While She Knits - Holiday Gift Edition

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FALALALALA LALALALA.

Who else besides me is getting ready to buy the gift that keeps on giving?  Books for the holidays!

What books are you giving as gifts?  And what books for yourself are you sneaking onto to that Amazon order because, well, you have that free shipping anyway, right? 

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I totally agree! I need to read Arty and his last adventure! But first I have to wait for the library to get it:(
I also enjoyed Chima's other series, but I have to start the Seven Realms series soon

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Okay, I will give the Seven Realms a go, as soon as I get it from the library!
But I know what you mean about letting go of a series you love. I love the Artemis Fowl series, I just began it a year ago, but it feels like we forever. I think I haven't bought the book on my nook because I don't want it to end....
Why most all good series come to an end?
Now I need a new series to follow as well. Any suggestions?
(BTW: I just started enjoying reading last summer, so I am defiantly behind on reading good books, and idk what to read next. I can thank The Queen's Thief Series though for my sudden interest in reading:) )

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Don't you just hate it when an amazing series ends? Definitely a bittersweet experience.

One great series you might enjoy is Melina Marchetta's Lumatere trilogy. The first two books, Finnikin of the Rock and Froi of the Exiles, are already out in the States, and the third book, Quintana of Charyn, will be released here in early April. They are similar to The Queen's Thief series in that they have intricate plots, humor, and fantastic characters with whose lives and adventures you can't help but be caught up in. I'll look at my reading lists and see if I can think of a few more for you to try out.

ETA: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson and its sequel, The Crown of Embers. I'm not sure when the next book is coming out, but both of these novels were fantastic. If you enjoy Urban Fantasy, Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys is the first in a four book arc and I have read it four or five times since it came out earlier this fall. So freakin' good. The Hunger Games triliogy by Susan Collins is great, and if you want to try more dystopia like that, Veronica Roth's Divergent and Insurgent are a good place to start.

It's not part of a series, but if you want some seriously good fantasy, you can't beat The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. It's one of my comfort reads. Chime by Franny Billingsley also has a place on that list, as well as The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater.