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[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

just finished...


its actually pretty good. I gave it a three. I liked it enough that I will continue reading the second book. Eventually...

[Heidi]

I am reading one of the books of the month The Screaming Staircase as well as several cozies and Magic Breaks

[Heidi]

Bluemoon wrote: "just finished...


its actually pretty good. I gave it a three. I liked it enough that I will continue reading the second book. Eventually..."

Glad you liked it. I gave it 3 stars as well.

[Jenny]

Finished my reread of loved it! And I just realized I never did write a review for it, better get on that!

I also started and finished today! I really liked this one. I read it all in one sitting! Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Next I'm reading

[David]

Yay, thanks Jenny! I'm almost done with Rebel Wing, around 65%. I wish it was less focused on the romance...that's my only complaint. But the writing is good and the overall story has totally got my attention.

[Jenny]

David, I thought there was less and less romance the more you got through it...I didn't really mind the romance, because for the most part, it was all in the girls head. Girls think about that stuff A LOT I have to tell you. When we are in love, its always in our thoughts, even while thinking and doing other things. Just the way we are wired I guess!

The romance part of it was very predictable and cliched I'm afraid to say. But I LOVED the rest of it. Let me know, are you past "THE DREAM" yet? I think you are, but let me know, I HAVE to talk to SOMEONE about that whole thing! Its KILLING me!!

[Tommy]

Finished a couple days ago. I really liked it. Favorite book in the series so far(only 3 in, ut, I believe, 8).

Up next.

[Heidi]

Tommy wrote: "Finished a couple days ago. I really liked it. Favorite book in the series so far(only 3 in, ut, I believe, 8).

Up next. [bookcover:Necromanci..."

Ooo yay! I so wish there were more necromancer books. I hope you like the second book.

[Ashley Marie]

Bluemoon wrote: "just finished...


its actually pretty good. I gave it a three. I liked it enough that I will continue reading the second book. Eventually..."

*dances* Croak is my fave <3

[Dixie]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I am a fan of hers myself Dixie :)"

:)

[Dixie]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oh no! I loved E & P to pieces (except the horrid ending but I forgave her for that). I liked Landline more than Attachments. Her books are all great on audio..."

[Dixie]

Dixie wrote: "Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oh no! I loved E & P to pieces (except the horrid ending but I forgave her for that). I liked Landline more than Attachments..."

That ending was devastating. I am hoping there was a little tiny ray of hope there. . . Just a little one.

[Tammie]

I am reading slammed by colleen hoover

[Dixie]

Jenny wrote: "Finished my reread of loved it! And I just realized I never did write a review for it, better get on that!

I also started and finished [bookcover:Rebel Wing|23..."

Jenny, let me know what you think of Paper Towns.

[Dixie]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I am reading one of the books of the month The Screaming Staircase as well as several cozies and Magic Breaks[bookcover:M..."

Heidi, do you have any cozies you would Recommend? My mother LOVES cozies and she literally has trouble finding good ones she hasn't read! ;) She is 87 and cares for my dad, and I would LOVE to be able to recommend something new to her! :)

[Heidi]

Oh wow do I love me some some cozies!! I have a shelf here of my favorites but can list a few for you. State of the Onion Murder for Choir Her Royal Spyness Sprinkle with Murder Lye in Wait Tressed to Kill Calamity Jayne Still Life . Does she mind mild sexual content and/or paranormal activity?? A lot of my favorite cozies have a paranormal element like Woof at the Door

[Dixie]

Thank you!!!!!! I am so excited!!! She doesn't like paranormal -I have tried to get her to! ;) - but mild sexual content is fine! : I can't wait to recommend some of these to her, and maybe buy one for her as a surprise! :) Thank you SOOO much, Heidi!

[Dixie]

I finished The Killing Woods and I really liked it! It was a recommended book at Malaprops bookstore in Asheville, which is SUCH a cool bookstore that I had always heard of, and so I picked it up while we were visiting in Asheville. Anyway! It was a slow-in a good, creepy way-atmospheric psychological thriller.

[Jenny]

Dixie wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Finished my reread of loved it! And I just realized I never did write a review for it, better get on that!

I also started and finished [bookcover..."

Will do! So far its kind of meh to me.

[Heidi]

Dixie wrote: "Thank you!!!!!! I am so excited!!! She doesn't like paranormal -I have tried to get her to! ;) - but mild sexual content is fine! : I can't wait to recommend some of these to her, and maybe buy one..."

Ok cool. I don't like paranormal much in regular books but it works in cozies for me (psychics, ghost whisperers, witches, etc.) I was glad to help. I hope she likes them if she tries them. I tried to list several different kinds.

[Ashley Marie]

Reallyyyy getting into The Final Empire right now. So imaginative and complex!

[Heidi]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Reallyyyy getting into The Final Empire right now. So imaginative and complex!"

Looks like that has gotten good reviews

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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oh wow do I love me some some cozies!! I have a shelf here of my favorites but can list a few for you. State of the OnionMurder for Cho..."</i>



Jumping in here and adding:

[bookcover:The Body in the Fjord

[Dixie]

Oda wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oh wow do I love me some some cozies!! I have a shelf here of my favorites but can list a few for you. State of the Onion[bookcover:State of the ..."

