David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

Jenny, Karen and I are starting a buddy read of Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi on Friday, March 15th if anyone wants to join us! It's the sequel to Under the Never Sky :)

That was a great book - liked it better than Under the Never Sky.

Cool! Can't wait :)

Can't wait! So excited! I checked out the book from the library today!

Yes!! Glad you found it!

I have such a busy work week so can't wait until Friday night when I can finally stop working and settle in to a good book with no interruptions! My copy is ready and waiting!!

Hehe I hope the rest of the week flies by! Hump day tomorrow :)

Hehe I hope the rest of the week flies by! Hump day tomorrow :)

Me, too! We start spring break on Friday, so only 2 more days left! Woohoo!

Woot woot!

Starting now so I can join you guys with the sequel friday!

Aww yay! Hopefully you like it enough to read the sequel :) Although I've heard the second book is much better than the first, which was just OK for me.

David wrote: "Aww yay! Hopefully you like it enough to read the sequel :) Although I've heard the second book is much better than the first, which was just OK for me."
So far I find it very confusing. xD And it doesn't hold my attention very well.

I actually need to thumb back through the first book for a quick refresher before starting on Friday. :) I read the last one in April 2012. Yikes.

Bieke {call me B.} wrote: "David wrote: "Aww yay! Hopefully you like it enough to read the sequel :) Although I've heard the second book is much better than the first, which was just OK for me."
So far I find it very confusi..."

Lol then you might be skipping the sequel! It's definitely not for everyone and like I said, I liked the plot and the world created, but not the characters so much :) I'm hoping I'll like the sequel much more as I've heard good things :)

Karen wrote: "I actually need to thumb back through the first book for a quick refresher before starting on Friday. :) I read the last one in April 2012. Yikes."

Ooh I might need to do that too now that you mention it!

David wrote: "Bieke {call me B.} wrote: "David wrote: "Aww yay! Hopefully you like it enough to read the sequel :) Although I've heard the second book is much better than the first, which was just OK for me."
So..."

It's just that I expect some background information when I read a dystopian book. How the world became that way, a more detailed description of the world,... Now I feel like they've thrown me into the story head first. xD

LOL so true! Hope you're wearing a helmet!

David wrote: "LOL so true! Hope you're wearing a helmet!"

Lol. I'll push through. I like it, but it's just a bit confusing. xD

Bieke {call me B.} wrote: "David wrote: "Bieke {call me B.} wrote: "David wrote: "Aww yay! Hopefully you like it enough to read the sequel :) Although I've heard the second book is much better than the first, which was just ..."

I like the info, but I prefer it later on in the story. If you get a whole bunch of background right in the beginning, it starts to feel like the author is talking to you, and not the characters. I really like living in the characters heads when I start a book. I know it will start to make sense if I keep reading. Hopefully!

David wrote: "Karen wrote: "I actually need to thumb back through the first book for a quick refresher before starting on Friday. :) I read the last one in April 2012. Yikes."

Ooh I might need to do that too..."

I read it on January 1st of this year! It was a great way to start the year for me! Did you guys read the short story, Roar and Liv? It talks about how Liv was sent away before the events in Under the Never Sky. I really liked getting to know Roar better, as its mostly from his POV

I haven't read it but I've been meaning to :)

Oh, you definitely should! Its a quick read!

Cool, I love those quick novellas!

I have it on hold at my elibrary. I was hoping it would come in before Friday! I could cram in a quick novella before Friday! *fingers crossed*

I don't think I'm going to join you guys. I didn't enjoy the first book enough lol. My review is up! http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

No worries, maybe we'll catch ya on the next buddy read!

David wrote: "No worries, maybe we'll catch ya on the next buddy read!"

Yeah, depends on what book it is of course. XD

I'm ready to start reading!!!

I could interrupt my others to start! I do that ALL the time as it is! Let me know if we're starting early!

Hehe no don't start early or you'll finish before me! Lol :)

LOL, I'm definitely starting tomorrow, absolutely exhausted tonight! I might just reread something...but I can't wait to start tomorrow!

LOL I'm glad you two speedreaders are preoccupied so you'll start on the planned day haha! I'd planned on cheating and start tonight, but a guest post, selling signed books, and a blog tour got in the way lol :) I'll start tomorrow too!

Poor David, couldn't get his head start! ;)

Hahahha... Finally finishing up with work so I'm going to read a bit and see if I can finish up Anna and the French Kiss tonight. I will be soooooo glad to see the end of my work day tomorrow evening.

Don't anyone start tooooooo early tomorrow!! :-P I have another long work day coming up so it'll be evening before I can relax, put my feet up, and turn on my Nook!

Jenny wrote: "Poor David, couldn't get his head start! ;)"

*sticks out lower lip like a spoiled brat* Booo!

Karen wrote: "Hahahha... Finally finishing up with work so I'm going to read a bit and see if I can finish up Anna and the French Kiss tonight. I will be soooooo glad to see the end of my work day tomorrow eve..."

I'll start writing at 8ish tomorrow so I can get in my 3k words before Adele's birthday lunch! Then the afternoon will be all about her, so no reading, none at all *stuffs Kindle into back pocket* absolutely no sneaking any reading :)

David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Poor David, couldn't get his head start! ;)"

*sticks out lower lip like a spoiled brat* Booo!"

LOL I can so picture it!

Okay, I'll wait until evening to read it...I have plenty of other books I'm reading :)

Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Poor David, couldn't get his head start! ;)"

*sticks out lower lip like a spoiled brat* Booo!"

LOL I can so picture it!"


Adele needs to take a picture of that look! Hahahah...

Lol please no! Too embarassing!

OK I started! I'm 14% in (through Chapter 5 I think). Wow, I'd really forgotten how unique this world is, I really, really love it! You've got the virtual reality realms away from the real world, the outsiders, much more real and in touch with nature, and then the dark and unforgiving aether storms that don't discriminate against anyone (everyone feels their wrath). Although nothing much has really happened, I'm totally in the world. Minor thoughts (view spoiler)[ Yay, as I'd heard, Roar is in it much more. The one thing I didn't like that much about the first book was that Aria and Perry didn't strike me as that interesting of characters. Roar did, and he's getting a much bigger part it seems. Also, I have to admit, I'm enjoying Aria and Perry somewhat more so far, they seem to have a little more depth to them now. Overall, I'm enjoying it! And I liked how Aria could hear Brooke's thoughts, she did well to keep her temper in check! (hide spoiler)]

Starting now! ;-)

YAY!! It's pretty fast reading :) I'm taking a break to watch Downton Abbey Christmas special! Then back to it :)

Good, I can catch up then and maybe even pass you! Bwahahahah...

starting right now!

Noooo! I want to finish first for once! I guess I finished Anna first, but only because I got a HUGE headstart lol :)

lol funny I just started this book today as well and didn't know you were doing this... tho I have been reading kinda slow this year (happens when your planning a wedding as well lol) Ill try and keep up with you all :) happy reading

Yay, Laura! The more the merrier!

David wrote: "OK I started! I'm 14% in (through Chapter 5 I think). Wow, I'd really forgotten how unique this world is, I really, really love it! You've got the virtual reality realms away from the real world, t..."

Ok, I'm caught up to you at least. I, too, had forgotten how interesting this world was. This was one of the first YA dystopian books I read after hunger games, and since then I feel like I've grown so much in recognizing interesting concepts and worlds! Really enjoying all the different senses!

I agree, David about Aria. I remember not really liking her that much in the first book. Now that she's not a Mole anymore she's much more likeable.

Really enjoying this so far!