David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

I'm going back and forth between this and The Curse of the Wendigo which is why I'm going so slowly lol. I'm gonna try to finish Wendigo tonight and then focus back on Undivided.

XD; I need to finish Wendigo...

I'm trying so hard! XD

Harlee wrote: "I'm trying so hard! XD"

XD; I've been in a mini reading slump so a massive book doesn't sound too appealing to me right now.

Same here. Along with these two, I'm rereading one of my faves so I've got my hands full lol

Harlee wrote: "Same here. Along with these two, I'm rereading one of my faves so I've got my hands full lol"

XD The struggle is real. I stared at my shelf for five minutes trying to decide what to pick. Asked my mom's opinion... She said:

"I think you should rest your eyes and stop reading for a week."

SHE'S CRAZY! XD I spend soooo much time staring at my shelf trying to pick something new when I finish a book.

Harlee wrote: "SHE'S CRAZY! XD I spend soooo much time staring at my shelf trying to pick something new when I finish a book."

XD She's competition. I'm five books away from winning mine and her's reading challenge bet. Whoever gets to 50 first gets something from the loser. I get a new hardcover book if I win. I do the same or I go through my to read list and see what I own. If that fails library, if that fails book bub.

Omg, that is SO cool. My mom reads a little bit and my gram loves to read but neither of them read as much as I do. XD

Harlee wrote: "Omg, that is SO cool. My mom reads a little bit and my gram loves to read but neither of them read as much as I do. XD"

XD My mom is the one who taught me how to read so I get my reading habits from her.

I think I must have inherited the love of reading from my gram but it didn't become an obsession for me until high school lol

Harlee wrote: "I think I must have inherited the love of reading from my gram but it didn't become an obsession for me until high school lol"

My obsession tapered off for a few years after kid age until I discovered YA like Neal Shusterman. XD Honestly he's re-kindled my love of reading and it's never stopped.

Told you about Argent David. His character really comes full circle.
Ah, I'm getting goosebumps looking back at this great series through all of your spoilers!

I'm finally getting back into this and I'm around page 235. FEELS, FEELS EVERYWHERE.

Page 255 (view spoiler)[ AHHH, THE MAJORITY OF THE GANG IS THERE. Argent! I didn't think he was still alive! AND STARKEY! I thought maybe Proactive Citizenry had some kind of purpose for him. I'm shocked they sold him to Divan. <\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

Harlee wrote: "Page 255 [spoilers removed]"

Oh my gosh I know right!?

Page 289 I AM FREAKING OUT. THIS CAN'T BE THE END.

David wrote: "Harlee, sorry I took yesterday off and was reading like crazy (this book is so good!) and I totally forgot to post my thoughts LOL! Thanks for all your comments, here are my responses and own thoug..."

Yes, just YES to everything you said!

David wrote: "I did it! LOL I finished yesterday afternoon and have been thinking about it ever since. In my opinion, the 4th book, and the ending in particular, was perfection. So many FEELS! I loved every sing..."

I JUST finished and I'm speechless. I have NO clue what my review is going to be like lol!
(view spoiler)[ CONNOR. Oh my goodness I was FREAKING OUT. I kept thinking somehow he'll get out of this but then he actually got unwound and I was really freaking out! At that point I thought maybe he could get rewound but thought they would have to hunt down all his parts and take them back from people. So glad it wasn't that messy. His plan was ingenious! And Argent! I definitely agree with you David. He didn't become a good guy but he was desperate to accomplish one of his dreams which was working with Connor. But at the same time, maybe he isn't truly all evil. When he mentioned trying to comfort that one kid before he was unwound and he seemed genuinely concerned about his sister. He was definitely smarter than I gave him credit for. Nelson's unwinding was so creepy but a fitting end for him. The head organ is terrifying!!! Lev is insane! The extremes he went to are mind blowing to me and he's, what, 14??! I'm literally just rambling now lol! Oh, I love Hayden. Like, a lot. Though he wasn't a main player in this revolution he was behind the scenes and definitely helped make this possible! Loved the ending but though a lot of things wrapped up nicely, there are still quite a few questions I think could be answered. What happens to all the rewinds in Cam's care? What became of Bam and the rest if the storks? Did I mention Starkey? OMG, what an end for him. Definitely did not see that coming. (hide spoiler)]
I think that's the end of my rambling. I can't help it! This book was crazy!

