YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ discussion

Team Viennetta
Maddison ✔
Ashley ✔
Shae ✔
Monika ✔
Tanaz ✔

Team Reviews:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points:
• 5 points for every 1000 pages read.
• Buddy read Bonus points -
200-399 pages = 1 point
400-599 pages = 2 points
600-799 pages = 3 points
800-999 pages = 4 points
1000-1199 pages = 5 points
(Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in our group, and the book read is over 200 pages.)

Rules:
• Books must be read between the 1st of August to the 31st of August inclusive.
• Books can be any length, but must be over 200 pages to count for a buddy read point.
• re-reads are allowed as long as it is at least a year since you last read the book, and you write a new review/status updates with new details.

Hey :D Checking in!

Super ready for an intense month.

Just to let you know, Shae and I are planning a lot of buddy reads together. I tend to only read buddies, so yay double points :D In this team, I know Shae and Lizzie (hey Lizzie! 3rd month in a row :D)

Excited to get to know you Monika, Ashley and Tanaz!

And thanks for making the threads.

Alright so I've got in my next post a list of the books I plan on reading, just so if anyone wants to join in :) I've got threads too if you want me to link. I'll prioritize any that others want to read too. We gonna win this month guys :D

All of the GBRs (can't remember what they are :p)
Ones I missed from this month:
(potentially) (the rest of it) (the rest of it)
(the rest of it)

And then next month's:


I know for a fact that I won't get all of these read (probably not even close) but I'll try my hardest. I'll be reading heaps next month.

And Shae's said she might do Twilight with me, so that'll be heaps of points. Full points for each book. And we're also reading Game of Thrones together and Eragon (both full points).

Maddison wrote: "Hey :D Checking in!

Super ready for an intense month.

Just to let you know, Shae and I are planning a lot of buddy reads together. I tend to only read buddies, so yay double points :D In this tea..."
And thanks for making the threads.

Hi Maddison & Everyone else 😃
Me too look forward to know all of you as well!

I joined this group a couple of months back (like just after creating my account on Good Reads). So practically i am new to Goodreads. And I have recently (Mar/Apr 2017) started reading YA/NA/A genres ... okay i know its funny but yeah i was an idiot for just focusing on non fiction for like almost 10 years. But Hell Heaven Yeah I AM LOVIN IT ♥♥♥
So you see i have TONs n TONs of TBR books/series ... may not be added in my account yet though.

Pleasure is all mine for the first time Threads ... u know ... I am feeling like i have accomplished something 😁😁😁

Pending from July will be and
Planned for August are n series with you girls as well. Bought all the 9 books right after discussing on the Wanted thread with y'all!

And yes ... all of these are BRs!!!!

I am not as fast as all of you champs are and have like 9 hrs job with 2 hrs travel time .... see ... me the poor book lover ... can't read as much as i want to.

But i hope i will be adding on to points for all of us and will try to read something beyond these books


I am not as fast as all of you are ...

No worries about the speed of your reading :) It's all about having fun and giving stuff a shot!

I might have just signed up for Gathering of Shadows for next month, but not sure if I'll get to it XD I didn't realise the 3rd one was out already too.

What else is on your TBR? Might try and buddy some other ones with you for more points.

Wow that job timing sounds tough! I'm at uni this year, and I work part-time, so I still have quite a bit of time to read, but I'm really worried that next month will be a tricky month for uni and all of this reading :/

I have a huge TBR list, I will be reading some other books with another group for New Adult ones ... but not many though. e.g. and

I will be reading and was thinking to add as this will give us points in all the 4 challenges for the month.

So Total 15 Books are there for August as of now! And I intend to finish all of them.

Beyond this I am not sure if will be able to say as of now. I am sure you wont be happy to have my kind of person in your team :)

BTW, Who is Lizzie in this group ... i think there are only 5 of us.

Lizzie is Elizabeth Emily, her nickname :)

What do you mean, 'I am sure you wont be happy to have my kind of person in your team'? Are you saying we won't be happy with you?

