I’ll Give You the Sun is a book that is going to stick around with me for a long time I think, maybe forever. After I finished reading it, I cried because I was done reading it. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before with a YA book, not trying to knock YA too hard but it’s sometimes hard to find the “literature” part in some of the YA lit I’ve been reading. Not so here. Jandy Nelson’s writing is amazing, the word choice, the […]
There’s a Monster at the End of This Book
Life is a balancing act. We have to balance what we want to do with what we have to do. We have to balance our comfort with our risks. Eliza Mirk has lived a mostly anonymous online life where she has created one of the most popular stories on the Internet. Written and drawn in installments, Monstrous Sea pretty much consumes Eliza’s life. When she is first introduced to a new student named Wallace, she thinks he’s just another jock who will make fun of her, […]
Feeling Blue
Ramona lives in Eulogy, Mississippi with her dad and her pregnant sister in a trailer. The trailer was supposed to be a place for them to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Katrina. However, lives don’t just miraculously piece themselves back together and money doesn’t grow on trees and sometimes, moms can’t handle reality and leave. So now 12 years later, Ramona works hard to keep her family afloat. Fiercely protective of them and constantly worried about their future, she seems to think of her own as a […]
It’s So Boyish and Messy I Want to Eat It
Y’all, this book. As soon as I got about a quarter done, I immediately hopped on the CBR Book Chat facebook page and commanded you all to read it. I hope some of you listened (*stern look*) because this book is adorable and sweet and funny and hits you right in the feels. I’ve been following Federle on twitter for awhile (and you should also do that) and I’m aware he’s written some middle-grade books, but this was his first YA novel. Last week was […]