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Strange Angels is freaking badass!! Defiance is sitting on my shelf, I cannot wait. Jealousy was so mind-blowing!
Well I dont know about my top 5! But I have two!I firstly need to finish
Then I will be reading
.I am soo bad at picking what to read next as I have a huge TBR list!! I dont know how you guys can choose in advnace!
I know what you mean Sarah! Hahaha My list is like 25 books long...
I have seven that I bought, I can't decide which to read next!
A lot of these books were awesome! My next five:
Overbite
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
The Girl in the Steel Corset
Elixir
Uncommon Criminals
Well, I don't know what my next five will be but I'm heading back home later this week for my sister in law's baby shower and unfortunately having to stay a few weeks. My parents don't have cable tv or internet (also no AC :( it's an old farmhouse) and my cell phone doesn't get reception there! So I'm going to take all these books with me...
Plus my e-reader which has plenty of other books on it.
Jennifer, I'm so jealous of your to-read list! It's awesome! I wish I could read all those books again for the first time! :) Especially Birthmarked. That was amazing!
I envy all you guys! Jeez, I've read like two books in the past two months! I'm going through withdrawals!
I envy all you guys! Jeez, I've read like two books in the past two months! I'm going through withdrawals!
I´m not good when it´s about following a list of books to read but I think it´s time to have some order :PThese are my future reads.
I will read them in Spanish :P
I´m excited about all of them. I heard good things!
Chels wrote: "I´m not good when it´s about following a list of books to read but I think it´s time to have some order :PThese are my future reads.
[bookco..."Intertwined is soooo good! Can't wait for you to read it ;)
Bethany wrote: "My next five are as follows...
"Yay! I heard good stuff about this book. And the fact that the narrator is a boy makes me wanna read it more! haha
Btw, about your next fives. Is Strange Angels good? Or just normal? :]
Chels wrote: "Bethany wrote: "My next five are as follows...[bookcover:The Sea of Monsters|28..."I assume you are referring to Cloaked? It's really good so far. It's like a bunch of fairytales/fables all wrapped into one story. Plus, I just really enjoy Alex Flynn's writing...shes super funny.
Strange Angels is pretty good, but I don't feel as stongly for this series as I have for others. Like Vampire Academy. They are kinda similar worlds, but this series just isn't gripping me the same way. I am enjoying it, but I don't think it will be one of my favorites.
Ups, I was talking about Intertwined :]I must read Vampire Academy. It seems like I´m the one who didn´t do it yet.
I usually don't know too far ahead what I am reading, but it's a little more organized right now because of some up-coming group reads.Right now,
some really weird post-apox stuff, some of it is fasinating, but the author goes on these boringly long backstory tangents, and the writing style is really odd.Then,
, can't wait! I've been wanting to read this for awhile!Group reads:
and, I hope to sneak in,
Swan song is a long book.. But, the rest should be a breeze.
Chels wrote: "Ups, I was talking about Intertwined :]I must read Vampire Academy. It seems like I´m the one who didn´t do it yet."
Oh, haha. Yes, Intertwined is really great. The narraration actually goes back n forth between characters a bit, but the MC is a guy and he's awesome.
And, YES! you definitely need to read Vampire Academy. It's so good...way better than Strange Angels.
OMG VAMPIRE ACADEMY. *dies* I love that series. Like, it's amazing. Strange Angels is good, too. It gets better throughout the series. But yeah, I agree with Bethany, VA is better than SA. Read both. (:
Thanks for the recomendation, girls! I´ll tell you when I read it :P
My next five are:
that's six, but that's what on the shelf right now.
ohdere, that's only three, any recommendations?
Alli wrote: "ohdere, that's only three, any recommendations?"
are all really good. Poison Study isn't really a YA novel, but can still be read by that audience.
Mendy wrote: "My next five :)
"I just read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It was so good. Very emotional book. They are making it into a movie as well. Staring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson :)
I'm currently reading Unwind. I have
and Gathering Blue also checked out from the library. I'll probably add Messenger to my list at the ibrary so I can read all three in a row.
is waiting fro me to pick up at the library as well. I'll be adding the next in the series to my hold list so I can start to get that whole series read.
Just got from the library (except the last one - can't wait until Aug. 30!):
Andrea wrote: "Just got from the library (except the last one - can't wait until Aug. 30!): [..."I just bought Rip Tide!! So excited, but I haven't started yet cuz I'm reading like, five other books right now :/ I can't wait for Aug 30th either!!! That book is gonna be sooo epic, I can't wait!
I can't decide which to read next....
or
Anyone read any of these?
i think mine will be: 
Andrea wrote: "Just got from the library (except the last one - can't wait until Aug. 30!): [..."Andrea, I was wondering how Abandon was. I've been curious about that one, but I wanna hear from someone who's read it. Let me know!
Next five are:
[bookcover:Blood Red Road|9802332]
Bethany - I really loved
.My next five are:
Well, I LOVE The Iron King!!! I hope you enjoy it. I really liked wake too ;) I just started Awaken last night. Only got into it a couple pages and my eyes wouldn't stay open.I'm adding
to my list.
Bethany wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Just got from the library (except the last one - can't wait until Aug. 30!): . I love that it's about the Persephone myth and the fact that it is set in the modern world is cool. It has a few good creepy parts and I liked the Hades-like character. But on the other hand, I was disappointed. It just lacked that something that grabs you in and makes you want to keep reading. The flow was weird. Waiting for the flashbacks to figure out what the heck was going on was more frustrating than suspenseful. The romance was rushed and some of the mythology she made up didn't make sense to me. I think I will read the 2nd one though.
Ung! I don't like flashbacks. I really hate when authors use a lot of flashbacks. One or two isn't so bad, but when there are a lot of them it always confuses me. My next five...
Some of those may get pushed back though...I have
on reserve at the library.
I'm starting
.
will be next followed by
. Then, I think I may get to
and
, if I can get them from the library.
Teoe wrote: "I'm starting . will be next followed by . Then, I think I may get to [bookcover:Clockwork Ange..."That's a good lookin' next five list :)
Not sure which order tho! and I may change them.
for sure....then maybe
or
. So many good books, so little time.
i think mine will be as below. Ive only read LOTR once so looking forward to reading it again.1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hmm, I'm actually getting stressed about how many books I have to read! My life is so hard. :) I think next:
Just got from the library,
Bought on my nook -
Waiting, very impatiently, for
to come in the mail.
My reading pace has slowed somewhat with the new year. I finally have five books to list.
And I must say, I'm excited about it :)
I haven't decided on the order yet but here are the ones I have ready to go.
and I'm hopefully going to reread
before Fever comes out, but we'll see.
@Julie, is the chemical garden series any good?
Alli wrote: "@Julie, is the chemical garden series any good?"I liked it a lot, but I didn't LOVE it. It got a bit of mixed feelings here in the group when it was a monthly read. It is very dystopian in feel, very thought provoking as well. I think some people didn't care for some of the themes. But, I would definitely recommemd giving it a try at least. It was a four star book for me.
Alli wrote: "@Julie, is the chemical garden series any good?"I really enjoyed it, we'll see how much I like it this time around though. I gave it 5 stars because I like books that make me want to read non stop until I'm finished and Wither was definitely one of those for me. There were some elements that were not quite believable but I was able to overlook those and focus on the overall story. I agree with Bethany, it's very thought provoking and there were some themes that I know not everyone cares for. I think it's definitely worth a try.
my probable next 5.....
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