David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

Here are your partners:


Karen and Joycedale
Jen and Oda
Jenny and Sarah

Shelves:

1. Jenny https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
2. Jen https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
3. Joycedale https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
4. Oda https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
5. Karen https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
6. Sarah https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

***If you do not have access to your partner's shelf, please send a friend request to your partner!***

You now have one week to decide amongst yourselves how many books you will pick for each other, and to make those choices.

You can chat with your partner either here or by PM- PREFERABLY BY PERSONAL MESSAGE SO THAT THIS BOARD IS NOT CLUTTERED UP.

Either way, all of you MUST do a post on here this week that is similar to the example that I did on the first post:

My name: Jenny
My partner: Sarah
The books picked for me:
Cinder (read 3/16/2015)- 4 stars. Intriguing premise, great characters, and a really cool retelling that was unfortunately plagued by predictability.
The Hunt (read 3/28/2015)- 4 stars. The Hunt had lots of suspense, admirable lead characters, and kept me scared and nervous.

Note that you have until the end of February to read the books and edit/fill in the information/short review at the bottom.
Have fun!

My Name: Jenny
My Partner: Sarah

The books picked for me:


3 stars
I liked it. It took a little while to get going, but the setting was beautiful, and the characters were definitely interesting!

3 stars
Overall, a nice pleasant read. I had an issue with the writing--it felt almost like a diary, how the MC told the reader everything that was happening, instead of letting the story tell itself. Also as a narrator, she told the reader everything before it happened, so that was kind of odd. But I liked it, it had great setting and characters and lots of drama and romance!

4 stars
This was a really interesting read about a girl with severe OCD. I think the author really did her research well for this one, and it was so easy to connect with the MC. Pretty well developed characters, except for her mom.

5 stars
I absolutely LOVED this one! Very awesome start to a fantasy series, I'm looking forward to reading the rest!

Yay!!

My name: Karen
My partner: Joycedale

The books picked for me:
5 stars
4 stars
4 stars

Hello my name is Oda
My partner is Jen


The books picked for me:

My name is Joycedale
My partner is Karen
My books are: ☆☆☆☆
⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐

I'm Jen
My partner is Oda

Here are the books I will have the pleasure of reading:

4 stars

Jenny wrote: "My Name: Jenny
My Partner: Sarah

The books picked for me:
[bookcover:The Sweet..."

Yay! All amazing books! :)

Finished really enjoyed it and was glad I didn't have to remember all the details of the last book

☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Finished really enjoyed it and was glad I didn't have to remember all the details of the last book"

Wow!! That was fast!! :-D

Karen wrote: "Yay!!

My name: Karen
My partner: Joycedale

The books picked for me:
"

Percy Jackson! YAY! I remember really liking The Titan's Curse!

Jen wrote: "I'm Jen
My partner is Oda

Here are the books I will have the pleasure of reading:

[bookcover:Princess of Thorns|18..."

Nice ones! All on my TBR too :)

I'm Sarah and my partner is Jenny.

Here are the great books she picked for me :)

Loving so far! This plot is so complex that it's almost hard to follow . . . almost. But not quite. I love the characters and am so interested to find out just what's going on!

Karen wrote: "Yay!!
The books picked for me:
"

I've had on my tbr for a long time now - if I get finished with my others, I'll read that one too so we can dish -

I started my first book for this challenge, I'm about halfway through, and its good so far!

Sarah wrote: "I'm Sarah and my partner is Jenny.

Here are the great books she picked for me :)

[bookcover:In the Garden of ..."

Yay Timebound!! Love Rysa!

Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Yay!!
The books picked for me:
"

I've had on my tbr ..."

Oh awesome!!

I finished my first book and I liked it, 3 stars. It took a little while to get going, but the setting was beautiful, and the characters were definitely interesting!

I've started my first PIFM book on audio. Could take a while so I may switch to print at times. :)

Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Yay!!
The books picked for me:
"

I've had on my tbr ..."

Oooh that's a good one

Also started late last night but only got through a couple of chapters before conking out. ;)

Karen wrote: "Also started late last night but only got through a couple of chapters before conking out. ;)"

I have no idea what to read right now - so I'll join you with this one!

Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Also started late last night but only got through a couple of chapters before conking out. ;)"

I have no idea what to read right now - so I'll join ..."

Yay, Jen! It's really different and since I love the show Survivor, I'm getting lots of insider information. I'm really enjoying it so far.

Karen wrote: "Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Also started late last night but only got through a couple of chapters before conking out. ;)"

I have no idea what to read right now - s..."

First question: (view spoiler)[Is the main character Zoo? (hide spoiler)]

Jen, yes. :)

tried I liked it but not enough to finish it.

Karen wrote: "Jen, yes. :)"

I have 3 chapters left and HOLY CRAP.

I have a suspicion. Actually - I think I knew it.

The miscommunication in this book is epic.

Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Jen, yes. :)"

I have 3 chapters left and HOLY CRAP.

I have a suspicion. Actually - I think I knew it.

The miscommunication in this book is epic."

I'm a little over halfway. (view spoiler)[Since Zoo saw the "fake" bodies toward the beginning, I've been assuming an apocalypse started. But it's too obvious, so now I'm wondering if it really is all fake. ;) (hide spoiler)]

Really enjoying this.

