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Hello Readers!
First thing is first, the Bag O’ Swag winner from yesterday’s chat is Rebecca M.! Rebecca please email me at racoo.smith at gmail.com (no spaces) with your name and address so we can send your prizes out. 
Welcome to our Thursday Book Chat. So, let’s talk about books!
Today’s book discussion will be about Wicked Lovely
Read a review of this book here: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=6799
Today’s questions:
Do you think it would be scarier to see the faeries, like Aislinn, or to know they are there but not be able to see them, like Seth?
What is your favorite scene from the book, and how does it impact the rest of the story?
Do you feel that the teen characters are portrayed realistically?
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1. Comment and chat here today AND leave at least one comment or question on the book title we are discussing. Even if you haven’t read it. You could ask what makes the characters so compelling to others, or have them convince you to buy the book. LOL Just because you haven’t read it doesn’t mean you can’t chat with us. 
2. Attend and comment at the Interview with cover model Megan Crewe at noon today here: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=12907
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4. RSVP, Attend and Comment at the Release Party, Chat and Contest with author Sharon Ashwood here: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=12656
5. VOTE in this week’s paranormal poll here: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=12778
6. Invite a bunch of your friends to come and chat with us today! Here’s the direct link so they won’t get lost.
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Book sin the Wicked Lovely series in the order the should be read:
Wicked Lovely
Ink Exchange
Fragile Eternity
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1. Yay! I series I’ve actually read all of. Well, actually I listened to the first two. My library had them on cd, but I wasn’t a big fan of who was reading them, so I think that kind of effected how I felt about them at first. I simply read Fragile Eternity and liked it much better that way. As for a scene from the first book, I really can’t remember the first book enough for that. But I think it would be scarier to be like Seth and to know they’re there, but not be able to see them.
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1. I read all of of Melissa’s books and can’t wait for the rest of the series to come out.
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I’ve never read these books - yet again- another one on my list! (really!) I am curious - my friend that recommended these did not read Ink Exchange. I asked her just the other week about it & I wasn’t sure if it was book 2 or 3. According to the list here - I see it’s #2. I always thought Fragile Eternity was #2. Oops! I’m glad the order was listed here!
For those that have read them - say you could pick your dream cast for a movie - who would you cast in the film version of the books?
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This is a great series. It was the first fae book that I ever read and I was impressed. MMarr does a brilliant job of worldbuilding. I really felt like I was there. Seth is my favorite character. How about everyone else. Anyone rooting for the Summer King?
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Sorry I have not read this one. So someone tell me what makes this story so good and why should I read it?
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I haven’t read this one but I think it would be scarier to know that faries are there but not be able to see them.
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I actually just ordered this book–a gift from my sweetie for my b-day (still waiting at the door for it to arrive). So I haven’t read it yet, but I will soon *strokes evil kitty in lap* very soon. I’ve heard loads of good things about it, plus I believe Melissa’s sold the movie rights. That’s huge for a writer, so I figured I HAD to pick it up.
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I too enjoy the Wicked series. Or whatever the title series is called. I like Ash, but there were a lot of things that made me upset in Fragile Eternity which I won’t get into. Another friend of mine agrees. Really looking forward to where the next book goes. Really interested in what her adult urban fantasy series will be like too.
1. It would be scary to know faeries exist but not be able to see them like Seth.
2. I can’t remember my favorite scene. It’s been so long since I’ve read these books.
3. I think the teens are portrayed realistically. What I like about this YA series is that there is a lot of focus on this world of faeries and not to much teen drama.
I’ve voted this week in the poll.
1. I haven’t read this series but I want to.
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This is an awesome series! I cannot wait for the 4th book! I think it would be scarier to be like Seth, unable to see the fae.
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MY favorite scene in the book I think is when Aislinn returns to Seth after meeting with the Summer King, and she is unsure of what happened to her while with him. I believe this shows Seth’s true character in the way in which he reacts to the idea of Aislinn and Keenan being “together”. He doesn’t blame her for something out of her control, and some guys might have. He is confident in his love for her and that is all that matters.
