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Here are my monthly bests so far...
January
Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain - Fiction
February
Graceling by Kristen Cashore - Fiction
March
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin - Fiction
Honorable mention: Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
April
Nothing notable.
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... Ryan
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
Unwind by Neal Shusterman (this one will keep you up at night)
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
And not fantasy/sci-fi, but great reads:
Madapple by Christina Meldrum
*The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherma ...
... also second or third the Robin McKinley's Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword recs, as well as the Kristin Cashore Graceling rec.
Also, for classic ya sci fi, you'll really want to read Ender's Game.
I also enjoy Scott Westerfield a lot, especially his Uglies and Peeps ...
... who live in middle ages like world where there is magic.
Kristin Cashore is pretty big right now. Her two books are Graceling and Fire. Again, strong young female heroine.
My all time favorite YA author is Diana Wynne Jones. Some of her books are more kid oriented, Deep Secret ...
... me. Middle school students seemed to like them too . . . Not all were published this year but its a pretty current list.
Graceling by Kristen Cashore. Great characters.
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork. Just a lovely read.
Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice ...
... and The Maze Runner, and loved them both. Just loaded on my Kindle to read in the next while are: Ash, Meridian, Graceling , and Once a Witch. I am looking forward to them all! I started Meridian over lunch and am really impatient to get home to finish it :)
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Graceling
Fire by Kristin Cashore(bad touchstone for Fire)
Marcelo in the Real World
When You Reach Me
The Graveyard Book
I was lost in Kristen Cashore's Fire during all my free time this weekend. It was sooo good! I loved it, even more than Graceling . I know that I had wanted to see a sequel, versus a prelude, to "Graceling," but now I would really, really like to see something that goes with "Fire" more.
Or ...
... Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, ditto the audiobook comment on this one.
The Crystal Throne by Kathryn Sullivan
Graceling by Kristen Cashore
Two Parties, One Tux and one Very Short Film about the Grapes of Wrath by Steven Goldman
Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst
A ...
I'd try Robin McKinley (The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, Beauty, Chalice) and Kristin Cashore (Graceling , Fire).
Possibly also Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief and sequels).
Good luck!
65. Graceling by Kristen Cashore
After seeing a lot of recommendations on LT and looking for a light, entertaining read, I decided to read this romantic fantasy.
I enjoyed the first half of the book, although I would have liked a bit more world-building. The characters with their ...
... about a werewolf princess in modern London- full of rock n roll, fashion, teen angst, and a good old fashion blood feud.
Graceling : again, not spectacular, but better than Twilight. it's more true fantasy as it's set in a fantasy realm, but it's got a similar kind of Twilight love story.
fo ...
... don't love it, you will forthwith be banned from the HE of course. ;)
I just finished Fire, which is a companion to Graceling . Lovely. I think I favor Graceling a bit, but Fire was very good. I think I just wanted a little more from Brigan to make me like him as much as I liked Po.
...
... reading You are not a stranger here by adam haslett, and was thoroughly depressed by it, so I stopped and started reading Graceling and finished it too. It was a nice, light and fun book which was exactly what I wanted. Now I'm moving on to Fire the prequel, compliments of my Kindle and the ...
I'm in the King's City with Fire, just one kingdom over from Graceling .
October:
59. Kristin Cashore: Graceling
I wasn't completely sure if I would like this book as I purchased it, but it was fantasy and it was YA, so I gave it a chance. I had heard good things about it from LT HEer friends. One of the reasons why I chose to read this book next was because I ...
27/131. Fire by Kristin Cashore
For readers of Graceling , the prologue re-introduces a familiar character some 20-30 years before in another location. Instead of setting the tone for the book, it conveys some essential information to the reader before promptly switching gears in Chapter 1. ...
56. Fire by Kristin Cashore
Category: Library "new books"
For readers of Graceling , the prologue re-introduces a familiar character some 20-30 years before in another location. Instead of setting the tone for the book, it conveys some essential information to the reader before promptly ...
... and Magical by Lisa Shearin - nice follow-up to Magic Lost, Trouble Found although I didn't like it quite as much.
Graceling by Kristen Cashore - interesting young adult fantasy/adventure with a strong female protagonist
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - I liked it but it was ...
I know that problem!
In addition to many of those identified above, Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore have become favorites, as have Jim Butcher's Dresden Files.
I'm in the middle of The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, and I'm surprized by how much I like it. I've also got Graceling by Kristin Cashore on CD in my car, and I'm ready to start The Handmaid's Tale as soon as I can! Handmaid's comes to me on recommendation because of my love for ...
... who my sister wants books from for her birthday. You've just given me the author's name. :)
Cat, I absolutely loved Graceling ! If enough of us have read it perhaps we can start a discussion thread. I don't want to spoil it.
Show of hands who has read it?
I'm probably going to ...
Graceling is incredible, alcottacre-I can't recommend it more!
103. The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
My favorite of the series yet. Loved the atmosphere, the twists and turns, the moments between Gamache and Beauvoir, the showdowns, and the revelations.
#80 foggi:
I saw that in Borders! My mom looked at the cover and suggested it to me the day I went there for Graceling . It made me laugh. :) Those covers really make me think of Cinda Williams Chima's The Heir series. I seem to remember that either you, espy, or both of you are fans of the ...
I'm reading Fire by Kristen Cashore (the companion to Graceling , K!). So far, I don't like it as much as I liked Graceling, but it's still good. It took me a little longer to get sucked into the story, possibly because the main character feels so "other" to me.
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I'm taking Graceling with me to work to read today. (Not to read while working, of course. ;)
I have Graceling sitting on the table next to my couch waiting patiently to be read. One of these days, I may actually get to it!
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The only thing that would have made this book any better would have been seeing more characters I love so much from Graceling . This book was really amazing-every character was incredibly well-drawn, and the story was gripping.
I've started Graceling based on all the recommendations. Interesting so far.
... seen so many good posts/reviews about the story, I'm really looking forward to it.
Today I'm starting another YA book, Graceling by Kristin Cashore which I've also seen good buzz about here on LT.
I've finished Armed and Magical by Lisa Shearin and am moving on to Graceling by Kristin Cashore. I've heard good things about Graceling here and am looking forward to it.
... so I haven't gotten to read as much as I normally do this past week, but I'm currently reading Fire, the sequel to Graceling . So far its really excellent, and I'm loving the characters.
... are richer. The world is more complex and more foreign than the world of Twilight. Twilight was like popcorn; Fire and Graceling are more "protein-rich".
Thanks kmartin. Sounds like a reasonable assessment of Graceling . I do get some very mature grade 8s looking for something beyond a typical public school library. So, at least, I can recommend it even if I don't have it. How do you rate Twilight series, just for comparison sake?
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3. Why did you pick this book to read NOW?
I have been waiting for this since shortly after I finished Graceling . It has been getting a lot of buzz on the blogs I read. I'm also trying to read the YAs I get fast so that I can donate them to my HS Media Center and get them in ...
>15 I'd read Graceling first. Accelerated Reader lists it UG (upper grades) which means 9-12 to me and mentions that it has sexual situations and violence. I have it in my HS Media Center which serves grades 6 -12 but I don't encourage my younger kids to read it. Fire will also be there with ...
