Book Recommendations?! Please, help.

Ziverion · 02-02-2015, 04:48 PM

Hello All,

I just finished reading some books and I'm having a hard time finding something similar. Could I get some recommendations? To be honest, I've never been interested in books. However my wife recommended I start doing something to pass the time by while working and I started reading the Hunger games books. Afterwords, I couldn't stop. In the last 2-3 months I've read and enjoyed the following books.

Suzanne Collins (Author)

The Hunger Games (2008)
Catching Fire (2009)
Mockingjay (2010)

Trudi Canavan (Author)

The Magicians' Guild (2001)
The Novice (2002)
The High Lord (2003)
The Ambassador's Mission (May 2010)
The Rogue (May 2011)
The Traitor Queen (Aug 2012)

Priestess of the White (2005)
Last of the Wilds (2006)
Voice of the Gods (2006)

James Dashner (Author)

The Maze Runner (2009)
The Scorch Trials (2010)
The Death Cure (2011)
The Kill Order (2012)

Jonathan Stroud (Author)

The Amulet of Samarkand (2003)
The Golem's Eye (2004)
Ptolemy's Gate (2005)

Marie Lu (Author)

The Young Elites

Thanks!

*Titles were copied/pasted from WIKI.

David Munch · 02-02-2015, 04:55 PM

You should give Harry Potter a go since you like young adult books and fantasy. It doesnt get much better than that.

Ziverion · 02-02-2015, 04:57 PM

I appreciate the reply. I tried to read the Harry Potter books, but I couldn't get past the first couple of chapters. For some reason, I just couldn't get interested.

AnemicOak · 02-02-2015, 04:59 PM

Perhaps you'd like the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.

Ziverion · 02-02-2015, 05:16 PM

Hmm, I will visit my local book store and see if I like the first couple of chapters. In the meantime, do you know of any good magical books?

crich70 · 02-02-2015, 05:21 PM

Perhaps the Xanth books by Piers Anthony might interest you. Not everyone likes his work but he tells interesting tales. Also Christopher Stasheff's wizard books or Diane Duane's young wizard books might interest you. Susan Cooper has a 5 book series "The Dark is Rising" based in Arthurian mythology.

Lynx-lynx · 02-02-2015, 05:52 PM

@ziverion have you considered buying an ereader? Or do you already read your books on a device of some kind?

Lin2412 · 02-02-2015, 06:43 PM

I second AnemicOak. The Divergent series would be a good series to read after the hunger games. It's a good follow up, especially for post-apocalyptic books. (For my personal preference, I'm leaning more on Hunger games though)

Lin2412 · 02-02-2015, 06:53 PM

Oh! And by the way Ziverion, I recommend "The Thief" series by Megan Whalen Turner (Queen's Thief Series). It's one of my all time favorite series. I recommended it to my father, and even if we usually have different tastes on books, for once we agreed. It's great.

Ziverion · 02-02-2015, 07:24 PM

Awesome! Thanks for the suggestions. I normally "read" books via Audiobook. I'll be looking at each one of these and update here once I decide. Again, I really do appreciate it.

hildea · 02-03-2015, 01:17 AM

I've read and loved Canavan and Collins, so I'll check out those others you mentioned.

I second Megan Whalen Turner's "The Thief". Another one is Lois McMaster Bjuold's Curse of Chalion.

John F · 02-03-2015, 06:28 AM

Some possibilities:

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Matched by Ally Condie
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
The Alchemist by Michael Scott
Kim Harrison's Hollows series
The Alchemist by Michael Scott

melmac · 02-03-2015, 07:36 AM

Seeing as you usually read via audible I would suggest some good audiobooks that may be suitable Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch, The Martian by Andy Weir, Hounded by Kevin Hearne these are all very entertaining listens which make them an easy read.

Nancy Fulda · 02-03-2015, 11:23 AM

Merrie Haskell - The Princess Curse
Robert Aspirin - Another Fine Myth
Timothy Zahn - The Thrawn Trilogy
Anne McCaffrey - Dragonsong / Dragonsinger / Dragondrums
Robin McKinley - The Blue Sword

You might also try Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series. (Careful, though! The third book's not out yet.)

Ziverion · 02-03-2015, 03:06 PM

You all are awesome! I've purchased the Divergent audiobook. Once I get done with these books, I think I'm going to try Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series.

Thanks again!

