Monthly Recommendations: Not Another Love Story

Monthly Recommendations is a monthly meme created by Kayla Rayne and Trina. Each month is a different topic; please swing by the Goodreads group and check it out.

It is possible to have too much of a good thing. When February rolls around, there's love in the air and Valentine's Day takes over everything.

This list is a few recommendations I have if you'd rather not be bogged down by romances or if you simply need a break from that lovey dovey stuff (not that there's anything wrong with that...sometimes).

1. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Literature. A detective that can go into and out of books. Thursday Next is my kind of girl.

2. xXxholic by CLAMP

There is a slight crush going on in the series, but no huge love themes that I remember. It's an eerie series full of magic, supernatural elements, and some really good lessons (lying is a bad habit, Internet addiction, etc.).

3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

I don't remember if there's love in this book besides that of a father and son, but I don't think so. It's a gorgeous book that goes between black and white drawings and great prose sections. 

4. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

It's got mystery and crazy people and a reclusive author and just all sorts of insanity that make it a worthy read. Any love that might be in here is not the lovey kind you'd expect of Valentine's. It is warped and amazingly nuts.

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