I first decided to read this because of the comparisons to John Green and Rainbow Rowell. I almost didn’t read it because I was a little bit afraid. I read how the story made reviewers cry and I got nervous…but I am very glad I decided to read it. It’s a really sweet story about two teenagers who meet at their school’s bell tower. They eventually form a friendship as they visit all these sites in Indiana (Which are actually mostly real sites, something I […]
A Delightfully Gloomy Norwegian Novel
…you don’t know what mothers do when they can’t stop crying…. This is a delightfully gloomy Norwegian novel about tragedy, death, and loss of one’s treasure. You know you’re off to a good start with a sentence like this: Jenny Brodal had not had a drink in nearly twenty years. She opened a bottle of Cabernet and poured herself a large glass. Jenny is 75 and her daughter Siri is throwing her a birthday party at their summer home, Mailund, on a winding, misty coast […]
I’m pretty sure I’m too old for this crap.
My YA-themed book club has been picking mostly winners lately. But every now and then, we hit a bump in the road and the book turns out to be one that we generally don’t care for (Plain Kate, Anna Dressed in Blood). I’m going to go ahead and put this in the “miss” pile, but not because it was bad, but more because it just wasn’t my thing. From what I understand, Rachel Hawkins is a terribly popular writer of various YA series (Hex Hall?), mostly […]
Strangers in Strange Lands
If you’re in the mood for a nice chunk of delicious fantasy writing, Changeling will fill you up without making your brain feel overwhelmed.