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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Amanda wrote: "How do I do the 'Buddy read' thingy? Anyone interested? I'm open to all books, except scary ones."

Hi Amanda! It's very flexible, basically members just suggest books to buddy read and then anyone is welcome to read and discuss with us :) Sometimes it's two people reading, but lately we've had several people in each buddy read. Currently, there's one buddy read starting, for Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) by Tahereh Mafi . I'm not doing that one as I haven't read the first book yet. Here are links to all the past buddy reads, more and more pop up each week as people start them:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

You can also suggest a buddy read and see if anyone's interested :) Here are some other books that some of us are planning on buddy reading soon:
Hunger (Gone, #2) by Michael Grant Fragments (Partials, #2) by Dan Wells Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) by Cassandra Clare

Let me know if you have any questions!


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
David wrote: "Amanda wrote: "How do I do the 'Buddy read' thingy? Anyone interested? I'm open to all books, except scary ones."

Hi Amanda! It's very flexible, basically members just suggest books to buddy read ..."


We miss you, David! ;-P


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Lol! I feel left out :( Just kidding, it's my own fault for not keeping up :) But thanks for saying that!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Awww, don't feel left out! You'll read it eventually I'm sure, and we can discuss it again then! :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Hehe thank youuuu! I'm just being dramatic because we've read so many together lately :)


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DeAnna (dee84812) | 671 comments If it makes you feel better, I haven't started any of the series you guys are planning on doing Buddy Reads for, so I can't join in on those! lol


message 57: by David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;) (new)

David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Lol no that makes me feel worse because I want you to join us!


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DeAnna (dee84812) | 671 comments If we find another book none of us have read, I will! lol Actually, I've been enjoying chatting about the ones I've already read, but I'm so far behind on all the other series you guys are thinking about. I thought about picking up Partials to do the Fragments Buddy Read, but I just have so many books to read already! lol (My husband would kill me if he knew how much money I've spent on books in the last 6 months and haven't read!)


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DeAnna (dee84812) | 671 comments I was going to put Partials & Fragments on hold at the library, but they don't have Fragments yet. Boo!


message 60: by David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;) (new)

David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Lol fair enough, I completely understand!


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
DeAnna (Mommy's Reading Break) wrote: "If we find another book none of us have read, I will! lol Actually, I've been enjoying chatting about the ones I've already read, but I'm so far behind on all the other series you guys are thinking..."

You've been as much a part of our buddy reads as we are!! I love your posts!!


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DeAnna (dee84812) | 671 comments Awww, thanks!


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Jen (jenwesner) | 1222 comments OK gang, what's up next? I just got Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick from the library - but I'm up for Fragments (Partials, #2) by Dan Wells too!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Jen wrote: "OK gang, what's up next? I just got Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick from the library - but I'm up for Fragments (Partials, #2) by Dan Wells too!"

Eek! I've read Hush, Hush already. I think we're waiting for Lolita to get Fragments, she's ordered it but it takes a couple weeks to reach her so maybe another week or so ;)


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
I just finished reading the whole Hush, Hush series! I reread the first 3, then finally got to read the last one, which was really good!

I need to read Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grant to catch up with David and Karen, Jen, if you are interested in that one. Otherwise, I have several on my TBR pile!
The Way We Fall (Fallen World, #1) by Megan Crewe Sever (The Chemical Garden, #3) by Lauren DeStefano Emblaze (The Violet Eden Chapters, #3) by Jessica Shirvington Breaking Point (Article 5, #2) by Kristen Simmons Vortex (Tempest, #2) by Julie Cross Timepiece (Hourglass, #2) by Myra McEntire Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3) by Kristin Cashore The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1) by Kady Cross


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Lol I probably won't be up for any of those anytime soon :) But that's ok, I'm sure we'll get together for one soon!


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DeAnna (dee84812) | 671 comments I made a list of all the kindle books I've bought and haven't read yet, and it's WAY higher than I expected!

