want to find your "book twin"? so do i.

[Holly]

ok so here's my thought: we all put in our post our favorite books/series that our "book twin" or new friend must love as much as you do. when you see someone with similar book taste click on them and ask to be their friend. this will work best if your profile isnt set to private. just thought this might be fun, who's with me?

[Holly]

ok so here are my favorites:

series:
harry potter
twilight
house of night
the luxe
the warrior heir- cinda williams chima
the immortals -tamora pierce
vampire academy
need- carrie jones
blue bloods

[Hey There Delilah!!]

Here is my favorites so far

Series:
Demonica
Night Huntress
Guild Hunter
Black Dagger Brotherhood
Mortal Instruments
Vampire Academy
Soul Screamers
Chicagoland Vampire

Single:
Anna and the French Kiss

[Holly]

lol Catie. i agree with searching by shared books or compatibility, that would be awesome! where is the goodreads suggestion box? :)

[Terry (Ter05 TwiMoms/ MundieMoms)]

My favorites so far:
Adult:
Outlander series (Diana Gabaldon)
Tairen Soul series (C.L. Wilson)
Anything and everything by Juliet Marillier
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Mists of Avalon series (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Queen of Camelot (Nancy McKenzie)

YA:
The Mortal Instruments series (Cassandra Clare)
Twilight series (Stephanie Meyer)
The Iron Fey series (Julie Kagawa)
Wolves of Mercy Falls series (Maggie Stiefvater)
Wildwood Dancing & Cybele's Secret (Juliet Marillier)
The Forbidden Game (L.J.Smith)

[Hey There Delilah!!]

Omg how can I forget the iron fey series

[Gwennie]

Interesting...

Adult
Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
Earth Children Series by Jean M Auel
Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward
Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
Historical Fictions by Margaret George

YA
Anything by Melina Marchetta
Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness
Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
Gone Series by Michael Grant

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

Oh fun... I wish everyone luck. I was lucky enough to already find my book twin and I have to tell you... it's awesome.

Don't know what to read next? that's okay look at your book twin's 5&4 star recs and there you have it.

I hope you find them soon. It's great to have one.

[Wendy Darling]

Oh, awesome! Here are my favorites:

Vampire Academy
Clockwork Angel
The Hunger Games
Shiver
Unearthly
Angel Burn

I also like

Chicagoland Vampires
Strange Angels
Soul Screamers
The Mortal Instruments
Demon Underground series
Darkest Powers series
Evernight Academy
Need series
Amanda Hocking
Once a Witch
Delirum
If I Stay
The Season

I love seeing what other people are reading!

[Laraine]

I think it's cool to find other people with the same taste of books as you do. :) Here are some of my favorites/ books that I like:
YA
Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
Books by Sarah Dessen


Adult
Historical Romances by Julie Garwood
Historical Romances by Julia Quinn
Fever series by Karen Marie Moning
Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill

[Shirin]

My favorite books are:

House of Night Series by Suzanne Collins
Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
The Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater
The Twilight Saga
Names My Sisters Call Me by Megan Crane
Frenemies by Megan Crane
Books by Sarah Dessen
Books by Emily Giffin
Memoirs of A Geisha by Arthur Golden
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
White Oleander by Janet Fitch

[Arphaxad]

Great idea! I'd love a book twin :)

My favourites:

Favourite Book of All Time
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, by Orson Scott Card

Favourite Series
The Song of the Lioness Quartet, by Tamora Pierce
The Dark Is Rising Sequence, by Susan Cooper
The Mortal Instruments Boxed Set: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass, by Cassandra Clare
Mercy Thompson series (Moon Called etc), by Patricia Briggs
The Alex Rider Collection, by Anthony Horowitz

Favourite stand-alone books
The Raging Quiet, by Sherryl Jordan
Graceling/Fire, by Kristin Cashore

Things I love in a book
- Strong character development/relationships between characters
- Good (sarcastic) sense of humour
- Assassins/spies/martial arts of any kind!
- Genius protagonists
- Fast pace

Book peeves
- Sappy romance/love at first sight/soulmates etc!
- Depressing endings
- Too much realism/grittiness/emotion
- Characters who make stupid decisions

[Tai]

My favorites:

Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Study Series by Maria Snyder
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers
Wondorous Strange series by Lesley Livingston
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Anything by Amanda Hocking

[Becca]

Brittany wrote: "Oh fun... I wish everyone luck. I was lucky enough to already find my book twin and I have to tell you... it's awesome.

