Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

Join Tori and I for Dearly, Departed.

Yay! Thanks. I am looking forward to reading this book. It has been on my to-read shelf for a long time.

Ikr!! What makes the romance interesting is that it features a zombie. AND IT'S DYSTOPIAN!!:D

Yeah this book sounds really interesting!!!

OMG I'm going to try to join! I hope I can!

Sure you could!!:D

lol I have so many buddy reads but I'm going to try. I think I can I think I can :D

Haha!! The little train that could! I hope you can join us :)

I am really looking forward to starting this tomorrow!! Does anyone have any preferred number of pages or chapters to read? Or would everyone prefer to just read at our own pace, and discuss when we can?

wow, looks like there are 38 chapters
we can come back every 5 chapters or so and check in?

that's about 75-80 pages....

I'm good either way
but I do have 3 buddy reads starting tomorrow so I may be zipping right through it....but I plan to update so we can chat with each other :)

I can't wait. I'm so excited for this one!

I'm okay with either way. But what if it gets to good that we can't put it down?? That sometimes happens to me.

Okay so we can check in every 5 chapters or so, but if you happen to read more, then we can check in at some point and discuss what we have read.

I am starting this book right now!! I will check in after 5 chapters.

So I am halfway through chapter 5 right now, and I think the book is okay so far. Although I am hoping the pace picks up a bit.

(view spoiler)[ So I am a little confused as to what happened to Bram. Is he a zombie now? Because he died in the prologue, so I guess now he is a zombie? Someone correct me if I am wrong please. Also, it seems weird to me how the people in this novel have carriages and wear bonnets even though it is set in the future time. I would expect the future time to be more of a technology-influenced era. The way the book is written just seems as though it is from an older era and not a future era. Is that just me? (hide spoiler)]

Anyway, I am just hoping that the story picks up a bit in pace. I think it is pretty good from what I have read so far, although I am not that into zombie books, so I won't be that disappointed if it isn't that good.

How far is everyone into this book?

In the prologue when he was dragging Jack away from the zombies, Bram got bit, so he eventually turned into a zombie. And they live in a Victorian style world because when the world was recovering, they got used to Victorian things like long dresses for girls, proper manners, and such. They got so used to it that they kept it that way.
It's not just you. It's actually a not modern/modern world because they have high advanced technology but they use an old lifestyle.
I'm on chapter three since I woke up a while ago.

Okay yeah that makes sense. Thanks Gabby! I will check in again in a little bit, I am on chapter 8, and I am enjoying what I have read. How about you?

I'm really enjoying it. I saw that there wouldn't only be Bram and Nora POVs so I hope that each voice doesn't sound the same. Hopefully, the book stays this good.

Yeah there was another point of view that I read. His name was Wolfe. I don't really think his chapter was necessary in the story. But I am liking Bram and Nora's POVs.

Do you think the book would've been better so far if it was only Bram and Nora's POVs?

Yeah, I just finished chapter 5 and I see a third POV

ugh, what is that??

lol
but I do like it so far

Yeah, they did explain why they went victorian in a HUGE explanation chapter...it was kind of an info dump....but it tied it all together

I like it so far too, but Yeah....I'd like a pace pick up

Yeah I think the book would be better if it was only Nora and Bram's point of few. I was flipping through the book just to see. And there is 4 other points of views. So 6 all together. But I think the other 4 people only show up once or twice. Ugh I don't like multiple POV, it's too confusing to keep up with all the characters.

So I am up to Chapter 13

(view spoiler)[ I like how we are finding out more about how Nora and her family is connected to the undead. And I was also surprised to find out that Nora's dad was still alive as a zombie. As for the multiple POVs, I didn't mind her father's, but I thought Wolfe's was unnecessary to the story. I like Pamela's POV though. It kind of gives us an insight as to what is happening to all the living people as a result of all of this. The pace is picking up for me a bit, although I hope there is maybe some action. (hide spoiler)]

I was suspicious of that when Nora told the man who told her to go with her that her dad was dead. I remembered that there were things such as the undead and I wondered if he was one of them, not as dead as she thinks he is.

How far into the book are you Gabby??

