Need to travel but can't get a ticket? Welcome to Wanderlust in Words, where some amazing books can take you to your favorite cities without the jet lag.
Welcome back to the Book Blogger Love-A-Thon! I honestly didn't think I was going to be participating in this mini challenge, but I've had this post I've wanted to share for awhile, and so I decided it was time to put it out there.
Hey, everyone! I'm so excited to start Wanderlust in Words! This is an idea I had when I was originally coming up with series I wanted to do for the blog. It was one of my favorites, and so I'm glad that I'm able to share it with you all now! I want to start this feature with the city and books that first inspired me to make it - Prague.
Prague is a city I hadn't read many books about until a little while ago. But I've read two particularly wonderful books set in this city, and so I wanted to share them with you today.
The first book is The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman. This is a thrilling mystery about a girl named Nora who finds her life completely changed. Her friend is killed mysteriously and Nora's boyfriend is charged with murder. Nora sets out to prove his innocence and journeys to Prague as she seeks the truth behind this mysterious turn of events. I loved how this book was one I couldn't predict. The characters weren't my favorite, but the story was unique and the focus on Prague was incredible. I remember snatches of seeing the city and world building as Nora delved into the mystery, and I loved this. I think that this is a good mystery and introduction to the city of Prague.
The second book is The Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. This series is beautiful. It's written in a way that's artistic, poetic, and engaging. The protagonist, Karou, made me want to dye my hair peacock blue and live in Prague. I loved being in Prague with Karou. It seems so creative, a blend of the ancient and the quirkiness of Karou and her friends. Her life in the city was so much fun to read, and definitely made me love this Prague.
So there is the first of Wanderlust in Words. I wanted to try something that combined my love for travel with books, and I hope you guys enjoyed. If you've read any books set in Prague, what were they?
From the paper world,
V
Hey, everyone! I'm so excited to start Wanderlust in Words! This is an idea I had when I was originally coming up with series I wanted to do for the blog. It was one of my favorites, and so I'm glad that I'm able to share it with you all now! I want to start this feature with the city and books that first inspired me to make it - Prague.
Prague is a city I hadn't read many books about until a little while ago. But I've read two particularly wonderful books set in this city, and so I wanted to share them with you today.
The first book is The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman. This is a thrilling mystery about a girl named Nora who finds her life completely changed. Her friend is killed mysteriously and Nora's boyfriend is charged with murder. Nora sets out to prove his innocence and journeys to Prague as she seeks the truth behind this mysterious turn of events. I loved how this book was one I couldn't predict. The characters weren't my favorite, but the story was unique and the focus on Prague was incredible. I remember snatches of seeing the city and world building as Nora delved into the mystery, and I loved this. I think that this is a good mystery and introduction to the city of Prague.
The second book is The Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. This series is beautiful. It's written in a way that's artistic, poetic, and engaging. The protagonist, Karou, made me want to dye my hair peacock blue and live in Prague. I loved being in Prague with Karou. It seems so creative, a blend of the ancient and the quirkiness of Karou and her friends. Her life in the city was so much fun to read, and definitely made me love this Prague.
So there is the first of Wanderlust in Words. I wanted to try something that combined my love for travel with books, and I hope you guys enjoyed. If you've read any books set in Prague, what were they?
From the paper world,
V
This is such a great idea for a feature! I loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone...I'll have to add The Book of Blood and Shadow to my TBR shelf!
ReplyDeleteDaughter of Smoke and Bone is awesome, it's got such a beautiful writing style. And sounds good- it's a dark mystery, very suspenseful and interesting!
DeleteWanderlust in Words is an awesome name for a feature! Love it. And DoSaB definitely makes me want to visit Prague.
ReplyDeletethanks! I really like the word wanderlust in general :) I know, I want to go find a little cafe like Karou's and walk around the city!
DeleteGreat idea - I always love reading novels about places I am going to or want to visit. I love this idea for a feature!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like it, thank you for stopping by!!
DeleteWhat a fantastic idea! I am glad you were finally able to post it! I love that books can transport us to different places and make us learn about areas we really knew nothing about before. I really need to read both of these books!
ReplyDeleteThanks, the Loveathon is such a supportive thing I figured it would be a good time to finally put it out there! And yes I definitely agree, and that is beautifully put!! If you end up reading them let me know what you think, and thanks again for stopping by :)
DeleteDaughter of Smoke and Bone is the only novel I've read that's set in Prague (so far). I really enjoyed the descriptions of the city and now I really want to go there and explore it in real life. I think Wanderlust in Words is a great idea for a new blog feature.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it! I honestly haven't read many books set in the city, either, but these two are really great ones that made me want to visit the city.
