Contemporary YA discussion

Right now I'm finishing up . I'm about to start .

Big fan of Simone Elkeles's Perfect Chemistry series. Enjoying this one too.

Hello! I just finished The Spectacular Now and am working my way through the second Maze Runner book.

How is everyone?

I LOVE the book you chose to read. (Eleanor and Park)

Thanks! I've already read it and I know a lot of people are reading it now, so I figured it would be a safe bet for halfway through the month!

I wanted to post in several of the topics, but it says they are closed by moderator. Is it just me?

Eh, just start a new thread. I'm new at this and finding my way around. I may have closed some of the threads inadvertently.

No problem, Lena. I figured it was me because I'm still leaning how to navigate these boards. I tip my hat to you because I couldn't do it.

I just finished Panic by Lauren Oliver.

I'm going to start Dorothy Must Die now!

Elizabeth wrote: "I just finished Panic by Lauren Oliver.

I'm going to start Dorothy Must Die now! "

How were they? Those are both on my list!

Elizabeth wrote: "I just finished Panic by Lauren Oliver.

I'm going to start Dorothy Must Die now! "

I would like to know what you think of Dorothy Must Die after you finish it. I've had my eye on it because I find the concept interesting.

I just started the other day, and even though I don't like reading on the Kindle App on my laptop, I got sucked in and read 1/4 of it in one night. I'm a slow reader, but it was pretty engrossing. Love the cover, too.

I'm reading The Great Gatsby and A Clash of Kings(from a Song of Ice and Fire). When I finish TGG I'll start by Julio Cortázar.

Just bought Anybody read it?

I finished I really enjoyed it. It was lite, cute and refreshing. I don't I really enjoyed all the characters. I listened to it so the narrator made it even more fun. She was fabulous at bring the characters to life. I would love to see ABC Family make it into a movie.

Now I'm onto Dangerous Creatures

PS: I've Read Dorothy Must Die. I liked it. It was a very different and darker OZ and although you might not actually want Dorothy to die(especially if you picture her as Judy Garland)...you do want her stopped...So Dorothy Must Die.

Oops I should proof read. I meant to say I don't read I listen- lol

Andrea wrote: "Oops I should proof read. I meant to say I don't read I listen- lol"

I'm going to put on my list because I'd like to see how the author can convince you to be on the outs with Dorothy.

Has anyone read The Supernatural Enhancements? I just read a review from my friend karen and now my interest is peaked....

I will confess: I like gimmicky stuff... when it works... and when the hype is not there. Hype kills.

I just started "Hunting Kat" by Kelley Armstrong while I'm waiting for her book "The Summoning" to become available from the digital library{It has great ratings so I figured I would check out some of her other work in the mean time) Also I'm just killing time until I can run out on the 27th and buy "City of Heavenly Fire"(The Mortal Instruments #6)which I'm dying to read!!!

I'm reading . It's one of the most intense holocaust books I've read.

Elizabeth wrote: "I just finished Panic by Lauren Oliver.

I'm going to start Dorothy Must Die now! "
What did you think of Panic? I've heard both good and bad ratings, so I was just curious as to what you thought of it.

Lesa wrote: "Big fan of Simone Elkeles's Perfect Chemistry series. Enjoying this one too."

looks like it would be a good book, going to add this to my to-read list :-)

Kim wrote: "Hello! I just finished The Spectacular Now and am working my way through the second Maze Runner book.

How is everyone?

I LOVE the book you chose to read. (Eleanor and Park)"
Hi,what did you think of the first Maze Runner? I've heard great things about that book and had it on my to-read list for a while now.(I really need to put it at the top of my list again, it seems like an awesome book)

Lena wrote: "I just started the other day, and even though I don't like reading on the Kindle App on my laptop, I got sucked in and read 1/4 of it in one night. I'm a slow r..."

I Added this to my to-read list. Looks like a great and very interesting read :-)

I think the maze runner is a good story but the writing was lacking. The second one,, the scorch trials was written better. I have the third one on my table to start. This might be a good movie/book read

So I've been trying to listen (I read and do audio because I'm in the car a lot. A lot.)to but the girl reading it sounds like she's half asleep. So. Slow. Whispers. Yawn. I really want to like it, but I'm not sure I can stand to listen to it without falling asleep driving down the highway.

Kim wrote: "I think the maze runner is a good story but the writing was lacking. The second one,, the scorch trials was written better. I have the third one on my table to start. This might be a good movie/bo..."

