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May 24, 2013 09:46AM
You see, even unforgettable characters are less unforgettable if you abandon them for quite long.
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Sandra wrote: "You see, even unforgettable characters are less unforgettable if you abandon them for quite long."Yeah they are.
I am looking for books that relate to comas or amnesia. I'm not looking for paranormal related, but realistic fiction. I do know of Blink Once (which was great) and Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac. Is there anything else? Thanks in advance!
Coma:
Amnesia:
These books have characters who go through an accident or traumatic event and can't remember the time period surrounding the event:
I'm late to the game, Christina, but the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Patricia C Wrede) were among my favorite as a teen and I still love to reread them. Meets the criteria: princess but not to princess-y, fantasy.
I am interested in fantasy and sci-fi novels (YA and otherwise) that paint queens and female authority figures in an admirable light. All recommendations would be welcome; even when books are already on my To-Read shelf, recommendations help me prioritize.I'm reading Cinder at the moment, and while I like and admire the protagonist, I can't help noticing the way that authority is depicted. The Earthen leaders -- the good guys -- are nearly all male (the lone exception being a "Queen Camilla" who isn't painted in a sympathetic light at all). But the evil empire is led almost exclusively by women. All female authority figures in the story so far (I'm a little more than halfway in) range from unsympathetic (Queen Camilla) to thoroughly evil (Queen Levanda, all her predecessors, and her second-in-command). Even though I'm enjoying the book so far, this rankles me, as it reminds me of how often female authority is depicted as evil, even when a woman is writing.
So I'm looking for alternative, more positive views of females in power. I'm more interested in queens than in princesses -- unless the princess is actually the heir to the throne, as opposed to someone who could only wield power through an advantageous marriage to a prince from a neighboring country.
Risa is just...good stuff.
Even though she gains her power through marriage...it is positive and she is an amazing protag:
I was gonna suggest those same two series. In the Seven Realms books, the monarchy is a Queendom. Raisa is the princess heir.
In the Fire and Thorns books, Princess Elisa is married off to the king of another country, but she's definitely the better ruler.
LMAO, now I would have said Seven Realms too.I haven't read Fire and Thorns yet, so my other one I'd say is the Lumatere Chronicles.
If you haven't read any Terry Pratchett yet, and want something just a little different, perhaps try
. There are several that follow on, and the Discworld has a plethora of fascinating female characters - and they're all just a bit different to any others you'll meet.
Kelley wrote: "I am interested in fantasy and sci-fi novels (YA and otherwise) that paint queens and female authority figures in an admirable light. All recommendations would be welcome; even when books are alrea..."I would recommend the Looking Glass Wars which is a spin off the Alice In Wonderland story. Loved it.
Forgot about Lumatere Chronicles that's another good one.
Kelley wrote: "I am interested in fantasy and sci-fi novels (YA and otherwise) that paint queens and female authority figures in an admirable light. All recommendations would be welcome; even when books are alrea..."I see you've read The Step-sister's Scheme. You rated it will, the next in the series,
is way better. And the women kick butt way more!I would also recommend the
series. Granted she originally gains her "power" pretending to be a boy, it is the woman she becomes that truly owns it. ANd there are "men" that somewhat aid her but she always holds her own.
Does anyone know of any good adult steampunk? I've mostly just come across YA steampunk and haven't been in much of a YA mood lately. I have Soulless already, just haven't read it :P
Have you read Wicked as they Come and Wicked as She Wants definitely adult steam punk
Katy wrote: "Does anyone know of any good adult steampunk?"
Jenny wrote: "Katy wrote: "Does anyone know of any good adult steampunk?"
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Robin wrote: "Have you read Wicked as they Come and Wicked as She Wants definitely adult steam punk"That's a fun series; love the humor in it.
I see Jenny mentioned it already but
is also very good. It's a completely different vibe (not as fluffy) than the other series, but I loved it for different reasons.