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Dixie wrote: "Thank you!!!!!! I am so excited!!! She doesn't like paranormal -I have tried to get her to! ;) - but mild sexual content is fine! : I can't wait to recommend some of these to her, and..."
Thank you so much, Oda!!

[Dixie]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Dixie wrote: "Thank you!!!!!! I am so excited!!! She doesn't like paranormal -I have tried to get her to! ;) - but mild sexual content is fine! : I can't wait to recommend some of these to her, and..."

Heidi, I agree about the paranormal in books like that. I love it in the Charlaine Harris books, especially her new series, because it is such a cute small town, but . . . Not. :) I actually like paranormal anyway, but I think the contrast is good in books that you wouldn't think of it in! I am excited about these new titles and so is my mom! :D

[Tommy]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Ooo yay! I so wish there were more necromancer books. I hope you like the second book."

So far, so good :)

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Dixie wrote: "Oda wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oh wow do I love me some some cozies!! I have a shelf here of my favorites but can list a few for you. State of the Onion[bookcover:S..."

:D Happy to help.

[David]

Jenny wrote: "David, I thought there was less and less romance the more you got through it...I didn't really mind the romance, because for the most part, it was all in the girls head. Girls think about that stuf..."

I sort of disagree, I felt like the romance (and burgeoning love triangle) remained the focus the whole way through, up until the very very end. Although I'm pretty sure that was the point and the intended character arc, which is fine. That being said, the story itself was really solid and the writing top-notch, so I enjoyed the read very much :)

Um, yes, I read "the dream" part LOL. What did you want to talk about?

[Jenny]

I'm going to use spoiler tags in case anyone wants to read it (READ IT! Its really good)

(view spoiler)[ Okay this was my whole thought on the whole love triangle thing. I felt completely blindsided by the dream, it seemed to come out of nowhere! I guess I do remember her thinking that the Major's face looked "interesting" with his scar, but that's a long way from wanting to jump his bones LOL! I read that part in the dream and I seriously put my iPhone down and said, "What the F---???" LOL It just seemed so random and I didn't think it really fit in with the story at that point. Then I started LAUGHING!!

By the end of it, I kind of saw their connection, I guess...they'd been on all these missions together and watched people dying, so then it made more sense. Up to the point of the dream, though, I just did not see much of a connection. *Shrugs* Maybe it was just me.

The whole thing with Calix I saw coming from a mile away. I could tell after the first chapter that they weren't suited for each other for the long haul. They had very different outlooks on life. So I kinda knew that that would happen, and that Calix wouldn't like her hiding away in the army. I really didn't like Calix too much. It seemed to me a lot of their "romance" she built up in her head, although it was def there in the beginning.

I loved the ending ,though, and how she finally realized that living for a boy was a very dumb idea. I loved how she learned a lot more about herself, and while there were "feelings" about the major, it kind of sat in the background while she tried to figure out her place in the world. It definitely showed how much she'd grown up.

Overall, I really loved this read! I blew right through it...but that dream REALLY bugged me for some reason! Not that people don't have random dreams that make no sense, but you don't see it a lot in a YA book. And it did have its purpose, I suppose...BUT UGH!!

Thanks, I just really had to vent that out :) I'm glad you enjoyed it too, even if we disagreed about the romance :) (hide spoiler)]

[Heidi]

Oh Ron! You must read Harry Potter! There are so many things they had to cut out for the movies! I really think you will not be disappointed if you read the series and it will just add to your love :)

[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

RON! I totally agree with Heidi! It's definitely a MUST. I actually think that The one thing that the movies actually got right are the personalities of the characters.

[Jenny]

Read them!!! The books are a hundred times better than the movies. And actually, Bluemoon's right, the casting for the HP was dead on...each charcter is PERFECT. Especially Snape, Hermione, Harry, Sirius, McGonagell, and Lupin.

[David]

Jenny wrote: "I'm going to use spoiler tags in case anyone wants to read it (READ IT! Its really good)"

HA! Your spoiler cracked me up. I thought (view spoiler)[ that was really weird too. I didn't know what the heck was going on. I agree, it seemed very random and out of place and sort of forced. That's why I had the opinion that the book continued to be too focused on the romance when there was so much more substance with the plot that was what kept me reading. Every time it seemed like things were laser-focused on the war conspiracy, she would do or say something that made me angry LOL. But it never really detracted too much from my overall read, which was why I gave it five stars. The twists and turns at the end were extremely well done! (hide spoiler)]

[David]

Ron wrote: "Lately I've been having an itch to start the Harry Potter series. But I've held on back on starting it for years, since I've seen the movies so many times, and I'm worried they'll ruin my image of ..."

I read the first four HP books AFTER seeing the first four movies. Personally, I had no issue with that approach at all. I view the movies and the books as separate entertainment experiences, although in this case both were extremely well done. Trust me, your life will be enriched by reading the books!

