Dear fellow reviewers,
I need some major help.
These books are some of my "Friday Finds" but I don't really know that much about them.
Have you read any of these?
If so, what did you think, and would you recommend them?
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight - Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler
Dream Factory - Brad Barkey & Heather Hepler
The Karma Club - Jessica Brody
The Cinderella Society - Kay Cassidy
Cybele's Secret - Juliet Marillier
Once was Lost - Sara Zarr
PLUS...
I'm about to put up a MAJOR RECOMMENDATION PLEASE post for Contemporary Fiction. Yes, it is time for Amelia to branch out and read a different genre. The Dessen books were fun, but I'd like some more, please! Will you all take a moment to recommend your favorite contemps to me later this week?
The Karma Club was a cute read. I thought The Cinderella Society was okay. A great contemp is coing out soon: Anna and the French Kiss!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of those, so I'm no help there. :(
ReplyDeleteAs for good contemps... I haven't read that many, to be honest. (Wow, I'm oozing with help). But I have read The Duff and Losing Faith and loved both of them. :)
I am also really looking forward to Anna and the French Kiss - from the reviews I've been reading, I don't think you can go wrong with that one!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of the books you posted here, but I've heard good things about The Cinderella Society.
I know Cybele's Secret is a sequel to a book called Wildwood Dancing. I've only Wildwood Dancing, which was I thought was just alright but many others love. Not sure whether it's necessary to read Wildwood Dancing before Cybele's Secret.
ReplyDeleteAs for contemps, I adored The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart.
I read Once Was Lost. It was pretty religious, and the main character was questioning her faith a lot when a child goes missing. I heard the Cinderella Society was realllly good :)
ReplyDeleteThe Karma Club sounds great. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteI hear The Karma Club was a lot of fun, but I haven't read any of those. I think my favourite contemp. fiction stories would have to be Wintergirls by LHA (so strange to love such an oddly-written book), The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin, and The Possibility of Sainthood by Donna Freitas :)
ReplyDeleteI've read Scrambled Eggs at Midnight and Dream Factory. I would definitely recommend both of them, they're great! I've heard really good things about The Karma Club and it's on my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteAwww sorry gal i would love to help but haven't read any let me know what you pick
ReplyDeleteScrambled Eggs At Midnight is AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteI like Once Was Lost. It is religious and I'm not a religious person, but I once was and I liked the fact that the character was questioning her beliefs. It's a good read.
ReplyDeleteAlas, the only one of those I read is The Cinderella Society. I LOVED it! It's super cute and I liked the overall message of the story. The one downside, however, is that the m.c., Jess can get a little whiny.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I love that you are trying to diversify your reading. I love to see other readers giving new genres a try.
I've actually read four of these so my brief opinions are:
ReplyDeleteDream Factory-fine; probably better if you don't love Disney like I do
The Cinderella Society-read a bit like a self-help book (3.5/5)
Cybele's Secret-so good; I feel that Wildwood Dancing should be read first though (4/5)
Once was Lost-really good; I haven't read many YA books that deal with faith so it was an interesting change of pace (4/5)
SCRAMBLED EGGS AT MIDNIGHT SCRAMBLED EGGS AT MIDNIGHT!!!! I love this book soooooo much!!!!! REAADD IT. /fangirling
ReplyDeletedream factory is not nearly as good -- i found it pretty meh.
once was lost is awesome.
SERIOUSLY THOUGH SCRAMBLED EGS AT MIDNIGHT!!