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Jun 28, 2012 02:56PM
Hey, I'm Rachel. I am 18 years old and I am a huge fan of paranormal and romance books(although I do keep an open mind to other types of books). I just finished reading the Hunger Games series, which were amazing books. This sounds like a really cool group and I'm excited to check it out!
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Hello Brittany, Rachel, John, and Azza, Welcome! :D
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Yeah, welcome Azza, John, Rachel, and Brittany! This group is rapidly growing!:)
Hey everyone! My name is Emily-in a month and a half I'll be turning 13, and I live in the US. If I could only do two things in my life, it would be use the computer and reading. This is my first book club and I'm really excited! I love LOTS of books. A couple weeks ago, I read the Vampire Academy series and I LOVED it. Thanks for reading!
Welcome Azza, Juan, Rachel, Brittany, and Emily :)This is an awesome group :)
Hellos. c:I'm Kryzia (pronounced Kree-zee-ah) & new to Goodreads. I am 15 y.o. & live in Califorina. I'm an absolute nerd && read every waking second. Some of my favorite authors include: Stephenie Meyer (huge twi-hard & loved The Host), John Green (Nerdfighter. Really enjoyed ALL of his books. An Abundance of Katherines has got to be my favorite.) & Nicholas Sparks (cried while reading The Last Song, The Notebook & Message in a Bottle.) Anything to that effect, i'll read. So, yeah. (: I just like the fact that all of us are immensely obsessed with books. (x kbai & happy reading.
Welcome Kryzia! I'm from California too and I'm also new to goodreads. I joined this group just the other day and have already met a lot of cool people. I think you'll like this group:)
Welcome everyone! This is such a great group. I hope you guys enjoy it :)
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Hi everyone, Judy here. Mom of an almost-13 reading fiend of a daughter, so I'm very glad to have found this group! :-)I enjoy YA very much and am always on the lookout for recommendations, especially for Zoe.
In fact, want to give a shout-out to Chelsea. Just downloaded "Heist Society" to Zoe's Nook for her to read on vacation. When I saw your list, which are also some of her favorites, I knew that series would be winner. It looks fantastic. Can't wait for my turn at it.
Hai! I'm Kayla :) I'm a teen and I live in the US. I love lots of YA books and historical fiction and I LOVE fanfiction and write a lot of my own! :) My favorite books...probably the Percy Jackson series, The Hunger Games trilogy, The Book Thief, and Peter and Wendy! :) I love to read and write and ride my two horses, and dancing! ...I have a lot of obsessions. Right now it's Disney (specifically Tangled!), the Legend of Korra, Austin & Ally, Percy Jackson and the Hunger Games! :D
Thanks David & Brandt. (: I mean, I live for books. So many books & so little time, right?
Hey my name is celeste i am 15 i live in new york and i need more books to read .lol
Hi, I'm Wendy and I am a school librarian in Tn. I have taught in elementary and now moving to high school. I absorb books, always have, as long as they're fiction! Nonfiction, not so much. Love every kind of book, and rarely read one I don't like. I also enjoy horses, hiking, and art. I look forward to seeing what everyone's reading!
Khaulah wrote: "I haven't read john green's other books yet, but i'm planning on reading "will greyson, will greyson"... it looks interesting :)hey Brandt :)"
I want to read his books so badly! I watch his YouTube videos too so it seems really cool that he first got famous on YT then from writing books. I want to read his book The fault in our stars and Will Grayson Will Grayson
Emily wrote: "Hey everyone! My name is Emily-in a month and a half I'll be turning 13, and I live in the US. If I could only do two things in my life, it would be use the computer and reading. This is my first b..."Hey I'm 13 too, we have a lot in common. Message me sometime! This is my first book club too!!
Hey there, I'm Jenelle, I'm thinking maybe I'm too old for this group... but I love YA fiction, always have. Especially fantasy. So... yeah... I saw the topic "YA Enthusiasts" and felt at home... :)My favorite YA books of all time include The Giver, Where the Red Fern Grows, anything by Diana Wynn Jones, the Harry Potter series, and more recently I've fallen in love with the Percy Jackson series as well as the Nicholas Flamel series. Ah, I could just go on and on and on... :)
Hello! I'm Aly! I live in the USA and I'm am 15 years old. I read constantly and love to sing, act, dance, and gymnastics is my life.
