Comments on: YA News and Reviews by Trish Milburn (aka Tricia Mills)

By: Trish Milburn

Trish Milburn — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:57:35 +0000

Anna, I’m amazed that you’ve managed not to be spoiled yet. That’s talent, girlfriend.

Orannia, I hope you enjoy both books. And isn’t it amazing that Twilight still has hold lists at libraries this long after its release.

By: orannia

orannia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:52:53 +0000

Tricia – thank you so much! City of Bones sounds amazing! And I think I’m next on the library hold list for Twilight, so hopefully I’ll soon be finding out what all the fuss is about

By: Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:38:09 +0000

I’ve been really careful to keep away from people likely to tell me what happens at the end, Trish. Someone really spoilt the ending of book six for me – and had no idea how mean it was to give away the twist. Grrrr! Maria, you haven’t read Twilight and co either? How surprising! One of my best friends has a 14-year-old daughter and she’s crazy about those books. My friend, who’s rather snobby about what she reads, was horrified when I said Twilight was a romance!

By: Trish Milburn

Trish Milburn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:52:48 +0000

Anna, gasp! You haven’t read the last HP yet. Have you managed not to be spoiled on what happens? That was actually the only book for which I went to the midnight release at Barnes & Noble. I stood in line, got my book, and then spent the next two to three hours reading before I had to get some rest.

Maria, next month’s HP film is actually for book 6 in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Filming is currently going on for the two films into which they are splitting the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It’s so big and has so much important, series-ending content in it that they decided to make two movies.

By: Trish Milburn

Trish Milburn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:49:16 +0000

Theresa, I think some of Stephenie’s stuff is a slow build but with a good payoff, storytelling-wise. This was how I felt about her adult book, The Host, too. I wasn’t sure how I felt at first but kept reading, and them, boom, I was hooked and had to know what happened.

Teresa, thanks for coming by and commenting. I think maybe I’ll schedule some reviews of the L.J. Smith books before the CW premiere.

By: Maria Lokken

Maria Lokken — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:44:47 +0000

Anna – you are not the only person on the planet who hasn’t read the Twilight series. I haven’t either, nor have I seen the movie.

Harry Potter is another matter. I’ve read all the books, and I think they did a wonderful job with the films. It’s been so long since I’ve read them, I’m looking forward to the new film – it will be like re-experiencing it all over again. Although I must admit, I don’t know if this film represents the last book or not, and I’m too lazy to go look it up. I’ll just have to be surprised.

By: Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:20:23 +0000

Hi Trish! Great column, as ever. I have to admit I must be the only person on the planet who hasn’t read Twilight and co. Actually nor have I seen a Harry Potter movie although I’ve read all the books but the last one which is on my TBR pile. Oh, dear, clearly I’m out of step with the Zeitgeist!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:14:39 +0000

Hi everyone, I’m a huge Harry Potter and Twilight fan. I’m counting down the days until Half-Blood Prince and New Moon comes out.And I have to catch out The Vampire Diaries show coming out, maybe check out the book’s too.

By: Theresa Ragan

Theresa Ragan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:28:57 +0000

Trish, the second book was slow going for me because it took so long to get to the two main characters being together…but this third book is even a little slower… It’s just now getting exciting for me at page 425. I keep hearing that the first and fourth books are the best.

By: Trish Milburn

Trish Milburn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:42:36 +0000

Hey, Maria. I’m so glad that you’re getting into YA. The genre is filled with so much variety and tones. Sounds like BEA was a goldmine.