I think Melissa has created 2 very strong characters and yes, I do feel that the teen characters are portrayed realistically. Although they are very mature, I think this is due to their own circumstances that has led them to independence. Neither Seth nor Aislinn really have any parents and this forced them to grow up a little faster.
Voted in the poll.
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Ok, I did hit enter there, like 7 times, but it did not leave a space! I am really sorry!
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Oh and Melissa Marr MIGHT that is a big might, stop by and say hi today!
I haven’t read her books yet, but am really looking forward to adding them to my collection.
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Well dunno about being realistic, some things they do or feel, does not feel right. But I still liked how she created it all cos they are not meant to be normal either. There is something more. I liked the darkness, now that felt real
I loved Wickedly Lovely and all of the books in this series. I cannot wait for the fourth book.
Hi Everyone,
I am a literature teacher, and since teachers do not get paid well, I also work part time in a bookstore. I love to read the young adult stuff and there are so many good one. I have been looking at this series for a while and I want to read it. Many customers come in and request it.
Fairies have two different sides to them in different books. Some are cute and nice and some are hideous and mean. I would only want to see the nice ones!
I am not sure if the teenagers are portrayed well here, but in most young adult fiction, the writers do a great job.
Please just keep writing, I see more and more kids reading and all I can say is that is a great thing!
Jennifer
Lots of great commments, folks! I am going to answer my own questions.
My favorite scene in the book, and the one that hooked me from the very beginning, was the one where Aislinn and Seth are in the bar, and the reader gets the description of the faeries in her hair, over her shoulder, etc., and she cannot act as though she knows they are there. That scene just blew me away.
I agree with Tina that it would be scarier to know the faeries are there but not be able to see them.
I work with teens, and I find their depiction in the book to be realistic. Tina also said that she appreciated that the book did not deal too much with teen drama — I love that comment!
And Linda AK — I agree, the darkness does feel real, and ratchets up several levels in book two.
1. Oh I own all this series. I just haven’t gotten a chance to read them yet! But i really really want to!
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woo, nice to see my review is there! i do love these books, and i’d love to be able to see faeries like Aislinn does. given that they were kinder, though.
I think it would be way scarier to know they exist but not see them. At least if you can see them you have an idea of what’s going on around you. I really enjoyed this book though I still haven’t read the rest of the series.
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This was a great series that I absolutely loved. HarperTeen.com offered the first book in the series free on line when promoting the third book in the series. I enjoyed it so much that I immediately purchased it(even though I had just read it free) and the next two in the series. This was the first series that I had read that was about faeries and they were scary as hell. I found them much scarier than all of the vampire and werewolf books that I had previously read. I found it very scary that the mortals could not see the faeries. I thought the series depicted the emotions and the actions of the teens very well, but I don’t think this is a series for young teens. There were a lot of mature situations that were a bit scarier than a 13 or 14 year old would be comfortable with.
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Hi Melissa!
1. I havnt read these books yet Sorry! But I told my daughter about them and we are going to read them together.
How many books do you think there will be in the series?
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i havent read any of these books but the titles r interesting what madeyou chose these or did the publishers pick them?
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I just picked this one up but still in the TBR pile…. from the sounds of it the series is a very good one….Melissa seems to be very in tune with the likes of the YA audience that her books are targeted at.
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I haven’t read these books but I want to after reading the great reviews!
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HI.I rsvp’d. I have heard so many postive reviews of Wicked Lovely and am determined to read it very,very soon!
1.I think it would be scarier to NOT see the faeries because it would be all up to your imagination what they look like. You caould imagine them really pretty or really creepy.
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I like these books about the dark and light fae. It is so interesting and there are hardly any other faerie books out there. Other than Holly Black’s series. I mean there might be a few other books here and there but I can’t think of many. I really like this series though. I do love Seth and not so much Keenan. Really hope Ash goes with Seth again. Won’t say too much because it gets spoilerish.
