So I am currently up to 24 books, which is the most I have read in a year since starting this challenge. I foresee myself reading some more books yet before this year is over.
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If I was keeping track of this when I was little, then I could have easily broken 100 books when I went to the library in just the summer months. Lol. Of course those books were a lot less pages than the books I have been reading since my teenage and young adult years.

Just finished the book I was reading. Now to tackle Clariel!

No spoilers!! I'm waiting until it's out in paperback.

I haven't read in a few days, forever in a book slump.

LOL, I haven't even started it so there's no chance of that. ^^;

I'm pretty close to the end of the Clariel now and I have to say that I haven't enjoyed this book at all. I don't know if it's me not having read the series for like 10 years so it feels different to me or if the book itself is just slow but it has been a boring read for me. V_V

it mega sucks when you are super looking forward to a book and it's disappointing.

Yeah, I'm kinda annoyed I bought it to be honest. It would have been better to get it from the library.

I never buy books before I read them, since I don't have a lot of money to spend.

I never used to but the libraries around here don't have much.

I read online ebooks mostly~
since I can't access the libraries here.

I finally figured out the library around here so I'll definitely be going there a lot.

yay libraries! I miss mine.

Me too. It didn't have a lot of books but at least I knew it.

I always got them to order new books, like half their YA section exists thanks to me.

I did a lot of library loan.

I finally started reading a book last night.

Which book?

it's called Ice Country by David Estes.

Never heard of it. Any good so far?

well it's part of a whole saga thing. so many tie ins.

I've read the first three Dwellers books (which is a 4 book series) and the the Country series ties in, and of those 4 books, I've read the first book, and Ice Country is the second book.

wow, I did not explain that well.

I must admit it was a bit confusing. But I got that it was part of a series at least. ^^;

its pretty much just two series that tie into each other.

Ooh, I've never read anything like that...

Originally Posted by zigbigadorlube

I'm pretty close to the end of the Clariel now and I have to say that I haven't enjoyed this book at all. I don't know if it's me not having read the series for like 10 years so it feels different to me or if the book itself is just slow but it has been a boring read for me. V_V

*trying to write this without too many spoilers*

Yeah, Clariel did have a completely different feel to it. It's not something that I see myself ever rereading.

I think that the story gave us a lot of neat background information about Belisaire and the Old Kingdom, and some interesting history of the traits passed within the Royal family, but the story itself isn't too compelling. It's hard to get engaged when a book doesn't have a clear storyline progression: Stuff happened, then some more stuff happened, and so on. There wasn't really any particular end-goal or rise and fall to the action. That always bugs me.

And I don't know about anyone else, but I didn't like the time that Clariel spent within her school - It just didn't fit within the kind of narrative that was in Sabriel or Lireal. These books are about young girls going out into the world and having adventures! It seemed counter-productive to be like "Okay kiddo, it's time for class now!" That beginning section of the book could have been handled better, especially since it's only purpose was to introduce us to the characters and talk about social mores.