Delirium

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Lena’s mother suffered from “amor deliria nervosa”, or the disease known as love. After many failed attempts at the cure, love drove her mother to madness. But that won’t happen to Lena, not if she has a say. In 95 days, she will be completely cured and free from pain and suffering. That’s what love leads to. It is, “the deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't.” Set in a future dystopian society, Delirium shows us the life of an ordinary teenage girl awaiting her coming-of-age lobotomy. Only months before the cure, everything is perfect, even with Lena’s family history haunting her every move. However, just as Lena sees her happy future within reach, a strange boy interferes. His sudden appearance and searing questions cause her to do the unimaginable… fall in love.

As with Oliver’s debut novel, Before I Fall, expect nothing less than raw, real emotion from this beautifully heartbreaking tale. The first book in a trilogy, this is one of those stories you can’t put down!

The Snowman

The Snowman is author Jo Nesbø's fifth novel featuring Dective Harry Hole, Norway's only detective to have ever caught a serial killer...and it looks like he may have to do it again. On the night of the first snow fall, Jonas Becker wakes and discovers his mother missing and a fresh snowman in the yard.  Harry suspects a link between this case and a mysterious letter he recieved. Despite his colleagues doubts he is convinced he is tracking a serial killer once again. Not much later another young, married,  mother goes missing and another snowman is discovered.  Going back through missing person's cases, Harry's team discovers a common thread: they went missing on the day of a first snowfall.  With twists that keep even Harry guessing, The Snowman, is a great choice for fans of detective novels.

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn

Say you were taking a stroll through your most beloved bookstore when you come across the strangest sight: a bright red notebook tucked in near your favorite titles. If you’re like Dash, curiosity gets the best of you and you must pick it up. This tiny notebook, left by Lily for the right guy, sets forth a whirlwind of events that will make both Dash and Lily’s holiday season unforgettable. What begins as a playful scavenger hunt turns into a connection neither one could have ever imagined. But is Dash the right guy? Or is their friendship destined to remain only on the lined pages of Lily’s notebook?

From the authors of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist comes another hilarious romance. Dash and Lily are two offbeat, likable characters that will have you laughing on the edge of your seat! The dares, secrets and friendship traded between them will have you searching the library’s shelves for your own little red notebook.

Sorry

In the German thriller Sorry by Zoran Drvenkar, Kris, Tamara, Frauke and Wolf are four friends trying to scrape by in life, until one day a chance encounter just before losing his job gives Kris an idea: they can form an agency that apologizes. Unfair dismissals, the wrongly accused, every company has a price and Sorry is the place to turn. The agency proves to be a quick success and the four finally find happiness living and working together in a villa on the outskirts of Berlin, until they get a client that will rip their lives apart. He's no ordinary business man; he's a murderer. What he wants is for the agency to apologize to the woman he killed and to dispose of the body.  The four all deal with ethical dilemmas and the threats to the ones they love differently, but the one thing they have in common is that none of them will ever be the same.

Every time I put this book down, I thought about giving up on it. It was definitely one of the weirder things I have read and I was frequenlty confused.

Book of the Month

Instead of choosing one book for November, we are featuring cookbooks.  Browse the display to find some great new recipes for your hoidays! Some favorites include the Taste of Home series and Cake Pops.

Under the Skin

In Vicki Lane's Under the Skin, Elizabeth Goodweather of Full Circle Farm in the mountains of North Carolina is planning her wedding to detective Phillip Hawkins when her high maintenance sister informs her that she is coming for a visit. Gloria is convinced her husband Jerry is planning to kill her. Elizabeth and younger sister Gloria never got along when they were children. Gloria’s grown son Ben works for Elizabeth on her herb farm. Elizabeth tries to make peace with her sister by agreeing to attend a workshop in Hot springs with her. While at a séance Gloria believes she has found her long lost child.

Those familiar with this series know that author Lane interweaves the past into her books. Two story lines that are separate but complement each other. The past story is about two sisters who are crooked spiritualists at the same spa in Hot Springs in 1887.

Readers can enjoy a good mystery about the bond of sisterhood.   All six books in this series are interesting and enjoyable.

November Mystery Book Club

The Prairie du Sac Library's Mystery Book Club will meet Thursday, November 10 at 6:45 p.m. to discuss mysteries by Reginald Hill. Copies are available on display in the library. New members are always welcome!

Book Sale

The Friends of the Prairie du Sac Library are hosting a Fall Book Sale Friday, November 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday November 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The sale will be held in the current library space.  Support the library and find some great books at the same time!