I went to the library and got quite a few books, We can keep them for three weeks, so I grabbed many more than I should have! I have already devoured four of them, and they were very good.
Wicked Lovely is about a girl who sees the invisible faeries the cause chaos and mischief around the world. One of them seems to single her out and she cannot figure out why. I will not spoil any books for you, but it is very well written and very very good!
Ink Exchange is the sequel to Wicked Lovely and is mostly about one of her good friends, just as good as the first one!
A Great And Terrible Beauty starts out really slow, but once you get past the first two chapters, it takes hold of you. It is about a girl whose mother is murdered. They are English but live in India. She begins to see visions of moving shadows as she is sent to a prep school in England, set in the late 1800's she is an out cast to the other girls until one of them approaches her with a rule breaking dare that she accepts. Kept me guessing until the very end, I will definitely be checking out the next one when I next visit the library!
The Host is by the author of the Twilight series, Stephanie Meyer. It is about and alien species that call themselves souls. They take host bodies and without them cannot survive. After most of the 'settling' of Earth is complete, a soul that goes by the name Wanderer is inserted into an adult human body that was part of the resistance. The human girl's consciousness starts to fight back, putting up walls that don't allow the soul access to certain memories. This book was excellent from the very first page, I would recommend it to anyone!
Bliss I did not like as much as the others. It is about a 14 year old girl in 1969, her parents raised her on a hippie commune. Her parents avoids the draft by going to Canada and sending her to live with her grandmother in an upper class, racist area of Atlanta, Georgia. Her name is Bliss Inthemorningdew and she makes friends with a girl named Thelma and is a story about how sometimes it's better to not to make friends with the 'weird kid' at school. Their school is an old nunnery and legend has it that a girl threw herself from the third story window. Are the voices Bliss hears this girl's cry for help or her mind playing tricks? The book contains a bitter-sweet love story and tells of the cruelness of teenage girls.
All of the books have great plots, sweet love stories, and horrible tragedy. More to come as the summer wears on! Happy reading!
6 comments:
Books have this way of being able to take us places we would never otherwise go. Keep reading!
Oh I love to read! One time when I was little, I was reading Black Beauty for the 20th time (while I was supposed to be sleeping) and my mom ripped the book apart because I wouldn't go to bed! I glued it back together and kept it for a while after!
Thank you for your comment on my blog, Aubree, and yes, Barbara is right, keep reading. You will find out which ones you like best. "Fairy tales" are among my favorites, too, and I can advise you many other good and wonderful books...but the best way to find out is reading yourself! Sometimes I read only a few pages and know this one is not for me, but into others I am drawn right away. If you want more suggestions, tell me!
Suggestions are always welcome! I'm always searching for good books that I haven't read yet!!
I like books. I like reading. But I devour information more than plots and storylines. Although a well-told story is hard to pass up.
Hope your Summer is going well!
Bliss sounds a little bit like Stargirl + ghosts... Gonna have to check that out :)
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