I was in a total reading slump this month! I can partly blame life just being busy, but I’m mostly going to blame The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue putting me in a book hangover that has taken a month to shake. Moral of the story is that I didn’t read much but here is what I did get to.
Stay tuned for my December TBR!
Come check out the new display of books that were turned into movies or TV series.
But of course the books were better!
Don’t forget you can check out the books by visiting Destiny Collections as well. See previous post for how to place holds if you aren’t able to come into the library.
This has been a popular question lately. This video can also be found under the “How to Search the Library Catalog tab at the top.
This is a MUST read! It is for sure the best book that I have read this year and maybe the best book I have EVER read.
A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.
But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. (Goodreads)
It’s the last of the STR features for this year. Opposite of Always is a heartfelt and witty rom-com that will pull at your heartstrings and make you laugh until you cry. It is a realistic fiction with a time travel (but not in a sci-fi way) twist.
When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling—hard. Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack.
But then Kate dies. And their story should end there.
Yet Kate’s death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate’s there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn’t sure if he’s losing his mind.
Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate’s death, he’ll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. However, Jack will learn that his actions are not without consequences. And when one choice turns deadly for someone else close to him, he has to figure out what he’s willing to do to save the people he loves. (Goodreads)
This book is great but don’t take my word for it.
Killing November is the first of a page turning duology by Adriana Mather. If you like murder mysteries, lots of twists and turns and secret societies then this is your next read!
It’s a school completely off the grid, hidden by dense forest and surrounded by traps. There’s no electricity, no internet, and an eye-for-an-eye punishment system. Classes include everything from Knife-Throwing and Poisons to the Art of Deception and Historical Analysis. And all of the students are children of the world’s most elite strategists—training to become assassins, counselors, spies, and master impersonators. Into this world walks November Adley, who quickly discovers that friends are few in a school where personal revelations are discouraged and competition is everything. When another student is murdered, all eyes turn to November, who must figure out exactly how she fits into the school’s bizarre strategy games before she is found guilty of the crime…or becomes the killer’s next victim. (Goodreads)
Once you finish with Killing November be sure to check out the sequel, Hunting November.
Come check out the new display and travel through time!
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Which of these titles are on your list too? Which have you read? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below.
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