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[Lyle Kimo]

Oh yeah. Everlost is the Skinjacker series right? Im adding that. Thanks!

[Amanda]

Yes, the first 2 Skinjacker books are out, the third comes out in May 2011.

[Gwennie]

I want to read Everlost too, I think that's going to my book purchase for this weekend. I buy two, so I have to decide on the second one.

I added Bruiser and Unwind to my TBR.

[Catherine]

Has anyone read Blood Song by Cat Adams? And if so, is it any good?

[Kurukka]

I just received The Graveyard Book and The Ask and the Answer this morning and am excited about these two :) They'll be the two first books I read for the Rainbow challenge, yay!

[Heidi]

Yay Cecelia! Both good books (The Ask was awesome).

[J.C.]

Am on to chapter five of Hush Hush, glad I bought it. I'm enjoying the characters so far, and the plot is moving along nicely.

[Traci]

sooo I went on a slight book binge this week..



oops. I also got I Am the Messenger, but I've finished that already
and a book I have to read for class called Waiter Rant.

I just want to dive into this stack but I don't have time! :(

[Kristen]

I recently won a grant to buy books for my classroom and my colleagues' classrooms. It was so cool to see 115 books all stacked up on a table in my class! It was like Christmas in October and my students were drooling over them! I ordered multiple copies of:

[Kristen]

I loved Unwind, too! It is on my top ten list!

[Kristen]

My favorite "stumble-upon" book was

I checked it out from the library and couldn't put it down!

[Heidi]

Bluemoon wrote: "I have Graceling, The Alchemyst and City of Bones, in audio, waiting for me in the library..."

Oh! Oh! Oh! Bluemoon is going to the library again! Graceling on audio is excellent. Let me know if City of Bones is good on audio as I hated it in print and stopped reading it.

[Heidi]

Congrats on your grant Kristen. Traci I am sure you already said, but what were your final thoughts on I am Messenger?

[Traci]

Heidi I wrote: "Congrats on your grant Kristen. Traci I am sure you already said, but what were your final thoughts on I am Messenger?"

I liked the whole book until the end. It kind of ruined it for me. :(

[Peep (Pop! Pop!)]

Ok, someone who has read this help me out here. I am having a hard time coping with the actions of the characters and their ages in . Don't get me wrong, it's good and interesting BUT every time something happens I want to scream, "You're only XX years old!!".

That's all.

But maybe they're just different in the future??

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

ummm, I think that's kinda the point Peep.

[Becca]

It is the point. Ender was specifically bred for his brain. And yes I said "bred". Like the government produced him. He's supposed to be one of the smartest people ever. And all the kids in his school are the same way.

[Joy]

Hello! I am officially on holidays for a week so I have been stocking up on some books to read while I spend the week relaxing!

I just recieved Glass HousesThe Betrayal of Natalie HargroveTomorrow, When the War Began

I am waiting for I Hope They Serve Beer In HellCrescendofrom the book depository

I just borrowed The LuxePretty Little Liarsfrom the library!

As for the how many books I have that I haven't read I would be too ashamed to count! but I have made a promise to myself that I won't buy anymore books until I have less than 3 I haven't read!

[Catherine]

I need to make that promise to myself... But I probably never will. lol

[Joy]

lol well i made that promise last week and so far so good!

[Peep (Pop! Pop!)]

Brittany wrote: "ummm, I think that's kinda the point Peep."

Hmmm, well I had no idea! What an odd premise...

[Amanda]

Kristen wrote: "My favorite "stumble-upon" book was

I checked it out from the library and couldn't put it down!"

Do you think it's worth purchasing? My library doesn't carry it.

[Amanda]

I'm finally cracking open today.

[Gwennie]

Amanda, let me know how it is...

[Arphaxad]

Peep wrote: "Brittany wrote: "ummm, I think that's kinda the point Peep."

Hmmm, well I had no idea! What an odd premise..."

Yeah, as it unfolds you start to realize just how insanely, off-the-charts, outside-the-realms-of-possibility intelligent the kids in the Enderverse are! But I love that; I think the books make it work incredibly well, and vice versa, so I had no trouble going with it :)

(Plus I have a thing for child-prodigy/genius characters! Artemis Fowl comes to mind..)

[Arphaxad]

Becca wrote: "It is the point. Ender was specifically bred for his brain.."

That reminds me: if you guys have not read the short story in about how Ender's parents met..do so! They're quite unexpectedly awesome themselves :)

[Lyle Kimo]

Added it! thanks! Btw, is the shadow series good too? haven't read that yet.

