It’s Thanksgiving weekend and what better way to celebrate than to host share some of our recent favourite reads with our readers?
SO!
We are giving away today to one lucky winner:
ONE copy of The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip (reviewed here by Thea)
ONE copy of We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (reviewed here by Ana)
ONE copy of The Lost Conspiracy/Gullstruck Island by Frances Hardinge (joint review here)
The contest will run until Friday November 30 at 12:01am PST, and is open TO EVERYBODY. To enter, use the form below. Good luck!
146 Comments
Lisa (starmetal oak)
November 24, 2012 at 1:43 amI recently read and loved The Lazarus Machine by Paul Crilley. It’s a fun steampunk adventure!
Jessica Tan
November 24, 2012 at 1:46 amI recently read “The Night Circus” and really enjoyed it!
Miss Marjie
November 24, 2012 at 3:10 amI recently read The Vet’s Daughter, which was delightful and uncanny.
The Hipster Owl's Bookshelf
November 24, 2012 at 3:21 amThe Night Circus is a good book! 🙂
Amanda
November 24, 2012 at 4:28 amI’ve just finished The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip. As “new fans” of McKillip you might want to try The Forests of Serre; it’s a retelling of The Firebird and I think it’s pretty much genius.
Bethany
November 24, 2012 at 4:39 amI recently finished Posion Princess by Kresley Cole- quite serious, loved the premise of post-apocalyptic teenagers as tarot cards.
Desperately want to read The Changeling Sea after the review
Clau
November 24, 2012 at 4:58 amI recently read “How to Save a Life” by Sara Zarr. It was really good!
charlotte
November 24, 2012 at 5:59 amOut of this months books so far, my favorite is Home Front Girl, by Joan Wehlen Morrison–it’s the actually diary of a high school girl growing up in Chicago in the late thirties/early fourties.
AH@badassbookreviews
November 24, 2012 at 6:33 amI just read and loved Quicksilver by RJ Anderson.
Malin
November 24, 2012 at 6:35 amThe last book I read that I unreservedly loved and rave at to everyone I meet in an attempt to make them read it was Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson (the Bloggess), which is hysterically funny, and insightful and brave and amazing. I also re-read Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, and loved it more the second time.
Rana
November 24, 2012 at 6:50 amThe last book I read and adored was Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor..everyone must read it!
Allison (Allure of Books)
November 24, 2012 at 6:56 amThe Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson! I loved it MUCH more than his other recent novella, Legion.
Gerd D.
November 24, 2012 at 7:20 amRecent in terms of having read recently:
“Ja, damals…” by Else Hueck-Dehio (the book itself is from 1957), this is just fabulously written, it’s witty, and smart, and fun and just great for a bit of nostalgia over the past.
For something written a bit more recent I would have to put down “The Cat, The Professor and the Poison: A Cats in Trouble Mystery” (Leann Sweeney, 2010 <- the year we make contact :D), a mellow mystery with cats, or, more to the point, a cat loving lead.
Loved it, but still have to get the other two.
I'm about to start "The Night Circus", there's a particular quote that drew me right in when I picked it up in the bookstore:
Katie
November 24, 2012 at 7:23 amI just read The Crown of Embers and loved it. Great heroine, great side characters, and some awesome political maneuvering.
Suz Glo
November 24, 2012 at 7:46 amI just finished Sapphire Blue, the second in the trilogy from Kerstin Gier. Time travel, mystery, intrigue and ghosts, too!
Lesley D
November 24, 2012 at 7:59 amRight now I’m reading The Hobbit and loving it! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
sandyg265
November 24, 2012 at 8:52 amI recently read Vessels by Sara Beth Durst
Jill
November 24, 2012 at 9:00 amLast night I finished The Brides of Rollrock Island, which was almost perfect. It was beautiful and tragic and REAL, despite being about women who emerge from the bodies of seals.
Alyssa
November 24, 2012 at 9:01 amI recently finished Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones. It’s a strange book (described as a “science-fiction fantasy, a thriller, and a touching dog story”) but excellent. It’s now my second favourite DWJ. Top spot still belongs to Howl’s Moving Castle.