Happy: I received a the best package from Amazon today with Graceling , Fire, 84, Charing Cross road and limited edition The Wizard of Oz ultimate collector's edition. Can't wait to get started on it all
small unhappy: I have to wait until tomorrow getting started since today is super busy
... like fantasy, I might also recommend Alison Croggon's Pellinor quartet, which starts with The Naming, Kristin Cashore's Graceling , and Maria V. Snyder's 'Study' trilogy starting with Poison Study. None of these are abnormally long, but they're not very small books either.
... hopefully be only a trilogy cos i don't think she'll manage to believably stretch it out beyond that.
>15 I'd reckon Graceling would be suitable for anyone over 12 (i'm not sure what ages are in Grades 7 & 8 being british but i'm guessing it's fairly similar to the corresponding year 7/8) ...
I've been hearing a lot about Graceling lately. Is it appropriate for the YA section -grade 7s & 8s - in a K-8 school?
Just started Graceling 's prequel or companion Fire. Very good so far.
I've started Blood Promise and also have Graceling out from the library.
I picked up Blood Promise and Graceling from the library today and still have Snobbery with Violence out from my Monday visit. I'm completely at a loss which one I should read first, especially since I have tons of Challenge books still to read and I really shouldn't be taking anything at ...
O frabjous day! Calloo, callay! Fire, the prequel (I guess - it's called a "companion") to Kristen Cashore 's Graceling, just arrived!
... Raskin)
Elsewhere (Gabrielle Zevin)
Smiles to Go (Jerry Spinelli)
Summer of My German Soldier (Bette Greene)
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
The Red Necklace (Sally Gardner)
I've got Here, There Be Dragons and Graceling on the tbr pile, and have also read the first of The Edge Chronicles so I thoroughly approve of your haul!!
I'll stay home from work if you do ;)
I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox just in the past week or so, also on an LT recommendation, and enjoyed it. I also liked Graceling when I read it (on an LT recommendation again!) last year. Good choices!
I've never been able to get beyond the title of Here, There Be Dragons to consider ...
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
the Knife of Never letting Go
Here, There Be Dragons
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Graceling
Book 1 of The Edge Chronicles
The Queen of Attolia
The King of Attolia
Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
AND the brand new Septimus Heap book, Syren ...
... I will be checking in on you to get ideas for my 2010 challenge as one of my categories is YA fiction. Have you read Graceling by Kristin Cashore, both it and Hunger Games} (which I see you have read) were recommended to me and I loved them both.
Graceling is amazing, excellent romance. Also Tamir trilogy by Lyn Flewelling.
... mum's for the time being.
Fantasy/Sci Fi buys:
Little, Big by John Crowley
Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Fetch by Robert Holdstock
Muddle Earth by Paul Stewart
The Little Country by Charles de Lint
Inkheart by Cornelia Funk
The Gi ...
I can't wait for Fire and Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore I loved loved loved Graceling
Also Queen of Song and Souls by C L Wilson
... in the Storm by Steven J Gould
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin by David Quammen
Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Winter Rose by Patricia McKillip
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
84 Charing Cross Road, since I gave my copy to my SIL ...
Graceling is amazing and very romantic. Tamir Trilogy by Lynn Flewelling is awesome and Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier specially the first three books.
I also found the Black Jewels Series rather romantic as well
Warprize series are really good as well, a bit more sexually ...
Strong second (third?) for Robin McKinley, especially The Blue Sword, and for Graceling and anything by Bujold - her fantasy is good, but if you like sci fi at all, her Vorkosigan books are even better!
I also really liked the romance in Wake and Fade, for some urban fantasy YA. Short, ...
Graceling by Kristin Kashore has a good central romance. So does the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, starting with City of Bones.
... Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Let me know is any of these pique your interest.
:-)
... can be placed in both the fiction and juvenile sections of the bookstore (I pretty sure this has been done there with Graceling and Harry Potter). In the US, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series has three different covers, and is shelved in the Middle Grade, YA, and Science Fiction ...
Nothing intimate (it's a YA novel), but Graceling is well-written, with an appealing romance at its center.
... Wife, Undercover, and The Chosen One I'd recommend more to a female audience. The others either gender.
I also enjoyed Graceling and Hunger Games. Some of these books read like those.
... year, I'd say...
Science fiction: The Adoration of Jenna Fox (or Unwind or The Hunger Games or...)
Fantasy: Graceling
Straight fiction: 13 little blue envelopes (or Paper Towns)
... suggestions: for realistic fiction (on the funny, rather than angsty side), Audrey Wait! by Robin Benway, and in fantasy, Graceling by Kristin Cashore. These are both recent, they stand alone (though I know Graceling has a prequel or companion work coming out soon), and they're both well-writt ...
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Apart from that, I know that The Hunger Games, Graceling , anything about vampires, the Gossip Girl series, the Luxe series, and just about anything in graphic novel format is popular with my teens right now. Hope ...
How are you liking Graceling ? I really must get to it soon.
51.Graceling (Still reading, few pages left)
52.The silver kiss
53.Generation dead
54.Vamps
55.Unwind
56.The luxe
57.The apprentice's masterpiece : a story of medieval Spain
58.A wizard of Earthsea
58.Wondrous strange : a novel
59.Gamer girl
60.Skinned
61.Voic ...
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Depends on how "new". The Hunger Games is both good and popular. Ditto for Graceling and The Graveyard Book. All came out in the last year and are still in hardcover.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore is really good and seems to fit what you like.
... I've read this year, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, easily one of the best books I've read all year, as well as Graceling by Kristin Cashore, which is also YA and which is more traditional fantasy than the rest, but with a great feminist twist and good characterization as well as a ...
... I recognize this could be a mighty long list, so I'll just list some favorites:
Katniss from The Hunger Games
Katsa from Graceling
Elizabeth Bennet
Jeeves from the P.G. Wodehouse books
Socrates Fortlow in Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
Miles ...
So glad you liked Graceling ! Wasn't it fantastic? Her second book, Fire, is coming out in October. I read an ARC and it just might be even more fantastic than Graceling .
And speaking of E. Lockhart, you should check out her Ruby Oliver series if you haven't yet. It starts with The Boyf ...
... Meaning all the werewolves are not exactly the same person, etc.
This book was even better than the first!!!
38F.) Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Katsa is a young fighter that has been 'Graced;" that is, she was born with a special ability to fight. In her kingdom, the Graced--"Grac ...
20. Graceling - I really enjoyed this. Fabulously strong female lead character, dealt really well with her burgeoning sexuality. Why can't teenaged girls read this instead of Twilight?
21. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - Fabulous. Frankie is clever and cunning, and a ...
... taken into. I totally had a crush on its male lead.
The prequel, The Hero and the Crown, is similarly awesome.
Graceling was very much in the same vein, too - if you haven't read it, do!
>47 Thanks. I didn't now there was another. I hope it is just as good. I don't really think that Graceling needs a second part but we'll see.
35) I heart You, You Haunt me by Lisa Schroeder
I read this book in one sitting. It's written in poems and liked that bout it. Books written in ...
Very nice review of Graceling . I liked it too and can hardly wait for the next in the series.
