YA Books Central | Maranda Hymes | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/randanicole/activity/ Activity feed for Maranda Hymes. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:11:56 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4b79deb96f1a2c4d66c638855995649f Maranda Hymes posted an update: A Court of Thorns and Roses “We need hope, or else we c […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9448/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:16:32 -0400 A Court of Thorns and Roses
“We need hope, or else we cannot endure.”

If you look at my 5 star ratings lately it’s mostly a bunch of Sarah J. Maas books, she is just a fabulous writer and never fails to interest me in the story she tells. While this book took me much longer to finish than it normally would have, that is not because it was bad,…Read more

]]> 0 1c244a9c31192f48de7bde19b1f25ed2 Maranda Hymes posted an update: The Selection “One can never help being born into p […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9447/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:14:10 -0400 The Selection
“One can never help being born into perfection.”

World’s worst character name goes to…*Drumroll*…America Singer! Congratulations Mer, you earned it. It took me pretty much the whole book to adjust to her name. And FINALLY around 60% they give a reason for why she was named America. Makes it much easier for me to deal with, even th…Read more

]]> 0 d04254245f5a518ae20e43888de1d3fe Maranda Hymes posted an update: The Giver A popular dystopian book written for young adults, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9446/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:11:04 -0400 The Giver
A popular dystopian book written for young adults, though I believe many adults would enjoy the world that Lois Lowry has invented here. It’s a strict utopia where pain and sorrow are all but forgotten. They have their life partners, children, and occupations chosen for them by a committee within the society that observes them closely t…Read more

]]> 0 a69291f0dabe26b320a9a5b73cfa0623 Maranda Hymes posted an update: That Risen Snow “Happily ever after, my hairy a**.” An int […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9444/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 23:55:30 -0400 That Risen Snow
“Happily ever after, my hairy a**.”

An interesting concept, Snow wakes up from the Prince’s kiss but she doesn’t wake up right. Rather than the fun and beautiful (an in this interpretation, vulgar) girl she was before she has become a Horror, this story’s equivalent of a zombie.

It is a very, very vulgar story that actually…Read more

]]> 0 fe3075f56c238d05eda9af79b5514d61 Maranda Hymes posted an update: Ten “You’re going to have fun this weekend if it kills me. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9443/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 23:25:20 -0400 Ten
“You’re going to have fun this weekend if it kills me.”

I never read And Then There Was None, I meant to and now I’m a bit sad that I read this one first. I think this book is going to make Christie’s masterpiece less enjoyable when I finally do. It seems that a less “high school” version would suit this set up better and I’m sure most peopl…Read more

]]> 0 8a658c16dc895f8ca214be53e12fe146 Maranda Hymes posted an update: Don't You Dare Read This I read this book when I was in […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9442/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 23:23:47 -0400 Don’t You Dare Read This
I read this book when I was in Junior High, it was one of those stories that I remembered vaguely but I knew I had liked at the time. It’s very short and in the format of journals assigned by Tish’s English teacher, Mrs. Dunphrey.

Tish has been forced to grow up much faster than the normal fifteen year old. Some might say…Read more

]]> 0 54fc33d94f6aae3c03442454e05a05f0 Maranda Hymes posted an update: The Ghost Bride I have wanted to read this book since I first […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9441/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:25:19 -0400 The Ghost Bride
I have wanted to read this book since I first laid eyes on the cover in 2013. It’s gorgeous and the premise of the book was so interesting that I wanted to go out and buy it immediately. For some unknown reason i never did buy it but this week when I was looking for something to read on Oyster there it was in unlimited. I squealed,…Read more

]]> 0 083173e7b3f6e787906702698c942865 Maranda Hymes posted an update: The Crimson Thread Growing up the fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9440/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:23:24 -0400 The Crimson Thread
Growing up the fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin was one I didn’t know very well. But once I began watching Once Upon a Time, on ABC I fell in love with Robert Carlyle’s portrayal. No matter what “Mr. Gold/Rump” did I was bewitched by him and he remained my favorite. So when I came across this book I was hoping it had the same effect.…Read more

]]> 0 965585270de6304c2792e7f4cd78ea26 Maranda Hymes posted an update: The Goose Girl So the theme of my books this week seems to be […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9439/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:21:50 -0400 The Goose Girl
So the theme of my books this week seems to be unloving mothers. I went from Flowers in the Attic to this and in comparison Ani’s mother is a saint, but still. Ani was always different, her aunt taught her at a young age how to speak to the swans and that she has a speech on her tongue that she will learn in time. She learns s…Read more

]]> 0 7e5f8857b6449fe223c48e4d1e69427a Maranda Hymes posted an update: Crank In Crank raw pain, a deepening addiction, and a […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9438/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:14:14 -0400 Crank
In Crank raw pain, a deepening addiction, and a crumbling family come together to tell a real, powerful story. I remember when I was younger that quite a few people around me read this book though I never bothered to try. I finally the other day opened it up and was entranced by the poetic nature of Ellen Hopkin’s words.

