Katie
I'm looking for some new books to read. I read Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkes, and I loved it. I like the idea of a bad boy, or chemistry that slowly develops throughout the book between people that didn't even like each other. I don't like supernatural books, but I loved the hunger games series. I've also read most of Sarah Dessen's books and loved them.
Answer
In the dystopiangenre (like Hunger Games), these have slow-burn chemistry or outright dislike that turns to love:
The Shore of Monsters by David J. Nix â 2011. Five generations earlier, a horde of monsters nearly obliterated humanity. All males are dead or ruined by a monster plague; words like 'father' and 'romance' have lost meaning. When teenager Sky joins an expedition to the shore that falls apart, she must survive amongst the monsters that roam the ruins. She gets unexpected help from a very surprising source. Mystery, action, and romance follow!
Blood Red Road (Dustlands Series) by Moira Young â 2012. In a post-apocalyptic future, 18-year-old Sabaâs twin brother is stolen by black-clad riders. When tough-as-nails Saba launches a relentless search to recover him, she must fight for her life in gladiator cages, overcome enemies both creature and human, and learn to trust others for the first time. And try as she might, she canât help but fall for the charming scoundrel Jack, who just may understand her more than she knows.
Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi â 2010. In a near future of rising seas, no oil, and extreme poverty, a teenager works as a shipbreaker - one who salvages rusting ships for parts. When he finds a wrecked super-yacht after a storm, he thinks his days of poverty are over. However, he gets swept into an adventure when bad people come for the one survivor of the wreck - a rich, beautiful girl who owns the vessel.
Unwind by Neal Shusterman - 2009. In post-war future, the abortion debate has been solved through compromise. Parents may elect to have their teenage children "unwound", a process where the teens organs and body parts are harvested for others. The story follows three runaway Unwinds, each discarded for behavior, religious, or economic reasons. As the trio embarks on a harrowing journey of escape, the reader will ponder very heavy moral questions, and wrestle with how much a bad decision can affect future generations. This is a masterpiece on every level!
On the straight romance front, these do the same:
Beauty: a Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley - This much-loved retelling of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast creates a more complicated Beauty and a richer, deeper relationship with the Beast. Although the arc of the story is familiar, the depth of the characters and the bond that grows between them makes you wonder if you ever heard the story at all. This novel is a Beauty!
The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance by Margaret Mahy - Laura has latent supernatural power, but has kept it in check. However, when she sees the face in the mirror, she knows it is a warning of dire things to come. The utterly evil Carmody Braque has marked her little brother, and now the boy's illness is growing worse. Laura knows that she must "change over" - release her supernatural gifts - for the inevitable battle. But that requires joining forces with the enigmatic Sorenson, who she may hate, or may love. Outstanding!
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols - Meg's desire to escape her backwater town and smothering parents leads her to a dare that runs her afoul of the law. She is sentenced to join rookie cop John on night patrol to better appreciate the importance of maintaining law. Meg despises John because he seems content to remain in their small town. John disdains Meg, because she is so hateful of the community. As they strive to understand each other, both extend their boundaries - and of course, fall in love.
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta - Taylor finds herself the leader of her boarding school's Underground Community, whose mission is to battle their counterparts at an all-male Cadet encampment and the public high school. For two decades the three factions have waged a game of negotiation, pranks, and sometimes physical violence for control of paths, places, and facilities. One problem: Taylor might have a crush on the leader of the Cadets. The author weaves in a back story about how the whole war started, and how Taylor is unwittingly tied to it. Romance, action, mystery, and plot twists, this is just a great story.
In the dystopiangenre (like Hunger Games), these have slow-burn chemistry or outright dislike that turns to love:
The Shore of Monsters by David J. Nix â 2011. Five generations earlier, a horde of monsters nearly obliterated humanity. All males are dead or ruined by a monster plague; words like 'father' and 'romance' have lost meaning. When teenager Sky joins an expedition to the shore that falls apart, she must survive amongst the monsters that roam the ruins. She gets unexpected help from a very surprising source. Mystery, action, and romance follow!
Blood Red Road (Dustlands Series) by Moira Young â 2012. In a post-apocalyptic future, 18-year-old Sabaâs twin brother is stolen by black-clad riders. When tough-as-nails Saba launches a relentless search to recover him, she must fight for her life in gladiator cages, overcome enemies both creature and human, and learn to trust others for the first time. And try as she might, she canât help but fall for the charming scoundrel Jack, who just may understand her more than she knows.
Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi â 2010. In a near future of rising seas, no oil, and extreme poverty, a teenager works as a shipbreaker - one who salvages rusting ships for parts. When he finds a wrecked super-yacht after a storm, he thinks his days of poverty are over. However, he gets swept into an adventure when bad people come for the one survivor of the wreck - a rich, beautiful girl who owns the vessel.
Unwind by Neal Shusterman - 2009. In post-war future, the abortion debate has been solved through compromise. Parents may elect to have their teenage children "unwound", a process where the teens organs and body parts are harvested for others. The story follows three runaway Unwinds, each discarded for behavior, religious, or economic reasons. As the trio embarks on a harrowing journey of escape, the reader will ponder very heavy moral questions, and wrestle with how much a bad decision can affect future generations. This is a masterpiece on every level!
On the straight romance front, these do the same:
Beauty: a Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley - This much-loved retelling of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast creates a more complicated Beauty and a richer, deeper relationship with the Beast. Although the arc of the story is familiar, the depth of the characters and the bond that grows between them makes you wonder if you ever heard the story at all. This novel is a Beauty!
The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance by Margaret Mahy - Laura has latent supernatural power, but has kept it in check. However, when she sees the face in the mirror, she knows it is a warning of dire things to come. The utterly evil Carmody Braque has marked her little brother, and now the boy's illness is growing worse. Laura knows that she must "change over" - release her supernatural gifts - for the inevitable battle. But that requires joining forces with the enigmatic Sorenson, who she may hate, or may love. Outstanding!
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols - Meg's desire to escape her backwater town and smothering parents leads her to a dare that runs her afoul of the law. She is sentenced to join rookie cop John on night patrol to better appreciate the importance of maintaining law. Meg despises John because he seems content to remain in their small town. John disdains Meg, because she is so hateful of the community. As they strive to understand each other, both extend their boundaries - and of course, fall in love.
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta - Taylor finds herself the leader of her boarding school's Underground Community, whose mission is to battle their counterparts at an all-male Cadet encampment and the public high school. For two decades the three factions have waged a game of negotiation, pranks, and sometimes physical violence for control of paths, places, and facilities. One problem: Taylor might have a crush on the leader of the Cadets. The author weaves in a back story about how the whole war started, and how Taylor is unwittingly tied to it. Romance, action, mystery, and plot twists, this is just a great story.
what are some books ???
Trevor
what are some good books to read?
books that ive read and liked:
catcher in the rye
alas babylon
night
the outsiders
farenheit 451
5 people you meet in heaven
tuesdays with morrie
both pigman books
lord of the flies
the giver
to kill a mockingbird
i like the classics
any other good books?
Answer
BOOKS I HAVE READ IN 2011 - so far
The Vampyre, a Tale by John William Polidori â ManyBooks.net
It Waits and It Waits again by Robert M Yelverton â feedbooks.com
Gargoyle Grotesque by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
The Last Rose of Summer by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
It Lives in the Dark by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
Dry Season by Dan Smith
The Ballerina, the Gymnast and the Yoga Master by RJ Silver â feedbooks.com
Doctor at Large by Richard Gordon
Sanctumâs Breach by Jeff Inlo â ManyBooks.net
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad â ManyBooks.net
Beatrice Beechamâs: Halloween Haunting by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
The Rites of Passage by William Golding
Writing Jane Austen by Elizabeth Aston
Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens â ManyBooks.net
Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Return of the Raven by Phillip Elston
Dreams Underfoot and Widdershins by Charles de Lint
Coffin on Murder Street by Gwendoline Butler
Harry Potter -3 short stories by Bruce T Forbes â feedbooks.com
The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
Bible Mysteries by Lonely Soul â feedbooks.com
Let the Right on In by John Ajvide Lindqivst
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith â ManyBooks.net
Sanctus by Simon Toyne
1984 by George Orwell â feedbooks.com
The Great Gatsby by F Scot Fitzgerald â feedbooks.com
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantell
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Draculaâs Quest by Bram Stoker â ManyBooks.net
The Truth Cookie by Fiona Dunbar
Nocturnes by John Connolly
Dead(ish) by Naomi Kramer â Goodreads.com
I Robot by Cory Doctorow â feedbooks.com
The Worldâs Wife by Carol Ann Duffy â poems
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
Race against Time by Eric Brown â Quick Reads
The Poison in the Blood by Tom Holland â Quick Reads
Lily by Adele Geras â Quick Reads
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
A Hat full of Sky by Terry Pratchet
The Onion Girl by Charles de Linte
Brenda and Effie series Never the Bride, Something Borrowed and Conjugal Rites all by Paul Magrs
The Secret World of Witchcraft by Jason Karl
