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[Kristen]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Yeah Kristen - that is one of the good things about reading the books as they came out. I was so happy to get back to the characters and world since it had been awhile. Sometimes when I read a seri..."

I do think that's the problem. I have The Knife of Never Letting Go to start still. I may switch to that.

[Elora]

Ooh. Sounds fun! I've just started red rising, but plan to read the knife of never letting go after :)

[Kristen]

Elora, Red Rising?

[Jenny]

I just finished a quick reread of I really want to finish this series!

Next I'm rereading

[Elora]

Kristen, I was jumping all around in that post.....sorry......I started a new series (well, the third book was just published) but it's Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It's written from a teenage boy's perspective and he's digging on Mars. It's good so far--I find that most books written in a male perspective can lean a little girly, but this isn't the case so far.

[Kristen]

Interesting. I'll have to look it up. Thanks :)

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finished starting now.

[Heidi]

Kristen wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Yeah Kristen - that is one of the good things about reading the books as they came out. I was so happy to get back to the characters and world since it had been awh..."

Oooo I am excited to see your thoughts on Chaos Walking.

[Heidi]

Jenny - were you one of the readers who loved Scarlet the first time you read it or not? Just curious if it is better in a re-read if you didn't love it the first time.

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

Just finished...

A pretty good read. I wanted the ending to be a bit more climactic, but still a solid good read!

Started...

Been hearing mixed reviews on this series, but decided to try it out. Almost reminds me of Shatter Me, but its not heavy on the romance department. Which is fine by me ^_^

[Becky]

I just started .

I was looking at after that since my son is reading them and I like to keep some tabs on what he's reading. Has anyone read any of these?

[Jenny]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny - were you one of the readers who loved Scarlet the first time you read it or not? Just curious if it is better in a re-read if you didn't love it the first time."

I loved it just as much as Cinder, but not nearly as much as Cress! The reread is going great, I do think I like it better the second time!

[Heidi]

Thanks Jenny!

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[Jenny]

I finished 4.5 stars. This was an amazing fantasy! I didn't love it quite as much as Throne of Glass, but I did love it! The characters were great, with a rich, detailed world, and some great twists throughout!

[Heidi]

Jenny wrote: "I finished 4.5 stars. This was an amazing fantasy! I didn't love it quite as much as Throne of Glass, but I did love it! The characters were great, ..."

I thought that was a decent read too. I was not as in love with it as a lot of others but can see what it is so loved if that makes sense.

[Jenny]

Yes I do Heidi! I was really into the beginning, then around the middle I was starting to get a little bored (mostly with the romance) but it picked back up for me again when she (view spoiler)[ finally learned about the curse and went to the mountain. (hide spoiler)] From then on I was at the edge of my seat! I knocked it down half a star for the romance--not that it was a bad romance or anything, I just didn't quite "feel" it for some reason. The rest of the book was still great though!

[Kristen]

Oooh...fantasy. I'm adding that to my list.

[Heidi]

Jenny wrote: "Yes I do Heidi! I was really into the beginning, then around the middle I was starting to get a little bored (mostly with the romance) but it picked back up for me again when she [spoilers removed]..."

All of those were the same reasons why I didn't fall totally in love. I do like her writing style a lot though and like it said, I can see why others loved it.

[Donna (BookDragonGirl)]

I loved A Court of Thorns and Roses !!! It was one of my favorite fantasy books!!! Glad you enjoyed it Jenny!

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Currently reading Chasing Impossible by 'Katie McGarry' and it is just amazing!!

[Brigid ✩]

@Kristen - I loved Winter, but also I had more than a year between that one and the third one––so I had that time to start missing the characters again, haha. :D I really hope you like Chaos Walking!

@Bluemoon - I felt the same way about Bone Gap––I liked it over all, but the end felt a bit rushed to me. I'm interested to see what you think of Darkest Minds in the end ... I had mixed feelings about that one.

@Elora - I had an ebook ARC of Red Rising and stopped reading it like a fourth of the way through because I got bored with it––but since then I've heard so many good things about it, so maybe I should give it another try? Does it get better?

[Brigid ✩]

Nearly done with my re-read of:



And then I'm going to re-read:



I also got out of the library:



... So I might start that as well. :D

[Kristen]

I decided to stick with Winter. I'm in a strange place right now, where I'm kind of addicted, but am feeling like it's already too long and dragging a bit, which is how I felt about Scarlet. I can't tell if it's me or the book. I do like Jacin and Winter a lot, though, and like the change of pace with Jacin's non-hero heroism. I wish there was more of them.

[Jenny]

I am loving my reread of (almost done)

Also started and I am loving it! This book is LOL funny!

[Elora]

@Brigid--The first time I read Red Rising, I really enjoyed it. It was so different than many YA books out there....that being said, I didn't get very far in this reread before I jumped over to another book. I'll keep you posted :)

[Donna (BookDragonGirl)]

Still reading and also reading which I'm loving!!

[Brigid ✩]

Elora wrote: "@Brigid--The first time I read Red Rising, I really enjoyed it. It was so different than many YA books out there....that being said, I didn't get very far in this reread before I jumped over to ano..."

Yes, keep me updated! I don't remember exactly why I stopped reading it ... I think I just found it hard to follow, but maybe things get clearer as it goes along. I also probably got distracted by other books, lol. :P

[Ashley Marie]

Read a bit more of Malala this morning, started the other night and finished the first chapter yesterday (thing is DENSE AF), and started last night.

