Hi everyone..Happy Friday!! Follow and Feature Friday is hosted by
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I hope everyone is having an awesome week and happy belated fourth of July!!
So here's this Friday's question..
Q: Jumping Genres - Ever pick up a book from a genre you usually don't like and LOVE it? Tell us about it and why you picked it up in the first place.
A: For the longest time, I wasn't a fan of dystopian books (excluding the Hunger Games!!). I really just couldn't get into them and some of the ones I read really made me sad. My view on dystopian books totally changed when I picked up Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi! Oh man..literally one of my favorite books ever. The world that Tahereh Mafi creates is so captivating and I found myself really interested in the world that she created. I wasn't confused, and when I finished this book, I didn't find myself being depressed after but instead wanting to reread this book over again! After reading Shatter Me, I really have a much more open mind about dystopian books and I try to read more when I get the chance :)
So..whats your answer this week? Leave me a message in the comments and let me know!
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I love dystopian...sure, they're depressing, but my favorite part is seeing everyone else's view on what the world could turn into! Glad you enjoyed Shatter Me, I thought it was pretty awesome :)
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I kinf of feel that way about dystopian books too and movies. I'm tried of end of the world movies. This one is on TBR.
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Hi Sarah! New follower hopping by! I haven't had the opportunity to read Shatter Me yet (it's on my TBR list), but I am a huge fan of dystopian novels... even when they do leave me a little depressed at times! Lol. I just love the worlds these authors are able to create!
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I haven't read any dystopian books yet but I have been really wanting too.
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Haven't read shatter me yet but I've heard nothing but good things.I will definitely be putting it on my TBR list :D
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Oh. My. Gosh.
ReplyDeleteShatter me is a game changer, isn't it? I often recommend it to my friends who don't like to read in general, and then they always ask for another recommendation :)
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I have to agree! Shatter Me is just awesome! However, I love dystopia novels :) Old follower!
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I love dystopia! My non fav genre would have to be Sci-Fi! Old Follower! Stop by My F&F?
ReplyDeleteYou know, I've been on the fence about reading this one for forever...I really should just give it a try! Happy Friday! (old follower) My Follow
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ReplyDeleteI love Dystopians and agree with you on Shatter Me! it was pretty amazing.
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Shatter Me was awesome. I loved it too.
ReplyDeleteHopping through. I have never been a fan of dystopia but I still read it. I didn't love Shatter Me, but I adored the writing.
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I've always loved the dystopian genre. Shatter Me was a pretty awesome book. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check this one out!
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Dystopian still isn't one of my favourite genres despite liking Matched, The Hunger Games & Divergent. I'll have to give this one a read to see if it can sway me over to Dystopian novels for good lol.
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I'm also not much of a Dystopian fan but have enjoyed the Dark Age Dawning series, which is Post-Apocalyptic.
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I'm still getting into Dystopian! That was my answer really, but I forgot to name the genre!
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Old follower! I haven't read Shatter Me yet, but have heard great things about this novel and it has been recommended to me by 6 people already lol
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New Follower! I'm careful when it comes to dystopian because some of them can be really depressing but this one looks good :)
ReplyDeleteOld Follower! I still need to read Shatter Me!
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I haven't read Shatter Me!
ReplyDeleteExcluding the hunger games, I really haven' read any dystopian novel.
I guess I should give this genre a try.
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It's good to give different genres a try.
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I love dystopians, but haven't read Shatter Me, I will have to read it soon.
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I don't really read dystopian books but the ones I have read I really liked. Old follower! My FF: World of Books
ReplyDeleteHi! We're new followers. Also, I love Dystopian. It's what I write. I've added Shatter Me to my TBR pile. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I am the same, until I read Divergent and Insurgent, I would not read any Dystopian book, (also Hunger Games, to me the movie does not even look good) But i may give it a try(the book) sometime. I have Shatter me on my tbr list, sounds good. I stay mostly anything paranormal/supernatural, here is my post FF post
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ReplyDeleteI'm still new to the dynastopian books. I read The Hunger Games and some books that look like they could be dynastopian :p but I'm still learning new titles, so I'm going to put this one on the list! I hope you can find other titles you like ^^
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I confess I still haven't read a lot of dystopian books, but I really like them now.
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Sounds like a good read!
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I love a good dystopian. I was really inspired by Hunger Games. Shatter Me sounds like a must read.
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Glad this got you back into dystopians! I haven't read Shatter Me yet but I love the new covers for the series.
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I definitely have Shatter Me in my TBR since I saw the book trailer. I'll be reading it soon. I love Paranormal but when THG came, I started to like Dystopian too.
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*gasp* I love dystopians!! So glad you tried this one it was awesome!!
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I love dystopians but I can certainly imagine there being a few horrible ones out there, ones that focus so much on the doom and gloom there is just no appeal to them.
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