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ODA: I love Heist Society too!
BRIGID: I've been meaning to pick up Uprooted, darn, now I think I'm going to hold off on it since you didn't find it that great.
HEIDI: OMG. I can't believe Reese's daughter is already 16! O_O
BRIGID: I've been meaning to pick up Uprooted, darn, now I think I'm going to hold off on it since you didn't find it that great.
HEIDI: OMG. I can't believe Reese's daughter is already 16! O_O
Bluemoon wrote: "ODA: I love Heist Society too!BRIGID: I've been meaning to pick up Uprooted, darn, now I think I'm going to hold off on it since you didn't find it that great.
HEIDI: OMG. I can't believe Reese'..."
Me neither! I just went...huh? I didn't think Reese was old enough to have a 16 year old. Dang, time flies
I loved Heist Society!!I am currently reading Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella. I am not very far, but it's great!!
*waves*I'm not doing well but I'm hanging in there. I should be getting back to out of the easy and returning in the near future.
For now I will just continue to peek in on you in silence.
Kaylani wrote: "*waves*
I'm not doing well but I'm hanging in there. I should be getting back to out of the easy and returning in the near future.
For now I will just continue to peek in on you in silence."
Sorry you're not feeling well, dear. *hugs* Sending positive vibes your way. <3
I'm not doing well but I'm hanging in there. I should be getting back to out of the easy and returning in the near future.
For now I will just continue to peek in on you in silence."
Sorry you're not feeling well, dear. *hugs* Sending positive vibes your way. <3
I finished
last night. Took longer for me to get into than the first book, but it ended up being quite intense.Up next,
Finished:
Did not like it much, unfortunately.
And now I am re-reading:
I'm supposed to get the sequel in the mail tomorrow. *screams* And since it's been three whole years since the first book came out, I kinda forgot everything that happened in it ... but it's all coming back to me now. :D
Did not like it much, unfortunately.
And now I am re-reading:
I'm supposed to get the sequel in the mail tomorrow. *screams* And since it's been three whole years since the first book came out, I kinda forgot everything that happened in it ... but it's all coming back to me now. :D
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Finished:
Did not like it much, unfortunately.
And now I am re-reading:

I'm supposed to get the sequel in the mail tomorrow..."
I got my copy last week. But yeah, I may need to reread The Diviners, its been so long!
David wrote: "The Diviners is SO GOOD!!! Can't wait to *finally* read the sequel :)"
It's even better than I remembered! I loved it the first time, but the second time I feel like I'm appreciating it even more. Got the second one in the mail today and I'm so excited to read it. :D
It's even better than I remembered! I loved it the first time, but the second time I feel like I'm appreciating it even more. Got the second one in the mail today and I'm so excited to read it. :D
Well, with all of this talk about The Diviners, I decided to pick it up from the library. And I put in an inter library loan for the Necromancer ones. Hopefully, my life is calmer now that the kids are in school and our new pets are settling in.
Becky wrote: "Well, with all of this talk about The Diviners, I decided to pick it up from the library. And I put in an inter library loan for the Necromancer ones. Hopefully, my life is calmer now that the ..."
I was thinking the same thing about picking up the Diviners too. I hope you like the Necromancer books :)
I was thinking the same thing about picking up the Diviners too. I hope you like the Necromancer books :)
Seeing you guys post about Rot and Ruin is reminding me I never read the The Dark and Hollow Places
after reading the first two in that series. I am so glad to be reminded of it! Yay! I am also glad to have reminders of more Libba Bray books-I loved her other ones! Right now I am reading
. I am loving it, but (view spoiler)
Tommy wrote: "Last night I finished
and absolutely loved it.
Up next,
"
Yay! So glad you liked it Tommy. Let the book pimping continue!
and absolutely loved it.Up next,
"Yay! So glad you liked it Tommy. Let the book pimping continue!
I just finished Before I Fall and am now reading Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. It is one of the funniest books I have ever read. I really recommend it!
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Last night I finished
and absolutely loved it.Up next,
"Yay! So glad you liked it Tommy. Let the book pimping continue!"
Oh, the chain will go on haha. Gonna push this series on a nice amount of people. Including a couple friends who aren't usually in the YA camp, but that I can sway with a few top notch reads :)
Kylie wrote: "I just finished Before I Fall and am now reading Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. It is one of the funniest books I have ever read. I really recommend it!"
Kylie what did you think of Before I Fall? Everyone else seemed to love it but I only gave it 3 stars because it was too repetitive for me and in the end (view spoiler)
Kylie what did you think of Before I Fall? Everyone else seemed to love it but I only gave it 3 stars because it was too repetitive for me and in the end (view spoiler)
Tommy wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Last night I finished
and absolutely loved it.
Up next,
"
Yay! So glad you like..."
