Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
Catie wrote: "Wendy wrote: "Oh my gosh, I can feel this body dying all around me! I want my copy now!"Wendy, you're cracking me up. I feel your pain on this one, but you're lucky that you didn't/don't have ..."
Haha, that's it exactly. I went to Borders last sunday and had Shadowfever in my hands to buy. My husband convinced me it would be cheaper off Amazon, which it was, but as of this morning it still hasn't shipped out yet and all I can think about was how I should have just bought it! (I ordered it Tuesday morning, for goodness sakes!)
If I had finished the series before Shadowfever's release I'd probably wouldn't be this whiney. But knowing I'm waiting for something in the mail that I can go grab at my Borders, or better yet in seconds on my Kindle! Well, gosh darn it, it's driving me crazy.
Just finished the ARC
and I really like it. I love all that secret society stuff..LOL
Brittany wrote: "Nice ladies. That's dedication. I'm definitely putting other things on hold, but work and school come first. Although *cough cough* I might be coming down with something so I might just have to ..."I finished it in two days I think but I had to go to work and it was so annoying because I was really sick but my mom was coming into town and I was begging already for time off later in the week so I had to suffer through it with a cold and 500 pages of intrigue.
My copy of Shadowfever has arrived my ladies (and gents). I shall pick it up from the library tommorrow. p.s. I finished
and liked it - can't wait to read more :)
So glad you enjoyed it, Heidi! I thought it was a really unique series - one I should re-read, actually, it's been ages. Never seen that cover before, is that what your copy looks like? Ours all look like this
It is a pretty cheesy cover here if you ask me! How many books are in the series - 3?
Heidi I wrote: "My copy of Shadowfever has arrived my ladies (and gents). I shall pick it up from the library tommorrow. p.s. I finished and liked it - can't wait ..."Congrats! I expect you to tear through it and then let us know how much you love it as soon as you are done!
Heidi I wrote: "It is a pretty cheesy cover here if you ask me! How many books are in the series - 3?"There are four of them:
and then a prequel
, which I've still not read! *tsk*
Weird. Wonder why is it called a trilogy then? Hummmm...
I put
aside, not really getting into it, it's about squirrels, and it just doesn't fit what I want right now.So, I decided to request some books of netgalley, and was approved for two non fiction books which are
and
. They aren't YA, but I love reading these types of books, so figured I'd read and review them, especially since my boyfriend served in Iraq and is also a volunteer firefighter, so they kind of hit close to home.
Squirrels, huh? Okay, that made me laugh.
Yeah, squirrels. I think elementary school children would like it, but honestly I couldn't get into it. It's even a short book, a little over 100 pages and it was free. I'll slug through it later when I can't find something to read, lol.
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Heidi I wrote: "My copy of Shadowfever has arrived my ladies (and gents). I shall pick it up from the library tommorrow. Happy Day! I'm not finished yet, but I can't wait to see what you think. So far I'm really happy with it. But it's the ending that can make or break a series and I'm hoping for a good one.
I was a loon and stayed up last night reading until 2:30AM!! I couldn't believe it when I looked at the clock (and I still didn't wanna put it down). I definitely think I'll be finishing it tonight. I'm starting Part 4 tonight.
Okay, I've put aside books I was starting to re-read due to restlessness, and finished my 2nd reading of
today at lunch.That leaves an opening to start a new book. But what? I'm considering
,
or
.Or should I break down and download
or
?Decisions decisions...
Lloyd did you get an ereader? I saw you said "download" in your comment. p.s. you should def. read The Book Thief. It is on my all time favorite list of books.
I liked The Alchemyst, the other books I haven't read.
Do you own any of those books or are they available at the library? I'm always of the opinion to start with whats available unless your in a rut or just aching to read a book.
Lloyd wrote: "Okay, I've put aside books I was starting to re-read due to restlessness, and finished my 2nd reading of today at lunch.That leaves an opening to start a new b..."
go for The Book Thief :)
Hi!I just joined the group. I recently finished a very heavy, very adult novel titled "Room." While I couldn't put it down when I was done I decided it was time to turn back to the YA books I love. I read "The Giver" by Lois Lowery before I picked up "Room," and now I'm on to her second "Gathering Blue." After that I'll read the third in her series. Where do I go after that? Suggestions? Please :)
Let me know how Gathering Blue is! I got it free (long story--I work for Girl Scouts which is a non-profit, National Geographic donated a bunch of books to Christian Appalachian Project which they didn't have warehouse space for which ended up at Burchman's Birds who called Girl Scouts to come get a bunch of books).
Heidi I wrote: "Lloyd did you get an ereader? I saw you said "download" in your comment. p.s. you should def. read The Book Thief. It is on my all time favorite list of books."Not yet, but I've been using the Kindle application on my iPod for the past couple of months now. It's just so nice and convenient to use instead of carrying around books that I've grown accustomed to it. So it's only a matter of time... :)
Cassi wrote: "Do you own any of those books or are they available at the library? I'm always of the opinion to start with whats available unless your in a rut or just aching to read a book."Yeah, I have all of these books available. Well, except for Jellicoe Road and Finnikin. But I just had my birthday and requested my favorite thing...Amazon gift certificates. So right now I've got a nice little "bank" built up for downloading books! Yippee!!!
