Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
I'm taking a break from The Complete Novels of Jane Austen and re-reading The Hunger Games. I'm about halfway through and I still feel kind of meh about it. I'm still excited for Mockingjay though lol
Marlene wrote: "I'm taking a break from The Complete Novels of Jane Austen and re-reading The Hunger Games. I'm about halfway through and I still feel kind of meh about it. I'm still ..."Hi Marlene, I think I am one of the few that didnt absolutely love The Hunger Games. I thought it was ok but like alot of books these days I dont think it deserved all the hype. It kind of reminded me of the film with Arnie, and there are books that have delved into that kind of thing before. I wouldnt say I hated it,it was quite entertaining but I just thought it was ok.
I finished Linger a few days ago and have to agree with some of the other comments that it took awhile to get into, but I enjoyed it in the end. I started Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception this morning because the wait for The Hunger Games is so long at the library and so far, so good.
Kourtni - Dead Until Dark was just ok for me as well. I skipped Fire Study all together, and I am also set to start the 5th BDB book soon (I already checked it out from the library).
I'm really enjoying reading
. Just a fun read. By chance I was looking over the shoulder of the women in front of me on the bus and saw that she happened to be reading the first book! (Pretty random chance)
Meme wrote: "I'm reading
but I had to stop for awhile it is kinda going slow"
It gets better. And then Linger is great. But that's my opinion :)
Heidi wrote: "Kourtni - Dead Until Dark was just ok for me as well. I skipped Fire Study all together, and I am also set to start the 5th BDB book soon (I already checked it out from the library)."I am contemplating puting fire study aside until I can get through some of the books I am more enthusiastic to read. I'm really kind of disappointed about that. :/ I was hoping to love it as much as the first two.
Just started
and even though I'm only about 40 pages in, I'm really liking it so far. Oskar's pretty hilarious but I can tell this is going to be quite a sad read.
I just finished
and although the author's writing style bothered me from time to time, I still really enjoyed it. I thought it was a good end to the series. I will miss reading about Valek and Yelena though. Now Im moving on to read
. I hope I enjoy it as much as most of you have!
I usually read 2-3 books at a time because of how I read them (usually one on audio while I work and one on my ebook reader. Currently I am finishing up the Vampire Kisses and Night World Series, also just started the Pendragon series.
I'm currently reading Graceling, and although I'm only on page 25, I'm really enjoying it so far! I'm hoping the rest will be as good as the beginning! Although I DESPISE the third person narration, as everybody who knows me is aware...I feel like I'm right there with Katsa!
Rebecca wrote: "I just finished
and although the author's writing style bothered me from time to time, I still really enjoyed it. I thought it was a good end to the series. I will mi..."Rebecca did you see that there have been 3 more books added to the series?
So that means. ... yes! More than 2 years of waiting now for The Mortal Instruments series to be complete. Ugh. :(
Amy.. I saw that the other day and I actually got really excited! not only are there three more Mortal Instruments coming, but also the three Infernal Devices! I love having books to look forward to :)
Amy, I didn't know there are 3 more books. I did hear that the 4th one comes out sometime next year and the first book in her other series is coming out at the end of this month. Im about 150 pages into The City of Bones and Im really liking it. My friend said they only get better with each book.
The YA novel I'm reading right now is
.I was a little hesitant about reading it because I wasn't sure how well a white man would be able to portray a multiracial woman but so far, I'm amazed.
Campbell wrote: "I just joined this group so... I know none of you people. ;)I just finished Linger... like, two minutes ago. I thought it was a little hard to get into at first, but I kept reading ..."
Hey Campbell! No one has answered you so far so I thought I'd say something. I adore the Eragon series. It is one of my favorites. I didn't think the story was slow at all and I thought it was incredibly well done for the author only being 18 when he wrote it. The second and third books were even better than the first. I've re-read the series several times and I'm anxiously awaiting a release date for the fourth book.
By the way, I finished Sloppy Firsts and Everwild while on vacation and I loved them! Jessica Darling is one of my favorite teenage angst characters ever.I'm getting the chills just thinking about Everwild. If you haven't read this series, check it out. It's awesome!
Just finished 13 to life
this morning good book, takes most of the novel to get meaty substance but you've pretty much figured it out anyway with in the first chapter. Big cliff hanger at the ending so if like me you hate that don't ready this until next year Jan when the second book comes out!
@Jaimie -- I loved Linger a lot! Had a lot of crying moments throughout the book *smiles*******
I finsihed Lover Eternal from the Black Dagger Series this morning and will start with Beautiful Creatures during lunch.
I'm currently reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini and also at the same time re-reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I finished Linger and Sarah's Key Linger seemed a bit slow for me. But I am still looking forward to the next book. Sarah's Key was wonderful, inspiring. It may be a fictional book but it does have factual places and events that were eye opening for me.I am about to start
Loved Eragon and the entire series! I am now reading Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) and anxiously waiting Cry Wolf to come in to the library!
I liked Hunger and Magic Strikes and am now going to start
. Still haven't finished the audiobook of Beat the Reaper.
Reading Inception right now and I'm in love with it so far!And listening to an Abundance of Katherines
I just finished
and now Im moving on to
. So far, I think this series has a chance of becoming one of my favorites!
I just read the preview of
on my Google library its nice cause they let you read about 6- 10 chapters. Really good story can't wait to get my copy
I'm afraid that
,
and
are going to be bad, so I'm pushing them away for the time being. I'm currently reading
, and then
, although I only skimmed through
, so I hope this prequel-ish book doesn't include much background information.
Oh, Alyssa, you should read them! They are good. Really. :)
Lori wrote: "I finished Linger and Sarah's Key Linger seemed a bit slow for me. But I am still looking forward to the next book. Sarah's Key was wonderful, inspiring. It may be a fi..."Good to know that you found
enjoyable. It's on my to-read list.
Alyssa, definately gie Hunger Games and the Mortal Instruments a shot. My husband (who doesn't read much and is a slow reader) just read Hunger games and Catching fire in 2 weeks. It's going to be a fight to see who gets to read Mockingjay first,lol.Mardie, if you are anything like me you will need a kleenex or 2 nearby.
Alyssa stick with Hunger Games. I could not get past the first 100 pages of Mortal Instruments. Shiver was good, but a slow mover, so I recommend Hunger Games if you read any of them :)
Lori wrote: "Alyssa, definately gie Hunger Games and the Mortal Instruments a shot. My husband (who doesn't read much and is a slow reader) just read Hunger games and Catching fire in 2 weeks. It's going to be ..."Thanks for the heads-up, Lori. :)
Lazuline wrote: "Just finished
An absolutely stunning read. Not sure what I'll be reading next."
of course!
An absolutely stunning read. Not sure what I'll be reading next."
of course!
Rebecca wrote: "I just finished
and now Im moving on to
. So far, I think this series has a chance of becoming one of my favorites!"Yay! I'm so glad :) this is one of my favorites as well, but a lot of people in this group didn't enjoy it very much. Crazy talk, imho, of course ;x
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