... summoning at my library bit it's taking a while to come. I'm itching for it to come. I hope you enjoy it.
I finished Graceling already and am on to i heart you, You Haunt me which so far is GREAT! It's a book in poems which i don;t read many of but i'm liking it.
34) Graceling by Kristin Cashore
I LOVE this book! 5 Stars! Here is a link to my review of it: http://bewitchingbooks.blogspot.com/
>77,78 Thanks guys. It's about 4 books down on my tbr. First i have to read Goose Girl and Fragile Eternity and Graceling all of which I'm currently reading.
It seems like The summoning wouldn't be a good book to do for this group read because so many people have already read it.
From the ...
I finished if I Stay and have moved onto graceling . I'm enjoying it so far.
Hah! I agree with the previous comments. Protector of the Small is my favorite of the Tortall books, too, and Graceling and The Hunger Games are both fantastic.
Whatever you choose, lexid523, enjoy!
... out of those choices since The Protector of the Small quartet is my favourite out of all of Tammy's books and I loved both Graceling *and* the Hunger Games. Bah shut your eyes and pick one at random lol it saves the brainache of decision making.
Currently reading the Goose Girl which is ...
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Afterwards, I'm still trying to decide if I'll move on to Protector of the Small, or take a vacation from Tortall and try Graceling or The Hunger Games. Seeing as how I own both, it would behoove me to read them eventually.
It looks like, among other things, you like good fantasy and young adult books. You might like Graceling by Kristen Cashore. Also, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Different, but powerful, is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Also, Wake by Lisa McMann.
If you want to try an ...
The Hunger Games (second copy), Graceling (second copy), Coraline by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell (graphic novel version - liked the original), and What Narcissism Means to Me by Tony Hoagland (good poet).
My original copies of the first two went out the door on loaners and ...
... of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, 4 Stars
30. Jenna Starborn by Sharon ...
... (Crashed), The Hunger Games (Catching Fire), The Knife of Never Letting Go (The Ask and the Answer), and Graceling (Fire). All of them are coming out in September, except Fire which is October.
... I like best about it, though. The romance between Fire and Brigan is less developed than the one between Katsa and Po in Graceling , but Kristin gives depth to all the characters, not simply the protagonist and her love interest, and I’d much rather have three-dimensionality in all my ...
Graceling and The Hunger Games center on interesting and strong female characters and have good romantic themes. They're also great reads.
I just finished Graceling and enjoyed it immensely.
95- Oh, I'm so glad you loved Graceling , lefty! I loved it too.
I second votes for any of Maureen Johnson's books as well as Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles is like a YA retelling of Romeo & Juliet or West Side Story. Any of Sarah Dessen's books, of course, and... umm... I'll come back when I think of more!
... reads. I have also recently read a couple of YA novels that I really enjoyed - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
TPBM often eats meals while sitting at the computer.
Some of my favourite YA books with romance as well as a lot of other stuff happening are:
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Wicked lovely by Melissa Marr
I'd tell you I love you but then I'd have to kill you (and sequels) by Ally Carter
13 little blue ...
"Try the rushes to the south of the lake."
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
"Are you the better fighter?"
I finished Fingersmith and loved it. While on the marathon trip, I read Graceling which I also loved. Excellent characters, fun world building, adventure, what's not to love?
Hi Callmejacx - here goes ...
Ok, I am reading two books right now -
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
1. I got this book at the library
2. I picked this book to read now cause I was in the
mood for pure escapism, and it was recommended by a fellow LTer - jnwelch.
3. N/A
4. This ...
... flown out and smashed him in the face, so hard and so fast that she'd pushed the bones of his nose into his brain."
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
"And what exactly is the purpose of all these men, Uncle?"
"I've been trying a new remedy for headache, to be massaged into the scalp. Apparently it turns fair hair blue."
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
"Does the King wish anything else of me?"
#188 - Joe, yes, I owe you a big thank you for suggesting Graceling to me. I am thrilled to find a book that I can just pick up and escape to a whole new world!
... Northanger Abbey, talked about above, would be a fun one.
186 DeltaQueen50, as I think you know, I'm a big fan of Graceling . Hope you enjoy it.
I started Graceling by Kristin Cashore and The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan. Graceling is a YA read that has already grabbed me, and The Feast of Roses is a sequel to The Twentieth Wife which I read (and loved) earlier this year.
I've just finished Graceling by Kristin Cashore. It was wonderful, I'm so happy I read it.
Now starting Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons.
... March by Geraldine Brooks which I put aside for whatever reason (start all over again too). I would really like to read Graceling by Kristin Cashore as soon as possible too, as well as a few other YA books, including Terrier by Tamora Pierce, and perhaps The Forest of Hands and Teeth by C ...
I'm glad you liked The Hunger Games and Graceling . I read both this year and enjoyed them as well. I'm eager for the sequels.
21. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
#16 & 18-Thanks for the recommendation -this is probably tied with Graceling for my favorite read of this year so far.
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (you'll see a lot of buzz about this dystopia YA novel on LT), Graceling by Kristin Cashore, a YA fantasy, and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, about a boy raised by ghosts, which won the Newbery Award.
66. Graceling by Kristin Cashore Fabulous. A magical world where people born with talents are called "Graces". Katsa's talent is "death". Or is it? The start of a series of course...sigh. Although in this case I am definitely looking forward to the rest of the books.
Ugh... ...
#172 Sweet, I am awesomee. ;)
So I'm still reading Battle of the Labyrinth. Husband got me Graceling yesterday as a thank you for spending all of Sunday at grad parties. I plan to start that soon.
Graceling and Hunger Games are definitely my 2 favorites books of 2008. Graveyard Book, not so much.
I did get my hands on the Fire ARC and that is so far my favorite book of 2009. Totally different from Graceling, totally different characters, different world but still cool in that way ...
Hunger Games and Graceling both have sequels coming out in Fall 09. OK and this is strange because the girls' names are so similar Katsa and Katniss - both sequels have "fire" in the title!
Catching Fire is the sequel to Hunger Games.
Fire by Kristin Cashore is a prequel to Graceling. I ...
... by Kristin Cashore was out yet. It looks like it's actually a prequel. I'm going to get it asap because I really enjoyed Graceling . Thanks for the heads up!
Just finished to Fantasy genre books that were very good. Warbreaker by Sanderson and Fire the sequel to Graceling by Cashore.
Both are huge books, but quick reads.
Now starting The Wet Nurse's Tale by Eisdorfer.
I haven't read the Graceling yet as I am waiting for it to come from the library. I don't think a request has EVER taken this long to get to me! I can't wait to red it though.
I have read one book by Maureen Johnson and I really enjoyed it. It was called the bermudez triangle. About three ...
... umours
and I've brought these off amazon which should be here tomorrow!
gossip girl the carlyles take a chance on me
graceling
and life as we knew it which was recommended by Maria V Snyder on an interview and looks awesome!!!
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Also, I'm looking forward to reading My Most Excellent Year which I picked up at the library today and Graceling which despite the excellent reveiws on LT I keep passing over for other books in my TBR pile.
Also, I've never read any Maureen Johnson but would love an ...
Currently reading the prequel to Graceling which I haven't read.
