David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

Karen wrote: "Aasha wrote: "Currently reading and loving it so far!"

Yay! :)"

Just finished it and now I'm sitting in shock, over both the ending and the fact that Book 4 doesn't come out till next year :( It was sooo good.

Think I'm gomna start next...

Set aside Carve the Mark for now and I'm reading A Conjuring of Light and will also be picking back up The Obsidian Chamber.

Catherine wrote: "Set aside Carve the Mark for now and I'm reading A Conjuring of Light and will also be picking back up The Obsidian Chamber."

Is the Shades of Magic series good, Catherine? I'm thinking about starting that series soon.

@Karen DO IT! The series is great! A Gathering of Shadows had some slow parts, but the series as a whole is fabulous!

@Karen--Catherine's right. It's so good! The second book is a little slow, but it introduces one of my favorite characters!!

@Catherine--you have ACOL?? How exciting!! I'm still waiting on the library.

It's official...! and won for March's Books of the Month!!

And we'll also be reading David's brand new epic fantasy which releases on March 1st, !! Woot woot!! :-D

@Elora I was the only one to request it at the library! It's pretty intense already!

Karen wrote: "It's official...! and won for March's Books of the Month!!

And we'll also be reading David's brand new epic fantasy which releas..."

YAY for The Amber Project and Fatemarked! I've read The Amber Project, and am looking forward to reading David's new book.

@Catherine. My library is still processing all their copies, but I requested it ages ago, so I should be near the top of the list. (I hope). ;)

I hope they hurry because I don't want to accidentally read spoilers!

So glad to hear it's intense already. I have high hopes for this book! :)

Victoria wrote: "David wrote: "I am more than halfway done with , but haven't had much reading time lately (well, except for one of my own books, which I've been editing).

I..."

Awesome! It's probably going to take me all year to read it at the pace I'm going. Might even take me into 2018 LOL

Karen wrote: "It's official...! and won for March's Books of the Month!!

And we'll also be reading David's brand new epic fantasy which releas..."

WOOHOOO!!!! I'm a big fan of JN Chaney and The Amber Project. This author is GOING PLACES. Check it out :) And I definitely want to read Caraval :) As for Fatemarked, awwww! Thank you for reading it this month all! I hope you enjoy the read, this book/series has been a labor of love and persistence for me over the last year and a half. Happy reading!

Victoria wrote: "Karen wrote: "It's official...! and won for March's Books of the Month!!

And we'll also be reading David's brand new epic fantas..."

YAY!! All books I wanted to read (with the exception of Fatemarked, which I've already read--but I'll definitely read it again!!)

I just got my copy of Caraval in the mail, so yay!
Right now I'm reading Three Dark Crowns and then the second I finish it I am immediately jumping in to A Conjuring of Light! :D

I'm going to Barnes and Noble soon to get Caraval. After watching Jenny's BookTube, she made me realize how very gorgeous it is!!

Karen wrote: "I'm going to Barnes and Noble soon to get Caraval. After watching Jenny's BookTube, she made me realize how very gorgeous it is!!"

It is a gorgeous book!

David wrote: "Victoria wrote: "David wrote: "I am more than halfway done with , but haven't had much reading time lately (well, except for one of my own books, which I've b..."

LOL! Well, as long as you enjoy it, that's what matters.

David wrote: "Karen wrote: "It's official...! and won for March's Books of the Month!!

And we'll also be reading David's brand new epic fantas..."

I'm right there with you about JN Chaney!

My 5 star review of

https://youtu.be/BOldfk9c_io

Yay Jenny!!!!!!! I heart that book in major way.

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Yay Jenny!!!!!!! I heart that book in major way."

Me too, it was so good!

Okay, over the weekend I finished which was a cute cozy mystery, very funny. Also finished which was just adorable, and which I really liked.

Right now reading which is cute so far, and which I don't know what I think yet (pretty early on in the book. Also going to be starting soon.

I finished and (excellent ending to the series!). Still working on which is a monster of a book, over 1000 pages (38.5 hours on audio).

And I'm just starting which is my final Jan/Feb PIFM book. I won't have it finished by Feb 28th but at least I started it in February, right?! ;)

Also started which started with a bang!

I finished EPIC ending! Going to take a break before book 2 by reading

David wrote: "I finished EPIC ending! Going to take a break before book 2 by reading "

Oh, let me know how you like The Chemist. I've been wavering on that one.

Karen wrote: "David wrote: "I finished EPIC ending! Going to take a break before book 2 by reading "

Oh, let me know how you like The Chem..."

I'm around 20%. My thoughts so far: I almost stopped reading at 10%, but now I'm glad I didn't. It starts off really slow and feels prescriptive. It didn't really feel like the thriller I expected it to be. But then a REALLY GOOD TWIST comes into the story and now I'm hooked. Assuming the follow through on the twist is cool and interesting, I'll be able to recommend it. I'll let you know when I finish!

