Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

Please join Jacquelyn and I as we start this series on August 27th.

Thanks for making the thread! I am so excited for this one!

Me too! I have had it on my wish list at the library for months but since availability was never a problem I got sucked into the ones I had on hold as they became available and it kept getting put off.

Mandiann wrote: "Me too! I have had it on my wish list at the library for months but since availability was never a problem I got sucked into the ones I had on hold as they became available and it kept getting put ..."

Yeah! (: I got this one for my birthday! :D

Jacquelyn! You're killing me with all these buddy reads!!! lol!! OK! If I get done with my books for this month I might join you guys! I have to get one with these others first though so we'll see!! :D

Kathy wrote: "Jacquelyn! You're killing me with all these buddy reads!!! lol!! OK! If I get done with my books for this month I might join you guys! I have to get one with these others first though so we'll see!..."

:D I am turning into another Trisha! Hahaha! :D I hope you can join us!

lol! I was headed there too for a while! I just couldn't keep her fast pace of reading! But I'm really looking forward to this one, so maybe if I keep up my momentum I'll be all good! :D

Kathy wrote: "lol! I was headed there too for a while! I just couldn't keep her fast pace of reading! But I'm really looking forward to this one, so maybe if I keep up my momentum I'll be all good! :D"

Haha, most of my buddy reads she is in so I will be put to the test! :) You'll do great! :D

Yeah, I know the feeling. Have quite a few books to finish before we start this one. We can do it!

Yes! You will for sure, Jacquelyn! I think we can make it too! :)

Thanks Kathy! :D

You're welcome! You'll have fun reading with her though! She is awesome with theories and insight!! lol! :D

I want to join too, but I'm fully booked! I'll catch up if I can.

Yay! Gisbelle! I have yet to read a zombie book with you! This should be awesome! lol! :D

Definitely :) I'll get it from the library.

Me too! :D

Yay Gisbelle! :D

Jacquelyn wrote: ":D I am turning into another Trisha! Hahaha! :D I hope you can join us!..."

hahahahah!!!! LOL! another Trisha (that cracks me up!)

I'm in! My book arrived from the library!! :D

hahahahaha! :D

YAY! I love buddy reads and this one seems really interesting!

Yay Trisha! This should be a good one! I hope it's not too scary though! I think the scariest zombie book I've read is The Forest of Hands and Teeth and that wasn't too bad, but I'm such a wimp when it comes to scary books! lol!

I put my copy on hold today so I should get it Fri or Mon at the latest! :)

Can't wait to start this one tomorrow!


Looks like we have just over 400 pages and 41 chapters.

so, do we want to come back as often as 5 chapters (about every 50 pages?)

or do we want to switch it up, come back every 10 (100 pages)?

Wow! Totally forgot about this one! Buddy reads are shooting up left and right! :D

I am very excited for this one!

Well I usually like to do 5 chapters but if I have nothing to say I can come back after 10!

Sounds good to me! I got my copy today! :)

Sounds good! I have my copy and am ready to start.

That's awesome guys!

I am really excited for this buddy read! :D

Starting this now! I am really excited for this one! :D

I started but am only on chapter 2!

I only got to Chapter 2 as well! :D Haha!

I am on chapter 3 but not much has happened yet.

wow,I'm 5 chapters in

this is a little odd

David (view spoiler)[ man, to come with baggage already. at least his brother made it (hide spoiler)]

Will (view spoiler)[ having seizures and being out of medicine. poor guy. AND his first day of highschool. that's rought. lol (hide spoiler)]

15 chapters in

seriously, this book is weird and twisted

and it's odd that it took 10 chapters for the 1st POV change
and 13 for the 2nd POV change.
I'm still not sure why we got it....was that confusing for anyone else??

David (view spoiler)[ so far, I don't like him much. BUT I sure like him more than anyone in varsity. I'm glad he saved Lucy from being attacked (hide spoiler)]

Will (view spoiler)[ meh. selfish. self-centered. amazing you can still be that way in this environment AND have a brother that's been protecting and help feed you. Amazing that you can still act like this guy...

I think ultimately, Will is going to do something very bad....probably over Lucy (hide spoiler)]

Lucy (view spoiler)[I'm just not quite sure why her POV is in there.... she's okay, but I think she will be the the ultimate thing to tear the brothers apart. I wonder if Will will go to the Varsity... (hide spoiler)]

I am going to continue with this now with the help of some good old reading sprints!

I am only on chapter 5 but I am currently reading.

20 chapters in

wow, this is getting crazy.

chapter 20.....is freaky.

I am almost 5 chapters in.

I am loving it so far.

On chapter 9.

I can't believe (view spoiler)[ there is going to be a love triangle between Will and David?????? (hide spoiler)]

Mandiann wrote: "On chapter 9.

I can't believe [spoilers removed]"

lol
and it's not going away any time soon!!

Ahhh! Damnit! I was afraid of that!!

wow, okay, done

You know, I didn't love it
but when I first started I was worried I would hate it

and I didn't hate it either. I actually enjoyed it!
It gets pretty gory and violent. But it's not too bad!

I can't wait for you guys to let me know what you think!!!

I didn't get to this one today, but I will tomorrow! :)

Kathy wrote: "I didn't get to this one today, but I will tomorrow! :)"

no worries Kathy! I hope you like it! it's a little odd at first but it really is a pretty fast page-turning kind of read!

Thanks Trisha! I saw how fast you read it! I'll start here soon! :)

On chapter 27. (view spoiler)[ Oh my gosh!!!! I can't believe Hilary stabbed David in the eye! Holy wow! I can't even say what I want to about how messed up this is as I need to use words that aren't welcome here. (hide spoiler)]

Wow Trisha, you weren't kidding when you said it gets pretty gory and violent!!

RIGHT?!?!! It just takes this HUGE dark turn and just wow....just wow...

and I can't say that's the last gory part you hit
it just gets CRAZY from here! LOL! but it's not bad, just really....wow

Ok sorry guys I'm finally starting this one! I wonder is it going to be like

NO! lol it's not at all like Gone
at least I don't think so

it's just high school kids, no lower grades or babies so that kind of changes the dynamics :)

I hope you like it! I'm dying to know what you'll think!

Finished. Wow. I enjoyed it but was not impressed with the ending. Not sure if I will read the next one but I really want to find out what happens next!

I gave it 3 stars.

No, it was not like Gone. I liked it better than Gone but both books had characters I hated that made the book less enjoyable.

Ok, I'm sorry. I just couldn't get into it. I don't know if I'm just not in the mood for this type of book or what. I'm going to finish :(

Yeah, I didn't really like anyone. It's hard to love a book when you don't really like any of the characters

okay, but tell me was (view spoiler)[ the spike bucket thing just really odd? Like gory just to be gory? It seemed so weird to me and not like the rest of the book - this sudden booby-trapped area.... (hide spoiler)]

and Will shaking that one guy(view spoiler)[ (was it Schmugg or something?) while his neck was impaled on the pipe thing?? That was just....gross. gah, so many weird spots. (hide spoiler)]

and I'm sorry, the eye thing was just gross too.