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Rose (The_Calm_Reader) (roselittlebookowl75) | 1372 comments Come on people VOTE for the October BOTM!!!!


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments Rose (littlebookowl75) wrote: "Come on people VOTE for the October BOTM!!!!"

I voted already.


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
The BotM poll has never been this close before! There's always been a clear winner! It's fun to watch!!


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M.J. Mandoki (mjmandoki) | 16 comments Yeah. Vote people! I want to see what happens! My favorite is still in the running!


Rose (The_Calm_Reader) (roselittlebookowl75) | 1372 comments Three votes difference between first and second place for October BOTM!!! Vote! Vote! Vote!


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Daniel (pickyreader1) | 1925 comments First time visiting here in a while, I think I'll do a comment spree on the different threads now.

Well, I haven't read anything for a long time, because I just started school and life got really chaotic. But I'm trying to get back into the swing of things now.

Next on my list are Ready Player One by Ernest Cline , The Runaway King (The Ascendance Trilogy, #2) by Jennifer A. Nielsen , and The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) by Rick Riordan , when it comes out soon.


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Chelsea wrote: "I'm reading falling kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes"

Ohhhh, how is it? Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1) by Morgan Rhodes is our current Book of the Month? I'm hoping to get to it soon. :)


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Daniel wrote: "First time visiting here in a while, I think I'll do a comment spree on the different threads now.

Well, I haven't read anything for a long time, because I just started school and life got really ..."


I need to do another reread of Ready Player One someday! Loved it so much!! :)


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Ally*Mystique*Ketch wrote: "David wrote: "Ally~Don't make me whip you~Directioner forever wrote: "Just started Extras (Uglies, #4) by Scott Westerfeld(Extras) yesterday"

Ooh that looks good :) I'm reading [bookcover:Clockwork Prince|10025..."


i loved this book...five stars!


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Just finished Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
moving on to Rockoholic by C.J. Skuse


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
I finished Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen and its my fave Sarah Dessen so far! Really liked this one :)

Next I'm starting my reread of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling and also going to start Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine


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Harlee | 1583 comments @Daniel I'm looking forward to seeing what you think about The Runaway King. I'm on the fence about if I should read it or not.


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Heidi | 2372 comments Daniel wrote: "First time visiting here in a while, I think I'll do a comment spree on the different threads now.

Well, I haven't read anything for a long time, because I just started school and life got really ..."


You are starting back with two solid reads - loved Ready Player One and enjoyed Runaway King


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Alison wrote: "Loving queen of Shadows!!!! Man seriously"

AWESOME, can't wait!!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Daniel wrote: "First time visiting here in a while, I think I'll do a comment spree on the different threads now.

Well, I haven't read anything for a long time, because I just started school and l..."


Agreed!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
I'm starting Boy21 by Matthew Quick :)


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
David wrote: "I'm starting Boy21 by Matthew Quick :)"

That's one Matthew Quick I hadn't gotten to yet, but I hear its good! Enjoy :)


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
I'm going to go ahead and call this one!

Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, #1) by Gena Showalter won October's BotM by THREE votes!!


I think this is the first time that a book I nominated won. ;-D


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Heidi | 2372 comments I enjoyed Boy 21 David. Very different but then all his books seem to be :)


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Lauren Stoolfire | 2047 comments Just starting Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman !


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments Karen wrote: "I'm going to go ahead and call this one!

Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, #1) by Gena Showalter won October's BotM by THREE votes!!

I think this is the first time that a book I nominated won. ;-D"


YAY! I'm going to be reading the book of the month when it actually is the book of the month! LOL!

(I'd already planned to read Alice In Zombieland next month, whether it won or not).


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Rachel (dare2dream) The Fate of Ten (I am Number Four #6) by Pittacus Lore

Although what James Frey did was pretty shit but you gotta say that he's good!


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Caitlin (caitlinsiem) | 409 comments @Lauren - I hope you enjoy Vengeance Road. I really liked it. :)


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Alison Morquecho (thebookishcamper) | 787 comments Just finished Queen of Shadows!!!! Omg!!! It was amazing!


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 957 comments Rachel wrote: "The Fate of Ten (I am Number Four #6) by Pittacus Lore

Although what James Frey did was pretty shit but you gotta say that he's good!"


I've only read the first two books, but I really, really liked them.


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Lauren Stoolfire | 2047 comments Caitlin wrote: "@Lauren - I hope you enjoy Vengeance Road. I really liked it. :)"

Really enjoying it so far!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "I'm going to go ahead and call this one!

Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, #1) by Gena Showalter won October's BotM by THREE votes!!

I think this is the first time that a book I nominated won. ;-D"


I love this series. Perfect for Halloween!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Rachel wrote: "The Fate of Ten (I am Number Four #6) by Pittacus Lore

Although what James Frey did was pretty shit but you gotta say that he's good!"


Yeah...its kind of like enjoying Ender's Game, even though that author is personally horrible!


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
I finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling in the wee hours of the morning. Woke up at 3ish and decided to go ahead and finish since I was soooooo close! So happy I did!

