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[Ivory]

Well I am away working in another city, and thought I better grab a book to relax with in the evenings.....my pick ...... The Madman's Daughter. Read some reviews from past readers , seems to be a love/hate relationship with this book. Guess we will see how things turn out!

[Heidi]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I'm probably about 75% done with The 5th Wave. I think you guys will like it ... it's very intense. :) I still don't think I like it quite as much as the Monstrumologist books but it's still really..."

Ohhhh yay to 5th Wave and yay to the monthly read - you can tell me your thoughts before I read it!

[Brigid ✩]

I will!

[Pragya]

Heidi (awesome group member) wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Heidi (awesome group member) wrote: "I want Someday Someday Maybe now!!"

It's good so far. Go grab it, Heidi. I agree Gone Girl is insane..slow but good. I am on part 2..."

Yeah t..."

OOh,audiobook! This is my first read by the author, liking it so far. :)

[Lloyd]

Started last night. So far I'm really liking it. Just the kind of book I need right now. Pure escapism.

[Heidi]

Lloyd wrote: "Started last night. So far I'm really liking it. Just the kind of book I need right now. Pure escapism."

Yay!

[Heidi]

Double yay! I see 5th Wave is on audiobook - need to get it now!

[David]

Ok I added it to my TBR!

[Heidi]

Just started the audiobook of The Isle of Blood - Brigid has made me very nervous about this one! Also picked up the audio of Someday, Someday, Maybe from the library this morning and hope to get that started after Isle of Blood.

[Karen’s Library]

Really enjoying on audio. Or maybe it's just Will Wheaton I'm enjoying. ;-)

I'm a bit late for the group read but better late than never.

Also reading for our May group read.

And enjoying even though it's really freaky!

[David]

Lol I'm enjoying Hunger too,it just feels like such an easy read after some of my other recent ones :)

[Heidi]

Karen let me know your thoughts on This is Not a Test please! I have heard mixed things so far.

Hope you and David enjoy Hunger. I liked it but like I said could not commit to 4 more books of it.

[Brigid ✩]

I'm like a third of the way through This is Not a Test. So far I think it's just okay. The characters have been in the same place just kind of moping around for most of the book, and for a while I could barely keep track of who was who because they all talk/act the same way. It's getting a bit better and more exciting, and I do like the writing style ... but it was off to a fairly rough start for me. Hopefully it gets better as it goes along!

[Heidi]

Thanks for the update Brigid

[Brigid ✩]

No problem, Heidi!

Oh yeah I forgot to mention ... I finished reading The 5th Wave this morning. Hmm. I liked it, but I didn't love it as much as I wanted to, over all. I just didn't think it was nearly as innovative as the Monstrumologist books; it felt like it was trying a bit too hard to be popular and/or get a movie deal (which it already has, by the way). Basically ... I just felt like it was enjoyable, but it didn't really stand out from all the other dystopian YA books out there ... I expected Rick Yancey to write something as good as Chaos Walking or Angelfall or something along those lines. But, oh well.

To put it more concisely, I liked it and it was good ... It just wasn't amazing, in my opinion.

[Karen’s Library]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I'm like a third of the way through This is Not a Test. So far I think it's just okay. The characters have been in the same place just kind of moping around for most of the book, and for a while I ..."

I agree, Brigid. I'm 2/3rd's through and it's finally picked up a bit. I'm still at a 2 star rating unless it gets better.

[Karen’s Library]

David wrote: "Lol I'm enjoying Hunger too,it just feels like such an easy read after some of my other recent ones :)"

I agree, David! Needed a book that doesn't require so much emotions or thinking as our reads of and . Of course, Hunger won't get 5 stars either. ;-)

[Cassi aka Snow White]

Reading .

[Heidi]

Cassi aka Snow White wrote: "Reading ."

Tiny Dancer is my hero!

[Brigid ✩]

Karen wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I'm like a third of the way through This is Not a Test. So far I think it's just okay. The characters have been in the same place just kind of moping around for ..."

I'm about 60% of the way through now ... I thought it had picked up but then it got rather dull again. I'm probably somewhere between a 2.5 and 3 rating at this point.

[Heidi]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Karen wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I'm like a third of the way through This is Not a Test. So far I think it's just okay. The characters have been in the same place just kind of mopi..."

Ut oh - I have so many other books to read I may skip this one for now then. I returned to A Corner of White today and have only 40 pages left. In true J. Moriarty fashion I was totally confused for most of it but it seems to be coming together now. Up next I am finally starting UnWholly - I was waiting to see if it was released on audiobook (just like Dust & Decay) but alas it has not been yet so I will read the print version I guess :(

[Heidi]

OMG! I just checked Amazon and UnWholly is finally released as an audiobook on Audible (yes I sadly clicked the button to "request audiobook version of this title" more than once!)

[David]

Yayyy! Enjoy, I loved that book even more than the first one :)

[Brigid ✩]

Ooh awesome, Heidi! I loved UnWholly. I don't know if I loved it quite as much as Unwind but it was still amazing.

This morning I finished This is Not a Test. Eh ... it was disappointing for me. I ended up giving it 2 stars, although maybe it's more like a 2.5. For a book about a zombie apocalypse I found it pretty boring, unfortunately.