Yay!! Love it. Also, if anyone you know likes audiobooks - the series is excellent on audio. I know there are pictures in the books but I just went to the library and looked at them after I listened to the series :)
and absolutely loved it.Up next,
"Yay! So glad you like..."
Yay!! Love it. Also, if anyone you know likes audiobooks - the series is excellent on audio. I know there are pictures in the books but I just went to the library and looked at them after I listened to the series :)
Becky wrote: "Well, with all of this talk about The Diviners, I decided to pick it up from the library. And I put in an inter library loan for the Necromancer ones. Hopefully, my life is calmer now that the ..."YAY!!! I think you'll love it :)
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Becky wrote: "Well, with all of this talk about The Diviners, I decided to pick it up from the library. And I put in an inter library loan for the Necromancer ones. Hopefully, my life is calmer..."You should definitely read it, Heidi, SO GOOD.
I'm almost done with The Diviners. It's a really good story line, very creepy. (I'm not sure who's scarier, Naughty John or Billy Dent.)I just don't connect that well with any of the main characters, though. Evie is very annoying to me and I'm glad someone finally told her that she's too self-absorbed. I'm hoping that she gets better soon. It could also be the jumping around from one character to the other that is making me feel a bit disconnected.
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Dixie I am glad you like Looking for Alaska. It was decent but not my favorite Green."Heidi, so far I agree. It is my least favorite so far.
Oh my gosh this month has flown by and I have not gotten to the monthly read Nevermore
. Gah! I need to work on getting this today. Also, just FYI next months book choice is Everlost
. Please feel feel to join in for either read :)
. Gah! I need to work on getting this today. Also, just FYI next months book choice is Everlost
. Please feel feel to join in for either read :)
Becky wrote: "I'm almost done with The Diviners. It's a really good story line, very creepy. (I'm not sure who's scarier, Naughty John or Billy Dent.)
I just don't connect that well with any of..."
Aww I love the characters! But yeah there is a lot of hopping between pov's. Evie can be really annoying but I still like her––and I like that she actually has real flaws. :D
I just don't connect that well with any of..."
Aww I love the characters! But yeah there is a lot of hopping between pov's. Evie can be really annoying but I still like her––and I like that she actually has real flaws. :D
I do like Memphis so I'm hoping there is more of him coming up. I kinda wonder why the author picked the Roaring 20's vs. another time period to set Diviners in.
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oh my gosh this month has flown by and I have not gotten to the monthly read Nevermore
. Gah! I need to work on getting this today. Also, just FYI nex..."I lost track of time, too. My library doesn't have Nevermore but they do have Everlost.
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Becky wrote: "I'm almost done with The Diviners. It's a really good story line, very creepy. (I'm not sure who's scarier, Naughty John or Billy Dent.)I just don't connect that we..."
I really liked Evie as well, more so because of her flaws. She cracks me up. Most of the characters do :) And I've become a huge fan of books with lots of POVs, if it's well done, like in The Diviners. Makes the world so much richer and more interesting.
Becky wrote: "I do like Memphis so I'm hoping there is more of him coming up. I kinda wonder why the author picked the Roaring 20's vs. another time period to set Diviners in."
Not sure how far you are in the book, but he's an important character! He's probably my favorite. :) Hmm I don't know why she chose the 20's but I really like it! I find the 20's very fascinating and I think she did a really good job researching it and integrating history into the story. It also gives the book a unique flair; I haven't read many YA books about the time period, especially fantasy books.
Not sure how far you are in the book, but he's an important character! He's probably my favorite. :) Hmm I don't know why she chose the 20's but I really like it! I find the 20's very fascinating and I think she did a really good job researching it and integrating history into the story. It also gives the book a unique flair; I haven't read many YA books about the time period, especially fantasy books.
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Becky wrote: "I do like Memphis so I'm hoping there is more of him coming up. I kinda wonder why the author picked the Roaring 20's vs. another time period to set Diviners in."Not sure how far y..."
I'm at (view spoiler) I like that it's in the 20's, too. Not too many YA books are set in that time period, as you said. Maybe since I'm more like Mabel than Evie, that's why I don't connect so much with Evie. I do think that Evie's and Sam's relationship is a lot of fun.
I loved Evie too, also because of her flaws. And I agree David, she just cracked me up too! The multiple POV was hard at first, but the further I got into the read, the more it all started to come together and make sense. It reminds me of those holiday movies: Love Actually, Valentine's Day, New Year's...etc. I love how those are done, where you have all these characters, and they are all connected in some way or another, but you have all these little stories going on that converge at some point. So fun!
Oh and I forgot to mention that I'm reading
. I know Heidi read and enjoyed it, anyone else? It's a really good read, exactly the type of unique plotline I've been craving :)
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I just looked it up too! She's gorgeous, and she is def a mini me of Reese! Thanks for sharing that Heidi!