Book mix: Grace & Elegance

Here compiled are 13 recent YA novels that I feel can be described as graceful or elegant, from the characters, setting, writing, cover, etc.

• Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
  What can be more graceful than magic? Plus capes & weaving? Grace in motion.
  
  
• Jellicoe Road- Melina Marchetta
  The writing is beautiful and the story is gracefully executed.


• Fire- Kristin Cashore
  Everything screams gracefullness, from the setting, the writing, to the characters and the weapons. I mean, archery?


• Ash- Malinda Lo
  A fairy tale retelling is bound to be full of elegance and grace and Ash exemplifies it.


• The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
  Being so unique and beautiful, The Book Thief just needs to be included.


• Ice- Sarah Beth Durst
  Another retelling, Ice takes place in the freezing cold and involves souls. Something about a combination of those two screams elegance.


• Prophecy of the Sisters- Michelle Zink
  A gothic setting and graceful prose combine and I’m assuming, continue in Guardian of the Gate.


• If I Stay- Gayle Forman
  The hardcover is simply lovely as is the whole story.


• Shiver- Maggie Stiefvater
  Not only is the main character’s name Grace but the writing is elegant. Double reasons.


• Silver Pheonix- Cindy Pon
  The original cover with the asian girl is full of beauty and grace and the whole journey of magic is amazing.


• Grace- Elizabeth Scott
  Having not actually read it, I can’t say much about it but the title is Grace. And Elizabeth Scott is known for her elegant writing.


• The Demon’s Covenant- Sarah Rees Brennan
  Even though it takes place in a contemporary world, the dancing and the swords & bows are totally elegant.


• Thirteen Reasons Why- Jay Asher
  The cover is haunting, but the motion of a swing is always so graceful. The writing and inclusion of casette tapes make 13 Reasons Why all the more elegant.

Book mix- Feel this Distance

And today, I present you, a book mix!

What's that you say? A book mix? That doesn't exist! Ah, but my fine friends, it does indeed now. A book mix is a list of books pertaining to a certain subject, meaning it's pretty much a list of books but with a cooler name. :P

Our first topic and title:

Feel This Distance

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Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
a distance between the children and parents, distance from each other
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
can't get much further than the dead
Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
a distance between Nick and his mum, the actual distances the family travels
Candor by Pam Bachorz
a distance from your own thoughts and feelings, along with each other
Fire by Kristin Cashore
who keeps a distance from others
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
a distance between her and her parents
Gone by Michael Grant
a distance between the FAYZ and the outside world
Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten
a physical distance between two sisters
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
a distance between the old and new Frankies, a distance between Anna and Frankie
Genesis by Bernard Beckett
a distance from what we believe, a distance from our present time
This Is What I Want To Tell You by Heather Duffy Stone
a gaping distance between the characters
Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman
the characters travel through time and space- need I say more?
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
a distance purposely placed between Melinda and everyone else
Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers
a distance that Parker suddenly sets around herself
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
a physical distance of where they live, how they're brought up

So what do you think of this new idea? Fun? Stupid? Incredibly unproductive and a waste of time?


A music mix will be brought to you tomorrow by Lauren! So make sure you keep your eyes out.

EDIT: The music is HERE!

- Alex