My reading has slowed down a bit as I’ve picked up my crafty life again but it’s ok. I enjoy both things greatly. And, I’ve been enjoying my recent read a lot but I’ve just looked at my calendar and realize that my mystery group is meeting next week.
Guess what? I haven’t start the book and I’m leading the discussion. Oh goodness. So I need to put aside my Maisie Dobbs book and start Cup of Ghosts by Paul Doherty. I do love historical mysteries but I tend to love historicals more in the 1800s through present day. This particular story is set in 1322.
So not only do I have to put Maisie aside but I have to go very far back in time. A time period I don’t think I’d ever want to visit even if time travel was possible. Ok, I’m being dramatic. I think the book will be interesting and it’s really just poor planning on my side.
But I do have a favor to ask you guys. My book group will be selecting a YA mystery to read in the Fall and we are going to be making book suggestions at this coming meeting. I read the occasional YA book but can’t think of a YA mystery so if you have one to recommend please let me know!
I haven’t read it, but recently Rhapsody Jill INSISTED that I read Jellicoe Road, which is a YA mystery. She said it was so good that I had to read it or else. You might check it out. And I will have to read it, lest I suffer the wrath of Jill!
Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carmen is a YA mystery of sorts. It’s a fun multi-media sort of book as well, which incorporates mini-videos into the plot.
If only there were plenty of time for both crafting and reading! I’m neither a YA reader nor a mystery reader so I can’t help with that. Good luck though!
Nancy Drew could be fun! 😉
1300s! Wow! I’m on a historical kick, so I might have to check this one out myself. 😀 Good luck getting it read in time for discussion, Iliana.
Dooley takes the Fall by Nora McClintock is excellent! Oh and Liar by Justine Larbalestier has a mystery element.
Oh and forgot to mention The Agency series by YS Lee – Victorian YA mystery, think it starts with A Spy in the House.
I recently read The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson and liked it very much–it was up for one of the Edgars and is a YA novel. I’m not much into historical novels earlier than the 1800s either, but maybe it will turn out to be more fun than you think?!