Karen wrote: "Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Jen, yes. :)"

Good assumption! But again, the assumptions and miscommunications in this book are epic. I finished it yesterday and was kind of reeling for awhile. There is so much right about the book in the kinds of things it purports and the way that gets reflected in both real human behavior and the way it's reflected within the story all over the place. I'll wait till you finish to discuss it further, but I have to say that Oliva did this really well on a philosophical level.

I'm pretty well into and while I like the story, I don't like Julia Whelan's narration. I don't generally like her as a narrator because her voices for the guys are at a pitch that makes it sound as if she's imitating someone rather than voicing them. I think it must be that "shhh" sound in her intonations that are the problem. I've gotten the ebook and will probably continue with it there.

I finished

I had no idea what to expect on this one, so was very pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. Jen, you're right. The author did great at making this philosophical. Very unique and interesting concept! 4 star read for me!

Finished and really enjoyed it. I have to say I like Jamie McGuire's paranormal books better than her strait romance

☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Finished and really enjoyed it. I have to say I like Jamie McGuire's paranormal books better than her strait romance"

Yay! :)

I am 40 pages from finishing . LONG book, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I was trying to finish it last night but at 1:30 a.m. my eyes just couldn't stay open. Plus I had work today so shouldn't have been up that late anyway. ;) I'm really glad I switched to the print copy. Once I hit about halfway, I got completely invested.

I started and so far its cute!

read it was fine 3 stars

Finally finished NOS4A2. 4 star read for me. Scary horror story that's about a place called Christmasland that is one big nightmare for the regular folk. Joe Hill is very much like his father, Stephen King!

Finished on 2/7. Gave it 4 stars.

Alrighty, finished on 2/12. It got 4 stars as well. I can definitely see why this is a classic. Really enjoyed the layers of the relationships, especially between Dana and Rufus, and Dana and Kevin. It was also interesting to see just how much has changed since this book's original publication.

Finished last night. Read it in 2 days, gave it a 4.5 and have the sequel on hold now at the library.

Finished today and gave it 2 stars. It wasn't bad but the whole premise made my head hurt and there were parts that didn't quite work for me. I don't think I'll get the other two in the series.

Karen wrote: "Finally finished NOS4A2. 4 star read for me. Scary horror story that's about a place called Christmasland that is one big nightmare for the regular folk. Joe Hill is very much like his father, Step..."

I didn't even know that was he dad until after I read that. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I finished my last one I really liked it and gave it 4 stars.
You picked some great reads for me they all got 4 stars lol.

Sarah wrote: "Finished on 2/7. Gave it 4 stars."

YAY!

Sadly, I haven't finished either of the 2 books I have to read.
This is good but the audio leaves a bit to be desired. I'm halfway thru but have decided to switch to the ebook and just haven't gotten to it yet - other things have prevailed.
This one just hasn't grabbed me. I've started it and gotten about 30 minutes into the audiobook, but it just isn't interesting. I think I'm just not in the right headspace for it right now.

On the other hand, I did read with Karen, since it was one of her picks, and really enjoyed that. It's philosophical and psychological - and one of those books that's frustrating because of the tension, which makes it even better.

☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "I finished my last one Changing Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #1) by Aly Martinez I really liked it and gave it 4 stars."

I really liked that one too. The sequel isn't as good in my opinion (Stolen Course) but that's just me - it's all about forgiveness and the romance develops really nicely, so there is that.

☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Karen wrote: "Finally finished NOS4A2. 4 star read for me. Scary horror story that's about a place called Christmasland that is one big nightmare for the regular folk. Joe Hill is very much like hi..."

Yay Joycedale!! Glad you enjoyed your picks! I'll be starting my last pick next week I hope! :)

Jen wrote: "Sadly, I haven't finished either of the 2 books I have to read.
This is good but the audio leaves a bit to be desired. I'm halfway thru but have decided to ..."

I love that you read one of my picks with me! A PIFM and a buddy read in one. ;)

Jen wrote: "☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "I finished my last one Changing Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #1) by Aly Martinez I really liked it and gave it 4 stars."

I really liked that one too. The sequel isn't as good in..."

I just looked at it, quite a shocking twist it seems. I went ahead and added it to my wishlist so maybe I'll catch it on sale

I finished 3 stars
Overall, a nice pleasant read. I had an issue with the writing--it felt almost like a diary, how the MC told the reader everything that was happening, instead of letting the story tell itself. Also as a narrator, she told the reader everything before it happened, so that was kind of odd. But I liked it, it had great setting and characters and lots of drama and romance!

I finished 4 stars
This was a really interesting read about a girl with severe OCD. I think the author really did her research well for this one, and it was so easy to connect with the MC. Pretty well developed characters, except for her mom. Anyways, I really liked it!

And so glad I got that in before the end of the month.

I still have one more book to finish, which I'm going to read soon! I really do want to read

I'm 15% into my final book, Percy Jackson and The Titans Curse. Enjoying it so far!

Karen wrote: "I'm 15% into my final book, Percy Jackson and The Titans Curse. Enjoying it so far!"

Percy!!! YAY!! :)

I finished my final PIFM book and I finally understand why everyone loves this series! I liked the first 2 but loved this one. I gave this 5 stars!

Karen wrote: "I finished my final PIFM book and I finally understand why everyone loves this series! I liked the first 2 but loved this one. I gave this 5 stars!"

And they just get better and better :)