Random Book List #340 (ends June 18)

[Nicola]

Ana wrote: "just finished 4 stars. i liked it a lot, can't wait for the second part"

Is it out yet?

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Goal: Read ONE book from the list within a four-week period. Post a brief commentary about the book you read.

Random Book List #90

Duration: July 17 - August 12, 2012

Based on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs , here is our new list:

Where She Went by Gayle Forman (1)
Suzanne - 8/6 **

Beastly by Alex Flinn (2)
Yz - 7/24 ****
Yvonne - 7/26 ****

Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
Dragana - Austenland 7/25 ***

Fallen by Lauren Kate

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before by Robert Kirkman

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins

11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catheryenne M. Valente

Sweetly by Jackson Pearce

[Dragana]

I'm going to read Austenland for 'Midnight in Austenland' by Shannon Hale.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I'm going to read Beastly by Alex Flinn. Then I'm going to watch the movie version. : )

[Irina]

I'm going to read its been on my TBR for a while.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I finished and was surprised how much I enjoyed the book. I especially love the chat room exchanges. Cute. I give the book 4 stars.

[Dragana]

I finished reading for 'Midnight in Austenland' by Shannon Hale ☆☆☆

It was a quick read so I can not say I did not enjoy it but... Jane Hayes was so indecisive and intense, I just could not understand her and connect with her character. I was disappointed with the institution of Austenland - felt very fake and somehow lame. I think I will not revisit it by reading Midnight in Austenland.

[Yvonne]

I finished Beastly on July 26 and gave it 4 stars. A nice re-telling of a fairy tale

[Suzanne]

Random Book List #90



Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Finished: 8/6/2012
Rating: **

I would've liked this book better if the story was told from Mia's point of view. Hearing Adam's side the story was interesting at first but by the end of the book he was wearing on me. He just sounded really whiny at the end and I just wanted to tell him to grow up. I would've rather of heard Mia's side of the story instead.

[Ana]

Nicola wrote: "Ana wrote: "just finished 4 stars. i liked it a lot, can't wait for the second part"

Is it out yet?"

No not yet. 2014 i think

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Goal: Read ONE book from the list within a four-week period. Post a brief commentary about the book you read.

Random Book List #95

Duration: August 21-Sept 18, 2012

Based on Beastly by Alex Flinn, here is our new list.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Vi - The Hero of Ages 9/14 *****

Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas (1)
Yz - 8/24 *****

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle (2)
Yvonne - 9/6 *****
Suzanne - 9/18 *****

A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow (1)
Megan L - 9/16 **

Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Dragana - Lover Reborn 9/3 ****

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (1)
Yvonne - City of Bones 9/6 ***
Ty - 9/13 *

As You Wish by Jackson Pearce (1)
Fran - 8/23 ***

Violet Eyes: A Retelling of the "Princess and the Pea" by Debbie Vigui

[Yvonne]

oh, that's an interesting list... might read more than one from this one if I get around to it

[Dragana]

I'm going to read Lover Reborn for 'Lover Mine' by J.R. Ward. :)

[Makenzie]

I've been meaning to read Jackson Pearce's fairytale retellings, so perhaps I'll begin my introduction to her writing with As You Wish. I have a nice 'to read' list building. Hope I can squeeze it in.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I'm going to read Kleypas' .

[Fran, Moderator]

I finished As You Wish today 8/23. This was just ok. I liked Jinn but had a hard time warming up to Viola. It was a quick read, a cute idea, but I felt that it could have been better. 3*

[Ana]

i plan to read The Last Unicorn

[Kim]

I am planning on reading Strange Angels.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Forgot to post. I read last August 24. A 5-star read for me. Lisa Kleypas does magical realism as well as she does historicals.

[Kim]

I changed my mind. I am going to read Mistborn: The Final Empire in place of The Well of Ascension.

[Yvonne]

Ana wrote: "i plan to read The Last Unicorn"

I got that as my audio book of the month from audible :-) Hope I won't cry as much as I do when watching the film

[Dragana]

Lover Mine Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward ★★★★ 03.09.2012.
Nice addition to the series. A lot of things that were bugging me (like why Lassiter is here) are revealed.

[Yvonne]

I finished two books today:

The last Unicorn was my audio book for this month and I loved it just as much as I love the film. Not sure why I never even knew that there was a book too, but I'm glad I found it now. 5 stars

City of Bones for City of Ashes - don't think I'll read the next one in the series, was disappointed that characters and parts of the story were so similar to the Clockwork Angel series. Just 3 stars

[Ty]

finished today. One ★. This was PURE TORTURE. I have no idea why I decided to put the 2nd book on my TBR... will not be picking up the 3rd. After giving her 3 chances, I'm totally done with this author.

