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Just in case anyone wants a fast, light fairy tale read over the holidays, "Knue who Slew the Dragon" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GVN20JY will be free on Amazon on Christmas Eve--December 24 and "Love and Absinth" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFOQE4A will be free on Christmas Day--December 25th. Happy Fairy Tale Reading!!!
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the day it came out, but got caught up doing other stuff and haven't gotten around to it yet! I'm dying to read i..."I feel that way every time I pop in here lately! LOL So many to catch up on and I just can't. =/
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and it seems like there will be quite a few surprises in the finale. February ..."Wait, in SM you felt Warner belonged with her, or did you mean to say FM? See, my issue is that I can't stand being duped by an author when it comes to the love story, and I feel like that's beginning to happen here. I get that the love triangle angle is exciting and full of twists, but it's not necessary to put something on the table and then have it completely tossed aside. Just like in the Delirium series, which was a huge slap in the face for me (not that I liked that series all that much anyway, but still). We started out with SM where there's a strong love story growing with Adam/Juliette, and nothing else is even really on the radar. Warner at that point was just kind of the obsessive psycho with a violent streak who peaked everyone's curiosity. Then things start to turn his way and we see a complete shift in Adam and Warner in UM and DM, so I feel like I was made to fall for this incredible guy who just isn't going to be what he was made out to be in SM. I don't know, there are a lot of Warner fans out there who disagree, but I just don't like that Adam was put out there as such a clear and present love interest only to be pushed on the back burner.
Im seriously team neither of them and just enjoying the series but yeah i feel its going to go Warners way he is a bit Psycho but we do know why He has to be. Adam showed her intrest and I think that was really their only connection think she was jus as curious about Warner as she was Adam and now that we know its hurting Adam to touch her and Warner can actually USE her power I really think Mafi had full intention of the story going the way it is. But she has surprised us before so who knows.. Oh and I never really saw Adam any more of a love interest for her than any of the other guysSure the intentions that he wanted to be with her and her him but hey she went all of her life alone and not able to touch anyone I think Id be grasping at the guy I could touch too ...Erin wrote: "Rebecca ♥ Ender, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Mel wrote: "Erin wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Erin wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Well I finished
and it seems like there will be quite..."
I need to read the Significance series too LOL I read her other series Collide it was soooo Looooonnggg and got boring but it had its moments.And Significance is actually being made into a movie So I should probably read it besides Ive had all the books on my kindle for ever all but the last one. Belkis wrote: "Danielle wrote: "Ok to comment regarding shatter me series, idk who I want Juilette to end up with. Both Adam and Warner have their good points and their bad points, and I am just not sure who'd I ..."
LOL agreed I think no matter the way it goes some fans are going to be pissed off! Me i dont care who shes ends up with or with either of them But we all know that isnt going to happen it will be one of them I just cant wait for the last book all the tension is killing me!Belkis wrote: "Laura wrote: "Agree totally Mel! I feel like Mafi intended for the story to go the way it has so far and that feels like Warners direction to me.. But you never know.
Mel wrote: "Erin wrote: "Brid..."
Finished
half way through
really enjoying the 2nd book more than the first but then again I enjoyed the Novella series prequels more than I did the actual first book.
I have the Torn series from before they were picked up by a publisher. Again more books I need to get to.I think my goal next year is to read all my oldest books to my newer books all year .... Well all but the ones I cant wait to read LOLDanielle wrote: "Ok to comment regarding shatter me series, idk who I want Juilette to end up with. Both Adam and Warner have their good points and their bad points, and I am just not sure who'd I would rather she ..."
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and I loved it! I just about had a heart attack but it was ok after all. READ IT!!!"Yay! I've been wondering abou..."
Belkis looks like your name is in lights! Congrats on becoming a mod. You will be fabulous in that position!
just received this
from the author, who seems really nice.iv only read like 2 pages but so far im really enjoying it :D
Erin wrote: "Rebecca ♥ Ender, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Mel wrote: "Erin wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Erin wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Well I finished and it seems like there will be quite..."No, I meant SM, as in the series name. I didnt really see Warner as THE love interest until DM, and I never felt like Adam was THE love interest, not even in SM. I havent read Delirium, but I know what you mean. I felt pretty duped after reading Masque of the Red Death. But I havent read the sequel yet so that might change how I feel about things.
