Here is my current library haul (I also have The Universe According to Alex Woods by Gavin Extence on reserve - glowingly reviewed at What Hannah Read recently). Have you read any of these? If so, I'd love to hear your thoughts...
- Lips Touch by Laini Taylor - A collection of three short stories by the author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone (which I reviewed here). This is my current "out and about" read, since the Dahlquist book is a a bit too much of a doorstop to carry with me. I am currently half way through the second story and am thoroughly enjoying it. The stories have a lyrical, magical feel to them that I have come to love about this author's writing. They are utterly compelling and wildly imaginative.
- Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan - This book has been on my to read list since I saw it reviewed at Strange Horizons last year (also recently reviewed at Estella's Revenge). Sounded like it would be my cup of tea!
- The Somnambulist by Essie Fox - I read this author's second novel, Elijah's Mermaid, last year (also borrowed from the library) and enjoyed it enough to want to give her first novel a go. I should confess I have actually wanted to read this book since I saw someone reading it on the bus and instantly feel in love with the cover.
- Transformation by Mary Shelley - A short little book, originally written by Shelley for inclusion in a gift book. Looks deliciously gothic. Waiting for a suitably stormy night to read this one.
- More Trees to Climb by Ben Moor - Three short stories, each originally written for stage performance, that "mix the magical with the everyday in a world just to the left of ours". Very inventive and playful.
- Burial Rites by Hannah Kent - I can't wait to read this book! I have heard so many good things about it. I'm going to dive straight into it just as soon as I've read Lips Touch. I've already sneaked a naughty look at the first few pages... which point to this book being as hauntingly beautiful as anticipated.
