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message 101: by Daria (new)

Daria (dariadeptula) If you liked A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) by Libba Bray then you should read Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters, #1) by Michelle Zink


message 102: by mstan (last edited Mar 12, 2011 10:58PM) (new)

mstan Hi everyone!

If you liked The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier , you would like Lord of the Flies by William Golding or You by Charles Benoit (an underrated one). Boys in twisted situations!

I've also recently read Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers and Rikers High by Paul Volponi , and found both thematically similar.

Sometime ago, I read The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West . Are there other books that sort of resemble it?


message 103: by Trish (new)

Trish Jones | 2 comments If you like Twilight you must read The Survivors

Very captivating!


message 105: by Katie (new)

Katie Russell | 16 comments As much as I enjoy this thread and getting ideas for new books from my goodreads friends. Another idea if you are looking for similar books try yournextread.com. It also gives ideas for books you might like.


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Kelly (littlebossmom) | 1 comments If you like the Queen Betsy books by MaryJanice Davidson, you might like the Bewitching Mysteries by Madelyn Alt.

OK...Queen Betsy is about vampires and the Bewitching books is about witches, but they are both lighthearted, fun reads. I've had a laugh or two in every book of these two series.


message 107: by Daria (last edited Mar 18, 2011 05:41PM) (new)

Daria (dariadeptula) If you liked Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden then you should read Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters


message 108: by Miranda (new)

Miranda Conley | 12 comments Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads) wrote: "Twilight was one of my first back into YA books as well as one of my first PNR books. Twilight got me back into reading again regularly. So even with its flaws it will always be special to me. :) I..."

I know this is an older post but i just have to say that Twilight is what got me back into reading too. Before Twilight I didn't read fiction for...7 years! I've finished 2 books this week and on my third. Twilight is flawed and brilliant...


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Teresa | 1 comments Stacia *eyes up here* wrote: "If you liked The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins you should read The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner"

I felt The Hunger Games series was far superior to the Maze Runner series, even though the third book of Maze Runner is not out yet.


message 110: by Becca (new)

Becca | 1608 comments Agreed.


message 111: by Stacia (the 2010 club) (last edited Mar 22, 2011 12:23AM) (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) Oh my :) I don't think I said it was as good as HG (in fact I think somewhere around here I said that I liked HG much better), but I did enjoy both sets of books and recommended it because in both books it features teens having to escape/live through a situation that they're put in against their will. The only thing about MR that bothered me at first was adjusting to the slang, but I had to adjust to the writing style in Chaos Walking and Gone as well. CW, MR & Gone are all written by male authors and the feel to those series are completely different than HG, and it's not a bad/good thing, it's just a different perspective.

We did MR as a group read in another group, and most of us enjoyed it, so it's likely that everyone has different tastes when it comes to dystopian.

I liked the maze idea and the concept of killer machines that were part bug. Maybe the maze thing awoke my inner child or something.


Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads) (awesomevegan) | 325 comments Miranda wrote: "Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads) wrote: "Twilight was one of my first back into YA books as well as one of my first PNR books. Twilight got me back into reading again regularly. So even with its flaws i..."

YAY! I love any book that gets people reading again. That's why I don't understand how so many people have had problems with Harry Potter. If a kid will read an almost 800 page book (the last one) I can't complain. I am working my way through the series for the first time. I am on book 3.


message 113: by Sarah (last edited Mar 22, 2011 05:49AM) (new)

Sarah Honenberger (sarahhonenberger) | 11 comments If you liked The Catcher in the Rye, you should read CATCHER, CAUGHT. Shelfari.com just recommended it as one of their four March selections. It shocked the heck out of me as I wrote it, and had no idea the recommendation was coming even though I love Daniel(the 16 year old boy, who tells the story of the year he's diagnosed with leukemia and has just read TCITR).The Catcher in the Rye
Catcher, Caught


message 114: by Gwennie (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) Stacia *eyes up here* wrote: "Oh my :) I don't think I said it was as good as HG (in fact I think somewhere around here I said that I liked HG much better), but I did enjoy both sets of books and recommended it because in both ..."

