Comments for ThirstforFiction http://www.thirstforfiction.com A YA Book Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Rhys and Bella’s Adventures in Foyles by vivienne http://www.thirstforfiction.com/uncategorized/rhys-and-bellas-adventures-in-foyles#comment-17574 vivienne Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:08:29 +0000 http://www.thirstforfiction.com/?p=1836#comment-17574 I was cracking up as Bella searched for a hanklefish! I was cracking up as Bella searched for a hanklefish!

]]> Comment on Rhys and Bella’s Adventures in Foyles by Iffath http://www.thirstforfiction.com/uncategorized/rhys-and-bellas-adventures-in-foyles#comment-17567 Iffath Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:09:36 +0000 http://www.thirstforfiction.com/?p=1836#comment-17567 You guys are the coolest. Seemed like you had a great time, even if you were bored to start off with! Can you take me with you next time? LOL You guys are the coolest. Seemed like you had a great time, even if you were bored to start off with! Can you take me with you next time? LOL

]]> Comment on My Childhood books- The Roman Mysteries by Zoey http://www.thirstforfiction.com/authors/caroline-lawrence/my-childhood-books-the-roman-mysteries#comment-17266 Zoey Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:42 +0000 http://www.thirstforfiction.com/?p=1809#comment-17266 Everything you said is true for me too. My love for Ancient Romans and Greeks and basically HISTORY came from these books. Before I read this series I tried to read books that my parents gave to me but I never red for the joy of it. That was until my mum bought a 99p book for christmas and admittedly, I judged by the cover and started to read the more sparkly and colourful books first. I think most of them I never finished. So eventually I read the Thieves of Ostia. Now before, I had always read 'childish' books I think this (I was 8 maybe) was the first I would say 'not so childish' book I had ever read. This had an actual plot that meant something and characters that were interesting. It wasn't hard to read them at all even though the storyline could have easily been for older generations. I think my mum could have jumped up and down with joy when I finished it and asked for more. Thus started my love affair with books. Caroline Lawrence should realise that she actually made a difference in my life. It wasn't just another book. It was 'the' book that I can honestly say changed my life and made me who I am today in many aspects. Almost like the butterfly affect. Anyway, these books are the best pre teen books out there. You don't have to be interested with history before you start. I wasn't. But I was when I finished. And when I read the last book I felt sad because as I grew up, so did the characters, more or less mirroring my age. I have only just turned 18. And I have read many books since then. And I can tell you they still sit on my top shelf for my favourite books and always will. Everything you said is true for me too. My love for Ancient Romans and Greeks and basically HISTORY came from these books. Before I read this series I tried to read books that my parents gave to me but I never red for the joy of it. That was until my mum bought a 99p book for christmas and admittedly, I judged by the cover and started to read the more sparkly and colourful books first. I think most of them I never finished. So eventually I read the Thieves of Ostia. Now before, I had always read ‘childish’ books I think this (I was 8 maybe) was the first I would say ‘not so childish’ book I had ever read. This had an actual plot that meant something and characters that were interesting. It wasn’t hard to read them at all even though the storyline could have easily been for older generations. I think my mum could have jumped up and down with joy when I finished it and asked for more. Thus started my love affair with books.
Caroline Lawrence should realise that she actually made a difference in my life. It wasn’t just another book. It was ‘the’ book that I can honestly say changed my life and made me who I am today in many aspects. Almost like the butterfly affect.
Anyway, these books are the best pre teen books out there. You don’t have to be interested with history before you start. I wasn’t. But I was when I finished.

And when I read the last book I felt sad because as I grew up, so did the characters, more or less mirroring my age. I have only just turned 18. And I have read many books since then. And I can tell you they still sit on my top shelf for my favourite books and always will.

]]> Comment on Legend (Legend #1) by Nina @ Death Books and Tea http://www.thirstforfiction.com/authors/marie-lu/legend-legend-1#comment-17176 Nina @ Death Books and Tea Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:31:59 +0000 http://www.thirstforfiction.com/?p=1819#comment-17176 I agree about the interchangable narratives. Somehow, I think that if they hadn't been formatted differently, I'd have done a Crossed and gotten halfway through a chapter then have to read it from the other one's POV...I never thought it might have been intentional though. Oh, and I've got Blood Red Road on my physical pile. Seems like I have something to read next ;-) Great review. --Nina @ Death Books and Tea I agree about the interchangable narratives. Somehow, I think that if they hadn’t been formatted differently, I’d have done a Crossed and gotten halfway through a chapter then have to read it from the other one’s POV…I never thought it might have been intentional though. Oh, and I’ve got Blood Red Road on my physical pile. Seems like I have something to read next ;-) Great review.
–Nina @ Death Books and Tea

]]> Comment on Blood Red Road (Dustlands #1) by Legend (Legend #1) - ThirstforFiction http://www.thirstforfiction.com/authors/moira-young/blood-red-road-dustlands-1#comment-17164 Legend (Legend #1) - ThirstforFiction Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:23:06 +0000 http://www.thirstforfiction.com/?p=1328#comment-17164 [...] looking for deeper or more developed novels, I suggest something more along the lines of Pure or Blood Red Road. Blurb: Los Angeles, California Republic of America He is Day. The boy who walks in the [...] [...] looking for deeper or more developed novels, I suggest something more along the lines of Pure or Blood Red Road. Blurb: Los Angeles, California Republic of America He is Day. The boy who walks in the [...]

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