Titled Fire, I'm finding that I'm enjoying it a great deal.
#17 Kirsten Cashore - Graceling
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... the Pellinor quartet by Alison Croggon, the Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix, and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, and Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
For not fantasy, I must admit to loving the books in the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison, though they are very ...
... for hauling them around.)
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Little Grrl Lost by Charles de Lint
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Max Havelaar by Multatuli
I've no idea what I want to read next. So many choices!
... carries me away. Good books are great vacations.
It can be fantasy, like the Harry Potter books, Neverwhere, and Graceling ,
it can be science fiction like Enders Game, Virtual Light and Snow Crash,
it can be mysteries by authors like Walter Mosley, Louise Penny and Andre ...
Sorry I'm a bit late to the party but I'd love to join in if you're reading either My Most Excellent Year or Graceling .
#186, Jnwelch
I'm reading Fire the prequel to Graceling and it's pretty good so far.
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*sorry couldn't find the appropriate Fire in the selection. **sigh**
The Graceling book sounds like a good book. But, I dont know about the Over Sea, Under Stone To, me it does not sound like a good book.
Great! Start thinking of books.
What if we did Graceling , or maybe Over Sea, Under stone?
Any suggestions guys?
I'm adding a couple of your books to my TBR pile. Glad you liked Graceling , I enjoyed it as well. The Hunger Games is another young adult book I've read this year that is very good.
#76 Here's an extract from my review of Graceling :
Gracelings are rare individuals who are born with some sort of preternatural skill. They are feared and shunned by society and thus develop few close attachments with others. Young Katsa is Graced with an extraordinary ability to kill. She is ...
#17 Kirsten Cashore - Graceling
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... Games. I really liked it when I read it last month and look forward to the next in the series as well. Have you read Graceling yet? It's another very good young adult novel.
#206 I liked that one too! I have finished Graceling which was good but similar to many other fantasy books. I'm currently listening to Nancy Farmer's The Land of Silver Apples which is the sequel to The Sea of Trolls and it's very good so far. I have three books to choose from for my next ...
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82) Graceling by Kristin Cashore (2008)
YA lit
Finally got round to reading this after reading all the great reviews on various blogs last year and it has also had lots of ...
... library along with several other Spanish & Latin cookbooks to followup recent trips to both Spain and Buenos Aires.
82) Graceling by Kristin Cashore (2008)
YA lit
Finally got round to reading this after reading all the great reviews on various blogs last year and it has also had lots of ...
... - fantasy, which is where I would have gone next anyway, maybe reading it might show why it got the fantasy label. Also got Graceling and people say you don't get strong women in fantasy.
I'm currently reading Graceling and Brisingr this month. I'm really enjoying the story about Katsa in Graceling, which is funny because I started it months ago and then put it down.
My family listened to the audio book of Life As We Knew It and really enjoyed it. It is one of those spooky, ...
I absolutely loved The Hunger Games and Graceling .
I liked the Twilight Saga, but it's a little overrated now.
Um, I also enjoyed The Mortal Instruments.
That's some of the stuff I likes :)
And I will definitely check out Cannery Row and Lullabies for Little Criminals.
Thanks so ...
What is the Graveyard book about? I've heard much about it. I plan to read Graceling I tend to like adventure fantasy books.
May not be the right genres, but The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, and Graceling by Kristin Cashore are all topnotch recent YA titles.
I really liked most of the above (The Hunger Games, Graceling , The Graveyard Book), but my favorite new YA finds this year were Wake and Fade by Lisa McMann. I haven't seen a lot of buzz about these, and I can't for the life of me remember where I saw them recced to read them, but I liked ...
The Hunger Games at #1, followed by The Graveyard Book and Graceling .
I loved Graceling and Hunger Games; they're two of my three favorite YA titles in the past year, along with Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book.
... swordhand is singing and it was good too.
Currently making my way through The Savage Detectives, The Gargoyle and Graceling .
I liked Graceling a lot - I'd definitely recommend it if you like fantasy. It put me in mind of Robin McKinley's Damar books, Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, two of my absolute favorites.
I enjoyed Graceling while I was reading it, and raced through to the end, but found afterwards that it wasn't particularly memorable. Still, I'd recommend it if you like YA fantasy.
I guess I'm an oddball on the subject of Graceling , but I thought it was just about average, a decent adventure story but nothing to write home about, and I don't think I'm going to bother with any prequels or sequels. The whole thing of a "Grace" seemed just a bit gimmicky to me.
It's nowhere ...
I've just started Graceling after finishing The Kiss of Death which was really good.
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31. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
32. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (reread)
33. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
34. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
35. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
I second The Hunger Games and I also loved Graceling
... author, Suzanne Collins, for The Hunger Games.
For YA fantasy that a non-YA can enjoy(!), try Kristin Cashore and Graceling .
79. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
80. The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
81. Night and Day by Robert B. Parker
82. Dead Silence by Randy Wayne White
83. Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce
84. Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce
85. Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce
86. Briar's Book by Ta ...
... Novels
1. Q and A by Vikas Swarup (1/20) 4.5 stars
2. Preservationist by David Maine (3/30) 4 stars
3. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/12) 3.5 stars
4. Homicide in Hardcover (5/17) 3.5 stars
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10. Firmin by Sam Savage (5/19) 5 stars- i'm listing ...
... Paolini
May:
29. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
30. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
31. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
32. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
33. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
34. Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
35. Firmin by Sam Savage
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... on an ad in Shelf Awareness to get Fire . I figured, since it was a prequel, it wouldn't matter that I haven't read Graceling yet.
#91 msf59 : I agree with mckait that The Lace Reader is a good book. It's a haunting kind of tale that sticks with you for weeks, maybe even ...
... Paolini
31. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
32. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (reread)
33. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
34. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
35. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
36. Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
37. Firmin by Sam Savage
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"Fire" came today. It's a prequel to Graceling which I haven't read.
Also Warbreaker.
I must have been out of my mind when making these requests. 1000 pages between them.
Both are SA if I'm not mistaken.
... i've read two new books and re-read one already mentioned in this challenge so it doesn't count towards my total.
26. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
I saw this book mentioned someplace on LT and after looking it up on amazon was rather intrigued by it so obviously my book addiction kicked ...
... Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
... Study trilogy - for all that man is a bit of heartless killer he sure is wonderful in my eyes. Also liking Po from Graceling sure he's got a bloody daft name but he seems so sweet !!
i'm still reading Graceling which i started yesterday and i may have finished by tonight and i reckon that i will start reading Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce on Friday night if my willpower holds out until then *crosses fingers*
... now at the half-way point in my challenge and i'm close to finishing another book later either tonight or tomorrow called graceling by Krisitn Cashore its pretty good so far and i'm looking forward to finding out the ending.
... not near as exciting as I had expected. Good book for the 13 - 16 year old crowd.
Half (or 1/4th) way there!
#26 Graceling by Kristin Cashore
What an exciting book! Not for the under 18 crowd (the sex descriptions weren't too graphic, but the implications of what the king of Monsea ...
#14 I really enjoyed Graceling when I read it a month or so ago. Have you read The Hunger Games? It's another excellent young adult book.
