This month, The Book Rat and I have decided that we don’t just want a regular vote or poll to pick our #WednesdayYA book. Sometimes, you need to duke it out until the best book wins, so we’re having a Battle of the Books. You guys will look at the books that Misty and I picked and tell us which we should read.
I have been in a high fantasy mood all summer long, so one choice on our list seemed natural to me: by Alison Goodman. I’ll eventually tell you what your other option is, but I know you’re more interested in hearing about why we should go with my choice. Here are ten reasons:
1.) Dragons
What more needs to be said?
2.) Cross dressing gender bender
I mean, COME ON. Who doesn’t love a good cross dressing story? Sounds reminiscent of Tamora Pierce’s .
3.) Tamora Pierce actually blurbed it
Like Tamora Pierce’s books and Tamora Pierce approved? Come on!
4.) Political intrigue
What’s a good high fantasy without an attempt on someone’s life? I mean, really!
5.) Magic
Look, if I can’t be magical, I want to read about characters who are.
6.) Swordplay
Takes me back to sixth grade when I was in the fencing club my math teacher started. I may not have been as badass as I like to think I was.
7.) Sweet victory
Misty may be one of my good friends, but I love a good smackdown, and I INTEND TO WIN THIS BATTLE.
8.) That cover
I’m actually a really big fan of this cover, which I think we can largely attribute to the color scheme.
9.) Making Liz happy
I mean, the expression “If Liz ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy” just wouldn’t be true. Of course I want you to be happy, but do you really want to listen to me whine? I can be a really good whiner when I went. Think along the lines of .
10.) More to love
Eon is the first book in a duology, so you can keep up the high fantasy loving after it’s over.
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And, as promised, here is Misty's pick. Be sure to leave your vote in the comments!
OH MY GLOB.
ReplyI love Scarlet. A lot. Like A WHOLE LOT.
But I've read it. So I kinda want you to choose EON so that I can read along?
But both are great choices. SO GREAT.
I need to read both of these! But I love your reasons for EON! I've been wanting to read it for AGES.
ReplyBut I've been wanting to read Scarlet for a long time too. EEP.
So hard to choose but Im going to go with Scarlet. Have to go and pick up a copy but Ive wanted to read it for awhile.
ReplyHad a friend who read Eon and he said he actually stuck with it and liked Eona better.
Ashley
EON! EON! EON! I actually own that one! (Also I don't know anything about Scarlet sooo... I'm a jerk. :P)
ReplySam! Scarlet is a retelling of Robin Hood, wherein Will Scarlet is a GIRL IN DISGUISE. That's right, we're having the battle of the gender-benders this month!
http://www.thebookrat.com/2014/07/toptentuesday-wednesdayya-takeover-book.html
EON is so freaking good! I adored it. And high fantasy, swoon!!!
ReplyI personally loved it more than SCARLET. Though I do want to reread both!