Meet Cordelia, Letty, and Astrid, three unforgettable young
women who are each trying to make it in 1920s New York. Cordelia and Letty,
best friends from childhood, grew up in Ohio and are recent arrivals to the
city. Clever, driven Cordelia, now reunited with her family only to have her
bootlegger father shot by his rival, is planning the opening of a nightclub.
She will be running the nightclub herself, and pressure is mounting. This will
prove difficult to balance as she finds herself in a blossoming romance with a
daring pilot who owes her his life. Opening night will be the most important
night for ambitious but sweet Letty's career-- she hopes to be in the
spotlight, alone with her beautiful voice. The tension will build as she finds
that her dreams of being a star are in Cordelia's hands-- and Cordelia doesn't
seem to be handling them carefully enough. Astrid, fiery, lovable and
impulsive, is in a tumultuous relationship with Cordelia's brother Charlie, and
when he becomes her fiance she must find an unfamiliar new level of maturity.
Sparks fly in Beautiful Days, the fulfilling sequel to Bright Young
Things. It's full of surprises-- from the suspenseful moments (when you
hold your breath without realizing it) to the glorious ones when you can't help
smiling (you would jump for joy, too, if you weren't in public). Beautiful
Days was a thoroughly enjoyable novel. An even more exciting follow-up to Bright
Young Things, it portrays a side of the protagonists which you can relate
to, and which you haven't seen before. It allows you to mourn their losses and
delight in their triumphs in a wonderful new way. Stop in the middle of
whatever-you-may-be-reading and take the time to read just 50 pages of this
book. You won't regret it, and you definitely won't be able to stop there--
there's an undeniable appeal in watching such unique people work toward
achieving their dreams.
Diane
I was so lucky to find The Cup and the Crown! I had read the first book, The Silver
Bowl, last year as an ARC and loved it. This book was just as amazing.
I wouldn’t read it if I hadn’t read the first one, though. The
book continues the story of Molly, a young girl with mysterious powers, as she
and her friends try to find a Loving Cup made by her grandfather. There’s
a lot of magic and mystery in this book, so it’s great for it you like fantasy.
I would totally recommend it!
If you like adventure with a bit of
magic, you should try The Ice Gate of Spyre. The whole story takes place in the
Sundered Lands, which is basically a bunch of islands floating in the sky. The
book starts as the main characters, different animals, are sailing through the
Sundered Lands on their way to the 4th crown. This is the fourth book in
the series, so you should read the other three too.
Double Vision is an amazing action-packed
book where a child top agent goes missing during an important mission.
His exact look-alike - named Lincoln Baker - has to impersonate him and do his
job for him. Can he do it or will he fail to become the person who bests
him in about every skill a top agent needs? Impersonation is the least of
his problems. He actually has to stop a man named Drake from selling an
evil copy of the Mona Lisa to a terrorist group for five hundred million
dollars. I love this book so much it only took me a few hours to read it.
The Rise of Nine is
the third installment in the Lorien Legacies series. It was very similar to the
two previous books (I Am Number Four and The Power of Six), with
lots of adventure, unexpected surprises, and suspenseful fight scenes that kept
me on the edge of my seat. The book is told from three different points of
views, making the plot confusing at times, but unique and interesting. Overall
I loved the book and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an
amazing quick read (should finish other two books first).