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message 8051: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Yeah I didn't like Anna Dressed in Blood very much either ... I don't think I'll be reading the second one.


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Creepy and comic? Sounds interesting!"

I should specify: Through the Woods was creepy and was a comic, not creepy and comical haha. There wasn't much cheerfulness in it, but it was pretty good nonetheless.


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message 8054: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Thanks for the clarification Tommy!


message 8055: by *b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* (new)

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
eh. I just read it cause the book is a duology. So might as well.

Actually in fairness this scared me more than Anna Dressed in Blood did.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Anna Dressed in Blood debate: I actually LOVED the first one. The second one was a big letdown compared to the first. It was so meh! Definitely a skippable book!


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Anna dressed in blood: not interested in this book at all. I do not like being scared so this is not for me.I enjoy action but not scaryness.


message 8058: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie I just started Ready Player One on audio and I really like it already :)


message 8059: by *b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* (new)

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
ODA: It's actually not that scary and I'm a super scaredy cat. I'm not forcing you to read it, just letting you know in case you're interested ^_^


message 8060: by Heidi (last edited Feb 08, 2015 12:51PM) (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Ashley wrote: "I just started Ready Player One on audio and I really like it already :)"

Yay! One of my favorite audiobooks ever. Will was the best choice ever for narrators (besides of course Kristen Bell for Veronica Mars).


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Bluemoon wrote: "ODA: It's actually not that scary and I'm a super scaredy cat. I'm not forcing you to read it, just letting you know in case you're interested ^_^"
Oh? I heard it was scary, well maybe I will check it out then.


message 8062: by *b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* (new)

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
Currently reading...
The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

I was so sure I've read this book, but now that I'm half way into it I seriously don't remember anything about it


message 8063: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I just started Ready Player One on audio and I really like it already :)"

Yay! One of my favorite audiobooks ever. Will was the best choice ever for narrators (besides of course K..."


I'm in love with all the 80s references and gamer geekness. and Wil is perfection. I'm only halfway through disc 2 lol. THIS BOOK IS MY NEW OBSESSION. WHAT IS CROAK.


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Bluemoon wrote: "ODA: It's actually not that scary and I'm a super scaredy cat. I'm not forcing you to read it, just letting you know in case you're interested ^_^"

I've seen it compared to Supernatural a few times, which is really the main thing that made me want to read it.


message 8065: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Hahaha Ashley!

Bluemoon that book sounds interesting.


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Tommy wrote: "Bluemoon wrote: "ODA: It's actually not that scary and I'm a super scaredy cat. I'm not forcing you to read it, just letting you know in case you're interested ^_^"

I've seen it compared to Supern..."

Oh? I never heard that comparison,hnnn getting more intrigued by the minute by this book.


message 8067: by Kurt (new)

Kurt Dinan (kurt_dinan) I'm reading Geoff Herbach's NOTHING SPECIAL, the sequel to the excellent, excellent, excellent STUPID FAST.


message 8068: by ILyk (new)

ILyk Tourid (annvalane) Bluemoon wrote: "ODA: It's actually not that scary and Girl of NightmaresI'm a super scaredy cat. I'm not forcing you to read it, just letting you know in case you're interested ^_^"

Finished The Oathbreaker's Shadow (The Knots Sequence, #1) by Amy McCulloch and Fire Country (The Country Saga, #1) by David Estes . What a vivid desert settings in bith. Anna Dressed in Blood got a s-star from me. Didn't know it was a duology, So I've picked up Girl of Nightmares (Anna, #2) by Kendare Blake .


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message 8070: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Oda wrote: "The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah"

Wow. I looked that up and there seems to be a lot of controversy with that one! I love Agatha Christie so let me know if her predecessor does a good job in your opinion.


message 8071: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Anna wrote: "Bluemoon wrote: "ODA: It's actually not that scary and Girl of NightmaresI'm a super scaredy cat. I'm not forcing you to read it, just letting you know in case you're interested ^_^..."

Glad you liked Anna (Anna) - it was just ok for me. Not sure why I didn't connect with it totally.