[Kristen]

I started The Knife of Never Letting Go. I must admit I had trouble following it until the end of the first chapter, but his writing style is so different, it's so hard not to keep reading. It's a brave style. It really works well for me.

[Brigid ✩]

Kristen wrote: "I started The Knife of Never Letting Go. I must admit I had trouble following it until the end of the first chapter, but his writing style is so different, it's so hard not to keep reading. It's a ..."

I'm glad you like his style! I know that kind of makes-or-breaks the book for a lot of people. :) I remember starting it and being like "WTF is this book??" for the first like 50 pages, but once the plot got rolling I was really hooked. Hope you enjoy the rest of it!!

[Brigid ✩]

I'm like ~90 pages into my re-read of:



And dang, I think I'm loving it even more the second time. The plotting is so good, and I love the world-building and how morally complex the characters are (especially Lev). So good!

[Ashley Marie]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I'm like ~90 pages into my re-read of:



And dang, I think I'm loving it even more the second time. The plotting is so good, and I love the world-building and how morally ..."

I loved it more the second time too, only four months after my first read xD such a brilliant book! Plausibly twisted, if that makes any sense.

[Heidi]

Kristen wrote: "I started The Knife of Never Letting Go. I must admit I had trouble following it until the end of the first chapter, but his writing style is so different, it's so hard not to keep reading. It's a ..."

Yay!!! Book two is what hooked me so let me know if you try it. Todd?? Todd?? *sniffle*

[Kristen]

I will. :) Hoping to read more tonight!

[Elora]

haha, Kristen. I started reading that book as well. I was partway through Red Rising and had The Knife of Never Letting Go on my shelf and decided to give it a go. I'm kindof scared to read more cuz I can tell I'll be sucked into the book, and I soooo don't have time for a binge read right now. :)

[Brigid ✩]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I'm like ~90 pages into my re-read of:



And dang, I think I'm loving it even more the second time. The plotting is so good, and I love..."

Yes, I think "plausibly twisted" is a perfect description. :D I think what's so scary about it is that it seems eerily real. I mean, obviously unwinding is scientifically impossible, but something about it feels scarily believable. I think it's just that Neal Shusterman is so good at world-building. He always goes into a lot of detail and obviously thinks a lot about how the world would change if something like unwinding was possible.

[Caedy]

I'm currently reading:





I am loving both of them. The Eye of Minds is definitely getting interesting.

[Elora]

I've never read either of those, Caedy. What genre do they fall into?

[Caedy]

Elora wrote: "I've never read either of those, Caedy. What genre do they fall into?"

Both are YA.

The Eye of Minds is by James Dashner, the same author who wrote The Maze Runner. It's quite good actually.

The Bone Season is the debut novel by Samantha Shannon, and touches a bit more on the paranormal part of YA/Sci-Fi/Dystopia.

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

I feel that I'm the only one who actually enjoyed Scarlet a lot more than Cinder. I haven't touched Cress, so I still don't know what I think about it.

BRIGID: I really enjoyed Darkest Mind. I really thought I would be indifferent towards it, but I enjoyed it overall. The ending was a bit weird for me, but I kinda figured it would happen (view spoiler)[I kinda had a feeling Gray will be bad (hide spoiler)]. I will continue on with the series tho.

I'm currently reading...

I'm actually really surprised that I'm liking it. I know that everyone here loves it, I'm just really surprised that I'm enjoying myself reading it. I think I'm on a romantic movie/book binge this week so I might be biased. hahahaha...

I'm not much into romantic comedies or novels, but this week, OMG. I've just been watching romance movies one after the other. Never been Kissed, When Harry Met Sally, While you were Sleeping, etc. O_O

[Becky]

I'm hoping that I like Scarlet better than Cinder because I was only so-so with Cinder. I know I'm in the minority for that one.

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

I was just so-so with Cinder too Becky so don't feel bad.

[Brigid ✩]

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "I feel that I'm the only one who actually enjoyed Scarlet a lot more than Cinder. I haven't touched Cress, so I still don't know what I think about it.

BRIGID: I really enjoyed Darkest Mind. I re..."

I never got around to reading the sequel to Darkest Minds, although I considered it. I really liked the first half of the first book and then wasn't crazy about the second half. But if you read the rest of the series, I'm interested to hear what you think about it! :)

And I'm glad you're enjoying Anna and the French Kiss! That one was also a very pleasant surprise for me. I don't read much contemporary romance, but that book was really sweet and I liked the characters a lot.

[Ashley Marie]

@bluemoon I LOVED Scarlet. Still my favorite of the series <3

[Heidi]

Glad you are enjoying Anna Bluemoon. Not my type of read either normally but I loved it.

[Kristen]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "@bluemoon I LOVED Scarlet. Still my favorite of the series <3"

Its so funny how everyone has different favorites and views on this series. Just goes to prove why so many types of art are needed in the world :).

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

AHSLEY: I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed it ^_^

HEIDI: I finished it. Pulled an all-nighter. I enjoyed it enough. A solid 3.5 in my book ^_^

[Elora]

Scarlet was my favorite, too! But I don't know why...... :)

[Dixie]

Elora wrote: "Kristen, I was jumping all around in that post.....sorry......I started a new series (well, the third book was just published) but it's Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It's written from a teenage boy's..."

I liked Red Rising. :)