Heidi
November 24, 2012 at 9:03 amAhh! I’ve been on SUCH an amazing reading kick lately. Currently I’m absolutely loving A Face Like Glass, and my most recent love was The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There.
Joanna
November 24, 2012 at 9:08 amOhhhh The Rook was such a complete joy to read, definitely one of my 2012 favourites.
Lexi
November 24, 2012 at 9:10 amRecently on a middle grade kick and read Jellicoe Road and Kneebone Boy. Right now I am working on a collection of short stories from Boardertown.
Megan S.
November 24, 2012 at 9:22 amThe latest book I really, really loved was A.S. King’s Please Ignore Vera Dietz. I can’t believe I waited so long to read it (I think I was already inundated with dead-best-friend stories), but it was still a perfect read when I got to it. Raw and emotionally complicated and funny in all the best ways.
Yeti
November 24, 2012 at 9:40 amOooh, a few great books recently: A Dream Apart by Rudolf Kerkhoven (also his The Year We Finally Solved Everything is great too); Cracked up to Be and This is not a Test by Courtney Summers; The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter; So many more to read 🙂 xx
Yeti
November 24, 2012 at 9:42 amOh, and I read Feed by M T Anderson again recently and loved it just as much as the first time!
Yuko86
November 24, 2012 at 9:44 amRecently I read and loved The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams: beautifully written, it made me cry a lot.
Serenity
November 24, 2012 at 10:11 amHmm I’ve read a lot of good books recently. I just finished Graceling by Kristin Cashore, and it was fantastic!! I’m reading Fire now.
Karissa
November 24, 2012 at 10:56 amI recently read Trapped by Kevin Hearne and loved it! The whole Iron Druid Chronicles series is just absolutely excellent 🙂
Ilana
November 24, 2012 at 11:03 amI just finished The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers! He crafted a world not unlike that of Oz, with the weird and unequivocal places of Bookholm, and I look forward to the sequel 🙂
LiLi
November 24, 2012 at 11:04 amA recent book that was absolutely amazing would have to be Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst. I couldn’t believe how much I fell in love with that book.
Bella
November 24, 2012 at 11:05 amHm…I’ve finished a few books, but I’ve got say…Francis Hardinge’s A Face Like Glass. The woman writes with water.
Kailana
November 24, 2012 at 11:10 amI am reading Farthing by Jo Walton right now and loving it!
Hilna
November 24, 2012 at 11:15 amI finished After Dark by Haruki Murakami by recommendation. I usually avoid first-person narratives, so I was a bit skeptical. Reading it described what it was like being in a dream, if that makes any sense. Surreal. I love it.
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
November 24, 2012 at 11:26 amI haven’t read any super good books recently. The last book I’ve read and loved was The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielson. The sequel comes out next year and I cannot wait! 🙂
nicanix
November 24, 2012 at 11:31 amI’ve recently finished Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor and it was heartbreakingly beautiful. I can’t wait for the next book!
mary anne
November 24, 2012 at 11:33 amI just finished “The Siren Depths”, the third book in Martha Wells’ Raksura trilogy. It was awesome, as are all of her books. Also found a book I had read as a teen by Sally Watson, about a bunch of kids in Israel right after the Second World War and during the founding of Israel as a country. “To Build a Land.” I loved (and still love) Sally Watson’s books – most of ’em are about England and Scotland during the 17th and 18th centuries, with a few ventures into colonial and Revolutionay America, so this book was a bit off her normal subject. But good. Makes me appreciate again how fortunate we Americans are, to have grown up in a land not wracked by war.
EmmaNadine
November 24, 2012 at 11:47 amThe last book that I read and adored was Catherynne M. Valente’s The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There.