I know right? I couldn't put it down when I was reading it, I think that was the fastest I had finished an Unwind book since the first book had fallen into my hands. I just... Wow. It really blew me away. (view spoiler)[I was SO scared for Connor, since Neal prior to the release kept hinting about how SOMEONE was going to be Unwound. Everyone wanted it to be Starkey but then... Well... Gah! I felt BAD for him. I was actually crying a little when Connor killed him so he wouldn't have to be alive during his unwinding... And poor Connor... Just... GAH. I was horrified. I legitimately can never listen to Funkytown ever AGAIN. Seriously. I tried. I kept picturing UNIS and the Organico and the "Long divisions" and and...GAAAAH! (hide spoiler)]

Daniel wrote: "Told you about Argent David. His character really comes full circle.
Ah, I'm getting goosebumps looking back at this great series through all of your spoilers!"

You DID tell me, and yet I was still surprised LOL!! I know exactly what you mean, this series (particularly the last book) will stick with me for a long time.

Harlee wrote: "David wrote: "I did it! LOL I finished yesterday afternoon and have been thinking about it ever since. In my opinion, the 4th book, and the ending in particular, was perfection. So many FEELS! I lo..."

YAY Harlee! Thanks so much for reading with me :) You make some really good points about Argent. He was REALLY smart in the end, much smarter than anyone gave him credit for. And you're right, he did show a softer side that I'm not sure we'd ever seen before. Such an interesting character.

But yeah, so many FEELS. I get emotional just thinking about it. The wedding...gah! Breaks my heart into two. And Connor! Gosh, I was so emotional when he was having trouble getting his words out in anything but metaphors. Just...perfect. Shusterman is a writing wizard.

Storm, thanks for joining in, your insights made me enjoy the read even more! I totally forgot about (view spoiler)[Connor killing Starkey to spare him the unwinding. These are KIDS we're talking about, and the decisions they made were so...I don't want to say adult...but HUMAN. Right or wrong, they made hard choices with the best of their abilities. (hide spoiler)]

Argent's character really came full circle at first I HATED him then I was kind of rooting for him in the end.

Connor made me cry. Seriously the poor guy! He deserves a hug and several days of just straight up cuddle time with Risa!


Anytime David it was so much fun to revisit this world for a bit and share my thoughts. (view spoiler)[Oh my gosh right? I was shocked and it hurt because Connor didn't want to do it but it was do it or let someone else be unwound against their will. That not even Roland's last bit of will in his hand would do the deed.That's what really got me about it. It was like Roland's ghost was there trying to control what happened to his own limb at least. (hide spoiler)]

Oh gosh, that was heart-breaking Storm!

Storm wrote: "I know right? I couldn't put it down when I was reading it, I think that was the fastest I had finished an Unwind book since the first book had fallen into my hands. I just... Wow. It really blew m..."

Yes, gahhh, SO MUCH GAHHHHH! XD

Storm wrote: "Argent's character really came full circle at first I HATED him then I was kind of rooting for him in the end.

Connor made me cry. Seriously the poor guy! He deserves a hug and several days of jus..."

Yes, exactly! So powerful and definitely speaks volumes about his character.

David wrote: "Harlee wrote: "David wrote: "I did it! LOL I finished yesterday afternoon and have been thinking about it ever since. In my opinion, the 4th book, and the ending in particular, was perfection. So m..."

And thank you for reading with me! I absolutely love this series! :)

Harlee wrote: "Storm wrote: "I know right? I couldn't put it down when I was reading it, I think that was the fastest I had finished an Unwind book since the first book had fallen into my hands. I just... Wow. It..."

HAHAHA!

I know one thing... I want MORE of this world. Can't WAIT for the short story collection!

THAT'S A THING???? OMG YES I NEED MORE!

Harlee wrote: "THAT'S A THING???? OMG YES I NEED MORE!"

YES. It's coming out in December! Neal confirmed it himself! It's called Unbound.

Thanks for recommending it to me, just added it! NOW I NEED IT! XD

Thanks for recommending to me too Storm! JUST ADDED IT!!!

XD Welcome guys. Maybe we can do a buddy read of it when it comes out?

YES!

I'm in on the buddy read!!!

Karen wrote: "I'm in on the buddy read!!!"

It shall be glorious.

Yes yes yes! I'm in too :)