What Are You Reading?

Confession time: I haven't been able to really get into any books lately.

I've picked up a lot of things that sounded really promising and drool-worthy, but then..............they fizzle. Or I fizzle. One of us is to blame, and it's probably me.

Some of this lack of interest may be due to my workload--it can be hard to get into other books when I'm spending hours and hours slaving away at the very last edits for my own stuff, because whenever I have down time I am craving things that don't have to do with words. And some of this lack of reading interest is probably due to some health issues I was dealing with over the last month that are (thankfully) getting a lot better. But regardless of the reasons, my TBR pile has languished this past month or so. It's been so bad lately that I haven't actually finished anything except the occasional romance novel (SO not my usual modus operandi, you guys, but when I'm depressed or anxious nothing else appeals to me but the lightest, fluffiest stuff).

But I really, really, really hate not losing myself in a good book on a regular basis. Reading is like food for me. Without a regular diet of books, I feel like I'm starving. And all this writing with no reading feels like endless cooking without being able to sit down to a dinner myself.
 
So help me out here. What have you read lately that you loved? What grabbed your attention and wouldn't let you stop reading? I'm more in the mood for YA than anything else, maybe something really funny or really spooky (I really want to find something along the lines of Hex Hall or The Name of the Star), but I'll take any suggestions!
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Published on August 23, 2012 15:23
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message 1: by Amber (new)

Amber Garza You may have already read these but I have been obsessed with the Mortal instruments series and the Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare. Also I loved Divergent and Insurgent. As far as Indie books - I loved Reign of Blood by Alexia Purdy and Amber Garr's mermaid series.


message 2: by Debbie (new)

Debbie Frizzell Working at the library makes it easy to have way too many books in my house! Books I've actually waited months to get my hand on too! Sometimes, though, it's all I can do to just pick one up and start reading. If I do decide to read one, I want it to end up being one that I can't put down. I really enjoyed Kendare Blake's "Anna Dressed in Blood" and its sequel "Girl of Nightmares". The sequel might have actually been better. However, my all time favorite read this year was "Angelfall" by Susan Ee which I put on the Kindle app on my IPAD. OMG! I read it , had my daughter read it, all my library co-workers read it and re-read it my self at least two more times. Absolutely amazing! Unlike any other book out there right now!


message 3: by Kate (new)

Kate Ellison Debbie wrote: "Working at the library makes it easy to have way too many books in my house! Books I've actually waited months to get my hand on too! Sometimes, though, it's all I can do to just pick one up and s..."

Everyone keeps saying Angelfall! It is at the top of my TBR pile now. I will definitely check it out.


message 4: by Debbie (new)

Debbie Frizzell Let me know what you think when you finally do!


message 5: by Kate (new)

Kate Ellison Debbie wrote: "Let me know what you think when you finally do!"

Finally read Angelfall, and I loved it!!


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