I loved Send me a Sign, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting this ever since I heard about it. I love the last two lines of the description: “One night can change how you see the world. One night can change how you see yourself.” Doesn’t that sound awesome?
This one has been on my radar a while. Russian spies? An “espionage thriller with a dash of both history and dystopia?” Yes please!
I loved The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks. Loved. So when I heard about this one, I didn’t care what it was about. Now that I know, I’m even more excited. May is an awfully long time to wait.
I met the lovely Dahlia at BEA, she of the macaroons and shiny tiara. She also saved me from having to ride the subway by myself. Dahlia has impeccable taste in books (she’s never recommended a book that I didn’t love), so I can’t wait to read hers.
I also met the lovely Megan at BEA
this past May, so I called in a favor. I begged to sneak a peek at Between, and
either my wiley Southern charm worked, or Megan thought I would leave her alone
if she just sent it already. Whatever the reason, she sent me the first five
chapters, which was actually torturous, now that I think about it, because as
soon as I’d read those chapters, I wanted more. The writing is clean and the
characters interested me from the beginning. I can’t wait to get my hands on
the rest of this book.
I need more Sturmhond. There. I said it. I still love Mal of course, but Sturmhond stole the show in Seige and Storm, and I can’t wait to see what he gets up to in the final book. I read the first book, Shadow and Bone, because of the gorgeous cover. But what’s inside is even better. If you haven’t read these yet, there’s still time to do so before the final one is out. Get on that.
If you haven’t read A Discovery of Witches, then you need to reexamine your life. A friend recommended this book to me, and though I was a bit skeptical, I took her advice. I finished the book in two days and immediately re-read it. It’s sexy and smart with a healthy dose of history. I liked the first one better than the second (which got a little slow for me), but I’ve been looking forward to this book for two years now.
So I’m cheating a little with
this one, since I read a very early version of it about a year ago. Getting my
hands on it also involved begging. (I’m shameless, I know.) I read this book in
one afternoon. I was only going to read a few chapters, but the voice was so
incredible, the characters so real, that I didn’t move until I’d finished it.
And I was reading it on my computer, which, if you’ve done this before, you
know is not the best reading experience. But it didn’t matter – the story was
that good. So I can’t wait to see what Kelsey has done with it in the year
since.
I’m super excited for the third
Raven Boys books. I loved the first one, but the second, Dream Thieves, was even better. Stiefvater writes very lovely
sentences, but her writing isn’t the only thing I admire about her work. She
creates complex characters and then puts them into a contemporary setting with
an otherworldly feel. Both prose and story are haunting and magical. I’m not
sure I can wait until fall for this one. I might do unhealthy things for an
advanced copy.
I absolutely love the sound of
this, particularly the last line of the description: “But between ‘right’ and ‘wrong,’
there’s a whole world of possibilities.” I was also lucky enough to
interview both Jaye Robin and Dahlia Adler about waiting on their debuts.
<3 Thanks so much for the shoutout! I'm definitely psyched for some of these books too, although I haven't yet actually started THE RAVEN BOYS series yet, or read SHADOW AND BONE even though I bought it months ago. Lots to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear what you think about both of those. And can't wait to read your words!
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