David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

I wasn't really feeling Beauty Queens yesterday, so I picked up and I absolutely loved it! Finished it in a day :) Need the sequel like, NOW! I found it on KU so its already downloaded to my Kindle :)

Jenny wrote: "I wasn't really feeling Beauty Queens yesterday, so I picked up and I absolutely loved it! Finished it in a day :) Need the sequel like, NOW! I found ..."

thats a great book. Happy that you loved it as well.

is good but thinking I will take a break might pick up

I started . I am less than 20 pages into it. It seems like this will be a funny book.

Rachel wrote: "I started . I am less than 20 pages into it. It seems like this will be a funny book."

oh, yes. Thats a great very funny book

Jenny wrote: "My Book Spine Poetry I did today for a readathon challenge! I love how this one came out :)



Sea of shadows crash across the universe,
A million suns boil snow like ashes,
The bitter kingdom vanq..."

I'm thinking of having my students do something like that since we're going to be doing poetry soon.

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Little Women is on the back burner in favor of . I really like the world-building so far and I'm only 60 pages in :)"

Great series! Can't wait for the new one to come out!

Catherine wrote: "Jenny wrote: "My Book Spine Poetry I did today for a readathon challenge! I love how this one came out :)



Sea of shadows crash across the universe,
A million suns boil snow like ashes,
The bitte..."

Its so much fun!

Rachel wrote: "I started . I am less than 20 pages into it. It seems like this will be a funny book."

Love Sophie Kinsella! I remember liking this one :)

Jenny wrote: "My Book Spine Poetry I did today for a readathon challenge! I love how this one came out :)



Sea of shadows crash across the universe,
A million suns boil snow like ashes,
The bitter kingdom vanq..."

Jenny, this came out sooo awesome!!!!

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I finished and might start next. Anyone read it?"

I'm reading The Forgetting soon too! We'll have to compare not..."

Oh cool! I took a break from it as I had a library book to finish, but now I'm starting again. At 20% so far and I find the concept to be pretty cool :) Good start! Let me know if you are able to read it soon :)

Elora wrote: "David wrote: "I am LOVING so far, at 70%! Shusterman is so imaginative and creative. Genius!"

Yay!"

Finished it! Awesome read, awesome twists. A couple of minor beefs, but overall really good. Looking forward to the movie!

Yaaaayy David!!! Knew you'd love Scythe, booktwin!!!!

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I finished and might start next. Anyone read it?"

I'm reading The Forgetting soon too! We'll have ..."

I actually finished it the other day! I really liked it! The last two-thirds of it I read all in one sitting, I couldn't put it down!

Wasn't really feeling The Rose Society at the moment, so I'm switching gears to I Hunt Killers instead. I'll probably go back to The Rose Society during the summer.

Karen wrote: "Yaaaayy David!!! Knew you'd love Scythe, booktwin!!!!"

LOL of course I did :P :P :P

Catherine wrote: "Wasn't really feeling The Rose Society at the moment, so I'm switching gears to I Hunt Killers instead. I'll probably go back to The Rose Society during the summer."

I Hunt Killers is AWESOME. Enjoy!

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I finished and might start next. Anyone read it?"

I'm reading The Forgetting soon to..."

Oh good! I'm definitely into it, although the first third has dragged a little with too much YA clichés. But I feel it is just beginning to pick up, so hopefully I have the same experience on the last two-thirds :)

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I finished and might start next. Anyone read it?"

I'm reading The Forg..."

The first third was the same for me as well, so I hope you have the same experience :) I did have some issues with it, but I think it was because it was such a "primitive" society. So while I felt like characters were being kind of "stupid" sometimes, after I thought about it a bit, I realized that they really weren't...just very ignorant. The mystery of it all gets really good, and that was the best part for me.

I finished and I ended up really liking it. A solid 4 star read. Not Patrick Ness's best work, but still a good one. I went into it cautiously because I'd heard a lot of mixed reviews. It took about 25% of the way in before I really started to GET it. Its half satire, and a very hilarious one, and half a coming of age contemporary. He spends a lot of time making fun of paranormal cliched YA, and the other part of it creating some really interesting characters dealing with some complex stuff. I really like the main characters in this. The plot and story that was going on around the characters was LOL funny! Anyways, I'm really glad I gave this a try!

finished pretty good book, her other books are better but this one was good as well.
thinking I will contuniue pausing black powder war and pick up

Okay, I am on a roll!

Started and finished in just over 2 hours. LOVED IT!!! Really great contemporary, with all kinds of goodness. Seriously, the ending gave me CHILLS!

Jenny wrote: "I finished and I ended up really liking it. A solid 4 star read. Not Patrick Ness's best work, but still a good one. I went into it cautiously bec..."

Good summary, Jenny, I felt very much the same :) Well worth the read and pretty funny in parts while also dealing with very serious issues. Glad you liked it!

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I finished and might start next. Anyone read it?"

I'm re..."