Lindsay
November 24, 2012 at 11:49 amStill can’t get over how good Seraphina was earlier this year. More recently, I adored Lovely, Dark & Deep by Amy McNamara and am oddly fascinated with Tonya Hurley’s The Blessed so far. We’ll see how that one turns out!
dana
November 24, 2012 at 12:01 pmThe help. What a great book. Thanks for the giveaway
dana
November 24, 2012 at 12:02 pmThe help. What a great book. Thanks for the giveaway.
Elle
November 24, 2012 at 12:04 pmFinished Blood Red Road yesterday and now I can’t wait to get Rebel Heart.
Linda W
November 24, 2012 at 12:06 pmI read and absolutely loved The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There.
A_nna
November 24, 2012 at 12:14 pmI recently read ‘The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls’ because of the recommendation on this site. I loved it! I couldn’t put it down.
Melissa R.
November 24, 2012 at 12:16 pmI recently read Code Name Verity and loved it. I’ve also been listening to the Night Huntress series and they’re tons of fun and make for a great commute.
JenP
November 24, 2012 at 12:35 pmI loved The DIVINERS.
Jamie
November 24, 2012 at 12:36 pmI reread the Name of the Wind recently, and that was awesome.
discoveringstudent
November 24, 2012 at 12:54 pmI’ve picked up the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews and read them all within a few weeks
MD
November 24, 2012 at 1:09 pmI recently read and loved The Hunger Games. Going to start on another two in the series soon.
scribe k.
November 24, 2012 at 1:58 pmoh, there have been so many fabulous books in my life recently! In the past few months, I have read and loved and highly recommend, “Please Ignore Vera Dietz,” “Jellicoe Road,” “Small Damages,” “The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led The Revels There,” “The Sky Is Everywhere,” “I Am Legend,” and “This is not a Test.”
Jacqueline C.
November 24, 2012 at 1:58 pmI read Riveted by Meljean Brook a couple of months ago and it’s easily one of the best books I’ve read this year.
jenmitch
November 24, 2012 at 2:15 pmi haven’t read a book in MONTHS because i’ve been working on my thesis nonstop. so the last books i read before this horrible dry spell were the mistborn books by brandon sanderson. they were exactly what i needed. looking forward to reading his other books in the hopefully not too distant future…
Raina
November 24, 2012 at 2:30 pmThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Children’s schmildrens, it’s fantastic
Hannah H
November 24, 2012 at 2:31 pmDifficult question! I just re-read The Bone Key by Sarah Monette- I’ve loved everything she’s ever written, but this book of short stories were what introduced me to her. She also wrote the Doctrine of Labyrinths series, which I am also re-reading. The best new read recently was Fight Club. I’m still working through my feelings towards that book, but it’s unquestionably, um, unique. This doesn’t count as loved, but I certainly admired it.
Anyways, thank you for the give-away, and happy (belated) Thanksgiving!
Kay-Kay-Bay
November 24, 2012 at 2:44 pmI just read “The Pirates! In an Adventure With Whaling” which is the sequel to “The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists”, both by Gideon Defoe. Really, really funny.
Lobo
November 24, 2012 at 2:46 pmI really loved The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Katrina
November 24, 2012 at 3:12 pmWelcome to Bordertown!
J.S. Daly
November 24, 2012 at 3:22 pmRotters by Daniel Kraus is a must-read!
Erin
November 24, 2012 at 3:25 pmI read The Restorer by Amanda Stevens and I loved it
Christina K.
November 24, 2012 at 3:33 pmI LOVED The Immortal Rules! It was fresh and original:)
Thank you:)
Christina K.
November 24, 2012 at 3:33 pmI LOVED The Immortal Rules! It was fresh and original:) And so fast paces!
Thank you:)
Ellie
November 24, 2012 at 3:34 pmI recently read The Passage by Justin Cronin and it was definitely one of my favorite reads this year.
Sylvia Sybil
November 24, 2012 at 3:51 pmI’ve been on a Seanan McGuire kick recently. I especially loved Feed under her pen name Mira Grant.
Breanne
November 24, 2012 at 4:56 pmI just finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor and I really enjoyed it! Looking forward to book #2.
