Road Trip Wednesday #123 Best Book of the Month!

In March I read 2 new books. (Plus many articles, some of which were quite good, but not relevant here.)
I read

Cara M gave  to: The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2012

My rating: edit my review shelf: read

When I first started to read this book, just picking it up at the library, a chill crept down my spine. A book about a boy who feels ignored by his parents, sent to stay with his aunt, a skateboard, a crumbling old house, a parent who is split in tw...more and Cara M gave  to: Ramage (The Lord Ramage Novels, #1) by Dudley Pope My rating: edit my review shelf: read They were both interesting and fun and I enjoyed them quite a lot.  But in March I also reread a book. Cara M gave  to: Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge My rating: edit my review shelf: read

Have YOU read this book yet?  Have you?
Because this book is honestly wonderful.  And sure, it's an MG, but it's an MG that is a lot smarter than most adult literary fiction.  And it's funny and thrilling and exciting, as well as being smart and sharp and Spot On.

NB. There is no magic in this book.  There are unions and kings and geese and the printing press, but no magic.  Call it fantasy at your peril.  But it's not realism, historical, dystopian, or sci fi either.  It's not a genre.  It is just an excellent book.