read E&P. I took the ending the same way you did- that she was reaching out and that is what was important.
picked up Scarlet, the second book in the King Raven trilogy, from the library today! so glad to be back with this narrator, I love him.
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started
today,alredy 150 pages in. Looving it(off course).
and yes, juggling it with
and
today,alredy 150 pages in. Looving it(off course).and yes, juggling it with
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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I don't think I am familiar with that series Ashley - what is the first book??"it's called Hood, by Stephen R Lawhead.
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today,alredy 150 pages in. Looving it(off course).and yes, juggling it with
and"Oda are you listening to either Rosie or Emerald on audio? I really loved the narration for both
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it's called Hood, by Stephen R Lawhead.
[bookcover:Scarlet|..."Ahh! Ok. I will look into them. Thanks :)
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oda wrote: "started today,alredy 150 pages in. Looving it(off course).
and yes, juggling it withand[bookcover:The Emerald Atlas..."
Nope, I want to listen to more audiobooks(when I do I always love it). Who narrates the books?
today,alredy 150 pages in. Looving it(off course).and yes, juggling it with
and[bookcover:The Emerald Atlas..."Nope, I want to listen to more audiobooks(when I do I always love it). Who narrates the books?
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I don't think I am familiar with that series Ashley - what is the first book??"it's called Hood, by Stephen R Lawhead.
[boo..."Hope you like it! It's a historical retelling of Robin Hood :)
Ashley wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I don't think I am familiar with that series Ashley - what is the first book??"
it's called Hood, by Stephen R La..."
I added it to my to read list,I love retellings and robin Hood is just great.
it's called Hood, by Stephen R La..."
I added it to my to read list,I love retellings and robin Hood is just great.
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today,alredy 150 pages in. Looving it(off course).and yes, juggling it with [bookcover:The Rosie Project|161817..."
I am not sure of the narrators name for Rosie but Emerald Atlas was Jim Dale. He narrated all the US Harry Potter books and I simply love him. I am always happy to recommend audiobooks - I also have a shelf of audiobook I love.
Ashley wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I don't think I am familiar with that series Ashley - what is the first book??"it's called Hood, by Stephen R Lawhead.
[bookcover:Scarlet|..."Added this to my TBR, looks good!
Getting ready to start reading
and also rereading
Oda wrote: "I have read fangirl too,loove it.I agree and disagree about the ending. I liked the way it ended, but a booktuber(cant remember who) mentioned she wanted fangirl to include another Chapter or two...."
Can't wait for Carry On! :D
Dixie wrote: "Oda wrote: "I have read fangirl too,loove it.
I agree and disagree about the ending. I liked the way it ended, but a booktuber(cant remember who) mentioned she wanted fangirl to include another Cha..."
Me too :D:D
I agree and disagree about the ending. I liked the way it ended, but a booktuber(cant remember who) mentioned she wanted fangirl to include another Cha..."
Me too :D:D
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Bluemoon wrote: "I believe i've asked about buddy reads and resurrecting it. Do you guys still the buddy reads? please let me know"I do buddy reads all the time Blue! :)
I'm currently reading
on my Nook,
in print and rereading
but this time on audio. Love Nick Podehl as narrator!! I seriously have a crush on him! And I actually really liked
but maybe it's because I'm big on sci fi. Actually, it even feels a bit historical to me with some of the world building emulating ancient Rome or Greece. And Golden Son almost has a Dune feel to it which is one of my all time favorite books! There are so many mixes of genre to this series.
Karen wrote: "I'm currently reading on my Nook, in print and rereading but this time on audio. Love Nick Po..."I agree with you, Karen, about Red Rising. It did have a sweeping, ancient feel to it. In some ways, It felt more old than new, in spite of being sci fi.
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Found Golden Son Golden Son exhausting, too political and, frankly, skipped the battle scene because I couldn't figure out some of the sci-fi words -e.g leechcraft. But what an ending with a head in the box! No spoilers... Finished Half-bad Half Bad overnight. Loved it so much, more the writing than the story. Open buddy reads too. 4 pages in the Oathbreaker's Shadow The Oathbreaker's Shadow-sort of a tribal feel to it but I can't get engaged: Slow beginning, anyone picked it yet?
ooooh Bluemoon have fun with the Lost Hero! love that series.sidenote: I'm also open to buddy reads!
I'm currently halfway through a reread of
so that means my HP geekness is in full force once again. I looked up tawny owls on a whim and gods are they gorgeous!
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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oda please let me know your thoughts on Tomorrow. I thought it was just ok. I didn't really connect with any of the characters on a deep level."
A friend of mine love it, am Reading it now for a copy me challange. I have heard good Things about it, but yes off course I will let you know.
A friend of mine love it, am Reading it now for a copy me challange. I have heard good Things about it, but yes off course I will let you know.
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Ashley I love HP and owls! We were just watching a show and they kept showing a snowy owl and I just loved looking at it. I know little to nothing about them but I like it that way. They have a..."looooooooove the HP audiobooks. I actually have never listened to HBP or DH on audio, but I own 1-5 on audio.
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FINISHED!
Wow, that had me hooked!
Okay, so the basic premise is that in a futuristic world, they have figured out a technology to create perfect clones. Parents can elect to have this procedure done to their children, and then the "clones" are stored in a facility, and regularly updated (their brains are like computers) with all the memories of the original. The idea being, that if a child dies, you can have them "replaced."
The MC, Catelyn's older sister, Violet dies of a disease. Their parents are rich (her dad's the mayor) and they have cloned their kids, so Violet is replaced. Catelyn is 12 at the time, and tries to go along with it, but she knows it not really her sister. Everything goes on as normal.
4 years later, and Violet's best friend, Samantha Voss is found dead in the woods and Violet's the prime suspect. The clones have their critics in society, and this proves that the cloning process isn't perfect. Catelyn gets in the middle of a conspiracy with a government agency, and has to find her sister before they do and terminate Violet.
The story was quick moving, I couldn't put it down. What I really appreciated was that it didn't get too in depth with the technology and world building, it was easy to understand. This world was much like our own, except greater tech. The characters were good, although not too well developed, except the two sisters.
The thing I liked best was their relationship, it was so well done. Because in both their heads, they recognized that this new Violet was not really Violet, but an imitation, but they had to both pretend otherwise. So lots of complexity there, plus things get pretty crazy, making them both have to make hard choices.
The next best thing was the conspiracy and all the twists that happened throughout. It wasn't really clear who was the "bad guy" until the end, and even then, it was really the lesser of two evils. Loved that aspect.
Overall, I LOVED this, so my type of book, 5 stars!