12/24/2023 0 Comments Read the one by kiera cass onlineIf you’re one of those people, listen up! You’re missing out! But, I imagine that there are lots of “grown-ups” (I don’t believe there’s really such thing as a grown-up, we’re all kids at heart) that wouldn’t consider setting foot in the children’s section while looking for a book of their own to read. For me, that’s fine! I’m not ashamed of browsing the shelves there. The thing I find disappointing is that YA fiction is found in the children’s section of bookshops. I can’t help but feel like there’s an extra spark within YA fiction that many adult books lack, though perhaps I’ve yet to come across the adult novel that will change my mind about that. Why? Because I don’t want to – YA can be amazing!ĭon’t get me wrong, I still enjoy reading books written for adults, but I always find myself drawn back to the exciting world of YA. Well, I haven’t, and I know I never will. While young adult (YA) fiction is well loved among much of the book blogging community, there are many people out there who’d expect that, being 27 years old, I’d have grown out of it by now. Read on to find out why and discover some of my favourite YA books for adults. Young Adult books have got so much to offer, so if you’re a book lover but haven’t delved into the YA world yet, you could be missing out. Some very happy Two is going to marry you anyway.Listen up all you “adults” out there. “You know, I don’t even see why this matters so much to you. She started walking away, her sour mood ruining the most incredible news I’d gotten during the entirety of the Selection. is this real?”Ĭeleste snatched back the magazine. By my picture were opinions that made me want to cry. Elise was so poised, it said, but she also only had eight percent of the population pulling for her. ![]() Quotes from those polled edged the graph, saying that Celeste was positively regal, though she was in third. It wasn’t as high as I thought it should be for whoever won. Above the image, an elegant headline asked Who do YOU want as Queen? Next to my face, a wide line shot out, showing thirty-nine percent of the people were pulling for me. I turned the magazine right side up, finding half of the page full of pictures of the four remaining girls with a graph beside our photos. They love you.” Her voice was angry, accusing. Your little speech on the Report pushed you over the top. Snatching one of her many magazines, she flung the glossy pages at me, and I caught it clumsily. She heaved a sigh and pushed herself up from her seat. I stood there blankly for a moment, confused by her words. The only thing to do was leave, but as she wiped her eyes, she caught sight of me. Up until this moment, I hadn’t even been sure she was capable. I searched for the source and found Celeste, hugging her knees to her chest, sitting on the wide perch of a windowsill. The door of the parlor swung open quietly, and I realized I wasn’t alone. There were a few books on those shelves I’d been wanting to read. I wandered down the hall to one of the rooms on the far end of the floor. I’ll be right back.”Įlise and Kriss each gave me a cursory nod as they attempted to focus on their tasks, and I stood to leave. “I’m going to hop over to one of the libraries. ![]() “I’m not that desperate.” She put the tip of the pencil down, making a smooth curve across the page. “I bet Silvia would have work for us,” I offered. ![]() “I just need to think about something else.” “But people already have died.” Kriss wasn’t argumentative, only worried. “The king won’t let anyone die,” Elise offered comfortingly. “I know that people are in danger, but I love him. “I don’t know what I’m doing,” she finally said. She sat for a long time with a red pencil in her hand, hovering over the paper. She sat down with drawing paper and a collection of colored pencils. Maybe ten minutes later, Kriss walked in with full arms. Elise was reading as I sat with my sheet music, but Kriss and Celeste were missing. I ached to run, to put some of the energy into something.Īfter lunch, our return to the Women’s Room was staggered. The worry was so heavy that it was all we could do to stay put. The next day was much of the same, though I’d never been disappointed to see the sun shine before. Like I needed to know she wasn’t giving up on Maxon. ![]() “I’m going to stay no matter what.” Something about the way she said it seemed to be directed specifically at me. “Do you think they’re hiding the number of deaths from us?” she wondered. At parties, people preferred the classics.
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