Book Bag
Didn't think I'd be posting another one of these so soon, but I've been on vacation this week, and I've been shopping! :) And look--the covers are color-coordinated! :)
McMann, Lisa: Wake (Borders): I blame this one on Tricia from Damsels in Regress. She's a friend of mine from grad school, and when I saw she was reading this book, I asked her to tell me about it, since I'd seen it before and the cover got my attention. Well, she loved it. So much that I had to pick it up at the store and I read it the same day I got it. The review's coming very, very soon. :)
Lo, Malinda: Ash (Borders): this got my attention when John Scalzi featured it on his "The Big Idea" at Whatever. First off, the cover absolutely grabbed my attention with its elegant simplicity, but the premise grabbed me too: a re-telling of Cinderella, and it's not your usual love story: Ash falls in love with another woman instead of Prince Charming. Oh yeah, I'm looking forward to this one. :)
Huntley, Amy: The Everafter (Borders): stories from the dead seem to be the popular thing these days (perhaps we have The Lovely Bones to thank for that?), so while the premise alone isn't the most original thing in the world, something about it (the literal shiny objects) coupled with the very lovely cover grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go. So I gave in. Because it's pretty.
Armstrong, Kelley: Dime Store Magic (Borders): I wasn't even going to get this, especially since Borders didn't have it on the shelves. But so many of you kept praising Paige Winterborne as a narrator that I decided to give it a shot, and I accidentally found this copy while browsing the SF/F section of the store. I found it, obviously, but in the WRONG part of the alphabet. Guess it was meant to be! Don't know how long it'll take me to read this one (I've got a stack full of UF I'd rather read first), but I'll get there, I promise. :)
McMann, Lisa: Wake (Borders): I blame this one on Tricia from Damsels in Regress. She's a friend of mine from grad school, and when I saw she was reading this book, I asked her to tell me about it, since I'd seen it before and the cover got my attention. Well, she loved it. So much that I had to pick it up at the store and I read it the same day I got it. The review's coming very, very soon. :)
Lo, Malinda: Ash (Borders): this got my attention when John Scalzi featured it on his "The Big Idea" at Whatever. First off, the cover absolutely grabbed my attention with its elegant simplicity, but the premise grabbed me too: a re-telling of Cinderella, and it's not your usual love story: Ash falls in love with another woman instead of Prince Charming. Oh yeah, I'm looking forward to this one. :)
Huntley, Amy: The Everafter (Borders): stories from the dead seem to be the popular thing these days (perhaps we have The Lovely Bones to thank for that?), so while the premise alone isn't the most original thing in the world, something about it (the literal shiny objects) coupled with the very lovely cover grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go. So I gave in. Because it's pretty.
Armstrong, Kelley: Dime Store Magic (Borders): I wasn't even going to get this, especially since Borders didn't have it on the shelves. But so many of you kept praising Paige Winterborne as a narrator that I decided to give it a shot, and I accidentally found this copy while browsing the SF/F section of the store. I found it, obviously, but in the WRONG part of the alphabet. Guess it was meant to be! Don't know how long it'll take me to read this one (I've got a stack full of UF I'd rather read first), but I'll get there, I promise. :)