Ohkay ... but i guess i dint see her name in our team ... m i missing something :p

What i was trying to say is that u girls make huge scores and i am like not that good at reading speed ... so will be a kidda not much of help as a team mate i guess :)

if you have 15 books planned you're more than helpful :D

And nope you're not xD lizzie is Elizabeth Emily

Oh wait xD she isn't in this team. I did get confused when I first saw the teams. bummer xD my bad!! So nope no lizzie. I'll have to edit all of my posts now haha. good thing I checked!

Hehehe ... happens!!!
Where are other members of our team ??? Busy reading for July i Guess ;D

I'm not sure I've even seen them around. not in medium teams that's for sure.

Hello!! Checking in :) very excited for another challenge. I'm about to go through the August thread and see the books I had planned and I'll post them here.

Exciting!! Although I am confused about the point system now haha

Hello Shae!

Yeah haha so it is what I said, Shae?

So what do you have planned exactly?

For now i might pick up something like It ends with us .... by my favorite author and den have 3 series to finish in next month total 12 books for these only, And a couple of other books as I mentioned above. What do you say ... any suggestions!

Or for now anything that i have handy in new adult or adult genre ... may be

ok so on my computer now so I can put what I have planned.... very ambitious though haha




haha oh dear! I am also wanting to fit some other books in there, I am off my head thinking I can do all of these :P

Awesome list though Shae, i also wanna read most of them like lux series and a couple of others from ur list but can't fit in Aug I guess ... Shades of Magic n Twilight or quiet a biggies!

But oh God m always hungry for books!

Yes haha me too!! I am addicted. And I just get carried away when I see people ask for buddies in the wanted buddy thread. I just say "yes, yes, yes" . No self control haha!

So where is everyone from? I'm from Australia :)

Haha it's good to know as then we can tell if my day is your night etc etc

I am in India, 5:04 PM as of now :)

Awesome :) I would love to visit India! It's 9:37pm here now, at least it's not too different. I always find everyone seems like they are online when I'm asleep haha! Although I used to have to wake up all through the night with my 13 month old son, so I could catch up then :P

Did you say your into new adult? I'd be happy to buddy some NA books in there somewhere if you want. I do like NA :)

You are most welcome to India Shae, and we can plan fun day together and call in Maddie too XD

And i know when u dont find people online same as you ... like m waiting for a response from one of my MODs from a NA group and guess what .... she is in US. You have to sleep over with the query to have response.

As for NA, i love NA n A books actually I don't understand the difference between NA and A ... they are like same to me.

Surely would love to BR with you on some NA... i am sure you must have read Colleen Hoover ... she is a brilliant writer.

Just for reference I am part of a NA group ... very nice one and you get 3 Freebies every week you can choose from as RIRI.

I am talking too much ... see how much i have written hahaha

I just saw you posting in the same NA group ... silly me!
You have son of 13 months... awwww must be adorable .... wish we could share pics here ... i am sure u must be sleeping RIGHT ON TIME ... hehehe ;D

Haha yes I went and searched the group and found a book that I thought I could try out :)

Yes 13 months, so cheeky, but so adorable haha I can't get enough of him, but he keeps me on my toes :P

Yes, I love Colleen Hoover. I have a few of her books that I'm yet to read. Have you got any of hers that you haven't read? Maybe we could buddy some of those, but if you have read all of hers I'm happy to do a different one too :)

God bless ur little sweetie pie :)
What's his name BTW?

I have read only one book from her Ugly Love and i must say i am a Die Hard fan of darling Colleen .... amazing writing style... love it.

I do have a couple of her books ... but yet to read ... we can read any of them as u see i MUST read all her books ... no chance I will leave a single one from her. Even if I don't have a copy i can buy instantly... no worries on that part! M mostly reading on my Kindle ... So is my nick name KINDLE BABY ;)

His name is Albee :)

I loved ugly love!! I have only read ugly love, it ends with us and the never never trilogy. Do you have November 9? That would be a good one to read for August as there's a bookish block that requires a title with a number in it. Would you be keen for that one?

