tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post4404010637439917978..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: What We Wish We'd Written Martina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-84220569498018627362013-09-27T17:27:53.970-04:002013-09-27T17:27:53.970-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485283276143122892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-23672872378199448622013-09-27T16:49:28.594-04:002013-09-27T16:49:28.594-04:00Margo, that is an excellent way to put it! I don&#...Margo, that is an excellent way to put it! I don't know if you've ready anything else by Laini Taylor, but you should try at least LIPS TOUCH THREE TIMES. Wow. Her language and facility with character and emotion are spectacular. And I just realized I haven't commented on Rae Carson's picks or Jodi's and that's a huge oversight because I loved both series. And I loved ELEANOR & PARK so much. I'm saving up FANGIRL as a treat. It sounds fantastic!Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-49203215810338758462013-09-27T16:43:05.504-04:002013-09-27T16:43:05.504-04:00I'm glad we could add to your already groaning...I'm glad we could add to your already groaning TBR pile, Carol! :DAdventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-65050435351187250092013-09-27T16:42:03.270-04:002013-09-27T16:42:03.270-04:00Thanks, Rosi! I'm excited that we have such a ...Thanks, Rosi! I'm excited that we have such a fantastic crew joining us!Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-59101816594883822942013-09-27T16:41:28.111-04:002013-09-27T16:41:28.111-04:00Hope you enjoy whatever you haven't read yet. ...Hope you enjoy whatever you haven't read yet. There isn't a book on here that isn't swoon-worthy!Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-34648682585552992472013-09-27T16:40:43.267-04:002013-09-27T16:40:43.267-04:00I am planning to do a DoSaB photo tour while I am ...I am planning to do a DoSaB photo tour while I am in Prague in December, Ange. Just for fun. Not that we need any photos. Laini's descriptions are so vivid and evocative that they are better than the reality.Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-20737258646753191482013-09-27T16:39:14.148-04:002013-09-27T16:39:14.148-04:00LOL, but I had to stop somewhere, right? Also, Sar...LOL, but I had to stop somewhere, right? Also, Sarah Ockler and I have had enough late night fan-girl moments about THE RAVEN BOYS and THE DREAM THIEVES that I think I've said just about everything I should about it and more. After the last one, a bunch of us ducked into a chat room and went on for about another hour and a half speculating on where the series is going and talking about the characters. Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-61778367431970041002013-09-27T16:36:48.145-04:002013-09-27T16:36:48.145-04:00I remember doing a post on figurative language sho...I remember doing a post on figurative language shortly after SHATTER ME came out, and it was a great book to use because almost every page has an example of something poetic. That's an achievement on its own, but considering how fast she wrote that book? WOW.Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-10608625917647967192013-09-27T16:34:47.873-04:002013-09-27T16:34:47.873-04:00I almost included Beth's book. It's fantas...I almost included Beth's book. It's fantastic isn't it? So engaging and tense all the way through. I love the entire series. And thanks for the tip on BECAUSE I AM FURNITURE! I haven't read that one, but it sounds great. The title is wonderful too, it has so much angst right in those four little words.Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-53149325353091399132013-09-27T16:32:22.320-04:002013-09-27T16:32:22.320-04:00You have to let me know what you think of it! It i...You have to let me know what you think of it! It is one of those books I want to stand on the corner and shove at people. :)Adventures in YA Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988552171385111119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-63388326735606950762013-09-27T16:28:02.485-04:002013-09-27T16:28:02.485-04:00Martina, Daughter of Smoke and Bone was almost a &...Martina, Daughter of Smoke and Bone was almost a "I wish I'd written" but it was more of confirmation to me that something so wild and beautiful and monstrous *could* be written about. And Alyssa, I'm just finishing the Bitter Kingdom right now and I LOVE THAT SERIES!!! Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-78728256958371791482013-09-27T10:46:12.389-04:002013-09-27T10:46:12.389-04:00I just finished THE SCORPIO RACES last night, and ...I just finished THE SCORPIO RACES last night, and that's definitely on my "I wish I'd written that" list. I loved DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE as well. Lovely lyrical writing. And I tend not to read series (too many books on my to-read list, and nothing grabs me that much) but GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS was one of my exceptions! Nicely original and fresh. INCARNATE and BEAUTIFUL CREATURES are now on my to-read list. Thanks for the fun sharing, gals!!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-54107341077737279252013-09-27T01:25:02.121-04:002013-09-27T01:25:02.121-04:00It's nice to "meet" the folks who ke...It's nice to "meet" the folks who keep everything running so smoothly here.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-24316231434721208232013-09-26T21:29:24.013-04:002013-09-26T21:29:24.013-04:00I read and adored Incarnate. I don't know if I...I read and adored Incarnate. I don't know if I could possibly choose one story, but I see several titles of interest worth reading. Thanks for this new theme.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-85762649538813652112013-09-26T18:10:27.983-04:002013-09-26T18:10:27.983-04:00Martina, Daughter of Smoke and Bone ALL THE WAY! Martina, Daughter of Smoke and Bone ALL THE WAY! Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-1315504068004752642013-09-26T17:27:24.700-04:002013-09-26T17:27:24.700-04:00Completely agree on Daughter of Smoke and Bone and...Completely agree on Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Beautiful Creatures. I'd add The Raven Boys. I really wish I'd written that!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-50763721091241216752013-09-26T15:03:10.783-04:002013-09-26T15:03:10.783-04:00Oh, I LOVE Incarnate! I would have loved to have w...Oh, I LOVE Incarnate! I would have loved to have written that book. I also wish I'd written Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. It still amazes me, something written so poetically and yet it keeps the pages turning. Ahhh, to be able to write like that :)Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-51939245457131013892013-09-26T12:00:55.453-04:002013-09-26T12:00:55.453-04:00I haven't read any of these! I guess I'm g...I haven't read any of these! I guess I'm going to have to stack my to-be-read pile a little higher.<br /><br />My "wish I'd written that" book would have to be BECAUSE I AM FURNITURE by Thalia Chaltas, because it's just...WOW. So powerful and engaging and heartbreaking, yet hopeful. <br /><br />Another one would be ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis. Oh, to lure readers in and keep them riveted from the first page to the last the way that book did for me! That would be a dream come true.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-90904760873376136402013-09-26T08:21:20.919-04:002013-09-26T08:21:20.919-04:00I'm reading an ARC of the last book of the Gir...I'm reading an ARC of the last book of the <i>Girl of Fire and Thorns</i> trilogy (I had to find summaries of the previous two to figure out what was going on). It's really good so far, though. :)<br /><br />Okay, now I <i>really</i> need to read <i>The Scorpio Races</i>.The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.com