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[Vanesa]

"The Lying Game" by Sarah Shepard author of the "Pretty Little Liars" series

[Michelle]

I'm wondering if the publisher didn't pick up The New World. A lot of authors I know release work themselves as ebooks if their publishers don't pick something up - especially if it's a book their readership really wants and is asking for. Weird, though, that they wouldn't pick it up. It seems like such a popular series...

Glad you're enjoying Prophecy, Anna! Hope you enjoy it, too, Carmel. I should tell you guys that Alice beat out Lord Voldemort in Canada's Teen reads Award for Best Villain. She's scaaaaary twisted!
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[Jill]

Michelle wrote: "I'm wondering if the publisher didn't pick up The New World. A lot of authors I know release work themselves as ebooks if their publishers don't pick something up - especially if it's a book their ..."

What I find strange is that the book isn't even mentioned on the author's website. Anyway, I am reading book two The Ask and the Answer and I love it. Luckily, there is still book three before I really need to stress out about my lack of access to the prequel...although I did buy my husband an Ipad for Christmas...I could swear off my hatred of technology long enough to download the app... :)

[Clementine]

Carmel wrote: "Anna, I've put Prophecy of the Sisterson my TBR list, it looks good, thanks:)
Cheers"

I just finished the book. It was very lovely. I can not wait to buy the second book!

[Michelle]

I just finished reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and HIGHLY recommend it. It was beautifully written, fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking at times. The voice was SO well rendered that I cared about Andi from page one.

*full disclosure; Jennifer and I have the same agent, but this has NO bearing on my love for this book. It's been a long time - probably since Finnikin - that I've been able to recommend a YA book so strongly. I hope you guys get to read it!*
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[Michelle]

Jill wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I'm wondering if the publisher didn't pick up The New World. A lot of authors I know release work themselves as ebooks if their publishers don't pick something up - especially if i..."

That IS weird. The author's site isn't run by their publisher, is it? Because if it is and the book isn't being released by them, that would explain the lack of mention. If the author runs his own site, though, I don't know why it wouldn't be listed. Very strange... I have to read these books. My daughter loved the first one (and we own it) but I just haven't gotten to it yet.

So glad you enjoyed Prophecy up to the end, Anna!
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[Clementine]

Michelle wrote: "I just finished reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and HIGHLY recommend it. It was beautifully written, fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking at times. The voice was SO well rendered that I ca..."

Hello Michelle. I added Revolution to my to-read list. I find it very interesting. Thank you!

[Peep (Pop! Pop!)]

Heidi I wrote: "Hey Peep...Carmel is giving you a run for your money on her GR shelves. I miss talking about your shelves Peep - is that weird??"

Holy smokes! Those shelves are ridiculously organized! Mine have no order :( I did add a new shelf for creepy books though :)

[Peep (Pop! Pop!)]

Michelle wrote: "I just finished reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and HIGHLY recommend it. It was beautifully written, fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking at times. The voice was SO well rendered that I ca..."
Now I have to add it. You pulled the Finnikin card and now there's no going back!

[Ashley]

Ali wrote: "So finished Jellicoe Road after staying up half of last night and I must say.. wow. GREAT recommendation everyone! Liked the author so much that I bought Finnikin of the Rock last night to start.. ..."

Ali, I did too! I was up late because there was no way I was going to bed last night without finishing it! I really loved it!

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

Peep wrote: "Now I have to add it. You pulled the Finnikin card and now there's no going back!..."

I may have to agree with Peep on this one. Praise like that is hard to resist. It's going on the TBR pile.

[Jill]

Michelle wrote: "I just finished reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and HIGHLY recommend it. It was beautifully written, fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking at times. The voice was SO well rendered that I ca..."

I loved Revolution. A Northern Light is also great.

[Jill]

Michelle wrote: "Jill wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I'm wondering if the publisher didn't pick up The New World. A lot of authors I know release work themselves as ebooks if their publishers don't pick something up - es..."

The mystery continues...there is no mention of the book on either the author's site or the publisher's site. So, I took the bull by the horns and sent a message to the author directly. I'll let everyone know what I find out if I get a message back.

[Heidi]

Thanks Jill. Keep us updated.

[Michelle]

Peep wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I just finished reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and HIGHLY recommend it. It was beautifully written, fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking at times. The voice was SO well r..."

Ha! Finnikin was one of my top three last year. Though I also liked Incarceron and some didn't!
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[Peep (Pop! Pop!)]

Michelle wrote: "Peep wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I just finished reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and HIGHLY recommend it. It was beautifully written, fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking at times. The voice ..."

