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I finished
. I loved it! The characters are all amazing. I picked up again
, only 50 pages left. Not liking it, honestly.
I just finished
, I loved the first half of it and then it turned into a trainwreck! The last half didn't even seem like the same book...
Amanda wrote: "I'm reading
. I'm only a few pages into it."I was really dissapointed with that one. I had to really push through to even finish. I seriously wanted to just give up on it several times. It just didn't come to the climax that the first two books were building to, in my opinion. :/
Wow, The Death Cure was pretty good I thought. And ended how I felt it should have once we found out about the disease.
Carey wrote: "Wow, The Death Cure was pretty good I thought. And ended how I felt it should have once we found out about the disease."Well, the ending definitely made sense and everything got wrapped up well, but there just weren't any *sparks* for me. I wasn't excited and on the edge of my seat the way I was with the first two books. It was just anti-climactic for me, but that just me ;)
Bethany wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I'm reading
. I'm only a few pages into it."I was really dissapointed with that one. I had to really push through to even finish. I seriously wa..."
So far (and I'm only about 13% done with it. I can't tell you pages, my Kindle only tells me %'s) I agree. I'm not seeing the same kind of *spark* that grabed my attention in the first 2. I'll keep going though.
I just finished
, I was hesitant to start it because I didn't really love Matched but it turned out to be pretty good.
Half way through Gone. Its like lord of the flies written by Stephen King mixed with X-Men. Loving it!
Gone is an awesome book! I'm finally into Birthmarked for the November read. Very good so far and just getting weirder. Can't wait to finish it.
I started
today but
was waiting for me when I got to work today (I work at the library) so I will be starting it.
Reading
, which I am currently underwhelmed by. Also reading
, which was free on my nook and is actually really fantastic. I highly recommend it :)
Lauren wrote: "Just finished
and it was SO good."I'm about 2/3 through Shatter Me. I agree; it is really good.
I just finished
and
. I could not put these two books down. Lots of lost sleep from them.
I'm dying to read Shatter Me!I just finished
. It was so good. My first Sarah Dessen experience and I absolutely adored this book!
I just started
. I'm hoping it picks up because so far I feel a bit lost and it really isn't making a lot of sense.
Amanda wrote: "I just started
. I'm hoping it picks up because so far I feel a bit lost and it really isn't making a lot of sense."It was a bit confusing for me too. I feel like the author could have provided stronger imagery. It was hard for me to picture the world she was trying to describe. That book kinda just left me with a 'blah' feeling.
Bethany wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I just started
. I'm hoping it picks up because so far I feel a bit lost and it really isn't making a lot of sense."It was a bit confusing for me too..."
I didn't read the description of the book prior to starting it. Those first 3 chapters or so I was like "what the heck is happening" and it is just confusing. I have heard good things about it, but so far it is just meh for me. Glad I was able to get it from the library for my Kindle rather than buying it. It seems like kind of a dud.
Finished
and
. Loved both of them! I've been reading
on and off for about a month now. I am having trouble getting into it. In my mind I am just ready for it to be over and I'm tired of all the constant questioning and confusion from the characters. Anyone else feel this way or is it just me?I also started
and it's very enjoyable so far.
Andrew wrote: "I've been reading The Death Cure (Maze Runner, #3) on and off for about a month now. I am having trouble getting into it. In my mind I am just ready for it to be over and I'm tired of all the constant questioning and confusion from the characters. Anyone else feel this way or is it just me?" It was really hard to get into. I did finish it, but it took a lot of concentration on my part to stay engaged.
Andrew wrote: "Finished
and
. Loved both of them! I've been reading
on and off for about..."Haha...YES! The Death Cure was quite the challange for me. I was like you. I kept picking it up going "maybe this time I will finally get hooked in". But honestly, that never happened for me. I was relieved when it was over. But, I was really disappointed with the book. I feel like it didn't really satisfy based on what the first two books were building up to.
Started
, because I love Juliet Marillier and I won't rest until I've conquered all of her books!!!
I just finished
, great book! I hate when I read online though because I never know the end is coming until the last page!
I finished Crossed. I can't wait to see what happens next. It was a little jumpy switching narration so frequently, but I did enjoy it. I do think that she could've likely wrapped up the whole story in one book, though. I hate when it feels like a book got chopped up to be able to make more money off a trilogy/series.I am currently reading Clockwork Angel, and I'm enjoying it very much.
I jot got
in the mail and I can't put it into words how excited I am. My husband looked at me, then looked at our kids and said,"okay kids, say goodbye mommy" :)
Bethany wrote: "I jot got
in the mail and I can't put it into words how excited I am. My husband looked at me, then looked at our kids and said,"okay kids, say goodbye mommy..."Lucky! "Say goodbye mommy." Ha ha! That's hilarious. I spent about 10 hours yesterday reading Finnikin for the first time (I had to keep re-reading the good parts). Blew my mind. I came out the other side of that one like, "Where am I? What year is it?" I have serious post-book depression now. But I ordered Froi online today so that made it a little better. :) Have fun reading!
Yes!!! Gotta bring more people over to the cause, lol. I'm so glad you read it finally. And FROI will be worth the wait. I'm only about 80 pgs in and I just can't stop giggling with excitement. I probably sound demented, but it's a lot like getting together with old friends and I'm having so much fun doing it. And Melina is as fantastic as ever. FROI is NOT disappointing!!!
I just finished
on audio today, I really liked it! I was a little impatient with the narrator though because I wanted him to read faster!!
Here are my latest:
Really good book. The ending is so frustrating though - I'm really happy there's going to be a sequel.
Very very good. It ended at just an impossible situation, I can't wait (another year) for Clockwork Princess.
Excellent book. Interesting spin on things.
Another good one. Too bad there's no series here.
Julie wrote: "I just finished
on audio today, I really liked it! I was a little impatient with the narrator though because I wanted him to read faster!!"I enjoyed this book too. I tried listening to the next one (Notice I do not say sequel since to my understanding it is not.)
, but I am having difficulty for the same reason. The narrator is too slow. I am going to try and read it on my Kindle and see if I can get into it that way.
I'm reading
. Just about half done. It's ok but I'm definitely less than wowed.I think
will be next. I've had it for awhile and just keep getting distracted.
Lauren wrote: "Here are my latest:
Really good book. The ending is so frustrating though - I'm really happy there's going to be a sequel.
Very very go..."I believe
is going to be a series, it says Legend #1.
Just about to start reading
got it from NetgalleyNow read about 10% and it seems really promising ...my kindle needs charging though!
I'm STILL reading
and I started it on the 7th! It's not that I'm not into it, I just keep getting distracted by something else every time I sit down to read.
I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this but
is $.99 for Kindle today. I'd recommend it if you haven't read it yet.
Nicki wrote: "I'm reading
. Just about half done. It's ok but I'm definitely less than wowed.I think
will be next. I've had it for a..."I was disappointed by
too. I didn't hate it, in fact I really enjoyed bits of it, but it felt like it kept getting in its own way and squandering its potential. Some parts I'm still not sure what happened or how things tied in to the larger plot.And I wish Noah wasn't quite such a jerk. Liking someone who seems like a jerkish man-whore but isn't is one thing, but when they really are I have a harder time.
I hope you enjoy
! I need to re-read that one soon.
I didn't like Noah. He did have his points (the animal lover appealed to me) but the man-whore tendencies kept coming out and ruined the character for meI'm almost 100 pages into Divergent and so far so good
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I'm waiting for that one. I was in Wal-Mart the other day and I totally peeked at the first couple pages.