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[luciadelabyss]

Just bought City of Ashes. Got the recommendation of these from Entertainment Weekly. They had an article on YA books when the Hunger Games movie was being released.

[luciadelabyss]

Melissa Marr is one of my favorite YA writers! I was going to recommend these as well.

[luciadelabyss]

Turning 55 next week, so I had to smile reading these posts!  My local librarians know me well, so I can look for YA books there without feeling like I have to look over my shoulder.    I also subscribe to Entertainment Weekly, which has a very good book reviews section!  Probably 50% of my new book list is from there, and I am rarely disappointed.  I also look for books that are turning into movies.  There is a big glass-fronted display case in the theater I work in, so I am constantly looking for early material to collect for a possible display.  Twilight and Hunger Games came to my attention this way; I read them long before most of the teens I know.   The director/producer Ridley Scott has optioned a book called "Dust Lands: Blood Red Road" by Moira Young.  It was published in 2011, but I found it this year in Walmart's bookshelf!  Two pages of great reviews interested me, and the book did not disappoint!  Young is on my list of authors to follow.  

[ThirstyFlea]

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luciadelabyss wrote:
Just bought City of Ashes. Got the recommendation of these from Entertainment Weekly. They had an article on YA books when the Hunger Games movie was being released.

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LOVE LOVE the Mortal Instruments series! Did you read City of Bones first?? First 3 are stellar, the fourth was ho hum, but the 5th was great too!

[ThirstyFlea]

I just started the Storm (Brigid Kemmerer's Elemental Series #1)  after this series was strongly recommended by a lot of people. So far so good, I"m really enjoying it! I did read the prequel Elemental  first, too. I mean, who wouldn't enjoy reading about 4 hot brothers who control elements? 

[pen21]

Wake by Amanda Hocking came out last week. I am loving this new series of hers. It is hard to put down and I had company this weekend. I just saw that this is a YA book, but I am quite a bit older than that and loving it.

Wake (Watersong Series #1)  

[ThirstyFlea]

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pen21 wrote:

Wake by Amanda Hocking came out last week. I am loving this new series of hers. It is hard to put down and I had company this weekend. I just saw that this is a YA book, but I am quite a bit older than that and loving it.

Wake (Watersong Series #1)  

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Thanks for pointing this one out! I'm not really into mermaid books, but this one looks pretty good- I'm intrigued by the synopsis, and you saying that you loved it made me put it on my TBR list 

[pen21]

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ThirstyFlea wrote:

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pen21 wrote:

Wake by Amanda Hocking came out last week. I am loving this new series of hers. It is hard to put down and I had company this weekend. I just saw that this is a YA book, but I am quite a bit older than that and loving it.

Wake (Watersong Series #1)  

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Thanks for pointing this one out! I'm not really into mermaid books, but this one looks pretty good- I'm intrigued by the synopsis, and you saying that you loved it made me put it on my TBR list 

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Be sure to let us know what you think of the book. It is a quick read or I thought so anyway.

[luciadelabyss]

yes, I did read Bones first. My grown son picked it up when he was bored one day, and then asked when I was getting the next ones! I had them on hold at my local bookstore! He finished them before I did.

[luciadelabyss]

There was a good tv series about mermaids that my son found, filmed in Australia. I think it had H20 in the title...found it on Netflix.

[MichelleMuto]

LOL! I'm glad I'm not the only older adult who reads YA. I sometimes feel a bit odd browsing the shelves at B&N. Our library is small, so I don't feel quite as awkward there. I think having an ereader makes it so much easier to just buy an ebook and read whatever you'd like - and the instant gratification of buying it without driving to the store is even better. I like downloading samples and reading them at my leisure, too.

[christen_]

Hey everyone! I am 25 and I still love reading YA books. I read a lot of different books but I always go back to some good YA books. I am currently reading Coexist: Keegan's Chronicles by Julia Crane. It is my first time to read a book about elves so this is already a great read for me.

Coexist  

[ThirstyFlea]

I'm currently reading Death and the Girl Next Door  

 because I think I would ready anything this fab author writes!! 

[Nallia Distinguished Bibliophile]

I just finished 

Dark Frost (Mythos Academy Series) .

I love her Elemental Assassin series and I'm enjoying this one just as much. Aside from just loving the story, I love how she throws in little references that tie in to the Elemental Assassin series, like the main character wishing she could go to the Pork Pit to eat.