David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

Ok, sign ups are now closed! Here are your partners:


Andrea and Leigh
Jen and June
Oda and Melissa
Ashly and Madison
Jenny and Amanda
Joycedale and Esther
Karen and Tammie

Shelves:

1. Andrea https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
2. June https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
3. Melissa https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
4. Joycedale https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
5. Madison https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
6. Jenny https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
7. Karen https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
8. Esther https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...
9. Oda https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
10. Jen https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
11. Leigh https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
12. Amanda https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
13. Ashly https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
14. Tammie https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

***If you do not have access to your partner's shelf, please send a friend request to your partner!***
You now have one week to decide amongst yourselves how many books you will pick for each other, and to make those choices.

You can chat with your partner either here or by PM- PREFERABLY BY PERSONAL MESSAGE SO THAT THIS BOARD IS NOT CLUTTERED UP.

Either way, all of you MUST do a post on here this week that is similar to the example that I did on the first post:

My name: Jenny
My partner: Sarah
The books picked for me:
Cinder (read 3/16/2015)- 4 stars. Intriguing premise, great characters, and a really cool retelling that was unfortunately plagued by predictability.
The Hunt (read 3/28/2015)- 4 stars. The Hunt had lots of suspense, admirable lead characters, and kept me scared and nervous.

Note that you have until the end of October to read the books and edit/fill in the information/short review at the bottom.
Have fun!

I'm Joycedale
My partner is Esther
My books: ★★★ Not the best writing style but an ok story
★★★★★ I loved getting back into the world of Shadow Falls
★★★★★ best dealing with cancer book I've read
★★★★★ an incredible start to a NA series

Esther I sent you a friend request since your shelves are private

My name: Leigh
My partner: Andrea
The books picked for me:
9/23 ***** WOW! What an ending! Loved it! Can't wait for the next book!
10/11 ***** Loved it! The ending was a killer! It made me want to learn a new language and travel.

My name: Andrea
My partner: Leigh
The books picked for me: and

My Name: Jenny
My Partner: Amanda

The books picked for me:

Thanks Amanda, I'm really excited about reading these!

4 stars
Overall, I really enjoyed this fantasy, especially the world that was very rich. I also really liked the "school chums" scenes. Some of those boys were hilarious!

4 stars. Overall, I liked it. Very creepy read, more than I thought it was going to be! Those sirens were SCARY!

4 stars. I'd heard really great things about this book. I loved the concept, and overall I did like the story. I had trouble believing in the romance for some reason, not really sure why. I loved the characters, though, and I really felt the friendship between Anna and Emma, as well as Anna and Justin. I really liked Anna's parents, too. Really glad I finally read this one!

4 stars. This was a pretty typical NA story...both guy and girl damaged, find each other, try to make it work. I did think this one was more realistic in its viewpoint, though, and I really really liked the characters! I really liked it, except for that HUGE CLIFFHANGER!

4 stars I love this series! This one was just as good, if not a little better than the first book, Indelible. I love fairy stories in general, and this one is very well done. And I love that this was not all about Ink and Joy, either. It was really more of Joy's story.

I just finished and I'm kind of pissed off LOL! I enjoyed the read, was really into it...but her realities were changing so much at the end! And then it had a perfect ending until the LAST PAGE, when another huge twist happened and ruined it! Well, it didn't completely ruin it, but it did leave me hanging! HA! I honestly do not know what to rate this yet. I need to calm down first!

be ready with the second one for my bestie told me she was dying for the next one after she finished it.

Have fun, everyone!
I'll join again soon. Glad to see that this challenge is still doing so well. I've discovered some amazing books by participating.

My name: Amanda
My partner: Jenny
The books picked for me:
The Maze Runner
Along for the Ride
Birthmarked
The Pledge
Pivot Point
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Dune
The Demon King

Thanks Jenny! Some of these have been on the "I'll read it later" list for a while so I'm tickled later has just become now!

My Name: Ashly
My Partner: Madison

The books picked for me:
Carry the Ocean (9/19/15) - 5 Stars. Great characters, very informative about Autism, Anxiety, and Depression. I think the author did a good job writing about these disorders. Very real.

