Thursday, September 13, 2012

Follow Friday #41


Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.

Question: What hyped up book do you think was not worth all the talk?
Answer: OMG, so easy. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (Click for Review). I gave that book 1.5 stars but it gets mostly 4 and 5 star ratings on Goodreads. I just don't think the writing style is for me. But even the story and plot itself was nothing spectacular. The book dragged on for the first 100 pages then got a little exciting in the middle then dragged for the last 1/3 of the book. I so wanted to like The Raven Boys but it was a no-go for me.


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Posted by Jennifer Bielman at 6:58 PM
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48 comments:

  1. awwww dang, I had such high hopes for that one! D:
    Sorry to hear you didn't like it--I always feel weird when I hate a book but everyone else gives it glowing reviews.
    Here's my FF
    old follower :)

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    1. Yeah, it makes me feel like something is wrong with me since I am such in the minority.

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  2. Oh damn. Some books just click for some and not others. Thanks for stopping by.
    -Jenese
    www.readersconfession.com

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  3. 1.5, really? Everyone seems to love it. Goes to show how different all of our tastes are. We can't all love every book! :)

    ~Ali
    My FF

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    1. I know. I was shocked by how much it did not click with me.

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  4. Haven't read that one. Just hopping through. Happy Friday! :D

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  5. The synopsis of the Raven Boys sounded good to me but knowing how her other series was I was scared this book would be a very slow read too. I still want to eventually read it but its no longer on the top 50 of my TBR pile. LOL.

    Here's my FF Post
    Old GFC follower

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    1. Yeah. Read it because of it's popularity but don't run to the stores. Nothing too great about it.

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  6. I haven't read this one, but you are right, everyone seems to love it.

    Old follower. =)
    My FF

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  7. Hello from a new follower. I've only read "The Scorpio Races" by that author, and was rather unimpressed too.

    My FF: http://moonlit-librarian.blogspot.com/2012/09/feature-and-follow-friday-i-succumb-to.html

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    1. The was the book I wanted to read but never bought. When I won Raven Boys I was like "Oh good, now I get to see why this author is so popular" Yeah, didn't work out so well.

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  8. Oh! I was going to grab this copy coming weekend! Dang, I hoped this was a good book!
    My post - FF #1
    New Follower on GFC :)
    Aditi
    That Readioactive Book Blog

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    1. Don't let me stop you, many have liked it. You might too.

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  9. whoa that's low! I haven't read it yet, so I'll have to wait and see. :)

    My FF

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    1. I know, I was even shocked by how low I rated it but it deserved it.

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  10. That's exactly how I felt about The Scorpio Races, which was my pick this week. I was about 100 pages in, and nothing significant had happened yet. The Raven Boys sounds like it was much the same; that's disappointing to hear because I really liked its synopsis and put it on my TBR list.

    Old follower. Our FF

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    1. I really wanted to read Scorpio Races but not after Raven Boys.

      And don't let the synopsis fool you, it is not the main plot of the book.

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  11. Just saying hi! New blogger doing this meme for the first time. Congrats on being featured!

    Visit me & my sis!

    I've heard of The Raven Boys. It's actually on my to-read list. Don't feel bad if you didn't like it because there are books that I just don't get and I know people side-eye me because of that. LOL.

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  12. I had not read this yet, will probably check it out, I still don't know if its for me or not either
    Here is mine Follow Friday Hop

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  13. It's so funny how the same book is one star for some people and five stars for another. I loved The Raven Boys but I agree that there is so much hype about it.

    (And I'm a long time follower already.)

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    1. I know. This is the first time I actually disliked a book that was so popular.

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  14. Totally agree! I really enjoyed Maggie's Wolves of Mercy series but this one just didn't appeal to me at all. I didn't even both requesting it on Netgalley. A shame too, I liked the author's style in her first books.

    Here's my Follow Friday

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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    1. I was thinking of giving the Wolves of Mercy a try but now I am not so sure.

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  15. I haven't read it yet, thanks for the heads up. Have a great Friday!

    Old Linky follower (The Muggle)
    Old email follower (amugglesmagicalbookblog at yahoo)

    Sugar & Snark

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  17. Old follower :). Such a pity about The Raven Boys.

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  18. Oh that's disappointing. I've only read MS's The Wolves of Mercy Falls - although I thought there was a tad too much Rilke - I've got The Scorpio Races on my bookshelf and hope to get started on that, but I've heard mixed reviews about that one too.
    New GFC follower
    Haven't read fifty shades and don't intend to :) I have got Fever on my bookshelf though, hope to read it soon, hopefully no I'm forewarned I'll not expect too much.
    New follower on GFC
    Katja @ YA's the Word

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    1. The only books from Maggie I would consider is the Wolves of Mercy Falls.

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  19. new follower.

    oh no! been waiting for this one!

    My FF ♥

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  20. I have this problem a lot with the novels that get reviewed and hyped on the blogs I follow. They'll get SO much hype, and everyone is all, "OMG, YOU MUST READ OR YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE COMPLETE!!"
    Then I read them and either think, "Well, that was mediocre," or "What are these people reading that they think THAT book was so amazing?!"

    New follower!
    http://littlesqueed.blogspot.com/2012/09/feature-follow.html

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    1. Luckily, I usually like the books people recommend but not this time.

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  21. I actually have been waiting for this and all the positivity surrounding it has me extra excited. I hope I enjoy it more than you did, then :) I actually really loved her book 'The Scorpio Races' even though I know the slowness of it really put a lot of people off. I kind of loved that about it XD

    Old Follower / My FF

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  22. Haven't read it yet but heard that it was quite slow.

    New follower! :)

    Click HERE for our FF! :D

    Louisse @ The Soul Sisters

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  23. Have a great week-end just hopping by.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/09/feature-follow_14.html

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  24. This is the second answer mentioning Maggie Stifvater and again I say i haven't read this book.

    Old Follower

    My FF here

    Le' Grande Codex

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  25. Never heard about it, but from what you wrote on that review... well never going to read it. Haha, thanks for the warning! ^^

    New follower on GFC.
    My FF: http://ning.it/Ove2al

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  26. Oh noes!! I've been really looking forward to this one :(
    I hope I'm not disappointed! Sigh. We'll find out...

    Here's my answer :)

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  27. I have also heard some negative reviews for this book... The fact that The Wolves of Mercy Falls was AMAZING until the ending has put me off reading her books:/

    New Follower Via GFC :)

    My FF #1

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    1. I might take a look at the Wolves of Mercy series.

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  28. Hi new to FF and your blog.
    I've never even heard of The Raven Boys,or Wolves of Mercy.
    Apparently I need to get out form under this rock I've been living under.
    My blog is at http://adventitiousreading.blogspot.ca/
    Thanks
    I.M.

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  29. Thanks for stopping by.
    Returning the favour.

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  30. New follower so HI!!!! . . . I really liked Shiver and Linger but Forever is in my 'Unfinished' pile :-( . . 'Ballad' and 'Lament' were really good though and now I think I may have to put 'The Raven Boys' on my 'TBR' pile! . . . .thanks :-)

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