Is there anyone left who hasn't read The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) by Julie Kagawa or Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry ? I got the sequels to both from Netgalley, but I haven't read these yet, so if anyone's up for one...


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Amanda (amandafoxy) | 31 comments I would love to join in...let m know when next book is up. I'm a read-aholic of late!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Amanda wrote: "I would love to join in...let m know when next book is up. I'm a read-aholic of late!"

Yay! Keep watching this thread, I'm sure we'll get one set up soon ;)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
DeAnna (Mommy's Reading Break) wrote: "I made a list of all the kindle books I've bought and haven't read yet, and it's WAY higher than I expected!

Is there anyone left who hasn't read The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) by Julie Kagawa or [bookco..."


I haven't read The Immortal Rules but I haven't decided whether I'm going to read it yet. Plus I think I have too many to read on my Kindle right now. Sorry :(


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Amanda (amandafoxy) | 31 comments I haven't read it.


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Amanda (amandafoxy) | 31 comments And I'm happy to hear about 'poopy nappies' etc. LOL.


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Amanda wrote: "And I'm happy to hear about 'poopy nappies' etc. LOL."

Lol!


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Meaghan | 383 comments David, I somehow haven't read Shatter Me yet either, even though it's been on my kindle for a while now. I'll read it with you at some point if you want. :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Meaghan wrote: "David, I somehow haven't read Shatter Me yet either, even though it's been on my kindle for a while now. I'll read it with you at some point if you want. :)"

Aww yay!! That would be great! We'll work out a time to read it together after you've read some of the ones you've got on your list :) No hurry!


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Meaghan | 383 comments Sounds good! :)


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Jen (jenwesner) | 1222 comments Jenny wrote: "I just finished reading the whole Hush, Hush series! I reread the first 3, then finally got to read the last one, which was really good!

I need to read Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grantto catch up with ..."


I had Gone from the library, but it's only available in print and that takes me forever. No audio as yet. I have The Way We Fall (Fallen World, #1) by Megan Crewe and Sever (The Chemical Garden, #3) by Lauren DeStefano and Breaking Point (Article 5, #2) by Kristen Simmons all on my TBR list. I'd have to read Fever (The Chemical Garden, #2) by Lauren DeStefano first, though, before I read Sever. let me know!


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
DeAnna (Mommy's Reading Break) wrote: "I made a list of all the kindle books I've bought and haven't read yet, and it's WAY higher than I expected!

Is there anyone left who hasn't read The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) by Julie Kagawa or [bookco..."


Dang, I've read The Immortal Rules and Pushing the Limit looks contemporary. Not really into those. We'll keep looking! :-)


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Jen wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I just finished reading the whole Hush, Hush series! I reread the first 3, then finally got to read the last one, which was really good!

I need to read Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grantto ..."


The only one I can do since I haven't read any of the other first books is The Way We Fall. But you guys go ahead. I would be interested in Breaking Point too! I would read Article 5 really quick.


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Jenny, we have to do Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare too so I can catch up to everyone else!


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
So many books! So little time! ;-P


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Meaghan | 383 comments I still have the whole clockwork series to read so I'd be up for that Karen. :)


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Meaghan wrote: "I still have the whole clockwork series to read so I'd be up for that Karen. :)"

Ohhhh, sounds good! Jenny wanted to reread the first two before reading #3.


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Jen (jenwesner) | 1222 comments Same here on Clockwork. I have the entire series to read.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Well that sounds like a plan! You ladies want to do Clockwork Angel next? We can start anytime for me!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Jenny wrote: "Well that sounds like a plan! You ladies want to do Clockwork Angel next? We can start anytime for me!"

Yes, read those ones ladies, I'll wait to read Clockwork Princess when all of you are ready ;)


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Lola (lolasreviews) | 563 comments I am still waiting for my copy of Fragments to arrive. It was shipped on 3 April, so it can take anywhere from 13 April till 17 April to arrive.