My Name: Melissa
My Partner: Oda

The books picked for me: and

My Name: Oda
My Partner: Melissa

Books picked for me:

My Name: Madison
My Partner: Ashly

The books picked for me:

@Tammie, can you send me a friend request? I can't get past your question. ;)

My name: Karen
My partner: Tammie

The books picked for me:

My name: Esther
My partner: Joycedale
Books picked for me:

I'm Jen and my partner is June.
Here are the books she picked for me (which I can't wait to read!):



I have this on my waterproof iPod Nano that I use when I swim - and I haven't been in the pool lately so I'm only about 60% through the book. But it's great, narrated by Julia Whelan and Will Damron and I'm really enjoying it. Probably will go straight to the next one as soon as I finish it.

Really liked this one despite the ending! I like this author's writing. 4 stars.

This one took awhile, which is unusual for me. I started it on audio and gave up - switched to the ebook. I totally skipped the chapters with the witches and that sped things along markedly. In the end I gave it 4 stars because it is a complex story and I loved Rowan.

This was good but not amazing. It alternated between past and present and ended up explaining the whole history of the Tearling. Great ending! I started this on audio narrated by Davina Porter, but since she narrated all the Outlander books by Diana Gabaldon, I switched to ebook. I couldn't get past Claire Fraser telling me the story (lol) 4 stars

This is complicated fantasy set in a world to which you absolutely must pay close attention. Although the audio is good I've switched to the print book, as I own it. Still working on it but I have to say that it's very clever and witty.

I DNF'd this one. The story just didn't grab me and the audio narration left a lot to be desired. Not for me.

Well, I've started and I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm finding it only meh and I don't like the witches at all (I have a thing about witches). I mean, to the point that I'm thinking of DNFing it. I'm not quite to that point but I hope it gets better. Caelena Sardothian is such a smartass and not in a good way.

for karen i pick All the Bright Places and Outage (Powerless Nation, #1)

Leigh wrote: "My name: Leigh
My partner: Andrea
The books picked for me:

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Loved both of these!

Andrea wrote: "My name: Andrea
My partner: Leigh
The books picked for me: and "

Loved both of these too! Poison Princess is very different, I hope you like it!

Melissa wrote: "My Name: Melissa
My Partner: Oda

The books picked for me:and "

Graceling is SO GOOD! I'm going to be reading Crimson Bound soon :)

Madison wrote: "My Name: Madison
My Partner: Ashly

The books picked for me: "

LOVE These Broken Stars!

Jen wrote: "I'm Jen and my partner is June.
Here are the books she picked for me (which I can't wait to read!):

..."

I've read all but The Invasion of the Tearling and Shades of Grey. The rest are AMAZING books!!

Jen wrote: "Well, I've started and I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm finding it only meh and I don't like the witches at all (I have a thing about witches). I mean, to ..."

This one starts out really slow...it takes awhile to get really into it. The characters and the storylines all start coming together...Calaena's storyline gets AMAZING about halfway through. Stick with it, trust me!

Tammie wrote: "for karen i pick All the Bright Places and Outage (Powerless Nation, #1)"

I liked a lot - not the best PA I've ever read but definitely had some merit.

Jenny wrote: "Jen wrote: "Well, I've started and I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm finding it only meh and I don't like the witches at all (I have a thing about witches). ..."

You know I trust your opinion implicitly - so I will stick with it! : )

:D

whos suppsoe to pick for me

And you are right about Calaena...she is a spoiled brat a lot of the time, and very vain. She definitely has her flaws, and that's what I love about her. This book starts off with her in a very bad place after (view spoiler)[Nehemia's death. She isn't the same person anymore. She doesn't love easily, and the few people she has loved have died...and not natural deaths, they were brutally killed. (hide spoiler)] So looking at that gave me some patience with her. Her life has been one big suck fest!

Tammie wrote: "whos suppsoe to pick for me"

Karen is.

