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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: ladybastilla on January 16, 2017, 07:16:40 AM
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What do you like to read? I'm getting back into book blogging after taking a couple years off from it, so right now I seem to have books on my mind a lot.
I love YA, romance and fantasy. I'll read most subgenres in these categories. I read a decent amount of non-fiction, too, though I don't tend to blog about it.
Some of my favorite books / series include:
The House of Night series by P.C. and Kristen Cast
The Tiger Saga by Colleen Houck
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
The Nocturne Falls series by Kristen Painter
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
In The Shadow Of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
The Perfect Chemistry trilogy by Simone Elkeles
Some books I'm hoping to read this year:
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
And I Darken by Kiersten White
The Shatter Me trilogy by Tahereh Mafi
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Romancing The Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
Jesse's Girl by Miranda Kenneally
Anyway, I thought it might be fun to see what kinds of book worlds my friends here like to get lost in. :) Anyone else have books they love or that they are looking forward to?
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Young-adult fairytales!
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I prefer to write books than read them (did a lot of reading as a kid). Been writing my current one since 16/07/2015!! It's more of a series than a single book.
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I read mostly graphic novels and YA Fiction! Sometimes younger than YA honestly. The current series I'm into, Flight Rising, is written for a middle school like audience (think warrior cats but with dragons).
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I like all sorts of books! Fantasy, fiction, non fiction. Right now in reading Lauren Graham's new biography.
Recently I subscribed to Litcube. It's a book subscription service. They send one book each month accompanied by some book related goodies. It's a fun little package :)
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I've been meaning to read 3 books by Kiera Cass. The Crown, The Heir and The Siren.
Ponyfan
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Apologetics, theology, Star Trek, fantasy books about dragons, health books. I need to find my Lord of the Rings books so I can read through them again.
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I prefer horror/thrillers: Dean Koontz, Bryan Smith, Jack Ketchum, Brian Keene, Jack Kilborn.
I'm especially into books with zombies and post-apocalyptic dystopian literature.
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I mostly read YA Fantasy, Historical Romance and Fanfics - but I dabble in other areas (including Classics, Histories and whatever else might strike my fancy.) Some of my favorites include:
Classics
The Secret Garden
Jane Eyre
The Scarlet Pimpernel
YA
Beastly by Alex Flinn
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Percy Jackson (first series) by Rick Riordian
Romances
Julia Quinn novels
Lynn Kurland novels
Lorraine Heath novels
And I read (and write) fanfic for:
Lois and Clark
Once Upon a Time
and General Hospital :)
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I love to read! My favorite books are paranormal romances with shifters and vampires. Some favorite authors are Amanda Ashley, Jeanine Frost, and Keri Arthur. I also like some fantasy and other supernatural books. I also like historical romances with favorites from Catherine Coulter and Stephanie Laurens. There are others of course but those are the ones that stick out the most for me.
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Fantasy, sci-fi, science books, manga, graphic novels... help! I'm running out of book space! I will try almost any book, but romance is a strict no for me and reading. Just never liked the stuff.
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I read mostly fantasy, crime and biographies.
Favorite authors are JRR Tolkien, Anne Bishop, Robin Hobb and George RR Martin.
Right now I am gathering courage to read the new book by Lars Kepler. They are so good, but so creepy. I woke up from nightmares from the previous one. :lookround:
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Ghost stories - soooo many ghost stories! They've almost taken up a whole shelf of their own (except for some that are too big to fit with the rest, so they have to go another bookshelf altogether). I'm especially into Susan Hill because she's great at creating an immersive atmosphere without falling into the pit of purple prose. William Hope Hodgson is another favourite, mostly because of Carnacki the Ghost Finder (so much fun!) but his more general horror stories like The Boats of the Glen Carrig and The House on the Borderland are great reads as well.
Outside of that, I really enjoy a lot of Jorge Luis Borges, Haruki Murakami and some of Douglas Coupland's earlier work (Generation X, Shampoo Planet and Life After God) - I tend to find his more recent stuff just ends up groaning under the weight of its own cynicism.
I also enjoy a lot of poetry, my favourites would have to be Helen Mort, Ian Duhig, Charles Bukowski (problematic though it is, I enjoy the down-to-earth feel), John Cooper Clarke, Glyn Maxwell and Jo Shapcott. I've also recently checked out one of Kathleen Jamie's collections and am absolutely chomping at the bit to read more; she has an amazing style!
Sooo yeah, I love me some books! XD
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I mostly read dark fantasy, horror, and suspense. Though recently I've been reading new age/spiritual books and it's been a most pleasant change to read things where almost everything is positive and nobody dies.
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YA here as well, fiction/sci-fi. My absolute favorite author is Bruce Coville. I've been on a binge lately and have been re-reading his works. I also enjoy the Eragon series by Christopher Paolini. I don't have a lot of books, but I like to re-read what I have over and over again.
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I really like horror, one of my favorite authors being the late Richard Laymon.
I also like paranormal romances, two of my favorites being Gena Showalter and Kresley Cole.
My guilty pleasure is Amish romances.....two of my favs being Jennifer Beckstrand and Wanda Brunstetter.
