Recommend an "unknown" book

ThisModernLove · September 2013

The Great Book Challenge on Instagram has got me thinking and is making me want to add more to my Goodreads TBR pile.

How about some recommendations that aren't the most common i.e. HP, Outlander, HG, etc. Plus the board is a little slow today..

MrsJenE · September 2013

A book that I've read and have never seen on here is Ruby Red. It's the first book in a YA series. I read it almost two years ago. I remember it being a fast read and entertaining. The final two books were just translated into English so I haven't read them yet.

RevJen · September 2013

I recommend it occasionally but I don't think many people here have read it. Losing Julia by Jonathan Hull. It's got one of the most horrific and heartwrenching scenes I have ever read in a book.

queenofhearts1728 · September 2013

I have no idea if anyone else has read/recommended: Hollowland. The main characters reminds me of Katniss, if she had a brother and fought zombies.

Shepherdjel · September 2013

A World Away by Nancy Grossman! Absolutely loved this book and I think only a few have read it!

ThisModernLove · September 2013

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers is my rec. Some people read this in high school but I still believe this novel stands the test of time with how beautiful it is.

booneybear · September 2013

"The Last Brother" by Nathacha Appanah

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9083994-the-last-brother

RiverPlate · September 2013

I guess I can't keep recommending Shadow and Bone anymore. Ha.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - it's a "young YA" sci-fi series, and I loved it. I saw someone gave it 1 star on the NBC spreadsheet, and that made me very sad.

The Passage by Justin Cronin - this series has popped up a couple times I think.

The Ghatti's Tale series by Gayle Greeno - this series got me into the Fantasy genre to begin with years ago. I guess it's sci-fi too, since it occurs on another planet. It's about these huge cats that can communicate telepathically with people, and since they know when people are lying, are used as the judicial system. A really different premise, but fun, especially if you like cats.

EliStar · September 2013

The Graceling series by Kristin Cashore is simply wonderful. I see it on here every now and then but it doesn't get the love it deserves.

taylormillgirl · September 2013

I know I've recommended this book a bunch of times, but I don't care. Here it is again:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5328013-secret-keepers

I love this story. LOVE.

Kate&Mark · September 2013

Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13045064-alice-bliss

Skeezon · September 2013

A Density of Souls. This is Christopher Rice's (Anne Rice's son) first novel.

julie37619 · September 2013

Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis.

quiltedinky · September 2013

I read and enjoyed "The Knife of Never Letting Go" and the following books as well. The series is called Chaos Walking.

I love the "Black Stiletto" series by Raymond Benson. Good strong female character.

Ashlyn's Radio. Good YA, a little creepy.

Mozart's Wife: romantic historical fiction.

The Apothecary's Daughter: historical fiction.

A quick review of these books all have female lead characters, are about $2.99 to get the Kindle version, and the average Amazon rating is 4.2 stars. All are good, easy reads, nothing too heavy/ deep.

I guess I have patterns in my book buying habits. LOL

Jliongrrrl · September 2013

Looking For Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore. Very sweet book that you can discuss with your grandma.

MrsC7 · September 2013

The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Heidi Durrow

From GR: This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel moves to a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring mixed attention her way. Growing up in the 1980s, she learns to swallow her overwhelming grief and confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. In the tradition of Jamaica Kincaid'sAnnie John and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, here is a portrait of a young girl - and society's ideas of race, class, and beauty.

mkerr09 · September 2013

I mostly lurk, so I hope you don't mind me jumping in!

One of my favorite books that hasn't gotten much hype is "Me & Emma" by Elizabeth Flock. I was completely shocked by the ending. This book sorta reminded me of The Glass Castle so if you enjoyed that, then you'll like this read.

j*&p* · September 2013

Poison Princess by Kresely Cole. I randomly stumbled upon this book because one of my high school friends entered a contest for it on Facebook. I downloaded the sample and despite being on book buying hiatus at the time I could not stop reading and broke down and bought it to see what happened next. Great characters, cool premise and a very sexy Cajun.

KC is primarily a PNR writer (I haven't read her Immortals after Dark series, but I want to now), but this is YA post-apocalyptic and I was super impressed with her storytelling prowess. Besides the romance brewing and the struggle for survival it was also thought provoking. I loved the way the destruction of most of the world totally changed the class structure and power dynamic between those that were left. The second book in the series, Endless Knight, comes out in October and I can't wait.

Also Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. Slow start, but by the end my love for this book was all consuming. If you like fantasy Maria V. Snyder, Kristen Cashore or Veronica Rossi, you would probably like this.

moroccojade · September 2013

Shepherdjel said:

A World Away by Nancy Grossman! Absolutely loved this book and I think only a few have read it!

I read this one, too, thanks to you! Great read. I still need to pass it on....

ThisModernLove · September 2013

Jliongrrrl said:

Looking For Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore. Very sweet book that you can discuss with your grandma.

This has been on my TBR list forever! I guess I better bump it up.

moroccojade · September 2013

I guess I will add my own suggestion....

_Bruiser_ by Neal Shusterman

Here is a piece from one woman's review on GR that I love....

Bruiser is one of those punch-you-in-the-gut, stab-you-in-the-heart kind of books that you run across only once in a long while. Does it have a bit of supernatural? Sure. A little bit of romance? Maybe a sliver. Action? Just a taste. What it is rich in is humanity. Shusterman's character study isn't for the faint of heart and this book isn't for those seeking a quick and easy read. He puts a price on happiness and asks the terrifying question, what would you do if you had a chance to live without pain?

This book is brilliant.

Jen748 · September 2013

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10682688-the-founding-gardeners

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13056159-the-chaperone

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13033665-the-good-dream

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8192076-salting-roses

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/247952.The_Children_s_War

RhymeReason · September 2013

The House Girl by Tara Conklin & Swimming at Night by Lucy Clarke

mrsvedo · September 2013

One that I've read and loved that has only been mentioned here once or twice is Wool by Hugh Howie. It's a series of interconnected short stories combined to make one dystopian novel. I was riveted the whole time I read it.

jackiback · September 2013

I was the Knife of Never Letting Go hater. I thought it was one of the worst books I've ever read.

UFCasey · September 2013

The very first one that came to mind:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15711341-written-in-red

This entire series is a little-known favorite of mine:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/70493-the-premonition

This one has been brought up here before I think, but just in case:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12394100-seraphina

packfan20 · September 2013

taylormillgirl said:

I know I've recommended this book a bunch of times, but I don't care. Here it is again:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5328013-secret-keepers

I love this story. LOVE.

@taylormillgirl I won this on Goodreads and tried to read it and couldn't get through it. Maybe I will try again.

mrsvedo · September 2013

This post has not been good for my TBR list.

taylormillgirl · September 2013

packfan20 said:

taylormillgirl said:

I know I've recommended this book a bunch of times, but I don't care. Here it is again:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5328013-secret-keepers

I love this story. LOVE.
@taylormillgirl I won this on Goodreads and tried to read it and couldn't get through it. Maybe I will try again.

I loved it from the first page, but I can see how it might take a few chapters to hook a reader. Let me know if you give it another try!

oliversbear · September 2013

The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Mary Stewart's thrillers -- Nine Coaches Waiting, Wildfire at Midnight, Airs Above the Ground, etc.
The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon
The Julian Kestrel Series (Cut to the Quick, A Broken Vessel, Whom the Gods Love, and The Devil in Music) by Kate Ross
The Erast Fandorin Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erast_Fandorin) by Boris Akunin