Library Loot

Library Loot is a weekly event that is co-hosted by Marg and Eva that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.

I am in love with the library. Seriously. The librarians know my mom and I by name. I got a lot of awesome books there this week that I cannot wait to read. I'm just going to highlight a few of them.

First up are some YA vampire books. As I mentioned before, I just read Beth Fantaskey's Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, as recommended by my friend. It was the first fantasy/vampire book I read, and I loved it, so I just have to read some more!

1. Sucks to Be Me by Kimberly Pauley. It looks like a cute, quick read. Summary from the book says "When sixteen-year old Mina is forced to take a class to help her decide whether or not to become a vampire like her parents, she also faces a choice between her life-long best friend and the boy she has a crush on versus new friends and possible boyfriends in her mandatory 'vampire lessons.'"

2. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. This is the first book in the Vampire Academy series that I have been hearing a lot about, so I hope it's good! This seems a bit darker than the previous one, but looks equally as interesting.
...Now onto non-vampire related books.

3. Strange Nervous Laughter by Bridget Mcnulty. I checked this book out from the library before, but never got around to reading it. I had to get it again because it looks really interesting. The inside flap starts with this: "Strange Nervous Laughter is, quite simply, a brilliantly told story of wht love does to us - and how our lives are changed by being in love, out of love, or on the brink between the two. Set in the hottest summer Durban has ever known, this debut novel follows six rather quirky characters as they muddle their way through life."I discovered this from an e-mail book club I signed up for about a year ago called Read it First with Suzanne Beecher. Each week features a new book, and she e-mails you an excerpt every morning to decide if it's a book you'd like. I've found many new books from this program and I'd recommend checking it out!

4. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. I recently read and LOVED his book Invisible Monsters. He's a brilliant writer and uses words in such a unique and beautiful way. I also checked out Haunted and Rant from the library this week. Be forewarned, his books are very unusual and out there, but so incredibly unique and different from anything else you're likely to have read before. He has quite a loyal following, but he's either a love or hate him kind of author. I happen to love him.

5. Outtakes From a Marriage by Ann Leary. This is a pretty slim book I found in the new fiction section at the library. The title and cover urged me to pick it up, and the blurb on the back sounds really interesting. Julia, a stay at home mom hears a voicemail left on her successful actor husband's phone from a woman who is "clearly more than just a friend."



I have quite an eclectic taste in books as you can see. Haha. Have you read any of these books? Did you get any good books out from the library this week? Happy reading!