BOOKS GO BOOM!! discussion

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HELLO AGAIN! what are you all currently reading??

Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!

love_yourshelf wrote: "Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!"

Ahh same A Gentleman of Moscow is posing a bit of a challenge for me but hopefully it gets better! And ooh Soothsayer is on my immediate tbr, I can't wait to read it - do tell me how it goes!

love_yourshelf wrote: "Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!"

oooo!! reaper at the gates by sabaa?? This book is ...OMG...don't wanna give spoilers to other people or you...but everything just seems to go down down down. :(( I can't wait for sky beyond the storm!!

Ashmita wrote: "love_yourshelf wrote: "Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!"

oooo!! reaper at the gates by sabaa?? This book is ...OMG...don't wanna ..."

Yep! Reaper is a reread! I'm so hyped for A Sky Beyond the Storm that I will be majorly disappointed if it does live up to my expectations. I don't anticipate many books. I just want everyone to come out alive but knowing Sabaa's sadistic tendencies towards them, we'll have to see!

Ashmita wrote: "love_yourshelf wrote: "Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!"

oooo!! reaper at the gates by sabaa?? This book is ...OMG...don't wanna ..."

Ahhh Ashmita and Eryn... I have yet to read An Ember in the Ashes I am ashamed to say! But I managed to snag the first book from the library last week so hopefully, I can get to it soon... I'm so heartened you both love it!

cherelle wrote: "love_yourshelf wrote: "Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!"

Ahh same A Gentleman of Moscow is posing a bit of a challenge for me but..."

For sure! I'm currently 20 pages in Soothsayer and the only thing I have qualms about is the writing. I can't really say much else as I'm not that far in but I'll definitely let you know!

Yeah. A Gentleman in Moscow hasn't hooked me yet. I'm giving it to a page 150. If it hasn't hooked me then I might just DNF. :(

cherelle wrote: "Ashmita wrote: "love_yourshelf wrote: "Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!"

oooo!! reaper at the gates by sabaa?? This book is ...OM..."

Ember is definitely worth the read! At first I only gave it three stars but then upon reread (when I didn't have to read it for a school project) I enjoyed it more immensely!

Hey guys!!

hello!! i'm currently reading seven deadly shadows, a retelling of japanese folklore. it's pretty good so far!

Hiya! I'm reading Rebecca by Daphne du Marier! It's my classic of the month. I try to read something intellectual amid my YA XD

love_yourshelf wrote: "Currently Reading Soothsayer, A Reaper at the Gates and trying to read through Gentleman of Moscow!"

I wanna read A Gentleman in Moscow too!

hey

❀ Alex ❀ (The Scribe Owl) wrote: "Hiya! I'm reading Rebecca by Daphne du Marier! It's my classic of the month. I try to read something intellectual amid my YA XD"

Ooh HAHA I've been avoiding classics a bit, tell me how it goes and perhaps I'll use it to dive back into the genre!!

guys, a question...
is raven boys decided as the book for December then?

Nehal wrote: "guys, a question...
is raven boys decided as the book for December then?"

um...I don't think so. If you check the polls, then you will see that 42% of the people have voted for "set fire to the gods". So, if that doesn't change, then we will be reading that. And don't worry if you don't have the book....we will send you a digital copy! :)

Ashmita wrote: "Nehal wrote: "guys, a question...
is raven boys decided as the book for December then?"

um...I don't think so. If you check the polls, then you will see that 42% of the people have voted for "set ..."

Woah, you'll send a digital copy? I've only been voting for the ones I have/can get easily! Thank you Ashmita, you're a lifesaver xD

cherelle (a bolt out of the book) wrote: "❀ Alex ❀ (The Scribe Owl) wrote: "Hiya! I'm reading Rebecca by Daphne du Marier! It's my classic of the month. I try to read something intellectual amid my YA XD"

Ooh HAHA I've been avoiding class..."

I hope you will! I'm about done with Rebecca and it's SO GOOD! It had a slow start but these last 150 pages are PERFECTION

❀ Alex ❀ (The Scribe Owl) wrote: "Ashmita wrote: "Nehal wrote: "guys, a question...
is raven boys decided as the book for December then?"

um...I don't think so. If you check the polls, then you will see that 42% of the people have..."
yep, that's right! I will send you a copy if you need it. 😊

If anyone requires the book - "Set Fire to the Gods", please respond here along with your email address. We will be more than happy to share with you a digital copy (ePub or PDF) of the book ( on the grounds that you don't sell it anywhere.😅 We don't want to go to prison really.😅)

Cheers,
Cherelle and Ashmita

Ashmita wrote: "If anyone requires the book - "Set Fire to the Gods", please respond here along with your email address. We will be more than happy to share with you a digital copy (ePub or PDF) of the book ( on t..."

hi ashmita and cherelle!! i need the book set fire to the gods!! i've sent you (ashmita) my email through personal chat, because i'm not comfortable putting it out here for everyone to see!! thank you!!

Hey, can I get a copy please. My email address is [email protected]. I'm really excited to get to reading this! Thanks.

Hey, I'd need a copy too, if you can, my email id is [email protected]

Aidan wrote: "Hey, can I get a copy please. My email address is [email protected]. I'm really excited to get to reading this! Thanks."

Sure I will email you!

