Tell Me What to Read: Fall 2015 Edition
This summer was the most successful round of Tell Me What to Read I’ve had.
I thoroughly enjoyed all three books I’ve read, and since I’ve been in a little bit of a reading slump since our move, I’d love more recommendations.
Plus, isn’t there something about fall that just demands good reading material?
Suggest something fun (although that doesn’t need to mean chick-lit – I’m up for non-fiction, memoirs, young adult, middle grade, AND chick-lit), and I’ll pick three to read in October, November, and December.
Your job: Comment with the title of a book you think I should read.
My job: I’ll choose three from the suggestions and announce them next week. I’ll read one a month through the end of the year.
Feel free to read along and check back every month for my reviews.
And, as always, even if I hate the book, I will not hate you.
And . . . go! My four Arizona library cards are at the ready.
I usually get a lot of my recommendations from you, so I'm not sure if you've read these before. 🙂
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (I LOVE this book, although you probably have already read this!)
Patrick Ness is fantastic! I just read The Chaos Walking trilogy, and it was amazing.
I feel like you e probably already read anything I might suggest. Crossing to safety by Wallace stegner. This book just felt so real to me. I don't know, maybe because of our own time in graduate school and making friends. You've had that too.
I'm reading Into Africa by martin dugard right now for book group and it is so surprisingly captivating! I've never had a non fiction like this that I just didn't want to put down!
I'm not sure if you've read it or not but The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig, is a fun spin on historical fiction.
Ship of Brides by Jo Jo Moyes
My Name is Resolute by Nancy Turner
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See but then you will have to read Dreams of Joy by Lisa See as well, otherwise you will be left wondering what will happen.
The 10pm Question, Kate De Goldi. NZ Author.
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
Really, you need to read this one for the title alone. It is a middle grade fantasy about a boy whose magical talent is breaking things.
The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman was my favorite book I read this summer, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah and The Life Intended by Kristen Harmel were also really good.
An Ember in the Ashes – Tabaa Sabir, Where all the light tends to go – David Joy, The Last Letter from your Lover – Jojo Moyes. All fabulous! An Ember in the Ashes is amazing!
I read Beholding Bee (Kimberly Newton Fusco) over the summer and couldn't believe how much I loved it. I can't even pinpoint exactly why…it just felt magical and whimsical and had me completely smitten (and smitten is not a word I use on the regular!)
Any book by Rainbow Rowell, The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman, Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
10% Happier by Dan Harris! I loved it so much, I finished it in a day and a half.
I would suggest The Voice by Anne Bishop. It's a 50 page novella, but it's done very well. Bishop is very good at weaving light and dark themes and really gets you to think. I also love her "Others" series starting with Written in Red. It is an urban fantasy series, but it is very well done and extremely enjoyable even if that's not normally a genre you are drawn to.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Just finished it yesterday and can't stop thinking about it…
The life changing magic of tidying up by Marie kondo and Lessons from Madame Chic by Jennifer Scott. Both really easy non fiction reads that I frequently revisit
Fugitive Pieces was just recommended to me by a new friend I met last week on the Silk Road with a bunch of BYU China Teachers. We're going to read it and have a virtual book club!
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt. Young adult fiction. Keturah finds Lord Death in the forest after getting lost she is able to get a 24 hour reprieve, but in that time she must find her one true love.
I loved this book. Easy read, but different than other YA books I have read. It's also not a part of a series!
You're never weird on the Internet, by Felicia Day. Fun memoir!
Instant Mom (by Nia Vardalos–the writer/star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding) is the very funny and interesting tale of Nia's road to parenthood.
I have just finished an awesome book called "Convergence" by author Trudie Hayes that needs to be added to this list (or a future YA list for sure). It is an addictive coming of age story that follows three preteens who form an unlikely friendship after a series of bizarre events following their first day of school. Otis, Chandler and Marissa have to worry about what they look like, relationships, school work and now, alternate realities and their destinies! It is a super fun read with a great message and really likable characters. I can't recommend it enough. Check out the author's website: http://www.loveyourme.com/