Thanks for this book. I do love a good trilogy and this plot sounds so original.

hi i'm Cassie after you are done the wicked books you should try the Harry potter books they are really good.

I tried those already...they are ok but just dont seem to keep my interest. But thank you for the suggestion, I am actually wanting to read the house of night series.

The house of night series has held my attention this far. I think that you should check them out. I am currently on the third one Chosen

Awesome! I am pretty excited about getting started on those. I heard they are really good.

yeppp i am too ahah lolhttp://static.thereadingroom.com/img/button_send_off.png

Just joined, be back soon!

I am too ...maybe we need a sub-heading .... THE READING ROOM - you can chat, but you can't read here for free!!

mayb its because wen u type in how to read books free online ths is the first site that cumz up.

it dose get a little annoying, i didnt know how to work this site at first but it didnt take very long to work out

lolz borgie :-D

welcome Keith, see you again soon x

good idea harryknuckles :p

why are you trying to read books online for free anyway DKSPR? It's just undermining the publishing industry.

I agree kuchieswife, it took me a while to work it out too but once I got the hang of it I was hooked.

Most people want to read books online for free is because they cant afford it or find it in any book stores. I want to read INKDEATH but i cant afford it or find it anyways.

why should we get to read books for free..... doesnt the author deserve to be paid for the hard work they put into writing and publishing their books...... i am a single mum with 5 kids on a very limited income, and i dont expect to read books online for free. if you want to read books for free, join a library! thats what they are for. there is an online bookstore where the books a cheaper than stores and they have free delivery to almost anywhere in the world. www.bookdepository.co.uk try it and see...

thanks to the the person/people who started the reading room. it is a fantastic site. i discovered authors and books that i would not normally have tried. i love sharing with others and finding out what others think of the books that i have read. its a place where we can share our views and passion about books.

thanx Nadine

jessiccka when I was 15 I got my first job so I could fund my passion for books which worked for me, why dont you try that? Before that i used to borrow them from the library, from friends and ask for them for birthdays and christmas

i havent read it but it looks really really good :)

i will have a look-see at it and let you know what i think :)

I have not read it but I was looking to start that one next.

Im gonna buy it! It looks so good! Tell you then!

i have read it, i really liked it but the only thing i didnt like was it took me 2/3rds the way into it before it staarted to get good an d i enjoyed it

i have just finished it. it was a really slow begining and it took me about the same to really start enjoying it. everything happens in the last part of the book. i'm not sure yet if i want to get the second book, torment, when it comes out soon or not. probably will though because i want to see what happens between cam and daniel and luce. but its not high on my wish list.

I generally try to finish them but some books are just too hard. I don't think it's worth forcing yourself to read something you don't enjoy as it just means it will take you longer to be able to read something you do enjoy.

If I get bored enough and its not getting any better..Then yes, I'll quit and go on to something else...It makes me mad when I get 3-4 chapters in and have to quit b/c I feel like I've wasted my time..Usually it'll start getting boring in the 2nd chapter and I try to give it an extra chapter or two to see if it picks up

I once bought Ice Station by Matt Reilly, an airport novel, I figured it would fill in the 9 hours from Sydney to Hong Kong, it's the only book I had to give up on after about 3 hours of grim determination, it is utter rubbish, I spent the remainder of the flight staring at the seat in front of me, which was much more enjoyable, there was no way it was going to suddenly twist into a brilliant story

There's not enough time in life for any of us to read all the excellent books out there. I learnt that if an author couldn't grab you on the first page then they weren't that good. It's taken me a lifetime to NOT finish a book, but reading IS one of life's pleasures.

when i was a teenager i used to make a point of sticking with a book until the bitter end. then cam the realisation that life is too short for bad books. and the book i have to thank for that? "Interview With the Vampire" by Anne Rice

its not a book but the movie the illusionist is an example of y i always finish throughout the movie its pointles and boring but at the very end theres a twis and if ur quick enough to catch it it makes u rethink the whole thing

Sometimes I've had to push myself with films, and given up after watching over an hour - two examples are Heart Of Darkness, and Portrait of a Lady. Now I have my very own 30 minute rule, and give up after that; sometimes 20 minutes. With books it's the 50 page rule, but so far I haven't given up on a book yet.

so far I've only given up on one book although there have been a few that I probably should have given up as they started badly and didn't improve, i think in those cases i was just hpoing that they were slow starters.

As for movies, if it is a dvd then it has 30mins max to draw me in if it is at the cinema then I usually think I've paid to watch this so I will stay to the end. TV shows get until the first set of adverts, if they haven't got me by then they never will.

Is it coincidence that with the invention of the internet and the ability to have facts and data accessible at the touch of a button that human beings are losing the disciplines of perseverance, determination, concentration and focus?

I'd say it has more to do with people having more choice so they don't have to watch or read something that isn't grabbing their interest, there is also the fact that a lot of what is being produced now is complete and utter rubbish.

I often feel too guilty to give up on a book ... but then I look at all the books I own, and my 'to be read next' shelf in particular and agree, life's too short for bad books!!

i will give up on a book if i really cant get into it, atho the one i'm reading just now, when i first started it i gave up because i couldnt get in to it but i'm really enjoying it now, so maybe try it again in a few weeks and see how you get on

Yes, I just went thought that with a book called "Amandine"...I gave up after about 1/4 of the way though the pace just didn't pick up...I figure it should have hooked me by then instead of me wanting to throw it across the room!