I haven't read The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) by Julie Kagawa yet and would love to buddy read it, but I am a bit busy with review books at the moment. I am currently reading a review book and already have 2 lined up after it, which all must be read soon. And then I am still waiting for 3 other ARC's for review, really I wonder how I gotten myself into so many review books in the same month.


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Meaghan | 383 comments I'm up to wait a week or two. I'm in the middle of like five series right now so I wouldn't mind getting caught up on a couple of those first. But just let me know what we decide.


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Jen (jenwesner) | 1222 comments I am rather frustrated. It seems that I have the same problem with Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick that I previously had with Rebel Heart (Dust Lands, #2) by Moira Young -- my library offers them as audiobooks in WMA format, but they can't be downloaded to an iPod because of licensing.

I can get Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare , but I'll have to (gasp!) actually pay for it. Apparently it's good enough, though - so I'm in if you want to start it.. I'm about to start tiling a bath vanity and setting in sinks, so I will be needing a great story to compensate for all the plumbing issues I'm sure I'll face. ; )


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Meaghan | 383 comments I'm probably going to be starting Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grant at some point this week so I can do the buddy read of Hunger (Gone, #2) by Michael Grant when we do it. So if anyone if interested in reading that with me, let me know! :)


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Amanda (amandafoxy) | 31 comments I really hope my copy of Clockwork Princess arrives soon. Going to be weird to read a hardback cover...I've become so used to ordering the kindle versions, but I simply had to have a hard copy. Can't wait!! Might still have to buy the soft cover to match the other ones. LOL.


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DeAnna (dee84812) | 671 comments Karen wrote: "DeAnna (Mommy's Reading Break) wrote: "I made a list of all the kindle books I've bought and haven't read yet, and it's WAY higher than I expected!

Is there anyone left who hasn't read [bookcover:..."


I'm not usually into contemporary either, but I've heard good things about both Pushing the Limits and Dare You To, so I decided to give them a shot.


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DeAnna (dee84812) | 671 comments Lolita, no worries. I have a lot of review books, too. Actually The Eternity Cure is one of them, so I have to read The Immortal Rules first, obviously.

I haven't read the Clockwork series yet either. But should I read The Mortal Instruments first?


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
DeAnna, you don't have to. It has a few characters from TMI, but you can start there and not really miss anything. The only problem is Infernal Devices is a lot better than TMI, so you might be disappointed if you read TMI second. But its totally your call!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Okay, I think Clockwork Princess sounds like a plan. I will take it with me this weekend, and it will be great to reread a favorite book of mine :) I'll try to get online to update as much as I can, but it might not be a lot. Is someone going to set up a thread?

I am interested in reading Gone, but I don't think I will be able to start that one until Monday.


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Meaghan | 383 comments I just want to read Gone prior to the Hunger buddy read whenever that occurs! :)


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Meaghan | 383 comments Wait, are we doing clockwork princess or starting at the beginning of that series? I still have that whole series. If everyone is on the third, I can catch you all om the next buddy read. :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Jenny wrote: "Okay, I think Clockwork Princess sounds like a plan. I will take it with me this weekend, and it will be great to reread a favorite book of mine :) I'll try to get online to update as much as I c..."

Lol I thought a bunch of people were still catching up on this series so there might be a buddy read of Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince first. Then when everyone who's interested is caught up, we can do a buddy read of Clockwork Princess. Does that sound ok? Of course, if you're keen to read it now, no need to wait for us!


Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Let's do Clockwork Angel this weekend for those of us who haven't read it yet or who want to reread or who just want to jump in and chat!!

Friday start? Evening for me that is. ;-).

Jenny, you mean Clockwork Angel, right? You must be going crazy right about now. :(

I'll set up a buddy read thread for us in the morning! :-). Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Yes, I did mean Clockwork Angel, my brain is just goo right now!


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