This is a feature/meme where I choose a book each week leading up to Christmas and say why it's made it onto my wishlist – and I'd love to see what books everyone else is hoping to get! I'll be posting my pick each Thursday, but you guys can link up and visit other people's posts all through the week.
This week's pick:
The Thornthwaite Inheritance by Gareth P. Jones
From Goodreads:
"Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first, trying to take each other's lives is simply what they do. Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents, and his accompanying son attracts their attention. Soon a new battle evolves - one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths. Can Lorelli and Ovid overcome their old animosities, and will they ever get to finish that game of chess?"
This pick is a little outside of my usual selection - it's a middle-grade book that leans toward the macabre. But it sounds so quirky, darkly humorous, and different from anything else that it ended up on my list!
What books are you hoping Santa brings you? Link up your posts below! :D
Oh, and this will be the last post for this meme before Christmas (next week is going to be crazy busy here!) But after Christmas I'll be posting a "What I Got For Christmas Was..." and seeing how many books on my list made it under the tree! I'd love to hear how everyone else made out too :D
This book looks sort of Tim Burton-esque...which makes me love it! Great choice, Danya! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting book! I'd never heard of it before. I love the cover. Hope you get it for Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Melissa, it does seem very Tim Burton-esque. That illustration is very cool and would certainly make me pick up the book! Thanks for sharing this one Danya:)
ReplyDeleteOhmygosh, I love that picture of a book tree. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. I've never heard of this book before, but it sounds funny. Merry (early) Christmas!
ReplyDeleteOh I love the sound of it....dark a bit yes but fun! Adding to my Wish List now. Thanks for the heads up! Happy holidays...and happy reading...
ReplyDeleteSo interesting! Sounds hilarious :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really good and I love the cover! Hope it comes your way come Christmas!
ReplyDelete@Melissa and Jenny: Yes, I know what you mean about Tim Burton. And it kind of reminded me of Lemony Snicket's work (haven't read the books but I did see A Series of Unfortunate Events).
ReplyDeleteLooks very interesting! I'll have to check that out =)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love MG books! :')
ReplyDeleteI came to this post rather late - but better late than never.
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