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Kourtni wrote: "Heidi wrote: "OMG! OMG! I LOVED
! Is my love coming through here? I am not sure all my exclamation points and capitalization's are showing it correctly.
S..."
Did you see that I said Tom was wonderfully flawed?! Seriously poor Tom. You will understand him more later. Trust me.

S..."
Did you see that I said Tom was wonderfully flawed?! Seriously poor Tom. You will understand him more later. Trust me.
Emma wrote: "TECHNICALLY, I'm not 'currently reading' this, but I got it yesterday and finished it this morning, so it's the closest thing I have....

It's good :D"
Ooh, I still need to read that. I keep hearing good things about it!

It's good :D"
Ooh, I still need to read that. I keep hearing good things about it!
Kourtni wrote: "Started
last night. Its a little bit all over the place in the beginning and I was getting lost a lot trying to sort through all the characters. I'm sure it will..."
Her books tend to be confusing like that... but, somewhere in the middle they start to make sense. Haha. :) Also, I love her writing style!

Her books tend to be confusing like that... but, somewhere in the middle they start to make sense. Haha. :) Also, I love her writing style!
Oh yeah, I finally finished The Scorpio Races! It was pretty good, although it took a while for it to get exciting. Overall I liked it, though. And now I've just started Daughter of the Forest which I know Heidi loves, so I'm looking forward to it. ^_^ Aaand I'm also reading Treasure Island on my iPod, but I'm really only reading that when I'm stuck anywhere without a book. lol.

Brigid I love her writing style as well. I believe Jellicoe Road was pretty confusing at first too if I'm remembering correctly. And I LURVED Jellicoe Road!
You'll love Tom soon enough, Kourtni! Wonderfully flawed is a perfect way to describe him. :)
Oh my! Remember when I said earlier that I was ready for the pain in
? Ok....soooo...I was LYING! I haven't put it down for like 2 hours and I have 40 pages left and I. Just. Can't. Do. It. I am already worked up and haven't even reached the end. I love these two protagonists too much! I need to finish it, but I can't!

Sounds like I need to read that one, Heidi!
Ok....so I pulled the band aid off and just finished it. Is it March yet so I can share in my joy and pain with others?? Lloyd where are you? I know you read it. I hope this is one that most of our group reads because I think it is worth it!


Kourtni wrote: "I'm about halfway through
and I'm loving it. I'm starting to understand the characters and I'm absolutely falling in love with them."
Yay!

Yay!

I'm here!!! Feel free to message me to discuss. :D

Currently reading

Charmaine wrote: "Wow, Heidi! I really need to read The Fault in Our Stars, then! I was thinking it would be good but not that good! Hopefully I won't be able to put it down, too. :-)
Currently reading
. Both made me sad for days.
Currently reading


I need to read both of those but they are so expensive. I know, I know...you'll say they are worth it but $9.99 is my limit for Kindle books. I wouldn't even buy the last Vampire Academy book because it was over that amount.
Shannen (Is it March 23rd yet?) wrote: "I need to read both of those but they are so expensive. I know, I know...you'll say they are worth it but $9.99 is my limit for Kindle books. I wouldn't even buy the last Vampire Academy book bec..."
I got both from the library - I know you have a card now!
I got both from the library - I know you have a card now!
Yep but my library didn't have either of them the last time I looked. :(
Still reading
. The writing is good but it is VERY fantasy. I'm going to keep reading just to see where it goes. Hopefully it will get more back to the urban part of urban fantasy.
Still reading

Shannen (Is it March 23rd yet?) wrote: "Yep but my library didn't have either of them the last time I looked. :(
Still reading
. The writing is good but it is VERY fantasy. I'm going to keep reading..."
Boo! Your library really needs to get Interlibrary loan. Seriously.
Still reading

