Duhduhdunnnn.

[etacanis]

Sooo I bought a kindle and it just arrived so NOW I NEED TO FILL IT WITH BOOKS.

Suggestions/recommendations, please! :3 I'm pretty easy going with what I read but this is my 'awesome' shelf on goodreads and this is my favourites shelf if you want suggestions for where to start?

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[muffinpatronus]

I'm just going to comment with the same stuff I always do when people ask for suggestions XD

Anything by Trudi Canavan. Especially the Black Magician trilogies (called The Black Magician Trilogy and The Traitor Spy Trilogy)! Mostly because they're absolutely amazing but also because I would seriously pay to have another fan to squee with sometimes holy shit...

The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (yes, yes, I know, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND) as well as The Saga of Larten Crepsley. The former is kind of a "you have to grow up with it" kind of thing (you know, a bit like Harry Potter) since it starts out as something for ten-year old boys but it's worth it for all the damn feels you'll have about the latter as a result oh my god :'| All of Darren Shan's books are pretty damn great though, if you don't want to commit to a twelve-book series I really recommend The Thin Executioner or even the City trilogy. He published a new book last month called Lady of the Shades that I haven't read yet but a lot of other fans have said it's his best one yet SO YOU KNOW. Just... Darren Shan!

man I had some more but I highly doubt they're available for the kindle or even as physical books anymore so idk... I'm actually not as well-read as I think I am >_>

(if you haven't read The Hobbit and you're planning to see the movies maybe you should try that though? :D)

[etacanis]

EXCUSE YOU I DID GROW UP WITH DARREN SHAN I GOT THE FIRST DS BOOK WHEN I WAS LIKE EIGHT I HAVE ALL THE BOOKS IN REAL BOOK VERSION ON MY SHELF :3

[muffinpatronus]

YOU DO?!
DID I KNOW THIS?
IF I DID, HOW DID I FORGET?!?!
AND IF I DIDN'T, WHY DIDN'T I KNOW??!?!?!

*sobs*

[etacanis]

I DOOOO. I'D TAKE A PICTURE BUT I'M LAZY.
I DON'T KNOW
ALZHEIMERS
I DON'T KNOWWWW

[muffinpatronus]

HAVE YOU READ ALL OF THEM OMG WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER ajhsgfgajsh

I (finally) just got Lady of the Shades in the mail today CAN'T WAIT TO READ 8D

[etacanis]

naw i've mostly just read the saga and skimmed everything else

I JUST REALLY LOVED THE VAMPIRES LIKE THEY WERE REALLY WELL CREATED

[muffinpatronus]

ugh yes *___* made me pissed as fuck when the Vampire's Assistant movie came out and everyone kept comparing it to Twilight and "our vampires are better" and I wanted to scream every day because NO. NO.
now idk what your thoughts are on Twilight but damn Darren Shan's vampires are disgustingly well made, I can't even view vampires like I used to, I just wish I could read Darren Shan vampires all the time omg

... I read all 12 books like two months ago and now I want to read them again because I'm having a feelgasm XD

[etacanis]

I FEEL SO ALONE BECAUSE I ACTUALLY LIKED THAT FILM

IT WAS ENJOYABLE DAMN IT EVRA WAS AWESOME

though why the fuck did they make it american damn it

[muffinpatronus]

aw man that sucks D: that you feel alone I mean, if you like the movie you like the movie and that's okay XD
personally I find it a bit hard to watch :( I don't even know why I bought it on dvd because I haven't been able to watch it ;___;

idk it's not really a bad movie, it's just a really, really bad adaptation if that makes sense? D: I wouldn't be so bitter if there was another movie that followed the books more closely but avhsgfagh :(

AND YES EVRA WAS AWESOME, actually XD even though he didn't at all match the image I had of him from the books (he's one of my favourite characters too damnit!) his parts were at least enjoyable, while Crepsley... *sob*

[muffinpatronus]

also you could take comfort in the fact that even though you're in the minority for liking the movie at least Darren Shan himself liked it too, you know? ;)

[pointblankdarcy]

SECONDING TRUDI CANAVAN

ASKJHBFADJHFBDHF omg she broke my heart with The Black Magician trilogy; I haven't read The Traitor Spy yet BECAUSE I HAVE YET TO RECOVER

and now I have to reread it ahsbdjhfa

[muffinpatronus]

ajgsfhgjsjdgs oh man every time I read her books I have to just stop and breathe sometimes because I just have so many feelings and I need to throw something or cry or squee at the top of my lungs or just hug something GAH

BUT OMG THE TRAITOR SPY TRILOGY YOU SHOULD GET ON THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE O_O I sat up all night reading when I got the last book and pretty much livetweeted all my feelings for twelve hours and when I was done I went into post-series depression like nothing I've ever felt since I read DH EXCEPT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO FANDOM THERE TO SHARE MY PAIN

SO YES
man I wish I could read fic and draw fanart and discuss about this series on the same level as Harry Potter... but I've actually never met anyone who shares my enthusiasm (or even knowledge tbh) so it's tough XD gotta admit it takes a great deal of self-restraint for me to not throw myself at your inbox or something with an essay on all my feels right now XD