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Ninth House
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is $4.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal. This is Bardugo’s first adult fantasy novel and I want to warn of some graphic depictions of violence and body horror. The first chapter or so should give you a good picture on whether it’s for you.
The mesmerizing adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
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Howl’s Moving Castle
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is $3.50 at Amazon! It’s free, though, if you have an Amazon Kids subscription. I adore this book and it’s such a comfort read. Also, a great example of the movie being well-matched to the original text.
Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl’s castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there’s far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.
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The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics
RECOMMENDED: The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite is $2! Carrie read this one and gave it a B+:
The book is evocative, interesting, and full of competence porn, fashion, art, and intelligent people saying intelligent things. Anyone who doesn’t mind a slow pace will love this.
As Lucy Muchelney watches her ex-lover’s sham of a wedding, she wishes herself anywhere else. It isn’t until she finds a letter from the Countess of Moth, looking for someone to translate a groundbreaking French astronomy text, that she knows where to go. Showing up at the Countess’ London home, she hoped to find a challenge, not a woman who takes her breath away.
Catherine St Day looks forward to a quiet widowhood once her late husband’s scientific legacy is fulfilled. She expected to hand off the translation and wash her hands of the project—instead, she is intrigued by the young woman who turns up at her door, begging to be allowed to do the work, and she agrees to let Lucy stay. But as Catherine finds herself longing for Lucy, everything she believes about herself and her life is tested.
While Lucy spends her days interpreting the complicated French text, she spends her nights falling in love with the alluring Catherine. But sabotage and old wounds threaten to sever the threads that bind them. Can Lucy and Catherine find the strength to stay together or are they doomed to be star-crossed lovers?
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The Summer Deal
The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis is $1.50! This is part of the Wildstone series, though I think it can be read on its own just fine. I know a couple of the Bitchery staff turn to Shalvis for major comfort reading. Are you a fan?
From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes a friends-to-frenemies-to-sisters story… And then add in a love story (okay, two love stories). Shake. Stir. Read on a lazy summer day at the beach.
Brynn Turner desperately wishes she had it together, but her personal life is like a ping-pong match that’s left her scared and hurt after so many attempts to get it right. In search of a place to lick her wounds and get a fresh start, she heads back home to Wildstone.
And then there’s Kinsey Davis, who after battling serious health issues her entire twenty-nine years of life, is tired of hoping for . . . well, anything. She’s fierce, tough, and pretty much the opposite of Brynn except for one thing: they’re half-sisters. Kinsey is keeping this bombshell, and a few others as well. Long time frenemies from summer camp, there’s no way she’s going to tell Brynn they’re related.
But then Brynn runs into Kinsey’s lifelong best friend, Eli, renewing a childhood crush. He’s still easy-going and funny and sexy as hell. When he gets her to agree to a summer-time deal to trust him to do right by her, no matter what, she never dreams it’ll result in finding a piece of herself she didn’t even know was missing. She could have a sister, love, and a future—if she can only learn to let go of the past.
As the long days of summer wind down, the three of them must discover if forgiveness is enough to grasp the unconditional love that’s right in front of them.
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SEDUCING A STRANGER by Kerrigan Byrne is free. I haven’t read this particular book, but other experience with this author suggests she leans Old School–as in, I have stopped reading to check if the book was written in the Eighties (it was not)–if that is or is not your jam.
I love Howl’s Moving Castle so much, just seeing the cover in today’s email brightened my whole day.
I love the Howl’s Moving Castle movie, and I saw it many times before I read the book. To me, the book is kind of meh. I usually think the book is better than any movie or TV show, but in this case I think the movie is better.
Just stopping in to give a huge trigger warning for Ninth House. To be clear, it is an amazing book and I can’t wait for the follow-up. Leigh Bardugo is a great writer. But I was unprepared for the graphic description of the sexual assault of a 12 year old girl and having a 12 year old daughter myself at the time I read this book, it was jarring and upsetting. The event is integral to the story and to the personality of the main character so it’s not gratuitous but it’s there, and it’s referred to throughout the book. Just in case that helps anyone. Great book though. Super interesting concept.
@Laurel I love both the movie and book (Howl), but I do think they are fairly different.
I do love the Olivia Waite book. It prompted such an interesting discussion about what is considered art, what is considered domestic handicrafts, as well as the impact of sexism in art and science, etc.
@KB Thanks. My son is close enough to 12 that I’m going to keep away. I was shocked after he was born how much it affected my ability to read anything whatsoever where bad things happened to children.
LOVED Ninth House and the Netflix adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha series (Shadow and Bone) as well.
Howl’s Moving Castle, and most of DWJ’s body of work are comfort reads for me too! I also really like the Miyazaki adaptation of the book, even though it takes some nonsensical liberties with the plot.
SLOW HORSES by Mick Herron is on sale at Amazon US for .99. It’s the first book in the Slough House series about disgraced MI-5 agents and their rule-bending-until-it-breaks boss, Jackson Lamb. I love this series and every one of the completely flawed, unlikable characters. Give me a story about seeking redemption with usually disastrous/dire results and I am here for it.
@KB thank you for the warning, those scenes tend to disturb me and then stick, so I’ll avoid that book. Much appreciated!
I second the Slow Horses rec. I adore the series – it’s super smart and snarky and absolutely no one is safe.
I thought The Summer Deal was so-so. I didn’t care too much for the main character, Brynn. Plus, too much drama for me. That said, there were some good parts and the friendship between Eli and Kinsey was sweet.
I love Howl’s Moving Castle both in print and the movie. I thought Miyazaki’s moviec hanged things, but kept the heart of the story intact, which is the important part, plus his visual interpretations (such as how old or young Sophie looked depending on what was going on) were masterful! Diana Wynne Jones does not get enough love, in my opinion, especially knowing she was writing long before Harry Potter became famous.
@Elaine: You’re right, no one is safe. And you’d think this would be an issue as a reader, but IMO that possibility ramps up the stakes to infinity and beyond.
Grace Callaway’s Never Say Never to an Earl is 0.99 and Nana Malone’s Protecting the Heiress is free.
Slow Horses sounds interesting but sadly I can’t do “no one is safe.” According to Wikipedia, Apple TV is making it into a tv series.
I’m in the minority but I didn’t really like Howl’s Moving Castle (the book). I’ve read and loved other DWJ books but I didn’t read Howl’s Moving Castle until I was in my 40s and I honestly think I was too far from the target audience to connect to it. YMMV