... prime :D) Now i have 5 new books plus the absolute gem i found the waterstones at the Trafford Centre.
Books from amazon:
Graceling
Poison Study
Magic Study
Fire Study
Nightworld vol. 3 by L.J. Smith
Wonder book acquired from Waterstones
Hunted, P.C Cast (which isn't out in En ...
... tomorrow with my sister its highly likely i could find something else i *have* to buy.
Purchases of books are as follows
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Magic Study by ditto
Fire Study by ditto
Nightworld vol 3 by L.J. Smith
Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce ...
10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
This is definitely my favorite read for 2009 so far!
... is wondering which to read first, I would just say it depends on if you are in the mood for humor or drama.
Book 47 is Graceling by Kritin Cashore, a YA fantasy book. It takes place in a fantasy world where there are Gracelings, individuals with eyes of different colors who have are ...
... of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, 4 Stars
30. Jenna Starborn by Sharon ...
26. The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Absolutely loved it! I am so glad I decided to try this book (after reading so many positive things about it on LT). Now I just wish her next book was coming out sooner!
That's so weird that Graceling would be in the adult crime section!
Maybe because it's too violent for NZ teens??? lol.
... A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, 4 Stars
30. Jenna Starborn by Sharon ...
#5: I enjoyed Graceling as well, and have put The Hunger Games on my hold list at the library since many in this group have recommended it. I just finished an Agatha Christie, The Hollow, and sadly found it mediocre. I am a fan too, I just thought that in the book Hercule didn't do much ...
... enjoyed most of what I've read this year. A couple were recommended to me by my dad, who has great taste-those would be Graceling , Hunger Games, and Interred with Their Bones. I love anything by Agatha Christie-she's my favorite author-and also always love Ngaio Marsh and P.D. James. Blon ...
Very nice review of Graceling . I read it recently and really liked it as well. I enjoyed the fact that the Katsa was a strong female character that could more than take care of herself.
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I recently read Graceling and really like it and I've got Hunger Games on the TBR pile. I'd be interested in what you thought of both.
Oh, and welcome to the group! It looks like you've read some interesting books so far this year.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Rating: ★★★★1/2
Genre: YA Fantasy
I picked this up because Xicanti wrote ...
... Labriola
6. Cover Her Face by P.D. James
7. The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lillian Jackson Braun
8. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
9. Murderers Prefer Blondes by Amanda Matetsky
10. Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh
11. Interred with Their Bones by Jenn ...
21. Graceling
Currently reading Kristin Cashore's Graceling on my Kindle.
I just bought Brandon Mull's Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary and Cassandra Clare's City of Glass (Mortal Instruments), both just released, and also picked up Brian S ...
Thanks Nikki. I'll be watching for the Graceling prequel. I've got Hunger Games on the TBR pile so it's good to know there is a sequel to it. I better bump it up!
#172: Lorie, there's at least two other books planned to follow Graceling . The second book will be called Fire (not to be confused with Catching Fire , the sequel to The Hunger Games), coming out this fall! Fire will actually be a prequel, and the story will take place 35 ...
Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Murphy in The Dresden Files, and Katsa in Graceling . None of them will suffer nonsense. ;-)
Jack Reacher and Harry Dresden, Stephanie Plum and Katsa in Graceling , Emma in Kaoru Mori's graphic series, Miyamoto Mushashi as portrayed in the Vagabond series by Inoue, Sonchai Jitleecheep in the Bangkok series by John Burnett, Inspector Montalbano in the Andrea Camille ...
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I just finished Graceling today..and it's definitely worth the read..
I enjoyed reading it from begininng till the end..
If you love strong heroines who can handle things on their own (and do better than males) I can't see you (or anybody) hating it..
... Below Stais is worth the read..
The ending is quite obvious though..don't say I didn't warn you...
Anways..
10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
rate: ****1/2
I do love strong heroines (who doesn't need 'knights in shiny armor')
I quite enjoyed it..
If you enjoyed Tamora Pierce..y ...
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I'll be interested in learning about your impressions of Graceling . I recently added it to my tbr pile.
currently..I'm reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore
... asks me what I'm currently reading and I list off several books. Anyone else get these looks? lol
Anyway, I'm reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore, a young adult fantasy novel, quite good yet a bit slow for me. The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella M Chase I have a fondness for Tudo ...
I'm really looking forward to getting my sticky little paws on a copy of Graceling , it sounds very good!! Ah, if only I had unlimited funds/space/a wishlist of things that show up on bookmooch!
#202 -- Catbastet's character was from Graceling .
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Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Gracelings are rare individuals who are born with some sort of preternatural skill. They are feared and shunned by society and thus develop ...
... Pox Party
Are we keeping to paperbacks? If not:
Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Graceling
Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House
The Knife of Never Letting Go
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I'd also recommend Robin McKinley - especially The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown - and Kristin Cashore's Graceling .
Hope you find something you like!
You are just jealous. =)
I bought a YA book. It was only $17 hardcover to start with. It is called Graceling . A friend recommended it to me.
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So...I completed Neil Gaiman's The graveyard book and enjoyed it, but not as much as Coraline. I followed it up with Graceling by Kristin Cashore which was fantastic! I've read some great books this year and Graceling is definitely one of them.
I followed that up with Ink exchange ...
... novel based on that theme.
Hard to know with Harry Potter, since he's so widely admired, but you might like Graceling by Kristin Cashore or The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, or Neverwhere by Gaiman.
... I can already imagine some of the things that will be in it and I'm sure it will be another heartbreaking read.
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Another book (strongly) recommended by my sister.
A Graceling is a person with a gift, an almost magical ability to do ...
... It by Marge Piercy and read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (yep, the whole thing :). I think I'll pick up Graceling by Kristin Cashore next.
I'm very jealous of you all for the fact that you're reading Graceling . I pre-ordered it several months ago from the Japanese Amazon site. Unfortunately, there seems to be some sort of hold up.
In the meantime I've finished The Queen of Cool, M or F? and Extras. I'm about to start Fa ...
I am also reading graceling I have only heard good things so far. I love city of ember I remember getting my ARC through, it's such a great series. I bought the film on the weekend and it loves up to my standards. My husband has now started to read it. The rest of the books are fab too.
I read Graceling in January; I liked it a lot. I am reading Trickster's Queen right now.
... edit - apparently it doesn't like long titles so
What are you reading in March?
So far in march, I'm reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore, which is taking me a while to get through, not sure why because the story is great.
I'm also reading City of Ember and I was so tempted ...
Graceling is one I need to read yet, too, but I have to steal it back from my daughters!
... the book was, so I, er, bought them all. My pocketbook is not pleased, but my bookshelf is:
Tithe by Holly Black
Graceling by Kristen Cashore
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collines
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
... recently read The Notebook, and went on to read and love A Walk to Remember.
Does she like fantasy? She might enjoy Graceling and Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness and Immortals quartets, which have love stories in them, although it's not the focus. My stepdaughters loved arguing over ...
Good calls. Name of the Wind by Rothfuss and Graceling by Cashore are two of the best reads I've had recently.
I also loved The Hunger Games - I'd suggest Graceling , too!
Graceling by Kristin Cashore; the Harry Potter books.