On to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling after I watch the movie of Chamber of Secrets. :)

Rose's readalong of Harry Potter ROCKS!! So happy I joined this challenge! I knew I loved these but forgot just how much!!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I'm starting Boy21 by Matthew Quick :)"

That's one Matthew Quick I hadn't gotten to yet, but I hear its good! Enjoy :)"


Thank you! It's really good so far :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I enjoyed Boy 21 David. Very different but then all his books seem to be :)"

I completely agree with you. It is a really good read, I just got to the part where Boy21 gets to show off his (view spoiler)


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Heidi | 2372 comments David wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I enjoyed Boy 21 David. Very different but then all his books seem to be :)"

I completely agree with you. It is a really good read, I just got to the part where B..."


Oh yes! I forgot about that part!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Reading Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine and I'm really enjoying the originality of the concept. I also really like the characters in this one. Its basically about our world in the future...but its been altered, by the invention of "The Great Library." Basically it started a long time ago as a way to house all of the world's knowledge so anyone could learn. Over the centuries, its turned into the governing agency of all things. Books are now illegal, as well as producing or writing them in any shape or form, other than a personal diary that everyone is given when they are born. When they die, the Library archives the personal journals. The Great Library hoards all information, and releases what it deems "fit" to the masses, in other words, keeping the general public ignorant.

The MC, Jess's family deals in the black market of books. There are books still out there, being hoarded or traded illegally. His father buys Jess's way in to become a scholar at the Great Library, so basically spy for the family.

The class of scholars are basically competing for 6 spots. This part of the book really reminds me of The Testing.

There's a little bit of magic and alchemy involved here, as there is no such thing as a printing press, its never been invented. Newspaper and textbooks are digital tablets, that are uploaded with the proper information when needed, then deleted automatically. Nothing written is ever saved, except for the personal journals and what's inside The Great Library.

Kind of a scary future! I'll let you know what I think of the ending, but so far I'm really liking it.


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Harlee | 1583 comments Just finished The Heart of Betrayal earlier, really liked it! Now I'm trying to decide what I'll start tomorrow :)


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Harlee wrote: "Just finished The Heart of Betrayal earlier, really liked it! Now I'm trying to decide what I'll start tomorrow :)"

That's always the best feeling...finishing a book you like and then picking what's next :)


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Harlee | 1583 comments @Jenny It's such a good feeling but at the same time I could just stare at my shelf forever trying to pick something lol!


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Daniel (pickyreader1) | 1925 comments Jenny wrote: "Reading Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine and I'm really enjoying the originality of the concept. I also really like the characters in this one. Its basically about our world in the future...but it..."

Unfortunately I ended up disliking this one quite a bit. I thought it lacked character development, and it was a shame, because the concept was so cool. Hope you like it more than I did.


Rose (The_Calm_Reader) (roselittlebookowl75) | 1372 comments @karen I have 30 pages left in HP and the Chamber of Secrets! I've been sick in bed all day with a horrible head and chest cold, croupy cough and lost my voice, so perfect time to lie down and read.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Harlee wrote: "@Jenny It's such a good feeling but at the same time I could just stare at my shelf forever trying to pick something lol!"

LOL!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
I finished my reread of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling and I loved it of course! I'll be watching the movie again soon :)


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Daniel wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Reading Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine and I'm really enjoying the originality of the concept. I also really like the characters in this one. Its basically about our world in the f..."

I hope so too! I kind of agree, the character development is probably the weakest part of the book, but still very likable and interesting characters, so it hasn't bothered me :)


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Finished Rockoholic by C.J. Skuse
going to start Dangerous by Shannon Hale


message 14895: by Jenny, Always smiling! :-D (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
I finished Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine and overall I really liked it. It was a bit predictable at the end, and I could see every twist from a mile away, but overall, an enjoyable read.

Next I'm reading Alanna The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) by Tamora Pierce and The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy, #1) by Sherry Thomas


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Heidi | 2372 comments I enjoyed the Alanna series Jenny. The first book is more middle grade due to her age but it matures as she does.


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Brigid ✩ | 738 comments Lauren wrote: "Just starting Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman!"

I saw that at a bookstore the other day and thought it looked interesting. Is it good? :)


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Brigid ✩ | 738 comments I am almost done re-reading The Diviners and then I am finally going to start:

Lair of Dreams (The Diviners, #2) by Libba Bray

AHHHHHH.

But I also have four books to pick up from the library, so ... I have a lot of reading to do. o_o


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Rose (The_Calm_Reader) (roselittlebookowl75) | 1372 comments Yesterday and today I've been super sick in bed with a head and chest cold and a barky croupy cough and no voice....so a perfect time to lay down and read.

I finished my re-read of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling and loved it even more the second time.

I will be continuing the HP series with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling in October.

Help! I don't know what to read next! I'm debating between continuing The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas , which really isn't holding my interest, or starting The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1) by Alexandra Bracken as a re-read so I can finish that series or Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo so I can read that series. Help!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I am almost done re-reading The Diviners and then I am finally going to start:

Lair of Dreams (The Diviners, #2) by Libba Bray

AHHHHHH.

But I also have four books to pick up from the library,..."


That's a good thing! LOL Enjoy!!


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