David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

Nancy wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Hey everyone! Sorry for my absence lately, its been super busy! I did buy and get a few new books, but first I'm going to share my new LIBRARY!!!

YES, I'm finally gettng my own room..."

Thank you Nancy :)

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Just finished .
It was better than I thought it was going to be.
Review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

OK cool beans. Good to know!

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Just finished .
It was better than I thought it was going to be.
Review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

If you're looking for something kind of like Ready Player One, is better than The Eye of Minds. Not as good as Ready Player One, but it has some great thriller type of moments, a good twist, and is different enough that I wasn't comparing them while I was reading.

- I've just started in on the audiobook, and I am really liking it so far!

I'm still trying to read and even though I'm halfway through, I'm still not feeling it. This may be a DNF. :(

I started instead.

Just finished the audio of and loved it in spite of the narration of The Nameless Guy. ;)

Also finished . Not sure what all the fuss was about for this book.

Finished ACOMAF and will probably have a massive book hangover because it was fantastic but going to read The Rose and the Dagger anyway.

Currently reading Snow Like Ashes. Im 10% ahead and excited to see the story unfold

I read and I didn't love it as much as I hoped I would. It didn't seem wordy when I was reading it, but after I'd finished a chunk, I would reflect on what I read and it didn't seem like much happened.
I just started , cuz I heard it was better. *Fingers crossed*

Still working my way through , which I LOVE!

Karen wrote: "I'm still trying to read and even though I'm halfway through, I'm still not feeling it. This may be a DNF. :(

I started inst..."

I really liked Station Eleven, but my husband couldn't get through the first few chapters. I think what I liked about it most is how all of them were connected.

I'm a bit behind.

I read The Fireman by Joe Hill (my first book by him) and I really really enjoyed it. It's a big thing but it didn't read like it. I'll definitely read more by Hill.

Then I read The Girls by Emma Cline which I also enjoyed but I didn't absolutely love it. The past/present jumping didn't do much for me.

After that I read The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude and that just wasn't for me.

Now I'm reading This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab and I'm loving every moment of it.

Finished Georges by Paul rudnik major let down. Starting unexpected everything next

Wow, I haven't updated here in awhile!

First I tried which is a graphic novel of the original, and I absolutely loved it! Fun bit of nostalgia reading!

Finaly finished and really got into the second half. I'm excited for the sequel!

Still reading and I'm almost done. This is a very light Jane Austen book, and I'm enjoying it!

Started :

1. "Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail" by Leigh Bardugo--5 stars. A really cute fun fantasy love story.
2. "The End of Love" by Nina LaCour--3.5 stars. Cute, but a bit dull at times.
3. "Last Stand at the Cinegore" by Libba Bray-- 5 stars, and my fave so far! A really fun love story/thriller!

That's all I've read of the stories so far. There are 12.

Also started and liking it so far!

Jenny wrote: "Wow, I haven't updated here in awhile!

First I tried which is a graphic novel of the original, and I absolutely loved it! Fun bit of nostalgia reading!

F..."

I'm glad you like The Dark Days Club, Jenny! The sequel can't come soon enough in my opinion!

@jenny The ending of The Crown is so good!

I finally just finished Half a War and...wow. That series was incredible! I can't believe it's over!

Oh my goodness, Victoria Schwab did it again. I loved This Savage Song (which is under VE Schwab since those books are Adult and this is YA). It's so different from the Shades of Magic books which I like because it shows her great range. I highly recommend.


Next up is Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh.

Now I'm curious. I love the Shades of Magic books, I cant wait to read This Savage Song as well :)

Ooh yeah I've been meaning to try This Savage Song! It looks cool. :)

I recently finished:



And right now I'm reading:

started David's book Strings on audio today. He was nice enough to give me a free copy of the audio for a review so I need to get to it!

started liking it so far.

I can't wait to get my hands on This Savage Song! I'm glad everyone is liking it!

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "started David's book Strings on audio today. He was nice enough to give me a free copy of the audio for a review so I need to get to it!"

Thank you!

I'm reading which I'm loving this series

In I read the next short story: "Sick Pleasure" by Francesca Lia Block, and was not a fan of that one.

Finished and really loved the ending. The rest of the book was so blah, though, with really no action, nor much in the way of world building either.

Started and I'm liking it so far!

