Dec 29

Written by: Lauren Kurz
12/29/2011 7:29 PM 

Just in time for the New Year, I thought I'd offer a few of the newer or newish books that I've got on my desk right now and am working on reading/can't wait to read or am trying to get my hands on!

Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James:  An "Adult" book that is really for any Jane Austen fan of any age is a fantastic murder mystery that tells us how the characters from Pride and Prejudice are doing a few years later, amidst the backdrop of a sudden murder on the Darcy property!  Half-way through this one and only the holidays have stopped me from finishing it off sooner!

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs:  I've got to read this New York Times Bestseller, but it is so popular, it is always checked out!  That, and a glimpse of the odd cover, are all the sell you need!  (Go ahead and Google the cover now!)  Maybe in 2012 I'll get it back!

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor:  Laini Taylor is a popular new YA writer and is following up her Lips Touch Three Times collection of stories with this novel which will be the start of a series.  Blue-haired seventeen-year-old Karou has many gifts, including traveling between European cities and the world of the chimaera...I can't explain this more until I read it and hope to very, very soon, since this book has a lot of buzz and looks to be a series starter!

Got a YA book you can't wait to read or are reading now?  Send it along to me at lkurz@mclinc.org and I'll post and share so we can all add it to our lists!