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Jared wrote: "Heather wrote: "Depends on your mood? How ya feeling? Looking for paranormal? Historical? YA?"I just started getting into YA. I'm really enjoying the genre. I actually stopped by the library ea..."
Nope, but I really want to read it. It's been on my TBR for a while.
Jared wrote: "Heather wrote: "Depends on your mood? How ya feeling? Looking for paranormal? Historical? YA?"I just started getting into YA. I'm really enjoying the genre. I actually stopped by the library ea..."
I haven't read Thirteen reasons why but I have heard great things about it.
Well I'll let you know what I thought.
JenC, I think that is how Stephanie. I do agree with her how Stephanie acts at times. I just like the humor and think that my life isn't that bad. At least I can cook and I don't have someone trying to kill me.
Jared, I did read Thirteen Reasons Why and thought it was a good read, but to me it was also lacking something, just can't put my finger on what it was. It will make you stop and think though.
I just read the summary and it sounded really interesting. As long as it keeps me hooked, I think I will enjoy it.
Oh it will. I read it in about 6 hours.
Lisarenee wrote: "I loved A Certain Slant of Light. It's really good."I gave it 4 stars out of 5, I really did like that it was original.
Sans wrote: "I had a tough time getting into the Stephanie Plum books. Got about 1/4 through the first one and just didn't pick it up again. How long did it take you guys to get into the story?"It took me until book 3 or 4 to really get into them. My favorites are book 3 through 8, 10 and 12. Every book is pretty much the same story told over and over again with different characters; a different mystery to solve, but I thought they were one one of the funniest bookes I've read, that is pretty much the only reason I stayed with them. They get funnier as the series goes except for 14 and 15, I thought they were pretty boring compared to the rest. I call them my trash reads ; ) You don't really gain anything by reading them, but they are good fun!!
Just joined this group right now!Yesterday from the library I checked out: By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters and Hero by Perry Moore
Dylan.kearney wrote: "Just joined this group right now!Yesterday from the library I checked out: By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters and Hero by [au..."
I just finished [book:By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead|6609549]. It is a decent book, a little frusterating and the ending is...well...you'll see...
Amanda wrote: "Sans wrote: "I had a tough time getting into the Stephanie Plum books. Got about 1/4 through the first one and just didn't pick it up again. How long did it take you guys to get into the story?"..."
Amanda it drives my husband crazy when I read them, because I'll be sitting there and out of nowhere I start laughing. Then when I try to explain why I'm laughing he just can't understand
JenC wrote: Amanda it drives my husband crazy when I read them, because I'll be sitting there and out of nowhere I start laughing. Then when I try to explain why I'm laughing he just can't understand ."That's funny cause I do the same. I try to read my husband the part and explain it to him but he never gets it.
Same here! My hubby just looks at me like he wants to run and hide somehwere. LOL
Last night I checked out Gone With the Windon cd, wow there are like 40-45 cds I don't think I'll be able to finish listing to it in 2 weeks, will probably check out the book to finish reading it.
Amanda B. wrote: "Last night I checked out Gone With the Windon cd, wow there are like 40-45 cds I don't think I'll be able to finish listing to it in 2 weeks, will probably check out the book to finish..."How many hours is that? I'm reading it now, less than 200 pages to go. I requested
because someone said that it was one of the best books they read this year.
Shay, I hadn't heard of Revolution. Let me know how it is.
Shay wrote: "Amanda B. wrote: "Last night I checked out Gone With the Windon cd, wow there are like 40-45 cds I don't think I'll be able to finish listing to it in 2 weeks, will probably check out ..."I don't know usually a cd lasts an hour for me but the first cd lasted more like 1.5 hours and I didn't finish it before I decided to turn it back in on Saturday because there was no way I would have finished it, I think I'll just read it instead.
Yesterday I went to the library and checked out Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter The Visibles and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks I also checked out The Adventures of Tom Sawyeron cd.
That was one of the classics I was thinking of reading. Doesn't it have a sequel too?
I've currently got checked out from the library's digital system:A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh [done]
An Honorable Texan by Victoria Chancellor
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer [rereading]
Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
The Daddy Dilemma by Karen Rose Smith
The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn
To Protect the Child by Anna DeStefano
I've got on hold:
On-Hold
His Son's Teacher by Kay Stockham
Almost Innocent by Jane Feather
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Niquae, I loved Not Quite a Husband and The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown. What did you think of A Secret Affair?
Sans, I enjoyed A Secret Affair but I did have a few problems with the "hobbies" of both hero and heroine, and although I liked the gift the prince gave the hero, I was a bit disgruntled that the author had chosen that route. There were other little things, but I have to run out to do something before it gets too dark, and I am forgetting little details already so if you'd like, I can try to expand upon them later. I'm not very good at summarizing so I apologize in advance. :)
Not to worry, Niquae, you did a great job. I'm finding more and more that Mary Balogh has great ideas but I have too many nits that make me not enjoy the story very much.
Okay I just checked online and these are the books I will be picking up tomorrow:
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Sashana I read "Paparazzi Princess," 2(3?) years back... It's a good one :)
I'm hoping that it will be a good read. I'm very excited about getting my hands on these books, though I usually am.
I'm like a little kid in a candy shop :)
Sans wrote: "Not to worry, Niquae, you did a great job. I'm finding more and more that Mary Balogh has great ideas but I have too many nits that make me not enjoy the story very much."Oh you'll like Every Secret Thing! I read that a couple of months ago.
I have these checked out:
I have Fire and Ice almost completely read already.
Stacy wrote: "Oh you'll like Every Secret Thing! I read that a couple of months ago."That does sound good!
I've requested The Four Last Things and the other two in the trilogy although only one has come in yet.I've been avoiding the library as I owe it £5...oops
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Lisa S wrote: "Today I picked up 
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"the warrior heir is an amazing book and i hope you enjoy it.
Let's see. Today I picked up:
Along with the books I already had checked out prior to today:
Rachel wrote: "Let's see. Today I picked up:[bookcover:Cr..."Ah, you have some great books out Rachel.I had no idea Coraline was a graphic novel.
Sashana wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Let's see. Today I picked up:[bookcover:Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon|313043..."The graphic novel of Coraline is separate... there's an actual novel of Coraline. But, Neil Gaiman wrote graphic novels (Sandman) before he became known as a novelist. The graphic novel for this looks intriguing because he did it in collaboration with the same person he did Sandman with.
Ohh, because I could have sworn it was a book, so it's a book and a graphic novel. Good to know, I never read a graphic novel before.
Ha, I did not know it was either, even though I just picked it up. I thought it WAS the novel! (Obviously, I did not flip through it) I am not big on graphic novels either, but I am trying to read some of them. Good way to do it, I guess. Lol. I will have to go pick up the novel also!
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are all some YA I just took out. I'm already reading the first and am actually enjoying it for a change. I feel a sick young love going on.
Sans wrote: "Niquae, I loved Not Quite a Husband and The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown. What did you think of A Secret Affair?"Sans, after putting it off for as long as I could (was too busy rereading others), I finally read Not Quite a Husband. It wasn't fluff. It was angsty (something I don't particularly care for too much). But, I loved it. I'll be buying myself my own copy. :)
Now to read The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown before the book is due in 3 days...
Yeah, Not Quite a Husband was NOT what I was expecting when I first picked it up, but it was so good that I couldn't put it down until I finished it. Lady Whistledown is fluffy but very good. It should help ease that angst. ^_^
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I just started getting into YA. I'm really enjoying the genre. I actually stopped by the library earlier today and checked out The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I've heard great things about The book thief, but Thirteen Reasons Why is a mystery to me. Has anybody here read it?