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Heidi wrote: "I did like the whole idea of Divergent. I think perhaps that is what the let down was for me because I wanted to know more about the world but perhaps more info will be given in the sequel."I read the sneak peak to the next book Insurgent. I think they're going to talk about the fences and why they were put up.
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"Ahh I love Unwind! :)
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"Ooh, that book is ... interesting. O_O I liked it, though.
Bluemoon wrote: "I think one of the best I've read besides the ones already mentioned is Unwind by Neal Shusterman."Agreed! I really liked Unwind. I think I may have under rated it though...I'll have to go check that out and maybe do a re-read.
Finished
last night. It was okay. I don't think it was as good as the first two. Started
.
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Nicole wrote: "I'm currently reading "Ooh, that book is ... interesting. O_O I liked it, though."
Yeah, I got tired with the complicated fantasy world of
for a while, and decided to read some realistic fiction. This seemed interesting and strange, so I decided to read it. I'm almost finished, and I know that it's wrong, but it still breaks my heart. 3
Loooooooooooooove the Fever series!!!!!
Is it good? Like any annoying characters who you should warn me about?
Wellll some people thought the protag was annoying until she goes all kick ass, but she never bothered me one bit. I thought she was funny. And I loved all the other characters. I think I need to do some re-reads of my favorites!!
Have you read
?? Incredible book... I looooved it!!!
Be warned! It is not at all YA though!
I have not. I'll take a look though!
Hahaha!! I read 50 shades of Gray Trilogy and loved it so...:D
I finished
last night too. I'm going to miss Sophie and her snarkiness but I hope the author just leaves the series alone and doesn't continue it.
Perfection - You must read the Fever series! It's most excellent!
last night too. I'm going to miss Sophie and her snarkiness but I hope the author just leaves the series alone and doesn't continue it.Perfection - You must read the Fever series! It's most excellent!
These groups have made me realize I have read so little lol I wish I would have read more as a teen. A Discovery of Witches I will finish this damn book! It has to be a million pages, Im only 3/4 of the way through.. I'm not super into it so I tend to read a lot slower. This book is getting a big fat review from me when I'm done..
Room is next on my list. Something had better happen in this book lol
Shannen (Is it March 23rd yet?) wrote: "I finished last night too. I'm going to miss Sophie and her snarkiness but I hope the author just leaves the series alone and doesn't continue it.I can’t wait to get to this book! I’m glad you liked it, which encourages me to get on with it already. It's on my book shelf taunting me. Daring me even, but I have a huge TBR list and every time I think I have it under control the Library will send notifications that my holds are in and wow I had no idea I had so many on hold. I just can’t make myself skip them and get in line again. Reading is one of the few things I do that when I say “I have to go read” it feels almost like an oxymoron. Yet I do, I do need to go read.
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Just finished reading Angelfall last night and I absolutely loved it!!!! Would definitely recommend this book to those that haven't read it..Does anyone recommend any other books?
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Yay! Have you read
or
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Heidi wrote: "Teralee wrote: "Just finished reading Angelfall last night and I absolutely loved it!!!! Would definitely recommend this book to those that haven't read it..Does anyone recommend an..."I read the Hex Hall series about a month ago and LOVED it...but I haven't heard of the other one..I'll have to look into it..thanks! :D
Teralee - I just looked at some of the books that you have read and here are some YA PNR series that I would recommend:
Bluemoon and Shannen: I will definitely read Angelfall :-) I hope I can get to it soon!Still reading "Envy" from the Luxe series - haven't read much because I'm mainly reading
I am reading
. As well as listening to
, which I have read before but since I had the audio on my iphone while stuck at the Dr... well I just really loved this book and If I Stay. For some reason Adam just really "sings" to me :-) and the audio makes the story even better.
Bridget- How are the Casper Chronicles? Heard a lot about them.Bluemoon - Well as long as he gets better I'll try to deal with it.
Next up is probably
Hi Perfection, Ok up front I like paranormal fantasy stuff. I like escape. That said, I really liked the first book, I listened to the second book and really enjoyed hearing the southern dialect and now that’s how I hear the characters while I read. I read the novella Dream Dark and recommend that everyone reading the series check it out. Now on book 3 and I can honestly say I am not getting bored with them. I feel like the story is progressing very well and the focus has changed a bit but I like when all the characters get their moment to shine. I think I like this one the best so far although the novella was pretty great too. The size of the books was intimidating to me at first (only because I have lofty reading goals this year and less free time) but they don’t read slow so that’s a plus too. I'm not sure what you prefer to read but if you like the first book you will like the series because it just gets better.
