The Book of the Wind
10 best books like The Book of the Wind (Carrie Asai): The Secret World of Arrietty (Film Comic), Vol. 1, For the Love of Venice, The Claidi Collection, Breaking Rank, Head Games, London Calling, Dancing with an Alien, カゲロウデイズ -in a daze-, Princess Jellyfish, Vol. 8, Kristy's Book
| Author | Hiromasa Yonebayashi |
| ISBN | 1421541165 |
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for A. Arrietty isn’t your ordinary fourteen-year-old girl—she small enough to make her home under the floorboards of a typical house, “borrowing” what she and her family needs from the giants in whose shadows they live. A young boy named Sho befriends Arrietty,...
| Author | Donna Jo Napoli |
| ISBN | 0440414113 |
Romance and political action set against the mystery and beauty of modern-day Venice, Italy.
Percy is reluctant to accompany his family to Venice for the summer until he meets Graziella, a beautiful and passionate girl who leads him into another Venice, one that tourists never see.
Venice...
| Author | Tanith Lee |
| ISBN | 0525472053 |
Just over six years ago I walked into this little bookstore called Books of Wonder for the first time in my life. And on the front end cap, directly facing the revolving door, on the middle shelf, was a thick book with a purple cover and a gold spine entitled THE CLAIDI JOURNALS. I had heard of Tanith Lee before,...
| Author | Kristen D. Randle |
| ISBN | 0380732815 |
Thus does the Clan speakTo Baby, the outside world is a cold and lonely place. The silent, enigmatic group that calls itself the Clan is his home, and he has been scorned and feared by classmates and neighbors. Like the rest of the Clan, he has never before participated in school. It's up to Casey to see to...
Some years ago I went through a spell where I was addicted to an on-line multi-player D&D inspired game. I first picked this book because of the on-line gaming angle. I was curious about how that would play out in print.
But, after I started I realized that this was much different than what...
Francine Pascal (May 13, 1938— ) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of novels. In 1982 she created the characters and the stories for the first six books and her agent, Amy Berkower of Writers House sold them to Bantam Books. Book number one is mostly written by Ms. Pascal....
| Author | Mary Logue |
| ISBN | 0064472094 |
Branko has come to Earth on a grave mission: He must find a female and bring her home. What will happen to her on his planet isn't quite clear. But without her, his planet could die.
Tonia has always loved summer, but this one is different. Her best friend is changing and her family seems to be falling...
| Author | Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) |
| ISBN | 4047280593 |
Kagerou Daze is a light novel based upon the songs of the vocaloid project of the same name. I went over plot basics in my review of the manga adaptation. For this review of the light novel (which I am pretty sure came first) I will give my praise and criticism for how well the author adapted the original songs.
The...
Princess Jellyfish, Vol. 8
| Author | Akiko Higashimura |
| ISBN | 2756033634 |
(This review is for the first eight volumes of this series:)
I really enjoyed the anime of this series and was pretty sad when I heard they weren’t making more than just one season. The manga goes further into the characters that are introduced in the anime.
Tsukimi, 18, is our nerdy...
| Author | Ann M. Martin |
| ISBN | 0590691813 |
I've never been a huge fan of Kristy's books since she's pretty much the complete opposite of me, and as I suspected sports were a big factor in this one, which makes sense since she is the BSC's sport freak, and I'm not a fan. But I did enjoy the story about her and Mary Anne and Claudia making the snow women...
| Author | Mitali Perkins |
| ISBN | 0440238404 |
Jasmine “Jazz” Gardner heads off to India during the monsoon season. The family trip is her mother’s doing: Mrs. Gardner wants to volunteer at the orphanage that cared for her when she was young. But going to India isn’t Jazz’s idea of a great summer vacation. She wants no part of her mother’s...
Black Annis smiles. Her pointed teeth do not gleam; they are black with age and the bloodstains of her victims. She looks up at the human child — surely meant to be in bed and asleep. Some things don't change. Every hundred years the gateway opens between their world and ours. A human coven has joined forces...
| Author | Marilyn Kaye |
| ISBN | 0553487663 |
Do you know who you are?
Andy’s life is a puzzle–even to him. He knows he’s a clone, but other facts remain sketchy. Now he’s on a quest to uncover the truth about the ties his “father” has to the organization–facts that jolt Andy back to past events and that ultimately determine...
Strange Angels Novel Collection: Strange Angels, Jealousy, Betrayals, Defiance
| Author | Lili St. Crow |
| ISBN | 1780483295 |
This series was an easy read. I read all five books in 7 days.
St. Crow has a real gift for imagery (in my opinion) and I thoroughly enjoyed some of her descriptions.
Reminds me of a mixture of Buffy, Twilight, and The Mortal Instruments.
It's written in first person from the point of view of...