What were the other two? I didn't read Incarceron because I fear I'll end up on the "didn't like it" end of things.

[Becca]

I liked Incarceron. I think some people didn't like it because it was really fast-paced and not really character driven, or at least the characters didn't feel fully developed until like 3/4ths the way through the book. I think I'm confusing myself. My view was that the book was more about the story than it was about the characters, which is why some people wouldn't like it.

[Michelle]

Honestly, they were probably the adult books The Passage by Justin Cronin and The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. I tend to read more adult books these days than YA. YAs starting to feel derivative to me...
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[Cassi aka Snow White]

I really enjoyed Incarceron. It was a bit more about the world than about the characters, potentially because the characters level of knowing himself....

[Michelle]

Cassi wrote: "I really enjoyed Incarceron. It was a bit more about the world than about the characters, potentially because the characters level of knowing himself...."

Did you hear Taylor Lautner has been cast as Finn?

[Heidi]

Incaerceron was boring to me and I didn't feel attached to any of the characters. I just couldn't picture the world in my head. Oh well... there are plenty of other books we all agree on (including Poison Study Michelle :)

[Michelle]

Heidi I wrote: "Incaerceron was boring to me and I didn't feel attached to any of the characters. I just couldn't picture the world in my head. Oh well... there are plenty of other books we all agree on (includ..."

I can see where you'd feel that way. The world was very complex. Very... alien, I guess you could say. And because the book is more plot-driven than character-driven, you can't really put your focus there when the world feels overwhelming.

I know people who loved it and people who hated it. I just happen to be in the former category!

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

Michelle wrote: "Cassi wrote: "I really enjoyed Incarceron. It was a bit more about the world than about the characters, potentially because the characters level of knowing himself...."

Did you hear Taylor Lautne..."

what? they're making it into a movie? I didn't know that.

I also liked Incarceron. It's not a best book of the year or anything, but it was still enjoyable I thought. I am planning to read Sapphique.

[Cassi aka Snow White]

Michelle wrote: "Cassi wrote: "I really enjoyed Incarceron. It was a bit more about the world than about the characters, potentially because the characters level of knowing himself...."

Did you hear Taylor Lautne..."

I'm not a Twilight person so I don't know how to fill about that...not because I dislike Taylor Lautner or anything but because I haven't seen him act since Sharkboy. But if he's attached it gives the movie a high chance for sucess. And I can see him as Finn but please let him keep his shirt on through most of the movie (he should not just become the tweet fabio).

I think Incarceron could work pretty well as the movie as long as whoever creates it has a good artistic vision as far as specific effects and creating Incarceron itself.

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

hmmm. I just checked IMDB and they have the movie listed as "in development" with a 2013 release date. I don't have IMDB pro or I could check the "tentative" cast list.

Personally I like Taylor Lautner as an actor. I'm not saying he's going to be winning an academy award anytime soon, but he's not a bad actor and will grow with time. That being said I'm not sure about him playing Finn. Maybe I guess. I'm trying to remember how Finn is described in the book.

[Becca]

I think Incarceron would make a great action movie. It was extremely action oriented, so if the visuals are done right, it could be spectacular. As far as Taylor goes, I think he's a decent actor and from what I remember of Finn, he kinda fits the bill, though I imagined Finn pretty emaciated and...harder, maybe tougher, I don't know the word I'm searching for at the moment. Taylor still looks like a little boy to me, but makeup can do a world of wonder.

[Becca]

Now that I'm thinking about it, Incarceron almost read like a movie script. It was extremely action-driven. Which, in my book, means it will probably translate pretty well to the big screen.

[Cassi aka Snow White]

The action is why I think Incarceron could work even better as a movie (which sounds strange considering I don't think Hunger Games will work very well as a movie).

For some reason Finn is tan with dark hair in my mind, but much skinnier and less buff than Taylor.

[BirdiesBookshelves]

I am more interested in this series than I thought I would be. I just finished and gave it 4 stars. I have just started .

[Michelle]

I've started ranking books that are very original higher on my list, because its seems like more and more, originality is truly hard to come by. One of the reasons I loved Incarceron so much is because it was utterly unique. I loved it's complexity and the fact that Fischer created such a different, fully-realized world.

Non-fantasy books are understandably more character-centric. There are only so man plots, really, when we're mirroring real life in fiction (strange how alike the human experience is across culture, religion, etc., isn't it?).

