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Post by Hope on Sept 20, 2008 19:56:53 GMT -5
There are some awesome books out there mischaracterized as Young Adult. The Harry Potter Series is an excellent example.  My picks of things I've read or reread recently: The Wild Magic quartet and Protector of the Small quartet by Tamora Pierce. Her other books are good, but these, along with the duet Trickstersr's Choice and Trickster's Queen, are my favorites. Prom Dates From Hell by Rosemary Clement Moore. An edgy "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets MTV's "Daria". East by Edith Pattou. An incredible retelling of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon". Once upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris. A tongue in cheek fairy tale. So, anyone with recommendations? I only have a few more weeks before I'm not allowed to buy any books until after Christmas....  |
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Post by Andrea on Sept 20, 2008 20:59:11 GMT -5
The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer rocked! I wasn't as satisfied with the 4th book as everyone else I know seemed to be, but whatever. I still liked it. And I'm not even that into vampire/werewolf books.
Rosemary Clement Moore used to write Pern with us. I have been looking for her Prom Date from Hell book, but I've been unable to find it. We've got to show support to our Pern Fandom writers who successfully cross over to being successul writers!
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Post by Hope on Oct 25, 2008 21:56:26 GMT -5
Just read Hell Week, Rosemary's second. The computer ate my first comment, proof that dark forces are at work. I liked it at least as much as the first book, and I actually think I like it more. The heroine, Maggie, is showing her humanity a little more, the way we often do as we grow up. The trouble is dire, the plotting tight, the characters interesting, the humor unquenchable. It's the blend of drama, darkness, and humor that makes me enjoy it so much. I've already pre ordered book 3.  |
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Post by Hope on Mar 24, 2009 20:05:07 GMT -5
I'd like to put in a plug for a YA book coming out next month. "Fortune's Folly" by Deva f*gan is lovely, a fairy tale about a girl who doesn't believe in fairy tales.
I also just finished "Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark", which blends enough real WDW trivia with fantasy to make it utterly charming.
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Post by Chantal on Mar 24, 2009 22:02:23 GMT -5
I'm reading Highway to Hell now, and I love that it's set in southern Texas.
And Zeke Velasquez...Mmmmmmmm! *swoons*
Hah! And now, Aerden's ticked off that I've found a fictional character who I think is at least as hunky as he is!
Me: "And, FYI, Aerden, Paul is pretty hot, too."
Aerden: "That Paul fellow and I will have to have words. I am the handsomest man in your brain, not he."
Me: *giggling* "You're imitating the way he talks!"
Aerden, disgruntled. "I am not!"
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Post by Hope on Mar 26, 2009 20:23:58 GMT -5
In the "Good News, Bad News" category for today...
My copy of "Highway to Hell" finally arrived! Hooray!
I'm on call this weekend and will have no time to read! Boo!
(And since I gave up self-destructive behavior for Lent, I can't even start it tonight...because I know what would happen. I stayed up all night finishing both book one and book two!)
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Post by Chantal on Mar 27, 2009 6:36:07 GMT -5
In that case, I will not further tempt you to read it...though I'm tempted to. (g)
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Post by Chantal on Apr 9, 2009 7:17:03 GMT -5
I personally think we need a bronzerider who looks like Zeke Velasquez. He could be named Z'kel. (g)
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Post by Hope on Apr 10, 2009 21:11:01 GMT -5
Having finished Highway, I tend to agree with you. Wow, what a book! It stretched my Lent resolution severely...but I was good. Read it in 3 nights instead of staying up all of one. |
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Post by Chantal on Apr 12, 2009 22:02:28 GMT -5
Hope--Go, you! And today, I had chocolate for the first time in 40 days. Mmmmm...Hollow chocolate bunny! |
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Post by Anna on Jan 21, 2010 1:25:39 GMT -5
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Post by Chantal on Jan 21, 2010 13:58:22 GMT -5
Anna--That's awesome!!! *does the Snoopy dance* Aerden: "What's the Snoopy dance?" Me: "It means you jump about like a hyperactive puppy." Aerden: "I'll pass. I have children. They're quite enough." |
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Post by ginnystar on Mar 12, 2010 20:59:11 GMT -5
At the moment I am reading/listing to Into the Wild: Warriors Book 1, I like it so far. Just got done, good.
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