YA Addicted Book Club discussion

Hey All,
My plan in 2018 is to read at least 50 books. I will be updating this as I finish the books with my thoughts.

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Series Catch Up Challenge

In 2018, I want to catch up and complete five series that I have currently ongoing. Catch up will include up to publication if the series is still ongoing.

Series 1: The Titan Series by Jennifer L Armentrout
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Series 2: Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
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Series 3: Flame in the Mist Series by Renee Ahdieh
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Series 4: Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas
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Series 5: Revenants Trilogy by Amy Plum
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Series 6: Scarlet by AC Gaughen
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Challenge Progress: 5/5

Start A New Series Challenge

In 2018, I want to start 3 new series that I already have on my shelf. Series where the first book is bought/released in 2018 will NOT count for this challenge.

Series 1: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
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Series 2: The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
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Series 3: Dark Gifts Series by Vic James
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Series 4: Red Queen Series by Victoria Aveyard
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Challenge Progress: 3/3

Zoella Reading Challenge

In the UK there is a vlogger who has teamed up with one of our bookstores to bring a book club that is focussed on YA. There have currently been 3 'rounds' and I would like to read as many of these as possible.

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Illumicrate Challenge

Illumicrate is a UK Book Subscription Box that I get. Typically there's two books in each box and I would like to read all of the features books since I started getting the box.

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YALC Reading Challenge

I am attending the Young Adult Literature Convention in London for the 5th time and I'm hoping to read as many of these as I can before I go. This is more of a TBR for the event rather than a challenge.

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I've just finished and it was absolutely incredible. Loved it so much and absolutely cannot wait till the third book comes out.

Not sure what to read next.

I love superheroes, so that Wonder Woman book is very intriguing to me! I've seen a lot of these sort of superhero books and they have me really excited!

Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "
Illumicrate Challenge


Illumicrate is a UK Book Subscription Box that I get. Typically there's two books in each box and I would like to read all of the features books since I started getting t..."

I want to read The Diabolic too!

Looks like you get some interesting books out of Illumicrate! I always wondered how worthwhile boxes like that were, If I was in the UK I would probably try that one. I really want to read Wonder Woman Warbringer.

I seriously need to read the Wonder Woman book soon.

Since my last update here I've finished which was fab and I have just this minute finished reading and I absolutely loved every second of it. Cannot wait for the second book to come out. Can't believe I have to wait a year. This is why I don't usually read books as soon as they release.

Going to read and before starting I'm so excited. I love Renee's books :)

Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "
YALC Reading Challenge


I am attending the Young Adult Literature Convention in London for the 5th time and I'm hoping to read as many of these as I can before I go. This is more of a TBR for t..."

I'm attending YALC and trying to do the same thing! Going to try read Children of Blood and Bone this month before YALC in July! So excited :D

YAY!!! It would be awesome to hang out at YALC :)

I'll be reading Children of Blood and Bone this month also. It's up next after I've finished Smoke in the Sun

Yeah, have to get hold of the book first haha got a lot of YALC pre-reading to do! Are you going?

Yes of course. I've gone to every single one since it started. That's why I'm doing my YALC reading challenge. I'm trying to read as many as I can before I go.

Haven't updated here for a while.

I finished reading and I gave them 3 and 2 stars respectively. I love this series but with each novella being only 8 pages long I didn't really see the purpose of them.

Finished reading which was our June group read and I adored it. Such a fantastic book. I can't wait for the sequel. It was a 5 star read.

Finished my re-read of and loved it again.

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Yay!! I can’t wait to start Heir of Fire!

Me either Heather. We don't have too long until July when we can read it. I'm going to try and read as many YALC books as I can first though since I go in less than a month.

I finished reading and I really enjoyed it. I gave it 4 stars. It was nothing like I was expecting at all but it was so addictively good. I don't know why I was under the impression this was a YA book but it is definitely not YA. Not in the slightest. It's such a dark retelling. I couldn't believe just how deceptively dark it was but I really liked it. It definitely had that unputdownable quality.

