Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
Downloaded
(it's in ebook now!) today but my brain is filling all fuzzy wuzzy because I worked late and I think Marchetta deserves better than that.And I'm on the last CD of
. It's so much laugh-out-loud fun. I hope the ending lives up to the book. Gratuity is a hoot and a half!
Yeah Cassi! Great picks. Glad you're liking Smekday. So far, the four people (yes that includes you, Catie, Heidi and I(yes, I'm keeping track!)) from this GROUP (angry face!)that have listened to it, have enjoyed it. If you go to the Smekday website, you can see pics of JLo. I wish more audiobooks were as enjoyable, don't you?
I really think I prefer audibooks that make me laugh. I think that's why I like Jacky Faber so much. Smekday is really fun and silly at times. I mean HELLO look what the alien is named. Its good not to take yourself too seriously. And Jacky Faber would so be awesome to hang out with.
Jamie wrote: "Half way through
thanks for the tips everyone. It is really good so far!"Such a fantastic series... wish I could find another series like them.. devoured these books!
Peep (thank goodness) wrote: "Yeah Cassi! Great picks. Glad you're liking Smekday. So far, the four people (yes that includes you, Catie, Heidi and I(yes, I'm keeping track!)) from this GROUP (angry face!)that have listened to ..."Don't make angry faces, Peep! I want to either read it or listen to it. I just can't decide which... it sounds like the Audio is hilarious, but the book is fully illustrated, haha, so I"m torn!.
Catie wrote: "I think listening to it is the way to go. I bought the book after I listened to it to see the pictures though."I want to see the pictures but the audio is sooooooooo fantastic.
Someone told me to go the website. I had NOOOO idea how to picture J. Lo. They're much cuter than I imagined.
Hahaha, I didn't look at it until after I finished as well. I think that picture of him is perfect. And yep, the audio is the way to go.
Ali wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Half way through
thanks for the tips everyone. It is really good so far!"Such a fantastic series... wish I could find another series like them.. dev..."
If you liked the
series you will also like the
series that begins with this book. There is a continuation in the story line from the Poison series, but with Opal as the main character.
I am over half finished with
and about 26% into
I find that they are both very hard to stop reading. I just got
from the downloadable section of my library today and Storm Glass expires tonight so I had better get reading.
Wendy F wrote: "Okay, I'll get it with my next Audible credit. I can listen with my daughter."It is a great family listen.
Catie wrote: "I didn't look at his website even as I was listening, so I was picturing J.Lo completely wrong. He's really cute! Let me see if I can post a picture here."
Cute!
Yay for starting
though I'm totally distracted by the crazy weather on the TV.(Yes I got rid of the brain fuzz for those worried. And was so excited to read that I got 3 books from the library as well....EEK)
I just started
. I've never read one of her books before and I thought this looked cute so I'm giving it a try.
Heidi (the original) wrote: "Cambria I generally like just normal character books (anything by Melina Marchetta, North of Beautiful, Anna and the French Kiss, Book Thief). I also enjoy some fantasy (Finnikin, Daughter of the ..."Haven't read any of these yet, but the Hunger Games is on my list. Have you read Matched?
ok so i realize im only on page 21 of City of Bones but can someone please tell me when its going to grab my attention? the incident at the club didnt wow me, was it supposed to or is there something else coming up soon?
Holly wrote: "ok so i realize im only on page 21 of City of Bones but can someone please tell me when its going to grab my attention? the incident at the club didnt wow me, was it supposed to or is..."It does get better, promise [:
Stephanie wrote: "Just finished
and going to start
in a few minutes! ♥"I'm so jealous! I can't wait to read Illusions!
Holly wrote: "ok so i realize im only on page 21 of City of Bones but can someone please tell me when its going to grab my attention? the incident at the club didnt wow me, was it supposed to or is..."Um...never! bwhahaha!
Cambria I didn't read Matched because it got mixed reviews and normally I tend to dislike books like that. Did you read it? p.s. enjoy Hunger Games!
Hunger Games was much better than Matched. Matched was pretty slow for the first half, but the ending was decent.Finished
, all were good but I especially loved Rage because Death has never looked hotter.About to start
Heidi (the original) wrote: "Cambria I didn't read Matched because it got mixed reviews and normally I tend to dislike books like that. Did you read it? p.s. enjoy Hunger Games!"I did read Matched Heidi. I have to say I didn't really enjoy it. I liked the setting but the plot didn't really keep me hooked.
Cassi (Is out of glitter *sadness*) wrote: "Yay for starting
though I'm totally distracted by the crazy weather on the TV.(Yes I got rid of the brain fuzz for those worried. And was so excited to read t..."