The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs by Christina Hopkinson
I Spied a Pale Horse by Mark Timlin
Sean Bean: The Biography by Larua Jackson
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Girl in the Red Coat by Roma Ligocka
Toast by Nigel Slater
Men at Work by Mike Gayle â Quick Reads
Strangers on the 16:02 by Priya Basil â Quick Reads
Palaces and Calluses by Rebecca Woodhead
Throne of Vengeance by Jeff Inlo â ManyBooks.net
Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
Demon Girl by Penelope Fletcher
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Goodbye Summer by Patricia Gaffney
Parky: An Autobiography by Micheal Parkinson
Tender is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley â ManyBooks.net
The Dark House by Ida Alexa Ross Wylie
The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris
Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The Glory of Ipping by Helen H Urban
Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Tangled up in Love by Heidi Betts
The Gates by John Connolly
Marco and the Blade of Night by Thom Madley
The Private Life of Florence Nightingale by Richard Gordon
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
Jane and the Damned by Janet Mullany
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
The Private Life of Florence Nightingale by Robert Gordon
Re-reads
Winter King by Bernard Cornwall
Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwall
Excalibur by Bernard Cornwall
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Lady Chatterleyâs Lover by D H Lawrence
Currently reading
Fall of Giants by Ken Follet
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Basilisk by Graham Masterton
BOOKS I HAVE READ IN 2011 - so far
The Vampyre, a Tale by John William Polidori â ManyBooks.net
It Waits and It Waits again by Robert M Yelverton â feedbooks.com
Gargoyle Grotesque by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
The Last Rose of Summer by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
It Lives in the Dark by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
Dry Season by Dan Smith
The Ballerina, the Gymnast and the Yoga Master by RJ Silver â feedbooks.com
Doctor at Large by Richard Gordon
Sanctumâs Breach by Jeff Inlo â ManyBooks.net
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad â ManyBooks.net
Beatrice Beechamâs: Halloween Haunting by Dave Jeffery â feedbooks.com
The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
The Rites of Passage by William Golding
Writing Jane Austen by Elizabeth Aston
Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens â ManyBooks.net
Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Return of the Raven by Phillip Elston
Dreams Underfoot and Widdershins by Charles de Lint
Coffin on Murder Street by Gwendoline Butler
Harry Potter -3 short stories by Bruce T Forbes â feedbooks.com
The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
Bible Mysteries by Lonely Soul â feedbooks.com
Let the Right on In by John Ajvide Lindqivst
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith â ManyBooks.net
Sanctus by Simon Toyne
1984 by George Orwell â feedbooks.com
The Great Gatsby by F Scot Fitzgerald â feedbooks.com
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantell
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Draculaâs Quest by Bram Stoker â ManyBooks.net
The Truth Cookie by Fiona Dunbar
Nocturnes by John Connolly
Dead(ish) by Naomi Kramer â Goodreads.com
I Robot by Cory Doctorow â feedbooks.com
The Worldâs Wife by Carol Ann Duffy â poems
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
Race against Time by Eric Brown â Quick Reads
The Poison in the Blood by Tom Holland â Quick Reads
Lily by Adele Geras â Quick Reads
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
A Hat full of Sky by Terry Pratchet
The Onion Girl by Charles de Linte
Brenda and Effie series Never the Bride, Something Borrowed and Conjugal Rites all by Paul Magrs
The Secret World of Witchcraft by Jason Karl
The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs by Christina Hopkinson
I Spied a Pale Horse by Mark Timlin
Sean Bean: The Biography by Larua Jackson
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Girl in the Red Coat by Roma Ligocka
Toast by Nigel Slater
Men at Work by Mike Gayle â Quick Reads
Strangers on the 16:02 by Priya Basil â Quick Reads
Palaces and Calluses by Rebecca Woodhead
Throne of Vengeance by Jeff Inlo â ManyBooks.net
Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
Demon Girl by Penelope Fletcher
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Goodbye Summer by Patricia Gaffney
Parky: An Autobiography by Micheal Parkinson
Tender is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley â ManyBooks.net
The Dark House by Ida Alexa Ross Wylie
The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris
Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The Glory of Ipping by Helen H Urban
Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Tangled up in Love by Heidi Betts
The Gates by John Connolly
Marco and the Blade of Night by Thom Madley
The Private Life of Florence Nightingale by Richard Gordon
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
Jane and the Damned by Janet Mullany
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
The Private Life of Florence Nightingale by Robert Gordon
Re-reads
Winter King by Bernard Cornwall
Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwall
Excalibur by Bernard Cornwall
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Lady Chatterleyâs Lover by D H Lawrence
Currently reading
Fall of Giants by Ken Follet
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Basilisk by Graham Masterton
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