Comments on: Smugglers Ponderings: Young Adult Books From a Young Adult Perspective

By: AquaGirl

AquaGirl — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:21:56 +0000

I really liked The City of Ember Quartet. I really like Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow as a couple (that is if they’re even a couple).

By: maari

maari — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:31:37 +0000

does anyone know if there is any romance in between doon harrow and lina mayfleet??? just wondering…and i want there there 2 b!

By: Taylor J. Beisler

Taylor J. Beisler — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:05:31 +0000

Hi Thea! Pretty great post I have to say! I was just roaming the web for something like this. I love YA books! Lord of the rings and stuff like that are pretty much my favorite.
Then, I wrote a book of my own… haha… pretty crazy; it’s got all of the fantasy good stuff entwined in it!

Taylor J. Beisler
http://www.eloquentbooks.com/ArintSaratir-WarriorsLight.html
http://www.taylorbeisler.com

By: orannia

orannia — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:19:24 +0000

I hope I have missed you Tara – great review and thank you (and thank you Thea for interviewing

I love Tamora Pierce too – I’m hanging out to read Bloodhound (the sequel to Terrier). My favourite of her books though is definitely Protector of the Small!

And Thea, can I just say I LOVE Mara, Daughter of the Nile (Eloise Jarvis McGraw). I have an old hardback ex-library copy and I treasure it!

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:29:27 +0000

Thanks guys I really appreciate it, you’re all really great. Well bye now Lovees.

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:21:46 +0000

I have been eyeing off ‘City of Ember’ for a while now and finally(!) someone reviews it for me. Thanks heaps, Tara.

At 34 and a bit, I’m a total sucker for YA. There is so much great fiction out there in this genre. I even swap books with high school students of my Mum’s. LOL.

By: Bridget Locke

Bridget Locke — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:55:29 +0000

I’m 32 and I love well-written YA books. I’m a big fan (because of you two) of the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead and also a big fan of the House of Night series by PC & Kristin Cast.

I grew up on Sweet Valley High (Ack!) and all that stuff, so well-written YA thrills me to pieces. My BFF’s daughter is the right age to read these books, so for Christmas I got her the VA books. She LOVED them!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:20:00 +0000

Thank you Tara and Thea! I think the YA boom is really great news, and, as Christine mentions, it can provide a great way for adults and youngsters to connect. I hope to read more YA.

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:28:49 +0000

I love YA books and I am over 30

By: Karen Mahoney

Karen Mahoney — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:37:40 +0000

Great post! Thank you Thea & Tara.

Loved the review, and definitely need to read the book & see the movie now. *goes off to check out Tara’s blog*