tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post2569501628887754222..comments2024-03-28T16:51:25.965+01:00Comments on Offbeat YA: Rehabilitating YA: 20 Trope-Free Standalones/Series to Read if You've Given Up on It (Pt.2)Roberta R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-61341518622674784052019-04-02T14:47:52.271+02:002019-04-02T14:47:52.271+02:00Yay! Looking forward to your thoughts about them!Yay! Looking forward to your thoughts about them!Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-75983692311960751462019-04-01T21:27:33.515+02:002019-04-01T21:27:33.515+02:00I've been wanting to try McGuire's books b...I've been wanting to try McGuire's books but they are SUPER expensive to buy and haven't been at my library but I'll check again out here.<br /><br />Update: They DO have the series now on my library app. Both in e-book and audio. I placed a hold. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.fwiwreviews.net" rel="nofollow">Karen @ For What It's Worth</a>Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-55004298183496245752019-03-29T17:11:28.109+01:002019-03-29T17:11:28.109+01:00Yay! I'll be looking forward to it!Yay! I'll be looking forward to it!Carrie (brightbeautifulthings)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05148269404370808872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-26943781067099568262019-03-27T21:35:33.451+01:002019-03-27T21:35:33.451+01:00Book 2 in the Mad World series shouldn't be lo...Book 2 in the Mad World series shouldn't be long now! I should be able to post the cover in a month or so.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-90977014553504554762019-03-27T17:26:51.571+01:002019-03-27T17:26:51.571+01:00Loving this list! Of course I love the Wayward Chi...Loving this list! Of course I love the Wayward Children series, and I think there's so much potential in Wakefield. Perfect fits for being trope-free! <3Carrie (brightbeautifulthings)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05148269404370808872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-35496877903493428762019-03-24T14:20:54.960+01:002019-03-24T14:20:54.960+01:00I think their main problem is that, being novellas...I think their main problem is that, being novellas, the character development is limited. But they have a lot going for them, especially their quirkiness - and I suppose that, since McGuire is such a prolific author, there are people coming to them after reading her other stuff.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-73989524752912056762019-03-24T14:17:29.540+01:002019-03-24T14:17:29.540+01:00Age crossovers weren't even a thing back then ...Age crossovers weren't even a thing back then (and I'm not sure they are now either LOL). She just told a story that involved different age ranges (and we aren't even specifically told the age of the four sisters..).Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-85329571909784453882019-03-24T00:38:24.130+01:002019-03-24T00:38:24.130+01:00Those McGuire books seem to be really well loved. ...Those McGuire books seem to be really well loved. I see praise for them everywhere. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-15511216085513004442019-03-23T23:38:55.733+01:002019-03-23T23:38:55.733+01:00I think they do all tend to be MG, but I'm not...I think they do all tend to be MG, but I'm not 100% sure. Ooh crossovers ;)Prototype_SR04https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508503497571637899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-36619774864791647062019-03-23T14:34:11.245+01:002019-03-23T14:34:11.245+01:00LOL, I'm so glad to hear you were "excite...LOL, I'm so glad to hear you were "excitedly waiting". And I can't believe everyone on the planet is reading/has at least tried the Wayward Children series except the people I'm friends with! It's usually the other way around for me haha.<br /><br />DWJ's books are all MG, aren't they? Even this one is kind of a MG/YA/NA crossover (given the protagonists' Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-62114657268550079372019-03-23T14:29:06.365+01:002019-03-23T14:29:06.365+01:00LOL, I guess some things just stick (sometimes for...LOL, I guess some things just stick (sometimes for odd reasons), especially when you're exposed to them at a young age. And maybe others are a bit more difficult to process?<br /><br />The "bad boy" is different from the ones we read about now somehow. Or he just feels that way because the book is from an older era, and the whole atmosphere is different. The Time of the Ghost is my Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-34685267384636351272019-03-22T23:16:06.120+01:002019-03-22T23:16:06.120+01:00Yes!! I've been excitedly waiting for this pos...Yes!! I've been excitedly waiting for this post! It's so nice to hear Diana Wynne Jones mentioned. I fell in love with Howl's Moving Castle, and I have a few others of her on my list to read soonish. Also the Wayward Children series definitely has a cool premise - I might check that out.Prototype_SR04https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508503497571637899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-54195108835446693342019-03-22T15:02:35.695+01:002019-03-22T15:02:35.695+01:00I may have read 'Eva' but it was such a lo...I may have read 'Eva' but it was such a long time ago but I do remember reading about a girl having her mind in a body of an ape or a chimpanzee. but I can't remember anything else about it. it's kind of strange what one remembers about books they read. I'm still trying to remember the name of a story I read a long while back and the only scene I can remember is of a woman lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012085842881252635noreply@blogger.com