I just started:



I liked the movie, so naturally I thought it would be a good idea to read the book. It's okay so far. I'm a bit nervous about it because my mom absolutely loathed it and we almost always have the same opinion on books. So ... we'll see how the rest of it goes. :P

[Gwennie]

I've heard people say that this is one where the movie was actually better than the book...

[Brigid ✩]

I've heard that too. And I'm not that far into it ... but I think I already agree with that. >_< The narration is a bit annoying.

[Gwennie]

I want to see the movie though, badly.

[Heidi]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I've heard that too. And I'm not that far into it ... but I think I already agree with that. >_< The narration is a bit annoying."

I actually have the audiobook of that on my sansa but have not gotten to it yet. I have enjoyed the authors two YA books and but he def. has a different writing style that others may not like.

[Heidi]

Wendy F wrote: "I want to see the movie though, badly."

Me too

[Heidi]

I am 50% through The Sun Dwellers and plan to finish that before I start anything new. Still listening to Isle of Blood and started Someday, Someday, Maybe on audiobook this morning. I have too many books going at once!!

[David]

Lol that movie was pretty good :)

[Cassi aka Snow White]

Reading . I'm doing some TBR pile reading this month because I don't accept books for review in May (best idea I've ever had I swear).

[Heidi]

Cassi aka Snow White wrote: "Reading . I'm doing some TBR pile reading this month because I don't accept books for review in May (best idea I've ever had I swear)."

Sounds like a good idea Cassi. I am trying not to add to my tbr pile right now too.

[Ashley]

I just finished reading the mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. I am now reading the Serpent's shadow by him.

[David]

Ashley wrote: "I just finished reading the mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. I am now reading the Serpent's shadow by him."

Love those books, enjoy!

[Vered]

It happens on occasion...! I'm like that with pretty much all of Grisham's books - I think they make way better movies than books.

[Brigid ✩]

David wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I just finished reading the mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. I am now reading the Serpent's shadow by him."

Love those books, enjoy!"

Oh man I still haven't read Serpent's Shadow ... I should do that. :P

[Lloyd]

I started reading the Percy Jackson books to my (almost) 7 year old boy. He LOVES them too! We're currently almost finished with . Because I've been reading these books to him, I still haven't gotten around to OR yet.

Meanwhile, I'm still enjoying , but I'm finding it a little predictable. Not sure if that's because it is YA, or because I've just read too damned many stories. Either way, I'm sticking with it for now. But I might start chipping away at something else too.

I'm starting to feel kind of in a funk again, so I'm hoping to find something to pick me up a bit.

[Becky]

Hmm, I hadn't thought of reading the Percy Jackson books to my kids yet. I bet my almost 8-year-old would love them.

I'm finishing up:
and still haven't quite started . I'm also listening to The Hobbit.

[David]

Ooh I'd think most kids would love having PJ books read to them. I know I would have if I'd been a kid when they came out!

[Lloyd]

David wrote: "Ooh I'd think most kids would love having PJ books read to them. I know I would have if I'd been a kid when they came out!"

It's also great fun having my 1st grade kid talking to his teachers about Greek (and now Roman too) gods. :D

[David]

Lol that's so awesome!!!

[Heidi]

Lloyd you rock as a dad! I hope you are feeling better too btw :)

[Lloyd]

Heidi (awesome group member) wrote: "Lloyd you rock as a dad! I hope you are feeling better too btw :)"

Thanks! I like to think so. (I'm sure I'll get myself in trouble some too.) :)

[Karen’s Library]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Ooh awesome, Heidi! I loved UnWholly. I don't know if I loved it quite as much as Unwind but it was still amazing.

This morning I finished This is Not a Test. Eh ... it was disappointing for me. I..."

I finished


I am of the same opinion, Brigid. Not my cup of tea. I didn't like any of the characters. Very depressing. Glad it was a short book or I would have DNF'd for sure.

[Karen’s Library]

On the other hand, I've half through listening to . I'm seriously crushing on Wil Wheaton. What a great book!

[Vered]

Becky wrote: "Hmm, I hadn't thought of reading the Percy Jackson books to my kids yet. I bet my almost 8-year-old would love them.

I'm finishing up:
and still haven..."

Definitely read them! My son started reading them when he was 10, and that's the series that got him into reading.

[Becky]

Vered wrote: "Becky wrote: "Hmm, I hadn't thought of reading the Percy Jackson books to my kids yet. I bet my almost 8-year-old would love them.

I'm finishing up:
a..."

My son already loves reading. He still likes pictures in his books, though, so I'm not sure if he'll give them a try or not.

[Heidi]

Karen wrote: "On the other hand, I've half through listening to . I'm seriously crushing on Wil Wheaton. What a great book!"

Yay! Wil just makes that book so enjoyable! I saw him on Big Bang shortly after listening to this and it made his parts even funnier to me!

[Brigid ✩]

Karen wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Ooh awesome, Heidi! I loved UnWholly. I don't know if I loved it quite as much as Unwind but it was still amazing.

This morning I finished This is Not a Test. E..."

Yeah, agreed. None of the characters were appealing to me, and ultimately the story was just pretty one-note and depressing ... depressing to the point where the story just seemed kind of meaningless. At the end it was just kind of like, "Welp, that was a downer. Moving on!" Haha.