tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post2668487946550488069..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: Book Review: City of BonesHelen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-70982738857702239092011-07-29T07:27:19.347-05:002011-07-29T07:27:19.347-05:00This sounds like a very interesting read. I'm ...This sounds like a very interesting read. I'm sure you're not a day past 16 Hel.....LOL, thanks for coming over to my blog this week. <br />I'm a followerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530886181437955643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-18399628350653546782011-07-29T01:40:55.503-05:002011-07-29T01:40:55.503-05:00Very nice information shared by you. I was just se...Very nice information shared by you. I was just searching this type of information and luckily I got it from your blog. I like your blog also. Keep it up.School Papershttp://www.essayprovider.com/school-college-essay-papers.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-91347989232768242002011-07-27T22:13:25.247-05:002011-07-27T22:13:25.247-05:00I'm not sure I could write for teens and admir...I'm not sure I could write for teens and admire anyone who does. There is some good reading out there, that's for sure!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-81085909401255728072011-07-27T18:11:59.863-05:002011-07-27T18:11:59.863-05:00Monti, my +1 is just below where you clicked to co...Monti, my +1 is just below where you clicked to comment. There are three lines, the top is to comment, the second are the labels I attached to the post and under that is a group of squares, one of which is the blue +1. Thank you for trying, though!<br /><br />It seems to me that if you want to write a YA paranormal series, you almost have to write these involved loooong books.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-75830855710456542542011-07-27T17:28:09.025-05:002011-07-27T17:28:09.025-05:00That sounds like quite a story! Long book though. ...That sounds like quite a story! Long book though. For some reason, I thought YA books would be shorter, but then I haven't read many of them recently.<br /><br />Thanks for the review. Don't know why, but I don't see the +1 on yours and couldn't find it on Marian's either. Since I see it on my own blog, I must be doing something wrong on other people's.<br /><br />Monti<br /><a href="http://marymontaguesikes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">NotesAlongTheWay</a>Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-19772003087899926202011-07-27T17:26:29.094-05:002011-07-27T17:26:29.094-05:00Maybe when all of the vampire craze dies down...Maybe when all of the vampire craze dies down...L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-87363958124849178292011-07-27T14:24:23.613-05:002011-07-27T14:24:23.613-05:00City of Bones is AWESOME! I'm so glad you like...City of Bones is AWESOME! I'm so glad you liked it.<br /><br />And being that I am, in fact, a YA author, I have to give a shout out to the genre in general. There are some amazing books out there and you shouldn't be ashamed to enjoy them. <br /><br />(Of course I could be saying that because I read so many of them...I'm a bit biased.)Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-30318793469512792642011-07-27T12:57:10.023-05:002011-07-27T12:57:10.023-05:00I can't say it's true of all men, but my s...I can't say it's true of all men, but my son, who read them all, was not a big fan of the books. But that's okay. They seem, from reading this first one, to be aimed at teen female readers. Son didn't hate them, he just wasn't as enthralled as he was with the Potter books.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-70465231696416883952011-07-27T11:58:00.734-05:002011-07-27T11:58:00.734-05:00Not my style of read, but score one for another aw...Not my style of read, but score one for another awesome disclaimer!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-44002696001671549252011-07-27T11:00:39.380-05:002011-07-27T11:00:39.380-05:00I do like a story with lots of twists and turns. A...I do like a story with lots of twists and turns. And four years isn't too bad. I'm only now getting around to reading Harry Potter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-22999799293722925182011-07-27T09:35:51.379-05:002011-07-27T09:35:51.379-05:00Helen, you wouldn't believe the bizarre spelli...Helen, you wouldn't believe the bizarre spellings these dyslexic eyeballs see when they 'glide across' a manuscript.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-20654753493975860912011-07-27T08:07:52.379-05:002011-07-27T08:07:52.379-05:00Another great disclaimer. :) I haven't read th...Another great disclaimer. :) I haven't read this, although I enjoy reading (and writing) YA. I tend to stay away from Vampires...<br /><br />I think my head would have turned that name into Clare.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-37601391019743728492011-07-27T08:01:49.490-05:002011-07-27T08:01:49.490-05:00Once again, a "Helen Disclaimer" makes m...Once again, a "Helen Disclaimer" makes my day!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-90662152872078857232011-07-27T07:59:51.109-05:002011-07-27T07:59:51.109-05:00These books do seem to be popular with the young a...These books do seem to be popular with the young and the young at heart. I would probably call her Clare in my head.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-69100986414307854442011-07-27T07:50:31.452-05:002011-07-27T07:50:31.452-05:00I've read 3 of Clare's books and I agree -...I've read 3 of Clare's books and I agree - the setting is very well realized. I enjoyed them & I do read a fair amount of YA :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-77365219316584689612011-07-27T07:26:15.839-05:002011-07-27T07:26:15.839-05:00I don't read all that many YA books, so I'...I don't read all that many YA books, so I'm always surprised by the writing. Certainly not what I read when I was 13.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-56581179931307261322011-07-27T07:23:37.003-05:002011-07-27T07:23:37.003-05:00"you’re reading fast and you glide across “Cl...<i>"you’re reading fast and you glide across “Clary.” Wouldn’t you think it said Clay? Wouldn’t you? Okay, that’s probably just me.</i><br /><br />And the fact you're, um, only a few years past(lololol!) your teens.<br /><br />Actually, I've come across a few YA that have been good reads. I have to keep reminding myself that YA doesn't mean *little kid's reading*. I'll have to check this out.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.siamckye.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye's Thoughts...OVER COFFEE</a>~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-83283785855464772372011-07-27T07:11:58.694-05:002011-07-27T07:11:58.694-05:00People should not leave books just lying around. I...People should not leave books just lying around. It's like catnip to a cat or a diary to anyone with a curious nature to peruse and fall into. It's dangerous.<br /><br />Yes, Hel, it's you. I have no trouble with Clary and am probably older than you are. I've also had a good night's sleep, which is rare. Could be the sleep.Jacklyn Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703031152094274587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-30636038036372918412011-07-27T06:08:55.246-05:002011-07-27T06:08:55.246-05:00...the habits of an admitted book-worm, pick up a ......the habits of an admitted book-worm, pick up a stray book, leaf through the pages, and a day later, close the book, having fully absorbed the entire story. Yeah...I've been there. <br /><br />Great review, Helen, and I would've no doubt mistaken Clary for Clay as well. I do that all the time when reading ;)<br /><br />ELElliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.com