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You'd think that it was Halloween by my reading choices for January. Would it surprise you if I told you that all of those grossly gruesome books were YA? Yes,
The Curse of the Wendigo,
The Isle of Blood,
Rotters,
Inexplicables and
The Hangman's Daughter are all written for young adults. They're filled with squishing and sloshing rotting bodies and monsters that will haunt even the most intrepid late-20s-woman at night. So I have a nightlight - who doesn't? If you know some mature teens who like ghouls and creepy crawlies, I recommend any of those. Just a note: all of the books are written as series except for
Rotters. Make sure you grab the first in the series.
My favourite three in the entire group are
Londoners,
The Devotion of Suspect X and
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English. They're very different from each other - a collection of stories from real Londoners (what a city!), a Japanese murder mystery and a book about belonging and home. I truly do wish someone did what Craig Taylor did with
Londoners for other cities.
I'm hoping to keep the reading up through February. Let me know what some of your favourite reads for January were.
I'd be happy if I could read this many books in a year! If I had to pick one, it would be Londoners :)
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Downloading Londoners to my Kindle as we speak!
ReplyDeleteOh my, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on these new reads.
ReplyDeleteLondoners jumped out, I had a feeling it would be a favorite.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm betting my kid would LOVE Londoners! He can handle a little gruesome...with extra snuggles!
ReplyDeleteLove YA books, and will add some of these on the list:) I just recently read The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides, who I've decided is my second husband because I love all his books, almost obsessively....
ReplyDeleteI shamefully only read 3 books in January, but I'll take all the extra suggestions you've got! Oh, and I totally have a nightlight, too. I'm not above it. I spook too easily!
ReplyDeleteI need to check out all those creepy YA books, they sound right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteAh, seeing your books makes me realize how much I haven't been reading lately. I must find a good book soon!
ReplyDeleteI'll take a book about Londoners any day. ;) And it's about time I ventured from the norm and picked up a darker book than my typical Nicholas Sparks. A complete 180 but a much needed one at that!
ReplyDeleteDear Ruth, I have added some books in my goodreads. I hope you don't mind. Haha! Thanks ;)
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