Ten Books I Loved But Haven't Talked About Much
{Covers link to Goodreads}
{Covers link to Goodreads}
1. Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty - This middle-grade novel is about a girl who secretly lives in the basement of the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. It's kind of spooky and I loved it!
2. The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken - This is the prequel to the 'Wolves of Willoughby Chase' series and is the only book in the series that I've read so far but I really enjoyed it. Fantasy Adventure.
3. The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens - This is the first book in the middle grade trilogy, "The Books of Beginning". It's full of magic, time-travel, and mythical creatures and is pretty amazing.
4. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen - This is a super cute love/hate story about two young people. There's a movie adaptation!
5. The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera - A beautiful story about a girl who defies her tribe and proves that she can lead them and speak to whales despite that she isn't a male. There's an adaptation for this too!
6. Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies - If you like anthropomorphic stories (talking animals) I recommend this!
7. Gwenhwyfar by Mercedes Lackey - This is basically a retelling of King Arthur's Guinevere. Instead of just being his wife, she's a tough badass girl who joins in the battle and kicks ass.
8. The Charmed Sphere by Catherine Asaro - A fantasy filled with a unique shape-driven magic, love, and battles!
9. Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip - Another fantasy romance. I usually talk about this author more than any specific book of hers because I love her writing more than the stories and have read most of her books.
10. Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt - Historical fiction story about the 1600's witch-hunts. I couldn't choose between this, Susannah Morrow, or The Third Witch which are all historical fiction 'witch' stories that I loved.
I've seen a few McKillip books on these lists. I've never read her books before but now I'm curious about her.
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT list.
It's been a few years since I've read any of her books but I remember enjoying them very much even though I can't exactly remember anything about any of them!
DeleteI remember reading Flipped in high school. Very fun book!
ReplyDeleteIt was! Thank you for stopping by! :)
DeleteFlipped is so adorable and I completely forgot about how much i loved it and all it's cuteness.
ReplyDeleteNice picks for this week! I haven't read any of the books on your list... I'll have to expand my reading horizons!!
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my TTT for this week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2016/03/ten-books-i-really-love-but-feel-like-i.html
I've added some great new books to my tbr thanks to today's TTT! :)
DeleteNow you've got me excited to read historical stories about witches! The cover of Witching Hill looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI was a bit obsessed and read a bunch a few years back! I love historical fiction but I haven't read any lately. I need to remedy that! :)
DeleteI really do need to read Serafina! My TTT
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read Serafina and the Black Coat since first hearing about it, but have yet to pick it up--maybe this will help me make the plunge!
ReplyDeleteGreat collection; there are some great covers up there! Here's hoping your future reads are just as great; happy book-ing!
Also, here's my TTT.