Something always felt a little forced about Juliette and Adam's relationship to me. I didnt know what it was until later but now that I look back at SM I know its that Juliette was with Adam only because he was the first person to be kind to her (and she could touch him). But now that she has options its clear he's not really meant for her. They clash over everything. So I will feel duped if she ends up with Adam. I wont only be disappointed, I will be incredibly mad and its gonna ruin the entire series for me. It will change how I look at everything that has happened, how I see Juliette, and I will never be able to think of this series without getting a bad taste in my mouth. Its gonna be worse than how I felt when Lost ended. And that was pretty bad. I have never forgiven JJ Abram and have not watched any of his shows since.
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An interesting twist on fairy tales. I am hoping to finish up today.
I have a whole bunch of those book, Brooke, I really want to read them!
Tracy wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Annie wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Finished and I loved it! I just about had a heart attack but it was ok after all. READ IT!!!"Yay! I've been..."
Aww.. Thanks Tracy. I love this group so much! All of you guys are awesome and our discussions are the best :)
Tracy wrote: "Eboni wrote: "Just finished reading 
and I can't wait to purchase it. Now reading, 
"I have I Hunt Killers Eboni and have been wanting..."
Yeah a friend had recommended it to me, so I decided to check it out.
Rebecca ♥ Ender, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Erin wrote: "Rebecca ♥ Ender, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Mel wrote: "Erin wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Erin wrote: "Bridget wrote: "Well I finished and it seems like there ..."I agree with your point Rebecca about Adam & Juliette's relationship not really ringing true for me either. The fact that they can't freely be themselves with each other is a big issue. Unless they can bridge that and be open and honest about their feelings and with each other then a relationship between them can not really work. Yes Warner has done terrible things and has not been a nice person, but he's himself with Juliette. And as terrible as it might be to admit, she can be herself around him as well. It's not pretty, but at least it's true. And whether by accident, self-defense, survival or purpose, they've all done terrible things. I just want them all to be okay and find their happiness no matter how the love triangle ends. Who knows, the way Mafi's spinning this, anything is possible and I LOVE it LOL!
@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series until IM is released, otherwise I'll go apeshit for two months. Or however long the wait is. #adamadamadamadamadam
Finished reading
and really liked it, although it had another cliffhanger ending.Starting
today
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I second that one, hun!! I feel so let down by where things are going; regardless of what anyone else says, the first book was clearly setting up this beautiful love story for the two of them, and now it's being swept under the rug.
There are going to be a lot of angry readers either way it goes, apparently. Honestly though, probably 90% of my friends who reviewed this either went on and on about how much they loved Adam with Juliette, or they just oohed and aahed over her as a heroine. Rarely was Warner ever mentioned as being anything other than a great villain (which I agree with 100%), so the idea that he's been planned as the love interest all along just doesn't ring true at all for me. SM was so unbelievably poetic and the connection A&J had came out so strongly for me, like it was their destiny to find each other after all of the crap they both went through. But now, everything he did out of his feelings for HER, not because of some simple fascination like Warner (because, come on, he didn't even KNOW her when he planned all of it, so you can't call that love), essentially means nothing. No one will ever convince me that this was always meant to be a Warner/Juliette relationship, that means SM was just meaningless moments between Adam and Juliette and I loved that book to no end. Okay, I've said my piece. LOL To each his own, though, I know I'm not convincing any Warner fans either!
Annie, you and I can have ourselves a pity party while Warner fans cheer him at the finish line!! ;-) *sobbing*
HEY! There's still hope, Erin. Just because everyone else votes for Warner doesn't mean it'll happen. Don't lose hope. I'll prob stay off this page until after I've read IM otherwise I'll keep ranting and bitching about this love triangle. But I'm not losing hope. Mafi might be doing this on purpose to stir up emotions out of both guys. And boy will she has some pissed off fans no matter who she ends up with. *sigh*
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and wow, didn't see that coming. Not even a minute. I am almost finished listening to
and reading
after a long reading funk I finished
and now I am finally starting
!
just fnished
and
they were both awesome
Tracy wrote: "I just finished and wow, didn't see that coming. Not even a minute. I am almost finished listening to and reading too. it was a really good book but I found myself feeling sad about the ending.
Started
its been mentioned in many reviews of
that they are very similar and well lets face it who didnt
LOVE
TSGT! Hopefully this book will be just as good!
Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series until IM is released, otherwise I'll go apeshit for two month..."OMG I swear I was MIA for the day and this thread went crazy lol!
This is Will and Jem all over again! Haha I love it!
Kitlina wrote: "just fnished and they were both awesome"
Great...planning to get them with Christmas money. Loved Left Drowning by Jessica Park so I am sure these won't disappoint.
