Friday, November 26, 2010

Unofficial Hiatus

So let me start off by saying sorry.
I haven't posted in a few weeks.
And now I'm posting on a Friday.
I took an unofficial hiatus, but I hope to be back now.
I also created a new rule: I will be posting from time to time. So it won't definitely be Sunday, but I hope it will be at least once a week!

Also, I hope everyone had a very yummy Thanksgiving! I sure did! I think pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce is my favorite part. mmmmm. :]

And yet again I have to tell you that I have not been reading a book.
I finished Dracula a few weeks ago, I have had family coming down and staying with us, so I've kinda been taking it easy.
For instance, this whole week I've been waking up at 10:30am and it's been basically the best thing ever.

But today I did go to work so of course now I'm a little obsessed with books and I have some books that I want to share with you!

1. The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
  • I just saw this today, it came out Nov. 9 apparently? Looks SO good, combines three of my favorite things; Romans, Britain, and mystery! It's the first of a trilogy and I'm definitely hitting up my library for this. BTW, the story itself is not true, it's an interpretation based on two different age-old mysteries.



2. Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix

  • When I was younger, all of my friends obsessed over Haddix's books. I, myself, never read them and I have no clue why. This book is about a child star who discovers she has a supernatural power and she hides from the world for 6 or 7 years before she is forced back into society. Ooooooooooooh! The cover doesn't intrigue all that much I have to say, but the story definitely does.
3. How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
  • Okay this looks adorable. One of those fun, light, "chick-lit" reads. Two outsiders become unexpected friends and they spend all their time together and fall in love! That sentence makes it sound cheesy, but the character development is supposed to be very deep. Never judge a book by it's cover, and never judge a person by their appearance. You can know a person just by looking at them.
4. Love and Summer by William Trevor
  • THIS LOOKS SO CUTE AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO READ IT. Okay now that I got that out... The cover is adorable. The story is awesome. I'm just waiting for it to be made into a movie with unknown adorable Irish actors. This book is not a young adult book just so that's clear, but I don't imagine it being too bad for ages 16+ depending on what you read. It's about an orphan girl who is married, but a new man comes to town that basically everyone, including her, falls for. This book has so much praise. The New York Times calls it "a thrilling work of art." Check out their two page review: here.


Just a reminder, I haven't read any of these books, I just REALLY want to! Along with the other million books I really want to read...

Also 

Don't forget that Ally Condie's book Matched comes out Nov. 30, 2010... TUESDAY!!
I really liked this book, so you should go check it out or put it on your Holiday wishlist! (:



So there's a post for today. I hope to post next week as well. I also really need to choose a book to read. I'm leaning towards Edward Rutherford's New York but it's a large book so it's not a light read and I need to psych myself up for those books. 




Till next time!
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All images in this post are from amazon.com.