DeleteThis is a great idea! I really loved reading about Prague in Daughter of Smoke and Bone too!! I would so love to visit there one day.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, that book makes me want to go and explore Prague! Glad you liked the post :)
DeleteGreat idea! And you picked a place that I've always wanted to visit. You should definitely make this a feature Violet!
ReplyDeleteah! Thank you so much :) I will definitely try to do so, I'm glad people are enjoying it. It's such an amazing city, I really want to travel there sometime in the future!
DeleteI LOVE the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series! And I really need to read The Book of Blood and Shadow. And I'd love to go to Prague. It's my aunt's favorite city in the world and she has completely sold me on going there someday. And this is a great idea for a blog feature! You can travel all over the world in books and it's a very cool idea to highlight those different places in a post like this!
ReplyDeleteIsn't the series FANTASTIC?! The writing style is poetic, I love it. Really? That's so awesome, I don't know a lot of people who've been there but from what I've heard/read/seen it looks amazing. I'm glad you like it :D
DeleteI love this idea! I love traveling and I love reading books that take me places. Daughter of Smoke and Bone really made me want to go to Prague, and the Book of Blood and Shadow just reinforced that. And I love seeing a book in a new city when I eventually get to travel there. Great Mash-up!
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I definitely agree, books with different and unique settings are wonderful. I think those books are definitely motivations for me to visit Prague. Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for commenting!
DeleteWhat a great feature idea! And I am in love with the name! I am always looking for books set in new places around the world. I get so tired of reading about the same settings. I have yet to read either of these books, but Daughter of Smoke and Bone is on the list!
ReplyDeleteYay, I'm so happy you like it and the name!! It's always nice for a change of scenery, especially in books. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a great book, hope you enjoy!
DeleteThis is such a great idea! I absolutely love it!! Prague would be an awesome place to travel! I love Daughter of Smoke and Bone, too!!! Thanks for sharing, Violet! This was my first time to your blog, but I'll def be coming back to see more of your Wanderlust in Words posts :)
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I'm glad you like it, and thank you! I hope you enjoy them :) Love your blog by the way, and it's been so fun to talk through LoveAThon!! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI looove to travel. We're still debating whether to go to Berlin or Prague this year, maybe I should read one of these books to get in the mood. Lovely idea and great post!
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Well, I hope you have an awesome trip! If you do end up reading them, let me know what you think. I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for stopping by!
DeleteKarou's city in Daughter of Smoke and Bone was definitely one of the things that attracted me to the story too! I don't know that the story would have been as impactful if it hadn't been set in such a beautiful place. I've never been to Prague, but it's on my bucket list!
ReplyDeleteI loved exploring the city with Karou, it definitely made me want to go in person. I definitely think going to Prague would be an awesome experience!
DeleteWow, this is a great idea for a feature! I have Daughter of Smoke and Bone on my tbr but I haven't really paid much attention to the Book of Blood and Shadow. It sounds amazing so I'm going to be adding that to the TBR!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it, and I'm glad you discovered a new book! That's one of the best parts of blogging, so that just made my day!
DeleteDaughter of Smoke in Bone is such a beautifully written book. I listened to it during a road trip last summer and was just in awe. I love your post idea and think it is so cool. I hope you continue with these posts!
ReplyDeleteIt's really beautiful- the writing is almost poetic. Thank you, there's been so much incredible support from you all!
DeleteViolet, you were part of my inspiration for my post today! <3love<3 Ahh, I can't wait to hear your thoughts as you read these!!! Maybe we'll read Ellen Oh togetgher this year! And INK...ah, I'm jealous of you reading it, haha. I love cherry blossoms. They are a favorite of mine. I miss them!!
ReplyDeleteI like that we both featured books from other countries. It's really cool that you featured Prague, which I don't see frequently at all! I read the DOS&B in a bad mood, and someday I'll re-read it and read the rest!
Aw, Bonnie, you're the best! <3 Reading Ellen Oh would be fabulous, I really want to read her books! The cherry blossoms in Ink...made it difficult to not go take a trip to Japan right away! If you have any cherry blossom photos I definitely want to see!
DeleteI'm glad you liked the post- Prague is the one that inspired this post because each of these books had such vivid descriptions of it.
What a lovely idea! I'm always on the lookout for bloggers who love travel as much as I do, and so I love this plan. You can tell by my mash-up that I like travel too! Did you know I've hosted an event themed around travel called Travel Tales? That was a ton of fun :D
ReplyDeleteThis is a great mashup post! I love that you featured your Wanderlust in Words for this challenge! I loved The Book of Blood and Shadow and have heard only good things about The Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I really have to read it! =)
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