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Halfway through the series. So so so so obsessed. Can’t believe I hadn’t read these before. It’s like marathoning one of my favorite CW shows but in book form.
Books I can’t wait for (in no particular order)
- DAYS OF BLOOD AND STARLIGHT by Laini Taylor
- SIEGE AND STORM by Leigh Bardugo
- REQUIEM by Lauren Oliver
- LOVE IN THE TIME OF GLOBAL WARMING by Francesca Lia Block
- CRESS by Marissa Meyer
- SHADOWS by Ilsa J. Bick
- REACHED by Ally Condie
- THE TWELVE by Justin Cronin
On sale dates can’t come fast enough!
The Anatomy of Something I Think is Awesome
I have varied taste in everything, but here are the strings that tie some of my favorite things together…
- Snarkiness: Please see The Doctor
- Kicking ass and taking names: Enter Echo and Buffy
- People banding together to fight a common enemy: Buffy, my hero, The Vampire Slayer
- A forbidden/angsty romance doesn’t hurt: Starbuck & Apollo
- Long winded speeches that would make for great youtube videos: Anything in Battlestar Galactica
- A main character who is not dependent on a dude for her happiness (here’s looking at you, Bella Swan): Mainly, Veronica Mars
- Aliens, paranormal creatures or dragons always help: Can we say The Vampire Diaries?
THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin
I’m not sure what took me so long to read this book but I was blown away, even braving holding this enormous, wonderful book, while standing on the subway more than a half hour each way. I think it gave me reader’s elbow (is that a real disorder?).
This book should be a must read, not just for science fiction fans, but also for any fans of great writing. Cronin doesn’t fall into a lot of the same traps that I’ve become accustomed to from other sci-fi authors. There’s no mysterious plague that came from nowhere and the heroine, though she’s called the Girl from Nowhere, has a very real beginning and journey that Cronin explores throughout.
THE PASSAGE was poetic, haunting and all around excellent. I can’t wait to read what’s next.
FIRELIGHT
I read FIRELIGHT in one sitting last night, ignoring pre-Thanksgiving duties. I’m a sucker for these kinds of stories but I thought it was fantastic.
Starting off in the middle of some action instead of waiting to explore the Draki first was a refreshing beginning for supernatural YA and it didn’t let down through the rest of the book.