Last Tuesday at the library: I’ll just skim over the titles in the YA section, just to see. Oh look, Under The Never Sky. But it’s vacation next week. The kids will be home. I have a ton of stuff to do. I’ll just stick it in my bag. Eh, just another dystopian.
Wednesday: Didn’t even look at the library bag.
Thursday: Fine, I’ll read the first chapter. Yep. Just what I thought. Another dystopian. Seriously? Do we need another? I should’ve left it on the shelves. What was I thinking?
Friday: All the boys gone on a cub scout overnight. No time to read. Make dinner for four middle school girls on a sleepover, then go to bed early so they can be silly and talk without “the mom” eavesdropping. In bed, plot the second book after A Spy Like Me. I guess I’ll bring that book up with me, just in case. Didn’t read it.
Saturday: Clearly, I’m not going to get any work done. I’ll read one more chapter. Wha? What just happened? Hmm. This just got a lot better. I’ll read the next one just to see. Chapter three introduces Peregrine’s pov (the boy). Seriously. I’m a goner.
Saturday night: I leave watching a great movie with thirty minutes to go because I need to read more before bed. I’ll be grumpy because I wasn’t even going to watch the movie! Stayed up too late reading.
Sunday: Church. Dinner at the parents. All I want to do is stay home and read. Couldn’t.
Sunday night: The kids are in bed. Just a few more pages. Then I’ll going to write my blog post for today.
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Finished an incredible book that I couldn’t put down. Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi was not another dystopian. It was incredibly written with amazing tension…and it was one of the best love stories I’ve read in a while.
News: The big reveal of the cover for A Spy Like Me will be Next Monday at YA Confidential, and a giveaway here!
Have you read a great book lately?
WOW, didn’t know where this was headed. so true for us very avid readers that we need to give some books more pages and then yes MAGIC happens! Okay, on my list!
I’m so glad I kept reading. I seriously almost didn’t and would’ve missed out on an incredible story.
Yay for fantastic books! 🙂
We’re so excited to host the Spy Like Me reveal. Happy Monday!
So agree that Under the Never Sky was awesome. I really loved that book. Just finished The Pledge, another really good book.
I just read the blurb on Elana J’s blog and thought, “Great, another YA dystopian novel. I’ll pass.” You just sold me on it. Adding it to my list.
I love your cover, Laura. I can’t wait for your big reveal. 😀 (Ha! I’ve just confused everyone who reads this comment and doesn’t realize I’ve already seen the cover).
Sometimes I feel like many dystopian novels are so similar that’s why I just wasn’t enthusiastic about this one. But it was at the library so figured I’d give it a try. Great writing can make all the difference.
Don’t you love that when you find something you think you’re going to hate turns out to be something you adore. I just finished an old book (pubbed in 1990) — Jane Fairfax by Jeanne Aiken, about the misunderstood Miss from Jane Austen’s Emma. Great book. I was quite surprised myself.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone was one I couldn’t put done. I love it when I find those kind of books.
I really enjoyed that one too!
Okay, I meant down not done. My brain needs to wake up.
Suckered you right in, didn’t it?
Totally did! And I was pretty sure I didn’t have time to read an entire novel over the weekend. But it happened anyway! I don’t regret one minute of it.
I can always read more dystopian – I seem to be addicted. But a good book that I’ve read lately? One that stands out for me is The Scorpio Races.
That’s how I was with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo this weekend. I know I annoyed my poor husband…though if I did, he didn’t show it. But I had that book in my hand all weekend. Literally. Now I’m reading the second one.
I think Under the Never Sky is on my wish list. Either that or I already bought it, and it’s on my iPad…
I just started reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King. So so good!
Can’t wait to see your book’s cover!!!
Hmm, Under the Never Sky wasn’t on my wish list because…as you said, it looked like just another dystopia, but after this I might have to take a look at it.
I recently read A Million Suns by Beth Revis which was just fantastic and easily one of the best sequels I’ve read in a long time.
I”m pretty sure my library will A Million Suns in since they have the first one. Sequels are hard to do right! Glad to hear this is a good one.
Got to read that book! And can’t wait for the cover of A Spy Like Me!
Sounds like I need to read it! I like dystopians but like most people, I’m kind of getting tired of them. But this one sounds really good.
LOL! Ahh, you’re so funny. I do that same thing all the time with books–even with writing! Procrastinate, and then once you start, it’s like how can I stop now? *fingers drumming*
I’ve heard so many good things about UTNS. Must pick it up~ :o) <3
I can usually tell in the first chapter. The writing was good but the second and third chapter definitely won me over. Glad I read more!
Love the title on that one…glad to hear the story lives up to it.
Looking forward to your cover reveal! Yay!
I love it and hate it when that happens. Okay, mostly my family hates it when that happens, because it’s usually grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner.
Looking forward to seeing your cover.
I just love it when I book draws you in and refuses to let you go. Awesome, putting it on the TBR list. Looking forward to the book cover reveal.
I trust your reviews, Laura, so now I have to read that!
Can’t wait to see your cover!! Let me know if you want to do a reveal on my blog.
Will have to put this on my tbr pile.
Did you say love story? I might just have to put that one on my list…
Don’t you love it when this happens?
Oh wow–I love it when a book surprises and doesn’t let go. I’ll look for this one–thanks Laura!
Angela
Ooh ooh ooh I love it when that happens! It’s on my TBR list. I can’t wait to see your cover!! I’m so excited for you!
Awww! I love a book that grabs me like this! I’m adding it to Goodreads RIGHT NOW.
Ha, I do love it when this happens. Just when you think you know what a book is about, you start reading it with low expectations and BAM! it gets you and next thing you know it’s like 1 AM. ha, ha.
The last book that got me like that was ASHES by Ilsa Bick.