Blog Circus: Day 4
Top 5 Most Recommended Books of 2011
I converted six people to the Hunger Games fandom this year. SIX. I am so proud.
This is a wonderful devotional-esque book about what it means to be a woman...except it's actually good. Most books about "how to be a Godly young lady" make me want to kick the author in the face. This one is real and sweet and it helps to heal all those broken inside that say you're not good enough or strong enough or pretty enough. I've reread it at least three times, and recommended it even more.
I have been recommending this book since the day I read it. It's moving and heartbreaking and magical and real, all at the same time.
The best - and probably the only - YA horror I've ever read. The best part about THE PRICKER BOY is that you never fully grasp whether the terror is psychological or whether it's real, and that's what makes it so intense.
Steampunk YA. Narrated by the cabin boy on a luxury airship, who's in love with a beautiful, wealthy passenger, who's looking for the mythical creatures her grandfather died trying to find. Yeah. It's awesome.
The best part about this book is that it's about fairies but it's not about fairies. It's also creepy and sweet and poetic and absolutely fantastic.