I have too many favorite books to name just one(:
Khaulah wrote: "I haven't read john green's other books yet, but i'm planning on reading "will greyson, will greyson"... it looks interesting :)hey Brandt :)"
I have to admit, 'Will Grayson, Will Grayson' was not John Green's best. I like that one the least, I think. And since you read TFiOS first, you'll have very high expectations from his other works. TFiOS is by far his best. I suggest you have a break from it before you read anything else because everything will just suck in comparison. At least, it was like that for me.
Wendy wrote: "Hi, I'm Wendy and I am a school librarian in Tn. I have taught in elementary and now moving to high school. I absorb books, always have, as long as they're fiction! Nonfiction, not so much. Love ev..."
Hi Wendy! I'd love to be a librarian. I'm thinking about volunteering at my local library, if they're not looking for paid employment.
Jenelle wrote: "Hey there, I'm Jenelle, I'm thinking maybe I'm too old for this group... but I love YA fiction, always have. Especially fantasy. So... yeah... I saw the topic "YA Enthusiasts" and felt at home... :..."
Hello Jenelle. Welcome to the group. All that 'too-old-too-like-YA' is complete nonsense! You don't have to be a certain age to enjoy books. I still read Dr Seuss and Roald Dahl books.
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Hi everyone! I'm Ally, and I'm 17 and from the United States. I love to read (honestly I've enjoyed pretty much every book I've read, but YA Dystopian, Romance, Fantasy, Mysteries, and Historic Thrillers tend to jump out as my favorites), play soccer and lacrosse, watch USA shows (the channel! not the subject), dapple in graphic/web design, listen to music (alternative/pop generally), and a bunch of other things!My favorite books (AH such a hard question that I can't answer it! So I'll naturally pick multiple and hope you don't judge me TOO much for it) would have to be:
- Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
- Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
- Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
- Private/Privilege Series (I'll count them as the same thing since one is a spinoff and I love them equally. Is it a problem that one of my favorite series features a psychopathic serial killer in a semi-rational light? Possibly, but I'll ignore it) by Kate Brian
- Paper Towns by John Green
- Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
That was already way too many D: But you can clearly see that I'm a YA Enthusiast right?! I just can't pick between them because I love them so much.
Can't wait to meet you all! This is my first group I've joined on GR :)
Katrina wrote: "Khaulah wrote: "I haven't read john green's other books yet, but i'm planning on reading "will greyson, will greyson"... it looks interesting :)hey Brandt :)"
I have to admit, 'Will Grayson, Will..."
Oh, really?! thanx for the advice... I kinda thought that nothing can top the fault in our stars!
Katrina wrote: "Khaulah wrote: "I haven't read john green's other books yet, but i'm planning on reading "will greyson, will greyson"... it looks interesting :)hey Brandt :)"
I have to admit, 'Will Grayson, Will..."
I completely agree with Katrina. Will Grayson, Will Grayson was the only book written by John Green that I did NOT like (maybe it was the reader's fault, I listened on audio). In any case, I think TFiOS is definitely his "best" work (I preferred the actual plot of some of the other ones, but there's no denying the sheer quality of TFiOS and the emotions it brings out as you read it). Because it's so different from the rest of his books, I don't know if they are even comparable but I'd start with one like Looking for Alaska (another one of his classics) first.
And if you end up liking John Green, I recommend that you watch his channel on youtube (vlogbrothers). It gives more meaning to who he is and what he does, and if you choose to become a nerdfighter (watch the videos) from it, then that would be cool too!
Wendy wrote: "Hi, I'm Wendy and I am a school librarian in Tn. I have taught in elementary and now moving to high school. I absorb books, always have, as long as they're fiction! Nonfiction, not so much. Love ev..."