Wouldn't take much to twist my arm and tell myself, "Ah, heck, I'll just get 'em both!" :)
Yay indeed! I've loved her books for years - I'm sure I spent half my time devouring every one I could get my hands on back in school :)Daine's series
is one of my favourites, too - though Alanna's
will always top the list, followed by the Trickster books
. I'm finding
really enjoyable as well so far - the writing style as much as the story. Loving the down-to-earth, likeable characters, and it's a good quick read. Only problem is getting myself to put the book down and get back to work! Haha
I just finished
and it was o.k. I am starting
today.
Got my free library of Philadelphia card in the mail and downloaded Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady on audio! Super excited!
i'm currently reading,
by, Malinda Lo;
by, Colleen Houck
Kayla I'm curious--did you read the blog about diversity in YA. I think both of those books were mentioned.
Just finished
and I have to say that it's a tough book to get through because some moments are so overwhelmingly sad/depressing, but I forced myself to finish it and have to say - it's a really good book.Am now reading
. Oh and I have bought
&
but I'm unsure about which one I should start reading next. Any suggestions?
Jen,I would go with Nightshade but that is because I really want to read it right now and I have it but I have to get through some other books first. :(
Cassi wrote: "Kayla I'm curious--did you read the blog about diversity in YA. I think both of those books were mentioned."No Cassi, i haven't. I would like to though if you know where I can find it. :)
Yep! It was on Malinda Lo's blog (I only saw it through twitter, I haven't read her book)http://www.malindalo.com/2011/01/dont...
Thanks guys ^^ Nightshade it is then!! (:Stormi- I totally understand. I've actually been wanting to read Nightshade since it came out but I was going through too many books at the time so that's why I waited to buy it till now.
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I finished
this morning! I get to start
and
sometime soon! Can't wait.
Cassi wrote: "Yep! It was on Malinda Lo's blog (I only saw it through twitter, I haven't read her book)http://www.malindalo.com/2011/01/dont..."
thank you Cassi, i've read the blog and i think that it was a very good blog. :) seeing that diversity is becoming more popular in ya books is important since not every person on the planet is straight or white for that matter. :)
My copy of Shadowfever still hasn't shipped from Amazon, BIG Sigh. They did email me to let me know that they are shipping Tiger's Curse out for me now, which I ordered at the same time. Little do they know that it's not the one I'm dying for.
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What did you think of the ending of Dreamfever, Wendy?
I wonder why its taking so long to ship Shadowfever..unless they are out and waiting for some more to come in. :(
I have a feeling that that's why, Stormi. It finally says 'preparing to ship' since yesterday, but hasn't shipped yet. I think they're toying with me. It's been 5 days since I ordered it.Brittany... It was intense. I immidately cursed that I didn't have Shadowfever to start immediately. The cliffhanger at the end of Faefever was crazy, but it was nothing compared to the end of Dreamfever.
I just wish it would ship out already!
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Wendy wrote: "Brittany... It was intense. I immidately cursed that I didn't have Shadowfever to start immediately. The cliffhanger at the end of Faefever was crazy, but it was nothing compared to the end of Dreamfever. "I feel your pain. I'm pretty sure I did some cursing too once i realized I had to wait a whole 6 months. I was like hawk at the library website once it was released. All I can tell you is that it's worth the wait. But it is so much more difficult knowing the book is out for public and you don't have it. I think you can still download the first 2 chapters from KMM's blog if you're really dying. But it does contain some spoilers though.
Starting
(library book)
As hard as it is, I'll just wait. I don't want to read 2 chapters and then have to wait again. It is hard not to just go get the Kindle edition and be done with it, lol.
I'm on chapter four of
on my ipod and its just now starting to hold my interest and I am getting really curious as to what is going to happen next...lol.. I like Barrons already and he hasn't been in it much. :)
I just blew through them all, and I can attest to what everyone says. They just get better and better.
I'm currently reading "Vixen" by Jillian Larkin and finished reading "Bloom" by Elizabeth Scott and "Revolution" which was pretty amazing! I didn't care for "Nigthshade" but I think is my fault since I just finshed the Stray series by Rachel Vincent when I picked that one up :(
Each book in the Chaos Walking theory is better than the previous one IMO Catie. I gave TKONLG 3 stars, The Ask The Answer 4 stars, and Monsters of Men 5 stars!
So supposedly Shadowfever shipped today... um, it's Sunday. There are no carriers moving today, so see, they're toying with me.
Wendy wrote: "So supposedly Shadowfever shipped today... um, it's Sunday. There are no carriers moving today, so see, they're toying with me."Amazon drives me nuts how they send you a shipping confirmation then its DAYS before it actually ships & appears in the postal system. (They probably notified the carrier for pick-up today--thats normally amazons first step)
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Shadowfever was the last book in the series and just came out Jan 18th, that's why your seeing a lot about it on Goodreads. It's one of my favorite series.