Katie wrote: "Kelley wrote: "I am interested in fantasy and sci-fi novels (YA and otherwise) that paint queens and female authority figures in an admirable light. All recommendations would be welcome; even when ..."SO I should try and read that series? I have wanted to read the mad hatter spin off of that series but haven't found it
Thanks guys for the recs! I'll definitely look into them :)
Katy wrote: "Does anyone know of any good adult steampunk? I've mostly just come across YA steampunk and haven't been in much of a YA mood lately. I have Soulless already, just haven't read it :P"
Have you read
? It's kind of Steampunk like, I think.
I'm going on holiday next week so I want to read something light/romantic/trashy. Maybe something similar to That Boy by Jillian Dodd? Nice and happy... Any ideas? :)
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I haven't read that book, so I don't know. My guess is Hillary, Isa, or Angie might have an idea or two.
Katy wrote: "Does anyone know of any good adult steampunk? I've mostly just come across YA steampunk and haven't been in much of a YA mood lately. I have Soulless already, just haven't read it :P"
Im seconding Jenny's and Stacia's reco for
:)
Hello friends, I am 24 year old male, I prefer dystopian YA. I don't mind some romance but I prefer it as a back story rather than the main storyline. I like dark books, so that always helps. Not crazy about fantasy but if it's a good book I don't mind.The last couple books I have read have not been enjoyable so I am crossing my fingers!
Thanks :)
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Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder
(last edited Jun 05, 2013 10:38AM)
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I think dystopia is harder to find books that are less romance heavy right now and I'm not really sure why. This is actually something which bugs me because dystopian sci-fi is the one genre where I don't necessarily need romance in my books. I still like some romance heavy dystopia but I don't pick up those type of books for that specific reason.Wendy, Isa, would Chaos Walking fit? I've only read the first, but it seems less fluffy.
or maybe
If you're open to other genres, here's a few where the romance isn't quite as featured :
Post Apocalyptic :
(there is one, but a lot of the book is about fighting and survival)
(this is adult but a lot of YA readers love it)Urban Fantasy :
Realistic Fiction/thriller :
Cameron wrote: "Not crazy about fantasy"Get out.
lol kidding!
But seriously....hissssssss.
She carries tomatoes with her for this exact reason.
Thanks! Unwind was one of my favorite books ever. I have heard 'The Knife of Never Letting Go' was good but the sequel wasn't that great. I'll give it a try though.Thanks!
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I honestly don't know about Knife because I'd only read the first. I was just okay with book 1, but some people told me that they liked 2 and 3 better, so I guess there's no way to know without reading, haha.Both Knife and BRR have different speech patterns which take getting used to; I'm not sure what your thoughts are on that. Iirc, BRR had no punctuation or something of the sort.
Some of our other members might have a few other book ideas that I didn't think of.
Jenny wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Not crazy about fantasy"Get out.
lol kidding!
But seriously....hissssssss."
haha it's not that I don't like fantasy, it's just not necessarily what I prefer. I loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone and The Everlost series.
Post apocalyptic?
There's some romance element in them. As Stacia says it's difficult to avoid in YA but this are book I'd recommend to my male friends.
Not dystopia :
.Fantasy:
(sequels best the first one in both cases)
Stacia, you've named some of my ALL TIME FAVES! But, yes on CHAOS WALKING AND FEED. More people need to read
and
. And how about
?
I liked Wool (enjoyed the entire Silo Series) but haven't read the prequels yet.Kind of leaning on Feed, have heart pretty good things about it so far.
Thanks for the input!
Cameron wrote: "I liked Wool (enjoyed the entire Silo Series) but haven't read the prequels yet.Kind of leaning on Feed, have heart pretty good things about it so far.
Thanks for the input!"
Feed is excellent. You might need an appreciation of zombies, politics & journalism to really love it.
