IMM – Meme – Kirsti from The Story Siren (.com).
Checked Out From Various Libraries
Breadcrumbs – Anna Ursu (such a great book)
The Blue Bamboo – Osamu Dazai
The House of Sleeping Beauties – Yasunari Kawabata
There is no Dog – Meg Rosoff
George and Rue – George Elliott Clark
Memento Nora – Angie Smibert
From Bad to Cursed – Katie Alender
Please Ignore Vera Dietz – A. S. King
A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness
The Poison Diaries: Nightshade – Mary Wood
Across the Great Barrier – Patricia C. Wrede
The Fox Inheritance – Mary E. Pearson
Jasper Jones – Craig Silvey
Supernaturally – Kirsten White
Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes – Jonathan Auxier
The Taker – Alma Katsu
For Review/Purchased
The Elephant Vanishes – Haruki Murakami
Abarat: Absolute Midnight – Clive Barker
Black Heart – Holly Black (for review)
The Disenchantments – Nina LaCour (won)
Darkness Falls – Cate Tiernan
The Penelopiad – Margaret Atwood
Dead to You – Lisa McMann (for review)
Three Month Fever – Gary Indiana
1Q84 – Haruki Murakami
So many lovely books! I have A Monster Calls on my tbr shelf – I really need to read it soon.
I didn’t get either Black Heart or Dead To You from S&S.. I don’t know what is up with them. I try to request and they never respond. But McMann books are awesome and the Curse Workers series is great too.
I’m so excited for The Disenchantments! I saw Nova Ren Suma say it’s her first favorite of 2012 and well..
VERA DIETZ! That book is one of my favorites. SOO good.
Happy reading!
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I’ve heard many many lovely things about Breadcrumbs, so I guess it’s time to stop judging the book by its cover and check it out, haha. Let me know how There Is No Dog goes — I’ve been curious about that one — and I hope you liked The Disenchantments as much as I did. :) Also: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes OMG so amazing! It’s books like those that make my heart sing with the praises of MG. <3
Why do you hate the cover? I think it’s charming. The book itself is rather heartbreaking but really beautiful both in its themes and its execution. And yay for Peter Nimble.
So jealous you got Dead to You. Can’t wait to read it. Hope you enjoy it!
Happy Reading!
Em
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A Beautiful Madness
Great set! So cool that you got Black Heart. I loved Supernaturally.
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OMG, you have Breadcrumbs. I SO want to read that. And The Dissenchantments. Jesus, Nafiza, your mailbox is so envy-worthy *pouts*
It’s too bad the shipping price is so insane or else I would have sent it to you. :\
you read so much, you’re my hero!
let me know what you think of 1Q84, I found it a little slow to warm up, but with a really interesting plot. Also, Murakami’s first use of a female protagonist, and I thought he did quite well.
I certainly will review it once I read it. My TBR pile is so immense that it scares me sometimes. Bibliophiles unite!