Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
Did you really like Shade then, Wendy? I have both Shift and Shade (got an arc before it was released), and never got around to reading them.
It's June! Just FYI our featured author this month is Shannon Hale and our featured theme reads are: 1. First Day of Summer - light summer type books (romances, funny books -- you know Meg Cabot type books) 2. Tie: Read a book from either theme
Father's Day - books with strong father figures (good and bad) as well as books with fatherless protags (i.e. missing or dead fathers) OR
Gay Pride Day - books with gay or lesbian characters.
Please feel free to join us in the challenges thread if you are reading anything that applies. :)
Stacia ~ so cold wrote: "Did you really like Shade then, Wendy? I have both Shift and Shade (got an arc before it was released), and never got around to reading them."I did like Shade. I wouldn't say it's one of my favorites, but it's a light, entertaining read and I'm curious to see where it goes next. I could use something a little less intense after all the stuff I've been reading lately.
Err...meant I got an arc of the second one. My brain is not working today. At ALL.
Okay, all the glowing reviews and recent talk are making me want to start
. I grabbed it while it was on sale for $2.99 and now went and bought
and
figuring I'll want to read those too. (The curse/blessing of the Kindle one-click instant gratification purchasing.)
Catie wrote: "You won't be sorry Lloyd. I am only 40 pages into Deadline and I am already in love with it."I have a feeling that
is going to be delayed while I get sidetracked. :)
Lloyd--good! I can't bear knowing all this stuff on my own. I'm glad you got FEED while it was on sale, I grabbed a couple for friends as well. But I love them so much I would gladly have paid more.
Wow, are these books really that good? They don't much appeal to me based on the blurb/the amount of crying they seem to induce, but I admit you guys are tempting me a tiny bit with your 5 star ratings!
Every once in a while, it's good to find a book that makes you emotional. I couldn't do it all the time though.
I just posted a comment on my review of DEADLINE saying that I hoped that people (well, men) would not be turned off by my incessant talk of bawling. They're actually written in a very clean, almost dispassionate manner--the events are just devastating. In one week, the author/books have made it onto my all time faves. They're really incredible books that I hope a lot of people will read.BUT I really want you to read
, Arphaxad! I think you'd really like that one.
I am listening to
and I don't like the narrator at all. BUT I do find the story interesting so I keep listening. Not like me at all. Maybe I'll get the book and read it but first I'll need a new audiobook to replace it.
Wendy Darling wrote: "I just posted a comment on my review of DEADLINE saying that I hoped that people (well, men) would not be turned off by my incessant talk of bawling. They're actually written in a very clean, almos..."Oh good! *rubs hands together*
is definitely on my TBR (especially since I noticed my library has just ordered it) and I think I will at least attempt
to see if I can deal with the sadness. Ahh, I just love this group. You guys are so great for solid, interesting recommendations! :)
I think I am the only person on here that didn't like Feed!
Finished
, I was pleasantly surprised because I expected it to be a paranormal romance, but it was a fantasy!
Peep (Pop! Pop!) wrote: "I think I am the only person on here that didn't like Feed!"Aw, I'm sorry to hear that, Peep. Did you get through the whole thing? The politics were a little rough on me, though I know Catie liked that part.
Emily, that's so nice to hear re: Between Sky and Sea! Is there any romance in it at all? That cover would lead you to think so...
Arphaxad, I can't WAIT to hear what you think of both. Mind-bending stuff.
Just finished The Wide-Awake Princess. It was really cute. I've been trying to get throughThe Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jerseybut I am not loving it. Also just started Boy Proof, not too sure about it, either.
Wendy Darling wrote: "Peep (Pop! Pop!) wrote: "I think I am the only person on here that didn't like Feed!"Aw, I'm sorry to hear that, Peep. Did you get through the whole thing? The politics were a little rough on me,..."
Wendy, there is romance is Between the Sea and Sky!
Lloyd wrote: "Wendy F wrote: "Are you thinking of the Littlefinger scene with the 'consorts' from Sunday night? For the life of me I could not remember that in the book, and I thought it was just there for HBO ..."Ah yes, I remember and thinking it wasn't in the book. I remember.
Kristina and Emily: Yay and yay! :)
Have moved away from YA and am reading
Liz wrote: "Starting ALONG FOR THE RIDE today. 
"I really liked that book... The only thing I don't really like is that all of Sarah Dessen's books are the same pretty much. The concept of the book is the same. I don't want to give anything away so I wont say how it really is the same.
Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads) wrote: "Tessa wrote: "I am getting ready to start reading nightshade i cant wait! does any of you all know if it is good or not? How do i get the pictures to stay?"click on add book/author.
search for th..."