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Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "
YALC Reading Challenge


I am attending the Young Adult Literature Convention in London for the 5th time and I'm hoping to read as many of these as I can before I go. This is more of a TBR for t..."

I'm doing YALC prep reading as well, though I don't have as many as you! I've read Sally Nicholls' Things A Bright Girl Can Do this month, and I have Children of Blood and Bone and Radio Silence to read next month.

Hi Jo,
Hope you enjoy your YALC books. I have that many just because I already had them and thought what a perfect opportunity to catch up on reading them lol.

I adored Children of Blood and Bone so hope you love it as much as I did.

Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "Hi Jo,
Hope you enjoy your YALC books. I have that many just because I already had them and thought what a perfect opportunity to catch up on reading them lol.

I adored Children of Blood and Bone..."
Fair enough! I had actually already read a couple of books from authors who were going before they were announced, so I had less than I probably would have otherwise. I hope so too, everyone else seems to have loved it, I don't want to be the black sheep!

Finished it was good but not as good as the first book.

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I'm not really a big lover of contemporary books, as I much prefer fantasy but I've just finished and I cannot recommend this book enough.

There is such a great message behind it. It tackles what it's like living as a girl and the double standards that we experience every day. Told from the point of view of a hilarious, completely flawed yet unapologetic bubbly protagonist I loved it.

It's a little slow to start but once I hit the 100 page mark I couldn't put it down.

Think it would work to listen to Kay? I do think it sounds good and I like those types of characters.

Yes, I think it would be great to listen too. If the narrator is good it would be even more hilarious to actually hear it I think.

Awesome, I will look into it once I am done Heir of fire

Need some help guys, these are the final books I have to read before my book con in a fortnight. Which one should I read next?

Sweet Black Waves! I would say Where She Went but you want to read a book by another author that will be there right? You can always come back to Gayle Foreman at a later date

Lost Boy because I really want to know if its any good. Otherwise Where She Went since I loved those two books.

So I went with and I am loving it so much. I’m about half way through and starting to get a bit worried. With it being inspired by Tristan and Isoelt I can’t see this ending well :’(

Finished I absolutely loved it. Gave it 5 stars. The ending broke me a little bit but I have massively high hopes for book 2. What a fantastic storyline and characterisation.

Not sure what I'm reading next. It'll either be Lost Boy or A Sky Painted Gold. Can't believe I'm down to my final 2 YALC books.

Ive added it to my tbr. I actually dont really know the story of Tristan and Eseult I dont think. But the book sounds so good.

I think it's better if you don't to be honest. It follows the story really well but then you kinda know some of the things that are gonna happen.

I can't wait for book 2 next year

Ah, that makes sense Kay

I'm hoping, since it's gonna be a trilogy and they're already 2/3 through the Tristan and Eseult tale that it'll be used as a base to go onto other things happening. Hoping it strays away from the tale in book 2 so I can be surprised

I'm about 70% through and I'm really enjoying it. I'm not a big fan of historical novels but this one is really good so far.

Finished

EEP that means all my book con books are completed.

I'm starting next

Congrats Kay!

Thanks Heather, I’m super excited that I managed to finish them.

Me being me decided to read the Red Queen prequel novellas before I started to read Red Queen. They’re definitely better read after Red Queen. I was a bit lost and the second novella I just didn’t finish as I was bored stupid.

Finished and

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Finished and really enjoyed it.

Up Next: re-read

The exact opposite of okay doesn't exist as an audiobook :(

Oh nooooo :(
That makes me very very sad. It's such a great book too.

Makes me sad too! I don't think I will get to it anytime soon in print.

That's such a shame. I will see the author at YALC this weekend so may ask if she knows of any plans for an audio edition :)

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If you think about it please do!

I will do. Think I see her tomorrow Britt.

I have come to the realisation I have a major problem, I bought 8 books today at the book con 🙈