I havent read these books yet but from everyone comments and the reviews I just added it to my TBR list
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1. My sister read Ink Exchange and she said it was alright but sometimes kind of slow paced. Anyone agree/disagree?
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I would say it would be worse not to be able to see them.
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1. Haven’t read this like the cover though, I would rather be able to see the fairies than to have them around and not see them.
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Hi Melissa!
I haven’t yet read Wicked Lovely, but I’ve heard a lot of wonderful things about it!
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BBB questions..
-I think it would be scarier to be able to see them. I would like being able to *not* see them, because in my mind, if I can’t see it, it can’t hurt me.
-Teen characters.. Hmm.. on one point, I like when they are portrayed realisticly, because sometimes writers cannot get the innder thoughts quite right.. On the other hand, when writing in certain genres [fantasy, paranormal, etc.], I almost prefer the characters to be a little different from the norm.
I think I know what I’ll be doing this weekend! I really want to read this series.
Do you think it would be scarier to see the faeries, like Aislinn, or to know they are there but not be able to see them, like Seth?
— I think it be scarier to not be able to see them. I’d rather be able to what they were doing.
What is your favorite scene from the book, and how does it impact the rest of the story?
— I think (as much as I am not a fan of Keenan) the scene where Ash kisses Keenan’s cheeks after they run into Beira is my favorite.
Do you feel that the teen characters are portrayed realistically?
Yas, I do. And aall the characters actually.
I think it would be way scarier to be able to see the faeries!
I don’t have a favorite scene in the book but I thought the resolution was pretty clever. My fav character is Seth! He is way sexy!
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wowee. I havent got around to reading 2 and 3. i wasnt going to read number 1, cause i dont like faery books, i only read it because it was a battle book, so i was really surprised when the plot was dark and sinister…loved it!!!
I like the cover. I would like to see fairies, I think, though when I just get a feeling about something, that’s probably less scary than having something pop out of the bushes.
I’ve not read these, but are the fey anything like Merry Gentry.
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it is easier to fear the unknown than it is to fear the known. If I could see them I would know when they are going to attack. If you can’t then your flying blind in a thunder storm.
I haven’t read this book, but I’d say that things I couldn’t see would be scarier, than scary things that I know well.
Are the fairies in this book bad or good?
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What inspiared you to write Wicked Lovely?
1. love the cover for this book and a have added it to my tbr pile. I think not being able to see the faeries would be worse. i would really rather see what was coming to get me.
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I think it would be scarier not to see them. I have not read this book but will look for it. I have done the rest of the things. Thankyou
Hi Melissa I haven’t read any of your books but they are on my to be read list. I RSVP’d, what made you chose faries as your writting topic? I think it would be scarier to know fairy are there but not be able to see them like Seth.
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Mina, I agree that Ink Exchange was kind of slow paced, it was still a good read, but I prefer the other two books.
I haven’t read this book but I’m a huge fan of faire books so this is definitely on my TBR list. I’d rather be able to see them rather than to know they’re there and not be able to see them. I have a crazy imagination.
. Comment and chat here today AND leave at least one comment or question on the book title we are discussing. Even if you haven’t read it. You could ask what makes the characters so compelling to others, or have them convince you to buy the book. LOL Just because you haven’t read it doesn’t mean you can’t chat with us.
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I think it’s scarier to not know that they are there.
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oooh! i’ve heard of this book! i’ve seen some blogs that have already reviewed it!
looked for it in a bookstore here in my country but haven’t found it yet.
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i bet my little sister would find this a very interesting read!
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cover is really pretty by the way!
1. I have actually bought these books and they are waiting in my TBR pile but after reading all these comments they are moving to the top of the pile. I bought them for my daughter and she hasn’t gotten to them yet either. I love to find books that we can both share.
I can’t wait to read the scene described above with the fairies in the hair. It sounds very imaginative.
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