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Feb 25, 2016 06:44AM
Have you read the sequels, Dixie? I got them from the library and I'm hoping I can finish them before they're due (it's not looking promising).
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I finished
, and thought it was really good. Also read My Brilliant Friend
for Book Club. I don't think I would have read it on my own, but by the end I was hooked and have reserved the second one at the library. There are 4-that can be a bad thing or a good thing, LOL. I started
, and it's eerie and spooky; I like it. I am confused, but I think I'm supposed to be at this point.
Elora wrote: "Have you read the sequels, Dixie? I got them from the library and I'm hoping I can finish them before they're due (it's not looking promising)."No, I just read the one. I think I remember reading that people liked them just as much as the first one. I think! ;)
I finished my reread of
and loved it even more the second time!Also finished
4 stars. While the book started out great for me, and I thought it was a really interesting premise, with awesome characters (I loved both Ben and Fallon) the second half of the book turned into typical NA drama. I didn't see the big twist, but that whole thing really bugged me. I did enjoy the read, but wish I was able to fall in a puddle of happy tears at the end!
Next I'm staring
one of my PIFM books!
Thanks, Dixie!Jenny......does it seem that so many books today start out fantastic and then follow the same storyline of other books? I get so excited when I start reading a fresh opening and then halfway through (when I'm invested in the story, it changes. :( That's why I really liked Bone Gap....it was so different. I can't wait to read Brigid's pick next!
I'm currently reading
&
I'm in love with the Glitch trilogy from Heather Anastasiu, but the Flemish Dystopian Shinu is a bit disappointing so far..
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Finished
3.5 stars
Even though our MC was a train wreck, I actually grew very fond of Tia and her sarcastic humor. I really liked Will. The teen flirting and romance as times made me roll my eyes a bit, but it was cute and funny! I wish there had been more with her Dad, or any parent really...all these teenagers just roaming around parent-free didn't seem realistic. Also, FYI, this is OLDER YA, as some of the sex scenes get a bit graphic, and there's lots of smoking, booze, and drugs throughout.
Next is my last PIFM book,
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a cozy ^_^
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a cozy ^_^"
I like that series Bluemoon
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a cozy ^_^"
I like that series Bluemoon
@ Brigid. So I finished Red Rising......I'd say it was good, not great. The main character is a know-it-all through most of the book (knows exactly what everyone around him is thinking) and is the best of everyone. The writing is choppy in places (which works for the MC since he's full of rage), but I felt it was hard to feel any kind of flow at times. The writing felt heavy Hunger Games (which is soooo overdone right now), Lord of the Flies (which was really cool), and Game of Thrones.
The parts that had a Lord of the Flies vibe were the most interesting to me--thinking about how society always classes itself even when they start out as equals......
One thing that I did like was that it was an action-heavy book. There was a realness to it--people were killed, starved, mutilated in the war, etc.
If you're just looking for something to read, I'd recommend it, but I wouldn't let it pass anything on your TBR.......
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Thanks for letting me know, Elora! Ah yeah, I kind of remember disliking the main character when I tried it. But I've heard the same thing, that it gets more action-packed later on in the book. I guess I still might try it, but it's not very high on my TBR. :D
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And I loved it even more than the first time I read it! So unsettling, exciting, and wonderfully written. For some reason I'd totally forgotten about the last scene, and it was so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. <3 Looking forward to re-reading the sequel and finally reading books 3 and 4!
Now I'm like halfway through:
And whoa, I LOVE it so far. It's one of the best sci-fi books I've read in a while: really great world-building, and some cool characters as well. I think some of you guys might really like it too. :)
I'm currently reading The Knife of Never Letting Go. It is soooo unbelievably good. This is how books should be written. And I teared up 70% of the way through. I don't usually cry during books--a total of 5 times in my life, I believe (hunger games, book thief, tuck everlasting, the little prince, and now this). (view spoiler)
Elora wrote: "I'm currently reading The Knife of Never Letting Go. It is soooo unbelievably good. This is how books should be written. And I teared up 70% of the way through. I don't usually cry during books--a ..."I can't put this book down! Seriously amazing.
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for Winter. I've set it aside for the time being to see if I get the love back. The writing is still excellent, but I'm just not a fan of the number of viewpoints (I tend to lose connection with characters after a certain point) and the details just seem to be a bit too dense. Maybe when I'm finished with TKONLG I'll feel differently.
For now....back to reading! *must devour*
Kristen wrote: "Elora wrote: "I'm currently reading The Knife of Never Letting Go. It is soooo unbelievably good. This is how books should be written. And I teared up 70% of the way through. I don't usually cry du..."
Yepp, dident care much for winter either. for the same reasons as you, it just went on too long.
Yepp, dident care much for winter either. for the same reasons as you, it just went on too long.
Kristen wrote: "Glad to know it isn't just me!"
I get that ending a 4 book series isent easy, but still I felt like it could have been done in 600 pages instead of 800 felt like so much of it was filler.
I get that ending a 4 book series isent easy, but still I felt like it could have been done in 600 pages instead of 800 felt like so much of it was filler.