[Julie]

I just started reading the kiss of deception by Mary E. Pearson

[Jenny]

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I'm going to use spoiler tags in case anyone wants to read it (READ IT! Its really good)"

HA! Your spoiler cracked me up. I thought [spoilers removed]"

LOL!! My initial reaction was kind of funny! (view spoiler)[ I completely get your point there...that was the only point in the book that really felt like it didn't quite fit, so I just decided to ignore that damn dream LOL! I'm really good at ignoring bad romance in books :P I couldn't quite give it 5 stars because of that, but like I said, I really did enjoy it! I am going to read the rest of the series :) (hide spoiler)]

[Jenny]

Julie wrote: "I just started reading the kiss of deception by Mary E. Pearson"

I have that one on my TBR, hoping to get to it soon!

[Tommy]

David wrote: "I read the first four HP books AFTER seeing the first four movies. Personally, I had no issue with that approach at all. I view the movies and the books as separate entertainment experiences, although in this case both were extremely well done. Trust me, your life will be enriched by reading the books!"

Same. I didn't read the first book until about a week before the fifth movie was coming out in theaters and it didn't hurt my reading at all.

Read them, Ron. If you like the movies, you'll love the books. Not to mention they're a landmark in the entire reading community that are totally worth being read by all.

[Jenny]

Finished I'm not really sure what to rate this one...I think I'll settle on a 3.5. I didn't like this one nearly as much as Will Grayson, The Fault in Our Stars, or Looking for Alaska. Honestly, this one was pretty depressing. I did love about the last third of it. The road trip was the best part, and made the book worth reading. I also loved the whole concept of "paper towns" and I'm a sucker for maps :)

[Heidi]

Jenny wrote: "Finished I'm not really sure what to rate this one...I think I'll settle on a 3.5. I didn't like this one nearly as much as Will Grayson, The Fault in Our Stars, or ..."

I gave it 3 stars. I liked the main protagonist but I hated Margo. In fact, I really think Margo was suffering from a serious mental health condition (and I don't say that lightly). I did like the drinking scene. It cracked me up. All in all I thought it could have been much better and I think most of my issues had to do with Margo and why she really disappeared.

[Brigid ✩]

I agree with both of you! I also gave it a 3, I think. Probably my least favorite John Green book (that I've read, anyway). Like Heidi said, I didn't like Margo (or the whole Manic Pixie Dream Girl plot in general) and I felt it dealt with the issue of mental illness a little too lightly. I did like the road trip part but that's pretty much all I remember about it. I also get a little annoyed by how John Green always defends it saying Margo isn't a MPDG because (view spoiler)[they don't really get together (hide spoiler)] in the end, but like ... that's not how it works??? :P I could rant all day about it, but yeah ... some things about that book really irked me.

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[Heidi]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I agree with both of you! I also gave it a 3, I think. Probably my least favorite John Green book (that I've read, anyway). Like Heidi said, I didn't like Margo (or the whole Manic Pixie Dream Girl..."

Margo is seriously Bi-Polar and was in a manic phase during most of the book. She needs medication. Again I do not say this lightly as I think the term Bi-Polar is used too easily sometimes. I work with clients who suffer from this disease and she reminded me of several of them.

[Heidi]

Oda wrote: ""

I was not a fan of the first book in this series. Does it improve?

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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oda wrote: ""

I was not a fan of the first book in this series. Does it improve?"

Yes it does :D Love this series. Love diesel tho so thats probably part of it.

[Heidi]

I like Diesel in the Stephanie P. series

[Jenny]

Heidi, I was thinking the EXACT same thing!!

What held the charm for me was the fact that, even though Margo left and it really affected Q, through Margo's "pranks" he started his own journey...yes he was focused on her, but in the meantime, he got closer to his friends, made a few new ones, and basically started becoming his own man. I think the whole point wasn't even Margo, but his own journey.

But yes, I did feel kind of let down at the very end. But I LOVED that road trip, that was so awesome!

I also wish that here been an epilogue of just him and his friends over the summer or something. Again, I loved that group of characters together. The ending with (view spoiler)[ Margo (hide spoiler)] just didn't seem like the way to end it.

[Brigid ✩]

@Heidi - Yeah, exactly––it's pretty upsetting, really. And I don't think it's cool when books romanticize disorders like that. Like obviously it doesn't make you a lesser person, but also having a mental disorder is not just a "quirk," it's something that really affects your life. She shows a lot of warning signs of having some kind of depression, bipolar disorder, etc. and I felt like it was kind of passed off as being "cute/quirky." I don't think that was necessarily the intention, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

@Jenny - Totally agree! I liked the relationship between Q and his friends ... Didn't care much about Margo, honestly. :P

[Heidi]

Q and his friends were the best. We can all agree on that :)

[Jenny]

YAY! I think we all agreed on this one. I hadn't heard great things about it, so wasn't expecting much, but I did want to read it, glad I did! My fave John Green book is DEF Fault in Our Stars, with Will Grayson right behind! I also really did like Looking for Alaska.