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Jun 21, 2014 03:03AM
Okat we've got one week left until July! I nominate that we nominate! Personally, I'm going for
The Siren by keira case! I know Howard's read and reviewed and I'm a big fan of hers from The Selection series. We're a little group so I'll go for a majority rules scenario when selecting.
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Even though I've read it, I think it's a good choice.
I've read The Siren as well, and LOVED it.
My vote is for The Call of the Deep. (I've read Unchained Melody, The Siren, and The Selection Series- all amazing, and I want to read Merminia before Keeping Merminia).
Dawn have you seen that TMO, The Call Of The Deep and Merminia are all going free together next Thursday and Friday?
Yes, thank you. I did see that, but do I just go to amazon?
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Wave back at Emm. :) I'm very excited for the giveaway as well. Thank you!
Jen that is not a vote! lol
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Oh my! Reading back over this I just realised how bad it looks.. Let me clarify.. As I was typing this response there was only one nomination (The Siren) and so this was me being cheeky about the one book nomination list. I didn't see talk of TCOTD or Mermina till now Lol
How about we split the difference? The Call Of the Deep and The Siren for those who haven't read either ?
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I just finished The One last night so I'll download The Siren today :)
Emm wrote: "Really, I have a sickness, and it's called acquiring paperbacks in large quantities."Is there a 12-step programme for that?
Is the plan to read The One, and then the Call Of The Deep? Or is it a choose one or the other thing?
Dawn wrote: "Is the plan to read The One, and then the Call Of The Deep? Or is it a choose one or the other thing?"Dawn,
It's either Call of the Deep or Siren as I understand it. I've already read both so I've only paid mild attention to July's BOTM.
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Dawn wrote: "Thanks Howard!"Yes dawn The Siren or The Call Of The Deep
Thanks. Now, is anyone in here reading The Call Of The Deep? :)
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I'm excited for the discussion on The Siren. :) I read it a while ago, but really liked it. Thank you S.K., I was wondering if there was anyone to read it with. Thanks Emm. :)
halfway through The Siren! I'll rush to finish in the next 2 days!
I left off in a really good part and have not had the chance to get back to it!
Just finished reading TCOTD- read it really slowly. I'm excited for the sequel- does anyone have any idea when it will be out?
Jen wrote: "This group sux"I made some progress jen- up to 64% now
All right Jen I finished!!!! Absolutely LOVED that ending! Not so sure about the 200 pages before it though... I'm torn
S.K. wrote: "All right Jen I finished!!!! Absolutely LOVED that ending! Not so sure about the 200 pages before it though... I'm torn"Discuss.
Okay so there was too much time passing in chunks, for me anyway. I get the importance of background information, but I felt like it really upset the pacing. I was moved in the end- very moved and actually very caught off guard which I liked but... well the connection to the ocean felt kind of artificial to me. Maybe it was the way she always referred to it as HER took so much of the emotion out of it for me? I didn't enjoy it until Akinli found her in the woods, and then when she vanished for months again, I think it kind of fractured something.
I think maybe I'm not a big fan of time passing in present tense, if that makes sense. New Moon nailed it- October. January. February. That was a bit brilliant. The only book I do pass huge periods of time in, (my own) is Unchained melody and I prefer to snap things to the present with a bit of reflections as opposed to: 'Then we went here. Then we did this. And I was happy to see them again but sad. Then this happened. Then we went there.' Like at the start of Stained glass, 9 months have lapsed but If I'd started the story with : 'After we got married, we went on our honeymoon. And then while we were on our honeymoon, Tristan wore this and looked awesome. then after...' yawwwwnnnnnnn