My name: June
My partner: Jen
Here picks for me
✔ 4.5*- Mark vs. Mars. Highly recommend
- will read at a later date
✔ - 4* I love the way this book was written - it is a flashback type of novel. Easy to read and engaging.
✔ - 5*, a great story, I devoured this in 2 days. I recommend highly
✔ - 3* an interesting concept of dealing with grief. A bit slow in parts and sometimes the MC annoyed me.
✔ 4.25*

A good eclectic mix.

Tammie wrote: "whos suppsoe to pick for me"

Tammie, you can send Karen a message to let her know the books you picked for her, and she'll then pick some for you :)

Jenny wrote: "Tammie wrote: "whos suppsoe to pick for me"

Tammie, you can send Karen a message to let her know the books you picked for her, and she'll then pick some for you :)"

she saw the books i pick for her already

Jen wrote: "Tammie wrote: "for karen i pick All the Bright Places and Outage (Powerless Nation, #1)"

I liked a lot - not the best PA I've ever read but definitely had some merit."

Yay, good to know, Jen! I have that one on Kindle and whispersync audio!! Woot woot! And you know how I love PA!!! ;)

Oda wrote: "Tammie wrote: "whos suppsoe to pick for me"

Karen is."

Thanks for the friend request, Tammie! I sent you a message!! I'm picking and for you. :) Thanks for my picks! I'm excited to read both of them!

Karen wrote: "Oda wrote: "Tammie wrote: "whos suppsoe to pick for me"

Karen is."

Thanks for the friend request, Tammie! I sent you a message!! I'm picking and [bookcover:Insurge..."

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I'm done with my first book gave it 3 stars and even though it wasn't the 4 or 5 stars book I thought it would be, it still was interesting and kept me curious enough to finish reading. I just think the first half of the book was boring, but I will definitely read the next book "Until I Die"

I just finished my first of two books. I gave it 4 stars :)

Amanda (G42) wrote: "My name: Amanda
My partner: Jenny
The books picked for me:
The Maze Runner
Along for the Ride
Finished Birthmarked https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Pledge
[book:Pivot Point|..."

Andrea wrote: "I'm done with my first book gave it 3 stars and even though it wasn't the 4 or 5 stars book I thought it would be, it still was interesting and kept me curious enough..."

Just FYI - I liked the second book although it gets really strange and you have to remember that it's urban fantasy. Emphasis on the fantasy. And the third book went a direction that I didn't like at all. It almost turned into a dystopian where the main character completely changed. You might really like it - but I thought that third book didn't even fit into the trilogy.

I finished my first book . It was paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaainful.

I'm sorry: -(

Esther wrote: "I finished my first book . It was paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaainful."

But at least it's off your TBR list! ;) I've had a couple of painful ones as well but because I spent good money on the hardback, I leave it on my TBR list until I read it.

@Joycedale, it's not your fault. I figured it wouldn't be my type when her other book made me gnash my teeth, but I had hoped since I like creepy horror stories. (~sigh~) Like Karen said, at least now it's off my TBR.

@Karen, that's why I wait to read a book before I buy it now and just borrow from friends/library until I do :)

Hey gang - just thought I'd give you a heads up on this -

Every time I talk about these PIFM challenges on my BookTube channel or on Twitter, people ask how they can join in. Inevitably the signups are already closed here, so I started another one in my buddy reads group.

I'll be doing both. Just wanted to let you know I wasn't bailing on this group.

And btw, I am really getting into ! I've wanted to read this ever since Jenny and Karen said it was fantastic. So far they're right!

Jen wrote: "Hey gang - just thought I'd give you a heads up on this -

Every time I talk about these PIFM challenges on my BookTube channel or on Twitter, people ask how they can join in. Inevitably the sign..."

What's the link, Jen? I'll do both! :)

Finished . Although it has a fantastic MC, I wasn't so sure about the story. She really does change and gain self-confidence and move beyond a poor self-image. I don't get why everyone gets upset about the whole fat thing - she just gets into shape. It's not like she gets really pretty after being plain or gets skinny. She just gets fit.
And (view spoiler)[everyone dies! I hated that! (hide spoiler)] I'm going to check out the next book and just see if I want to continue with the series. I think I liked more about it than I didn't - but I definitely had some problems with it.

Finished 5 stars! If you like NA you should read this

Finished and loved it!
Thanks Andrea!