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message 1651: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
AAHHH. Um. I'm still processing it. It was kind of hard to digest. That is, I loved it. And her writing is amazing. I just feel a bit angry at it because I'm sort of in a writing slump right now, and she has, like, the ideal writing style. It was so good it kind of killed my soul. lol. Anyway, it was a really well-crafted and moving book. But like ... so good ... that I almost hate it, because I wish I could write like that. If that makes sense. :D


message 1652: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
♥ Brigid ♥ {Lion Hearted Girl} wrote: "AAHHH. Um. I'm still processing it. It was kind of hard to digest. That is, I loved it. And her writing is amazing. I just feel a bit angry at it because I'm sort of in a writing slump right now, a..."

My thoughts exactly. I am in awe of her.


message 1653: by Rolenda (new)

Rolenda (len12) | 89 comments I'm finally done with The time traveler's wife, and I'll give it four stars=)... I started with Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano and I can't put it down =O)


message 1654: by Kourtni (new)

Kourtni (kourkyloo) | 732 comments Ahh. Jellicoe Road. Such a wonderful book. :)


message 1655: by Tori (new)

Tori (rockerchick1234) | 60 comments just started The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan anyone know if it's any good ?


message 1656: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Tori that one is a love it or hate it book. I skipped it.


message 1657: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) I'm now reading Among the Enemy (Shadow Children, #6) by Margaret Peterson Haddix .


message 1658: by Christine (new)

Christine (cjl01) | 6 comments I'm starting The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff. Does anyone know if it's good?


message 1659: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I seriously think I need to buy a print copy of Anna & The French Kiss because I loved it so much.


message 1660: by Vered (new)

Vered (vered_ehsani) I'm reading Waterfall Waterfall (River of Time, #1) by Lisa Tawn Bergren . So far, 4.5 stars!


message 1661: by Tori (new)

Tori (rockerchick1234) | 60 comments Meagan wrote: "Tori(ThatsCaptainNinjaPrincess2you) wrote: "just started The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan anyone know if it's any good ?"

I really liked it, but it's right up my alley with zomb..."


I'm about half way through with it and i got to say I'm really liking it. But I'm also in to zombies and gore like stuff.


message 1662: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Meagan wrote: "I started Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot because I had to wait at the Animal Urgent Care for my cat's blood transfusion, and that was the only book I had in my emergency bag. Unfortunatel..."

That is horrible! Sorry for the sad news.


message 1663: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
That makes it even sadder Meagan :( Sorry.


message 1664: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Finished yesterday...

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

And now I'm reading...

Blood Red Road (Dustlands, #1) by Moira Young


message 1665: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Yay both monthly reads back to back!


message 1666: by Charmaine (new)

Charmaine (empress_charla) | 143 comments Currently reading Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2) by Ally Carter


message 1667: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Heidi (bring it Stacia) wrote: "Yay both monthly reads back to back!"

I know, right? I'm just so awesome like that! ^_^


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message 1669: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 37 comments I felt the same way about Shiver and Linger. I loved Forever even more.
Meagan wrote: "^ Thanks.

@ topic Just started reading Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater, and I like it a little bit more than Shiver."



message 1670: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 37 comments I just finished listening to Unearthly by Cynthia Hand and LOVED it.


message 1671: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Cindy that is the second time today someone has mentioned Unearthly and how good it was.


message 1672: by Kristina (new)

Kristina (kristinalawhead) Bluemoon wrote: "I'm so behind on this thread. I'm so sorry guys I'm just totally feeling under the weather. Some weird bug is going on around my work and my kids are all acting crazy!

KOURTNI: been wanting to rea..."


Ugh I majorly failed and didn't read Wither OR Beauty Queens yet!! I had a really busy last few weeks and am slowly plugging through Starcrossed (Starcrossed, #1) by Josephine Angelini BUT I will be reading Beauty Queens next for a world wide book club I'm in on the Forever YA blog I read, if anyone is interested it should be a lot of fun, here's the link

http://www.foreveryoungadult.com/2011...


message 1673: by Sophie (new)

Sophie (sophieisyareader) finished the chaos walking series. im now starting divergent!!!! hope its good.


message 1674: by Aparna (new)

Aparna Mukhedkar (Rajapi) | 1 comments Just finished reading Six Weeks To Yehidah by Melissa Studdard. It's a children's fantasy book. Read it in one sitting. Could not put it down! Great read! It was released like a week ago on Amazon.


message 1675: by Kathryn (last edited Aug 16, 2011 03:09PM) (new)

Kathryn Long Interested in a YA giveaway? CINDERELLA GEEK is now being offered. To learn more:

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... Cinderella Geek


message 1676: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Kathryn wrote: "Interested in a YA giveaway? CINDERELLA GEEK is now being offered. To learn more:

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... Cinderella Geek"


Thanks! I entered :)


message 1677: by Seth (new)

Seth (ninjaaaaaofwritingbooks) | 240 comments I'm reading Bitten . . . still.


message 1678: by Arphaxad (new)

Arphaxad | 19 comments Seth wrote: "I'm reading Bitten . . . still."