Alright now you'e started talking about Hoover, let me just say I AM IN LOVE WITH HER!!!!! I've read all of her books, and they're all my favourites. Holy shit. So if you're reading any of them next month LET ME KNOW and I will totally prioritise them. I'm up for re-reading any of them. I can't wait for her new one next month (Without Merit). I don't know how she does it. She manages to make every single book amazing but different.

Oh yeah I'm also reading too. Mind linking me the thread, I don't have it.

And Shae, let me know when you're reading and I'll jump in too......... :p Here we go! I'm so ready XD

Also planning for and another Patterson....

I emailed Hoover a while back and just said that I love her books. I said:
'Heya 😊

I have no idea how you do what you do to me. It is crazy! Every time I read a new book of yours, I swear it can't get any better, but yet it continues to do so with the next one! I've just finished Finding Cinderella and am about to read November 9 and Never Never Part 2, and then the journey will be over for another few months, waiting for the next one. You have actually become my favourite author. I have no idea how you do it, because normally I don't even really like romance books, but the way you write and suck in your audience, I just feel like I'm there in the story. And you always manage to have different plot twists! When I pick up one of your books, I can't help but read it to the end, usually in one sitting, and no other author has that effect on me. Your books always have tear-jerking moments, when I just get seriously into the book and then the next minute I can't read the words because they're all blurred. I surprise myself in these moments, but it's also rare a book can make me cry. I just love the passion the characters have. It makes me jealous of them 😝 Makes me wish I was a character in your story.

I'm just emailing you to say thank you for being the author that can do that, and thanks for writing books so quickly. I'll always be a fan. 😊'

And she said:
'Thank you Maddie! I am glad you have enjoyed the books. I hope you like November 9 and Never Never part 2. Thank you for your kind words and support. I am glad you love my characters as well. They feel like my babies to me so that means a lot!

Thank you!

Colleen'

I love getting replies from authors :D Makes me feel so special that they're taking time out of their day to read my messages and responding to me!

She is soooo good isn't she. You hit the nail on the head with what you wrote to her. That's so lovely she replied. Yes let's do some Hoover books :) I'm excited!!

Didn't realise she had another book coming out, will have to get onto it!

I'll post the links to the passage and throne of glass once I'm on my computer :) haha sooo many :P

Hopefully we hear from the other team members soon :)

ABSOLUTELY yes Shae, we are definable reading November 9 in August. Colleen is the Only author as of now for whom i can keep any book aside. I don't have it right now but it will be in my Kindle today itself ... so no worries on that part. Colleen is Love of my Bookish Life you see 😍😍😍

I agree to each n every word you have written to Colleen Maddie, love you for writing to her this letter and m pleased to see her response.... that's literally so sweet of her.

M glad 3 of us are fan of this one writer... let's read all her books together.. will be great fun 👌👌😊

Let's plan for November 9 in August to start with!
Any date Maddie n Shae?

I'll request November 9 now :) And I don't mind, I'll read at your speed :) I'll manage to fit it in.

And thanks guys for liking my message XD

I think Ugly Love's my favourite one, after Maybe Someday. Ugly Love's the one where [deleted spoiler because of below].

EDIT: Oh no I was thinking of It Ends With Us. That one was an emotional ride.

I have It ends with us ... will plan reading sometime in future !

Awesome! I'm going to die next month.

Hahaha XD

But we'll all die together! At least Shae and I will :p

I think it really sucks how the points system has changed.

Of course we are going to die together ... don't overestimate my potential to read all along with this new point system ... we are sailing in the same boat :)

Yay Maddie ... You have made a point here and the BR point system has been changed

Wait what?

Oh yaayyyyyyyyy! That makes everything better! :D I'm so pleased!