Finished The Rose and The Dagger and LOVED it! Tried picking up And I Darken, read to about chapter 7 before I put it down. I found the two main characters to be annoying and the writing style to not be very good. Moving on to reading Unravel Me by Mafi and then I'm going to read The Winner's Crime.

Kimberly wrote: "I'm reading which I'm loving this series"

Yay, Kimberly!! I'm actually rereading right now. :)

Over the past couple days I finished . It started out a bit slow in the beginning but ultimately I loved it. Lada is now one of my favorite (female) characters of all time.

I also finished and unpopular opinion time here, I didn't love it. I feel like I would have adored it when I was younger but I'm a little too old for it now. I am going to continue on with the series though.

Aww I love The Lightning Thief! But I did originally read it when I was 12, haha. In my opinion the books get better and more mature as the series progresses, though––so I hope you enjoy the rest of them if you read them!

Heather wrote: "Over the past couple days I finished . It started out a bit slow in the beginning but ultimately I loved it. Lada is now one of my favorite (female) characters of a..."

Heather I had the same reaction to Percy Jackson. I read the first book and was not in love with it either. I know most everyone else here loves that series though. Can't agree on everything or that would be boring :)

I Finished

Kimberly wrote: "I'm reading which I'm loving this series"

Yay! Thanks very much, I'm so glad you're enjoying it :)

read and finished yesterday.

I am starting tonight.

Reading . I was up all night reading and now 60% done :D

@Rham LOVED that book and the sequel is just as good! The beginning of The Rose and the Dagger is a little boring but the rest is fantastic.

Rhamichu & Catherine, I loved that series!! I agree with you about the second book starting off a little slow Catherine, but it was such an amazing series.

Catherine wrote: "@Rham LOVED that book and the sequel is just as good! The beginning of The Rose and the Dagger is a little boring but the rest is fantastic."

It's so addicting. Maybe that's why I'm almost done :D

Donna wrote: "Rhamichu & Catherine, I loved that series!! I agree with you about the second book starting off a little slow Catherine, but it was such an amazing series."

I really am loving it so far. I'm almost done with Book 1!

I'm on vacation and barely getting any reading done. BUT, since we're doing lots of driving, we've listened to audios of and this afternoon. Both were rereads for me and loved them again!

Tomorrow we start which is also a reread. I'm excited to listen to this one on audio. I hear it's a great experience! :)

finished yesterday. have started

I have read the first two books in the FEAR THE DEAD series and am now reading the third and liking it very much. I am listening to The 5th Wave again, so I can read/listen to the next two books in that series.

Question: Has anyone who has read the Fifth Wave seen the movie? I hesitate to watch it because I don't see how they can get it all in one movie. I do prefer Ben's (Zombie) story more than Cassie's I think.

I have read and watched the movie. Read first. The movie is obviously different than the book. Too much goes in to fit into a movie. They also changed up a couple small but I felt key items. The soldier being one of them. I am ok with seeing the movie but I didn't feel that it did the book justice as is often the case. I am wondering if they will try and soften some of the tough edges of the books in future movies also.

I've just started and it's pretty awesome so far! :)

So I just realized is going to be a ten-book series! And each book is like a 1,000+ pages, but only the first two are out. Ugh. It is such a GOOD BOOK, but I don't know if I want to wait a couple decades to read the whole series LOL!

Penni wrote: "I have read and watched the movie. Read first. The movie is obviously different than the book. Too much goes in to fit into a movie. They also changed up a couple small but I felt key items. The so..."

Oh, thanks. That is so often in movies made from books, the book is almost always lacking. Also i like to read first so my image of the look of the character, how they talk, act, sound is not affected by the movie. I think i will read all the books before i watch the movie.

I Read The Prose Version of :D

I Finished it Today

I Emailed Brandon Sanderson and Asked for a Copy, It Arrived Like 2 Days Later in PDF Form

David wrote: "So I just realized is going to be a ten-book series! And each book is like a 1,000+ pages, but only the first two are out. Ugh. It is such a GOOD BOOK, but I do..."

I Know Right?

Donna wrote: "Penni wrote: "I have read and watched the movie. Read first. The movie is obviously different than the book. Too much goes in to fit into a movie. They also changed up a couple small but I felt key..."

The series is one of my favorites but I didn't like the movie that much. It fell short to how good the book is.

I finished The Wrath and the Dawn last night and now reading its sequel, The Rose and the Dagger. The first part was indeed a drag but the story is starting to come along. :)