Oops, I ate a book
Oct. 16th, 2012 01:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenayOh look, a post that is not about fanfic or the Avengers. I'm going to try, anyway :-D
I made the mistake of finding the YA section at my local library on Friday. Let's move quickly past the bit where it's been there for two years and I hadn't spotted it before, OK? Because the point is that I picked up Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins and ate it over the weekend.
The whole time I was telling myself that it wasn't actually that good, the plot was recycled, it shouldn't be this compelling...
...and it sucked me in anyway. So, you know, looking for something light and silly and utterly without merit yet completely addictive? That's the book for you. I may possibly be putting the other books in the series on hold...
I also found Knight and Squire in the graphic novel section. Woo! And the newest Unwritten trade was in. Tonight, I think, will be a big comic night because I've got lots of catching up to do.
I'm also part way through The House on Durrow Street, which started a bit slowly but is already pulling me in. My little YA grab at the library resulted in two other books on my coffee table (Jinx by Meg Cabot and Plain Kate by an author that I've forgotten) that I should probably read before I get any hold books.
My weekend was very quiet and we were being really stubborn about the heating (it seems the Canadian thing to do) until Sunday, when Mum caved and I went with her. In our defence, the cats had been mithering about the cold for two days and they shut up as soon as the house warmed up.
...that is not a good defence. We're ruled by the little fuzz butts.
This Saturday, Mum and I are planning a trip to the city to visit the French patisserie. I may also accidentally fall into the comic shop, which is very close to the patisserie :-D This excursion has been inspired by The Great British Bakeoff, specifically the St Honore building. Mum and I need fancy French cake and coffee stat.
I made the mistake of finding the YA section at my local library on Friday. Let's move quickly past the bit where it's been there for two years and I hadn't spotted it before, OK? Because the point is that I picked up Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins and ate it over the weekend.
The whole time I was telling myself that it wasn't actually that good, the plot was recycled, it shouldn't be this compelling...
...and it sucked me in anyway. So, you know, looking for something light and silly and utterly without merit yet completely addictive? That's the book for you. I may possibly be putting the other books in the series on hold...
I also found Knight and Squire in the graphic novel section. Woo! And the newest Unwritten trade was in. Tonight, I think, will be a big comic night because I've got lots of catching up to do.
I'm also part way through The House on Durrow Street, which started a bit slowly but is already pulling me in. My little YA grab at the library resulted in two other books on my coffee table (Jinx by Meg Cabot and Plain Kate by an author that I've forgotten) that I should probably read before I get any hold books.
My weekend was very quiet and we were being really stubborn about the heating (it seems the Canadian thing to do) until Sunday, when Mum caved and I went with her. In our defence, the cats had been mithering about the cold for two days and they shut up as soon as the house warmed up.
...that is not a good defence. We're ruled by the little fuzz butts.
This Saturday, Mum and I are planning a trip to the city to visit the French patisserie. I may also accidentally fall into the comic shop, which is very close to the patisserie :-D This excursion has been inspired by The Great British Bakeoff, specifically the St Honore building. Mum and I need fancy French cake and coffee stat.
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Date: 2012-10-20 07:51 pm (UTC)Chime is on my Very Long List Of Books That I Must Read Soon (TM) because I've heard such great things about it.
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