AnimeJune
November 24, 2012 at 5:45 pmBreanne! I loved that book too! That and SHINE by Lauren Myracle.
Nora
November 24, 2012 at 5:50 pmI really like We Have Always Lived In The Castle. Whoever wins will be very happy!
I recently read and really enjoyed A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold (it’s something like 12th in a series, so I probably wouldn’t recommend starting there.)
Kerry S.
November 24, 2012 at 5:50 pmWhat a wonderful giveaway for Thanksgiving!
Kerry S.
November 24, 2012 at 5:53 pmOops! Just now saw that I was supposed to share a favorite book I recently read. I really enjoyed Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dream’s Doc Graham, by Brett Friedlander and Robert Reising.
draconismoi
November 24, 2012 at 5:57 pmBlackbirds by Chuck Wendig. I completely loved it in all of its dark glory.
Gabriella
November 24, 2012 at 6:36 pmI think my favorite book I’ve read recently has been a series (Fall of Giants and the Winter War). The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett was amazing and I’ve never been more interested in World War I and World War II. SO SO good. You super super have to read it!
Anita Yancey
November 24, 2012 at 6:40 pmI read And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman. It was a really good book, but it didn’t turn out the way I thought it would. Thanks for having this giveaway.
DebraG
November 24, 2012 at 7:04 pmI just finished Lorie O’Clare’s Hot Pursuit. I loved it.
Kate K.F.
November 24, 2012 at 7:11 pmI’ve read a lot of books I’ve loved recently. A Confusion of Princes was one of them and currently I’m enjoying and learning from This Republic of Suffering about Death and the American Civil War.
Kimberly B.
November 24, 2012 at 7:37 pmI really enjoyed the book Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson. Beautifully written and romantic, with a great message of tolerance. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Kristen W.
November 24, 2012 at 8:06 pmI just finished Gone Girl… WOW!!!
Alexandra the Great
November 24, 2012 at 8:36 pmI REALLY enjoyed And All the Stars by Andrea K. Host – I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it really worked. I also enjoyed The Magicians and The Magician King by Lev Grossman. I’ve never liked a book with a self-involved jerk of a main character that much, ever.
Vanessa
November 24, 2012 at 8:52 pmMost recently, I loved Goblin Secrets. Before that, Among Others.
Ileana A.
November 24, 2012 at 9:36 pmThe Last Echo by Kimberly Derting!
Is book #3 of the Body Finder series! The whole series is so freaking awesome but so far #3 is my favorite!!!
Stephanie
November 24, 2012 at 9:52 pmI just finished The Chosen by Jeanne C. Stein.
Lisa B.
November 24, 2012 at 9:57 pmI LOVE the book that I am currently listening to during my commute to and from work. Not YA, but still, it’s sooo good! It’s Wilkie Collins’ “The Woman in White.” Deservedly a classic!
Mary Preston
November 24, 2012 at 10:15 pmI loved BORN WICKED by Jessica Spotswood. It was fabulous.
Tamara
November 24, 2012 at 10:25 pmThe Corn Maiden and Other Stories by Joyce Carol Oates. So creepy!
Bookharlot
November 24, 2012 at 10:30 pmI finally read Code Name Verity and it was amazing!
Kate & Zena
November 25, 2012 at 12:12 amOMG, that’s so hard. I’m a voracious reader. However, Bitterblue by Kristen Cashore was really good! It finally combined the worlds of Fire and Graceling, which I had really waited for! It’s not as good as Graceling (nothing beats Graceling, let’s face it), but it surprised me!
Helle M. Larsen
November 25, 2012 at 1:32 amThe Snow Child – such a beautifully written book!
Nadine
November 25, 2012 at 2:11 amScott Lynch – Red Seas under Red Skies. It was brilliant, maybe even better than the first book in the Gentleman Bastard sequence. Can’t wait for the third one to come out.
