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What I've been reading (or listening to):
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.I'm seriously fan girling here. love Love LOVE the premise and execution of this series. I'm a huge SciFi fan, and to put it in a YA series that has a spin on fairytales?
Cinder does a futuristic twist on Cinderella, where our poor heroine is not only a stepsister forced to work for her stepmother but Cinder's also a cyborg. And it doesn't stop there.
Scarlet continues Cinder's story but weaves in another (connected) storyline with Little Red Riding Hood.
And Wolf? Oh, my.
Cress is originally introduced in the first book, but she gets her own tale (Rapunzel) in the third installment. I'm listening to this one right now.
The only thing I'm hating right now is the next book (Fairest which has the evil queen as the main character) isn't out until January and the last book (Winter--Snow White) isn't until November 2015. Nearly the end of 2015!
*sigh*
What have you been reading lately? Any fun stuff?
What about your dream house? What's important to you?
I hope two small houses works for you.
ReplyDeleteAt least both books come out next year. If it were my series, you'd be waiting for years...
Good point, Alex. Mine too. :D
DeleteI don't even allow myself dreaming about houses or flats, because in my country you can afford them only if you inherit them for free....
ReplyDeleteThat's terrible, Dezmond. We Americans forget how lucky we are, methinks.
DeleteThat is a neat premise. Hopefully the zoning works out
ReplyDeleteGot some encouragement about one of the cities. Gotta dig a little deeper now.
DeleteCinder is one of the reads I spent time with this summer as I prepared to start two new projects. Totally agree. Love, love, love the premise. Can't wait to read the next two. Also, I really connected with Cinder's voice.
ReplyDeleteI hope I'm going to like a story from the Queen's POV.
DeleteSounds like so much fun thinking of a new house. And I loved this whole series. It'd be awesome to listen to the audio version.
ReplyDeleteThe audiobooks are great. The narrator does a wonderful job.
DeleteI'd love to create my own family gathering space. How fun! I hope it turns out well for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping we can do that--and still afford it. :D
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ReplyDeletePutting these books on my Check-it-out pile. They look luscious!
As for the dream house? I have a whole pin board on Pinterest of ideas. I'd love a house I can turn round in. I'd love it to be sort of organic and strange, but I'd also love it to have light and levels and wide open spaces. Dreams!
What have I been doing? I'm writing a book called MARIN AT THE WELL, plus writing and researching another called YEAR OF THE HONEY BADGER, plus several other blog posts, developing a new blog (BookMage1), beta reading (and editing) two friends' books, the grand monsters have been here and gone, as have the General First Councilor of the Rel. Soc. and the General YW's President and 1st Councilor of the General Primary, and tomorrow I'm a judge for the local election. Life is NEVER boring...:o)
Yay for being busy. People tell me they aren't in a hurry to retire because they don't know what they'd do with themselves. Um, I don't have that problem.
DeleteI like large living rooms. I don't need too many bedrooms.
ReplyDeleteI read Cinder, but not the other books in the series. I did enjoy book one.
I think you ought to give the others a try. But wait until the series is done. Sheesh. The waiting's going to kill me.
DeleteIt's always a blessing to have family nearby:) Also, that sounds like a pretty cool story, I'd be excited too:)
ReplyDeleteIt is a blessing. Not sure the SIL is convinced to move though. We'll have to see how the next year goes.
DeleteI don't know where I've been, because I've only heard of Cinder. So excited to see more in the series :-)
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I usually read another book in between books in a series, but not with this one.
Deletemy dream house would be a self-sustaining fortress in some godforsaken place, with bountiful summers and cold winters :)
ReplyDeleteAway from people?
DeleteThey all sound wonderful! I've been busy formatting the How I Found the Write Path e-book. :)
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