Belkis wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Finished and I loved it! I just about had a heart attack but it was ok after all. READ IT!!!"Yes it was AMAZING, I agree! ..."
Belkis I totally agree. It's unfortunate the next 2 books are on completely different characters. I wanted more of Lilac and Tarver dang it!
Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series until IM is released, otherwise I'll go apeshit ..."*siiiiiiiigh* Will. Oh my Will. :(
I finished
and it was awesome. Really loved it.Reading and enjoying
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I like the prequels. They are very different. Although I think the author jumbled more than one fairy tale in the mix for each story, so sometimes it's confusing.
Paula wrote: "Kitlina wrote: "just fnished and they were both awesome"
Great...planning to get them with Christmas money. Loved Left Drowni..."
Oh - FOL & FOM are sooo good, Paula! You'll enjoy them!
Annie wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series until IM is released, otherwise..."Yes - Will... **pouting lip**. Love him.
Donna wrote: "Annie wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series until IM is relea..."OK, I see a trend. :P We must be attracted to drastically different men IRL as well. Either of you read the Tiger Saga? That's my other big love-triangle that I get the most worked up over. Lemme guess. Team Ren?
Regarding the Shatter Me discussion, hasn't everyone noticed that the book titles have corresponded to the Juliette/Warner relationship? Besides Fracture Me. The titles (shatter me, destroy me, unravel me and ignite me) were said (or soon to be) in the book by either Juliette or Warner speaking of the other. Why would Mafi title the novels with one relationship in mind and then end the series with Adam/Juliette together? It wouldn't make sense.
Kitlina wrote: "just fnished and they were both awesome"
I love this story Kitlina :)
Tiana411 wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Finished and I loved it! I just about had a heart attack but it was ok after all. READ IT!!!"Yes it was AMA..."
Ah man :( well that sucks. I wanted more Lilac & Tarver too Tiana. Oh well, who knows though, as awesome as the writing was on this first book we might fall in love all over again with the next couple in book 2 :D
Laura wrote: "Started its been mentioned in many reviews of that they are very similar and well lets face it who didnt LOVE
TS..."
Oh Laura, I have A Place to Call Home and haven't read it yet either. Please let us know if the reviews are true in regards to similarities to TSGT so we can dive right into it :)
Rebecca ♥ Warner, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Donna wrote: "Annie wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series unt..."Team Ren since the beginning!!
Michelle wrote: "Regarding the Shatter Me discussion, hasn't everyone noticed that the book titles have corresponded to the Juliette/Warner relationship? Besides Fracture Me. The titles (shatter me, destroy me, unr..."I beg to differ on that. But that's just my opinion.
Rebecca ♥ Warner, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Donna wrote: "Annie wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series unt..."haha! Never read it. :) But in SM, I have to say I'm torn, but I'm more like 45/55 (does that count?) in favor of Warner& not 50/50. lol
Donna wrote: "Rebecca ♥ Warner, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Donna wrote: "Annie wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me o..."Haha I think I'm 60/40 Adam. But I still need to read Fracture Me and based on ALL the comments that could change
Annie wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Regarding the Shatter Me discussion, hasn't everyone noticed that the book titles have corresponded to the Juliette/Warner relationship? Besides Fracture Me. The titles (shatter me..."Do u have a theory regarding the titles, Annie? I would be interested to hear it.
I'm 0/100 in favour of Warner. :P
Kelsey wrote: "after a long reading funk I finished and now I am finally starting
!"Both great reads!!! Love Sweet Peril:)
Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me off. I'm gonna forget about this series until IM is released, otherwise I'll go apeshit ..."Hahahahahaha!!! Omg, it is just like Will & Jem!
Laura wrote: "Started its been mentioned in many reviews of that they are very similar and well lets face it who didnt LOVE
TS..."
I might need to check into this.
Donna wrote: "Rebecca ♥ Warner, Kishan, Peeta ♥ wrote: "Donna wrote: "Annie wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Erin wrote: "Annie wrote: "@ Erin, I love that we feel the same about this love triangle BS! It's pissing me o..."I'd say that I'm the same,Donna. Mandy I was 60/40 Adam until his novella. Now I'm leaning just very slightly towards Warner.
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LOL I know, you just can't mention certain books/characters around here without everyone going apeshit!! =P
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Okay, so the issue with that would be that those of us who raved about Adam in SM would have had no clue that when she said "shatter me" to Warner (or vice versa, I didn't notice this) that meant they were going to be a couple! Sure, if that was the plan all along, I would have liked to have been clued in. I wouldn't have wasted my time daydreaming about an Adam/Juliette HEA. =/
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