Franki
November 25, 2012 at 3:04 amI am an English Literature Major in university, so I haven’t really been reading for pleasure recently. Um, but, I’m reading George R. R. Martin’s A DANCE OF DRAGONS and it’s AWESOME. I also recently read Bernard Shaw’s play, PYGMALION, and I friggin’ love it. That man is just brilliant.
Mel S
November 25, 2012 at 4:10 amI just finished A Game of Thrones and just adored it…it’s got me back on the fantasy wagon after getting fed up of numerous quests and chosen ones…
Jess L.
November 25, 2012 at 4:14 amI just finished reading Ghostwritten by David Mitchell, and oh my gosh, I love it so much. It’s the third book of his that I’ve read and consequently loved. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the rest of his books. 🙂
Maureen
November 25, 2012 at 4:20 amThe Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
Simona
November 25, 2012 at 4:23 amBora Bora by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa. An amazing adventure book that unfold so magically but about at the same time a description of Polynesian culture. I was puzzled from an European point of view about their sexual habits, their navigation techniques, their rituals or their amazement when it comes to mirrors or iron or any crafted materials. Highly recommended.
debbie
November 25, 2012 at 5:00 amI like ashfall.
Giada M.
November 25, 2012 at 5:06 amThe House of Paper by Carlos Maria Dominguez. It’s very short but incredibly good and perfect for bibliophiles. 🙂
Thank you for this great giveaway! 😀
Taylor
November 25, 2012 at 5:24 amWell I’m still in the middle of it but I really really love the book Ready Player One (so far) by Ernest Cline. Very funny and very clever world building. I’m excited to see where it goes but I’ll be sad when I finish it.
Claudia K
November 25, 2012 at 6:05 amThe Body at The Tower by Y.S. Lee. I love Mary Quinn! She’s kick-ass. This book made me laugh aloud and yell out at one point. I listened to audio version. Absolutely brillant.
Becky C.
November 25, 2012 at 7:18 amI am currently reading Eve and Adam and really enjoying it. But I also just finished the Crown Embers by Rae Ember! Oh I loved this book.
Hanna
November 25, 2012 at 7:31 amThe most recent book I was really surprised by was Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. Everything was just spot on and I seriously haven’t read any fantasy YA (save Harry Potter of course) with such good and multi-layered character portrayals and character growth. It was Insta-love ^^.
claire
November 25, 2012 at 8:11 amI have been on a string of disappointing reads….(The Twelve, the new John Irving, the one I returned to the library half read). I need some better reads!
R. Wheadon
November 25, 2012 at 8:14 amI just read Sheree Fitch’s Pluto’s Ghost, and it is lovely.
Lesley
November 25, 2012 at 8:32 amJust finished a complete Rachel Aaron glom, thanks to this site. SPIRIT’S END had me yelling at the book the whole time I was reading it — that is one author who *loves* to torture her characters! (I mean that in a good way!)
Patrick Hall
November 25, 2012 at 9:02 amGosh, I’ve accumulated several books over the past few months but haven’t really been able to ready any of them because like some others, I’ve been in school.
I would second Hannah H.’s mentioning of The Bone Key by Sarah Monette. It’s a collection of delightfully creepy stories, though I’ve still not quite finished it. I also read The Far West, the final book in Patricia Wrede’s Frontier Magic series, back in August, but I was kind of disappointed by it.
Devon
November 25, 2012 at 9:14 amI’ve been rereading all of Tamora Pierce’s Tortall books, and think I’m loving them even more this time, if that’s even possible. 😉
The Leaning Pile of Books | Fantasy Cafe | Reviews of Fantasy and Science Fiction Books
November 25, 2012 at 9:52 am[…] Island by Frances Hardinge and We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson as part of The Ultimate Thanksgiving Giveaway! It’s also possible to read an excerpt from The Changeling Sea using the “Look […]
Stacy
November 25, 2012 at 10:03 amI just finished Gone Girl. Such a good fast read.
Cerise
November 25, 2012 at 12:23 pmI picked up The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay before Thanksgiving and just finished it today. Could not put it down.
