I hope this finds everyone enjoying their spring break. I know I am...I've read 6 books so far and am in the middle of a 7th. I love all this free reading time! Let me tell you about some good ones I've been reading.
First up is a great ghost story.
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, by Paige McKenzie and Alyssa B. Sheinmel is based on McKenzie's
YouTube Channel. Apparently, it's wildly popular, so Ms. McKenzie decided to write a book. I got to read
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl thanks to NetGalley, because it is not yet published, but don't fear, it is released next Tuesday, so you can get your hands on a copy before you know it! In this story, our main character, Sunshine, has just moved to Ridgemont, Washington with her mom. From the very first night, Sunshine hears and sees strange things in their new home, but her mom thinks she's crazy...until they both here the sounds of someone being murdered in their bathroom. The next morning, Sunshine's mom remembers none of what happened the night before...and that's just the beginning of Sunshine's problems. The best thing about this book was the fact that it was both creepy, yet very funny to break up the tension. The story ends with a cliffhanger that will hopefully lead to a second book! If you're interested in seeing the book trailer,
click here!
If you want another fun ghost story, you might enjoy
The Screaming Staircase, book 1 of the
Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud. In this story, we meet Lucy, Lockwood, and George who make up Lockwood and Co., a small company in London that helps people take care of their ghost problems. Around 60 years ago, the "Problem" occurred and now England is experiencing way more hauntings than ever before. The ghosts can cause problems for all, but only kids have the ability to truly see and sense them and find and destroy the sources of their hauntings. When Lockwood's business is threatened because of a simple mistake, the crew takes on a job that many have failed at and died doing so. Can they save their company and survive the worst haunting they've ever seen? You'll have to read
The Screaming Staircase to find out! This book was also a lot of fun. It was a page turner from the very beginning. I highly recommend it. I got a copy from MCPL and you can also find a copy in our CMS library.
I've also recently read some books that take on time travel. First up, let me tell you about
Ruby Red, by Kerstin Gier. This is the first book in the
Ruby Red Trilogy. In this story, we meet Gwyneth, who was born to a family of time travelers, but only certain members inherit the gene that allows them to time travel. Gwyneth and her family are anxiously awaiting her cousin Charlotte's transition into being able to travel, but to the shock of everyone, especially Gwyneth, Charlotte doesn't have the gene...Gwyneth does. Now, without any training, she has to join Gideon de Villiers to help the secret society of time travelers to which she now belongs. This was a fun story, but it definitely leaves you ready for the next book in the series,
Sapphire Blue. I checked out a copy through MCPL's Overdrive, but you could find copy's at your MCPL branch or in our CMS library.
Another time travel book I read was called
The Glass Sentence, by S.E. Grove. Around a hundred years ago, the world was changed when "The Great Disruption" occurred, breaking the world apart and tossing every continent into different time periods from the distant past to the distant future. Sophia Tims lives in 1891 Boston with her uncle, who is known as the greatest cartologer (mapmaker) of all time. Her parents were explorers who disappeared several years ago, but Sophia has never lost hope that they might make it back home someday. Just before she and her uncle decide to embark on a trip to find her parents, her uncle is kidnapped and Sophia knows she is the only one who may be able to find him. With the help of her new friend Theo, Sophia leaves to travel to new lands - and new times - to try to rescue her uncle and solve the mystery of the disappearance of her parents. This is another first in a series, so if you like it, there will be more to read in the future! I checked out a copy through MCPL.
Finally, I just finished the third book in Gail Carriger's
Finishing School series -
Waistcoats & Weaponry. This story continues Sophronia Temminick's education in the finer points of espionage among other things. In this story, Sophronia's good friend, Sidheag, runs into some troubles and Sophronia sets out to help her, and in doing so uncovers a plot that could threaten her whole country. If you haven't read any books in the
Finishing School series, I recommend them all! I read my copy courtesy of NetGalley, but you can find all three books at MCPL or through MCPL's Overdrive. Our Congress library has the first two books in the series, and I have a copy of the first book, as well.
It's a rainy day - you may as well curl up with a good book. That's what I'll be doing today! Happy reading!
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