Whenever my stress levels get above a certain point, a couple of things happen. First, my right eye starts twitching like I'm a movie villain whose plan to demolish the community center has just been foiled by those damn kids and their Basset Hound.
Second, I start reading novels. Lots of novels. Sometimes historical romance, sometimes crime, sometimes science-fiction or fantasy. I like them all.
This time I've been catching up on the latest Young Adult fiction. Here are a few of my favourites so far, in no particular order:
1) The Skinned trilogy by Robin Wasserman.
2) The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld.
Loved these books so much. I'm not going to describe any plot details, but this fan-made vid is pretty good.
3) Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder.
4) The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
5) The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson.
6) Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (nothing to do with that Heigl movie).
7) Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
Inevitably, I've come across a few bad books... but I won't mention them...
I'm definitely a fan of futuristic/post-apocalyptic settings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Quite few of these deal with 'post-human' themes as well (1, 2, 4, 5). Number 7 is pure fantasy, but it has such a unique heroine I couldn't resist. Now I think about it, they all have strong and complex female protagonists. I highly recommend them all to anyone looking for a good read/out of body experience.
Okay, I'm going back to my book cave now.
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