... to be up for a Norton--it is a powerful book! I've read the Wilce, enjoyed it a lot, and heard lots of good things about Graceling but not had a chance to read it yet.
Can't wait to read you review of Graceling - i see you've rated it four-and-a-half stars!
... she also has the third Glass book under contract, likely for 2010.
Good call on Kristin Cashore; I also enjoyed Graceling a good deal and forgot she was due to have the second book out this year.
I may have to give Rothfuss a try since I've heard only good things about his debut.
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Finally, in the world of Fantasy YA, I'm also highly anticipating Fire by Kristin Cashore, as I loved her debut Graceling , and also The Singing, the final book in Alison Croggon's Pellinor quartet. I think the second book by YA author Meg Burden is also due out this year, but ...
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2. Blindness by Jose Saramago (review )
3. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (review )
4. Sabriel/Lirael by Garth Nix (loriephillips in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Irish goes for 75 in 2009 (Feb 28, 2009, 12:31pm)
I've got Graceling in the pile. I'll have to bumb it up towards the top!
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Scripts
The Dark Knight
"WALL-E"
The Shrine - Stargate Atlantis, Aug 2008
Norton Award
Graceling - Cashore, Kristin (Harcourt, Oct08)
Lamplighter - Cornish, D.M. (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book 2, Putnam Juvenile, May08)
Savvy - Law, Ingrid (Dial, May08)
The ...
I just read Graceling as well, and enjoyed it very much except for one or two minor points. I think the best of the "girl who can fight, goes on a quest and discovers herself" theme is the Song of the Lioness Quartet in which all four books were well written and consistent; I find that ...
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Rating 5 out of 5 stars
Review: loved this book, hated it to end. more later
I've given up on keeping a list of the books that were on the list and are now read. It's not really worth the effort.
This month, I've read Graceling and LOVED IT. So creative, fresh, and a solid fantasy-genre read. Right now, I'm reading The Book Thief, and while I am enjoying it, I'm having a bit of a tough time with the length and slow pace of the book. Next up, Escape to Witch Mountain, in time for ...
#20 It's good to know that Graceling is a good read since it's on my TBR pile. Nice review.
>35/36: Okay, ladies, you've convinced me! On the top of the pile it goes!
...and now I'll add Graceling to the TBR list too...!
20. Graceling , by Kristin Cashore
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My mom suggested I read The Giver since I had read Gathering Blue and I didn't even know it was part of a trilogy.
Graceling , I *borrowed* from my mom and have yet to have read it. I really should.. I saw the book trailer and everything, yet a whole bunch of other books jumped in my way. ...
cmt, I would be interested to see what you think of Five Quarters of an Orange. It sounds interesting! As for disturbing books, I agree. Perfume fits the bill. The writing was gorgeous... in a creepy, unsettling way. Interestingly two of the books that I've already read this year (Blindness ...
... yet read The Giver. I read it in primary school and it's still one of my favorie books. It's so evocative, so meaningful. Graceling was a page-turner. I finished it in one sitting! You're lucky to have such great reads ahead of you!
ronincats, I just posted my take on Druss the Legend. I ...
Welcome She Who Wears Red, I loved City of Ember, how did you like it?
I also plan on read Graceling and The Giver this year. I've heard good things about them.
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Hi all, I'm new to the group and quietly adding my own little list to the bunch. I have never successfully kept track of how many books I've read throughout the year, so I don't really know how many to shoot for. But 75 seems as good a starting point as any!
Here are the books I've read so far. I ...
I finally got my copy of Graceling today, straight from The Book Depository! I cannot wait to read it. I've heard so many good things, including the comment that Kristin Cashore writes like Tamora Pierce. I grew up reading the Song of the Lioness Quartet, so I'm very optimistic!
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6. Earth Abides, George R. Stewart DONE
7. China Lake, Meg Gardiner DONE
8. Vision in White, Nora Roberts DONE
9. Graceling , Kristin Cashore DONE
Pearl's Picks
1. Beat the Reaper, Josh Bazell DONE
2. Skippyjon Jones, Judy Schachner DONE
3. Traction Man Is Here!, Mini Grey ...
I haven't read the widow and the king but I have read
Graceling (it rocked!!)
I'd add Graceling to the list.
... 8.55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
Graceling by Kristen Cashore
Die For Me by Karen Rose
Count to Ten by Karen Rose
Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
Sea Wolf by Jack London
The Celestine Prophecy ...
I second The Book Thief, Dairy Queen, and The Hunger Games and will add Graceling by Kristin Cashore to this list.
... Absolutely True Adventures of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie, and also suggest Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
I finished Graceling and liked it a lot, although I think my expectations may have been a bit too high after hearing all the hype because I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I expected to. Last night I started The Perks of Being a Wallflower and only put it down because it was 3 AM and I had to ...
... ago - it's good too, the future doesn't look too rosy when you think where advertising is going to take us!
Regarding Graceling - it's true I was racing around Borders looking for it and the shop assistant took me to the crime section.
Katsa and Po in Graceling by Kristin Cashore. They come from very different backgrounds, have very special fighting skills, fight each other (for training) all the time, and I won't say anything more so as not to spoil it for you.
... back to reading challenge books now, though currently I'm reading all the threads instead of posting my reviews.
I have Graceling in my tbr pile - it's marketed as an adult crime novel here in New Zealand.
Have you read MT Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the ...
... by a colleague, what a fascinating story. I liked her collage approach to illustrating this graphic novel.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore--with the determined, fighting girl and the sweet romance, it felt a lot like Alanna or The Blue Sword, both old faves of mine.
Dea ...
Welcome to the group!
Graceling is one of the books I hope to read this year if I can ever wrest it away from my daughters.
Welcome. I've got Graceling and The Hunger Games in my TBR pile. What did you think of them?
Bought Graceling by Kristin Cashore and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, after resisting for many months (I was waiting for the paperbacks). Absolutely can't wait to start them!
I started Graceling by Kristin Cashore after seeing it recommended several times on this site. I'm only about 50 pages in but I really like it so far. Unfortunately my reading pace is slowed by the ridiculous amount of schoolwork I currently have, as well as the fact that we're reading Sometimes ...
... mentioned above, is a good one, as is King of Shadows by Susan Cooper. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Graceling by Kristin Cashore are two good new ones.
The Ranger's Apprentice series, Graceling by Kristin Croshere.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bennet from Pride and Prejudice
Katsa from Graceling by Kristen Croshere
Murphy from the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Katerin from the Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold
... is an amazing read, set during WWII and narrated by Death. Two newer ones that are topnotch are The Hunger Games and Graceling , the former an engrossing dystopia thriller, and the latter a well-written fantasy.
8. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
In Katsa's world, those who possess a Grace, an unusually powerful skill, recognized by their different-colored eyes, are often shunned and avoided by the ordinary people. Katsa has it worse than most Graced, for her Grace is the Grace of killing, a Grace ...
... two.
Skin Hunger - The two story element kept me interested and I feel compelled to read the sequel when it comes out.
Graceling -This book has mentioned many times on this site and I am glad that I read this book. A very enjoyable read.
What I Saw and How I Lied - I loved this book!
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I just read Graceling and absolutely loved it!!