Rose
November 25, 2012 at 12:30 pmI love The Little Prince. I’ve reread it innumerous times, but I always come back to it, and it never fails to capture me. It’s one of my favorite books.
Kirsten
November 25, 2012 at 12:39 pmI just finished up the graphic novel Black Hole. I was expecting a lot more horror than it delivered, but I ended up really enjoying it.
Nicole R
November 25, 2012 at 1:33 pmI’ve recently devoured the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness. Perfection!
Creative Mind (Maria Kazantzi)
November 25, 2012 at 1:39 pmI just finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and I really loved it! I think that everyone- not only fantasy lovers- should read this book!
Matthew
November 25, 2012 at 2:46 pmI just finished up “Dark Matter” by Michelle Paver (because of your site!) and it was amazing. It got me on a ghost story kick so I’m almost done with “Anna Dressed In Blood” (which I’m also enjoying(.
Michelle
November 25, 2012 at 3:41 pmI just recently read The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin for an online book club I participate in and LOVED it. I already have Shadowed Sun bought and sitting in the immediate TBR pile. (:
Rebecca I.
November 25, 2012 at 3:47 pmI finally got around to checking out The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and really enjoyed it. 🙂
NiceOrc
November 25, 2012 at 4:50 pmI most recently read “Mr Whistler” written by Margaret Mahy and illustrated by Gavin Bishop. It’s a beautiful book and made me cry when I had finished it, knowing that there won’t be any more from her.
The most recent novel I read was “The Diviners” by Libba Bray. Fantastic, and I am really looking forward to the next one!
Jen B.
November 25, 2012 at 5:09 pmI just finished reading Life of Pi. Oh my, I was so moved. I couldn’t put it down.
Misty
November 25, 2012 at 8:17 pmI actually just read Fly By Night based on your recommendations. I love this author. I’m buying all of her books now.
sarah
November 25, 2012 at 9:44 pmFinally finished The One and Only Ivan – beautiful and brilliant! One of my favorites this year!
Frederikke
November 25, 2012 at 10:16 pmIt’s nice to see you guys are doing so many giveaways, compared to when I last was involved in the book blogging world more than a year ago, because you really read some of the most amazing books on the market. 🙂
Mieneke
November 26, 2012 at 1:24 amI finished Jason Jack Miller’s Hellbender this weekend, which was very cool. Very atmospheric and a new to me setting in the Appalachians. Quite interesting and scary as well 🙂
Llehn
November 26, 2012 at 2:56 amI just read Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce and I loved how it was an inventive retelling of little red riding hood and Buffy the Vampire Slayer all at once. Go kick ass women!
Nikki Egerton
November 26, 2012 at 3:53 amWhat a fabulous giveaway, and yey for being open to all 🙂
I’ve not read anything for a while, I’m doing NaNoWriMo and there just aren’t enough hours in the day. I am starting to feel starved for a good story (apart from my own)
The last brilliant thing I read was a re-read of ‘N’, a short story by Stephen King from Just After Sunset. It is one of my favorite shorts of his, and inspired a short story of my own which earned me a lovely mark towards my degree 🙂
Anna
November 26, 2012 at 6:26 amThank you for the giveaway! (and Happy Thanksgiving as well). I recently read and loved Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone. Although the book hit some really sad parts, I was in the mood for sadness, and the book positively made me ache.
Emma
November 26, 2012 at 7:50 amI just finished The Shadow Society and loved it. Alternate universes are so much fun.
Su
November 26, 2012 at 7:52 amThree Parts Dead by Max Gladstone! I think I’m going to annoy pretty much all my friends and family by insisting they read it. Right now. Right. Now.
Thank you for the giveaway!
Alyssa @ Books Take You Places
November 26, 2012 at 10:19 amYou know, I am re-reading Daughter of the Forest right now and I am LOVING it AGAIN. Additionally, I am listening to the audio book of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and I am obsessed!!
Sam
November 26, 2012 at 10:30 amI finished Eleanor & Park a few days ago. A beautiful, funny, romantic, heartbreaking and all-round excellent novel.
