Let’s face it, you can’t read during the semester. Between classes, homework and those of us who have other commitments – jobs, Greek life, clubs, sports – there isn’t much time to sit down with a good book. Luckily, our favorite authors have just the stash to revive you over Christmas holidays.
Marissa Meyer’s “Lunar Chronicles” series has taken over the young adult genre with new dystopian twists on age-old fairy tales. If you’re a fan of cyborgs and all things fantastical and eerie, this series is for you. On Jan. 27, the newest addition, “Fairest: Levana’s Story,” will debut. This short novel tells the story of Queen Levana, a very different story than readers of the “Lunar Chronicles” might imagine. Any “Lunar Chronicles” fans looking to get another glimpse into the fantastic world Meyers effortlessly portrays ought to check this novel out.
James Patterson’s “Private” series is brought to a whole new level in “Private Vegas,” a mystery/thriller novel coming out Jan. 26. Private Jack Morgan’s newest challenge lies in overcoming the man who is teaching women to kill as he treats them to five-star hotels and restaurants in the Sin City of the world.
“James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson’s books have sold more than 280 million copies,” states Amazon.com.
The fifth and final addition to Patterson’s “Witch and Wizard” series will also debut Dec. 15 and is a must-read for those dying to know how the whole story ends.
Are you a fan of TNT’s hit series “Rizzoli and Isles”? What about the book series that started it all?
Tess Gerritsen is coming out with another novel in the series, and this one is called “Die Again.” The story follows detectives Maura Isles and Jane Rizzoli as they tackle a case involving a killer who is not quite human.
“Tess Gerritsen always delivers, and this is Gerritsen at her dark, addictive best,” Willaim Landay said. “What gives ‘Die Again’ its peculiar charge is the idea, never far from the surface, that we humans are predatory animals like any other. Perhaps we should not be so surprised to find hunters among us.”
With this crime-solving thriller hitting bookstores Dec. 30, this just might be a good note to end your year on.
If you’re interested in a book that’s already out and are a fan of “Pretty Little Liars,” Sara Shepard’s “Vicious” might be something to consider. The latest in the beloved TV show-inspiring book series, Shepard’s new edition puts us in the minds of the four girls as they are faced with jail and struggling to deal with the consequences of a murder they did not commit. Or did they?
And last, but certainly not least, Stephen King’s “Revival” hit shelves Nov. 11 and was heralded as an Amazon Best Book of the Month for Nov. 2014.
“Stephen King’s splendid new novel offers the atavistic pleasure of drawing closer to a campfire in the dark to hear a tale recounted by someone who knows exactly how to make every listener’s flesh crawl,” The Washington Post said.
“Worshippers at the Universal Church of Stephen King have a lot to rejoice about with his latest literary sermon. ‘Revival’ is a dark and haunting tale about old-time religion and one man’s search for a mythic, ‘secret electricity.’ At the same time it’s an emotional and spectacular coming-of-age tale that spans 50 years of horrific tragedy and human redemption,” USA Today said. “‘Revival’ is often heartfelt, as characters deal with painful loss, and the author invests you wholly in the separate journeys of Jamie and Charlie as they arrive at their inevitable crossroads and a voltaic endgame. Say hallelujah, for the King has risen to the occasion once again.”
So, give yourself a break after finals week and cuddle up with some of new literary goodies during our six-week siesta.
