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Amy Kaufman, Art, Chris Riddell, fantasy, Jay Kristoff, mystery, Neil Gaiman, reading, scifi, series, Traci Chee, young adult
by BookishBeauty
Just so you know, this is not an original 2 lines although the authors may have thought so when they wrote it. It has been spoken by yours truly a few times, but I’m pretty sure I am not the only under-five-foot person to have said something similar. Despite its lack of originality, it is fun to see it illustrated so.
Art available at Society 6.
Illuminae, by Amy Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, is on a list of books I would like to purchase for my library. Along with Gemina, the second book in the same series. I haven’t made the purchase yet – budgets to consider. Maybe next month.
This month, I have spent library dollars on Neil Gaiman books because a) the library had not a single book by this fabulous author and b) like, I said, fabulous author. Gaiman’s books aimed at the younger audience are always a collaboration with a fantastic artist, such as Chris Riddell. At the library, there will be a Neil Gaiman author spotlight coming up in November featuring adult, young adult and children’s books. What is your favorite Neil Gaiman book? Stardust, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Coraline, or something else? Mine is the fantastic, silly, alien-and-dinosaur-filled, time travel adventure Fortunately, the Milk.
In keeping with the young adult theme, this weekend I am reading Traci Chee’s debut novel The Reader. I got the NetGalley widget at a virtual librarian’s conference I attended that was all about YA literature. I read YA rarely, but this mystery set in a futuristic society without books, appealed to that scifi/mystery/fantasy section of my brain.
What are you reading this weekend?
Whiskey With My Book 
I’ve got a rave and a new release to talk about today. The rave is about Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. I just couldn’t put it down.
The new release is Cassandra L. Shaw’s new reincarnation novella. Its actually a rave as well. The Ruins of Destiny.
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Did you read To Love an Earl Twice, the first book in the series? I actually have that on my wish list. Someday….
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Yes, I loved it though I did wish it was longer. It is a novella and I enjoyed it so much I wanted more.
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Riley, can I gift it to you. Don’t feel you have to review it.
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I found some thing very special in my e-mail. You are so kind Marie. I am hoping, since it is short, I can sneak it in between some other books and it won’t be in my TBR queue for very long! Thank you very much!
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Big pleasure. Books is one of the best things ever invented.
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Fletcher Delancey’s Without a Front: the Producer’s Challenge. SF with a bit of romance so far. The story tackles what a planet’s government does after a repelled alien invasion when the aliens seek asylum.
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That looks like a good one Lee! Aliens on earth (or in this case, Alsea) outside of an invasion setting a favorite trope. How people adapt to each other when they are not trying to kill each other is potentially quite interesting.
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Hi Everyone, since I mostly read a dud this week, I’ll recommend one I started but am only a few chapters into. It’s a Time Travel Romance, by Angela Quarles, Must Love Breeches. A Light and energetic read so far.
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