I rushed through t…Read more

]]> 0 fe4f4a22a9847a3acfd929f72adf9f80 Maranda Hymes posted an update: Tears of a Tiger That's what I remember--and that's what I'll […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9437/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:01:39 -0400 Tears of a Tiger
That’s what I remember–and that’s what I’ll never be able to forget.As a freshman in high school I was really depressed. I found this book in my English teacher’s room and asked to borrow it, thinking it sounded interesting. What I got was more than that. I got an experience I took with me forever. Sharon M Draper’s Hazelwood Hig…Read more

]]> 0 be22df41d023c0901bb7f72fdf4d3146 Maranda Hymes posted an update: Poison Study I never had a single complaint with the book. I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9436/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:59:12 -0400 Poison Study
I never had a single complaint with the book. I find assassins more interesting than most people and read about them and play them in video games often. The characters were solid so far, the setting and how it became was intriguing, and there was enough mystery behind Yelena’s past to keep someone interested from beginning to end. A…Read more

]]> 0 784f495e4c7b7df17c54449fb9a05df6 Maranda Hymes posted an update: American Gods This book was an adventure, filled with so much […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9435/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:56:33 -0400 American Gods
This book was an adventure, filled with so much going on at once it took me much longer than the average book to get through. It’s a book riddled with crazy characters, humorous dialogue, and surprises that were well thought out by Gaiman. It’s one of those books where I felt rewarded in the end and I will think about for quite a whi…Read more

]]> 0 f0c71b60fe1d1ed17ef7caac237699c9 Maranda Hymes posted an update: The Reptile Room In the second book of the series I still had […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9434/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:52:27 -0400 The Reptile Room
In the second book of the series I still had a difficult time with the writing style. I want to like it, I understand that the book is targeted towards children and not adults. I just have a hard time believing that even children would have a difficult time with some of these words Snicket takes the effort to explain. And with…Read more

]]> 0 c1ac763d7e8944f845d88988b4bdfa5d Maranda Hymes posted an update: The Bad Beginning After a long day I wanted to read but I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9433/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:51:03 -0400 The Bad Beginning
After a long day I wanted to read but I wanted something light, and entertaining. I opted for a kid’s book, The Bad Beginning, thinking that if I enjoyed it I would have several more books in this series to read after days like today. I don’t know how I felt about the book. I didn’t hate it. I didn’t like it.

I didn’t have a di…Read more

]]> 0 04a309a638765c6363345607e31bda5e Maranda Hymes posted an update: Crown of Midnight From page 1 I was engrossed and couldn’t p […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9432/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:47:26 -0400 Crown of Midnight
From page 1 I was engrossed and couldn’t put it down. I literally finished the first book in the series, fell asleep for the night and upon waking started the second on only putting it down to groan and head to work for 8 hours. Upon returning I finished the book. I loved every second of it. Nearly every detail seemed to add s…Read more

]]> 0 7d81d710c5286aae9cd103b8b2af1aa5 Maranda Hymes posted an update: Throne of Glass The beginning of this book I honestly […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9431/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:45:23 -0400 Throne of Glass
The beginning of this book I honestly couldn’t stand it. I hated most of the characters and only two things pulled me through the first several chapters. The writing style had something to it that I did like, and I was curious why so many people before me loved this book.

For the first several chapters of the book I hated C…Read more

]]> 0 ae0f797a66c6e9c317c9d5ba6a119ce5 Maranda Hymes posted an update: Rebel Mechanics This was one book I enjoyed thoroughly. I saw […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9430/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:35:29 -0400 Rebel Mechanics
This was one book I enjoyed thoroughly. I saw the cover and was interested right away. The tagline, all’s fair in love and revolution, definitely drew me in. Then, I read the synopsis and was excited to read it as soon as possible. Finally, after reading it I can say it was time well spent because I enjoyed every page of this…Read more

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