Is that not the greatest cover ever? The book doesn’t quite live up to it, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Maria finally convinces her father to let her spend a year in New York with her estranged mother — partly to get to know her mother, partly to get away from some bad kids in the rural town where she’s living with her dad. Maria’s grandmother enrolls her in a fancy prep school, Maria packs her things, and she moves to New York. Of course, things don’t […]
Not Quite YA Gold Level
Perhaps I was less enthusiastic about Weird Girl and What’s His name than badkittyuno because I didn’t have the X-Files connection to the character’s that my sister has. I was five when the series premiered and by the time I was old enough to appreciate it the show was winding down its run. However, I don’t think you need to be a sci-fi nerd to appreciate the characters and story line but it probably helps. What’s His Name, Rory, is an overweight, gay junior in […]
I’m surprised that this one hasn’t broken out yet
I’ve had this one on hold at my library for a couple of months, and when I finally got a copy I devoured it in a couple of nights. Then I check CBR to see who else had reviewed it, since I assumed one of y’all’s recommendations led to my placing a library hold. Surprisingly, no one else here has reviewed it — I guess because it actually just got released a few weeks ago. I’m thinking I must have grabbed it off a “books coming […]