Thank you I will try that now.
Finished listening to
, I LOVED IT! Next I'm starting
Shelia wrote: "Finished listening to , I LOVED IT! Next I'm starting "YAY!
Cambria wrote: "Sofie wrote: "finished 
and 
started 
"Oh, how was Stolen? I have looked at it a few times and Barnes and Noble..."
stolen?
Catie wrote: "Yes, I did love the politics. I think that it's because the first election that I voted in was Bush vs. Gore. It was so intense and exciting! And such a complete freak show! I find the primarie..."When was that election? We did a Mock Bush vs Gore at our school but it may have been the next one I voted it.
Sometimes I find politics fascinating and sometimes I just feel like I can trust anyone. That might partially be because I'm from Eastern Kentucky and we get a share of crooked ones. Example: Clay County Vote buying OR my former sheriff (Whitley County) just got sentenced to 15 years in jail.
I recently read The Informationist and it was extremely good. I highly recommend it if you like thrillers. I am currently reading Down River which is thrillerish. It is excellent.
Okay I voted for the first time in the next election in 2004. Bush vs Kerry (and I seriously had to look that up because I could not remember who ran against Bush). But Bush vs Gore is first one I remember very well.
Sofie wrote: "Cambria wrote: "Sofie wrote: "finished and started "Oh, how was Stolen? I have looked at it a few times and ..."
I think she meant Choker....
Catie wrote: "Oh absolutely Cassi - I agree you can't really trust anyone. That's why I find them highly entertaining - nothing like a bunch of people up on a stage twisting and turning to avoid every single qu..."HBO did a good movie about that election with Kevin Spacey.
I just got my order in because I ordered a bunch of books and I got..
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, and more!!! I already started something like fate! I can't wait to read all of them.
Tessa wrote: "I just got my order in because I ordered a bunch of books and I got.. , ,,[bookcover:The Fallen: Vo..."I really enjoyed The Fallen series.
Speaking of movies, I just saw About a Boy for the first time the other day. I was >thisclose< to proposing to Hugh Grant.
Peep (Pop! Pop!) wrote: "Speaking of movies, I just saw About a Boy for the first time the other day. I was >thisclose< to proposing to Hugh Grant."I don't blame you, Peep! He's awesome :)
Wendy Darling wrote: "Kristina and Emily: Yay and yay! :)"I LOVED Hex Hall! I was so not expecting it to be as good as it was, I was really put off by the cover but I guess I should know better than to literally judge a book by it's cover haha!
@Catie - I didn't know it was a book!@Arphaxad - I think he plays a bad boy well!
Tessa, that is a great haul of books. And Peep! About a Boy is so fantastic! I'm glad you finally got to see it. Love love love that movie.Yay Kristina! Oh, boy. Now you get to read Demonglass! Isn't it hilarious?
And ugh. I just finished
, which was a HUGE disappointment. I'm so upset over what the author chose to do.
Wendy I'm mad that I waited so long to see it. I love the way it played out.
I read
in about a day. It was such a good book and a really quick read.I finally started
, although I'm not loving it so far. I'm trying not to judge it too early, because the the beginning of Enclave was sort of boring and then it got so good really fast. I'm also rereading
for the 5th or so time.
Peep (Pop! Pop!) wrote: "@Catie - I didn't know it was a book!@Arphaxad - I think he plays a bad boy well!"
He does indeed. And I just love his utter Englishness, in all roles! :)
Peep/Arphaxad: I can't hear "Killing Me Softly" now without thinking of it, hah! Can you believe how cute Nicholas Hoult has gotten, too? When I saw A Single Man, I couldn't believe it was the same adorably gawky kid.Laura--if you don't love the beginning of Wither...it's pretty much the same throughout the book. It's not bad, but it's not great either, in my opinion. LOVE Golden Compass. :)
PS re: the utter Englishness...that Oxbridge accent is always dreamy. :) Sometimes I try to imagine what you'd sound like as you leave comments, Arphaxad.
Been waiting for
for 3 weeks now. Still have 2 holds at the library ahead of me :(
I'm currently reading John Green's Looking for Alaska (although it's gone on a bit of a break while I read Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.) I picked it up straight after finishing an Abundance of Katherines, but I wanted a little variety hence the switch. I'd really like to read Inkheart (and the following books), they seem really up my street. Not sure if they come under young adult fiction but, still, they are firmly to-read's.
I've been waiting for
almost two weeks, and I'm still #34 on the hold list. I'd have bought it by now but I'm not that much of a Meg Cabot fan.
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