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message 3051: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
I finished:

Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor

And now I'm reading:

Hallowed (Unearthly, #2) by Cynthia Hand


message 3052: by Seth (last edited Aug 07, 2012 03:02PM) (new)

Seth (ninjaaaaaofwritingbooks) | 240 comments Okay! So now I'm currently reading Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) by Richelle Mead
:D Just got it on my nook.


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Seth (ninjaaaaaofwritingbooks) | 240 comments Thanks Bluemoon! And I've heard lots of negative feedback about Cinder ... I don't think I'm interested.


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Mackenzie  | 55 comments Reading: The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles, #3) by Rick Riordan

Oh, how I love Rick Riordan's books! I think I'll have to re-read the Percy Jackson series sometime soon :D


message 3055: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Seth wrote: "Thanks Bluemoon! And I've heard lots of negative feedback about Cinder ... I don't think I'm interested."

What??? Cinder rocks!!


message 3056: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Ready Player One rocks too!


message 3057: by Seth (new)

Seth (ninjaaaaaofwritingbooks) | 240 comments Haha Heidi sorry to offend! Lots of my friends have hated it. However, you're kinda a stickler on books, so maybe I will give it a try xD We actually have similar interest in books, I think, though I happen to like lots of books that you don't. But I usually like all the books that you like!


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Kourtni (kourkyloo) | 732 comments I liked Cinder too! I wonder what people didn't like about it...


message 3059: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Kourtni wrote: "I liked Cinder too! I wonder what people didn't like about it..."

I do too. I hadn't heard that people didn't like it until now??


message 3060: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Seth wrote: "Haha Heidi sorry to offend! Lots of my friends have hated it. However, you're kinda a stickler on books, so maybe I will give it a try xD We actually have similar interest in books, I think, though..."

Gotcha. I seriously loved it. Who knows!


message 3061: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Ok I just went to check out all my GR friends reviews of Cinder and no one disliked it - in fact almost everyone gave it 4 or 5 stars! It was not just me -- see!!


message 3062: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Seth wrote: "Thanks Bluemoon! And I've heard lots of negative feedback about Cinder ... I don't think I'm interested."

Noooo Seth, read it! I think you would like it. I liked it a lot ... and we tend to like the same things. XD


message 3063: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Yesterday I finished:

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen

And I'm still working on:


The Hollow (The Hollow, #1) by Jessica Verday Nevermore (Maximum Ride, #8) by James Patterson


message 3064: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I just started A Midsummer Tights Dream (Misadventures of Tallulah Casey, #2) by Louise Rennison and will read Scarlet after that :)


message 3065: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I am seriously unpleased that the Fabulous Melina Marchetta did not make this list http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/1577953... but happy that Harry Potter is in it's rightful place.


message 3066: by Kourtni (new)

Kourtni (kourkyloo) | 732 comments Peer pressure! Read it, read it, read it!! :)


message 3067: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "I am seriously unpleased that the Fabulous Melina Marchetta did not make this list http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/1577953... but happy that Harry Potter is in..."

Ugh, that list really pissed me off. I don't really have a problem with having a voting type thing like that, but it irks me that they titled it the "best ever teen novels." They're not the best, necessarily ... Rather, they're the ones that people voted for the most. I mean, To Kill a Mockingbird is below The Hunger Games, House of Night is above Chaos Walking... And A Tree Grows in Brooklyn which is (in my opinion) one of the best books ever written, didn't even make the top 100. NO JUST NO.


message 3068: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "I am seriously unpleased that the Fabulous Melina Marchetta did not make this list http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/1577953... but..."

Yes I was saddened about the placement of Chaos Walking! I just kind of looked it as a list and not the order (except Harry Potter) - that helped. Still mad about Melina though.


message 3069: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Yeah, haha. But still, there are a lot of fantastic things that didn't make the list. (And a lot of things that shouldn't have been on the list...)


message 3070: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Yeah, haha. But still, there are a lot of fantastic things that didn't make the list. (And a lot of things that shouldn't have been on the list...)"

That is the problem with lists.


message 3071: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Yup. XD Anyway, back to the actual topic...

Last night I finished:

The Hollow (The Hollow, #1) by Jessica Verday

And now I am reading (on my Kindle):

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle


message 3072: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Yup. XD Anyway, back to the actual topic...

Last night I finished:

The Hollow (The Hollow, #1) by Jessica Verday

And now I am reading (on my Kindle):

A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle"


I love mysteries but have never read Holmes (lots of Agatha Christie when I was younger). How is it?


message 3073: by Seth (last edited Aug 11, 2012 10:25PM) (new)

Seth (ninjaaaaaofwritingbooks) | 240 comments Okay so I finished Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) by Richelle Mead , then started Pandemonium (Delirium, #2) by Lauren Oliver and finished that as well! (view spoiler)

Now I'm reading Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth ... Maybe. I started it, but ... eh. I dunno.


message 3074: by Seth (new)

Seth (ninjaaaaaofwritingbooks) | 240 comments Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "I am seriously unpleased that the Fabulous Melina Marchetta did not make this list http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/1577953... but happy that Harry Potter is in..."

Ew. I hate most of this list.


Jessica (BlogEared Books) (blogearedbooks) | 10 comments halfway done with Requiem Requiem (Delirium, #3) by Lauren Oliver and loving it so much!!!


message 3076: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Seth wrote: "Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "I am seriously unpleased that the Fabulous Melina Marchetta did not make this list http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/1577953... but..."