02-02-2015, 04:48 PM	#1
Ziverion Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 161000 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: none	Book Recommendations?! Please, help. Hello All, I just finished reading some books and I'm having a hard time finding something similar. Could I get some recommendations? To be honest, I've never been interested in books. However my wife recommended I start doing something to pass the time by while working and I started reading the Hunger games books. Afterwords, I couldn't stop. In the last 2-3 months I've read and enjoyed the following books. Suzanne Collins (Author) The Hunger Games (2008) Catching Fire (2009) Mockingjay (2010) Trudi Canavan (Author) The Magicians' Guild (2001) The Novice (2002) The High Lord (2003) The Ambassador's Mission (May 2010) The Rogue (May 2011) The Traitor Queen (Aug 2012) Priestess of the White (2005) Last of the Wilds (2006) Voice of the Gods (2006) James Dashner (Author) The Maze Runner (2009) The Scorch Trials (2010) The Death Cure (2011) The Kill Order (2012) Jonathan Stroud (Author) The Amulet of Samarkand (2003) The Golem's Eye (2004) Ptolemy's Gate (2005) Marie Lu (Author) The Young Elites Thanks! *Titles were copied/pasted from WIKI.

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02-02-2015, 04:55 PM	#2
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	You should give Harry Potter a go since you like young adult books and fantasy. It doesnt get much better than that.

02-02-2015, 04:57 PM	#3
Ziverion Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 161000 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: none	I appreciate the reply. I tried to read the Harry Potter books, but I couldn't get past the first couple of chapters. For some reason, I just couldn't get interested.

02-02-2015, 04:59 PM	#4
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Perhaps you'd like the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.

02-02-2015, 05:16 PM	#5
Ziverion Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 161000 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: none	Hmm, I will visit my local book store and see if I like the first couple of chapters. In the meantime, do you know of any good magical books?

02-02-2015, 05:21 PM	#6
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Perhaps the Xanth books by Piers Anthony might interest you. Not everyone likes his work but he tells interesting tales. Also Christopher Stasheff's wizard books or Diane Duane's young wizard books might interest you. Susan Cooper has a 5 book series "The Dark is Rising" based in Arthurian mythology.

02-02-2015, 05:52 PM	#7
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,115 Karma: 92523791 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	@ziverion have you considered buying an ereader? Or do you already read your books on a device of some kind?

02-02-2015, 06:43 PM	#8
Lin2412 Grand Sorceress Posts: 456 Karma: 12931465 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida Device: Kindle	I second AnemicOak. The Divergent series would be a good series to read after the hunger games. It's a good follow up, especially for post-apocalyptic books. (For my personal preference, I'm leaning more on Hunger games though)

02-02-2015, 06:53 PM	#9
Lin2412 Grand Sorceress Posts: 456 Karma: 12931465 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida Device: Kindle	Oh! And by the way Ziverion, I recommend "The Thief" series by Megan Whalen Turner (Queen's Thief Series). It's one of my all time favorite series. I recommended it to my father, and even if we usually have different tastes on books, for once we agreed. It's great.

02-02-2015, 07:24 PM	#10
Ziverion Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 161000 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: none	Awesome! Thanks for the suggestions. I normally "read" books via Audiobook. I'll be looking at each one of these and update here once I decide. Again, I really do appreciate it.

02-03-2015, 01:17 AM	#11
hildea Wizard Posts: 1,313 Karma: 67561852 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Norway Device: PocketBook Touch Lux (had Onyx Boox Poke 3 and BeBook Neo earlier)	I've read and loved Canavan and Collins, so I'll check out those others you mentioned. I second Megan Whalen Turner's "The Thief". Another one is Lois McMaster Bjuold's Curse of Chalion.

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02-03-2015, 06:28 AM	#12
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,886 Karma: 70186493 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Some possibilities: Divergent by Veronica Roth Matched by Ally Condie The Dark Tower series by Stephen King Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare The Alchemist by Michael Scott Kim Harrison's Hollows series The Alchemist by Michael Scott

02-03-2015, 07:36 AM	#13
melmac Wizard Posts: 1,399 Karma: 5573651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Perth AU Device: Sony PRS650, Sony T3, Kobo Forma	Seeing as you usually read via audible I would suggest some good audiobooks that may be suitable Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch, The Martian by Andy Weir, Hounded by Kevin Hearne these are all very entertaining listens which make them an easy read.

02-03-2015, 11:23 AM	#14
Nancy Fulda I write stories. Posts: 700 Karma: 16437432 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Germany Device: kindle	Merrie Haskell - The Princess Curse Robert Aspirin - Another Fine Myth Timothy Zahn - The Thrawn Trilogy Anne McCaffrey - Dragonsong / Dragonsinger / Dragondrums Robin McKinley - The Blue Sword You might also try Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series. (Careful, though! The third book's not out yet.)

02-03-2015, 03:06 PM	#15
Ziverion Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 161000 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: none	You all are awesome! I've purchased the Divergent audiobook. Once I get done with these books, I think I'm going to try Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series. Thanks again!