Suite Scarlett

i keep meaning to read "13 Little Blue Envelopes" but every time I read the back, i become very bored. And "Girl At Sea" was alright, but nothing to gush about.

this one is much better, in my opinion, and Maureen Johnson really developed some great characters here. Here is a family who loves eachother (almost all the time) for a change, and siblings who treat eachother well (almost all the time). There is a romantic story but it is not the main story, and there is very little kissing, and nothing more than kissing, for those who need to know.

I enjoyed every single character, hated noone, got properly stressed out at the proper moments, and laughed quite a few times. Her main character is relatable and normal, and it's fun to read about living in New York from a native's POV.

So, I have Suite Scarlett here, at home, if anyone needs to borrow it, and there's a link above if you want to get your own copy from Amazon.

More Twilight Goodies

There is a TON, (a TON, people) of goodies up on Stephenie Meyer's website about the Twilight movie, including more cast photos, funny stories, and behind the scenes clips.

Go. Enjoy.

The Thief

For those who were interested, the book we didn't choose for next month is The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. I just found out it is a Newberry Honor book. It's the beginning of a trilogy. (I've read the first two.) It's a fantasy book set in kind of an ancient Greece kind of country. It's has a quest and politics. I think the romance (such as it is) doesn't begin until the second book, The Queen of Attolia.

Fablehaven

Rachel picked a great book for next month, "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull . It is technically juvenile fantasy, which we haven't delved into for awhile. I am quite excited. Possibly this is because the cover art totally rocks.



Oh, yes. I judge them by their covers. I can't help it.

Airhead

Meg Cabot has the first two chapters of Airhead, her YA novel coming out on May 13, here. I think this will actually be a very interesting read after "Uglies", because it deals with much the same issues.

enjoy the excerpt!

K

Uglies

So on Thursday April 17 we are having bookclub at Betsey's house, at 8 pm. The book is Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld:


oh shoot! sorry, THAT'S not the cover! what was i thinking? there's a picture of the book a couple of posts below this one. ;) We haven't posted to the blog for a long time. We need to rectify that.

I just ordered 10 - no wait, 11 - books from amazon and barnes and noble and I'm very excited, and if they are any good I will certainly pass them on. Athough 5 of them won't be mailed until May 6 when The Host comes out.

which, YAY!

Looking forward to seeing you ladies there.