Highlights From My 2008 Reading List
 
 







  
The Rift71 reviews
Walter J. Williams

Eos, 2000

Great read, love the characters

I know many people find the frequent insertions of letters and other info from the 1811-12 New Madrid quake to be annoying and/or disruptive, but I really believe they're important. They show that what the author is proposing is not unbelievable--au contraire, it's happened before, but also before ...
  
  











  



  
The Brief History of the Dead123 reviews
Kevin Brockmeier

Vintage, 2007

One of the best books I have read in a while

+ Engrossing and thought-provoking
+ Stunningly imaginative

With the world spinning around series like Twilight and Harry Potter, it is rare that one hears about a single book that is worth reading. I came across this book at the bookstore, drawn in by the title and cover. I started reading and instantly fell in love. The idea of multiple narrators is a ...
  
  











  



  
City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments)39 reviews
Cassandra Clare

Margaret K. McElderry, 2008

LOVE! love love love love.

+ Beyond fabulous...
+ Thoroughly enjoyed it!
+ Even Better than Bones
+ inconsistent timing
  
  











  



  
Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, Book 1)51 reviews
Rachel Caine

NAL Jam, 2006

Daughter loved this book

+ Thoroughly enjoyable!
+ Rachel Caine does it again!
+ Rather enjoyable
+ RC doesn't get enough attention as an author
  
  











  



  
Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, Book 3)18 reviews
Rachel Caine

NAL Jam, 2007

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

+ Very good reading
+ My favorite in the series so far!
+ Hit Three!
+ Another good intallment of a good book
  
  











  



  
The Thief Queen's Daughter (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme)5 reviews
Elizabeth Haydon

Starscape, 2008

Even better than the first, if that's possible

+ Very enjoyable to read, once you get into it. Mild spoiler warning.
+ My son loved this book
+ appeals to the Harry Potter crowd
+ Her Masjesty: Haydon, is back with the newest installment!
  
  











  



  
Feast of Fools (The Morganville Vampires, Book 4)18 reviews
Rachel Caine

Signet, 2008

cliff hanger extraordinaire

+ Feast on Fright!
+ Fun Vampire Read
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!
  
  











  



  
Four and Twenty Blackbirds82 reviews
Cherie Priest

Tor Books, 2005

A wondeful read

+ Great Start in a New Series
+ four & twenty blackbirds
+ Awesome read !
+ Intriguing Tale with a Few Loose Ends
  
  











  



  
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie69 reviews
Holly Black

Simon Pulse, 2006

Outstanding

+ Improves With Age
+ Amazing read and yet...
+ Valiant
  
  











  



  
Warrior Heir, The28 reviews
Cinda Williams Chima

Hyperion Book CH, 2007

Good begining

+ The Warrior Heir
+ Good Book
+ BEST Book I Ever Read!!!!
+ An excellent read - even for us adults
  
  











  



  
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)118 reviews
Cassandra Clare

Margaret K. McElderry, 2007

Plot twists that will leave you begging for more!

+ City of Bones....EPIC WIN!!
+ amazing
+ Twilight Moms, check this out
+ A delicious read
  
  











  



  
Parasites Like Us22 reviews
Adam Johnson, 2004

This is the way the world ends

+ A universal story from South Dakota
+ Not what I expected, but still good.

Or at least civilization. Adam Johnson's wondrously funny novel reaches into the murky depths of academia, where the next publication is the most important one, where the next discovery can make or break your career, and drags to the surface the deep-seated politics and rivalries of the ...
  
  











  



  
The Wizard Heir15 reviews
Cinda Williams Chima

Hyperion Book CH, 2008

Better than the 1st

+ as good as the first
+ The wizard heir = a seriously cool book
+ The Wizard Heir-Review
+ A Great Read
  
  











  



  
The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, Book 2)25 reviews
Rachel Caine

NAL Jam, 2007

Right up your alley...

+ Fantastic Series
+ Keep them coming!
+ Enchanting Review: The Dead Girls' Dance
  
  











  



  
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale205 reviews
Holly Black

Simon Pulse, 2004

Great Book

+ Gritty blend of urban desolation and otherworldly faeries
+ One of My ALL TIME Favorites
+ Amazing book, one of my favorites!
  
  











  



  
Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)118 reviews
Libba Bray

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006

Awesome book!

+ this book......
+ A good continuation of A Great and Terrible Beauty
+ Impressive
+ Wickedly Wonderful
  
  











  



  
The Blue Girl (Firebird)38 reviews
Charles de Lint

Puffin, 2006

great

+ Pleased and Hoping for a Sequel!
+ Good, but...
+ Rich fantasy novel from a masterful writer
+ AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
Wings to the Kingdom13 reviews
Cherie Priest

Tor Books, 2006

Contemporary Southern Gothic at its best!

+ Is it Oct yet?
+ cherie priest does it again
+ outta the park
+ Better and better
  
  











  



  
The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme)14 reviews
Elizabeth Haydon

Starscape, 2006

Revived My Love for Fantasy

+ A Quite Pleasing Adventure
+ A straight forward adventure...with turns
+ being thrown in jail
  
  











  



  
Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale36 reviews
Holly Black

Simon Pulse, 2008

Thrilling!

+ A place where death, love, and magic intertwine
+ Ironside

Ironside is the third book in the Tithe series. After defeating the queen of the Unseelie Court, Roiben was finally going to take the crown and become king. But at his coronation, things don't go the way they're planned. Kaye overhears some fairies talking about a declaration and decides that she ...
  
  











  






   



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