Readers' Advisory

1. I am looking for a book by Laurell K. Hamilton. I just read the third book in the Anita Blake series and I can’t figure out which one comes next! The Lunatic Café is the fourth book in the series. I searched for the author, Laurell K. Hamilton and selected the “series” tab where I found the Anita Blake: vampire hunter series. Novelist lists The Lunatic Café as the fourth in the series. What have I read recently? Well, I just finished this great book by Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer. I really liked the way it was written, you know, the way she used language. I wouldn't mind something a bit faster paced though. You may enjoy other books by Barbara Kingsolver, like Flight Behavior (also described as a lush, richly detailed green read) or a similar read, Maja Lunde’s “The History of Bees”, an engaging, thought provoking green read focused on nature’s future and history. I utilized the read-alikes page (searching for an engaging or fast paced option), as well as the original au...

Like many, I was an avid reader as a child and into adolescence, with memorable favorites including the Percy Jackson , Septimus Heap , and Hunger Games series as well as The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale and The Hobbit . Once I reached high school, however, most of my time spent reading was for part of the curriculum, rather than books of my choosing, due in part to time constraints as well as medical restrictions. This continued through my undergraduate studies (where I thankfully took several literature electives), as well as my first year in this program, adjusting to an “adult” schedule. With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed several of my required readings over the years, featuring classics like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn , The Metamorphosis , and The Great Gatsby . My go-to favorite book outside of these is The Martian by Andy Weir, which I have revisited several times. Since my adult reading habits to this point have been fairly limited, I would not say that I am strictly dedicat...