The opening chapter of Release gave me pause for the extent to which it borrowed from the beginnings of Mrs Dalloway. I knew that Ness took inspiration from Mrs Dalloway and Forever by Judy Blume. I’ve read the former, but not the latter. And let’s just say, I didn’t like that classic very much. I gave it 0.5 stars, although I could see what Virginia Woolf had meant to accomplish. But I’ve adored past books of Patrick Ness, so I was curious.
September 2017 Overview
September was a busy month for me. With preparing for our home renovation, packing and moving things into storage, I didn’t have much time to sit down and read. What I did manage was to listen to audiobooks as I moved about. That’s how I still read 15 books altogether. Of the books I read, 10 were audiobooks, four were paperbacks and one was an ebook.
5 Ways a Page Anchor is Useful
As you can literally gather from the, admittedly, clever name, Page Anchor is a device designed to hold books open. It’s a beautifully crafted pin that you can slide into a book to keep it from closing.
GIRLS MADE OF SNOW AND GLASS by Melissa Bashardoust
Girls Made of Snow and Glass is a retelling of retellings, a simulacrum if you will. After all, it was inspired by Frozen, Snow White and the Huntsman and The Bloody Chamber. Despite the extent to which this book was built on multiple stories, I thought the world building as well as the plot showcased Bashardoust’s creativity. The setting in particular, charmed me, and I loved how well it was woven together with the overarching plot.
Hot off the Press – October 9, 2017
Some big names are on the list of this week’s young adult book releases, notably John Green with Turtles All the Way Down, Maggie Stiefvater with All the Crooked Saints, and Amy Reed with The Nowhere Girls. Joelle Charbonneau’s Dividing Eden novella, Into the Garden also releases this week as an ebook. Rae Carson’s The Gold Seer Trilogy also comes to a conclusion as Into the Bright Unknown hits the shelves.
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