[Tracy T.]

Bought:
Library:
Swapped:

I'm thinking about making a trip to the library tomorrow and actually taking out some books, even though I'm addicted to my ereader.

[Arphaxad]

Lyle Kimo wrote: Added it! thanks! Btw, is the shadow series good too? haven't read that yet.

is parallel with Ender's Game and really good - so if you liked one, it's highly likely you'll love the other too. I really enjoyed the other three Shadow books as well, though they're not quite on a par with EG and ES (but that's an extremely high standard to live up to).
Definitely read the first one anyway, and see how you go from there!

[Lyle Kimo]

OK.. I got a copy of , but I still have to find the first 2 books. :D

[Amanda]

Tracy wrote: "Bought: "

Good buy!

[Arphaxad]

Lyle Kimo wrote: OK.. I got a copy of Shadow Puppets (Shadow Series, #3), but I still have to find the first 2 books. :D

Haha! Have fun :)

[Arphaxad]

Tracy wrote: "Bought: ..."

Is this the Fever series that everyone seems to love so much? TBRed!

[Tracy T.]

Amanda wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Bought: "

Good buy!"

I know. I had the first 3 in paperback and I'm one of those people that all the books have to match. Now if only the last Percy Jackson would come out in paperback .

[Amanda]

I bought the first two Fever in hardcover at half priced books, so I splurged and got the last two on amazon for a small fortune, but I had to have the whole set in hardcover. My Mortal Insturments series is like that, I've been trying to find city of Bone and City of Ashes in hardcover, but all I find is paperback, and my copies have been through the wringer.

[Heidi]

Traci wrote: "Heidi I wrote: "Congrats on your grant Kristen. Traci I am sure you already said, but what were your final thoughts on I am Messenger?"

I liked the whole book until the end. It kind of ruined it ..."

I know! What was with that ending??? I loved the book overall though, so I kind of erased the ending from my mind. That Doorman cracked me up.

[Heidi]

Tracy I just read the first book in the "Her Royal Spyness" series and really liked it. Also, I have eyed the Stephanie Bond series off and on, but have not bitten yet. Please give an update on it whenever you get to it. Thanks!

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

Peep wrote: "Brittany wrote: "ummm, I think that's kinda the point Peep."

Hmmm, well I had no idea! What an odd premise..."

Keep reading, it starts to make sense. I haven't read any of the sequels yet, but I plan on it.

[Peep (Pop! Pop!)]

Thanks Brittany. It's slow going, but the strange thing is I like it when I'm reading it and I really like Ender. Actually, I like everybody, even those that are kind of bad or scary.

[Arphaxad]

I don't know how Orson Scott Card manages to make me forge such emotional connections with his characters - that's a rare thing for me, but it always happens with his books. Ender has got to be my favourite fictional character, hands down - despite being like, six years old :D

In other news, Finnikin arrived in the post today! Excitement :)

[Heidi]

Just picked up and from the library today. Also got on audio.

[Gwennie]

I ordered , , , and today... my husband is going to kill me.

[Heidi]

Yay Wendy hope you love the rest of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Good luck with your hubby!

[Amanda]

Wendy wrote: "I ordered , , , and today... my husband is going to kill me."

Great choices, I couldn't have picked better myself!

[Gwennie]

Thanks! I'm pretty excited for them.

[Becca]

Lyle Kimo wrote: "Added it! thanks! Btw, is the shadow series good too? haven't read that yet."

I really loved the first book in the Shadow series as well. I haven't gotten to the rest of them. They are waiting for me in itunes.

[Book Sp(l)ot]

Catherine wrote: "Has anyone read Blood Song by Cat Adams? And if so, is it any good?"

I'm curious about that one, too

I just got & from the library. And just finished which I loved.

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

Arphaxad wrote: "I don't know how Orson Scott Card manages to make me forge such emotional connections with his characters - that's a rare thing for me, but it always happens with his books. Ender has got to be my ..."

Woot for Finnikin! I just picked up Jellicoe Road from the library and I'm quite excited about reading it too.

[Heidi]

Brittany wrote: "Arphaxad wrote: "I don't know how Orson Scott Card manages to make me forge such emotional connections with his characters - that's a rare thing for me, but it always happens with his books. Ender ..."

Yay! Jellicoe Road is fantastic (after the first 200 pages!) I just picked up Saving Francesca on audio today!

[Amanda]

I brought home , , , , , , and from the library.