David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

David wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@David - Ooh that's so exciting about the high fantasy book!! Hope your edits are going well. :D

@Oda - Glad to hear you are enjoying The Abyss Surrounds Us! :..."

*HUGS* and Best of luck, David!! *fingers crossed* I LOVED this one, its def my fave of yours by far, and I think it has a real shot!

David wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Seriously striking out with the books I chosefrom the library. Wasn't feeling Winter and got bored after 50 pages with The Dark Days Club. Hopefully A Gathering of Shadows impress..."

I'm so with you on the romance thing. UGH. I don't really remember the romance in that one all that well (usually if its bad, I just try to ignore it) but I do remember the ending to that book is KICK ASS!!! lol!

I haven't had loads of time for reading the last few days, but I did finish and I really liked it, especially the ending!

Also finished today at the pool. I ended up loving it, but it was a strange final read for me. I loved the beginning, but the middle really dragged for me. The last third of the book was amazing though, so it made up for it! LOVED the ending :)

I think my next physical book will be

Good luck, David! :)

Just finished . Definitely my kind of story!

Should finish up and soon. Not sure yet what I'll be reading next.

Working on "the final warning" by James Patterson. :)

@Karen I loved ACOTAR!!! I just received ACOMAF in the mail and I'm so excited to read it!!!!!!

Karen wrote: "Victoria, yup, you're right. BLLB was Blue's book for sure! I was all about Ronan which is why TDT was my favorite. ;)"

That makes sense. I wasn't too keen on Ronan though. I didn't dislike him, but he certainly wasn't a favourite of mine.

David wrote: "Thank you!! My edits are complete! My agent will begin pitching to publishers next week. NERVOUS"

That's so exciting! Good luck!

@Rose I LOVED ACOTAR and ACOMAF sooo much!!! I hope you like the second as much, or more than, the first!! I thought it was even better!!!!

@Oda - Aww, sorry you lost interest in TASU. Hope you like it more if you pick it up again. ;)

@David - That's so exciting!! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you. :D And yeah I was not crazy about the second and third books in the Penryn series. I loved the first book––and then I'm not sure if my taste changed or the sequels were just not as good, but I wasn't as invested in them as I was in the first one. And yeah, part of the reason for me was that the romance got too clichéd for my taste. I liked them together in book one, but after that I felt like their relationship was underdeveloped.

I finished now I'm reading the follow up !

Karen wrote: "David wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@David - Ooh that's so exciting about the high fantasy book!! Hope your edits are going well. :D

@Oda - Glad to hear you are enjoying The Abyss S..."

HEE HEE! Me too, I'm a little giddy right now, especially because I'm having a blast working on the sequel :)

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Wishing you the best of luck David!"

Thanks Heidi! I can literally FEEL the positive vibes from this group, so that has to count for something!

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@David - Ooh that's so exciting about the high fantasy book!! Hope your edits are going well. :D

@Oda - Glad to hear you are enjoying The Abyss S..."

Awesome, thank you! Your opinion means the world :)

Elora wrote: "Good luck, David! :)"

Thank you, my friend!!!! I need all the luck I can get :)

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@Oda - Aww, sorry you lost interest in TASU. Hope you like it more if you pick it up again. ;)

@David - That's so exciting!! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you. :D And yeah I was not cra..."

Thanks SO MUCH!!! I'll join you in the finger and toe crossing (not literally, that could get uncomfortable after a while). I finished End of Days and thought the plot was cool and action-packed, though it also felt really random sometimes. But yeah, the cliché romance really ruined it for me. Book one was a stand out, the other two not so much. Oh well, back to Heroes of Olympus! LOL

I was not as disappointed with the Angelfall sequels as I thought I would be. lol
I ended up enjoying both book 2 and book 3- granted, not as much as I loved book 1.
Well I finished as a buddy read, and before that. I read just recently in two days.
AND I HAVEN'T DONE REVIEWS FOR ANY OF THEM. Ugh, I'm so behind. Should I even bother? :P

Oh, and best of luck to you David on your new series.

