On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. Students are headed back to school. The heatwave has broken. Ghosts, demons, and …
What am I supposed to do while I wait for the next book in this duology? Wait? This entire book is great but the last 20% blew me out of the water. Arthie, Jin, and Flick are incredible characters and Hafsah Faizal does incredible things with them. I think a lot if books get “If …
Here’s a debut that’s caught our eye. Jacqueline Holland’s The God of Endings is a book about the gift of immortality, the curse of immortality, and how to navigate the two extremes. It’s not a vampire novel, per se, but, well, you don’t live forever without, you know, extraordinary circumstances. In The God of Endings, lonely Collette …
Vampires were wiped out twenty years ago in the Reaping…or were they? Readers ages 8-12 (who aren’t afraid of monsters or the dark) will LOVE this hilarious and spooky story of four kids navigating a terrifying world– many of the book’s themes reminded me of life during lockdown. Recommended for readers ages 8-12. –Becky, Secret …
This is a page-turning, easy read that you‘ll be able to devour quickly! It’s a different and unique take on vampire lore and, although it seems as if it was set up to become a series (unfortunately the author died shortly after publication), you can still read it as a stand-alone! I am, however, left …
It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. If October is the new December, it makes sense that readers have been shopping early for Halloween, too! When the temperatures drop and the leaves start to fall, it feels …
“Finally, a modern day vampire tale that I can endorse. The Radleys are a family of abstainers. They are vampires, but they try to maintain a normal life by abstaining from human blood. That is until circumstances force them into the light, and they must deal with their supernatural thirst and desire. A page-turner that …