I always finish a book once I start it. I feel like some books it takes longer to get into it. Sometimes I am disappointed, but I don't like not finishing a book.

well i perservered as i just couldn't leave it unfinished, and lets just say i was as disappointed with it as i thought i was going to be!!!

Don't give up reading the book cuz if you give up you will keep wondering what will happen at the end.

Ya and when someone else reads it and they tell you about it you'll think dang it that was a good book afterall

Sometimes I really just have to stop reading a book because it's too boring but give the book some time cause it might start to get good

i ALWAYS finish a book

Help please, how can I read a book herre for free? Am a new member.

i usually do but usless its really bad i finish a book

If I am struggling with a book I give it up for short while then try again. After 50 pages if I am not taken with it I quit. There are so many good books to be read

why force yourself when you can move on to another?

Hi NNanooJ

um...u cant read books for free on this site its more like a worldwide reading group where we meet to discuss books x

iv got over 2000!!! i gave up in the end and now i only add books as im reading them i find it a lot easier!! :)

I am sure that I also have over 2000 in my home library alone. On days that I have little to do I will grab a few of the shelf and add them. My problem is I can't remember the ones I have read and passed on or the ones I checked out from the ilbrary.

I know what you guys mean i have read so many books which aren't on my bookshelf on here as can't remember which ones i borrowed and read from family and friends.

@Patricia if your library has an online database that you can log into to renew or reserve books then there should be an option where you can look up your loan history. Unless your library has a different set up.

I had the same problem until I found "BookDB" on line and downloaded it. It's FREE, you can enter all your books, add comments about what they were about, classify them in categorys, rate them etc. Print out the list and check it before you buy the same book with different covers (been there done that).

I made a spreadsheet for myself a few years ago to catalogue all my books so this summer im hopefully going to update it then add all my books onto here :-D

sounds gd, im gonna check that out this summer

thanx

they are great i cant wait to finish reading breaking dawn only about 180 pages to go

so do I!!

IVE READ THE SERIES OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! i still love thek and get surprised at the samethings....

These are so good! I am on the third

I know they turned TOO popular and the movie doesn't express as much as the books (what naturally tends to happen), but I particulary LOVE them, specially the first one and the last one.

Yeah, but the films have robert pattinson yum! and the book ARE epic although stephenie meyer needs to get some more english skills, her writing style can be a bit scattered although her plot was unsinkable tbh, i dont think she could have screwd it up if she tryed .

just so ur aware robert pattinson is not too friendly with hygiene

Yeah....I know but, its robert pattinson who cares? Hes YUMMMM.

I like some books with open endings as I like to imagine how the story will pan out and choose the fate of certain characters for myself. What about the rest of you?

I think it depends on how well written the book is. If the author has done a good job and the characters are well developed then I quite like an open ending, then I can decide what the characters do next and how their lives are changed by events in the book.

i definitely prefer proper endings i hate when you know a story is over and they leave you hanging

I prefer proper ending too, I think books that leave you hanging are only good if there is going to be book that follows on.

Just have to say this about The Thirteenth Tale brilliant brilliant brilliant, I was sorry when it finished.

Yeeshhh, please give me a proper ending, so I don't feel left hanging. Kings "under the dome", comes to mind. I like to put a book down feeling like I have taken a great ride and am satisfied it all ties up neatly at the end. But then again....I'm old and set in my ways:)

I actually cannot think of any books that I've read that "left me hanging", except perhaps Villette, but that was because the abstract language prevented me from understanding what happened at the end - it wasn't until I read the introduction at a later date that the complete opposite of what I'd thought happened, happened. There was also American Psycho, but that was weird throughout so I didn't find it annoying. So, being used to them, I'd say I prefer proper endings lol.

yes please give me a proper ending. i hate books that leave you hanging, especially when there is no sequel. i also dont like books that leave you shaking your head because the ending didnt live up to the rest of the book. thankfully i have had more good reads than poor ones. happy reading everyone

Amy Laura you are so right I havent had a book that has left me hanging and I don't like books that do that it makes me put the book down and stop reading it

Amy Laura you are so right I havent had a book that has left me hanging and I don't like books that do that it makes me put the book down and stop reading it

Amy Laura you are so right I havent had a book that has left me hanging and I don't like books that do that it makes me put the book down and stop reading it

i pre-ordered this but havent picked it up yet

i bought it and read it within two hours of buying it and loved it :) if u have read the series you need to read this as well :)

just picked it up today and going to start reading it tonight, have stopped reading the book i started last night to read this one

i preordered it but keep forgetting to pick it up

I have dowloaded the ebook, but haven't started yet, it will be next - is it good so far?

I have taken this book out of the library, but haven't got round to reading it yet. I have heard mixed reviews about this book.

I have read it a few months ago and still don't know what I thought to be honest. Found it quite confusing and not particularly satisfying.

Finished this book and not sure what to make of it....it started off slow, got a bit weird and picked up again at the end.....all a bit strange

absolutely agree. No idea what I thought of it.

Started reading this book today i'm not getting into it. Is it even worth me carrying on?

Not sure how to answer that one minime. I persevered and am glad I did as felt like I had achieved something but not sure what. Strange book that I am still not sure what I thought of it.

I had the same problem ... I kept trying to update my 'currently reading' and nothing happened. However, I noticed today that my current 'currently reading' (!!) and my last 'currently reading' (!!!) have both posted. My advice would be to keep trying ... click change and re-send and re-send ... eventually you will get something posted!

I used to have this same problem but found that if you refresh the page after changing your "currently reading" it changes and posts the update.