Friday Finds - March 15th

FRIDAY FINDS is hosted by Should Be Reading and showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (They're not necessarily books you purchased.)  There are a lot this time because I discovered so many through this week's Top Ten Tuesday, so I'm sorting them by genre.

Here are this week's finds:

Contemporary/Romance

• Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones
• Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood by Abby McDonald
• Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
• The Language Inside by Holly Thompson
• That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J. Howard
• Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
• The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
• Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Fantasy/Science-fiction

• Dragon Run by Patrick Matthews
• The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier
• Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox
• Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
• Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
• Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull
• The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison
• The Rose Throne by Mette Ivie Harrison
• Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood
• Maddigan's Fantasia by Margaret Mahy
• Elemental: The First by Alexandra May
• The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
• A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr 
• The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

Fairy-tale Retellings

• A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
• A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
• Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James
• Nameless by Lili St. Crow
• Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth

Non-fiction/Memoir

• The Sherlock Holmes Handbook by Ransom Riggs 
• Saved by Cake by Marian Keyes

Historical Fiction

• Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
• The Mapmaker's War by Romlyn Domingue
• The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
• Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

Friday Finds - February 15th

FRIDAY FINDS is hosted by Should Be Reading and showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (They're not necessarily books you purchased.)

Here are this week's finds:

• The Rumpelstiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde
• September Girls by Bennett Madison
• Towering by Alex Flinn 
• Spies & Prejudice by Talia Vance

Friday Finds - February 1st

FRIDAY FINDS is hosted by Should Be Reading and showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (They're not necessarily books you purchased.)

Here are this week's finds (I was too lazy to include cover art this week):

• Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne  -  A post-apocalyptic novel about a group of kids trying to survive on their own.  Sounds pretty cool.
• Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox  -  A girl stumbles on a valley filled with children who can do magic, and it turns out she can do it too.  While it's not really an original premise, I still think it could be interesting.
• Tides by Betsy Cornwell  -  I love mythology retellings, especially myths that aren't popular or well-known.  This book deals with selkie folklore, which I don't know a lot about, so I'm definitely intrigued.
• Seeking Persephone by Sarah Eden  -  Technically this is historical fiction, but it's following the same storyline as the Hades/Persephone myth.  And that's my favorite myth, so I'll absolutely be picking up this book soon.
• The Wicked & the Just by J. Anderson Coats  -  A historical fiction novel focusing on both the privileged and the servants set in the 13th century.  Sounds like a medieval Downton Abbey.
• The Son of Sobek by Rick Riordan  -  I'm geeking out so much over this book!  A crossover of Riordan's two mythology series, The Kane Chronicles and The Olympians.  Cannot wait!!

Friday Finds - Jan. 18th

FRIDAY FINDS is hosted by Should Be Reading and showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (They're not necessarily books you purchased.)

This week's finds are: 

• Cinders & Sapphires by Leila Rasheed -  I love Downton Abbey, so this book sounds perfect for me.  The fine balance between the wealthy and their servants, a family scandal, romance- all set during the Victorian era.
• Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith -  I'm both intrigued and scared of this book.  I tend to avoid contemporary fiction, so this is definitely out of my comfort zone.  But the premise sounded too good to pass up.
• Enchanted by Alethea Kontis -  Fairytale retelling!  This one's a retelling of the Frog Prince, and I'm always super-excited for new twists and adaptations of fairy-tales.
• Eve by Anna Carey -  I'm totally in love with dystopian literature now, and this one sounds really exciting.  Plus the cover's awesome!
• A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont -  This looked really interesting because it's a fun take on classic literature.  To get thrown into your favorite book and become the main character would be an epic adventure, especially when it involves Mr. Rochester.
• A Touch of Scarlet by Eve Marie Mont -  This is the sequel to A Breath of Eyre, and while I didn't enjoy The Scarlet Letter, I think it would still be fun to see what kind of spin they put on it.
• The Holders by Julianna Scott -  Kids with mysterious powers go to a school for kids with mysterious powers.  Sound familiar?  The premise has worked in the past, and it got glowing recommendations from some fellow bloggers, so I think I'll check it out.
• Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton -  A girl who can see emotions as personified beings?  Who can't be touched by any of them except Fear?  Who has to rely on Fear to help her?  This just sounds so cool!

 

Friday Finds - Jan. 11th

FRIDAY FINDS is hosted by Should Be Reading and showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (They're not necessarily books you purchased.)

This week's finds are:

• Frost by Kate Avery Ellison
• Enchanted No More by Robin D. Owens
• A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan