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[Marijke]

Heey everybody! My name is Marijke Jansen and I'm from The Netherlands. I'm 26 years old and I love to read all kinds of books, but I also love to write them. Last month I won a writing competition and my very first Dutch novella Muze (translated to English: Muse) will be published later this year. Momentarilly (like, for the past three years) my very favorite genre is dark romance (paranormal) and dystopian novels for young adults. Books with a message I love best. Those are the stories that stays longest with me. Favorite books and authors? I have so many! But to give some examples: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (this book started my YA addiction), Fallen by Lauren Kate, City of Bones and Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, Halo by Alexandra Adornetto (and I could name a lot more...) I hope to have lots of interesting discussions here! Nice to meet you all!

[Danie]

Hi all! I'm Danie, I'm 22, a nanny, and a book addict. I read mostly YA, so I figured this would be a great place to join.

I also blog at Booktacular, www.booktacularworld.blogspot.com, so you should all come check it out!

Can't wait to chat and get to know you all!

[Reese]

Hi I'm Reese. I'm 16 and want to be a writer some day. I like to read (well... I guess that's obvious) and ride horses. I love sooo many books, its hard to just name one! But I like: The Great Gatsby, Looking for Alaska, Catcher in the Rye, and The Luxe series (just to name a few). So hello new group!

[Katherine]

Hello all. I'm Katherine/Katie/Kat, and I'm currently 18 years old. I live in Columbus, Ohio, and go to school in Fairborn, Ohio (i think? It might be Fairfield, for all I know) at Wright State University. WSU is awesome, and I'm totally in love with it. I'm starting my second year there in the fall, and I'm majoring in Theatre Design/Technology, specifically in carpentry and painting. I absolutely love being/working backstage during the shows. (It gives me time to read in between shifts.)
I just finished Killing Yourself To Live, by Chuck Klosterman, and I absolutely loved it. And by just, I mean less than an ago ago. Up next is finishing the Book Thief, which I started last summer and got to page 74 before discarding it for some reason. (I honestly don't know why I did so.)
At this exact moment, I've got a crate of books (from the library) in the corner of my room which are to be read before August.
Random facts about me: I learned how to read at age three. I have, to this point, not learned how to drive. I have not, at this stage in life, tried any drugs. About two weeks ago, I spent three weeks in Ecuador, to celebrate my birthday, and bought ~15 books there, read all but two, and brought them back. And I'm absolutely in love with the theatre.
Also, I vote the werewolves are better, and paperbacks/hardcovers are tied.

[Alexandra]

Hi, my name is Alex. I'm 16. Some of my favorite books are Nevermore, The Lying Game, Deadly Little Secret, The Maze Runner, The Girl in the Steel Corset, I Am Number Four, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Wither, Blood Red Road, and Dark Inside. I love dystopian, paranormal, and fantasy novels with a touch of romance.

[Chris]

Welcome Marijke (what a cool name) and congrats on your novella, that's awesome. Make sure to tell us more aobut it!

Welcome Danie, look forward to checking out your blog.

Welcome Reese, Kat and Alex!

This place is great with wonderful people - see you around!

[Hanar]

Hi I'm new and I joined yesterday. I'm Hannah and um I live in the UK. I'm 17, 18 soon and I enjoy coming on the site to review books.

My favourite books would be hard to say but if you look at my good read page most of the books I read are 4 or 5 stars.. :). I like mystery, thrillers, crime, romance, but also life affirming / life perspective books.. however I would like some recommendations on horror as I have not found much of that except in some crime books. I dislike fantasy as it doesn't interest me, I prefer real life books about real life things.

If I was to be picky and choose a book/(s) I liked, I would say Yes Man by Danny Wallace - funny and also a positive and optimistic way of looking at life,

You've Been Warned by James Patterson, was scary and creepy a very good thriller which I picked up for only £0.75p, if you like the concept of the paranormal then buy this book! A lot of the reviews on goodreads were saying how the ending made no sense but in my view it made perfect sense. **It has got some sex scenes but really you shouldn't let that distract you from the book**

Ice-Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson, really good book with inconclusive but good ending. If you like books about friendship as well as loss, mysteries and dark romance then buy this book. It's a book with a serious message.

Mummy Told Me Not To Tell by Cathy Glass, very insightful book - very shocking as it's non-fiction. Sad but very heartfelt. If you like real-life or books about family life and are prepared for something hard hitting and will make you cry this book is great.

I hope to write a book some time, um I like art and photography and umm that's about it really!

[Martin]

Hey all,

Just joined this group because my old one wouldn't renew my contract after I asked for too much so I signed here instead.

All kidding aside, my name's Martin, and I'm from the land that never stops raining (Vancouver). I like four things in life: wearing aviators, my often disappointing hockey team (Canucks), reading stories from new authors, and writing YA fiction.

My favorite YA books of all time are Lois Lowry's 'The Giver' and George Orwell's '1984'. I read both years ago but they still resonate to this day--signs of powerful books by great authors. I can only one day hope to possess a fraction of the skill they exhibit(ed) and have started on my journey by publishing my first YA novel.

Looking forward to meeting other talented individuals (it's okay, you don't have to be hockey fans) who enjoy reading and writing YA.

M. Reed

[Chester]

Hi! I'm Chester. I'm a girl with a guy's name but I'm used to it by now! My favorites are The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Bloodlines, Vampire Academy, The Iron Fey Series, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Forbidden Game, The Dark Visions Trilogy. :)

[Chris]

Welcome Hanar - looking forward to checking out some of your reviews.

And Martin - you had me at "The Giver" - the first book I ever read that made me understand the importance of the written word. My 2nd all time favorite book (behind Of Mice and Men). Glad to know you!

Howdy Chester - girls with guy's name ROCK (all 3 of my daughters have guy's names:-).

Hi Sheetal...what a lovely name!

[Chris]

Dalinsy wrote: "Hi! I'm Dalinsy. I'm a sixteen year old girl from the Netherlands. I've always been a book lover and that'll never change. When I was five, my mother bought me my first Harry Potter book, and I lov..."

Dalinsy - what a friggin' cool name! What does it mean? Glad to know you!

[Sydney]

Hey! I'm Sydney. I'm 14 and I love to read! My favorite books at the moment are Divergent, Pandemonium and The Maze Runner, but my favorites change all the time.~

[Megan]

Hi! I'm Megan. I'm originally from New York, then moved to Las Vegas, and somehow ended up in Utah. My Nook is never farther than arms reach.

Currently reading The Mortal Instruments (on book 5) by Cassandra Clare.

I have serious addiction to The Vampire Academy and Bloodlines Series by Richelle Mead.

I really liked the Hush, Hush Saga by Becca Fitzpatrick.

I'm super excited to be a part of this group and find some awesome books to read!!

[Roxanne]

Hey all! My name is Beth or Beth Ann (whichever is easier for you guys to remember :)). I write AND read YA. My series, The World Among Us, was originally picked up by Otherworld Publications, but is being re-released by Hydra Publications early next year (I'll write more about it in another thread).

My favorite YA series hmm...that's honestly tough because I've been reading so many great YA books lately. But, I will have to say it's a toss up between Harry Potter and Vampire Academy (not such a big fan of Richelle's Bloodlines series).

[Chris]

Sydney wrote: "Hey! I'm Sydney. I'm 14 and I love to read! My favorite books at the moment are Divergent, Pandemonium and The Maze Runner, but my favorites change all the time.~"

Welcome Sydney!

[Chris]

Megan wrote: "Hi! I'm Megan. I'm originally from New York, then moved to Las Vegas, and somehow ended up in Utah."

Somehow ended up in Utah - I love it:-) What part?

And welcome to the group - glad to meet you!

[Chris]

Beth wrote: "Hey all! My name is Beth or Beth Ann (whichever is easier for you guys to remember :)). I write AND read YA. My series, The World Among Us, was originally picked up by Otherworld Publications, bu..."

Congrats Beth Ann on getting published AND re-released (awesome)! Welcome to the group.

[Megan]

Chris wrote: "Megan wrote: "Hi! I'm Megan. I'm originally from New York, then moved to Las Vegas, and somehow ended up in Utah."

Somehow ended up in Utah - I love it:-) What part?

And welcome to the group - g..."

I live in Spanish Fork. It's about an hour south of Salt Lake City. Compared to NY and LV, it's a cute little town near the mountains.

And thank you!

[Chris]

Megan wrote: "Chris wrote: "Megan wrote: "Hi! I'm Megan. I'm originally from New York, then moved to Las Vegas, and somehow ended up in Utah."

Somehow ended up in Utah - I love it:-) What part?

And welcome to..."

Or as the locals call it, Spanish Fark...it IS a very cute little town near the mountains, VERY different than NY and LV.

[Megan]

Haha why yes, yes they do. And things are always "accrossed" the street and they have to "bath" their dog later.

I take it you've been here a time or two.

[Chelsea]

Hi my name is Chelsea and I'm from tiny New Zealand. I LOVE YA! Three of my favourite series of all time are the Graeling Realm novels by Kristin Cashore, The Hunger Games Trilogy (duhh) and The Wings Series by Aprilynne Pike. As you can probally tell I love series and I also love really thick books!

[Stephanie]

Hello, my name is Stephanie. I enjoy many YA reads. My favorite series though is the Percy Jackson series and the Lost Hero series by Rick Riordan. I'm a big mythology fan. I'm currently reading the Inheritance by Chris Paolini at the moment.

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Hi! My name is Tyanna. I'm currently in love with the Perfect Chemistry series as well as any book by Susane Colasanti. When I go to the library telling myself I don't need to check out any more books -- I just need to return them -- I return 2 and leave with 3 new ones. >.< I also can't stop BUYING books from Barnes and Noble. I need to go to Book Rehab. :/

ANYWAYS. I'm 17 years old working full time until school starts up. I collect Elephants. I love anything straw-berry banana and I laugh..A LOT. :)

[Scarlett]

Hi, my name is Scarlett. I love reading obviously, and I want to be a librarian. Some of my favorite books are Slammed by Colleen Hoover, Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, and Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout. There are others, but there are too many to list, lol.

[Mariella]

Hi! I'm Mariella :) This has been my first year as a BOOKAHOLIC and I love it! There's nothing like the feeling of being eager to have a book in your hands at all times, and don't get me started on long book series like The Mortal Instruments (God, I can't wait to read the last one!) or Harry Potter.

Right now, I'm really into the dystopian societies genre. Hunger Games was the one that made me take a break from Twilight-ish books and since HG, I've read Divergent (by Veronica Roth, and I strongly recommend it for someone needing something intriguing and full of action) and Legend (like it, but not as much as Divergent and Insurgent).

read till you drop XP

[Chris]

Megan wrote: "Haha why yes, yes they do. And things are always "accrossed" the street and they have to "bath" their dog later.

I take it you've been here a time or two."

A couple;-) It will grow on ya!

[Chris]

Chelsea wrote: "Hi my name is Chelsea and I'm from tiny New Zealand. I LOVE YA! Three of my favourite series of all time are the Graeling Realm novels by Kristin Cashore, The Hunger Games Trilogy (duhh) and The Wi..."

Welcome Chelsea - LOVE to meet another Graceling fan!!!

[Chris]

Stephanie wrote: "Hello, my name is Stephanie. I enjoy many YA reads. My favorite series though is the Percy Jackson series and the Lost Hero series by Rick Riordan. I'm a big mythology fan. I'm currently reading th..."

Welcome aboard Stephanie. My wife keeps telling me I need to read the Percy series, but I haven't gotten to it yet. She's reading the new one now and every couple of pages she'll go "oooh...ahhhh" and loving it!

[Chris]

Tyanna wrote: "Hi! My name is Tyanna. I'm currently in love with the Perfect Chemistry series as well as any book by Susane Colasanti. When I go to the library telling myself I don't need to check out any more bo..."

haha - that's how I am at the library. My wife gets mad at me because there is NO WAY I ever read all the books I get. Glad to meet you Tyanna and glad to have people around that love elephants and to laugh:-)

[Chris]

Scarlett wrote: "Hi, my name is Scarlett. I love reading obviously, and I want to be a librarian. Some of my favorite books are Slammed by Colleen Hoover, Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, and Obsidian..."

Hi Scarlett - nothing better than a librarian. Where else are we going to get all our books from;-)

[Breanna]

Hi, I'm Breanna, I've been reading forever, I average about a book every 2 or 3 days, I read a lot of YA, but also mystery, dystopia, action/adventure, and anything about greek or egyptian mythology. I swim on a team 6 days a week and I'm about to start my last year of high school. I live in a tiny little town on an island :) (Love Divergent by Veronica Roth <3 , HP, Night World by L.J. Smith, Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy any thing by kathy reichs etc. Happy Reading :)

[Chris]

Mariella wrote: "Hi! I'm Mariella :) This has been my first year as a BOOKAHOLIC and I love it! There's nothing like the feeling of being eager to have a book in your hands at all times, and don't get me started on..."

lol - you'll never forget your first year;-) Look forward to hearing about all your BOOKAHOLIC adventures!

