For 'Hunger Games' fans

JaySpice

Hey guys.

I got one of those 'if you like that, you may like this' emails from Barnes & Noble and stumbled upon a book called "Divergent" by Veronica Roth. I downloaded the sample to my Nook and was instantly hooked! I just brought the book. It is good so far.

Check it out!

Krizzle4Rizzle

I will def look into this. Thanks!

snowbab

I heard of this! I was planning on getting it, now I definitely will. Thanks! ^_^

luvJOJO

have to check this out for sure!! LOVEEE the Hunger Games

1shauna1

Yep, I've read it, really good! Another great one is called "Wither" by Lauren DeStefano....first of a series of 3. It's really good!

Excerpt:
"By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children.

When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can't bring herself to hate him as much as she'd like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband's strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement. Her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next, and Rhine is desperate to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive. Will Rhine be able to escape--before her time runs out?

Together with one of Linden''s servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?"

JaySpice

Yep, I've read it, really good! Another great one is called "Wither" by Lauren DeStefano....first of a series of 3. It's really good!

Excerpt:
"By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children.

When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can't bring herself to hate him as much as she'd like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband's strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement. Her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next, and Rhine is desperate to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive. Will Rhine be able to escape--before her time runs out?

Together with one of Linden''s servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?"

Ohhhh...this sound good. I'm about to download the sample!

sangelic

LOVE LOVE LOVE The Hunger Games so will definitely check this out!

sophjakesmom

Thanks! I have not read the Hunger Games yet, but my 15 year old daughter started them 2 weeks ago and has really gotten hooked. She is not the biggest reader, so I was really happy to see this. I'll tell her about this one!!

StrengthIDidntKnow

Thanks - I am always looking for a good book.

JaySpice

Another book I've found and plan on purchasing after I finish 'Divergent' is 'Unwind' Neal Shusterman. It seems a bit more gory and graphic but good.

Synopsis:

"Just like today's wars of words over the abortion issue, however, there can be no clear winners or losers in such a conflict. Instead, at the close of the war, the two sides come to a compromise that fails to adequately address the situation. As a result of the agreement, abortion is outlawed, and there is a place for every baby, wanted or not --- either at one of the State Homes or on the doorstep of other families, who are legally obligated to take care of each of these "storked" babies.

That is, until they are 13. At this point, any children who are unwanted can be, effectively, retroactively aborted. They're not exactly killed. Instead, their body parts live on, thanks to recent medical advances that enable every single body part --- from hair to feet to internal organs --- to be donated to others who need (or at least can afford) them. From the age of 13 until 18, millions of kids are at risk of undergoing this procedure, of becoming "unwound."
No one knows the dread of this situation or the contradictions inherent in the new social order better than the three teens at the heart of Shusterman's thought-provoking novel. There's Connor, a troublemaker whose parents find it easier to sign an unwind order than to deal with his disruptive tendencies. There's Risa, a ward of the state whose excellent piano playing abilities are not quite enough to save her from unwinding in the face of budget cutbacks. And there's Lev, whose parents are unwinding their tenth child as part of the church's mandate to tithe, or to give one-tenth of their earnings back to the community.

Even Lev, who might agree with unwinding on a philosophical level, finds it hard to accept the reality of being unwound. And when he, Connor and Risa learn the stories of countless others who face the same terrifying outcome, the three teens become desperate enough to seek any alternative to what appears a certain, horrifying fate.

1shauna1

Another book I've found and plan on purchasing after I finish 'Divergent' is 'Unwind' Neal Shusterman. It seems a bit more gory and graphic but good.

Synopsis:

"Just like today's wars of words over the abortion issue, however, there can be no clear winners or losers in such a conflict. Instead, at the close of the war, the two sides come to a compromise that fails to adequately address the situation. As a result of the agreement, abortion is outlawed, and there is a place for every baby, wanted or not --- either at one of the State Homes or on the doorstep of other families, who are legally obligated to take care of each of these "storked" babies.

That is, until they are 13. At this point, any children who are unwanted can be, effectively, retroactively aborted. They're not exactly killed. Instead, their body parts live on, thanks to recent medical advances that enable every single body part --- from hair to feet to internal organs --- to be donated to others who need (or at least can afford) them. From the age of 13 until 18, millions of kids are at risk of undergoing this procedure, of becoming "unwound."
No one knows the dread of this situation or the contradictions inherent in the new social order better than the three teens at the heart of Shusterman's thought-provoking novel. There's Connor, a troublemaker whose parents find it easier to sign an unwind order than to deal with his disruptive tendencies. There's Risa, a ward of the state whose excellent piano playing abilities are not quite enough to save her from unwinding in the face of budget cutbacks. And there's Lev, whose parents are unwinding their tenth child as part of the church's mandate to tithe, or to give one-tenth of their earnings back to the community.