I hope you stayed safe throughout the weather last night Cassi. The area where I live didn't get hit directly, but the school community where I work was hit bad. Several of my students lost their homes. I'm trying to finish
which I am really enjoying, but I couldn't concentrate last night either with all the weather reports.
I read
and pretty much ate it all up in one sitting! Loved it. Next up I am finally getting to my featured author book
.
I stayed safe. There was a potential (unconfirmed at this point) tornado is the county just southeast of here but I haven't heard of any injuries or any damage.(Bell county KY, near Middlesboro). The bad weather hugged the KY/TN border which is about 30 minutes from here.I've been looking at pictures of the damage in Alabama on twitter. It is unreal.
Our hills in Kentucky usually break up tornados so they don't get far. My cousins live near there that's part of why I was watching it so closely.
My co-workers hubby is going to KY this weekend for a fishing trip (we are right above you :), but they may cancel if the park is closed as it not worth his money.
Liz wrote: "Starting to finally get into 13 Little Blue Envelopes
"I loved 13 Little Blue Envelopes! I read it when it first came out a couple years ago, but I reread it in anticipation of
. I didn't think it needed a sequel, but I will still read the last book just to find out what happens.
Heidi (the original) wrote: "My co-workers hubby is going to KY this weekend for a fishing trip (we are right above you :), but they may cancel if the park is closed as it not worth his money."Where are they going? Kentucky has TONS of lakes. Southeastern KY lakes should be open and as far as I know they're not closed. I think the only one I heard of closed was Lake Nolin though I suspect some might be in Western KY as well. I'm guessing he was going out that way?
I don't think they ever close Laurel Lake in my town. Then again I don't fish or boat so what to I know.
Cassi (Is out of glitter *sadness*) wrote: "Heidi (the original) wrote: "My co-workers hubby is going to KY this weekend for a fishing trip (we are right above you :), but they may cancel if the park is closed as it not worth his money."..."
Not sure where it is. Her hubby is calling the parks department today to see about it.
Heidi (the original) wrote: "Cassi (Is out of glitter *sadness*) wrote: "Heidi (the original) wrote: "My co-workers hubby is going to KY this weekend for a fishing trip (we are right above you :), but they may cancel if the pa..."Let me know if you find out. I'm curious.
So random random question. Do boys like Jacky Faber? I have a friend who I think would like audiobooks. I suggested
but you cannot buy that on CD for any reasonable price. (He had a stutter as a kid so I think he'd relate to that aspect & he likes nonfiction & its semi-nonfiction).
Catie wrote: "I'm not sure Cassi - there's tons of action and adventure, but also a lot of flirting and boys. They are written by a man, though.I guess I vote yes."
It's hard to decide isn't it! I mean Jacky is hilarious and there's fighting and pirates (kind of) and navy ships!
But Jacky's a total flirt and I love that about her. But I don't know how boys feel about stuff like that. Do boys even get book crushes?
This friend used to watch Gilmore Girls with me during college so that probably changes the equation somewhat.
Holly wrote: "ok so i realize im only on page 21 of City of Bones but can someone please tell me when its going to grab my attention? the incident at the club didnt wow me, was it supposed to or is..."See this is how i felt too and I kept reading then the ending was like...seriously??? And I felt the same way with the club incident... Thats why i only read the first one. But i keep hearing how much everyone loves them, so i don't know. :(
Cassi if your friend has access to a library with Netlibrary, he can get the audiobook through there. I don't believe it's available through Overdrive, just Netlibrary. Get him to listen to Smekday. How old is he by the way?
I should have said I was referring to the True Diary book >_< since it was expensive to purchase. Whoops!
Peep (thank goodness) wrote: "Cassi if your friend has access to a library with Netlibrary, he can get the audiobook through there. I don't believe it's available through Overdrive, just Netlibrary. Get him to listen to Smekd..."
Um he was 2 years ahead of me in college. He lives in Houston hence why I'm not sure of his exact age (probably 27 or 28). He'd probably like Smekday. I have no idea what kind of library they have there. He likes books but doesn't get around to reading them very often (we email so I'm constantly pushing books on him lol). He does video stuff for a mega church and that's kind of why I'm interested to see how he'd enjoy audiobooks.
Smekday is such a unique audiobook though. Is it a proper introduction to the medium you think?
I think it would be, just because I believe it sets the bar kinda high, though I don't know how a guy would like it. The little the my husband listened with me, he liked. I really liked Carter Finally Get's It on audio but it's about a teen boy with hormones. It's not something I would like if I read it, but the audiobook was hilarious. He might like it, but not sure if that would be his cup of tea.
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Yay! I love this series - maybe I need to do a re-read just to be reminded ..."
Wait until she is the featured author. Not sure which month it is :)