But when it comes to fantasy, I'm really looking for something original in a book to call it one of my favorites. I'm tired of the same old thing played out over and over. It's getting to be like Mad Libs, i.e. insert supernatural creature here, insert names for love triangle here...

Or maybe I'm just cranky!
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[Kourtni]

Brittany wrote: "I am more interested in this series than I thought I would be. I just finished and gave it 4 stars. I have just started ."

I really liked these books! I believe I gave them 4 stars as well.

[Heidi]

Emily (Super Reader Girl Reviews) wrote: "Ohmygoodness, you guys need to read Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins! I just finished it this morning and it is so cute! Ro..."

I added Anna to my tbr pile since you liked it so much. p.s. must re-check out Finnikin!

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

Brittany wrote: "I am more interested in this series than I thought I would be. I just finished and gave it 4 stars. I have just started ."

Ha... I'm about 100 pages from finishing book #1 in the series. As of right now it's just okay. We'll see how the ending shakes out.

[Sara]

I'm putting all my other books aside and reading . I've been wanting to read it since it came out and finally got it.

[Amanda]

Sara wrote: "I'm putting all my other books aside and reading . I've been wanting to read it since it came out and finally got it."

I bought all the books and I have yet to start the series. Everytime I am going to start, something else catches my eye.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

It's one of the better YA pnr's. I found it to be a little bit more mature than most of the others, and the heroine is just as tough as the guys (she's training to be a guardian). The maturity factor could possibly come from the fact that the author has written 2 other adult series. There are actual sex scenes, smoking, drinking, etc. in these books, but it's done in a realistic way and not for the sake of shock value.

Book 1 is a little slow, but once you get past that one, books 2 through 6 are all extremely good.

[Traci]

Emily (Super Reader Girl Reviews) wrote: "Ohmygoodness, you guys need to read Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins! I just finished it this morning and it is so cute! Ro..."

John Green actually recommended this book in a youtube video he made recently. That has bumped it extremely high on my list. too bad I've already given everyone my Christmas list of books so I'll have to get that one on my own :p

[Amanda]

I have it on hold at the library, I am picking it up today. I've heard good things about it!

[Heidi]

Brittany wrote: "Brittany wrote: "I am more interested in this series than I thought I would be. I just finished and gave it 4 stars. I have just started [bookcover:The Awakening|5..."

Beware it is a cliffhanger ending (which we all love around here). p.s. The reason I know I was not really into the book is because it has been a few months now and I haven't had to rush to get to book two to resolve the cliff hanger.

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

Oh, I've only got 50 pages left now and I already know exactly what I'm going to say in my review. That is unless there is some earth shattering revelation in the next little bit. Unfortunately I can see where this is going.

[Amanda]

I don't recommend on audio. I couldn't deal with the narrator's voice, it wasn't what I expected.

[Ali]

Adored Finnikin of the Rock! Just purchased Mind Games to dig into

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I was trying to do on audio and had to quit out because the female doing the voice kept trying to do a man's German accent and it sounded like a fake Arnold Schwartzenagger (sp).

I'm scared to try another audio now.

[Heidi]

Amanda wrote: "I don't recommend on audio. I couldn't deal with the narrator's voice, it wasn't what I expected."

I did listen on audio, but I don't think it is my kind of book in general, so that doesn't matter in this case (at least I think! :)

[Heidi]

Ali wrote: "Adored Finnikin of the Rock! Just purchased Mind Games to dig into"

Yay for another Finnikin lover :)

[Heidi]

Stacia don't give up on audio! Please please please. Go to the audiobook thread to find some excellent recommendations. I loved the Fever series on audio as well as the Black Dagger series on audio,
if that is your type of book (I have not read the Mercedes series, so I was trying to think of what might be similar).

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

What happened was that I found myself unmotivated to keep up with the series but so many people had said it was good, that I thought I'd try a different format to see if I liked it better.

I like both YA and adult, and have been known to read everything from sci-fi to fantasy to pnr/uf to historicals. I'm not as big of a fan of contemps though, so the story would have to be good.

I already own Fever and BDB in ebook, but I'll check out the thread for sure. It's been a challenge to find good ones at my library that they'll let me download to my computer in mp3 format. I want something that will go right onto my player.

[Heidi]

Stacia wrote: "What happened was that I found myself unmotivated to keep up with the series but so many people had said it was good, that I thought I'd try a different format to see if I liked it better.

I lik..."

Ok good luck! I hope you find something your library has :)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Thanks for helping though! I will definitely take any recs that I can get.

[Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)]

Finally finished The Summoning today. Now on to Saving Francesca. Really excited about more Melina!!