Bridget wrote: "Hi Perfection, Ok up front I like paranormal fantasy stuff. I like escape. That said, I really liked the first book, I listened to the second book and really enjoyed hearing the southern dialect an..."I liked Beautiful Creatures, but I did not like Beautiful Darkness very much, so I stopped reading the series :(
A little more than half way through A Discovery of Witches I gave up, for the time being anyway.I am now taking a stab at We Need to Talk About Kevin I find that reading this book is making me grouchy. How depressing. Kind of like the way my vocabulary changed when I started watching Game of Thrones, lol. But I am going to finish it.
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Nicole I think Beautiful Darkness was just that, Dark. Not only did the characters “go dark” which is a term used by Ethan even now, but the story went dark as well as the setting, if that makes sense. If you ever try it again and get through it (maybe audio?) then Dream Dark and Beautiful Chaos are better, at least I think so. I guess it all depends on what kind of books you like.
Shannen (Is it March 23rd yet?) wrote: "Teralee - I just looked at some of the books that you have read and here are some YA PNR series that I would recommend:
[bookcove..."awesome! thank you sooo much! :D
Bluemoon wrote: "NICOLE: Book looks interesting, but I don't think its for me. I admit the idea sounds weird, but I have a feeling it won't leave on a happy note.PERFECTION: Hated Mac on the first book, but gets..."
Thanks! Ill have to look into "Unwind"..and I can't wait until the sequel to "Angelfall" comes out..I loved how creepy she made it lol
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-- Brittany I mailed it to you yesterday (04/13) :)
Bridget wrote: "Nicole I think Beautiful Darkness was just that, Dark. Not only did the characters “go dark” which is a term used by Ethan even now, but the story went dark as well as the setting, if that makes se..."Oh, maybe it was too dark for me. When I saw the synopsis of Beautiful Chaos, though, I thought that the story looks like it's going in circles, so I didn't read it anymore. And I hated that (view spoiler)
Anybody who's read
?It sounds soooo interesting but I can't find it anywhere...:(
Oh and I'll try to get my hands on
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Twilight and read almost all of
The Disenchantments yesterday - only about 50 pages to go!
Heidi wrote: "I am listening to 
Twilight and read almost all of The Disenchantments yesterday - only about 50 pages to go!"Heidi have you checked out
? The Disenchantments sounds a bit more "coming of age" by the description but they both have music in common.
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Bluemoon wrote: "PERFECTION: I have the book. Read the first few pages and couldn't go on. I would read it eventually, but it doesn;t seem that great"Really? What didn't you like about it?
Heidi wrote: "Not yet Brigid but along with the Disenchantments, Five Flavors was a book that was recommended to me based on something I read recently -- have you read it??"Heidi wrote: "Hey Brigid I just noticed on your comment it says I am listening to Twilight by S Meyers! That is not what my comment says (nor is the correct book I am reading). How weird is that???"
I did read Five Flavors of Dumb. I liked it very much and I liked the music it referred to (Nirvana and Hendrix) and how it is explored by the teens in this book. As for the audiobook issue, that is weird. I have been having all sorts of trouble with the site for days now. It’s frustrating, I tried to report it and even the “contact us” was defunct. I hope they figure this out soon.
BLUEMOON: Oooh Mediator series is by far the best series by Meg Cabot. I detested Princess Diaries and Airhead[couldn't even finish the latter]. But the Boy series and Mediator are really good.And about Numbers.. Ah i see. Hopefully I'll find it soon. (Y)
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Heidi wrote: "I stopped after ."I didn't even make it through Beautiful Creatures. Did not like it at all. Which is weird for me.
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Here are some good dystopian/post-apocalyptic books that I have read recently and enjoyed: "Article 5" by Kristen Simmons, "The Other Life" by Susanne Winnacker, "Delirium" and "Pandemonium" by Lauren Oliver, and "The Hollows" series by Amanda Hocking. Hope some of these will turn out to join your favorites..Although I don't anything will ever be as good as "The Hunger Games" haha..haven't heard of Chaos Walking