Are you liking it? I really had to drag myself through that one.


message 1679: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
I finished Blood Red Road yesterday. *Loves* It was so good! :)

And now I am reading...

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

It's interesting so far. I like it. But I'm not quite sure what to make of it yet. We'll see.


message 1680: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I am glad you liked Blood Red Road Brigid I have had to defend it a little today so it is nice someone else liked it.


message 1681: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Defend it? Where? *takes out sword* It was one of those books I couldn't imagine not liking ... But, ah well. Everyone's entitled to their opinions.


message 1682: by Heidi (last edited Aug 18, 2011 06:05AM) (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Oh some of my GR friends had a readalong and were commenting while they read it. I kind of think the readalong may have influenced them more to the negative side, but who knows! You are right, everyone is entitled to their opinion. It was a book you just had to "go with", so I am sure not everyone was able to do that.


message 1683: by Rolenda (new)

Rolenda (len12) | 89 comments I am still on Blood red road but I found Halo.. will I read Halo first, or Blood red road, or alternate?? haha undecided


message 1684: by Charmaine (new)

Charmaine (empress_charla) | 143 comments Rolenda wrote: "I am still on Blood red road but I found Halo.. will I read Halo first, or Blood red road, or alternate?? haha undecided"

I like alternating with books :-) but if that's too distracting for you, then read the book that you are most interested in. :-D


message 1685: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) I just finished ICO Castle of the Mist by Miyuki Miyabe .

But uhm, I don't think I'll be able to read anything else for awhile. I'm still kind of trying to learn how to breathe again.


message 1686: by Kristina (new)

Kristina (kristinalawhead) okay i put Starcrossed (Starcrossed, #1) by Josephine Angelini to the side because i couldn't get into it right now and picked up Beauty Queens by Libba Bray for my book club on tuesday, i really like it so far! it's definitely funny. i've never read any libba bray before so i wasn't sure what to expect but i like her!


message 1687: by Vered (new)

Vered (vered_ehsani) ♥ Brigid ♥ {Lion Hearted Girl} wrote: "Defend it? Where? *takes out sword* It was one of those books I couldn't imagine not liking ... But, ah well. Everyone's entitled to their opinions."

LOL - Brigid, if you're into whipping out your sword to defend the book's honour, you might want to read Waterfall (see review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...). Lots of taking out swords and battling for someone's honour!


message 1688: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I am listening to The Emerald Atlas (The Books of Beginning #1) by John Stephens and reading Withering Tights (Misadventures of Tallulah Casey, #1) by Louise Rennison .


message 1689: by Kathryn (last edited Aug 20, 2011 08:16AM) (new)

Kathryn Long Enjoy a magical mystery ... Not So Snow White. If you're interested, visit the Goodreads Giveaway page where you can win one of the 3 free copies. Happy reading!

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...


message 1690: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Rolenda wrote: "I am still on Blood red road but I found Halo.. will I read Halo first, or Blood red road, or alternate?? haha undecided"

Um, stick to Blood Red Road. I loved it.
Halo ... not so much. O_O


message 1691: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
I finished Life of Pi yesterday. Oh my gosh, what a great book. My mind was just ... totally blown. (It's not exactly YA, but the main character is 16 so it could qualify as YA I suppose.)

Now I'm reading:

Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman

As far as Neal Shusterman books go it's not my favorite. His more recent books are much better, in my opinion. But this one is still pretty good ... and a quick read, too.


message 1692: by Seth (new)

Seth (ninjaaaaaofwritingbooks) | 240 comments I likeeeee Full Tilt!

Also, I'm reading Blood Red Road (Dustlands, #1) by Moira Young :D

AND I FINISHED Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) by Kelley Armstrong !!!!


message 1693: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
I like Full Tilt, too. Not as much as Unwind, Bruiser, and the Skinjacker trilogy ... but it's still good. I'm really close to finishing it. I should go do that.

YAAAYYY YOU FINISHED BITTEN AFTER LIKE A YEAR!

And I'm glad you're finally reading Blood Red Road! :D


message 1694: by Charmaine (last edited Aug 21, 2011 12:40PM) (new)

Charmaine (empress_charla) | 143 comments Just finished Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma and today I'm going to start on The Other Countess (The Lacey Chronicles #1) by Eve Edwards


message 1695: by Christine (new)

Christine (cjl01) | 6 comments The lost hero was amazing!!!!!


message 1696: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 37 comments I loved the lost hero but abandoned the Red Pyramid...couldn't get into it.


message 1697: by Sophie (new)

Sophie (sophieisyareader) re-reading twilight.


message 1698: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Cindy wrote: "I loved the lost hero but abandoned the Red Pyramid...couldn't get into it."

I had trouble with The Red Pyramid at first but ultimately loved it. And the second book was a lot better than the first, in my opinion. :)


message 1699: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
I'm still working on Full Tilt, but now I'm also reading:

Alone Together Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle

It's my assigned summer reading. x_x
So far it's creeping me out a bit. I'm only on, like, page 10. But so far it's all been about how some scientists think it's going to be okay to marry robots in the future ... O_o Uhhhhh.
This is non-fiction, by the way. And not YA either.


message 1700: by Sophie (new)

Sophie (sophieisyareader) Now reading two*way street


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