Don't know what to read next? that's okay look at your book twin's 5&4 st..."

Do you have any idea how often I'm visiting your shelves?

[Heidi]

Wendy, Catie, and Brittany I consider us book siblings (along with Jaimie) :) I am pretty picky so it is hard to be my twin (Peep is probably close :)

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-The guardians of Legend series by J.S. Chancellor
-Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead
-The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
-Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
-The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
-The Study series by Maria V. Snyder
-The Books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon
-The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward

-The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
-Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

Ive also started the series by George R.R. Martin, A song of ice and fire that i so far really like, but it takes some time to read it!

[Gwennie]

Heidi I wrote: "Wendy, Catie, and Brittany I consider us book siblings (along with Jaimie) :) I am pretty picky so it is hard to be my twin (alhtough Peep is probably close :)"

Hahaha, I agree with that. We're book siblings. Funny, cause I was just reading through others and thinking about how I doubt I'll have a book twin.

[Heidi]

Ugh! I found a spelling error! I changed it because I can't stand when I spell things wrong :)

[Jaimie]

Heidi - Maybe not twins (twilight and MI series for example) but siblings for sure - I like that we have a little different tastes because it makes me branch out a little more and I have found so many new books because of it!

[Heidi]

Catie wrote: "Yes, I keep coming back to this thread and thinking that it will be nigh impossible to find me a book twin. But, I definitely think that I have an affinity with several different people in this gr..."

I think you are my audiobook twin though :)

[Heidi]

Jaimie wrote: "Heidi - Maybe not twins (twilight and MI series for example) but siblings for sure - I like that we have a little different tastes because it makes me branch out a little more and I have found so m..."

Right back at you! How could I forgot the gal who brought me Georgia and Marcus Flutie!

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

Becca wrote: "Do you have any idea how often I'm visiting your shelves?"

No, but if it's as often as I visit yours then I'm sure it's often enough.

And you know what I love most? Not just that we like and dislike the same books, but that we have similar opinions whenever debates pop up. I always feel like you're reading my mind and I know you've got my back. I love it.

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

Heidi I wrote: "Wendy, Catie, and Brittany I consider us book siblings (along with Jaimie) :) I am pretty picky so it is hard to be my twin (Peep is probably close :)"

Yes Heidi, siblings for sure. I appreciate all your recommendations, especially the audiobooks, but Becca is my one and only twin.

P.S. I think you and Jaimie are tv twins!

[Nikki (aka Quinn)]

I want a book friend :( I could be a little sister since I'm new to YA :)

[Nikki (aka Quinn)]

Maybe I should try to find a real friend first haha I'm a dork

[amy]

Catie wrote: "Haha! Awesome! I've always thought that it would be cool to be able to search for friends on goodreads based on # of shared books and % compatability.

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Looking for my book twin..."

love tana french and all the others on your list, but not familiar with michael chabon.

[Cassi aka Snow White]

Must not be too girly. If you like Twilight I mean no offense but we clearly are not twins. Actually I don't really like vampires or werewolves (unless they're funny ala Soulless).

Examples of my favorites:
Hex Hall (this is an example of the right kind of girly)
Hunger Games
Melina Marchetta (ALL)
Garth Nix Sabriel books
Soulless (right kind of girly!)
Tamora Pierce Tortall series
Ender's Game
Jacky Faber on audiobook

Gosh this is hard I feel like I should just point you to my shelves where you can properly judge me. I really like dystopians, fantasy and strong female protagonists.

DISLIKE (also important)
-weak female characters who base life decisions purely on high school relationships
-mopey teen novels (Shiver was too mopey for me).

[Cassi aka Snow White]

Your reviews speak to me Catie. But you have some authors that are your "must reads" that I haven't read (which makes me VERY curious to read them).

I could see us as semi-book twins. Not identical. Maybe fraternal twins. Of course once I read the authors you listed above we may be closer than I thought.

