To read #9

Siden jeg for noget tid siden så filmen Tomorrow, when the war began, har jeg villet læse bogen af samme navn enormt meget. Den dystopiske roman er skrevet af John Marsden og er en del af Tomorrow serien, hvor der, så vidt jeg ved, er syv bøger. Tomorrow, when the war began blev udgivet første gang i 1993, så det er ikke ligefrem en ny bog, men filmen fangede mig, og jeg håber, at bogen vil gøre det samme. Her er handlingen:

When Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they're leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned. But a week later, they return home to find their houses empty and their pets starving. Something has gone wrong--horribly wrong. Before long, they realize the country has been invaded, and the entire town has been captured--including their families and all their friends. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible decision: They can flee for the mountains or surrender. Or they can fight.

               - Goodreads

Er der nogen, der har læst den, som kan anbefale den?

To read #8

Jeg er ekstremt tæt på, faktisk kun et klik væk fra, at bestille The Night Circus af Erin Morgenstern. På det seneste har jeg besøgt forfatterindens blog og læst hendes flax-golden-tales, som er smukke, korte fortællinger, der på den ene eller den anden måde er eventyrlige. Og jeg elsker dem! De 10 sætninger, som hver historie består af, har samme effekt på mig som en hel roman. Desuden lyder The Night Circus perfekt til min smag.

Giv. Mig. Den. Bog. Nu.

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus per­formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.

- Goodreads

To read #7

Siden jeg forelskede mig i tv-serien Lost, har jeg villet have fat i Lost Enclyclopedia, som er en bog over hele universet, karaktererne etc. Oh, for Gods sake, den koster kun 18,99£ på Amazon.co.uk! Måske man skulle give den til sig selv som belønning alt efter, hvor godt ens eksamener til sommer går? Bogen indeholder:

The Lost Encyclopedia, created in conjunction with the creators and producers of the show, is the only official and comprehensive guide to the people, places, and mysteries of Lost. Featuring more than 400 pages and over 1500 images, the LOST Encyclopedia will be a comprehensive guide to the characters, items, locations, plotlines, relationships, and mythologies from all six seasons of the landmark series aired on ABC-TV and produced by ABC Studios. Created in full collaboration with ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios, this will be the first and only fully licensed and comprehensive reference to all things LOST, and it includes a foreword by executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. 

To read #6

Smuk forside? Tjek. Fængende titel? Tjek. En stærk hovedperson, engle og forbudt kærlighed? Tjek, tjek og tjek. A Touch Mortal af Leah Clifford er en debutroman, som jeg simpelthen bare MÅ læse i år. På Goodreads ser det ud til, at de fleste er vilde med den, for den har fået awesome anmeldelser. Den kan købes over Amazon fra d. 22. februar 2011, hvilket vil sige om et par dage. Yaaay. Her er synopsen:

Eden didn't expect Az.

 

Not his saunter down the beach toward her. Not his unbelievable pick-up line. Not the instant, undeniable connection. And not his wings.

 
Yeah.
 
So long, happily-ever-after.

 

Now trapped between life and death, cursed to spread chaos with her every touch, Eden could be the key in the eternal struggle between heaven and hell. All because she gave her heart to one of the Fallen, an angel cast out of heaven.

 

She may lose everything she ever had. She may be betrayed by those she loves most. But Eden will not be a pawn in anyone else's game. Her heart is her own.

 

And that's only the beginning of the end.

To read #5

Se lige disse skønheder. De er alle sammen en del af Penguin Classics og skrevet af bl.a. Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Emily Brontë, Lewis Carroll, Homer osv. For ikke så længe siden besluttede jeg mig for at begynde at samle på klassikere, fordi jeg alligevel skal læse nogle her i år. Disse er muligvis de allerflotteste, som jeg er faldet over (men også dyreste, hvis jeg skal have dem alle).

