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I am on the hunt for enticing reading. I've been feeling blah and uninspired lately. Rather than seeking out new books, I've mostly been rereading favourites. It's time to take a whirl around the book blogosphere and check out what everyone is reading.
Nicola at Back To Books read the middle grade fiction novel The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick.
This book appeals strongly to both boys and girls. The book is written in Patience's voice with occasional entries from her diary. The author has used an authentic mid-1800's speech pattern and vocabulary which truly brings the setting to life though does take a chapter or two to get used to at first (especially when reading out loud). This is one of the best books my son has enjoyed as a read-aloud; he was so involved in this story: hanging on the edge of his seat, yelling out to the characters, coming up with plans for what was going to happen next.
Melissa at Book Nut may have lured me into adding a book to my library queue with A Finder's Magic by Philippa Pearce.
Some books are fun and exciting and adventuresome. Some books lure you in with flashy covers, or great blurbs, and keep you there with engaging characters and winning premises. Then there are other books, quiet books, simple books with a simple story to tell. Books that when you finish, you think that was nothing remarkable, except it left you with a smile on your face. And, really, that was sufficient.
The magical thread continues on Charlotte's Library with her review of Tim Binding's Sylvie and the Songman.
In some books, the magic hits you in the face on page one. On others, it comes creeping in on little cat feet...this book falls in the later category. Nothing magical happens at Sylvie's school, until the day George's kite almost flies off with their teacher, and even that could be explained by physics.
Debi at Nothing of Importance may have a new favourite book in The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness.
I would be lying if I said this was a pleasurable reading experience. It wasn't. It was intense. It was dizzying. It was raw. And it was real. And that's why I loved it. I loved it so very much.
Amy, The Thrifty Reader, is doing some serious tempting with Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen. I do
Georgie is a young lady of royal descent in a time between the two World Wars. Her family is suffering from the depression and rather than staying in Scotland and marrying some Romanian prince (Fish Face she likes to call him, and she's pretty sure he likes boys) Georgie decides to head to London and make a living for herself. Doing what? She's not quite sure but she heads off anyway, alone.
I do believe I'd like Georgie.
What about you? What's on your nightstand right now?
Contributing Editor Sassymonkey also blogs at Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.