Hi Wendy! I'm with you on that note, I love fiction (pretty much all of it), but nonfiction fails to hold my interest most of the time. I'm volunteering this summer at my local library with a summer reading program for kids and I love it! Libraries are such calming places :)
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Hi i'm Tabitha. This is my first group of any kind. I'm 14. My favorite books are The Hunger Games, Uglies, The Maze Runner, Harry Potter, The Mortal Instruments, and Maximum Ride. I like fiction more than nonfiction. I'm happy to join :)
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Hi Tabitha! I'm Ally, nice to meet you! I absolutely love the books you mentioned!! Except for Maximum Ride because I haven't read them yet, but they are indeed on my list. You can see I just joined this for the first time as well a few posts up, so we can be group newbies together :)
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Ally wrote: "Hi Tabitha! I'm Ally, nice to meet you! I absolutely love the books you mentioned!! Except for Maximum Ride because I haven't read them yet, but they are indeed on my list. You can see I just joi..."
Sounds fun can't wait :)
Welcome Ally and Tabitha! I'm pretty new myself, but already love this group:)
Jenelle wrote: "Hey there, I'm Jenelle, I'm thinking maybe I'm too old for this group... but I love YA fiction, always have. Especially fantasy. So... yeah... I saw the topic "YA Enthusiasts" and felt at home... :..."Hey everyone, I'm probably in the same boat as Jenelle lol...but I just recently started getting into reading again and I absolutely love YA books, my top picks so far have to be Divergent series (can't wait for the last book!) and The Hunger Game Series...tho I do also love the Uglies series, Under the Never Sky, Blood Red Road, The Pledge, Delirium, and the Fallen series...and i joined this group in hopes of finding some ideas for other great books
Hi I'm Shawna from Vancouver, Canada. I've just recently accepted that YA is my favourite type of book. I don't think I wanted to admit it because it's YOUNG adult...but you know what. I don't care! :)Faves
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter
The City of Ember
I have a massive list of YA I'm working through and would love suggestions!
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@Roda it seems you have a thing for Dystopian reads. We have a topic for that under recommendations.
@Shawna there's plenty people here who would love to give you recommendations!!
Hiiie..I'm Jasmine frm Singapore...and I love reading paranormal romances.. :D
Hi! My name is Jessica Tornese and I just published my first YA book- Linked Through Time. I love everything YA- from Hunger Games to Divergent. I love volleball and baking... have 3 kids, and just moved to the Florida coast all the way from Minnesota! Linked Through Time
Hi, Jessica! I love MN, spent a lot of time there in high school & college. Your book sounds interesting.
Jenelle wrote: "Hi, Jessica! I love MN, spent a lot of time there in high school & college. Your book sounds interesting."Thanks! I love MN, too! My heart is there always! My book takes place in the small town where I went to high school- just wanted to bring some notice to the town- have any good suggestions for books?
Valencia wrote: "Welcome Jessica!!!"thanks, Valencia- Love the name-unique and possibly a character in my next book...hmmmm....:)
Hello! My name is Susanna, and I'm 34. I live in a remote mountain town in Arizona with about 100 residents. I'm a full time working mom and wife, but still make time to read a lot and write daily. I'm working on a YA fantasy novel right now (it's in my writings). My book is about a teen who seeks her twin brother in Faerie. It is my lifelong dream to write full time. Wish me luck! My favorite authors are J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula LeGuin, Madeleine L'Engle, Susan Cooper and Patricia McKillip.
Hi Susannaf.Best of luck to your writing career! :)
Kia Ora, Scarlett! I'm from NZ too. I love Game of Thrones and I can not wait for the second season to go to DVD because I need to see it.
Welcome guys!
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Jordan wrote: "Welcome Jessica :)"Thanks!I love the warmth of this group! So welcoming!
Susannaf wrote: "Hello! My name is Susanna, and I'm 34. I live in a remote mountain town in Arizona with about 100 residents. I'm a full time working mom and wife, but still make time to read a lot and write daily...."Hi Susanna! I just joined as well- good luck in your novel..I am just starting out on my journey as newly published. It's a crazy ride!
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