Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
Lyle I just got done with Soulless and liked it ( I am normally pretty picky). I will add that I listened to it on audiobook and I think that made me love it more.
I am not very picky and really didn't like Soulless. I usually like a lot of types of books, That was one I couldn't get into.
Heidi I wrote: "Lyle I just got done with Soulless and liked it ( I am normally pretty picky). I will add that I listened to it on audiobook and I think that made me love it more."okay! :D I was gonna buy that instead of Leviathan coz the cover reminded me of mary poppins. >.< but my friend told me it was more on romance, and leviathan was more on adventure.
Soulless is more of a love story, I agree with that. Amanda I really think the audiobook helped me get into it more.
Thanks for the input. I'm just gonna have to buy and read it to see if I like it. Or maybe find an ebook. ^_^
I will try the audiobook. I've really been getting into them lately, after i'm finished wiht Dreamfever I'll see if my library has it.
Shannen wrote:I've started reading
by our very own Jason Letts. :)"Thanks, Shannen! I hope you find the story suits your tastes!
Carmel loved both The Book Thief and I am the Messenger! If you read one of Jaclyn's books I would go for Year of Secret Assignments - it is my fav :)
I missed talking about Soulless!! DARN! I really loved that book and I normally hate romances, but it was witty & irreverent & cheeky in a way that works really well. The voice takes awhile to get used to BUT is great once you get used to it. This is one of those series that I wasn't sure I would like but loved so much. PS I'm enjoying Bloody Jack on audiobook. Though part of CD 3 skipped so I missed a section :( But that's library audiobooks for you.
Welcome to the group Carmel! My favorite Aussie author (and really favorite author period) is Juliet Marillier. She's a historical fantasy writer with lovely romances to aid the storylines.
Just finished Knightley Academy which I enjoyed.... Now trying to decide what will be next: Valiant or something else. Somebody give me a Must-read...
I am currently reading Halo by Alexandra Adornetto! <3
Hey, two is two. I'm about to start counting anything I read as a read book. Like recipes for dinner. That counts, right?
I'm currently reading Clockwork Angel, The Book Thief, and Tithe(by Holly Black). Out of the three, The Book Thief is the most enjoyable. Clockwork Angel started out interesting, but bored me about a third of the way through. I just got back to it again and now I'm into it. Tithe came highly recommended by my best friend, whose opinion about books I highly regard, but so far I couldn't get into the story. I hope it won't turn into a total dud.
I'm currently reading
and Wings,
and In Dreams Begin, I stopped reading it because I couldn't get into it.
Yay Bluemoon! I read two recipes - one for veggie chili and the other for cookies. I guess we are tied with two books!
I'm not properly reading right now because of NanoWriMo. Might reward myself with a little reading if I can stay on top of it.
I'm currently reading Dead Is Just A Rumor by Marlene Perez. I absolutely love her Dead Is series so check it out if your into supernatural beings!
I just started The Scorch Trials and am wishing I re-read The Maze Runner. It's been too long since I read MZ and there are no re-descriptions of people or a lot of re-hashing of details of events that are referenced.I would appreciate the storyline movement if I was reading them back to back.
I got
from the library and have a feeling that all the other books I've found myself in the middle of are going to have to wait while I read this. I really liked The New World prequel (short story on Amazon Kindle) and think I'll really get into this series. (Which is good. I've been quite restless in my reading these past couple of weeks. Started about six different books that I chip away at until one grabs me.)
Lloyd wrote: "I got
from the library and have a feeling that all the other books I've found myself in the middle of are going to have to wait while I read this. ..."This is one of my favorite series Lloyd! I hope you enjoy it.
Tintin wrote: "I'm currently reading Clockwork Angel, The Book Thief, and Tithe(by Holly Black). Out of the three, The Book Thief is the most enjoyable. Clockwork Angel st..."I didn't think Clockwork Angel ever got good, I definitely preferred the TMI series. I didn't particularly like Tithe, either haha
Kourtni wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "I got
from the library and have a feeling that all the other books I've found myself in the middle of are going to have to wait while..."Hi Kourtni. I have a feeling that I will. I'm only a couple chapters into it and am enjoying it already! (way more than
- which I'm struggling to get into after 160 pages)
Lloyd wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "I got
from the library and have a feeling that all the other books I've found myself in the middle of are going to ha..."It's a good sign that you are liking it early on. It took me about 100 pages to get into it, but then it hooked me and it just kept getting better and better. The third book absolutely blew me away.
Kourtni wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "I got
from the library and have a feeling that all the other books I've found myself in the middle of a..."Very cool! I just have a feeling I'm going to really like this one, so it's nice to know you enjoyed it so much. Maybe I'll just plow through the whole series! (Though
does keep calling out to me.)Sigh. So many books...so little time. :)
Just finished 
and I'm well into

and liking both. Tyger is a light action/fantasy romp. Plain Kate is a little heavier fantasy about a girl who trades her shadow away.
Pam, you can add the cover by clicking on the link "add book/author", it's better to go check out the book ;)
Lloyd wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "I got
from the library and have a feeling that all the other books I've found myself in..."I've got
waiting for me on my bookshelf as well! If only we had more time..
I finished The Lost Hero last week, and I can't wait for the next book. I think the release date is fall of 2011. =(
@Wendy Well no, I didn't review it. :D But it was great! If you liked the Percy Jackson series then you'll love this one. It picks up on the prophecy made by Rachel Dare on the Last Olympian. I really liked the new characters, especially Leo(and not because he has the same name as my brother, down to the surname. lol), then there's the twists, and I like how he does the alternating third person narrative, with 2 chapters for each character.
Man, you make me so excited to read it! I loved Percy Jackson. I thought the ending was amazing! I won't get into it, because I'm sure people havne't read it yet. I did flip through it, not to get peeks, but just to see if it had some of the same characters. I saw Annabeth so that made me more excited...I did see that you gave it 5 stars, so obviously you liked it. I can't wait...
Lyle Kimo wrote: "@Wendy Well no, I didn't review it. :D But it was great! If you liked the Percy Jackson series then you'll love this one. It picks up on the prophecy made by Rachel Dare on the Last Olympian. I rea..."Plugging my ears. "La la la la la la la". (Don't want to know what happens!)
I have loved all of Riordan's YA books so far.
I picked up a few books today but I think I'm going to start
because it's the only one that's not the start of a series haha. I've heard nothing but outstanding things about this book so I'm very excited :D
Just finished
. I'd read some very negative reviews of this book, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised. I can completely understand some of the bad reviews--the protagonist was incredibly dumb at times, and certain elements of the story seemed contrived--but nevertheless, the book really pulled me in. For me, it was one of those novels that I loved, even though I know that I shouldn't, haha.Too bad I'm on a long wait-list for
. In the meantime, I'm starting
.
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