[Chris]

Welcome Breanna - every 2-3 days...boo-ya (that's awesome)! Wish I had the time for that many. Keep working hard in school and enjoying the books and all the wonderful people you'll meet on GR!

[Mariella]

Chelsea wrote: "Hi my name is Chelsea and I'm from tiny New Zealand. I LOVE YA! Three of my favourite series of all time are the Graeling Realm novels by Kristin Cashore, The Hunger Games Trilogy (duhh) and The Wi..."

There's nothing like thick books... You feel like you have in your hands tons of hours of fun and amazing characters. Harry Potter 7 is by far my favorite thick book :)

[Tália]

Hi, my name is Talia and I'm a 20 (ok, I'll be 21 in less than a month) years old girl from Hungary. You know that little country in central Europe which won the water polo gold medal during the last three Olympic Games :)

I always loved to read, when I was a child I started my bookworm career with Jacqueline Wilson books, Molly Moon and Princess Diaries. And of course Harry Potter. I fell in love with Jo Rowling's world when I was nine.
My favorite books are the Harry Potter books, Wintergirls, Battle Royale, The Hunger Games and the Mortal Instruments series.

[Chris]

Welcome Talia to the group. Happy 21st bday coming up!

[Mariella]

Tália wrote: "Hi, my name is Talia and I'm a 20 (ok, I'll be 21 in less than a month) years old girl from Hungary. You know that little country in central Europe which won the water polo gold medal during the la..."

If you liked The Hunger Games, I'm sure you'll like Divergent by Veronica Roth. I really enjoyed this book. Not wanting to spoil it to anyone, I'll just say it's very intereting (don't recommend to read it if you have any type of responsability or an assignment cause it's hard to stop once you started reading it :D lol )

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone!

I just joined and wanted to quickly introduce myself. I love to read (total bookaholic) mostly paranormal romance or darker YA, and I’m also a published author. I read about 3 books a month. This group seemed cool and really interesting. And I look forward to discussing books and discovering new authors.

So, any recommendations? I’m looking for a few good YA zombie books! ;-)

Happy reading,

Sherry
Beautifully Broken

[Chandevi Mohan]

I'm Chandevi, i cud speak spanish,french,hindi,english and cud read arabic..i listen to and watch inidan music and songs and some people say i sound like lata when i sing:)i read all d time...people say i'm a nerd because i always have a book in front of me

[[deleted user]]

Hello, My Name is Rosa and well, I'm 21 and I read books lol

[Jessica]

Hi I am Jessica and I am 21, I love reading pretty much anything I can get my hands on. My favorite book is The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery.

[Chris]

Welcome Rosa, Astrid and Jessica!

[Maria]

Hi, I'm Maria. I'm 16 years old and I love to read! My favorite books are Waves, Battle Dress, and The Hunger Games Trilogy. :)

[Mya]

Hey everyone who recenlty joined.

[Jillyn]

Hello all. I'm Jillyn. I'm 20 years old with a strong interest in YA books. I'm glad I'm far from alone :)

[Emily]

Greetings!
My name is Emily Shore. I am 25 years old and I read an extensive amount of YA books AND I have written TWELVE of them. Two of them have been recently published. Flesher, . And Roseblood. They are both in the paranormal category. One is zombies and the other vampires. Please read if you love paranormal!

[Bethany]

My name is Bethany, I love books like every kind of book. I am 14. My favorite book series is The Twilight Saga, and The Hunger Games. :)

[Kat Hammock]

Helloooo!

My name is Katrina I'm 21 turning 22 in a week. I love reading and YA books are the best. I got majorly addicted to The Hunger Games trilogy and my daughter currently owns more books than me and she is only 19 months old. :)

[[deleted user]]

Hey everyone! I´m new here on this site. So let my indroduce myself: I´m Blanche, eighteen and i love books, reading and writing. My favorite books are the Harry Potter books, The joker from Markus Zusak and The Hunger Games.
Hope i have a great time here and find some friends, cause I don´t know anyone from this site yet.

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Hey guys! I'm new on this site too. :) So, my name is Chris (female), I'm 20 years old and I study film. I really love to read and write books. I also love taking photos and playing music. Some of my favorite books are The Hunger Games trilogy, The Infernal Devices, A Tale of Two Cities, A Song of Ice and Fire and the (recently read) Earthsea books. :) There are sooooo many other books I really love but I will stop here!
Also, I'm from Greece so sorry if my English is bad sometimes. :)