I love to get book recommendations. I try to keep my little brown book of books to read beside my computer because these days most of my recommendations come via the computer in one form or another. Of course, sometimes I stash my little brown book in my purse if I am headed to the library or bookstore. Though, like my grocery shopping list, I usually forget to bring it with me.
Not long ago writer, blogger and book recommender Heather McCorkle recommended Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) by Kimberly Pauley and I added it to my list. I’m so glad I took Heather up on her recommendation.
This is a fun book that turns the whole vampire genre on its head. Forget everything you thought you knew about Vampires. It’s just not true. Vampires aren’t scary. They don’t go around attacking innocent people. They also don’t sparkle in the sun. Mina is the daughter of Vampires and Sucks to Be Me deals with her decision on whether or not to follow her parents in their unlikely lifestyle choice. While that may sound like a pretty serious decision, Sucks to Be Me manages to be a fun, light-hearted read. Even better Kimberly has written a sequel. Still Sucks to Be Me is due out next month.
Thanks to her recommendation of Sucks to Be Me, Heather joins an elite group that includes friends, family, librarians, my local bookstore owner and assorted book bloggers whose book recommendations are to be trusted. Of course, as a result of this ever growing circle of book recommenders my little brown book is pretty full of books to read.
Where do you get your book recommendations from?
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Ah, thanks. I’m so glad you liked it! It was a lot of fun wasn’t it?! Kimberly will be thrilled to read this review! My next recommendation: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. I’ll have a reviews of it up next Monday!
.-= Heather´s last blog ..Blog Contests =-.
Aw! Thank you both Heather and Alissa! So sweet! You made my day (both of you)!
.-= Kimberly Pauley´s last blog ..Group Author Signing in Racine, WI =-.
Fun post! I have to admit, I’m easily swayed.
A good review might do it, friends recommendations will definitely cause me to look into it, but I mostly rely on the author him/herself to hook me with a great blurb.
Well, I’ve gotten some from you! (picture books). I’ve gotten great ones from the former children’s librarian at my library who had specialized in teen lit (and who moved, making me very sad). Also, of course, friends, relatives, reviews, etc. I too have an ever growing list and would love to quit work and escape to a desert island with all of them (which would take a few barges to transport). But alas…
Heather: It was fun. Thanks for the recommendation!
Kimberly: You’re welcome, and thanks for stopping by!
Cate: It’s good to know that a good blurb is important.
Kathy: I think I may need to join you on that island. Actually I used to dream about running away to a cabin in the woods for a season or so just to relax and read. Perhaps some day!
I get my recommendations from fellow authors like you, Alissa! Love your book reviews!
.-= Lisa and Laura´s last blog ..To Read or Not to Read (Book Reviews), THAT is the Question =-.
Lately I’ve been getting most of my recommendations from blogs. For example, I just added this book you featured to my wish list.
.-= Medeia Sharif´s last blog ..Obscure Books, Part II =-.
Medeia: Blogs are a great source of recommendations, especially when I find bloggers whose tastes match my own. It’s much easier to see in a blog than a random review by a magazine critic I’m not familiar with .