Yeah I've came across some that were like that for me as well, where the first one was good enough and left me wanting to read the second book and the second one turn out even better than the first :-) well thanks for your view of what you thought, it's always helpful to hear different point of view before reading series.

I just finished Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. It was well written, but a bit depressing and the author's cheap shots at Christians left me cold. I probably won't be reading another from him.

Ron wrote: "I just finished Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. It was well written, but a bit depressing and the author's cheap shots at Christians left me cold. I probably won't be reading another f..."

I read the summary. It does sound dark. What exactly do you mean by "cheap shots at Chritstmas"?

One of the characters is a teenage girl who hands out tracts at the train station. The tracts are the old-fashioned variety that depicts kids burning in hell, that sort of thing. When Leonard quizzes her with very basic questions about her faith, she can't give good answers. She looks like a fool and Leonard's thoughts on Christianity are portrayed as insightful, though any youth group kid I've ever met could easily give him good arguments.

Lena wrote: "I'm reading . It's one of the most intense holocaust books I've read."

I may have to read that one. Though I'm often depressed from these stories. I just finished Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, and he taught some teenage boy's in sunday school for short time. They were disruptive kids and "unteachable." Bonhoeffer taught them. One of my "to be written" ideas is to take one of those boys and have him lead a youth resistance against the Nazis. While it was a horrible period of history, it raised up some incredible heroes.

Diggin' Roth, the demon, in

Ron wrote: "Lena wrote: "I'm reading . It's one of the most intense holocaust books I've read."

I may have to read that one. Though I'm often depresse..."

This is the second but you can get them both in one volume. They are AWESOME but yes, depressing, graphic novels.

Reading In Your Dreams. Keep losing interest but trying to finish.

Trying to finish because I just got and I'm dying to start it.

Finally finished In Your Dreams. I'm having a momentary graphic novel binge that's included:
and now on to . Next up

Lena wrote: "Ron wrote: "Lena wrote: "I'm reading . It's one of the most intense holocaust books I've read."

I may have to read that one. Though I'm of..."

Lena wrote: "Finally finished In Your Dreams. I'm having a momentary graphic novel binge that's included:
[bookcover:Persepolis 2:..."

It was the Maus volumes that first made me a serious graphic novel fan, and I realized that comic books could be so powerful. That was nearly 20 years ago now! I've been thinking about re-reading it recently, but it's so dark that I'll need to be in the right mental space.

I think The Wall was my first graphic. Also dark, but I really loved it.

edit: fairly certain I chose the wrong book cover there...

trying to finish I was actually given it in Kindle form from the author and so I have to read it on my iPod screen which is cracked, and as a 670 page book it is taking FOREVER! But so far it's amazing. Next up is :) but I cannot start until I finish Awakening Foster Kelly!

Finished in a couple days. It was even better than .

Went to the library and stocked up on audios. It's a miracle if I read half of what I check out. Everything looks so good!

Okay, back to contemporary for a bit.

Trying to get into but so far, it's just not catching my interest. Thought maybe I wasn't in the mood for contemporary, but I started and was immediately hooked. So I may just give up on Ask the Passengers.

Life is too short to read books you don't like!

finished Frankie and it was awesome!

Tried but I couldn't do it. I love the cover, but no.

Moved on to , which I'm surprisingly engrossed in, though it's more dystopian than I usually read.

And just started for the challenge, so I can go see it with my sister in August.

Almost done with , which is sooo good and exciting. Haven't been reading anything else because I'm so into it.

and .

Shannon wrote: " and ."

Let us know how you like Fangirl. We read that for group read a couple months ago.

I'm reading , about a girl who gets gastric bypass surgery at 15. Eek! What a thought.

I stalled midway through but I'm going to try to finish it, even though I'm really mad at Day right now!

I finished but I'm not sure if I'll finish the series.

I'm about to start and I'm also reading our group read book, .

Fangirl was awesome. I've already requested a copy of Landline from the library.

Unless you are really interested in the Legend series, I would't bother with . The pacing was so much slower than the previous two. It took me forever finish it.

I'm currently reading and . Next on my list is .

I had to return to the library before I finished. I'm still planning to read it, even though I missed the group read.

Kind of been off the grid for a while. Marketing/promoting my new novel is time consuming.

But I finally have time to read again. Halfway through Catch a Falling star by Kim Culbertson. Wasn't sure I was going to like it at first, but feeling pretty good about it now.

Just finished and downloaded