Book Rec

[lareinenoire]

A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels, both by Libba Bray.

I consider them part of the trend of young adult fiction that's proven to be as good as, and often better, than adult fiction. She's succeeded in writing in *precisely* the genre that I want to explore as a writer (historical-Gothic-supernatural-borderline fantasy set in the Victorian/Edwardian period), and she's done it beautifully. Her characters are brilliant, the descriptions are wonderful, and I was literally unable to lift my nose out of either of the books over the past 48 hours (this after I'd already read the first one before, albeit a year ago).

I'm almost certainly going to reread over the next few weeks.

Comments

[specialsnowflak.livejournal.com]

Rah! I'd already read "Great and Terrible Beauty," but I didn't know there was another one. Score! I need to check that out. Thanks!

[adelynne.livejournal.com]

Rebel Angels is the second in the series (of three), and just came out in late August. It's about twice the size of Beauty, too. :)

She's currently writing the third. Check out her LJ at libba_bray </plug>

[quistis218.livejournal.com]

off topic but i love Final Fantasy. Do you play?

[ignipes.livejournal.com]

Ooh, rec! I'll have to check those out. I love YA fiction.

On the topic of book recs and you (sort of), I finished A Song for Arbonne last night (having started it the night before and staying up WAY too late) and am now determined to read everything Guy Gavriel Kay has ever written. I have a new obsession. :)

[lareinenoire.livejournal.com]

Haha! My evil plan to inflict Guy Gavriel Kay upon the entire world grows apace!

'Arbonne' is just incredible, isn't it?

[ignipes.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was beautiful! I'm going to start reading The Lions of Al-Rassan tonight. And probably stay up entirely too late yet again. :)

[mein.livejournal.com]

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