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I used to exclusively read thrillers and mysteries, but I've branched out in the last few years into the YA, paranormal and fantasy stuff that I didn't enjoy when I was younger because of the romantic undertones and sub-plots. Funny how as a teenager I couldn't stand the idea of love or relationships in anything I read. Now I'm married and in my late 20's, I thoroughly enjoy them, although I don't enjoy books that are completely romance-based. I've really gone off thrillers since I got pregnant, they seem to jack up my anxiety. Damn hormones, I normally quite enjoy them! I'm dying to read Caroline Kepnes' - You, but I dare not read it until after bub is born, and my hormones die down a bit. I couldn't even get through Pierce Brown's Red Rising!
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I'm mostly into fantasy novels, like Harry Potter, as I'm someone who's into fantasy in any medium, and I even have a fantasy novel series planned, although, I'm not very good at writing, so that will have to wait a while.
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I'm not a book person, that is, I don't read a lot of books. But then again I am a book person, I just always stick to the same books. XD
IT by Stephen King and Crusade In Jeans by Thea Beckman are my ultimate favourites. I read both of them at least once or twice a year, and when I've finished them, I still keep thinking about the stories for weeks.
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I love the House of Night series! I'm reading the Shadowhunters books right now and am really enjoying them.
My favorite series is the Warriors book series, though I know they're geared toward younger readers (I've been reading them since middle school) and I currently have over 40 of the books, each of which I've read several times...
~Leafy
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I love reading <3 Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, then I love my canine psychology books, books about coastal animal life, and the last book I read was a book about the ship the Essex and what happened to her and her crew. In the back of the book was a list of books covering more ground in detail so I want to get those now too. I also have natural history reference books everywhere, because they are awesome.
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I love reading <3 Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, then I love my canine psychology books, books about coastal animal life, and the last book I read was a book about the ship the Essex and what happened to her and her crew. In the back of the book was a list of books covering more ground in detail so I want to get those now too. I also have natural history reference books everywhere, because they are awesome.
Koontz is one of my favorite authors. What are your favorite books by him?
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I read and write almost solely epic fantasy. I love the feeling of escape and adventure that comes with slipping into a world that isn't our own :) Every once in a while, an urban fantasy can grab me, but it takes a very skilled writer to get me to suspend my disbelief in those settings.
Besides my own world of Abaeloth (shameless plug ;) ), my favorite fantasy worlds are DragonLance's Krynn and Brandon Sanderson's Roshar. Unfortunately, a few semesters of creative writing classes in college obliterated my ability to turn off my inner editor, so I've become a *very* picky reader since my brain's always on the hunt for things that are done "wrong." I'm working on trying to fix this so I can get back to reading for pure enjoyment, and am anxious to try out some of the recommendations you guys have posted!
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Koontz is one of my favorite authors. What are your favorite books by him?
So many! I love The Good Guy, the Odd series, but I think Innocence is my fave.
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Koontz is one of my favorite authors. What are your favorite books by him?
So many! I love The Good Guy, the Odd series, but I think Innocence is my fave.
I've read the Good Guy, but haven't read the Odd series or Innocence. My favorites would be False Memory, The Face, Darkest Evening of the Year, One Door Away From Heaven, The Husband, Intensity, and Midnight.
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So many! I love The Good Guy, the Odd series, but I think Innocence is my fave.
I've read the Good Guy, but haven't read the Odd series or Innocence. My favorites would be False Memory, The Face, Darkest Evening of the Year, One Door Away From Heaven, The Husband, Intensity, and Midnight.
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The Face is great :D Not sure which of the others I have read, will have to look at my bookshelf! I have too many books lol.
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So many! I love The Good Guy, the Odd series, but I think Innocence is my fave.
I've read the Good Guy, but haven't read the Odd series or Innocence. My favorites would be False Memory, The Face, Darkest Evening of the Year, One Door Away From Heaven, The Husband, Intensity, and Midnight.
The Face is great :D Not sure which of the others I have read, will have to look at my bookshelf! I have too many books lol.
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I forgot to add two other good ones: The Bad Place and House of Thunder.
I highly, highly recommend the Darkest Evening of the Year and House of Thunder if you haven't already those two.
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So many! I love The Good Guy, the Odd series, but I think Innocence is my fave.
I've read the Good Guy, but haven't read the Odd series or Innocence. My favorites would be False Memory, The Face, Darkest Evening of the Year, One Door Away From Heaven, The Husband, Intensity, and Midnight.
The Face is great :D Not sure which of the others I have read, will have to look at my bookshelf! I have too many books lol.
I forgot to add two other good ones: The Bad Place and House of Thunder.
I highly, highly recommend the Darkest Evening of the Year and House of Thunder if you haven't already those two.
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I haven't read those yet, I will keep an eye out for them, thanks :)
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My favorite series of books is The Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville. He took a while in between each book so by the time the last book was out I was well into my adult hood. I know they're middle school books but I don't care. I also like R.L. Stine's series The Fear Street Saga..the first three books then some of the remaining books after that which tie into the story line. I'm also a fan of the older books which came out after The Blair Witch Project called The Blair Witch Files. Someone here recommended I try The Unicorns of Balinor and I did manage to get all the books and really enjoyed them. But, like all the other fans I was disappointed by how the series ended suddenly and felt incomplete.