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Book Recs
Thanks to my Flist I now have two new books to order and read
Knife by R J Anderson (on order from Amazon Yay)
There are humans at the bottom of the garden, and a glimpse inside their forbidden House convinces Knife that they have knowledge that could help her dying people. But if the human world has so much to offer, why is the fairy Queen determined to keep her people away from it? Is there a connection between the House and the fairies' loss of magic? And why is Knife so drawn to the young Paul McCormick - that strangest of creatures, a human male?
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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is the story of Meg Murry, a high-school-aged girl who is transported on an adventure through time and space with her younger brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet.
They both sound awesome, and reminds me that even though it feels like it I haven't read everything :) and that got me to thinking about what else I’m missing out on, so always open (desperate) for new suggestions I thought I'd turn to my flist for advice, since it brought me the first two, what books do you love SO much you recommend to everyone, even though even you are getting bored of retelling the story all over again and would be your only choice if you got stuck on a desert island. I'm open to any types of book, although I have known to be partial to Sci Fi, YA, mysteries and anything that contains a supernatural element.
To be fair, I'll get the ball rolling and for anyone who is interested I'll recommend one of my own favourites.
Synopsis - Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century - and a lover in another...In 1945, Claire Randall is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon in Scotland. Innocently, she walks through a stone circle in the Highlands, and finds herself in a violent skirmish taking place in 1743. Suddenly, she is a Sassenach, an outlander, in a country torn by war and by clan feuds. A wartime nurse, Claire can deal with the bloody wounds that face her. But it is harder to deal with the knowledge that she is in Jacobite Scotland and the carnage of Culloden is looming. Marooned amid the passion and violence, the superstition, the shifting allegiances and the fervent loyalties, Claire is in danger from Jacobites and Redcoats - and from the shock of her own desire for James Fraser, a gallant and courageous young Scots warrior. Jamie shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire, and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
The summary doesn’t do this book justice. From the minute I started reading it, I could not put it down. It has such beautiful descriptions of my beloved homeland, and the writer draws you into this world so seamlessly you actually read it with bated breath (Well I did) Jamie is one of my all time favourite male heroes, Big burly Scotsman with a kind heart and no nonsense attitude and the love story between him and Claire though slow and steadily built up, ends up one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read. There is a lot of info on Scottish history for and buffs and a lot of medical info (Claire is a nurse and ends up being viewed as something of a healer by the superstitious Scottish folk) but there is also tons of humour and some great action scenes, this story really does have a little bit of everything, Sci Fi, Romance, History, compelling characters, action and mystery. There are several books after this one (and one due to be released this year) but none that match this. I would highly recommend it to anyone.
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That's the book you talked about to me, right?
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Yes Outlander is the one I recommended to you, it is an amazing book, absolutely gorgeous
Mags
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As to other - hooboy, let's see. I love the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie is an out of work salesgirl, who, in desperation, takes a job as a bounty hunter in her cousin's bail bonds business (cool alliteration). She gets by on sheer luck and determination. The books are hilarious and you might get a kick out of them if you haven't tried them yet. The first one is called, One for the Money.
The first ten books in the series by Laurell K. Hamilton called "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" are also an incredible read. She is a hard-assed, liscensed vampire slayer, whose main job is raising zombies. After the tenth book the quality starts to go downhill, although the last book (I've lost count) is showing signs of returning to the previous quality. The first one of this series is called, Guilty Pleasures
Kim Harrison also has a great series with a kick-ass heroine. The first one is called, Dead Witch Walking. The main character is a witch, she lives with a living vampire and a family of pixies. The three main characters make up a kind of supernatural detective agency.
Kushiel's Dart starts another series, this one by Jacqueline Carey. I've only read the first three. I hadn't even realized, until I looked on Amazon to make sure I got the spelling right, that there have been several more.
Well, I could keep going as your favorite reading genres seem to match mine, but that should get you started. Besides maybe you already know about them all. I didn't list anything too new after all. Do you like the same genres in YA literature. I could probably list some good ones there if so. I like Darren Shan's "Demonata" series a lot, as well as his earlier series called "Cirque du Freak." Scott Westerfeld also has two series that I really like. One starts with a book called, Uglies and the other series is the "Midnighters." The first book in that is The Secret Hour. All about kids with the ability to live in the 25th hour of the day, an hour hidden from everyone else, except for the other creatures who inhabit that special time.
Eek, I didn't mean to keep going. Sorry. I just love to read and there is so much out there and I don't often get to share what I like with others. I hope you enjoy some of these, but if I totally missed the boat on what you like, let me know and I'll try again with a different set of suggestions.
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The Outlander series did go downhill after about book three, but before that they were amazing. Did you know there is a Lord John series too?
Mags
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I will still keep reading mainstream, but with the time factor I will just be muc more selective. I really do hope you enjoy whatever books you selected. I second the recommendation for A Wrinkle in Time. It was a very well told story. It won the Newbery Award for the year it was released.