I’ve gotten some awesome books in the last couple of weeks. I’ve also been reading a bit more than I had been, and this weekend, I actually wrote some reviews, which I sorely needed to do!
Is it harder for you to find the time to read or to review?
Thanks to Marcia at Mailbox Monday for hosting this month!
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For Review:
The Shortest Way Home — I enjoyed Juliette Fay’s Deep Down True, so I look forward to reading this one. I’ve been on a bit of a light women’s fiction kick, so this should be a great addition to that.
Louder Than Words — a YA book that sounds like it has just what I like in YA: A girl with no voice, only one friend, and a synthetic speech machine that makes her sound like a robot–definitely not prom queen material. So traumatized on the night of the car wreck that killed her entire family that she lost her ability to speak and most of her memories, seventeen-year-old Sasha faces a lonely, quiet future…until she meets a beautiful boy who can literally read her mind.
I,Q: Kitty Hawk (Book 3) by Roland Smith — My 14-year-old daughter has already started reading this, and I just got it Friday. We both enjoyed the first two books so much. We’ve been waiting for two years for this one! I think that book 4 comes out in 2013 as well. Highly recommended to older middle grade and junior high readers who like action.
Plus Sleeping Bear Press included an extra in the package: The Quilt Walk. It’s probably as polar opposite as you can get, but I like Sandra Dallas, so I think I’ll give it a try.
Things Remembered — more family drama
For Review (via Netgalley)
The Lost Prince — I’ve really enjoyed Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series. This is the next one in the series (book 5, I think), but it seems like it’s going an entirely different direction, with the focus on Meghan’s brother Ethan.
A Nearly Perfect Copy — This one has several of my favorite elements: family drama, Manhattan setting, an interesting backstory.
Whew! I actually think that there were more, but that’s all I can manage right now. I think I’d better get to reading — or reviewing!
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Hi Jennifer,
What a great selection of varied genres you have this week, you certainly won’t be stuck for choice, when deciding what to read next!
I quite like the look of ‘The Shortest Way Home’ and I already have ‘Things Remembered’ on my list, afer a fellow blogger recommended it.
I hope that you enjoy all of your books and that you have a good week.
Yvonne
Thanks Yvonne! My pile is quite varied right now, which I like, so that I can have the choice, as you mentioned.
Great looking books! I am intrigued by The Shortest Way Home and Things Remembered.
Here’s MY MONDAY MEMES POST
I received THINGS REMEMBERED last week. Looking forward to reading it.
I have trouble finding time to READ. 🙂
Stop by my blog if you like for my mailbox Monday and check out this post too for a reading event I attended in New York City on September 29.
http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/10/hachette-book-groups-first-book-group.html
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/10/mailbox-monday-10142012.html
I loved when I lived near NYC, because there were lots of events to attend.
When I was writing up THINGS REMEMBERED, I couldn’t remember why it was so appealing to me, but I know the pitch interested me.
So it is good then? THANKS for the info.
My son lives in NYC and I luckily got to stay with him and attend the event. It was so much fun.
Elizabeth
I haven’t read it yet. I just meant when I was writing it up for this post and looking at it, I couldn’t remember exactly what drew me to it.
Can you direct me to your review of THINGS REMEMBERED please.
THANKS.
I haven’t heard of A Nearly Perfect Copy before but it sounds fantastic. I’m hoping to sneak in The Lost Prince soon too. Happy reading!
Nearly Perfect Copy looks like a winner. Hope you enjoy I’ll have to keep an eye out for it
So many good books! Juliette Fay is coming here soon so I need to get hold of one of her books.
I like the sound of the Juliette Fay book particularly. Hope you have a good week.
Things Remembered looks real good. Have a wonderful week and happy reading!
I just finished Things Remembered last night. I really enjoyed it. I will be hosting a book tour stop for it on Wednesday. The Juliette Fay book sounds good too. I will watch for your thoughts on it.
The Shortest Way Home and a Near Perfect copy both caught my eye. Happy reading!
The Juliette Fay book looks good – I really liked Shelter Me! Nearly Perfect Copy is intriguing as well; I’ll look forward to hearing what you think.
I have The Quilt Walk on hold at the library. I have read several of Dallas’ books and liked some but didn’t finish the others. I am anxious to see what the book will be like.