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

LAURA: Nice! Really enjoyed the first!

[Laura]

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "LAURA: Nice! Really enjoyed the first!"

yeah i loved the first one. Can't wait to finally have some time to read this one.

[Kristen]

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "it was a fun quick read. Not to heavy considering the situation. I also just finished watching the movie and enjoyed that too. They actually stuck to the story line pretty well. They took some part..."

That's really disappointing about The Girl on the Train. I keep seeing it everywhere, so I was thinking of trying it soon. I trust your judgement so I'll be skipping it now. Thanks for saving me the time :).

I'm in the car for about 20 hours over the next two days, so I'm starting today. I'm so excited. I haven't loved a series this much in a long time. I love how his characters aren't so black and white. There are no real heroes or villains, for the most part, just people making choices and how they're viewed depends on perspective. Beautifully done.

[Brigid ✩]

Yay, Kristen! Totally agree, that's one of the things I love most about that series––there's no black and white morals, and all the characters are realistically flawed.

[Ashley Marie]

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "I finally got the courage to pick up...


all of Ashley's gushing finally made me want to pick it up. I just can't handle the suspense. It's good tho, but I kn..."

woohoo! great ending to the trilogy :)

[Heidi]

*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "Has anybody every read...


is it suppose to be a re-telling of And Then There Were None?"

Never heard of it Bluemoon - let me know if you try it. Loved Blood of My Blood!

[Heidi]

Kristen wrote: "*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "it was a fun quick read. Not to heavy considering the situation. I also just finished watching the movie and enjoyed that too. They actually stuck to the story line pretty..."

Yay! So happy you love the series too. Book 3 is a gut wrencher! One of the best endings ever IMO.

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

HEIDI: No problem!

Since I'm already on a roll of finishing some of my series, I decided to start...


I actually borrowed this on audio, and I'm liking it a lot. I'm also really liking the story so far. Its a lot longer than the other two books tho. It has 12 parts of audio!

[Heidi]

I need to listen to book two in that series Bluemoon. It is in my old TBR pile here so I hope to get to it this year since that is my goal for the year (to read all of my old TBR pile).

[Ashley Marie]

I put City of Stairs aside, something about the audio wasn't working for me but I'll probably pick up a physical copy eventually. Started listening to and I'm really enjoying it.

[Brigid ✩]

I finished my re-read of:



Even after reading it three times I'm still confused about some things at the end (view spoiler)[in particular, the whole thing about Adam "sacrificing himself" but not really sacrificing himself??? :P (hide spoiler)] but it's still one of my favorite books/series in the world. I just love the characters so much!

And now I'm reading:



Honestly I first became interested in it because I LOVE the cover art, but I've also been hearing good things about it so I decided to give it a try. And so far I really like it!

[Kristen]

About half-way through Monsters of Men. Still not a fan of the rapid fire POV changes, but the book is way too good to let it bother me too much. I LOVE the introduced viewpoint of the Spackle. Its so fascinating seeing all these perspectives and understanding no one is entirely right or wrong or honest. In the back of my mind, I also can't help but draw parallels between these settlers and those who settled North America, with the Spackle as stand-ins for the Native Americans (who often had a big focus on being one with the land in some tribes). I'm probably overthinking it, but it's still what pops in my head while I'm reading.

[Kristen]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I finished my re-read of:



Even after reading it three times I'm still confused about some things at the end [spoilers removed] but it's still one of my favorit..."

I really neeed to read her books. I started one ages ago and got distracted (Scorpio Races, I think). I need to get back to it.

[Brigid ✩]

I don't think you're overthinking it, Kristen! There are definitely parallels between the Spackle and real-life native people who have been brutalized by settlers. I'm fairly certain that's intentional. :D And I agree, the Spackle's POV is really interesting––like you said, it's fascinating to get all the different perspectives and see how no one is entirely right/wrong.

