tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post2680204888748107695..comments2024-03-11T05:59:25.662-04:00Comments on Natflix&Books: Top Ten (3)-- 10 books I thought I'd like more or less than I actually did Natalie @Natflix&Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12738039522965794238noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-41346122135846676732013-04-26T07:16:23.986-04:002013-04-26T07:16:23.986-04:00I was a bit late to the Harry Potter craze too, I ...I was a bit late to the Harry Potter craze too, I don't think I started reading until book four or five was out. And I could never have imagined how much I would love it!Juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717669339443902755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-59809398004406175292013-04-25T05:34:56.204-04:002013-04-25T05:34:56.204-04:00Host could be on my opposite side of the list. I d...Host could be on my opposite side of the list. I didn't like Twilight, but I liked The Host and it was unexpected. <br />I liked the Hunger Games and Harry potter but I expected to like them so no surprises there. <br />Thanks for stopping by <a href="http://bookwormdream.blogspot.com/2013/04/top-ten-books-i-thought-id-like.html" rel="nofollow">my TTT</a>.Dragana M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01012304691571509653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-52581911776961766102013-04-24T22:20:57.628-04:002013-04-24T22:20:57.628-04:00Totally with you on I Am Number Four! It was terri...Totally with you on I Am Number Four! It was terrible. I enjoyed The Hunger Games way more than I expected too.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191122506568430650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-39058828336106645222013-04-24T21:58:59.755-04:002013-04-24T21:58:59.755-04:00I adored Matched, but then I'm an incredibly s...I adored Matched, but then I'm an incredibly sentimental romance-addict, and most of what I liked about it was the romance, so I can understand your point about the lack of action. They were so cute though x)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-9155411852602884012013-04-24T20:03:37.475-04:002013-04-24T20:03:37.475-04:00I've got Gone Girl on hold at the library, so ...I've got Gone Girl on hold at the library, so I'm hoping that it's a hit with me as well.<br /><br />I'm totally with you on Insatiable. I almost enjoyed it, but not quite. The sequel was even worse for me. I'm actually surprised that I bothered.<br /><br />Great list!<br /><br />Gotta say, I love your background. I'll be visiting again! New follower. :)<br /><br />EmsEmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741589484173217069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-36074438745941621072013-04-24T19:23:59.364-04:002013-04-24T19:23:59.364-04:00Harry Potter is fantastic! You kind of lucked out ...Harry Potter is fantastic! You kind of lucked out by waiting. If you think about it, you didn't have to suffer after each book then, longing for the next one's release like I did. I just finished The Disreputable History (I think you asked about it on my blog) and LOVED it as well! I've only read Gillian Flynn's Dark Places which I remember enjoying. i should definitely check out Gone Girl! great list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-18519828830504097062013-04-24T15:42:51.690-04:002013-04-24T15:42:51.690-04:00I really love the visual/text balance of your TTT!...I really love the visual/text balance of your TTT! And I've heard a lot of the same sentiments about Insatiable from other bloggers. Nice list.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546668298255186342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-24163052711090339012013-04-24T15:05:11.124-04:002013-04-24T15:05:11.124-04:00I liked the premise of Matched - it is certainly n...I liked the premise of Matched - it is certainly no match (pun intended) for its predecessor The Giver, but I agree that the pacing of the series itself is inconsistent. And The Host needed an editor hard core. If I had to read one more time that his touch felt like fire, I was going to light the book on fire.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-25782799306774606852013-04-24T12:37:03.651-04:002013-04-24T12:37:03.651-04:00i didn't like gone girl as much as i thought i...i didn't like gone girl as much as i thought i would - there was too much hype. i still haven't read harry potter! i liked the host but the first 1/4 of the book was too slow. matched was ok, definitely not the best YA dystopian series out there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-66789187269289499122013-04-24T11:27:58.672-04:002013-04-24T11:27:58.672-04:00I totally agree with "I am Number Four" ...I totally agree with "I am Number Four" being a disappointment - I just didn't feel like I belonged in the targeted audience. Can't wait to read "Gone Girl" and the other books you raved about that I haven't got round to reading!<br />- Eve @ Every Flavour BooksEvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128842176719914286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-24744779502422704362013-04-24T10:22:49.489-04:002013-04-24T10:22:49.489-04:00With you on Gone Girl! Also a bit glad now that I...With you on Gone Girl! Also a bit glad now that I never got to Glamorama when I had my Bret Easton Ellis faze!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023001440559139964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-89136518125740039152013-04-24T09:49:16.948-04:002013-04-24T09:49:16.948-04:00Yes to Harry Potter! I was in college when I read ...Yes to Harry Potter! I was in college when I read that "kids book" and was just trying to appease my mom and friends who said I'd like it :) I think I've read them at least 3 times, too :) Nice list!