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[Peep (Pop! Pop!)]

You'd better not Shannen! Thems grounds for disowning you!

[Kourtni]

I just re-read Dreamfever! It was amazing..again. :)

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Peep - OK, OK! Sheesh!

Kourtni - You are tempting me!

[Kourtni]

Haha! Sorry, I just love that series! Keep reading Jellicoe so you can tell me if I will like it. LoL

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Kourtni wrote: "Haha! Sorry, I just love that series! Keep reading Jellicoe so you can tell me if I will like it. LoL"

Hehe! Sure, make me the guinea pig!

[Kourtni]

:)

[Lloyd]

Forget it. I'm not reading chick-lit. (lol)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Shannen wrote: "Peep - OK, OK! Sheesh!

Kourtni - You are tempting me!"


Fever is such a great one! Doing my re-read soon before the last book comes out.

[Ali]

Cassi wrote: "I'm not a very romantical person for a girl and I do NOT read straight romances. I only like romance when it's secondary to the story (and then I do enjoy it and it makes me feel a little girly eve..."

^^ THIS sums up the book perfectly. It does take about halfway through when suddenly that lightblub hits and it becomes a truly great read.

Also Evelina - Finnkin is awesome as well.. similar lightblub moment for me in this book...

Oh and I am LOVING 'The Knife of Never Letting Go'.. stayed up way to late last night reading it and going to dive back in later tonight

[Heidi]

Glad you are liking Knife Ali!

[Lloyd]

I am really getting into . Oh, if only there were more time in a day! (At least I get the bus ride home from work soon.)

[Heidi]

Lloyd wrote: "I am really getting into . Oh, if only there were more time in a day! (At least I get the bus ride home from work soon.)"

Loved it! The Mayor is so hard to read in it. Is he bad or is he good? Hmmmm....

[Lloyd]

Heidi I wrote: "Loved it! The Mayor is so hard to read in it. Is he bad or is he good? Hmmmm...."

I know!

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

Shannen, I'm about to work on my Dreamfever re-read too. But I'm putting a Melina Marchetta book ahead of my re-read. That's how much I love her stuff. But then, it's Dreamfever time!

[Ali]

Just finished The Knife of Never Letting Go... wow... wow.. wow wow wow freaking wow. I cried SEVERAL times throughout the book. Seriously another great recommendation from you all. Had to get book 2 immediately (Thank goodness for insta-buy via Kindle)

Jellicoe Road and now this... think I also got The Hunger Games from this board... Quit throwing all this profound, amazing dystopia at me *ducks*

[J]

William Sleator. Best YA sci-fi writer. Right up there with all my favorites, including Orson Scott Card.

[Heidi]

Ali wrote: "Just finished The Knife of Never Letting Go... wow... wow.. wow wow wow freaking wow. I cried SEVERAL times throughout the book. Seriously another great recommendation from you all. Had to get book..."

Yay!

[Victoria]

All these Jellicoe Road recommedations. I had never heard of this book until I read all these posts! I just added it to my to read pile!

[Arphaxad]

Jay wrote: "William Sleator. Best YA sci-fi writer. Right up there with all my favorites, including Orson Scott Card."

Really? Up there with Orson Scott Card?? I'll have to look into this! Which of his books would you recommend?

[Lloyd]

Carmel wrote: "Lloyd, I'm curious whether you have read Cassie Clare's The Mortal Instruments series?
Cheers"

Not yet, but I've been considering it.

[Lloyd]

I can still remember the day almost two years ago when I decided to try and re-discovered what great YA stories there are out there. I think I've only read two or three "adult" books ever since. I'm having too much fun with all the YA stuff and appreciate all the new recommendations I've picked up on here.

Between these and re-reading George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire books, I might just be kept occupied until finally comes out. (It could happen!)

[Becca]

Emily (Super Reader Girl Reviews) wrote: "I'm trying to read Pegasus again, but I think the writing style just isn't a good fit for me. Has anyone here read it yet?"

Hey Emily, I don't know if you got an answer or not, but I've read several Robin McKinley books and her writing style is definitely not my favorite. Most of her books rank around three stars for me. I haven't read that one in particular, but if it's like her others, her writing style can definitely be buggy. The stories are nice, but how they're written rubs me the wrong way.

[Samantha]

I'm reading (and loving) King Dork by Frank Portman right now. It's so good. Best YA I've read in a long time.

[Lloyd]

Samantha wrote: "I'm reading (and loving) King Dork by Frank Portman right now. It's so good. Best YA I've read in a long time. "

That was my nickname when I worked at Dark Horse Comics (though it may have actually been "King of Dorks" - either way, it was meant fondly...I hope!) I might have to check that one out. I've noticed it before because of the title but keep forgetting about it.

[Lloyd]

Okay Carmel and Emily, I'll put them on my tbr list. Thanks!

[Gwennie]

Lloyd wrote: "Between these and re-reading George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire books, I might just be kept occupied until finally comes out. (It could happen!)..."

I've been debating reading these. A co-worker reads them and I've heard alot about them. Everyone says they're excellent. Have you read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, and how would you compare them?

[Lloyd]

Wendy wrote: "I've been debating reading these. A co-worker reads them and I've heard alot about them. Everyone says they're excellent. Have you read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, and how would you compare them? "

I couldn't get into them. I read the first book, but then heard that the series just dries out.

I've read my fair share of fantasy in the past, but George R. R. Martin's books are the first time I have just been blown away. At first, it was rather intimidating because of the long list of characters, but it is a truly great read. He is a gifted, intelligent writer and I would encourage anybody to give the series a try. One of those sagas where people you hate you grow to love later, etc.

