Jacksprat Gets Lost in Fiction

Reading Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson Chapter 8 Page: 146 Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier Chapter 2 Page: 38 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Chapter 6 Page: 46

Finished: Hunted by Meagan Spooner  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Currently Reads: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters Chapter 11 Pg. 379 The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson Finished: "The Midnight Heir"  Reading: "The Rise of the Hotel Dumort" Pg. 205 Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Finished: "Origin Story" Reading: "The Lesson" Pg. 189 The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson Chapter 4 Pg. 25 North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Chapter 15 Pg. 114 Want to Read/Continue w/: The Explorer's Guild by Jon Baird & Kevin Costner Clash of Kings by George RR Martin Winter by Marissa Meyer Roses by Leia Meacham The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearon The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters IT by Stephen King Autumn by Ali Smith Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon The Shining by Stephen King The Night Film by Marisha Pessl MiddleMarch by George Eliot Jonathan Strange and Mr. Nor...

~ Clash of Kings by George RR Martin (#2 of Song of Ice and Fire series)      Page: 289      Buddy Read with Laura  ~ The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters     Page: 271      Chap. Nine ~Hunted by Meagan Spooner    Page:97    Chapter: Six ~The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Maureen Johnson    Page: 164    Story: The Midnight Heir

The Winter People by Jennifer McHahon Crime and Punishment by  Fyodor Dostoyevsky ✅Circe by: Madeleine Miller Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson Winter by Marissa Meyer ✅Home: A Memoir of my Early Years by Julie Andrews Night Film by Marisha Pessl North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell MiddleMarch by George Eliot Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Suzannah Clarke American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Hunted by Meagan Spooner

I don't read Contemporaries or Fluffy romances, especially during the summer.  These are books that I define as summer reads, because they are books that need more time, and summer means vacation, so more time.  I  know most would think the opposite, but during the fall you're so busy that you don't have as much time to sit down and read.  That's my reasoning, anyway.  Some of these are also adventure stories and, again, to me this is the perfect time. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald IT by Stephen King

Top 5 Wednesday Rewind Top 5 Required Reading 1.     The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2.    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.     Maus by Art Spiegleman 4.    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickenson 5.     The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Top 5 Ideal Mashups in a Book Most of these will be fantasy combined with something . 1.     This is not two specific books, but specific genres: Historical Fiction and Fantasy.   I love both these genres and the idea of mixing them.   Now, I’m not talking about medieval fantasy, but a fantasy story set in some decade in 20 th century or 18 th or 19 th century history.   Like Magic during the American Revolution. 2.     Western and Fantasy .   I think this would be a fun combination.   Like incorporating fantasy in book set during 18 th or 19 th it would be unusual and a unique and would be fascinating to see how the world would be effected if magic had existed back then. 3.     Magical realism and hard-hitting issues .   I think this is a brilliant way to teach people about important societal issues.   It will make easier to understand it and puts less pressure on someone to consider our socie...