Book Hype hosts Jen, Karen, Marama, and Michal discuss some recent book news, all the while descending into madness.

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What are we reading?
–Death Sworn by Leah Cyprus
–The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
–Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
–We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
–Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
–Six Feet Over It by Jennifer Longo
–Paper Towns by John Green
–Cold Calls by Charles Benoit
–Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau
–The Here and Now by Anne Brashares
–Half Bad by Sally Green
–Half Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington

Book Bites: How do we feel about Harry Potter comparisons?
-First off, why are there so many comparisons to Harry Potter?
-Is there a difference in comparing subjects and the level of fame?
-Does this comparison hurt or hinder a book?
-This isn’t the first time it’s been done and it won’t be the last.
-Basically, we’re not surprised.

What’s the most recent book news?
-We’ve got another Cassie Clare series: Wicked Powers
-Should she stop writing Shadowhunter series?
-Does this compare with Rick Riordan’s series?
-Clare is writing another series with Holly Black: The Magisterium
–Eleanor and Park was optioned as a film.
-Leave us your fancasting ideas?
-Jen is actually evil.
-Did you guys see the scene adaptation of Fangirl?
-Should Fangirl be an indie film?
-Karen has emotional whiplash from Percy Jackson. Moving on.
-Marama saw Divergent!
-We get a little distracted by boys. Sorry.
-Michal has a lot of feelings about Bucky.
-Hey, comic books count!
–There was an If I Stay still released for the movie.
–Game of Thrones is back! Michal is in her happy place.
–Dream of Gods and Monsters by Lani Taylor is out now!
–Check out our interview with the author.

Feedback
-We get some more suggestions for Sherlock-related stories!
–We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is our May book!
-And don’t forget Half Bad by Sally Green is our April book.
-Someone sorts us into Hogwarts houses!
-Now we need to be sorted into Divergent factions.
-Marama and Karen actually do really love each other.

Our April Book Club Book is Half Bad by Sally Green!

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