I'm almost half-way in and feeling the same way. I've started skimming paragraphs or skipping some details because it's driving me batty. I wasn't sure if it was just me reading them all straight through or being tired though. It surprised me, since I truly loved the other books and couldn't put them down (even Scarlet, which was my least favorite of the three, was hard to put down). I keep having to force myself to read Winter :(. I'm hoping after a break I can at least finish it.
Elora wrote: "I'm currently reading The Knife of Never Letting Go. It is soooo unbelievably good. This is how books should be written. And I teared up 70% of the way through. I don't usually cry during books--a ..."I've read this at least 3 times and bawl like a baby EVERY time at this point!
Kristen, I had a really hard time getting through Winter. IMHO I thought she should have split it into two books.But holy cow, mine mind is blown. I loved
I thought it was well written, etc, but it was my first Ness book, and I couldn't understand why you all were a bit disappointed by it.I finally finished
and I get it now. I was totally blown away. This book is absolute gold. There is no fault that I can even begin to think about it, which leads to a bazillion thoughts running through my head (how did he do it? give me the sequel NOW!, in light of this book, I'm just going to retire and never write again, how am I just now reading this series?). I'm not even sure I could write a review for this boo0k--there are too many thoughts!
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I think if I had not read Fairest in between Cress and Winter it wouldn't have had the same impact. I read The Knife of Never letting go, loved it and then got side tracked with other books and still haven't read the second book (The Ask and The Answer)! I don't know how that could have happened!!! I'm moving that one up on my TBR list!!! Haha :D
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Elora and Kristen, I'm so happy you guys are loving TKONLG! :) Omg Elora, I totally feel the same way ... Patrick Ness makes me feel like I should never write again, lol.
Heidi I also really want to re-read all of Chaos Walking and I've been meaning to for ages!
Seriously. 82% done with TKONLG and I cried a little. You know why. I never do that. Ever. This book has spoiled me for all future books.
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Kristen wrote: "I'm almost half-way in and feeling the same way. I've started skimming paragraphs or skipping some details because it's driving me batty. I wasn't sure if it was just me reading them all straight t..."
I did read Fairest first, Fairest was abselute perfection from start to beginning.
I did read Fairest first, Fairest was abselute perfection from start to beginning.
I'll see if my library has it. I think, ultimately, there are just too many perspective shifts for me in Winter. There are 7, aren't there? I was trying to count, but can't remember off the top of my head.
Finished
.Wow. I never would have read this without this group encouraging me and I would have missed out on one of the most amazing books. Just total awe. Wow. Wow. Wow.
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I can definitely see why this one made the list. Thank you so much!
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*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "I'm glad you enjoyed the book, Kristen. I follow a youtube that actually dislike that book. I was so disappointed :( I know people have different tastes, it just took me awhile to watch her posts a..."I know someome else who gave it 2 stars, said it was too much detail and predictable and boring. i can't see how she could get that at all, but I think a lot has to do with perspective and what a reader brings to the book. As I think we show here in debating the best Lunar Chronicles book :)
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Speaking of the best Lunar Chronicles book, I started
last night. 65 pages in and I love it already. The Keeper was a brilliant story (view spoiler)Partway into Glitches and I'm squealing over tiny Cinder and Peony <3
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last night. 65 pages in and I love it already. The Keeper was a brilliant story [spoilers removed]Partway in..."
Yay!
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Speaking of the best Lunar Chronicles book, I started last night. 65 pages in and I love it already. The Keeper was a brilliant story [spoilers removed]Partway in..."
Awesome. That one really interested me too. The print copies of the first two books have short stories in the back, so I was hooked on those. I'm going to have to get that.
Yay Ashley!! I LOVED Stars Above!!!
I'm wondering if Stars Above is going to be released in paperback to complement the rest of my TLC set -- if not, I'll just get the hardback to go with Fairest ;) OCD is kicking in big-time and driving me nuts lol60% (or so) through, read Cress', Thorne's, and Winter/Jacin's stories last night -- REALLY good, and again, not necessarily happy/entertaining stories, but an excellent look at how they all became the characters we know in TLC.
I also started
last night O.OI tried reading this last year and didn't get past page 4 but after last night I'm 20 pages in and enjoying it. Pre-radio/tv/movie authors cared SO MUCH about detail and description and I love it. It takes me awhile to get into old classics like this because the style feels so different from what we read today (aside from the chunkier high fantasies) but when I remind myself that people back then had no other way to imagine the book's world, it helps.
I have not read Les Miz yet, and I need to!Ashley, you explained classics perfectly! Most people nowadays have trouble reading them for that same reason, but I LOVE descriptive books and I don't mind wordy, although I do have to be in the right mood for it. I attribute this to the fact that my mom gave me Gone with the Wind when I was in 8th grade and I fell in love with it. Ever since, big books have never bothered me!
Right now I'm reading
which is the same style. It takes place in the Soviet Union during WWII. VERY interesting, I am loving it so far! And great characters, too!
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