Right now I'm reading Immortal by Gillian Shields and also about to read Being Nikki by Meg Cabot
... )
6. A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass (MG, 3.5, #2)
7. Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott (YA, 4, #4)
8. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (YA fantasy, 4, #5)
9. What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell (YA historical, 3.5, #7)
February
10. Unwind by ...
Name of the Wind, Graceling , and Hunger Games were all great.
#23: I bought Graceling , but have not had a chance to read it yet. My oldest daughter has absconded with it and I have not seen it since. I think I am going to have to steal it back!
... 1-8-09
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson 1-16-09
Graceling by Kristin Cashore 1-27-09
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell 1-31-09
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 2-2-09
Chalice by Ro ...
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
This was an absorbing and exciting fantasy book with a strong female lead and interesting worldbuilding. It reminded me a lot of The Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce (which is a good thing). The book is maybe 50-100 pages too long, IMO ...
Graceling (Children's & YA, 3/9)
This was an absorbing and exciting fantasy book with a strong female lead and interesting worldbuilding. It reminded me a lot of The Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce (which is a good thing). The book is maybe 50-100 pages too long, IMO-- the prose ...
... I agree that the Trickster books are the best I have read. A little more sophisticated in the writing, I think.
Adding Graceling to the TBR!
I read Graceling last month and really enjoyed it! In retrospect, it's not actually sticking with me very much, but it was definitely engrossing at the time.
... Pierce. I've actually had Trickster's Queen sitting on my shelf for a while now, waiting to be read.
I just picked up Graceling by Kristin Cashore, which I've heard really great things about!
... y
18. Dark History of the Kings and Queens of Europe by Brenda Lewis
March
19. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
20. Graceling by Kirsten Cashore
21. People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
22.Hitler's Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
23. Last Light by Terri Blackstock
April
24. ...
... Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Murpurgo)
5. Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey --- finished 1/28/09
6. Graceling by Kristin Cashore ---finished 1/14/09
7. Chalice by Robin McKinley --- finished 1/24/09
8. Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale ---finis ...
4. Fantasy/Sci Fi
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Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Chalice by Robin McKinley
Huh. Not much fantasy this year, actually! But those that I did read were good!
I also loved The Hunger Games, but that's definitely more sci fi.
... by Scott Westerfeld
5. The Reminder by Rune Michaels
6. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
7. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
8. Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
Miscellaneous
1. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look ...
1st book of 2009:
Kristin Cashore - Graceling
As a fantasy debut novel, not bad. By my fantasy reading experience, not an exceptional book, but worthwhile. Reminded me of Dawn Cook's writing. I don't know why.
... Peters
2. Dystopian - The hunger games by Suzanne CollinsFantasy - Graceling by Kristin CashoreScience fiction - Bad monkeys by Matt RuffMemoir - A long way gone by Ishmael Beah< ...
... e>
2. Soulless by Christopher Golden
3. Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
4. Graceling by Kristin CashoreInk Exchange by Melissa Marr
6. The adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
7. L ...
... Pajamas in 08 and adored it. I'm going to be reading Here Lies Arthur and Chains very soon - and cannot WAIT to read Graceling !
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Dreamland Chronicles by William Mark Simmons
... Caine
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, Book 4) By: Richelle Mead
Impossible By: Nancy Werlin
Graceling By: Kristin Cashore
... New Year's Eve.
On the plane ride from Nice to the States, I read half of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. I'm also reading Graceling , The Necklace and other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, and Alice in Wonderland. However all the books except for The Necklace have to go back to the ...
... now, but I kept getting more books that I just had to read so that one got pushed back for awhile. And my mom just got Graceling in so I'm excited about reading it!
Catey
You have a great list! I just read Graceling a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I also liked Wicked Lovely.
... it got got better and better. Just as good as the rest of this stuff!
I just went to Barnes and Noble and picked up Graceling , Dragonhaven, and Tamar so I should be reading those soon.
... of YA anyway, so I think I'll be spending a lot of time in this thread! A couple of good new ones I've read recently are Graceling and The Hunger Games.
#240 -- Cat, I loved Graceling , too. Have you read any of Tamora Pierce's books? Graceling reminded me of her Tortall books, particularly the ones about Alanna and Keladry.
235- Ooh, I loved Graceling suge! Tell me what you think when you're done. :)
Ooooh, Espy what vid games did you get???
I'm reading Graceling which was my Lt Secret Santa gift. I love it so far.
Some good new YA books that I read this year are The Hunger Games and Graceling . Life as We Knew It is also great. I could go on and on.... Wicked Lovely, The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and the Struggle, Alanna: The First Adventure, Dealing with Dragons.... I love YA :).
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Chalice by Robin McKinley
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
36. Graceling --YA fantasy somewhat reminiscent of Tamora Pierce
37. The Hunger Games--YA dystopia
38. Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World
Well, it looks like I won't get to 50, but I may still be close.
... Ages, in fact) because those are what I read most. I tried to limit myself, but there were a lot of good books this year.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore -- this one is particularly exciting to me because it's a new author doing fantasy with strong female characters. Tamora Pierce fans will want ...
... potential books to get/ read during the holiday (plus during our exciting trip to Nice over New Year): A Lion Among Men, Graceling , Alice in Wonderland, and Notre Dame de Paris.
P.S. I'm also racking up Border's gift card, so I can buy Petit Robert, an upper-level French dictionary ...
... of Frankie Landau-Banks is another one I've been interested in. Glad to see it mentioned here.
I was going to order Graceling on my Kindle, but it looks like the file format is the "dreaded Topaz" format, so now I'm reluctant to get something that might freeze up. Maybe I'll get hold of ...
... Japan, so, pretty much all the books I've been reading have been discover through LT. Thanks guys.
The Hunger Games, Graceling , Life As We Knew It and Audrey, Wait! are all on my Amazon wish list (which serves as my TBR pile). Hopefully, I should be getting to them early on in the ...
... order.
I didn't read most of the crowd-pleasers of 2008, so this certainly isn't a reflection on those.
(I do have Graceling , The Hunger Games, My Bonny Light Horseman, and several others waiting in the wings).
... releases. I haven't put them in order of preference, because I just can't; they're all so different.
Audrey, Wait!
Graceling
The Dead and the Gone
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Waiting for Normal
Honorable mentions to Flora Segunda (as CurrerBell mentioned, not a 2008, though ...
... (yup, that makes two Twilight books... oh well)
It's a tough call for the last two, but I think I'm going to go with Graceling and, even though I'm not yet finished with it, The Hunger Games.
Runners-up are Breaking Dawn and Wicked Lovely.
It must have been a good year when ...
You've convinced me, my fellow Read YA Lit~ers (wow, there's a grammatical error for you!). I've just pre-ordered Graceling and am expecting it to arrive in about a month.
This group is always great for recommendations. Thanks!
... I don't mind mistakes made from honest ignorance nearly as much, but I can't stand hypercorrection. Grrr!
I read Graceling yesterday and really enjoyed it at the time--it was a very quick and absorbing read. I'm already finding that it's fading a bit, though.
I also read Fingersmit ...
... disappoint me. It is a poignant story, but it also has a sarcastic sense of humor that appeals to me.
