Young Adult Book Reading Challenges discussion

I always think about this after I read a new fantasy or paranormal series and thought I'd open up a discussion about it:)

If you were to live in one world from any book (fantasy/paranormal and the like), which would it be? And would you be a specific character or just yourself in that world?

It's a tough one I know! So I'll get the ball rolling.

Besides the obvious one being Harry Potter (because who wouldn't want to live in Hogwarts!). I think I would have an awesome time being Evie in the Premonition series. Learning you're the highest ranked angel and have wicked red wings...sounds pretty cool. She's also has some beautiful men to surround herself with and I really dig the thought of having a soul mate through all of time (as corny as that seems). And I like the idea of all these ancient races living in secret among us.

So yeah, I think that would be mine. (at least for now ;) ).

I want to live in Charles de Lint's Newford, where magic and despair and hope and homelessness exist alongside each other. I want to hang out with Jilly, Sophie, Wendy and the Crow Girls.

Some of the books in this series, just in case you are unaware of Newford are: , , and to name a few.

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Harry potter, The Torn WingEntwinedThe Night CircusThe Demon KingThe Lightning Thief

I would want to live in Middle-Earth, from Lord of the Rings. I'm not sure which race I would want to belong to though. Hobbits enjoy the good life in the Shire, Wizards have powers, & Elves are the most beautiful and immortal. Yeah, if I could choose, I probably wouldn't be human LOL.

Michelle Elizabeth wrote: "I would want to live in Middle-Earth, from Lord of the Rings. I'm not sure which race I would want to belong to though. Hobbits enjoy the good life in the Shire, Wizards have powers, & Elves are t..."

I totally want to live in Middle-Earth too! My husband loves to tease me about it because I mention every time I visit the Shire when playing Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). He reminds me that it's a world that's ending and not a particularily nice place, but I don't care. Someday, I'll visit the Shire they built for the movies in New Zealand. True love!

Might there be two answers to any of those choices?

If you were a mighty hero/heroine then just about any world would be fun. If a peasant or a hobbit foot soldier then any and all could be terribly frightening - and short.

Robert E Howard's Hyborian Age books would be entertaining, enough magic to make things interesting and plenty creepy.

Honestly I know that a lot of people probably will have this answer, but I love the Harry Potter universe!! I think it would be so fun to go to school there.

Middle Earth wins for me every time, but I wouldn't mind a bit of Oz as well.

My number one choice would have to be Narnia, hands down :) My next choices would be Hogwarts (of course!) and then Samaria from Sharon Shinn's Archangel series (I would be an angel...or maybe an Edori...)

I would choose to live in dystopian world (Divergent, The Hunger Games, etc..). I feel like their worlds aren't so-so, full of adventures, and challenges.
I don't mind to leave in fairytale worlds (Narnia, Iron Fey Series, Alice in Wonderland, etc...) I love to see all the unique creatures and colorful sceneries. It would be fun to live in those twos world for me anyway :D

An awesome world to live in?
Well, what comes to mind is, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Tomorow when the war began, Narnia and Alice in Wonderland.
If I would have to choose, I would say Narnia, it's a very exciting land for me, then I would pick something like; Tomorow when the war began, Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Alice in Wonderland.
As much as the Hunger Games is amazing, it would be a scary world to live in.
:P

Hmm....hard question.

1. Harry Potter
2. Iron Fey
3. Under the Never Sky
4. Study Series by Maria V. Snyder (Ixia)
5. Uglies World
6. Seven Realms
7. The Gathering Storm (Katerina)

These are in no particular order I just wrote them as I thought of them. Blah...there are wayy to many. I'll just leave at that although I have more.

Love this topic...lets see.

1. The Hollows
2. Harry Potter
3. Sookie Stackhouse
4. Mercy Thompson
5. Unholy Ghosts
6. The Wild Hunt


I'm pretty much happy with anything with magic or shifters. There are lots of worlds like that out there luckily!!!

I would like to live in

1. The Iron King
2. Finding Sky
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
4. The Summoning
5. The Lord of the Rings
6. Eragon

I would also live in the Finding Sky world because I love the Benedict brothers. Another world is the Onyx world.

I would like to live in a Harry Potter world.
Sarah*

In the Wizarding World, Narnia, Middle-Earth, Westeros, Oz, Wonderland!

Kirstin wrote: "In the Wizarding World, Narnia, Middle-Earth, Westeros, Oz, Wonderland!"

thats so cool!
I would live there too! :P
Sarah*

Sarah wrote: "Kirstin wrote: "In the Wizarding World, Narnia, Middle-Earth, Westeros, Oz, Wonderland!"

thats so cool!
I would live there too! :P
Sarah*"

I also kind of like to live in the Downworld, or in Idris. And in Eretz when it was still in its Golden Age. =)

Kirstin wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirstin wrote: "In the Wizarding World, Narnia, Middle-Earth, Westeros, Oz, Wonderland!"

thats so cool!
I would live there too! :P
Sarah*"

I also kind of like to live in the Downwor..."


cool!

Kirstin,

Where (in what book/s) is Eretz in its Golden Age? (Eretz means 'land' in Hebrew.)

I think that i would love to live in the , , or worlds .

I would love to be friends with Mercy , Wallace, or Seth :)

Julia wrote: "Kirstin,

Where (in what book/s) is Eretz in its Golden Age? (Eretz means 'land' in Hebrew.)"

This book. Daughter of Smoke & Bone Amazing book, read it :)

Kirstin,

This book. Daughter of Smoke & Bone Amazing book, read it :)
Once I'm done with the 50 states challenge I plan to take up the nations challenge, with Daughters of Smoke and Bone high on my list. Thanks for the nudge!

Julia wrote: "Kirstin,

This book. Daughter of Smoke & Bone Amazing book, read it :)
Once I'm done with the 50 states challenge I plan to take up the nations challenge, with Daughters of Smoke and Bone high on ..."

No problem! I hope you'll like it. It has an amazing world-building and is really well-written. Enjoy the read :)

I'd like to live in Cinder and/orPrince of Wolves

Harry Potter as a witch
Discovery of Witches as a witch or vampire
Fallen as an angel
Walking Dead as a survivor
Across The Universe as Amy
Destiny of the Light as Khatrene
The Host as Wanderer

(To be continued as I read more =])

I'd love to live in Harry Potter, the Infernal Devices/Mortal Instruments series, Percy Jackson (Camp Half-blood!) and the Lux series. I'm probably forgetting some though.

Definitely Percy Jackson and The Infernal Devices. Mortal Instruments is too modern ;)

Lynn wrote: "Definitely Percy Jackson and The Infernal Devices. Mortal Instruments is too modern ;)"

Haha. I'd be happy to be a shadowhunter in any century lol.

Vampire Academy, definitely. Until I remember others...

Harry Potter for sure!