Potterhead wrote: "Hey, I'd need a copy too, if you can, my email id is [email protected]"

Sure thing I will email you too!

hey cherelle!! i've sent you my email over private chat!! could you please email it to me as well?

cherelle (a bolt out of the book) wrote: "Potterhead wrote: "Hey, I'd need a copy too, if you can, my email id is [email protected]"

Sure thing I will email you too!"
Thank you, I got it!

cherelle (a bolt out of the book) wrote: "Aidan wrote: "Hey, can I get a copy please. My email address is [email protected]. I'm really excited to get to reading this! Thanks."

Sure I will email you!"

Thanks for the email Cherelle. It's great that you're sending copies to people so that everyone can participate so easily.

Yeah, Cherelle and Ashimta are doing a fantastic job making sure everyone can participate! So much love to our lovely group leaders ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

❀ Alex ❀ (The Scribe Owl) wrote: "Yeah, Cherelle and Ashimta are doing a fantastic job making sure everyone can participate! So much love to our lovely group leaders ♥️ ♥️ ♥️"

Aww thank you Alex!!

Yes!!! Thank you so so much Cherelle and Ashmita!! ❤

❀ Alex ❀ (The Scribe Owl) wrote: "Yeah, Cherelle and Ashimta are doing a fantastic job making sure everyone can participate! So much love to our lovely group leaders ♥️ ♥️ ♥️"

Aww, thank you soo much!

ahaana ☆ wrote: "Yes!!! Thank you so so much Cherelle and Ashmita!! ❤"

Thank you! As long as you have fun! :)

Hello.

Sunny wrote: "Hello."

hiii

Hey guys!

I need to read A Torch Against the Night! It's been on my TBR for months and I never get around to reading it 😭

Hey Cherelle, :)

May wrote: "Hey guys!

I need to read A Torch Against the Night! It's been on my TBR for months and I never get around to reading it 😭"

Ahh same but for me, I need to start on the series!

Hello! Aside from the BOTM, I'm reading The Lunar Chronicles and The Unwanteds series.

Jenavieve wrote: "Hello! Aside from the BOTM, I'm reading The Lunar Chronicles and The Unwanteds series."

The Lunar Chronicles is one of my biggest favs!! I hope that you are enjoying it!

cherelle (a bolt out of the book) wrote: "Jenavieve wrote: "Hello! Aside from the BOTM, I'm reading The Lunar Chronicles and The Unwanteds series."

The Lunar Chronicles is one of my biggest favs!! I hope that you are enjoying it!"

I am LOVING THEM!!! I am almost done with Winter and am half excited to know how it ends and half sad that I'm soon to leave the world of the crew I've grown to love.

May wrote: "Hey guys!

I need to read A Torch Against the Night! It's been on my TBR for months and I never get around to reading it 😭"

Oh please do read it asap! It's amazing!! the series is great!

I read the Lunar Chronicles earlier this year, however I learned I'm into more action filled books than they were.
(Sorry for popping in, I'm bored and don't want to watch TV right now so in figured I'd actually comment on the group I was really exited to join... XD)

Sunny wrote: "I read the Lunar Chronicles earlier this year, however I learned I'm into more action filled books than they were.
(Sorry for popping in, I'm bored and don't want to watch TV right now so in figur..."

Please don't be sorry. You can comment here as many times as you want, whenever you want. I like action filled books too. Maybe you should try reading Sarah J mass's books. She writes amazing action scenes (which can get too bloody....and I love it!) You can try reading spy books too! I was obsessed with them once upon a time. 😅

@Ashmita
Okay. Thanks...
I've tried Throne Of Glass, but it felt... Erratic? Like the writing and pacing felt off. And there was a lot of telling instead of showing, I never actually got to "see" the main character (can't remember her name) do any cool stuff, we were just told she did... So yeah I only made it half way through. And I haven't picked up any of her other books, because they're more popular and I don't wanna piss anybody off. XD I don't think I've tried spy books very much, the closest I've gotten is Six Of Crows I think. I've never found any spy books that caught my attention, I think that they're not what's super popular right now? Fairytale retellings are super hype, so I've seen a lot of those books come out recently. ((Example: The Inheritance Games, Cinderella Is Dead, Ect. I've also heard there's two new Peter Pan retelling coming out sometime soonish. Dunno their reptiles though. My friends (can I call them friends? I mean I think we're friends? XD) were talking about them, so that's cool.)) But yeah, haven't found any of those that sounded cool. Actually, haven't found any of those, period... Hunh...
Okay, I'll stop. XD

Sunny wrote: "@Ashmita
Okay. Thanks...
I've tried Throne Of Glass, but it felt... Erratic? Like the writing and pacing felt off. And there was a lot of telling instead of showing, I never actually got to "see" t..."

No worries! everyone has different opinions about books so yeah. And as far as "showing" involves - there was a lot of "showing". I am sorry that it wasn't up to your standards.

I'm reading an ARC that's almost 700 pages long. 😫. It's not a bad book and I don't normally mind long books, but it's messing up my reading schedule and it's daunting to look at. 😬

(Thanks for giving me somewhere to whine about my reading life. 😂😉)

❀ Alex ❀ (The Scribe Owl) wrote: "I'm reading an ARC that's almost 700 pages long. 😫. It's not a bad book and I don't normally mind long books, but it's messing up my reading schedule and it's daunting to look at. 😬

(Thanks for gi..."

woww that's really long. what book is it, if you don't mind me asking?

It’s called A Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick. I’m really enjoying it, it’s just daunting 😂