tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post2894364621468670815..comments2024-03-29T00:46:04.020-04:00Comments on Supernatural Snark: Mini Reviews + Giveaway: Masquerade and Friendship on FireJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-66491853126728489972012-03-24T20:30:42.405-04:002012-03-24T20:30:42.405-04:00I'm super excited to start Masquerade!!! I lov...I'm super excited to start Masquerade!!! I love dark and passionate dude!!!!Bookish Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753627136675666788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-47942816733377435852012-03-23T20:13:15.816-04:002012-03-23T20:13:15.816-04:00Great mini reviews Jenny! I would enter the giveaw...Great mini reviews Jenny! I would enter the giveaway but I re3ad it already! LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06256994715274614059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-36985512089449714072012-03-23T19:57:21.485-04:002012-03-23T19:57:21.485-04:00Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me in conte...Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.comTore923https://www.blogger.com/profile/11560954856511496425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-22431768306785013762012-03-23T05:42:55.125-04:002012-03-23T05:42:55.125-04:00I do appreciate your honesty with your comments an...I do appreciate your honesty with your comments and that you criticized fairly. Thanks for the heads up about the slow development of the plot, characterization, etc. I will remember that as I read it!PuttPutt1198Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014794638840967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-30762181477288108032012-03-23T03:15:55.592-04:002012-03-23T03:15:55.592-04:00I enjoyed your honest review. It sounds like an in...I enjoyed your honest review. It sounds like an interesting book.<br /><br />bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)combn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-64987905229660054242012-03-22T23:42:44.950-04:002012-03-22T23:42:44.950-04:00Thanks for the giveaway!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotm...Thanks for the giveaway!<br />natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot comNatashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-67996427816115012172012-03-22T18:25:36.071-04:002012-03-22T18:25:36.071-04:00I guess the lack of world building didn't both...I guess the lack of world building didn't bother me so much in Masquerade but the insta-love and then their dependency on each other did kind of bother me. But it was still a good read. :)Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-46026577534743052352012-03-22T16:44:54.898-04:002012-03-22T16:44:54.898-04:00Yay! I'll be reading Masquerade in April from ...Yay! I'll be reading Masquerade in April from the read-along. Looking forward to it. <br /><br />And yeah, the long winded path that FoF took, kind of lost me a bit, so I put it down a while back. But I've been meaning to get back to it. Hopefully soon. :)Missie, The Unread Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548256640926555361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-45562208048976065382012-03-22T16:27:50.150-04:002012-03-22T16:27:50.150-04:00I like minis :) More to read in the end, well if t...I like minis :) More to read in the end, well if there are two minis aroundBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-31113384425359197432012-03-22T15:40:06.629-04:002012-03-22T15:40:06.629-04:00Wow--488 pages is really large for a contemporary ...Wow--488 pages is really large for a contemporary YA. Sounds good but that it needed some "kill your darlings" love.<br /><br />The world of Masquerade sounds very intriguing, though the best world-building in the world can't complete with a character you can't connect with.Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-9979146171805743292012-03-22T15:26:25.305-04:002012-03-22T15:26:25.305-04:00I love your reviews... mini or full. :)
I like th...I love your reviews... mini or full. :)<br /><br />I like the idea of a scarred heroine but not so much about the co-dependent relationship. I don't like the part about not feeling fully functioning without him. <br /><br />I like the idea of the slower build to the relationship in Friendship on Fire. I'm curious about it and I'm glad that the emotional parts sing.<br />books (dot) things (at) yahoo (dot) comMelissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-28170111650763257502012-03-22T12:29:03.281-04:002012-03-22T12:29:03.281-04:00Masquerade! It sucks you had some issues connectin...Masquerade! It sucks you had some issues connecting with the heroine, but I'm glad you enjoyed it overall. I am extremely curious about it! I hope you get your wish about more independence from the characters in the sequel!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456550817122908083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-51742711824549763402012-03-22T12:06:38.084-04:002012-03-22T12:06:38.084-04:00Great reviews, Jenny. I am eager to start Masquera...Great reviews, Jenny. I am eager to start Masquerade soon. I'm glad you enjoyed it despite the issues you had with the characters. It's good to hear it is intriguing and well-written. I'm looking forward to starting it! :)Sam (Realm of Fiction)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04440380021875536125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-26599055255472847222012-03-22T10:24:09.435-04:002012-03-22T10:24:09.435-04:00There is just something about the cover of Masquer...There is just something about the cover of Masquerade that I don't like.Jennifer | Mrs Q Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531081381712505056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-34925784365732598392012-03-22T10:10:53.311-04:002012-03-22T10:10:53.311-04:00RE: Masquerade- While I understand the low self es...RE: Masquerade- While I understand the low self esteem because of scars and other issues involved, the co-dependent relationship would absolutely frustrate the crap out of me. While I don't mind female characters be all lovely dovey, I need to see them stand on their own two feet and grow a spine of their own.