You do? I was happy both of Markus Zusak books were on there because a lot of people missed I Am The Messenger. *sigh* Love the Doorman *sigh*


message 3077: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I am halfway through Vered's book Dragon's Mind (Dragon & Myth #1) by Vered Ehsani and very much enjoying it (it is on my ipod so I only read a little bit of each each night before I pass out). I think she wanted other reviewers for it if others are interested -- Vered where are you?? Am I correct?


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Charmaine (empress_charla) | 143 comments Jessica (BlogEared Books) wrote: "halfway done with RequiemRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. and loving it so much!!!"

Cool that you're reading an advanced copy :-) I'm currently reading the first one, Delirium!

Also trying to finish up Nancy Drew, the Clue in the Old Album. Need to finish "The Pledge," too. Also reading
Wicked (Pretty Little Liars, #5) by Sara Shepard


message 3079: by Raquel (new)

Raquel | 5 comments I'm reading Scorched Skies (Fire Spirits #2) by Samantha Young. The first book was pretty good.


message 3080: by Karen’s Library (new)

Karen’s Library | 574 comments Just finished Feed (Newsflesh, #1) by Mira Grant . Great book. Now starting The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1) by David Estes


Jessica (BlogEared Books) (blogearedbooks) | 10 comments Finished Requiem (Delirium, #3) by Lauren Oliver last night and now reading Ten  by Gretchen McNeil


message 3082: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Yup. XD Anyway, back to the actual topic...

Last night I finished:

The Hollow (The Hollow, #1) by Jessica Verday

And now I am reading (on my Kindle):

A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle..."


Ahh you haven't read any Sherlock Holmes? Well, I really enjoyed the first one and now I've started on the second, The Sign of Four. I admit, it was the BBC series that really compelled me to read them ... But now that I'm reading the books, I can see how much effort went into re-interpreting them for the modern-day TV show. It's super cool! :)


message 3083: by Vered (new)

Vered (vered_ehsani) Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "I am halfway through Vered's book Dragon's Mind (Dragon & Myth #1) by Vered Ehsani and very much enjoying it (it is on my ipod so I only read a little bit of each each night before I pass out). I think she wanted other..."

Hi Heidi - Glad you are enjoying!. Yup, I'm happy to have more reviewers, as it's a new release. I can send epub or Mobi and I have a limited budget for paper copies available. Just message me.


message 3084: by Erin (new)

Erin | 8 comments I'm reading Watched by Condy M Hogan and I am enjoying it so far. It is a little different than what I usually read, but so far I'm pretty into it!


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Amber (amberlynnee) | 26 comments These arent really YA books but i just finished the series A Song of Ice and Fire I loved it so much and cannot wait for the next book to come out!
Until then I have started a massive series called The Wheel of Time: Boxed Set


message 3086: by Vered (new)

Vered (vered_ehsani) This is not a YA book, but I LOVED it: Scars Of The Prophet


message 3087: by Becky (new)

Becky (bek11) | 451 comments I am getting through The Dragon's Eye (Erec Rex, #1) by Kaza Kingsley and The Book of Names A Novel by D. Barkley Briggs . Neither is really grabbing me, though.


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Finished The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) by Julie Kagawa and loved it. Who would have thought to mesh vampire and zombie worlds?! Excellent read.

Not sure if I'm going to read Onyx (Lux, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout or Easy by Tammara Webber next. The hubster is reading The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1) by David Estes so I have to wait for that one.


message 3089: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Becky wrote: "I am getting through The Dragon's Eye (Erec Rex, #1) by Kaza Kingsley and The Book of Proper Names A Novel by Amélie Nothomb. Neither is really grabbing me, though."

Yay for all the early Moon Dwellers readers!


message 3090: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Becky wrote: "I am getting through The Dragon's Eye (Erec Rex, #1) by Kaza Kingsley and The Book of Proper Names A Novel by Amélie Nothomb. Neither is really grabbing me, though."

I gave up on Eric Rex


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Kourtni (kourkyloo) | 732 comments Finished Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) by Jeaniene Frost . Started One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, #2) by Jeaniene Frost :)


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Kourtni - What do you think of that series? I started reading Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews a while ago and never finished it. They both seem kind of similar so I have put off reading this series.


message 3093: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Shannen the Kate Daniels books get better - I was not into the first one. Kourtni I have been looking at the Night Huntress series on audiobook so let us know what you think!


message 3094: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
@Shannen - Ooh I really liked The Immortal Rules! It was cool how Julie Kagawa could use both vampires and dystopia––two elements that are so overused in YA lit––in one book, and yet still make something fresh and enjoyable. :D


message 3095: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Anyway, yesterday I finished:

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Which was UH-MAY-ZING! But of course, I expect no less from the wonderful Markus Zusak.

I also started:

The Haunted (The Hollow, #2) by Jessica Verday

And on my Kindle, I am working my way through:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated) by Arthur Conan Doyle

So far I've finished A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, and A Case of Identity. Good stories so far! :)


message 3096: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Anyway, yesterday I finished:

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Which was UH-MAY-ZING! But of course, I expect no less from the wonderful Markus Zusak.

I also started:

Haunted (The Mediator, #5) by Meg Cabot

An..."


YAY! Loved I Am the Messenger! What an ending though.


message 3097: by David (new)

David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 836 comments Halfway through The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry :)


message 3098: by Raquel (new)

Raquel | 5 comments I'm currently reading Prince of Wolves (The Grey Wolves, #1) by Quinn Loftis .
I finished Borrowed Ember (Fire Spirits #3) by Samantha Young and it was amazing!


message 3099: by Karen’s Library (new)

Karen’s Library | 574 comments David wrote: "Halfway through The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry :)"

Really enjoyed this series! #4 is coming out soon!


message 3100: by David (new)

David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 836 comments Wow cool! I'll have to check them all out!


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