In 2013 I fell just shy of my target of 50 books with 47 books. Here are my five-star books:
And some local favourites I enjoyed this year (I'm only including one of our own):
To see the full list, click here.
Showing posts with label Skulduggery Pleasant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skulduggery Pleasant. Show all posts
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
My top books of 2013 according to Goodreads
Wordsmack is back from holiday! And this year we will be bringing you some amazing books. In the meantime though, if you're looking for recommendations, you can go to my Goodreads profile. I am now the 11th top reviewer on Goodreads in SA.
In 2013 I fell just shy of my target of 50 books with 47 books. Here are my five-star books:
And some local favourites I enjoyed this year (I'm only including one of our own):
To see the full list, click here.
In 2013 I fell just shy of my target of 50 books with 47 books. Here are my five-star books:
And some local favourites I enjoyed this year (I'm only including one of our own):
To see the full list, click here.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Young Adult: The Explosion
Young Adult: The Explosion
When I was a kid, I read compulsively. In fact, I never stopped. And after I finished the early teen books like The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and the classic young adult books To Kill a Mockinbird, The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies, etc. there was nothing left for me to read - a bit like Roald Dahl's Matilda at 5, but only at 13. So, my mom, in her desperation, took me to the Mosselbay Library where I could take out anything I wanted. And like many a South African geeky teenage girl, I was left with Daniele Steele, John Grisham and Wilbur Smith. Talk about age-inappropriate! I still remember some of those raunchy scenes. And I bet a lot of kids didn't have such an awesome mom or was put off and just stopped reading.
When I was a kid, I read compulsively. In fact, I never stopped. And after I finished the early teen books like The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and the classic young adult books To Kill a Mockinbird, The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies, etc. there was nothing left for me to read - a bit like Roald Dahl's Matilda at 5, but only at 13. So, my mom, in her desperation, took me to the Mosselbay Library where I could take out anything I wanted. And like many a South African geeky teenage girl, I was left with Daniele Steele, John Grisham and Wilbur Smith. Talk about age-inappropriate! I still remember some of those raunchy scenes. And I bet a lot of kids didn't have such an awesome mom or was put off and just stopped reading.
What has changed since? The Young Adult fiction scene has exploded. It is simply incredible. If I only read good Young Adult now, I would almost never stop reading.
My favourites - most are sci-fi/fantasy, but I tried to choose most that aren't:
Skulduggery Pleasant
The Fault in our Stars
Harry Potter
His Dark Materials (This wasn't available in SA when I was a teenager)
Stargirl
But actually, just go here, because it's a brilliant list:
Soon, Wordsmack will also be publishing some brilliant Young Adult books and I look forward to sharing those with you then.
If you're writing Young Adult, here is some advice: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/06/04/25-things-you-should-know-about-young-adult-fiction/
If you're writing Young Adult, here is some advice: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/06/04/25-things-you-should-know-about-young-adult-fiction/
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