@David - Haha! And it might make it a little hard to type. ;) Yeah I agree––it had an action-packed plot, but it was kind of all over the place. Hope you enjoy Heroes of Olympus!

@Daniel - If it makes you feel better, I think there are about 60 books on my "to-review" list. I used to review every book I read, but during college I fell WAY behind. Now I'm like ... two years behind in reviews, lol. :P

Yesterday I finished:



I really enjoyed it! It's pretty weird and unsettling, and basically all of the characters are horrible people, but I liked the writing style and the story––for the most part, anyway. There were a few little things that bugged me towards the end. Otherwise, really good.

Now I'm about a third of the way through:



Hmmm. So far I'm not liking it as much as I hoped I would. Conceptually, it's really cool; I like the idea of this weird dystopian, post-apocalyptic version of Oz. But I don't like the writing very much and I feel like it's falling into a lot of clichés. I'm hoping it will get better as it goes along!

Started A Gathering of Shadows. It's a bit slow going, but I'm sticking with it because I liked ADSOM so much, plus I heard the ending of this one is good.

I was a little disappointed in AGoS; I really liked ADSoM, but the second one felt a bit slow for me, as you said. I felt like the pace didn't pick up until over halfway through the book. The end is really intense though, and I'm still planning to read book three when it comes out!

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picked up which I loved and finished.
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Victoria wrote: "Elora wrote: "I'm so glad you liked it. :) As someone who thinks Blue Lily, Lily Blue is the weakest link of the series, I'd love to hear why you like it so much and get a different perspective of ..."

You are absolutely right! It is all about Blue. She wasn't one of my favorite characters, and maybe that's why I didn't care for the book so much. On rereads, Ronan is my favorite (but I absolutely hated him the first time I read it). Throughout the series, there was never a character that I truly liked, and I find that odd since I absolutely adore the series.....maybe that's why I like it, since the characters are incredibly flawed.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. The next time I reread it, I'll go into it knowing it's all about Blue and hopefully I'll like it more.

Huh that's interesting Elora––one of my favorite things about the series is the characters. I love them so much! They definitely all have realistic flaws, but I love them dearly nonetheless. Ronan is my favorite too. I used to not care about Blue that much, but I like her a lot more after re-reading the books. She feels very believable to me in a way––like, she knows she's kind of pretentious when it comes to being "quirky" but she just owns it. And I also like how funny and witty she is. :D

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Huh that's interesting Elora––one of my favorite things about the series is the characters. I love them so much! They definitely all have realistic flaws, but I love them dearly nonetheless. Ronan ..."

I do love how each relationship/friendship seems to be a character of its own. Maybe that's the reason I don't love any of the characters on their own, but that I appreciate who they are together and the different dynamics they all bring to each other.
As for her wittiness, the scene where the guy makes a comment about her legs and she goes off on a rant is one of my favorites in the series. :)

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@David - Ooh that's so exciting about the high fantasy book!! Hope your edits are going well. :D

@Oda - Glad to hear you are enjoyi..."

Awww thanks so much for saying that! I really needed to hear that yesterday :)

Daniel wrote: "I was not as disappointed with the Angelfall sequels as I thought I would be. lol
I ended up enjoying both book 2 and book 3- granted, not as much as I loved book 1.
Well I finished [bookcover:The ..."

Thank you! I appreciate all your support, my friend! How was the Trials of Apollo? Can't wait to read it!

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Yesterday I finished:



I really enjoyed it! It's pretty weird and unsettling, and basically all of the characters are horrible people, but I liked the writing ..."

Good to know. I skipped Dorothy Must Die because of reviews similar to yours. But I still hope it gets better for you!

Today I read which I just didn't quite get, but was very well written.

Also finished which I ADORED! Loved, loved, loved this book, and really didn't want to leave this world! This one was twice as good as the first book for me!

Next I'm reading and

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Yesterday I finished:



I really enjoyed it! It's pretty weird and unsettling, and basically all of the characters are horrible people, but I liked the writing ..."

