Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
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Just got this on my Kindle and it's awesome
!I love smart nerdy heroines with braces and who has a best friend just like her.
Juliann wrote:The cover would never grab me, but if it's good..The cover would never grab me, but if it's good..."
It was pretty good. I felt like the epilogue was blah but I enjoyed the book. Not like OMG GREAT OMG but, solid.
I finally started
last night. I put it off because I just wasn't ready for the tears. I loved Looking For Alaska, because it was really funny, and this book is even funnier--I suspect it's to make up for also being even sadder.
Dawn wrote: "I'm reading Lirael by Garth Nix at the moment. I have to say, I'm enjoying it a lot, but it doesn't quite live up to the expectations that Sabriel set for me. Don't get me wrong; Lirael is a great ..."You're not the only one! I wound up putting Lirael aside about a third of the way into it. If it gets better, let us know!
Over on the Featured Author thread, we're doing a wrap-up of the authors we've chosen this year. If you're interested in discussing any of the following authors, stop by!January-Diana Wynne Jones
February-Neil Gaiman
March-Matt de la Pena
April-Neal Shusterman
May-Joan Lowery Nixon
June-Philip Pullman
July-Jane Yolen
August-Lloyd Alexander
September-Walter Dean Myers
October-Robin McKinley
November-Joseph Bruchac
I'm currently reading Shark Girl It's about a 15 year old girl who survives a shark attack, and must learn to live with the aftermath. It's a sad story at times, but I'm really enjoying it. I'm about half-way through it now.
I'm almost done with
. I recently read the first chapter of
, which was intense! I'm thinking about starting that next.
Faith wrote: "I'm almost done with
. I recently read the first chapter of
, which was intense! I'm thinking about starting that next."You'll have to tell me what you think about Jenny Pox. It was fun for me until about 1/3 in then... not so much.
Just finished
. Wow. It was good, yes, and I did enjoy the author's writing...however, I don't truly know if I love it or not. I'll have to think about it. Meanwhile I am reading
and finally finishing
. I love it so far, I just keep getting distracted with other books!
I'm reading
. I like it but like in the first book, I have trouble relating to the main characters. They feel a little too much two-dimensional to me. Specially the main character Meghan. Also, while I enjoyed the romance, it still feel a little rushed and the feelings overwhelming and exaggerated at some points.
Rachael wrote: "
on my Kindle"Tell me how Beastly's like after reading it; I've been meaning to read it for a while but kind of unsure whether its' definitely the kind of book I'd read
Geraldine wrote: "Rachael wrote: "
on my Kindle"Tell me how Beastly's like after reading it; I've been meaning to read it for a while but kind of unsure whether its' definitely the kind of..."
Beastly is a really cute and fun book. I don't know if you've heard of or seen the movie, but the book was way better. It's pretty light tho. I've read a couple different books by Alex Flinn now and light-hearted, funny fairytale re-tellings are really her thing. So as long as you don't expect some intense, passionate, thought provoking novel, you'll be good. That being said, it's one of my favorite books and I love the author. Her books are clean and sweet and very humorous, imo :)
Les wrote: "Just finished
. Wow. It was good, yes, and I did enjoy the author's writing...however, I don't truly know if I love it or not. I'll have to think about it. Meanwhile ..."Les, I was contemplating buying Splintered, but I'm stingy with my book money. Do you think it's one for buying? Would you read it multiple times??
Also, I loved Gravity and Seraphina!
Just finished
and I really liked it. What an ending! I'm about to start
. I'm so exited about this one.
Bethany wrote: "Les wrote: "Just finished
. Wow. It was good, yes, and I did enjoy the author's writing...however, I don't truly know if I love it or not. I'll have to think about it..."I don't know. Would I buy it....maybe...if it was on sale...I don't know that I would read it multiple times. Except if she writes a sequel, then maybe I would read it again to remember the story. I did like it, as I said above, the story was great, and you may love it, but if you can find it in your library first, that would be my reccomendation before you spend money on it. I actually read an ARC version of it.
Oh, and I remember that you reccommended Seraphina to me! Thanks! I am almost done, and I love it! Gravity is really good too.
Marie wrote: "Just finished
and I really liked it. What an ending! I'm about to start
. I'm so exited about this one."Warm bodies looks fantastic! I'm really excited for the movie:D
Juliann wrote: "Marie wrote: "Just finished
and I really liked it. What an ending! I'm about to start
. I'm so exited about this one."..."I just added Warm Bodies to my TBR list. Does look good! I'm reading
. Really good so far. Also reading
finally.
I'm so stoked for the Warm Bodies movie!!! That is one of my favorite books. It is freaking hilarious and I was so happy when I saw the movie trailer. It looks perfect, just like I pictured it! ps. Thanks Les!!
Bethany wrote: "Geraldine wrote: "Rachael wrote: "
on my Kindle"Tell me how Beastly's like after reading it; I've been meaning to read it for a while but kind of unsure whether its' defi..."
Haha, thanks! It's definitely on my list of books to read now!
I am reading Pretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard and absolutely loving it.
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Really good one!!