I haven't finished reading this book yet so my opinions on it might change by the end...
**SPOILER ALERT** Stop reading here if you don't want to know major plot lines in the story.
It would be statistically unlikely that even though there would be 75 victors over the years, that there would be one male and one female from each district. Especially since Collins makes it a point to say that several of the districts train candidates for the games and thus win more than the other districts. So the Quarter Quells scenario that she has placed in this book bothers me. I understand that its "just a book" and therefore I should just let it go, but honestly plot holes like this are what separate a good book from a great book.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Everneath/Purge/Agents of Light and Darkness and Curses! A F**cked up Fairy Tale
Hi all! Sorry long time no post - same excuse as always, work/crochet/sleep/read and not enough time in the day.
Last post I mentioned I had started reading Everneath. I LOVED this book. I thought it was really creative and interesting, although a bit sad at the end. I know there is going to be a second book and I'm excited to see what Brodi Ashton is going to do with it.
After that I read Purge by Sarah Darer Littman which was about a girl who ended up in a rehab facility because she was bulimic. It was written in part story and part journal entry. I thought it was really well done. It was a quick read.
Then I read The Hunger Games because the movie came out and also because everyone kept asking me if I'd read it! So yes, I've read it! I really liked it. It was interesting, and I'm excited to see the movie. I've heard that it was really good and true to the book. I don't know who I want Katniss to end up with Gale or Peeta. I might have to go with Gale because every time I read Peeta's name i got hungry LOL! I would recommend reading this to anyone.
So I got hooked on Simon R. Green's Nightside novels. They are a really fast read, they are interesting, and I love the characters. I finished reading the second book Agents of Light and Darkness where the main character John Taylor goes in search of the unholy grail. I have started reading the third one in the series Nightingale's Lament.
I have to admit I'm a sucker for fairytales, and outside of work I have a mouth like a trucker so reading Curses! A F**cked up fairytale was a no brainer. It was filled with foul language, but it was really hilarious. It was a spoof on regular fairytales where in this one Cinderella is murdered, and her whole family is bonkers. It was great. I read that there is going to be another book by this author spoofing a different sort of fairytale so I can't wait to read that.
So right now I'm reading A Nightingale's Lament and Truth (XVI #2) it's the second book in the XVI series. It's a dystopian young adult novel. I'm really enjoying it. The first one was fantastic. After that I have a pile of books that I have to get to, and I just bought one at B&N so hopefully over this Easter weekend I will get some reading done, or finish this baby blanket so I will have time to read more! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I promise to start writing a better blog soon!
Last post I mentioned I had started reading Everneath. I LOVED this book. I thought it was really creative and interesting, although a bit sad at the end. I know there is going to be a second book and I'm excited to see what Brodi Ashton is going to do with it.
After that I read Purge by Sarah Darer Littman which was about a girl who ended up in a rehab facility because she was bulimic. It was written in part story and part journal entry. I thought it was really well done. It was a quick read.
Then I read The Hunger Games because the movie came out and also because everyone kept asking me if I'd read it! So yes, I've read it! I really liked it. It was interesting, and I'm excited to see the movie. I've heard that it was really good and true to the book. I don't know who I want Katniss to end up with Gale or Peeta. I might have to go with Gale because every time I read Peeta's name i got hungry LOL! I would recommend reading this to anyone.
So I got hooked on Simon R. Green's Nightside novels. They are a really fast read, they are interesting, and I love the characters. I finished reading the second book Agents of Light and Darkness where the main character John Taylor goes in search of the unholy grail. I have started reading the third one in the series Nightingale's Lament.
I have to admit I'm a sucker for fairytales, and outside of work I have a mouth like a trucker so reading Curses! A F**cked up fairytale was a no brainer. It was filled with foul language, but it was really hilarious. It was a spoof on regular fairytales where in this one Cinderella is murdered, and her whole family is bonkers. It was great. I read that there is going to be another book by this author spoofing a different sort of fairytale so I can't wait to read that.
So right now I'm reading A Nightingale's Lament and Truth (XVI #2) it's the second book in the XVI series. It's a dystopian young adult novel. I'm really enjoying it. The first one was fantastic. After that I have a pile of books that I have to get to, and I just bought one at B&N so hopefully over this Easter weekend I will get some reading done, or finish this baby blanket so I will have time to read more! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I promise to start writing a better blog soon!
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