And yep, I too have contributed my wee mite. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
Needless to say these are not the only books I have loved in 2016, because I went for a “balanced” list, but they are certainly three of them.<\/p>\n
So how did I pick my list? Within the criteria of “books I have read and loved this year” (the essential starting point) I then decided that I wanted to have something :<\/span><\/p>\n And by way of further fun, what I ended up with was “something old and something new, something borrowed and something blue” as well. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n Here’s what my listicle contribution comprises:<\/span><\/p>\n Science Fiction: Near-Future Dystopia<\/em><\/p>\n It’s something old (older anyway, published in 1993), it’s now regarded as a Science Fiction classic, and it’s definitely for adult readers although there is no reason why YA readers shouldn’t attempt it. Parable of the Sower<\/em> also ticks the “something borrowed” box because the copy I read was borrowed from a friend. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n You can read my indepth post on Parable of the Sower<\/em> here:<\/p>\n Contemporary Realism<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Published in 2015, The Year of Falling<\/em> is set in New Zealand, written by New Zealand author Janis Freegard, and published by a NZ publisher, M\u0101karo Press. It is also published for adult readers but again, I would also consider it suitable for YA readers. Oh yes, and the cover is mostly blue!<\/span><\/p>\n To read my indepth post on The Year of Falling,\u00a0<\/em>click on: <\/span><\/p>\n .<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Junior Fiction; Legendary History<\/em><\/p>\n Dragonfly Song<\/em> is Junior Fiction, although I believe it would crossover for YA readers as well. It is what I would term “legendary history”, i.e a tale that exists in the border country where real history and fantasy (i.e. myths, legends, and folklore) overlap. Published in June 2016, it is very new — and also has\u00a0 a mostly blue cover. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n To read my full feature on Dragonfly Song<\/em>, click on:<\/p>\n .<\/span>\n
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<\/a>Parable of the Sower<\/em><\/strong> by Octavia Butler:<\/h3>\nWhat I’m Reading: “Parable Of The Sower” by Octavia Butler
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<\/a>The Year Of Falling<\/em> by Janis Freegard<\/span><\/h3>\nWhat I’m Reading: The Year of Falling<\/em> by Janis Freegard<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Dragonfly Song<\/em> by Wendy Orr<\/h3>\nWhat I’m Reading: Dragonfly Song<\/em> by Wendy Orr<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nSo there you are: there could be only three but I managed to work in something SFF and something contemporary, something junior and something adult, something from New Zealand, and yes, something old and something new, something borrowed and something blue!<\/span><\/p>\n