I liked the Benny Imura books (Rot and Ruin) and liked World War Z, so I will check it out. :)
Cameron wrote: "I liked the Benny Imura books (Rot and Ruin) and liked World War Z, so I will check it out. :)"you should try
if you haven't yet.
Um, lol, I LOOOOVED Chaos Walking. All three, and I thought each book got better and better actually. The Knife of Never Letting Go was the weakest. I would also say Feed, that was amazing.
I also second Stacia saying Unwind and the Necromancer series. Those are great.
Hadn't thought of Angelfall, which is post apocalyptic and not paranormal romance like the cover implies. I think that I knew Wendy would have more of a clear answer to Chaos Walking.
Angelfall might be okay as a post-apocalyptic (it's not pnr as the cover would imply) because the romance is more of a 'what if' thing? There is an attraction happening in the background but it's not the main point of the book, imo.
I don't know about UTNS working because the Perry/Aria connection is a pretty big focus of the story and the world building is hazy. Even though I love the series, I think it's got a strong emphasis on romance. Or maybe I just caught too caught up in that side of it and I'm way off. Who knows? I've been wrong before. :)
Samantha wrote: "I'm going on holiday next week so I want to read something light/romantic/trashy. Maybe something similar to That Boy by Jillian Dodd? Nice and happy... Any ideas? :)"I haven't read that book but I've got some that are light/romantic, not so much on the trashy side though.
Cameron wrote: "I liked the Benny Imura books (Rot and Ruin) and liked World War Z, so I will check it out. :)"Glad to hear you liked WWZ. It's on my list for this month because I would like to get to it before the movie comes out, even if I've heard that the movie was altered quite a bit from the book.
Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity wrote: "Cameron wrote: "I liked the Benny Imura books (Rot and Ruin) and liked World War Z, so I will check it out. :)"Glad to hear you liked WWZ. It's on my list for this month because I would like to g..."
The movie looks nothing like the book but I will still see it (Brad pits character in the book is an interviewer and we barely hear from him except the questions he asks).
It's a different book to be sure (written in interview form, after the zombie apocalypse is already contained) so it's kind of hard to get used to at first because it is kind of like a bunch of little stories. It is really enjoyable though.
PS thanks everyone for the suggestions!
Hillary wrote: "Samantha wrote: "I'm going on holiday next week so I want to read something light/romantic/trashy. Maybe something similar to That Boy by Jillian Dodd? Nice and happy... Any ideas? :)"I haven't r..."
By trashy do mean steamier or just more of anything goes type behavior?
Because I always think Abbi Glines tends to write stuff that gets a little heated and can be on the sexier side. But her books are so hit and miss. Some are decent and others are crappy. If you don't want to start a series in the middle (because the one I would be more likely to recommend would be second in a series), you could probably try Vincent Boys. I wasn't a huge fan of it, but I would have liked it a lot more if I'd read it before reading her other books because my main complaint was that it felt like a copy of her other series. So if you're new to her, that should read fresh and might qualify as a fun and trashy romance.
Now if by trashy you mean sketchy behavior, then you could always try
or
But I second Hillary on Anna and the French Kiss if like she said you could go for a lighter romance. It's not trashy but it's a lot of fun. I love that book.
Hillary wrote: "Samantha wrote: "I'm going on holiday next week so I want to read something light/romantic/trashy. Maybe something similar to That Boy by Jillian Dodd? Nice and happy... Any ideas? :)"I haven't r..."
So I just finished
last night. It was really good but super heavy and totally messed with my head.I need a recommendation for something much lighter, with a happy ending of some sort. I was going to start
but I think I need something a little less cry-able first.Anyone have something they love like that?
I loved the Skinjacker series, I would link the book but I have no idea how to do that (serious I am good with computers but have no idea!) so I'll just put the link.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68...
Whatever you do, don't read Paul Austers 'Invisible' seems like a similar story line to the book just finished.
Are you wanting a stand alone or a series? Are you wanting YA or Adult? Are you wanting a contemp or fantasy or you don't care?
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