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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oda wrote: "The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah"

Wow. I looked that up and there seems to be a lot of controversy with that one! I love Agatha Christie so let me know if her predecessor do..."


been Reading it on and off for 2 weeks now. But personally am really enjoying it.


message 8073: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Finished reading The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht and I enjoyed it overall. Very engrossing read!

Next I'm reading The Bane Chronicles (The Bane Chronicles) by Cassandra Clare


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Jenny wrote: "Finished reading The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht and I enjoyed it overall. Very engrossing read!

Next I'm reading The Bane Chronicles (The Bane Chronicles) by Cassandra Clare"


bane :D:D


message 8075: by Becky (last edited Feb 10, 2015 05:14AM) (new)

Becky (bek11) | 451 comments Is there a Feb. 2015 topic set up yet? I actually have started reading the Michael Vey book.


message 8076: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
There is Becky. Sorry it looks like it was in the wrong folder. I moved it :) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 8077: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie Jenny wrote: "Finished reading The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht and I enjoyed it overall. Very engrossing read!

Next I'm reading The Bane Chronicles (The Bane Chronicles) by Cassandra Clare"


Good to know Jenny! I picked up The Tiger's Wife at the shop a few weeks ago, this makes me excited to read it!


message 8078: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Ashley wrote: "I just started Ready Player One on audio and I really like it already :)"

That's a great book! :D I'm glad you're enjoying it, Ashley!


message 8079: by *b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* (last edited Feb 10, 2015 06:37PM) (new)

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
HEIDI: I finished it and it's good. Its pretty interesting as far as the mystery goes.

ODA: Oooo..I have that book too! I just couldn't start it. Just the thought of someone else writing Poirot, besides the queen of mystery, is scary.

ANNA: just finished that book...Girl of Nightmares. I still wasn't sold on the romance part O_O


message 8080: by Becky (new)

Becky (bek11) | 451 comments Thanks, Heidi!


message 8081: by Kaylani (new)

Kaylani (cityeclectics) | 277 comments Finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and absolutely loved it.

Am reading the firsts trueblood book right now Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris

And am debating on what to start. I have so many I can pick up.

Among the top contenders are:
Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
The Girl Who Became a Beatle by Greg Taylor The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman Monument 14 (Monument 14, #1) by Emmy Laybourne Mistwood (Mistwood, #1) by Leah Cypess Starcrossed by Mark Schreiber The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

What should I pick!?


message 8082: by ILyk (new)

ILyk Tourid (annvalane) Bluemoon wrote: "HEIDI: I finished it and it's good. Its pretty interesting as far as the mystery goes.

ODA: Oooo..I have that book too! I just couldn't start it. Just the thought of someone else writing Poirot, ..."


Heidi: looks like an impossible romance in Girl of Nightmares. Gosh, is Jestine annoying! competitive too. I miss the snarky Cas, the one that doesn't take things seriously. And the all powerful, white-dressed, dripping-blood Anna is now cowering in pain. It's still a breathless read, full of suspense, scary corpses in the woods, but not as good as first one. I'm two-thirds on it and can't literally put it down!


message 8083: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Kaylani wrote: "Finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and absolutely loved it.

Am reading the firsts trueblood book right now Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris

And am debat..."


Yay Kaylani is back and reading! Loved Curious Incident as well :) I 100% vote for Will Grayson if my vote counts! I was not a huge fan of the True Blood books so I hope you like it more than I did


message 8084: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie Kaylani wrote: "Finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and absolutely loved it."

ooooh good I'll have to read that soon!

Glad to have you back Kaylani!


message 8085: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I just started an Around the World book from another one of my groups Hate is Such a Strong Word Hate is Such a Strong Word by Sarah Ayoub which I was originally excited about because it is from an Aussie author (which I normally love) but my other friends who have read it are not in love so my excited has been dampened somewhat.


message 8086: by Tommy (new)

Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments I finished The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) by Erika Johansen last night. Really liked it, but in this particular story that had a lot more to do with plot than character. I will say, I heard Emma Watson is supposed to play the lead character in a movie and I just cannot see that.