[Nikki (aka Quinn)]

Cassi... I love dystopian and out of what you mentioned I really liked Sabriel, Hunger Games, and Jacky Faber audio... could be a connection lol

[Jessica]

This was kind of hard, trying to give a good view of yourself without overdoing it.

Favorites
- Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion
- Jane Eyre
- The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Harry Potter Series
- His Dark Materials Series by Phillip Pullman
- Anne of Green Gables
- Graceling
- Anything by Melina Marchetta
- Crown Duel

Books I've read in the past few months that I loved (and may one day be all-time favorites)
- Megan Whalen Turner's Attolia books
- My Most Excellent Year

My (not so) secret shame
- While I liked each successive book less, I kind of like Twilight

Not represented on this list is that I read a lot of romance as well.

[Heidi]

Cassi your description sounds like me!

[Cassi aka Snow White]

Heidi I wrote: "Cassi your description sounds like me!"

I'm so glad there are others like me out there!

[Holly]

hey Catie: here's a thought- what if i put 5 books i am considering reading then the next person to post has to have read one of those and recommends the one i must read then posts their 5 possible books. what do you think- that could be intersting?! did that makes sense? rereading it i think it does.

[Holly]

there are so many good series out there, i'm sad thinking i will never find my twin. have found some that are 92% the same though.

[amy]

holly, that sounds like fun , i'd do it!

[Arphaxad]

Having just compared shelves, I've come to the conclusion that my little brother is my book twin - 85% similarity! He reads less than me though, so he's not too great for recommendations.

Definitely feeling a sibling-like affinity with several of you guys though - Cassi, Catie, Becca, Jessica... I'm off to raid all your shelves for reading suggestions! :D

[Holly]

ok Catie what should we call our book recommending game?

[Jen]

Tai wrote: "My favorites:

Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Study Series by Maria Snyder
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Personal Demons by ..."

Tai, we have pretty similar tastes! 85% according to GRs. I'm reading Nightshade now and LOVE it.

[Gwennie]

Catie wrote: "92%?! That's really high - I've never seen anyone that high with me.

That sounds like a fun idea Holly! You should put that in the challenges folder. I would do it.

Hey Jessica, I think yo..."

Hahaha, that's funny! I got the highest with Jessica too, at 89%. I've got alot more books on my read shelf though, so I wonder how accurate it is.

When I look through the shelves there's alot of her books I haven't read, but we do tend to rate the same... (So Jessica, you may have 2 twins..., haha).

After that I have Jaimie as the next highest at 85%, then Heidi at 83%, then Becca, Bluemoon and Cassie at 81%, last (in the 80's) is Catie at 80%.

[Arphaxad]

Yikes Wendy, that's awesome - I don't think I'm in the eighties with anyone at all, except my bro! Perhaps my taste is a bit odder than I thought.. :D

[Holly]

Holly wrote: "ok Catie what should we call our book recommending game?"

what do you all think of "Give Me 5: a book recommending game" ?????

[amy]

give me 5 is cool!

[Becca]

It's funny, but Brittany, who I consider my book twin, and I only have an 83% similarity rating. It's not so much how we rate books, but that we say each other's thoughts a lot of the time and tend to enjoy the same genres.

Brittany, I think our taste in classics is almost 100% the same by way of rating though, at least among the classics I've read. I wonder if goodreads could create a feature of comparing ratings in genres rather than just all books. That would make it a lot easier to find people with similar tastes.

[Heidi]

Catie wrote: "Hey Heidi (my audiobook twin and fellow 30 Rock lover) - I know that we both said we don't typically read memoirs, but did you notice that Tina Fey's new book "Bossypants" is narrated by the author..."

HEY! My audiobook twin remains! I just added that book to my Overdrive wishlist over the weekend! Great minds :)

[Heidi]

Wendy I told you we were at least siblings!

[Holly]

for all those interested, i just started the Give Me 5 challenge. if you hurry you can pick my book for me.

[Gwennie]

Heidi I wrote: "Wendy I told you we were at least siblings!"

83% is pretty darn good, for sure!

[Heidi]

Brittany I hate to break it to you but we are 86% similar :)

[Becca]

Hahaha! I think I'm being shafted!

[Becca]

Heidi, I don't think I can even compare books with you. I can't find where to do it cause your profile is private, but it makes me curious if you're that close to Brittany.