Yes you should read Maggie Stiefvater's books! I've enjoyed everything she's written, but The Raven Cycle is by far my favorite. :)

[Brigid ✩]

BTW is this thread acting weird for anyone else? Every time I post a comment it takes like two minutes to load, lol. And it's gotten super long ... Maybe it's time to start a fresh one? ;)

[Heidi]

Kristen wrote: "About half-way through Monsters of Men. Still not a fan of the rapid fire POV changes, but the book is way too good to let it bother me too much. I LOVE the introduced viewpoint of the Spackle. Its..."

Good thoughts. I never put that comparison together but it is very similar. I loved the Spackle POV. Gosh I loved that book.

[Heidi]

Yeah it is taking awhile to post comments lately Brigid. Do you think a new one would help??

[Kristen]

I'm sure I drew that parallel because we see a lot of the Jamestown settlement information in Virginia and through the DC museums. It's fresh on my mind. I also noticed that some of what he uses for the characters is somewhat British (some spellings and words; I don't have any specifics, but I've been noticing it off and on through the series). I could be wrong, but I thought I read he was from rhe States, so it made me think it might be intentional. Like I said, maybe over thinking it, but it's nice to have a book I thoroughly enjoy that does make me think.

[Kristen]

I agree on the thread. I've posted several times recently and had my post not go through or disappear. I'm not sure if it's user error though.

[Elora]

Kristen wrote: "About half-way through Monsters of Men. Still not a fan of the rapid fire POV changes, but the book is way too good to let it bother me too much. I LOVE the introduced viewpoint of the Spackle. Its..."

I thought that too! :)

[Elora]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I don't think you're overthinking it, Kristen! There are definitely parallels between the Spackle and real-life native people who have been brutalized by settlers. I'm fairly certain that's intenti..."

Maggie Stiefvater is awesome. The only thing I didn't like was the Shiver series, and I think that it was because werewolves are so over-done right now (and with no fault of her own).

[Heidi]

Kristen wrote: "I'm sure I drew that parallel because we see a lot of the Jamestown settlement information in Virginia and through the DC museums. It's fresh on my mind. I also noticed that some of what he uses fo..."

Patrick Ness is from the States but he is a miltary kid so he grew up all over the world and lives in London at least part of the time now I think. I have read a lot of British and Aussie books in the past so sometimes their spellings in books go right past me because I am used to seeing them.

[Heidi]

Elora wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I don't think you're overthinking it, Kristen! There are definitely parallels between the Spackle and real-life native people who have been brutalized by settler..."

Shiver should have been a stand alone book - the follow up books were just not very good unfortunately.

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

I just finished...


I really loved it! New favorite trilogy ^_^ All the characters are swoon worthy. Love how it all came together and how it ended.

Listened to this one on audio and wasn't all that impressed with the voice of Gideon, but then when you get to know him, the voice grows on you!

HEIDI: Definitely a must read. ^_^

[Heidi]

Good to know Bluemoon!

[Brigid ✩]

@Kristen - Yeah as Heidi said, Patrick Ness was born in the US but has lived all over the world and currently lives in the UK. So I think that's the reason for the UK spellings, but I'm not sure. I don't know about more recent editions of the book, but I think the original US editions were a bit more "Americanized", because I remember when I got the UK edition of the third book I noticed a lot more UK spellings in it. *shrugs*

Re: Shiver - I liked those books, and I thought it was an interesting spin on werewolves. And I thought they were written nicely. But I remember being a bit disappointed with the third book. Anyway, I think Scorpio Races and TRC are much stronger. It's cool to see how much her style has developed over the years! :)

Also, in case you guys haven't seen yet, Heidi set up a new thread here, since this one has gotten super long and is acting glitchy! :)

[Kristen]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Kristen wrote: "I'm sure I drew that parallel because we see a lot of the Jamestown settlement information in Virginia and through the DC museums. It's fresh on my mind. I also noticed that some of..."

That makes more sense. They left some of the British spelling in. It doesn't make a difference to me. I read publications from all over, but i think that contributed to me making the native american comparison. Moving over to the new thread.

[Heidi]

Yeah I get that Kristen. I am going to close this thread to new comments so people aren't confused with both threads open :)