Then this morning I read 3 of the 6 Amulet graphic novels Amulet, Vol. 1 The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) by Kazu Kibuishi Amulet, Vol. 2 The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet, #2) by Kazu Kibuishi Amulet, Vol. 3 The Cloud Searchers (Amulet, #3) by Kazu Kibuishi I don't know how many of you guys read comics/gn's, but this series would technically count as YA and has an awesome female lead many seem to be in search of. Plus it's just so good.

Up next I'll probably read The Blade of Shattered Hope (The 13th Reality, #3) by James Dashner


message 8087: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Tommy I have never really read any graphic novels. Not sure why. I used to love comics when I was younger so you would think I'd want to at least try graphic novels.


message 8088: by *b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* (new)

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
ANNA: I think the only thing I really liked in Girl of Nightmares was the suicide forest. That was way too creepy!


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Tommy I have never really read any graphic novels. Not sure why. I used to love comics when I was younger so you would think I'd want to at least try graphic novels."

I haven't been reading them as much lately, but comics is what initially got me into reading. They're a fun, different kind of read so I try to stay on the lookout for any that seem interesting.


message 8090: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I think perhaps I have too many regular books in my tbr pile Tommy so haven't wanted to start adding a whole new type/genre of book!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Haven't updated in awhile!

All Fall Down (Embassy Row, #1) by Ally Carter was just okay for me. I liked it, but I wasn't over the moon with it. I will continue the series, because its Ally Carter!

I finished the The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht and overall I really liked it. It was a well written, strong book with some great myths and storytelling. The ending was a pretty open ended ending, though, so if you don't like that, you might not like it.

Also read Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1) by Danielle Paige and I struggled through the first half. The second half was awesome, though, and I really ended up liking the read and this strange Oz that the author made!

Right now I'm reading The Bane Chronicles (The Bane Chronicles) by Cassandra Clare which I'm really enjoying, and getting ready to start The City by Dean Koontz


message 8092: by Dixie (last edited Feb 12, 2015 06:38AM) (new)

Dixie Minor | 276 comments Kaylani wrote: "Finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and absolutely loved it.

Am reading the firsts trueblood book right now Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris

And am debat..."


Kaylani wrote: "Finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and absolutely loved it.

Am reading the firsts trueblood book right now Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris

And am debat..."


Kaylani, I loved The Curious Incident. I read all the true blood books, and I love Charlaine Harris. I thought the books were a lot of fun. My favorite series by her, though, is the Harper Connely series-just 4 books-I love them! And her new book, last year, I LOVED!!! Midnight Crossroads.


message 8093: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I need to read a Dean Koontz book Jenny. You all seem to love him.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments My book club just read a biography of Marvin Gaye, Divided Soul. It was good, but so sad. Now I am starting When You Reach Me, which I have read really good things about. And my book club is going to be doing The Rosie Project. I am really excited about both of those-yay!!! :)


message 8095: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I liked both When You Reach Me and The Rosie Project - both are also excellent on audiobook :)


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Dixie wrote: "My book club just read a biography of Marvin Gaye, Divided Soul. It was good, but so sad. Now I am starting When You Reach Me, which I have read really good things about. And my book club is going ..."

the Rosie Project yeay :D I read that one in janury,love it.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Oda wrote: "Dixie wrote: "My book club just read a biography of Marvin Gaye, Divided Soul. It was good, but so sad. Now I am starting When You Reach Me, which I have read really good things about. And my book ..."

Thank you, Oda! Good to know! :)


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I liked both When You Reach Me and The Rosie Project - both are also excellent on audiobook :)"

Yay! I am glad to hear they will be good! Tonight I will start! :D


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I need to read a Dean Koontz book Jenny. You all seem to love him."

Yes, you should try him! I'd start with Odd Thomas, that's my favorite :) And a fun series!


message 8100: by Tommy (new)

Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I think perhaps I have too many regular books in my tbr pile Tommy so haven't wanted to start adding a whole new type/genre of book!"

Totally understandable. Also, if you dive into Koontz, all I've read is some Odd Thomas books, but I can recommend them pretty heavily.


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