Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Best. Book.Ever-well, this month :)

My aces over at YA Highway have come with an interesting question once again for their road trip Wednesday. The question? What is the best book you have read this month? How awesome is that? So, I haven't read as many books as I would like this month, but I did happen to finish one that is AH-MAZ-ING! It is Justine Larbalestier's Liar.


This novel is pure genius. It starts off with an unreliable narrator that promises to tell us, the reader, the truth about the events that have occurred in her life. What is so cool about this novel is that you think it's about one thing, and it is, but then it's also about something else- something BIG (I know this sounds vague, but I don't want to give away any twists!). It is written in three parts, and not in chapters, but under headings- like "Before," "After," "My Family History," and "School."

If you haven't read this book yet, GO GET IT! It is soooo good- not only is it a great "love" story in a sense (and I'm not talking about your normal love story here) but it's also thrilling, and mysterious. It made me laugh, cry, cringe, and shudder. Liar has everything YA readers/writers would want in a novel. It has come to be one of my favorite books of all time. So, not only is it the best book I read this month, it is one of the best books I have EVER read.

If you don't already, follow Justine Larbalestier on Twitter and visit her blog (linked through her name). I just ordered and received How to Ditch Your Fairy and that promises to be just as good. So excited to read it! What's the best book you read this month???

8 comments:

  1. Okay, is this like the 3rd or 4th book I have to steal from you this summer? Hand it over!

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  2. Hmm...I'd never heard of this one, but it sounds like my kind of book. Thanks for the suggestion!

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  3. Man, I already wanted this one, but now I want to go get it RIGHT NOW!!!

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  4. I've been following Justine Larbalestier's blog and twitter but haven't read it because it didn't sound like my kind of book -- but I'm definitely picking up a copy now!

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  5. I keep putting this one off too, even though her blog is amazing. Maybe this will kick me into gear. :)

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  6. ooh like Sandy and Kate I've been procrastinating reading this one. Maybe I should stop the procrastination...

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  7. Books with unreliable narrators are always so interesting. I'd love to write a book like that one day, but it just sounds so difficult!

    Also, I awarded you the "Creative Writer" Blogger Award. If you'd like to play along, you can check out the rules here: http://www.abbystevens.com/2010/04/miscellaneous.html

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  8. Ever since the controversy about the cover of this book I've been intrigued and meaning to read it. Looks like I should bump it up a little higher on the TRL chain!

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