Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

Courtney, Leah, and I will be reading this. However, others are welcome to join us.

I am going to TRY reading this with you girls. I might read it slower because I already have too many BRs planned. LOL

I'll join you four! :)

The more the merrier.

Anyone else started yet? I'm in Chapter 4.

I'm really enjoying it so far! I hadn't realized this was a PREQUEL series instead if a sequel. But I'm already more than interested.

(I apologize for any incorrect spelling in spoilers; my copy is an audiobook.)

I like the imagery in the beginning with the (view spoiler)[color names. Tessa GRAY, the DARK sisters. I'm intrigued about this magister character. Will and the Shadowhunters don't know much about him either, and why is he intent on marrying Tessa? Time to keep reading (listening) to find out! :) (hide spoiler)]

I'm getting ready to start it here in a little bit. I'm glad you are enjoying it. Hopefully we all will. I haven't read any of the of her books yet. So, that might help me out. Since a lot of people always compare these to the other series.

I've read Mortal Instruments, and I do find myself comparing quite a bit.

i'll join :D

Great! Glad to have you!

I'm to the middle of Chapter 8.

Hannah, I know you haven't read the Mortal Instruments, but if anyone else has, what do you think about (view spoiler)[the connections between the books? Magnus the warlock just got introduced, and I went, "Ooh, ooh, ooh! I know that guy!" in my head lol" (hide spoiler)]

For those of you that have read The Mortal Instruments you can talk about in here if you want. I'm not one to get mad if I know what happens before I read it.

Hannah wrote: "For those of you that have read The Mortal Instruments you can talk about in here if you want. I'm not one to get mad if I know what happens before I read it."

I don't think anything I'd say would be a spoiler for those books, but it just might not mean anything to you or make sense if you haven't read them. I kinda think it would be fun to read them in chronological order, and I definitely recommend those books for you to read after these if you enjoy them!

I do plan on reading them after these. Leah and I decided that we were going to start with these since they were already out.

I''ve read chapters 1-6. So far I'm liking it. Most of the characters are likeable. Except for Jessamine cuz she's a real piece of work. I understand she doesn't want this life but there is no need to be so mean to everyone.

I just finished this book, and I really like it. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

i am on page 294 of clockwork angel and i am loving it

are you guys going to do a liveshow when you talk the book?

hi the book is so good!

I'm glad you are enjoying the book Deanna.


I''ve just finished the book myself. Overall I enjoyed it. However, there were a couple of slow spots. I do NOT like Nathaniel. I won't say much since some of you aren't finished yet. We can talk about that when others finish.

Hannah are they going to do a liveshow on youtube for the book when they finish?

I don't think so.

"ok what did you not like about the book? ps i can not sleep so i am reading insurgent by veronica roth"

I found this book to be one of those that really didn't need to take this long to tell the story. I tend to find myself bored at times with books like these.

ok i am reading insurgent by veronica roth because i can not sleep and i may finish it.

Sorry guys but I won't be able to read this one with you.

why can you not read it with us?

I've finished now too! I figured something strange was going on with (view spoiler)[Nathaniel from the beginning. Then when he was at the Institute and wouldn't let the Silent Brother guy look at him? We saw Tessa's experience with him when she first came to the Institute, and he seemed completely harmless. (hide spoiler)]

I feel like I had a harder time with this book because I was listening to it versus reading it. Next book, I'm definitely getting a print (or eBook) copy so I can see the words. I felt like I'd miss a whole bunch of stuff then have to catch up with whatever was going on later. I like the convenience of audiobooks sometimes, but maybe I'll limit that to books I've already read and would like to re-read.

That being said, I loved the writing style, and to me, the fact that the author takes a bit longer to get around to saying what needs to be said is just part of her voice and particular style.

(view spoiler)[The vampire instances reminded me of the vampire situation in the first Mortal Instruments book. I don't remember if there were actually any specific similarities, but maybe just the tone of the book in both those parts felt similar to me. Or maybe I just read too many vampire books (or too few considering how many are out there and popular that I still have yet to read). (hide spoiler)]

Overall, I'd have to say I really liked this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series! Although, I think I may have liked the Mortal Instruments a slight bit better :) First becomes favorite sometimes. I still have to finish reading that series though as well. Too many new sequels come out, I have trouble keeping up.

One more thing: (view spoiler)[ I don't understand how so many people like Will. I didn't find him particularly likable. He had a few moments of raw character, but in general he's just the guy who drives you crazy and you want to punch in the face. And Jem was a bit nicer, but didn't have as much face time and wasn't as easy to get close too. Maybe both characters develop more in the later books, so I suppose I'll just have to keep reading to see how things turn out. (hide spoiler)] End of story :)

Phew! I feel like I just wrote my own little novel with those comments lol.

Deanna wrote: "why can you not read it with us?"

I'm just behind on buddy reads and still have some others coming up, and with my work schedule too I just won't be able to have the time to read this one now. :o)

ENJOY!