It's time to go back to school, and I've been pretty terrible about updating the blog this summer (too busy reading!). Here are *some* of the books I read this summer! I've included a "book hook" for each (two statements about the book, a question, and a "recommended for" blurb). What did you read this summer??
The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater
Every year, Blue Sargent stands watch with her clairvoyant mother on St. Mark’s Eve, waiting for the soon-to-be-dead to pass by. But this year, the spirit of a young man speaks directly to Blue, drawing her into a world of mystery. Will Blue, who has been prophesied to kill her first true love, be able to solve the mystery and defy fate?
The Raven Boys, by Maggie StiefvaterEvery year, Blue Sargent stands watch with her clairvoyant mother on St. Mark’s Eve, waiting for the soon-to-be-dead to pass by. But this year, the spirit of a young man speaks directly to Blue, drawing her into a world of mystery. Will Blue, who has been prophesied to kill her first true love, be able to solve the mystery and defy fate?
Recommended for those who like a good mystery or any narrative involving female family members with supernatural powers living together in small towns (a la Witches of East End or, my personal favorite, Practical Magic).
Hetty "Handful” Grimke, a household slave, and Sarah Grimke, the master’s strong-willed daughter come from different worlds, but both long to escape the suffocating environment of the Grimke home. The Invention of Wings follows these women through 35 years of their lives. Will Sarah and Handful be able to overcome the obstacles of slavery and the oppressive limits imposed on women in the American South?
When Jam loses her boyfriend Reeve to a sudden accident, she becomes unable to face life without him. Jam’s parents send her to The Wooden Barn, a peculiar home for students with severe emotional trauma, and Jam gets the chance to relive her days with Reeve. Will Jam be able to finally let Reeve go and move on with her life, or will she choose to stay with Reeve forever, forgoing any chance at a future?
Set in the backdrop of post-economic crash Detroit, Broken Monsters is the story of a vicious and wildly disturbed serial killer wreaking havoc on the decaying city. The point of view shifts between the detective solving the case, a failed journalist using the story to re-launch his career, the detective’s daughter, and other Detroit citizens caught up in this twisted tale. Will Versado and her team be able to catch the artist/killer obsessed with releasing what he calls "The Dream" into reality?
Recommended for an older audience who enjoys crime novels and doesn’t mind things getting a little really weird at the end. True Detective season one fans will dig this one.
Mare Barrow lives in a world of haves and have nots: the haves, “Silvers,” possess magical talents and the majority of the world’s wealth and status, and the have nots, “Reds,” live a life of hard labor, poverty, and obligatory conscription for the never-ending war at 17. When Mare poses as a servant in a Silver palace, she discovers that she too has a special power that no red is supposed to possess. Will Mare be able to pose as a Silver in order to help change the world and save the ones she loves?
Recommended for anyone who is craving a good old-fashioned dystopian novel. Red Queen is Hunger Games meets The Lunar Chronicles.
Recommended for anyone who is craving a good old-fashioned dystopian novel. Red Queen is Hunger Games meets The Lunar Chronicles.
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