Boo! Your library really needs to get Interlibrary loan. Seriously.
They have it with the other library in our county which is smaller. My library really sucks when it comes to YA. They are getting better but I really want to have a sit down with the person who orders the YA books.
Shannen (Is it March 23rd yet?) wrote: "They have it with the other library in our county which is smaller. My library really sucks when it comes to YA. They are getting better but I really want to have a sit down with the person who o..."
Well a signed copy Fault in Our Stars just might fall into my cart when I go to Sams Club next time so I can mail it to either of you ladies if I buy. Who am I kiding? I'm buying it.
Well a signed copy Fault in Our Stars just might fall into my cart when I go to Sams Club next time so I can mail it to either of you ladies if I buy. Who am I kiding? I'm buying it.
I still have to get to the post office to mail back Raw Blue and Froi. I'm so bad! Sorry, Heidi.
I will PM you about it when I get it Kourtni! Shannen I am seriously NOT worried about it. I just wish you would read Froi now, but I know you will soon.
Lloyd wrote: "Heidi wrote: "Ok....so I pulled the band aid off and just finished it. Is it March yet so I can share in my joy and pain with others?? Lloyd where are you? I know you read it. I hope this is ..."
Thanks Lloyd! I am better today. That was some two day book hangover though.
Thanks Lloyd! I am better today. That was some two day book hangover though.
Thanks, Heidi! I know you're not worried about it but I am. ;) I will have to go to one of the little postal depots this weekend. I'll never get to the post office on a work day.
Finished
and liked it so much that I requested the next book from my library. It is much more fantasy than urban fantasy which isn't really my thing but I ended up really liking it.
Just started
.

Just started


This week I finished reading


Now I'm reading




Ooo yay!! Hope you like it!! You'll have to let me know how it is on audio. I always wondering if I'm missing out not listening to certain books.


I'll have to put it on my tbr if you liked it so much! I really like fantasy so maybe I will like it that much more?

I finished

I started The Name of the Wind by recommendation and I was a little nervous I wouldn't like it based on some of the other books this person likes. BUT I am really loving it! The world building is amazing and the main character is so intriguing. Alright I think I'm done yapping for a while. :)
Kourtni wrote: "I'll have to put it on my tbr if you liked it so much! I really like fantasy so maybe I will like it that much more? "
I thought it almost had an Alice in Wonderland feel to it which I wasn't sure of in the beginning but throw a little romance in there and it makes it all better. Haha!
I thought it almost had an Alice in Wonderland feel to it which I wasn't sure of in the beginning but throw a little romance in there and it makes it all better. Haha!
Kourtni wrote: "Okay one more post! It's been a long weeked of reading!
I finished
over the weekend and I reeeeally liked it. I won't go as far as love but I feel justified i..."
Yay! I love Tom. I think if you would have listened to the audiobook you would have turned from reeeeally liked to loved. I am fairly certain that is what put me over the edge. I can listen to those Aussie narrators all day long (remember my girl crush on the Jellicoe Road narrator? *sigh* memories *sigh*.
I finished

Yay! I love Tom. I think if you would have listened to the audiobook you would have turned from reeeeally liked to loved. I am fairly certain that is what put me over the edge. I can listen to those Aussie narrators all day long (remember my girl crush on the Jellicoe Road narrator? *sigh* memories *sigh*.
Mandy wrote: "I just finished the book Hold Me Closer, Necromancer and I am totally in love and anticipating the next book!!! When I originally saw the cover and read the description I was honestly very skeptica..."
I have debated about Necromancer a few times. Good to hear you liked it.
Kourtni I will let you know about Night Circus when I am done. It is strange so far.
I have debated about Necromancer a few times. Good to hear you liked it.
Kourtni I will let you know about Night Circus when I am done. It is strange so far.
Bluemoon wrote: "I just finished reading the 3rd Bloody Jack and really liked it a lot. It was better than the second one!"
Yay! Sometimes Jacky is hit or miss but I always love her.
Yay! Sometimes Jacky is hit or miss but I always love her.

And The Night Circus only gets stranger, but that is part of why I liked it. :)

The audiobook is my preferred method. you must check them out. The reader is awesome and once you get used to the accents it’s more enjoyable than reading it. I shared the audio with my kids and for them it’s much easier to understand and to get the humor of the books. Humor, sadly too often, is wasted on my kids while they read.

I really enjoyed that book too. Maybe because Kvothe was more of a scholar and I enjoyed his intelligence...except for his choice of women. But...intellect has little to do with matters of the heart. Like I mentioned on your original post, I'll eventually continue on into "day two". I'm intrigued about what the overall story will actually BE about. It's amazing how there were about 700 pages FILLED with so much...yet barely scratching the story! :P

I have been thinking the same thing, Kourtni! Come on, people!
I finished reading
but don't know that I will read the rest of the series. It was OK but I am a more than a little interested in what happens to the MC.
Just started
. There was no lead-up in this book. It starts right off which is kind of weird.
I finished reading

Just started

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Seriously. I love..."
Hahaha! The love is coming through loud and clear Heidi! I didn't make it very far into The Piper's Son before I fell asleep last night, but so far Tom is just pissing me off. I shall read more tonight with hopes that I enjoy it more than I did last night.