The Fitz Fandom discussion

Hey all! This is where we can recommend good books that we have read to each other. Try to keep it middle-grade to YA! Thanks!

First, I would like to recommend the Selection series, the Under the Never Sky series, and the Twilight Saga. ;)

I LOVE Twilight!!!!!!!

The first book is a great intro to YA!!!!!!

(I know this from personal experience)

I HATED the twilight series...

Selection was pretty good.

And I haven't read Under the Never Sky, but I'm pretty sure it's on my to-be read list.

I'd recommend Lunar Chronicles, Wings of Fire, Half upon a time, The False Prince-
*gets cut off cuz list is so long*

Why did you hate Twilight? (It was my first YA book, and I loved it, but unfortunately, I can't say the same to a lot of other YA books)

Unlike most haters, I think Bella is very smart and perceptive.

I didn't like any of the characters, and there where huge stretches where nothing interesting happened. Bella just seemed like a mary sue to me, and while she was smart in a traditional sense, she also did a lot of things that just made me crazy... She wasn't a super relatable main character either, except as self insert, which didn't really didn't happen to me.
Twilight is also just not very well written on a technical level.

Basically the only thing it has going for it is emotional suspense, and that part didn't get me at all so there wasn't really anything to like.

Except the baby.
Luvluvluv the baby.

Oh...I thought Twilight was very well written, and for some reason, love every part of it.

Maybe it has something to do with being my first YA book, but...I LOVE Twilight.

Ok, we should move on to other recommendations.

(All of the below ARE THE FIRST BOOK OF A SERIES/TRILOGY)

I recommend:

MIDDLE GRADE-

Fablehaven
The Books of Beginning
The Land of Stories


BOTH-

The School for Good and Evil

YA-

Red Queen
Legend
The Selection
Michael Vey (second book's on hold right now for me)


AND MORE THAT I WOULD WRITE DOWN, BUT I really need...to...sleep...

*yawns (for real-I just yawned)*

*crawls into bed and yawns-again*


Bye!

*slowly falls asleep*

Twilight was my first YA book too.
I read it when I was in fourth grade. (Probably another reason I didn't like it.)

And yes, it's well written on a surface level, with prose and stuff, but I'm referring more to plot devices and pacing and stuff, which was NOT.

Yeah Michael vey was really good but gets extremely gross and violent, after the first and second book...

I started the Michael Vey series, and then sorta fell off the wagon because it was so popular and I didn't really care that much after awhile not reading them.
I do intend to go back and read them though, I did like them. I'm just waiting for the last one to come out first.

The violence and dead rats and stuff didn't really bother me, so I think I'll like it.

Yeah. But it gets worse throupught the series. In the sixth Hatch is a cannibal... *wince*

Don't remember who that is... but.

Telling me about the cannibalism is the wrong decision. It just makes me want to read it more...

Ok, I am close to finishing the second book, but now that you mention cannibalism...

*runs away screaming*

So, since I'm going to finish the second book and won't read the rest of the series,

I can't believe I'm asking this, but I have to, since I'm not going to read about cannibalism,..

Spoilers, please!

(I might just read it in time, but frankly, I'm not into that series very much, so please tell me what happens)

It's only in the sixth book.... The others are fine...

Oh-is the sixth book the one that just came out?

The Hades one.

Yup

NO SPOILERS!!!! I HAVEN;T READ IT YET AND I TOTALLY INTEND TOO!!!!

I'm not going to say anything.... I'm probably overreacting, but I do know one thing, as the series progresses, it definetely gets more young-adulty.

Ok, thank you!

Hey all. What is the Michael Vey series about? Also, I just finished Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard and it was really good.

I LOVE Red Queen!!!!!!!!!!

Read Glass Sword, the second book in the series.

Also, the third book is called Cruel Crown, and there is an untitled fourth book!!!!!!!

So cannibals and twilight huh?
I think i'll pass :/
Any other recommendations?

I feel ya :)

I also love the Shakespeare stealer trilogy and land of stories as well...

I've read the first of The Land of stories :)
The Shakespeare Stealer is on my to read list.
Okay i think i'll try the Shakespeare stealer.

ITS GOOD!!! :)

Can't wait to read it :)