<br /><br />RE: Friendship on Fire- The merry-go round metaphor nails exactly how I felt with this book too. <br /><br />Awesome minis, Jenny!Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-22490413293697082802012-03-22T09:40:45.515-04:002012-03-22T09:40:45.515-04:00Aylee - Hahaha I know, they're not super mini....Aylee - Hahaha I know, they're not super mini. I guess mini in comparison to my other ones:) I really liked the Masquerade world, that's why I wanted to know more about it:)<br /><br /><br />Alison - It definitely does, but it's not a Christian Fiction book:) I have not read North of Beautiful, I'll have to check that one out!<br /><br />Heather - The main issue I had with Masquerade was Heven. I don't deal well with young women whose lives revolve completely around a boy. I want them to be independent first before love enters their life. And I definitely could have done without about 200 pages of Friendship on Fire, but once she got down to it I really enjoyed it.<br /><br />Danny - It's gotten great ratings from most reviewers, I'm just particularly hard on female protagonists, and Heven posed some problems for me.<br /><br />Felicia - You're welcome!<br /><br />Mimi - Glad you're enjoying it! And I don't mind books that are 500 pages as long as each page is used for a purpose, and I didn't quite feel that way about Friendship on Fire. The core story was really interesting, I wanted more of it and less of the everyday stuff.<br /><br />Tina - I'll be interested to see what you think of it:)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-91240965703435039272012-03-22T08:03:54.325-04:002012-03-22T08:03:54.325-04:00Great mini's jenny...:D I think I have the Fri...Great mini's jenny...:D I think I have the Friendship one in my list of review books...:) I cant get over that first books lips...LOLTina@Tinasbookreviewshttp://www.tinasbookreviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-1604934682931040572012-03-22T06:47:20.633-04:002012-03-22T06:47:20.633-04:00I'm reading Masquerade right now (yay for the ...I'm reading Masquerade right now (yay for the read=along!) and I'm adoring it so far! I was only allowed to read to chapter eight, but I can definitely see what you mean about Heven being easy to sympathize with but hard to connect with. Hopefully maybe the sequel will impress you more? :)<br /><br />And oh gosh, I never realized that Friendship on Fire was so long before LOL! Sometimes I like reading shorter books better because they tend to be more fast-paced and intense. But other times, I like a book so much that I don't want it to end so it balances it out haha! x) <br /><br />Amazing mini-reviews, Jenny! Even though they weren't perfect reads, they both still sound great! :) <3Mimi Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241457025232914551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-53140791914432572072012-03-22T02:09:22.807-04:002012-03-22T02:09:22.807-04:00Both sound like they would be awesome reads. I'...Both sound like they would be awesome reads. I've seen Masquerade around and would love to get my hands on it. Thanks for hosting an awesome giveaway.<br /><br />e-mail: fchien16@gmail.comFeliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014211491573601722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-92232465984720501142012-03-22T01:59:01.936-04:002012-03-22T01:59:01.936-04:00Hm I'm most definitely intrigued my Maquerade....Hm I'm most definitely intrigued my Maquerade.! I saw this book around and only read awesome things about it!<br /><br />I find it a little too often that it's hard to grab the specifics of a world in one book. Too many things are left open for the sequel but, sometimes this is just confusing.. <br /><br />It does sound great though :))Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998128531860725536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-89069003433153212692012-03-22T01:29:24.926-04:002012-03-22T01:29:24.926-04:00I've been looking at Masquerade on Amazon, it ...I've been looking at Masquerade on Amazon, it was tempting. Now, not so much. Maybe if the next book is better, I'll start the series. Or if it's free some time.<br /><br />Friendship on Fire-hmm 350 pages on a merry go round of everyday minutiae is not something I want to read. If it's that long, it better be damn good. No thanks. <br /><br />Thanks for the great reviews Jenny.<br />I don't know what makes them mini in your mind. They seem as thorough and long as your typical review!<br /><br />HeatherBURIED IN BOOKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205451716054533728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-63585557931646708692012-03-22T00:32:21.390-04:002012-03-22T00:32:21.390-04:00Do you think that the cover of Friendship on Fire ...Do you think that the cover of Friendship on Fire looks like a teen Christian fiction book? That's what I'd assume it was.<br /><br />Speaking of physical disfigurement, have you read North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley? It's about a girl who has a large birthmark on her face. A beautiful, sad, yet uplifting book.<br /><br />alisoncanread at gmail dot comAlison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-16911082179004381502012-03-22T00:12:36.051-04:002012-03-22T00:12:36.051-04:00It's funny to me that these are what you consi...It's funny to me that these are what you consider "mini reviews". It's too bad about Masquerade's lack of world building because that is critical for me. Otherwise, it is as you put it, "potentially fascinating".Ayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.com