Good stuff.

[Gwennie]

I read like the first 8-9 books in Robert Jordan's, and loved them, but they eventually just lost me. Same with Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule books, (I preferred Jordan's of the two.) It makes me nervous to embark on another Epic Adult Fantasy.

I'll boost it up and check it out.

[Lloyd]

Wendy wrote: "I read like the first 8-9 books in Robert Jordan's, and loved them, but they eventually just lost me. Same with Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule books, (I preferred Jordan's of the two.) It m..."

I read Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth saga. I still have to finish the last two books one of these days. I agree with you that they got stale after about the fourth book. Martin's books are far and above. The worst part is the huge lag of time since the last book. But I'd rather have a quality story over just getting another book out quickly. (But it's going on over six years now.) I have faith that he knows the whole saga and where he's going with it. Just hoping he lives long enough to finish it!

[Heidi]

Lloyd wrote: "Okay Carmel and Emily, I'll put them on my tbr list. Thanks!"

Don't shoot me, but I did not like Mortal Instruments. Hope you like it more than I did Lloyd. :)

[Lloyd]

Heidi I wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "Okay Carmel and Emily, I'll put them on my tbr list. Thanks!"

Don't shoot me, but I did not like Mortal Instruments. Hope you like it more than I did Lloyd. :)"

Are there vampires? Because that will turn me off right away. (I am SO over vampires. Burned out on those decades ago.)

[Heidi]

Lloyd wrote: "Heidi I wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "Okay Carmel and Emily, I'll put them on my tbr list. Thanks!"

Don't shoot me, but I did not like Mortal Instruments. Hope you like it more than I did Lloyd. :)"

Ar..."

Yup there are vamps.

[Kourtni]

Ugh Heidi you are such a hater! Yeah there are vampires but it's not about them at all. I recommend MI Lloyd!

[Lloyd]

Heidi I wrote: "Yup there are vamps."

Ugh. May have to re-consider that series then. Sorry, but vampires are just (for me) booooooring.

(So there goes Twilight and the other forty different series out there.) :P

[Heidi]

Kourtni wrote: "Ugh Heidi you are such a hater! Yeah there are vampires but it's not about them at all. I recommend MI Lloyd!"

Well I didn't want him to think the series is for everyone should he decide he does not like it once he reads it. I really do hope he likes it more than I did. I wasn't trying to be mean about it.

[Kourtni]

By the way Lloyd, have you read yet? I am curious about what you think.

[Lloyd]

Fear not ladies, I may one day decide to give the first book a try...just to avoid any fighting in the group! :P

[Lloyd]

Kourtni wrote: "By the way Lloyd, have you read yet? I am curious about what you think."

Not yet. I'm eager to get to it, but will probably finish up the Chaos Walking series first.

Sigh. So many books...so little time.

[Heidi]

Lloyd wrote: "Fear not ladies, I may one day decide to give the first book a try...just to avoid any fighting in the group! :P"

Ha! No fighting going on - right Kourtni? You probably like the idea of two women fighting over you anyway :)

[Kourtni]

Heidi I wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Ugh Heidi you are such a hater! Yeah there are vampires but it's not about them at all. I recommend MI Lloyd!"

Well I didn't want him to think the series is for everyone should h..."

I know you're not being mean! I was just messing with ya! But you are a MI hater. ;)

[Lloyd]

Heidi I wrote: "Ha! No fighting going on - right Kourtni? You probably like the idea of two women fighting over you anyway. :)"

It would be a first! (lol)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Vampires appear in the series as minimal side characters, but are not the focus.

The world is built around a half angel race (nephilim) called Shadowhunters. The hunters are essentially demon killers.

The strong points of the series are a ton of snarky humor (Clare writes it in spades) and a cute, forbidden love story. The romance is definitely a main focus of the story, but I do know some males that enjoy the series in spite of it because there is action and adventure.

The main weakness of Clare's writing style is a lot of excessive world building/overdescriptiveness (which is why I think Heidi didn't like it, iirc?). It never bothered me, but I give Clare credit for improving more with each book.

[Kourtni]

Lloyd wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "By the way Lloyd, have you read yet? I am curious about what you think."

Not yet. I'm eager to get to it, but will probably finish up the Chaos Wa..."

Okay, I guess I approve of you finishing up Chaos Walking first. LoL. Those books are pretty amazing.

[Heidi]

Hey what can I say? When I love a book I am very vocal and when I really dislike a book I am not shy either. Luckily for me since I joined this group I have found a lot more books I love than hate :)

[Lloyd]

Kourtni wrote: "Okay, I guess I approve of you finishing up Chaos Walking first. LoL. Those books are pretty amazing. "

Not to mention I still need to finish one of these days too.

Arrgg!!!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Unwind has a great last few chapters.

[Kourtni]

It is true Heidi, and I appreciate how vocal you are. I have gotten many great recommendations just from reading your comments. :)

Lloyd - Unwind is a good one too! So many good choices.

[Lloyd]

And maybe (just maybe) I'll try and get over my vampire bias...some day.

Maybe.

[Kourtni]

Stacia wrote: "Vampires appear in the series as minimal side characters, but are not the focus.

The world is built around a half angel race (nephilim) called Shadowhunters. The hunters are essentially demon k..."

I agree with everything you've said Stacia. I think the snarky humor is what made me like the series so much.

[Heidi]

Yes Lloyd you must finish the Chaos Walking trilogy first. Also, I liked Unwind (4 stars). Stacia is correct about MI author's writing style being the downfall part for me - it was too wordy for my tastes and reminded me too much of Stephanie Meyers writing style. In fairness I can not speak about the entire series because I only read book one.