book recs: YA and separated siblings
Jun. 5th, 2008 01:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmooreAs we all know, I firmly believe a person can never have too many books waiting for her to read (I took pictures of my reading backlog. Soon, you will all realize just how firmly I believe this.) and so, does anyone want to recommend:
1) Books about siblings separated at a young age(A disappointment with how a major subplot in Legend played out-or rather, never actually played out-is making me want more of this...the theme has always fascinated me. Probably because, as much as we often didn't get along growing up, there's simply no way I can imagine having not grown up with my brother.) who meet later in life and don't know who the other is at first. Learn right away/don't learn for a long time/become allies/are enemies/etc. are all fine, as long as something is done with the plotline. Can be a major supporting plotline or the main plot, either one. I can handle incest themes if reincarnation is a factor, or there's major paranormal influences on one or both. But no "we fell in love and then realized we were related, oh teh angst!" stuff, please.
2) YA fiction in general. I am me, and thus fantasy and historical stuff will likely go over best with me, but please don't limit recs to that. My general fictional preferences and hot buttons are usually worn on my sleeves.
On that note, has anyone read any of the following:
The faerie Path series by Frewin Jones
Ever by Gail Carson Levine (or her other books)
Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Possibly, I keep getting distracted by their pretty covers in the bookstore.
1) Books about siblings separated at a young age(A disappointment with how a major subplot in Legend played out-or rather, never actually played out-is making me want more of this...the theme has always fascinated me. Probably because, as much as we often didn't get along growing up, there's simply no way I can imagine having not grown up with my brother.) who meet later in life and don't know who the other is at first. Learn right away/don't learn for a long time/become allies/are enemies/etc. are all fine, as long as something is done with the plotline. Can be a major supporting plotline or the main plot, either one. I can handle incest themes if reincarnation is a factor, or there's major paranormal influences on one or both. But no "we fell in love and then realized we were related, oh teh angst!" stuff, please.
2) YA fiction in general. I am me, and thus fantasy and historical stuff will likely go over best with me, but please don't limit recs to that. My general fictional preferences and hot buttons are usually worn on my sleeves.
On that note, has anyone read any of the following:
The faerie Path series by Frewin Jones
Ever by Gail Carson Levine (or her other books)
Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Possibly, I keep getting distracted by their pretty covers in the bookstore.