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simplykatie

books read in 2008

Mar 05, 2008 11:44

moving this, as it's annoying having it within another entry.

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ivymere March 5 2008, 18:11:34 UTC

How's Stardust??? I haven't read anythign by Gaiman yet.
I've read Jinx...I didn't care much for it although it was entertaining.

<3 Meg Cabot though....

simplykatie March 5 2008, 23:05:16 UTC

honestly, i was underwhelmed. very underwhelmed. i liked the writing style and everything, but the story was very under...yeah. that's kind of a vague review.

i was kind of "meh" about it as well.

::snugs::

ivymere March 6 2008, 10:21:03 UTC

The whole thing was very weak. I expect so much of Meg Cabot..and suddenly I read Jinx...and it was just so very...not.

simplykatie March 7 2008, 15:10:36 UTC

you should read "queen of babble." (if you haven't already.)

man, i really really enjoyed that one. seriously laughed out loud.

ivymere March 7 2008, 19:22:42 UTC

I think I have but I can't recall....maybe I haven't. Is that the one where she visits Europe?

simplykatie March 7 2008, 19:23:33 UTC

::nods::

the one with the diet coke obsession. haaaaaaaaaaaaaa. man, oh man.

ivymere March 8 2008, 00:38:59 UTC

It was okay for me. Much better than Jinx but it wasn't too memorable to me overall.

What else by Cabot is good? I've read her Boy Next Door ones...I haven't read the Princess Diaries...I don't know why I haven't. I loved her Mediator and 1-800 ones (as Jenny Carroll). Now if only she could do more of those....

simplykatie March 8 2008, 16:26:45 UTC

the sequel was a little less fabulous. i just read it last night. i'm looking forward to the end of the trilogy in june though.

i liked cabot's "how to be popular." cute, fluffy, plot may have been a bit obvious, but i liked it.

i lost interest in the princess diaries series about three books in. i just couldn't take anymore whining.

anyways, good news regarding the mediator and 1-800 series, cabot has plans to write more paranormal teen series. from her website: "Her new teen paranormal series, Abandon, will debut in Summer 2009."

ivymere March 8 2008, 21:26:35 UTC

*gasp* New paranormal series?! Oooooh. I really really loved her 1-800..it was the first stuff I read of her (before I even knew Carroll was Cabot) and I just totally loved it. Did you read that series? I didn't care for the 5th book...it "tied" it up too obviously and it fit, I suppose...but eh...too quick I guess.

simplykatie March 8 2008, 21:29:24 UTC

well, considering that it was supposed to be an eight book series, i'm glad we got some closure no matter what.

(i've read just about everything by cabot. i love meg.)

ivymere March 9 2008, 19:09:46 UTC

Was it supposed to be 8? What made her decide to not continue? Was the Mediator supposed to be longer too?

simplykatie March 10 2008, 18:28:21 UTC

As with The Mediator, I originally planned 1-800-Where-R-You as an 8 book series. The publisher who bought the rights only wanted 4 books, though, and when those didn't end up selling well, that publisher chose not to buy my proposal for the next four books in the series after the publication of SANCTUARY, effectively ending the series in what I considered the middle of it! I was pretty bummed, as you can imagine.

from meg's website: http://megcabot.com/1800/about.php

ivymere March 10 2008, 23:17:09 UTC

*GASP* OH MY GOD THAT SUCKS!!!!!! ;_; How incredibly disappointing!!!!

simplykatie March 12 2008, 13:27:35 UTC

well, it has a happy ending! we weren't supposed to get "missing you" and we did.

ivymere March 12 2008, 19:52:03 UTC

Now that's being positive :)

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