Karen, unfortunately I can't recommend The Chemist after all. I just DNF'd it :( After the awesome twist, when the author should've taken advantage and shot the plot forward (it is supposed to be a thriller!), suddenly everything s l o w s d o w n and it goes from a book that should've been 300 pages to the 500+ page monster it became. I started skimming at around 32% to see if anything would happen soon. 8% later nothing had happened, so I called it quits.

Now I'm reading . Anyone read it? Pretty mixed reviews, but I love Dan Wells, so....

David wrote: "Karen, unfortunately I can't recommend The Chemist after all. I just DNF'd it :( After the awesome twist, when the author should've taken advantage and shot the plot forward (it is supposed to be a..."

So glad you let me know! I don't want to waste my time!

Jen, Jenny and I did a buddy read of Bluescreen. I don't know if Jen or Jenny finished it actually. ;) Overall, it was a decent read for me. The tech was really cool for sure! And scary!

I mostly just glazed over from the tech. And also for the scenes where they're playing their video game. I just didn't see that the video gaming was a part of the story itself, so I skimmed those parts.

Gotcha. That's the vibe I got from reading reviews on Bluescreen. I'm 10% in and not really hooked. But it's a quick read so I should get through it. I'm in a bit of a slump after Eye of the World, but I recently reloaded my Kindle so hopefully there's some good books in there!

David wrote: "Karen, unfortunately I can't recommend The Chemist after all. I just DNF'd it :( After the awesome twist, when the author should've taken advantage and shot the plot forward (it is supposed to be a..."

I never did finish this one. I got about halfway through, and switched to something else, and never got back to it. I do want to finish it at some point though. I just need to get through all that tech!

My February book reviews blog post is up. If you want to check it out, go here: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017...

I finished east, great book.
starting

Victoria wrote: "My February book reviews blog post is up. If you want to check it out, go here: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

You had a great reading month! I really need to read the next Magnus Chase!

Jenny wrote: "Victoria wrote: "My February book reviews blog post is up. If you want to check it out, go here: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

You had a great..."

I hope you enjoy the next Magnus Chase book as much as I did.

I just finished The Princess Diarist, by Carrie Fisher and it was a fast enjoyable read about her affair with Harrison Ford and her time on Star Wars. Now am reading The God Complex which is starting out good.

Donna wrote: "I just finished The Princess Diarist, by Carrie Fisher and it was a fast enjoyable read about her affair with Harrison Ford and her time on Star Wars. Now ..."

I want to read The Princess Diarist now!! :)

I started ... again! This will be the 3rd reading, it's THAT good!!! Actually I knew there were a few changes between the ARC and the final copy and went to search those changes out before starting , and got sucked right in, again, and decided to do a full reread. Seriously LOVE this book!

I've sort of put on hold for now but will jump back in once I get my Fatemarked fix. Since David is releasing 5 Fatemarked books this month, it may be awhile. ;)

I'm still listening to which is the longest book I've ever listened to. I think I have 8 or 9 hours left (out of over 38 hours!). Yikes.

Karen, I finished The Princess Diarist in two days and could have done it in an afternoon. You'll love it I think. Her writing is like poetry. Carrie was a very bright funny woman. Very complex and deep. Which makes her loss even greater.

I'm reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb and listening to Suspended by Sarah Noffke. First ever audio book - it's slower than I read (and I have him reading at 1.5 pace - any faster and I can't understand it) but it's great to be able to listen whilst doing things that I couldn't normally do whilst reading (e.g. get dressed, cook dinner)

Bec wrote: "I'm reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb and listening to Suspended by Sarah Noffke. First ever audio book - it's slower than I read (and I have him reading at 1.5 pace ..."

Awesome! Sarah Noffke is a great writer :)

I've never read a Robin Hobb book but I've been considering it. Have you read many of her books?

I'm still working on . I like the tech but agree with other reviewers that say it's a little crazy how many things you can do just be blinking. And what about a normal blink, do you accidentally do things with that?

In any case, I finally got to the Bluescreen part, which is sort of interesting. I think the hook should've come a little sooner, but now I'm ready for things to get going!

I finally read and loved it, defnitely a 5 star read!

Also read and I absolutely LOVED this read, 4.5 stars! My only issue was the pacing towards the middle a bit, but it was a pretty minor one. This is the first book in a series, can't wait for more! As it stands right now, its supposed to be a duology.

I just watched an interview of the author, and he is so awesome and funny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5BeR...

Right now I'm reading and I'm really liking it!

Jenny wrote: "I finally read and loved it, defnitely a 5 star read!

Also read and I absolutely LOVED this read, 4.5 stars! My only ..."

Glad you enjoyed Lady Midnight! I'm nearly finished with Bluescreen. Some nice twists at the end that have sort of made the rest worth the effort to struggle along. But I don't think I'll be continuing with the series, unfortunately.

Jenny wrote: "I finally read and loved it, defnitely a 5 star read!

Also read and I absolutely LOVED this read, 4.5 stars! My only ..."

I'm so glad you loved Lady Midnight =). It was so awesome !

I'm reading Fatemarked!