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September 2020 Group Read #2: Clown in a Cornfield
Yay my girls 😘. I started the first chapter last night but was mostly falling asleep as it was bed time so will start over today 🙄🤣😂
Kimberly just got her book too. I only started reading early because I have an ARC that was supposed to have been reviewed by now.
I've read the free sample only lol I'm still trying to figure out the fastest and most cost effective way to get it, or whether I should wait a bit. But I'm seeing some great reviews for it so tempted to just buy the e-book so I can read it now lol
Char wrote: "Kimberly just got her book too. I only started reading early because I have an ARC that was supposed to have been reviewed by now."Yeah, it’s hard to keep up with arcs.
Krystal wrote: "I've read the free sample only lol I'm still trying to figure out the fastest and most cost effective way to get it, or whether I should wait a bit. But I'm seeing some great reviews for it so temp..."I worked mine into the September budget and got the hardback 😊. Now I hope I love it 😳🤡
Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ wrote: "Krystal wrote: "I've read the free sample only lol I'm still trying to figure out the fastest and most cost effective way to get it, or whether I should wait a bit. But I'm seeing some great review..."Woohoo!
Yay 😃🤡
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That's a constant issue here! LOL! I try to fit them in between reads for groups, or just books on the TBR pile...
Yes!! Omg!! That’s me to a T 😫
So you guys all seem to be enjoying it, which is making me think I’ll give it a shot. I’ve tried a few YA novels on the past and I always end up feverishly rolling my eyes every 3 pages or so. Sounds like that’s not a problem here. I like dark and disturbing as can be; keep all sensitivity far, far away kind of books. 😂
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I probably won't get to start until next week at least...
Jim Kowalik wrote: "So you guys all seem to be enjoying it, which is making me think I’ll give it a shot. I’ve tried a few YA novels on the past and I always end up feverishly rolling my eyes every 3 pages or so. Soun..."Jim-I don't read YA either. I need things to be more....adultish, usually. I'm not having a problem with this one at all. Even though it is teenagers, the scares and the gore are THERE.
Kimberly wrote: "Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ wrote: "Yes!! Omg!! That’s me to a T 😫"I probably won't get to start until next week at least..."
Well, we will be back here for you whenever you start 😘
I read a lot of ya and epic fantasy books. Actually, I pretty much read all the genres 😉. If I liked it or love it, that’s great. Any book has to have a certain mood and feel to it.
Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ wrote: "Krystal wrote: "I've read the free sample only lol I'm still trying to figure out the fastest and most cost effective way to get it, or whether I should wait a bit. But I'm seeing some great review..."Ahh so good! I spent my hardcover money on Mexican Gothic XD This group makes it so hard to choose!!
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Krystal wrote: "Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ wrote: "Krystal wrote: "I've read the free sample only lol I'm still trying to figure out the fastest and most cost effective way to get it, or whether I should wait a bi..."I have that one on hold from the library! I forget how long the wait is but I have plenty of books 😉
Latasha wrote: "i just bought this. i'll start it sometime next week."Yay, Tosh!! 😊
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I'll be joining you then!
Wow!! I finished and I don’t even know how I feel or what to say. I mean this book is cray! 🤣😂🤡
Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ wrote: "Wow!! I finished and I don’t even know how I feel or what to say. I mean this book is cray! 🤣😂🤡"Far out that was fast! XD
Krystal wrote: "Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ wrote: "Wow!! I finished and I don’t even know how I feel or what to say. I mean this book is cray! 🤣😂🤡"Far out that was fast! XD"
I’m fast, it wasn’t long. It was crazy as hell 🤣😂🤡
That was super fast! I hope to finish today.
It's a pretty fast read, but I am about 100 pages from the end. The action has definitely amped up!
Char wrote: "That was super fast! I hope to finish today."I hope you do too. I want to know your thoughts 😊
I finished it last time and had a blast with it!
What 😏
Started this yesterday evening and flying through, its a hell of a ride.
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rated it 4 stars
It sure is 😊
a quarter of the way in and enjoying it so far
K.L. wrote: "a quarter of the way in and enjoying it so far"I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
80% through very fast read, crazy book. The generational divide feels a bit too spot on, normally I find horror great escapism but this keeps reminding me of all the anger that seems about at the moment.
Finished this morning. Will post a review soon. Curious about what signifies YA is it just that the chapters are teens? Is it that there is little profanity or sexual content? The novel as a whole didn’t strike me as YA but sometimes I think that’s a tag that’s slapped on things to boost sales. You see YA advertised and your mind goes to “of this should be a light easy read”.I really enjoyed the last 3rd and disliked the 1st. Was a little to slow on the uptick for a slasher story.
I got to read an ARC of this back in March just as the pandemic hit full swing and my library closed for a few months. I enjoyed it and as a teen librarian, felt it fit pretty firmly into the YA category, at least for older YA readers (i.e., high school), and is a good example of the growing amount of dark and/or horror fiction for teens. Yes, definitely, some of it is the age of the characters and the focus on their interpersonal relationships, I agree. I liked how firmly this was in the slasher genre and definitely think that explains part of its appeal to adults who remember the 80s and 90s slashers, but a lot of teens are into those movies as well, just from a different perspective. Still, there's a lot more to YA than light and easy reads and as an audience category there is a lot of variation.
I was also glad to catch up to this thread and see why the mascot had changed - I love it!
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I'm only on Chapter 2 but liking it so far! I'll read more after work today :)
It’s about to go down Latasha!
Kinda feel bad I haven’t been enjoying myself with this book. I’ll keep reading but I get put off by the teens and I know that my issue and not the book itself. The premise as a whole is very interesting so I want to give it a fair shot. Almost jealous of everyone else’s very positive experience 🤣
Valkyrie wrote: "Kinda feel bad I haven’t been enjoying myself with this book. I’ll keep reading but I get put off by the teens and I know that my issue and not the book itself. The premise as a whole is very inter..."I feel the same way! I just finished it and found it to be alright. It was fun but for the most part it was just okay. I wasn't a fan of the characters and I was a bit bored through most of it.
No one has to feel bad about not liking it. No one group is all going to like or hate anything. We're glad you're participating and it's unfortunate that the book doesn't work for everyone, but it happens and it's no big deal. To be honest, I was put off by the teens too, but I felt better about them as (view spoiler) LOLOL
I'm at about 65% I think and I am loving this book. Hard to put down!
I finished a couple days ago and I think it was a little slow in the buildup, but once the action kicks in it was pretty propulsive. Great violence and gore. The teens were written really well and I like Quinn, Cole, and Rust. The others were like most annoying, self-absorbed teens. (view spoiler)
I liked what you said in your spoiler too, Meli.
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This is my first group read on goodreads and I really enjoyed keeping up with this thread. I purchased this book so that I could participate and although the book was just okay, (and I agree with most of the reviews here - slow start, annoying teen characters, better when the action started, not really believable...) this was a good experience and I'm definitely going to continue participating. Love Latasha's comment above. I also gave this three stars.
I haven't started yet.