Today I'm over at Kylie Griffin's blog talking about all sorts of clever author things (okay, so perhaps it's not very clever, but there's definitely a lot of talking going on), so please come by and say hi. And while you're there, make sure you check out Kylie's blog and website. For those who don't know, Kylie is an AMAZING writer, who after winning just about every writing comp going, including the Golden Heart, finally sold her first series last year. She's also a very energetic blogger and her site is FULL of fab interviews and writing information!!!!
In other news, I've been doing loads of reading lately, which has been wonderful! I finally managed to read Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead, which ended just the way I wanted it to--phew!!!!
I've also just finished The Maze Runner by James Dashner, which was insanely good and I've been telling everyone who will listen about it. I also read Matched by Allie Condie, which I enjoyed but it was tempered by the fact that I've only recently read The Giver by Lois Lowry and there were quite a few similarities.
Two other books that I adored is The Laurentine Spy by NZ author, Emily Gee. Seriously, I can't recommend this book enough. Emily is a freaking amazing writer and the story very much put me in the mind of my favorite books of last year -Graceling by Kristin Cashore! And finally, I also read The Sevenfold Spell by Tia Nevitt. This is a Carina Press book and it's definitely NOT a YA, but I absolutely adored it - it's a retelling of Sleeping Beauty - and the writing is riveting.
I've still got an overflowing TBR pile so I need help deciding what to read next. Here are the choices:
Night Star by Alyson Noel
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
The Demon Trappers by Jana Oliver
(there are actually a lot more but these are in my must-read-or-die pile)
Looking forward to hearing your answers!! Oh, and stay tuned because I'm going to be doing my Fairy Bad Day arc competition Very Soon!!!
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6 comments:
I would say Dark Divine with Personal Demons and Firelight in a close second and third.
I still need to read The Maze Runner. I'm way behind, lol.
Hey BC - wow, that was quick! And thank you - as you know I need all the help I can get!!! Oh and you must definitely read The Maze Runner - it's such a great premise and I really loved the writing!
I've only read The Dark Divine on that list, so I'd say it or The Ring of Solomon (since I do love the Bartimaeus trilogy).
Catherine - I love Bartimaeus as well - he's so very, very naughty and I've heard that this book is even better than the trilogy!!!
I can't tell you from that list but I would recommend the YA On the Jellicoe Road (also called just Jellico Road)by Melina Marchetta. The mysteries kept me intrigued all the way through. Quite different from your usual High School story.
Suzanne
Suzanne - oh, thanks for the recommendation! I keep seeing that book in the library, so I'll grab it when I go into work on the weekend (of course that doesn't help make my tbr pile smaller but details smetails!!!!)
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