It took me about halfway through before I got into Dorothy Must Die. The last half flew by, tons of action and it was just overall CREEPY. The sequel was also pretty good. But you're right, its not the best writing ever, and I think the reason for its popularity is the twist it takes on Oz. The concept is really good! I do think it has more hype than it maybe deserves.

My review for . The book meant a lot to me, so I hope you enjoy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

David wrote: "Daniel wrote: "I was not as disappointed with the Angelfall sequels as I thought I would be. lol
I ended up enjoying both book 2 and book 3- granted, not as much as I loved book 1.
Well I finished ..."

It was pretty good. It's hard to compare it to PJO and HoO because that's such a high standard, but I mainly used it as a way to get in touch again with the characters I loved so much. Hope you enjoy it.

I just finished and before that I read . Next I'm FINALLY reading ! :D

Daniel wrote: "I was not as disappointed with the Angelfall sequels as I thought I would be. lol
I ended up enjoying both book 2 and book 3- granted, not as much as I loved book 1.
Well I finished [bookcover:The ..."

That's good to hear about the second and third Angelfall books. I almost bought them last week because I really loved the first one when I read it but didn't because of so many reviews I saw that were pretty meh about them.

@Elora - That's true, maybe it's the relationships/friendships that bring out the best qualities in all of them. :) I also love that part, and in general I love how Blue is so unapologetically feminist and is never afraid to call people out on being sexist.

@David and Jenny - I'm like halfway through Dorothy Must Die now, and yeah ... it's still just okay in my opinion, but I agree Jenny that the pace does pick up a little. And it is very creepy and the world-building is pretty cool! I think you're right though that probably its popularity is mostly due to the fact that it's Oz-related.

Elora wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Elora wrote: "I'm so glad you liked it. :) As someone who thinks Blue Lily, Lily Blue is the weakest link of the series, I'd love to hear why you like it so much and get a differen..."

No problem. That's half the fun of being on Goodreads: seeing what others think of books we've read (or plan to read) so we can see how they compare to our own. :)

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@Elora - That's true, maybe it's the relationships/friendships that bring out the best qualities in all of them. :) I also love that part, and in general I love how Blue is so unapologetically femi..."

That's part of why I love Blue so much.

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Harlee wrote: "I just finished and before that I read . Next I'm FINALLY reading ! :D"

Everyone's reading The Scorpio Races, I wanna read it again.

I've switched over to as I just reached the front of the waiting list at the library! YAY!!

I totally agree, Storm!

After working practically non-stop last week and not allowing myself to read, I finally finished, so i'm binge reading , and it's such a treat! Why have I not read this before???

David wrote: "I've switched over to as I just reached the front of the waiting list at the library! YAY!!"

YAY!! I hope you like this one, I LOVED it! Its really heartbreaking, though, FYI. True WWII horror...its amazing what normal everyday people went through in Europe.

Storm wrote: "Harlee wrote: "I just finished and before that I read . Next I'm FINALLY reading [bookcover:The Scorpio R..."

You guys are making me want to read it again too! I think my mom still has my copy though...

I finished It was an amazing ending to an amazing series. The author really did her research on ground battles and guerilla tactics! Loved the ending. I def recommend the Razorland trilogy, if you love dystopian and zombies, and also don't mind gore.

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I've switched over to as I just reached the front of the waiting list at the library! YAY!!"

YAY!! I hope you like this one, I LOVED it! Its real..."

Yay David. I finished it last night and can't get it out of my head. Very haunting! Loved it!

Elora wrote: "After working practically non-stop last week and not allowing myself to read, I finally finished, so i'm binge reading , and it's such a treat! Why have I not re..."

One of my favorites!! I've read it several times, at least twice by audio. Wil Wheaton narrates! *swoon*

Finished tonight. It took me a LONG time to get into this one. The last section redeemed this book for me. Amazing ending!

Not sure what I'm going to read next.