Chapter 7

I'm past seven now and I think that this book is getting better. If it keeps being this good, I think I'll give it four stars when I finish it. The things that I'm looking forward to the most are Bram and Nora's POVs. I like how Bram isn't the brooding, bad boy type of person that is in already so many YA books. I really approve of this love interest:D

So I have just finished up to Chapter 20, and honestly, I am not totally loving this book.

(view spoiler)[ I wasn't sure how I would feel about the multiple POVs, but because most of the story is told from Nora and Bram's POV, it is nice to get a different perspective from Pamela or Victor every once in awhile. I don't have too much to add, other than it is okay so far. I am enjoying it, but not as much as I would like to be. (hide spoiler)]

How far is everyone else in this book? And are you liking it or not?

Yeah I agree, it has definitely gotten better, but I am finding that not that much has happened yet.

(view spoiler)[ Like we know Nora is locked up and they are keeping her safe while looking for her father, but not too much has happened so far. (hide spoiler)]

Despite the facts revealed, I'm starting to get bored and am starting to lower my expectations. Like you said, not much has happened.

Yeah not much has happened, and it is making the book pace go slower and this book is about 470 pages, so I am hoping some action event happens soon.

True. That's the thing with long books. They can't have a slow pace or else the reader will lose interest.

Yeah exactly, and I am losing interest with this book. I am going to continue reading right now. I am up to chapter 25 and the only action happening so far is in Pamela's and Victor's chapters. I will check back in after 5 chapters or after something exciting happens. (not likely)

So I am up to chapter 29 now and chapters 27 and 28 were probably my favourite of the book so far. There is more action happening now which I like. (view spoiler)[ I am interested to see how the people deal with the sudden outbreak of zombies in EF. And I hope Pamela and her family don't get bit!! (hide spoiler)]

yay! I'm going to read some of another book and then I'll make a big dent in this one and catch up with you guys :)

sounds like I've got some boring parts coming up but then it gets better :P

Yeah I would definitely say it gets better, but I have like 10 pages left, and I think I am only going to give this book a 2.5 rating. I will share my thoughts after I finish reading.

So I just finished the book and here is my review if any of you are interested, just to save me from re-typing my thoughts. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

How far is everyone else? And are you enjoying it?

okay,I'm @ 10 chapters read

don't hate it but I kind of want to skip any chapter that doesn't say Bram or Nora lol
but I'm not

so I'm at the part where

Nora (view spoiler)[ just figured out they took her chip out. she's made Bram come to the door and now he told her she was infected and is immune to Lazarus because her father infected her

yikes. who does that? infects their own kid?? (hide spoiler)]

Bram (view spoiler)[ I really like him so far. he's cute and funny.
it's hard to remember he's dead and is a zombie. lol
I'm sure he's gross to look at and....might actually smell despite his cleanses and showers (hide spoiler)]

Yeah I liked Bram too, but I thought that (view spoiler)[ he didn't really seem like a zombie at all to me. I wish he was more of a zombie, because that was basically the whole point of the book---- zombies. (hide spoiler)]

Tori wrote: "Yeah I liked Bram too, but I thought that [spoilers removed]"

very true, it is a huge part of the book

but amazingly, I am reading 3 different zombie books
and each one is handling zombies and what they are and do - and the reason for the zombies - very differently

it's interesting to compare each book and, so far, I like that this book has a different take on them.

I'll read more soon :) I hope to finish this one tomorrow

Yeah it was interesting how the author chose to make the zombie aspect like a subtle aspect of the story. She didn't make them seem violent, more so kind and gentle, which I also liked, because I am not too into gory, detailed zombie books.

sorry, I forgot to update yesterday
I finished thru ch 21

I don't like Wolfe at all :(

Yeah i never liked him either :/

okay, wow and I'm one

I thought it was pretty good although I have to admit (view spoiler)[ I cringed A LOT at the end when Bram and Nora were kissing.
ugh..I mean, sure he's a nice guy and all...but he's dead :( (hide spoiler)]

I'm glad I finally read it!

Haha yeah that was pretty gross! I enjoyed it, although I didn't like it as much as I would have liked to.

Tori I agree with your review. I guess I'll give it three stars since I found myself really enjoying Pamela's POV. I think I'll give book two a shot someday.