#33, I too enjoyed Graceling . I found the idea of "graces" to be an interesting fantasy conceit, one that reminded me of comic book heroes (or TV show "Heroes") with their unique abilities. Bu ...
... as happy.
Fingersmith -- an adult novel that I read on someone or other's recommendation. It was good, but not great.
Graceling -- I've been hearing about this all over, and it finally came in, and I loved it! Tamora Pierce fans, take note: you definitely want to read this.
My Bonny Ligh ...
Since the last time I posted, I've read Fingersmith (which was all right) and Graceling (which was really good). Now I'm reading My Bonny Light Horseman, the most recent in the Bloody Jack series, which I find fluffy and addictive.
Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan, and Graceling by Kristin Cashore are current favorites. Warrior's Heir by Chima Williams Cinda was pretty good, and is the start to a series.
... A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, 4 Stars
30. Jenna Starborn by Sharon ...
I'm currently reading:
Graceling
Bleach
Inkspell
... History: This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust
Best Crime Novel: Haunted Ground by Erin Hart
Best YA: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Best Classic: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Best Women's Fiction: The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Best Fanta ...
... Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Just finished The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks byE. Lockhart
Just Started Graceling by Kristin Cashore
... by Emma Bull, including Finder and War for the Oaks, get my vote. I also just finished a very good new one, Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
Ooh, I've been wanting to get my hands on Graceling .
So far this long weekend, I've read Gone and Unwind (must have been in the mood for speculative fiction.
I enjoyed Gone -- for a book of its size (558 pages) it was a remarkably fast read. I was a little disappointed at the end, ...
Graceling by Kristin Cashore, a really good YA fantasy.
I'm near the Kingdom of Monsea, having arrived from Linead, in Graceling by Kristin Cashore, a really good new YA fantasy.
... and Annie Barrows
44. The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner
45. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (audio)
46. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
47. Dewey by Vicki Myron
48. How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier
49. The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (audio)
S ...
48. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (audio)
Technically finished before Graceling , but I forgot to list it. Everyone knows what it's about, so I'll just skip to my reaction, shall I?
I love this book. I have lost count of how many times I've reread it since I first discovered it in ...
45. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Katsa lives in Middluns, the central kingdom of seven, where normal people are a little afraid of the Graced. And Gracelings like her...well, her Grace is a little scarier than most. She fights and kills easily, and she's feared for the acts her uncle, King Ra ...
I finished Graceling , which was a very enjoyable read, late last night. I started Dewey today, and am not quite sure yet what I think of it. It might just be my mood, we'll see.
... Basket Volume 21 (twice). This 4-month wait for the next one is going to kill me...
Next book up will most likely be Graceling .
... about forever
char from ella Enchanted my first literary crush
frizz from Extras
jace from city Of bones
po from graceling the most recent
... next few books will be what I've borrowed from the library -- The Shape of Mercy, How to Ditch Your Fairy, Dewey, and Graceling but no idea of their order as yet or what comes after those. I never know what kind of reading mood I'll be in, so I don't like to plan too far in advance.
One of these:
Born Digital
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
Flora's Dare
The Shape of Mercy
Graceling
Probably Flora's Dare, as it's due at the library first with holds on it, and Born Digital for something entirely different.
... Oddest of All by Bruce Coville - keeper
186. Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett - library
187. Graceling by Kristin Cashore – keeper
188. The Bad Prince by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges – library
189. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik - ...
187. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - keeper
I really, really enjoyed this one. I'd heard tons of good things about it, and was thrilled when the publisher sent me a copy to review. It's just as good as everyone says it is.
LT review xicanti in What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 25 October 2008 (Oct 27, 2008, 9:02pm)
I finished Graceling earlier today; my review is up at Stella Matutina , and I'll be drafting something shorter for LibraryThing tomorrow. I'm now finishing off The Bad Prince, (the third Jack of Fables collection), before ...
I had to add Graceling to my wishlist. Great reviews, and I enjoy fantasy too...
I'm about halfway through Graceling by Kristin Cashore. I'm enjoying it very much so far!
I'm tromping through the seven kingdoms in Graceling by Kristin Cashore. I've had a great stay so far.
#145 -- I'm really looking forward to reading Graceling -- I've heard good stuff about it.
Edit: Oh, right now I'm rereading Rose Daughter, because I wasn't in the mood to start something new.
I finished The Cloisters today (really good), and yesterday I finished Graceling . I love Graceling! The main character is so independent and interesting, and all the characters are so real ! This was great! :)
I finished Thursday Next: First Among Sequels (What a cliffhanger!) and am now two thirds of the way through Graceling , which I really like! It was highly recommended to me by a homeschooler who runs a beautiful bookshop.
... for me. I figured it was my copy of Any Given Doomsday, at long last, but it was actually two more review copies: Graceling by Kristin Cashore and Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex. I'm really looking forward to both of them; I've heard great things about Graceling , ...
... setting:
Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Fantasy:
Just read the debut book Graceling by author Kristin Cashore, and I just loved it--the heroine is very powerful (both figuratively AND literally) but is also vulnerable, and over the course of ...
8. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (471 p.) -- Katsa is a graceling. She has an ability to fight and kill. Her uncle is king and uses her as his enforcer. She doesn't like serving a petty king and starts a committee to try to help others. She meets Po when she is rescuing his grandftather. Po is ...
... many many more pirate books where those came from. Now I'm taking a bit of a rest from pirates, and just finished reading Graceling , by Kristin Cashore - which I HIGHLY recommend.
... Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Thief
In the Coils of the Snake
Valiant
Wicked Lovely
The Lightning Thief
Graceling
8 Historical Fiction
Slammerkin
Year of Wonders
Woman of a Thousand Secrets
The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits
The Saddlebag
Fingersmit ...
Finished my 36th book Graceling which is fantastic. It should be released to everybody in Oct. It is a really great story, well worth picking up. If your a Tamora Pierce fan you should really pick up Graceling .
Finished Graceling by Kristin Cashore, which I highly recommend. Its a really great young adult book. If you love Tamora Pierce you should really check out this book.
...
Twilight & its sequels by Stephenie Meyer
The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (comes out this fall)
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (comes out this fall)
... Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman, Blood Roses and Psyche in a Dress, both by Francesca Lia Block, and Graceling by Kristin Cashore. This week I read Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers and just started Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut by Paul Feig ...
... Valiant by jack Campbell
6. 211 things a clever girl can do by Bunty Cutler
7. The Unnameables by Ellen Booraem
8. Graceling by Kristen Cashore
... (before December 2007)
8 Random
Ex Libris
Living Rich by Spending Smart
Bookstore Tourism
Graceling
The Hunger Games
TBR-reduction categories (all of these books should fit in somewhere above too):
8 Purchased July-December 2007 (and not yet read) ...
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16. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Rating: ★★★★1/2
Genre: YA Fantasy
I picked this up because 
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Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Gracelings are rare individuals who are born with some sort of preternatural skill. They are feared and shunned by society and thus develop ...
#18 Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Rating 5 out of 5 stars
Review: loved this book, hated it to end. more later
In Katsa's world, some people are born with magical powers, called a Grace. Gracelings are marked by their different-coloured eyes, and as soon as ...