Superbwg
November 26, 2012 at 10:35 amI just started reading the Rise of the Guardians series and blew through the first one. Very clever writing, very different twist on your normal dream creatures, and I like the way all the stories come together. Very very good books.
Alex
November 26, 2012 at 12:32 pmI’m currently ready The Caster Chronicles series, better known as Beautiful Creatures, but I am on book three called Beautiful Chaos and it is ahhhmazing! <3
Jillian T.
November 26, 2012 at 1:53 pmI recently read/loved The Unfailing Light by Robin Bridges. It’s the second in the series, and it can be a little cheesy at times, but I love the mixture of rich Russian history with the traditional Russian folk tales. Definitely a departure from the commonplace “vampire” stories you find everywhere.
Stephanie T.
November 26, 2012 at 3:34 pmI’ve recently just read Cinda Williams Chima’s The Gray Wolf Throne and had to immediately buy the last book in the series. I’m really excited to see what you guys think of it!
Dawn Emry
November 26, 2012 at 3:37 pmI recently finished The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, and, except for a bit of confusion in the end, I was completely immersed in this story and can’t wait until the next in the series!
jennie
November 26, 2012 at 4:52 pmOver the weekend I read both The Kneebone Boy and Dust of 100 Dogs and I will be raving about The Kneebone Boy to all of my YA/MG reading friends.
Lindsay Elizabeth
November 26, 2012 at 5:18 pmJust read Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells and LOVED it.
Missie
November 26, 2012 at 7:58 pmThe Girl is Trouble by Haines–second one in a series that’s basically WWII-era New York Veronica Mars.
Debbie
November 27, 2012 at 11:27 amI just finished Jessica Day George’s Dragon Slippers trilogy and LOVED it.
Kate
November 27, 2012 at 11:55 amWell, I just read Sunshine by Robin McKinley- my once a year read! This is the third time I’ve read it. So, I definitely loved that!
Kaethe
November 27, 2012 at 1:29 pmI really loved The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver, as did my ten-year-old. Snarky tone and clever adventure.
bn100
November 27, 2012 at 7:33 pmLover reborn by JR Ward
Margaret S.
November 27, 2012 at 8:49 pmI recently read Frances Hardinge‘s Fly by Night and I fell in love with it.
Justine
November 28, 2012 at 3:25 amBouchon Bakery by Thomas Keller blew me away. Love it! (Yeah, it’s a cookbook.)
brenda c
November 28, 2012 at 3:29 amI read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn lately and loved it! Not my usual genre but an amazing read.
Lauren
November 28, 2012 at 9:40 amFinally read Vessel — I have to say, I was very skeptical about this book, but I freakin’ loved it!! I’ve been recommending it to everyone. One of the best YA books I’ve read in a long time!
April V.
November 28, 2012 at 12:15 pmThere are a lot of books I love but I’ll go with the most recent ones to keep the numbers down 😉
Fox by Sherwood Smith which is the second in the Inda series and lots of fun.
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan which I listened to on audiobook and laughed and smiled my way through my commute.
Under Witch Aura by Maria E. Schneider, the second in an urban fantasy tha defies the unwritten rules of lots of sex and sexy covers for female-led urban fantasy.
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson which was very different and interesting in setting, character and plot.
Toos
November 28, 2012 at 12:32 pmI can’t chose! My all-time favorite is obviously James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. Loved it, but I think everyone loves it! I also really enjoyed The Melanchony Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton. This book is written and illustrated in the old Burton style like he was before Disney.. Just lovely. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith is really sweet and idyllic and the series of Adrian Mole are just hilarious, I’ve never laughed so hard.
Victoria Zumbrum
November 28, 2012 at 8:12 pmI loved The Hunt. It was about vampires and humans pretending to be vampires. It was an awesome read.
britney
November 29, 2012 at 7:04 amI haven’t read anything fabulous lately, it hasn’t been a string of terrible, just nothing memorable.