Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Fun Books Recommended for a Busy College Student

Ever since I discovered the Magic Tree House series, I've been a big reader. Big reading - unfortunately - leads to big textbooks in college. This list consists of all the books that I have enjoyed enough to finish since the start of second semester. Every college student needs a list to recommend good, fun books to read.
  1. Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald 
  2. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff 
  3. Chasing Shakespeare by Sarah Smith - a little dry
  4. Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse by Martin Davies 
  5. Sarah by Marek Halter  - a little meandering
  6. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 
  7. Shade's Children by Garth Nix 
  8. Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots by Abby McDonald 
  9. Savvy by Ingrid Law 
  10. Dinosaurios al Atardecer by Mary Pope Osborne  [in Spanish - what can I say? I'm a Spanish major]
  11. Scumble by Ingrid Law 
  12. Getting over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald
  13. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella 
  14. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  15. Endure by Carrie Jones 
  16. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 
  17. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 


Rejects: Smudge's Mark by Claudia Osmond [so bad], The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson  [Disney shouldn't write books set in Disneyworld], Martha by Diana Wallis Taylor , The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (WAY TOO LONG! I skimmed it but I want to murder appropriately punish his editor for letting him publish the book without a severe hedgewhacking). Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors (It was somewhat original and fun but it was a skim read - I just didn't care enough about the characters to read their angst). 

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