[Vi]

I finished for the on 14 sep. A very excellent conclusion to the Mistborn trilogy. I gave it 5 stars.

[Megan L]

I read and finished it on 9/16/12. I give this book 2 stars. The action didn't realy start until the last quarter of the book. Also you didn't really know what was going on until then too. The first part was just boring. I hope the rest of the series gets better.

[Suzanne]

Random Book List #95

I read and loved it! I grew up watching the movie and I had never tried reading the book before, so it was neat reading one of my favorite stories. After I read the book I bought the DVD for my daughter, so we're going to watch it tonight! *****

[Yvonne]

Suzanne wrote: "After I read the book I bought the DVD for my daughter, so we're going to watch it tonight!"

I have to do that as well and watch with my son, I love that film... and I really enjoyed the book as well

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Random Book List #100

Duration: Sept 25 - Oct. 23, 2012

Based on The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, here is our new list.

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (3)
Dragana - The Audition 10/8 ****
Dragana - 10/8 ****
Yvonne - 10/19 ****
Ty - The Audition 10/22 ****
Ty - 10/22 ****

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Insurgent by Veronica Roth (1)
Yz - Divergent 9/30 ****
Suzanne - 10/23 *****

Mustache! by Mac Barnett

The City and the City by China Mieville

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (1)
Vi - 10/18 ****

Black Unicorn by Tanith Lee (1)
Carrie - 10/22 ****

[Ren Puspita]

I'll read for

[Kim]

I am going to read Seraphina.

[Vi]

I'm looking at but I'm not sure yet.

[Ty]

hmm, this list is not as appetizing....

probably for

[Dragana]

Oh such a great list! 9 out of 12 are on my tbr. I'll need a little bit more time to decide on this one.

[Kim]

Dragana wrote: "Oh such a great list! 9 out of 12 are on my tbr. I'll need a little bit more time to decide on this one."

I love this list too! It was tough to pick. :)

[Ty]

lol goes to show that reading interests can be so diverse. I have none on my TBR! XD

[Yvonne]

interesting list with more than one book I'd like to read...

sounds good, but so does - I've read a short story from her in this verse and really liked it

[Dragana]

Ty wrote: "lol goes to show that reading interests can be so diverse. I have none on my TBR! XD"

I tried to do 'Compare books' with you Ty and Goodreads says "Your tastes are 79% similar" LOL :D

[Ty]

Dragana wrote: "Ty wrote: "lol goes to show that reading interests can be so diverse. I have none on my TBR! XD"

I tried to do 'Compare books' with you Ty and Goodreads says "Your tastes are 79% similar" LOL :D"

that's why I'm so addicted to these challenges! You get to read outside your comfort zone. Love it!

[Carrie]

I've never done one of these random book list challenges, I'm in.

I'm going to read . I've had a copy of this book on my shelf for a very long long time and I haven't even gave it a thought to read it. So now I will.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I'm reading for .

[Dragana]

I'm going to read The Audition for 'Seraphina' by Rachel Hartman.

[Shirene]

Well thought I'd step out of my comfort zone and read both Veronica Roth's Insurgent, which is part of the challenge and Divergent, which is book 1 in the series.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I finished last night. Despite my doubts, it turned out to be intriguing enough to make it a fast read. I'm definitely interested in reading Book 2.

[Dragana]

In the end I read The Audition and then liked the prequel so much that I read Seraphina too. :D
Both were solid 4 star reads.
I liked it. Nice fantasy with light romantic elements. I especially liked the descriptions of relations between dragons and men and different views of each other.

[Vi]

I finished yesterday, 18 Oct. It was pretty awesome. I rated it 4 stars and I'll definitely be picking up other books by the author.

[Yvonne]

I finished today and really liked it, will have a look at the prequel and am looking forward to the release of the next book. A solid 4 stars from me

[Yvonne]

Dragana wrote: "I liked it. Nice fantasy with light romantic elements. I especially liked the descriptions of relations between dragons and men and different views of each other."

I haven't read the prequel yet, but really liked 'Seraphina' - the differences between humans and dragons and their relations did fascinate me too. I'm curious where the story goes in the next book

[Ty]

read both and . ★★★★
I love a well-written YA fantasy. For a debut novel, quite excellent. The heroine's relationships with the various father figures were intriguing, especially in light of the missing maternal influence. Definitely reading the sequel.

[Carrie]

Just finished , yet another great book by Tanith Lee, this is the fourth book of hers that I have read, and I have yet to be disappointed. 4 stars.