Desværre er jeg lidt splittet, fordi jeg også har fundet de samlede værker af nogle af ovenstående forfattere, der er læderindbundne - og også ufattelig smukke. Det er dog bare ikke af alle forfatterne, at jeg kan få de samlede værker, og derfor vil jeg blive nødsaget til at købe nogle i det ene format og andre i et andet. Disse, som jeg har fundet, vil pynte SÅ godt på bogreolen. Hvad skal jeg dog gøre? :)

To read #4

Det var faktisk forsiden på The Dark Divine af Bree Despain, der fangede mig. Jeg fandt den utrolig smuk og mystisk. Så jeg kunne ikke lade være med at undersøge, hvilken historie den gemte på. Serien hedder Dark Divine, og efterfølgeren til The Dark Divine er The Lost Saint. Dramatiske titler, ikke sandt? Synopsen på den første bog i serien er hentet fra forfatterens egen hjemmeside:

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared—the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in blood. But she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night really held. And when Daniel returns three years later, Grace can no longer deny her attraction to him, despite promising Jude she’ll stay away.

As Grace gets closer to Daniel, her actions stir the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind Jude and Daniel's dark secret . . . and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it—her soul.

To read #3

Bogen, Other Words for Love af Lorraine Zago Rosenthal, er netop blevet udgivet i dag. Det er forfatterens debutroman, og derfor kender jeg ikke andre værker af hende. Jeg opdagede den, da jeg læste en fantastisk anmeldelse på The Story Siren. Alt lige fra titlen, til forsiden til handlingsresumeet tiltrækker mig. Her er beskrivelsen af handlingen taget fra Goodreads:

When an unexpected inheritance enables Ari to transfer to an elite Manhattan prep school, she makes a wealthy new friend, Leigh. Leigh introduces Ari to the glamorous side of New York--and to her gorgeous cousin, Blake. Ari doesn't think she stands a chance, but amazingly, Blake asks her out. As their romance heats up, they find themselves involved in an intense, consuming relationship. Ari's family worries that she is losing touch with the important things in life, like family, hard work, and planning for the future.

When misfortune befalls Blake's family, he pulls away, and Ari's world drains of color. As she struggles to get over the breakup, Ari must finally ask herself: were their feelings true love . . . or something else?

To read #2

  

Jeg er blevet meget hug på The Drake Chronicles af Alyxandra Harvey, som er endnu en vampyrserie. Indtil videre består den af bøgerne Hearts at Stake (a.k.a. My Love Lies Bleeding), Blood Feud, Out for Blood og Bleeding Hearts, som dog ikke er udkommet endnu. Jeg kan bedst lide de engelske forsider, som I kan se ovenover. Inden jeg kaster mig ud i denne serie, vil jeg gerne færdiggøre nogle af de andre, som jeg er i gang med, så jeg ikke begynder at sammenligne bøgerne (for meget) og rode dem sammen. Men jeg er simpelthen blevet så nysgerrig, at det er irriterende. Inde på forfatterens hjemmeside, står der dette om den første bog i serien:

On Solange’s sixteenth birthday, she is going to wake up dead. As if that’s not bad enough, she also has to outwit her seven overprotective older brothers, avoid the politics involved with being the only daughter born to an ancient vampire dynasty, and elude Kieran Black—agent of an anti-vampire league who is searching for his father’s killer and is intent on staking Solange and her entire family. Luckily she has her own secret weapon—her human best friend Lucy. Lucy is willing to defend Solange’s right to a normal life, whether she’s being smothered by her well-intentioned brothers or abducted by a power-hungry queen. Two unlikely alliances are formed in a race to save Solange’s eternal life—Lucy and Solange’s brother Nicholas, and Solange and Kieran Black — in a dual romance that is guaranteed to jump start any romance-lover’s heart.

Den lyder tillokkende, synes I ikke?

To read #1

Jeg skriver selv til unge, og selvom jeg har en idé om, hvad der er vigtigt i ungdomsbøger - om det så er fantasy eller realisme - så kan jeg rigtig godt lide at læse om det. Her i dag læste jeg f.eks. om denne bog Writing great books for young adults, som er skrevet omkring det at skrive ungdomsbøger. Man kan læse det første kapitel gratis på nettet lige her. Bare tryk ude i højre side, hvor der står Read first chapter FREE. Denne bog kunne jeg sagtens finde på at købe! :)