I loved Gone and Hunger Games, so I may have to give Maze Runner a shot. I also want to read Ship Breaker.


message 115: by Gwennie (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) It looks really good. And it's gotten some great reviews from friends, lol.


message 116: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Honenberger (sarahhonenberger) | 11 comments The Catcher in the Rye is so much more sophisticated, writing and story, than the Perks of Being a Wallflower. After all the hype, I was very disappointed in Perks, who was he writing the letter to, and didn't it drive you crazy that he had such a simplistic view of life, yet they let him join their group without a believable reason. As a writer myself, characters have to be believable to hook me. Holden is so convincing, even if you think he's making bad decisions, he carries you along with him so realistically.


message 117: by Ladyacct (new)

Ladyacct | 8 comments If you liked Harry Potter you should look at Mortal Instruments.


message 118: by Jess (new)

Jess | 1 comments Stacia learned how to read last week wrote: "If you liked The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins you should read The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner"

I absolutely loved the Hunger Games trilogy. This is the first series in a while that actually made me sad when I was done just for the fact that I was done. I'll have to try out Maze Runner.

I think the thing about The Hunger Games that really hooked me was the whole angsty romance in a place where I didn't really expect it. I think that's why HG reminds me so much of Unwind. I liked that book a lot, too.


message 119: by Julie (new)

Julie If you've tried Grave Sight (Harper Connelly, #1) by Charlaine Harris then you'd like The Body Finder (The Body Finder, #1) by Kimberly Derting


message 120: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (storiestoldinstickfigures) | 2 comments If you liked the Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld, you'll like Anthony Horowitz's Gatekeepers series!


message 121: by Amanda (new)

Amanda  (peanutty222) | 529 comments If you liked Unwind, The Hunger Games or Bruiser, you should try Girl in the Arena. I just finished it and I really enjoyed the book. It's definately a darker and emotional novel, reminds me a lot of Neal Shusterman's writing.


message 122: by Amanda (new)

Amanda  (peanutty222) | 529 comments That was one of the downfalls I noticed, you can't tell who is talking sometimes and it's a little annoying, but I did like the book otherwise.


message 123: by Arphaxad (new)

Arphaxad | 335 comments If you liked Alanna The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) by Tamora Pierce (or anything else by Tamora Pierce), you might enjoy Crown Duel (Crown Duel / Court Duel) by Sherwood Smith :)


message 124: by Amanda (new)

Amanda  (peanutty222) | 529 comments If you like anything by Tamora Pierce, you should try something by Sherryl Jordan, like Winter of Fire, The Raging Quiet or The Juniper Game


message 125: by Arphaxad (new)

Arphaxad | 335 comments I really need to try some of Sherryl Jordan's other stuff actually, since I loved The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan so much! Are her others as good as that one, Amanda?


message 126: by Amanda (new)

Amanda  (peanutty222) | 529 comments Winter of Fire is very good also, I would go with that one.


message 127: by Arphaxad (new)

Arphaxad | 335 comments Thanks, I'll add that to the TBR! :)


message 128: by Shelia (new)

Shelia (strawberrypanic-ouran-furuba) If you liked Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie then you should read Wither (Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano


message 129: by Michael (last edited May 14, 2011 10:33AM) (new)

Michael Poeltl (mikepoeltl) If you liked The Hunger Games and The Gathering you'll definately appreciate The Judas Syndrome and Rebirth. The characters are 18 and the story is much darker. Book one is told through a male perspective and book two a female POV from book one.


message 130: by Tony (new)

Tony Bertauski (jadedreader) | 22 comments If you liked The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner , you will like The Discovery of Socket Greeny (Socket Greeny #1) by Tony Bertauski .


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