I made it to 40% and then another of my library books came in so I had to switch over to that one LOL. But I was definitely enjoying The Forgetting and it was hard to pull away from it. For me it's more the dialogue between her and her sure-to-be love interest. It's stock-standard YA I-don't-like-you-but-I'm-going-to-end-up-with-you stuff. That's my only real gripe.

Decided to return all the books I got from the library and only read books I own at the moment. I've been having a lot of anxiety lately and I really have to lesson plan, so having library books is not helping me right now. After I finish re-reading The One (Selection #3), I'm going to pick up Wayfarer (Passenger #2).

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I finished and might start next. Anyone rea..."

Yeah, the romance is not the best, although it does get better. Let me know what your thoughts after you finish, love to hear them :)

Finished on audio. I don't know how many times I had to wipe tears off my cheeks. *shakes fist at Estes* But such a beautiful ending to the Dwellers and Country Sagas!!

Starting a PIFM book on audio and also started an eARC of .

Doing a reread of and loving it! Also going to start soon.

I'm currently reading

I'm halfway through Crossing in Time. If you like dystopians and time travel, this is a really good one. Reminds me of 'The Time Traveler's Wife', but better. Generally I don't care for a romance heavy book (which I didn't realize this was about 40% romance), but it's really well written.

Also, if anyone is a big Sci-fi fan, I recently read Plane Walker. That book blew me away!

Really loving !

finished it was good. I have more from this series orderd from the library. planning to try to finish it this year.
started

Karen wrote: "Finished on audio. I don't know how many times I had to wipe tears off my cheeks. *shakes fist at Estes* But such a beautiful ending to the Dwellers and Coun..."

YAY! Thanks so much, Karen! I'm so glad you enjoyed listening to the series in the audio format :) And THANK YOU for the amazing reviews for each of the audiobooks, they help A TON. :) :) :) Next I am trying to convince my audiobook publisher, Podium Publishing, to produce The Slip Trilogy. Fingers crossed!

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Jenny, I have stopped The Forgetting at around 45%. I am struggling with it right now, and everything else I read is keeping my attention. I haven't officially DNF'd it yet, so maybe I will attempt to get back into it. For now, however, I'm reading which I LOVE so far. After I finish, I'll decide what to do with The Forgetting :(

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Ah too bad! I really want to read Front Lines, looks so good!

I'm REALLY enjoying !! David and Karen, I think you guys would really like this one too, but I'll give you a final verdict after I finish!

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I finished and might start [bookcover..."

Yeah, I hate when I get that far into a book but then can't find the will to continue :( But ooh Front Lines...I'm really enjoying it. Great characters you want to cheer for :) Hope you get to read it soon!

Jenny wrote: "I'm REALLY enjoying !! David and Karen, I think you guys would really like this one too, but I'll give you a final verdict after I finish!"

Good to know! Keep us posted :)

finished nimona and reread the raven boys,and just finished the secret city.
starting

Got my December Wrap Up video uploaded (finally)!!

https://youtu.be/v9uJCc0gSqs

Ohmygosh, I finally finished . What a heartbreaking dark book. More like Tabir ripped my heart out and stomped on it and then set it on fire. I hope the next 2 books bring a bit of light to this series!

Oh no Karen!!!!

Maybe I'll wait for the third book and then reread the first, read the second, and then the third? I'm not liking the things I've been hearing about this one.

Donna wrote: "Maybe I'll wait for the third book and then reread the first, read the second, and then the third? I'm not liking the things I've been hearing about this one."

I watched an interview and she talked about how she purposely kept pulling the rug out from under her readers. At the time, I was thinking, naaahhh, we can take anything. She did!!

It was certainly action packed and well written!

I've been in a total funk this last week. I haven't read. I haven't written a word. I feel completely and totally rudderless and listless right now. :(

Elora wrote: "I've been in a total funk this last week. I haven't read. I haven't written a word. I feel completely and totally rudderless and listless right now. :("

Oh no, Elora. Sometimes you just need to take a break! Don't stress about it and I'm sure you'll be back in no time!!

Karen wrote: "Elora wrote: "I've been in a total funk this last week. I haven't read. I haven't written a word. I feel completely and totally rudderless and listless right now. :("

Oh no, Elora. Sometimes you j..."

Thanks. :)

I'm listening to the audio of and it's ok so far. I just ordered the print copy from Book Outlet. I think I may need to switch back and forth. It's hard for me to hear Kate Mulgrew (Starship Captain Janeway) as narrator saying the F bomb. Not that she doesn't in Orange is the New Black... But at least she has a Russian accent on OITNB so I don't see or hear Captain Janeway! Lol! ;)

I've been trading off between Wayfarer and The Jewel. I'm enjoying Wayfarer right now, so many unanswered questions. The Jewel is okay, not the best but not terrible.

Jenny wrote: "I'm REALLY enjoying !! David and Karen, I think you guys would really like this one too, but I'll give you a final verdict after I finish!"

Yay! I hope you like it, reading it is an experience :)