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.booksatruestory.com/2013/04/22/top-ten-tuesday-9-books-i-thought-id-like-more-or-less-than-i-did/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Jessica @ Books: A true storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678981938821085754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-35543222896934694482013-04-24T07:54:42.484-04:002013-04-24T07:54:42.484-04:00I totally agree with Harry Potter! I waited foreve...I totally agree with Harry Potter! I waited forever to pick up the series b/c I didn't think I would like it. Boy, I couldn't have been more wrong! :)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387514456532980921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-44625707819262133832013-04-24T06:07:01.767-04:002013-04-24T06:07:01.767-04:00Matched was disappointing to me as well. I also fo...Matched was disappointing to me as well. I also found Baby Proof disappointing, the only book of hers I really liked was Something Blue.<br /><br />Obviously THG and HP are musts on the liked more list!Kimberly @ Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649785182080499981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-16428935665865413502013-04-24T03:12:33.549-04:002013-04-24T03:12:33.549-04:00I'm so glad you love Frankie - it's one of...I'm so glad you love Frankie - it's one of my fave books, too!Vegan YA Nerdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11244310544451371368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-66553783391026462482013-04-24T00:28:01.595-04:002013-04-24T00:28:01.595-04:00Agree about The Host. After all the hype about the...Agree about The Host. After all the hype about the movie (I don't particularly enjoy Meyer's work), I tried it but didn't like it. Honestly one of the few books where the movie was better for me than the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920941245276472436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-50832115084260425502013-04-23T23:07:20.261-04:002013-04-23T23:07:20.261-04:00TOTALLY agree with you on the first three. I didn...TOTALLY agree with you on the first three. I didn't think any of them were "my" kind of books, but all of them knocked my socks off. FRANKIE LANDAU, however, did not win my undying book love :( Ah well. Different strokes for different folks, right?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-11412616490379559222013-04-23T22:08:57.109-04:002013-04-23T22:08:57.109-04:00Ahhhh you didn't like the Host? I loved it. I ...Ahhhh you didn't like the Host? I loved it. I agree with you about Matched though, wasn't a fantastic book at all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128089134667368433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-67238473738740737422013-04-23T22:08:16.782-04:002013-04-23T22:08:16.782-04:00I wasn't sure if I would like Hunger Games eit...I wasn't sure if I would like Hunger Games either. One of my students told me to read it and I was like, 'ehhhh....' But when I did, I was HOOKED! I liked The Host, but it took me awhile to figure out wth was going on!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my TTT!<br /><br />Jessica@<a href="http://www.lovinloslibros.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Lovin' Los Libros</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11599076698656920058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-82506010109055830402013-04-23T22:06:23.257-04:002013-04-23T22:06:23.257-04:00I just bought The Host on my Kindle when it was on...I just bought The Host on my Kindle when it was on sale but I have a feeling I won't like it. <br /><br />I liked The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks a lot more than I thought I would too. I've even suggested it to adult library patrons who want to try teen fiction.Christina Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756342293865115352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-48030726655475005092013-04-23T19:37:15.259-04:002013-04-23T19:37:15.259-04:00Great list. :) I have not read The Host yet and ca...Great list. :) I have not read <i>The Host</i> yet and cannot say I am dying to read it. Did you see the movie? Thank you for stopping by <a href="http://www.loveliferead.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Love.Life.Read</a>. Happy Reading!Stephanie @ Love. Life. Read https://www.blogger.com/profile/16261814341420616191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-26293088567298772842013-04-23T19:30:38.438-04:002013-04-23T19:30:38.438-04:00Yay for HP and The Hunger Games! Yes, Katniss is t...Yay for HP and The Hunger Games! Yes, Katniss is totally kickass! Love her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-67126090325244070302013-04-23T18:55:54.925-04:002013-04-23T18:55:54.925-04:00I love Frankie, too! She's still one of my fav...I love Frankie, too! She's still one of my favorite characters and I read that book almost three years ago. A co-worker just told me about Gone Girl and is going to let me borrow her copy. She loved it as well. I completely agree about I Am Number Four. It's HORRIBLE!<br /><br />-Sarah @ YA LoveSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06355622611310404066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-80032627124536660952013-04-23T18:55:46.008-04:002013-04-23T18:55:46.008-04:00Harry Potter RULES! YEAH!
Matched...boring. Agreed...Harry Potter RULES! YEAH!<br />Matched...boring. Agreed.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376118901328338447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318800217921114831.post-7682897428411324942013-04-23T18:28:10.818-04:002013-04-23T18:28:10.818-04:00I have got to get around to reading 'The Disre...I have got to get around to reading 'The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks', it's sat on my shelf right now!Book Blatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437469743002943036noreply@blogger.com