Even Lev, who might agree with unwinding on a philosophical level, finds it hard to accept the reality of being unwound. And when he, Connor and Risa learn the stories of countless others who face the same terrifying outcome, the three teens become desperate enough to seek any alternative to what appears a certain, horrifying fate.

Wow, you sure it's a teen book?! Not that it matters to me, I'm defintely not a teen! Sounds interesting to me, I'll have to check it out!

kellyrorie

Thank you!

christine24t

Looks so interesting! Thanks for the recommendation! I love book recommendations from others

kimbly71

Loved the Hunger Games!! Thanks for the book ideas. Just downloaded the samples in my kindle!!

Johnnyswife

Someone recommended Enders Game which I downloaded and am enjoying so far! I'll check out this book too so thanks for recomending it.

rowbseat13

Thank you!!! I love book recommendations. And books. And anything to do with books.

chauncyrenayCHANGED

Thank you!!

r3d13

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kymberly316

Loved Divergent. Another good one is Matched by Allie Condie. It's a dystopian love story.

jenbooks

Another book I've found and plan on purchasing after I finish 'Divergent' is 'Unwind' Neal Shusterman. It seems a bit more gory and graphic but good.

Unwind is *very* good. Another really good one is Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

quererespoder

Another book I've found and plan on purchasing after I finish 'Divergent' is 'Unwind' Neal Shusterman. It seems a bit more gory and graphic but good.

Synopsis:

"Just like today's wars of words over the abortion issue, however, there can be no clear winners or losers in such a conflict. Instead, at the close of the war, the two sides come to a compromise that fails to adequately address the situation. As a result of the agreement, abortion is outlawed, and there is a place for every baby, wanted or not --- either at one of the State Homes or on the doorstep of other families, who are legally obligated to take care of each of these "storked" babies.

That is, until they are 13. At this point, any children who are unwanted can be, effectively, retroactively aborted. They're not exactly killed. Instead, their body parts live on, thanks to recent medical advances that enable every single body part --- from hair to feet to internal organs --- to be donated to others who need (or at least can afford) them. From the age of 13 until 18, millions of kids are at risk of undergoing this procedure, of becoming "unwound."
No one knows the dread of this situation or the contradictions inherent in the new social order better than the three teens at the heart of Shusterman's thought-provoking novel. There's Connor, a troublemaker whose parents find it easier to sign an unwind order than to deal with his disruptive tendencies. There's Risa, a ward of the state whose excellent piano playing abilities are not quite enough to save her from unwinding in the face of budget cutbacks. And there's Lev, whose parents are unwinding their tenth child as part of the church's mandate to tithe, or to give one-tenth of their earnings back to the community.

Even Lev, who might agree with unwinding on a philosophical level, finds it hard to accept the reality of being unwound. And when he, Connor and Risa learn the stories of countless others who face the same terrifying outcome, the three teens become desperate enough to seek any alternative to what appears a certain, horrifying fate.

you will love it. i read it before the hunger games and i totally love it. i love how he talks about the concept of "unwinding" , it really makes you think. i didnt find it to be that gory or anything, but def, go read it!!

TheLastBeginning

Bump!

Love the hunger games btw.

Nanadena

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AliciaLucas_72

Thank you!

I love your profile pic!

princesspeach577

Love Hunger Games! Thanks for the recommendations. I'm going to start reading the "Matched" trilogy by Ally Condie. My friend, who is also an avid hunger games fan, started reading it and said there are many similarities to hunger games.

Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/matched-ally-condie/1030802839

princesspeach577

Another book I've found and plan on purchasing after I finish 'Divergent' is 'Unwind' Neal Shusterman. It seems a bit more gory and graphic but good.

Unwind is *very* good. Another really good one is Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

The description of Unwind sounds really similar to Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. You might want to check it out.

MrsZMartin

Thanks for the rec!!!

nnylee

Yep, I've read it, really good! Another great one is called "Wither" by Lauren DeStefano....first of a series of 3. It's really good!

Excerpt:
"By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children.

When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can't bring herself to hate him as much as she'd like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband's strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement. Her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next, and Rhine is desperate to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive. Will Rhine be able to escape--before her time runs out?

Together with one of Linden''s servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?"

I was interested in the first paragraph but then the second paragraph made it sound really boring and generic to me. Not looking for a romance novel. >_<

nnylee

Someone recommended Enders Game which I downloaded and am enjoying so far! I'll check out this book too so thanks for recomending it.

HECK YEAH ENDER'S GAME.

JaySpice

Thanks for the recommendations! I downloaded samples of most of the books suggested. Awesome.

stormieweather

After reading the Hunger Games trilogy, I looked for something similar and found The Uglies. So far, the first book is very good.

The premise is that upon their 16th birthday, all people have surgery to make them physically perfect. Before the surgery, they're considered "Ugly". Well some kids object to this and run away. The story so far follows one girl who wants the surgery and her best friend, who doesn't, and ran away.