Another listing of the young adult novels I've read over the past few months. Lots of good ones and no duds in this grouping 🙂 On to the books..........
Wonderful story about a girl who is an outcast at school, but who learns how to love herself through making musical connections. Great characters and writing, and while I wasn't familiar with all of the music, there is a playlist accompanying the book which is a great add on feature. My review...........4 stars
I'm not known to have a good connection with most award winning books, but in this case I completely agree! This book was told in verse (another thing that I'm not a fan of), and it completely captivated me! I loved this book, it was just so well written and the pages flew by. Definitely a must read! My review.........5 stars
Great coming of age story about teen boys. Not a lot of books written with teen boys as the main characters, so I enjoyed this aspect. I thought the beginning was a bit confusing, but it was cleared up mid point and was probably more my fault for not catching on. Best part of the story was one of the secondary characters who has his own book out now (Hold Me Closer). My review..........3 stars
My first time reading Harry Potter (I know I know, no scoffing allowed). I was making a trip to Universal and decided that I needed to bite the bullet and read at least one book before visiting Harry Potter world. I've always avoided these because I'm not a wizards and magic kind of reader. Surprisingly enough I really liked this! Great story with fantastic writing that just sucks you in. I promise I'll be continuing on with the series. My review.....3.5 stars
My first book by this author (other than her short story in My True Love Gave to Me), I loved the writing style. The story just kept me turning pages to find out what was going to happen next. I only wish that we could have found out what happens with all the boys, it focuses mainly on a couple of them. I do know that this has a sequel coming out (PS I Still Love You), so maybe the author plans to delve a bit more into it then. My review......4 stars
I loved the story about Cath and her sister, family, and friends. The Simon Snow fangirl story parts were not my favorite and I found myself skimming through them. I'm not sure how I'm going to react when Simon's story is told in the next Rowell book (Carry On). My review.........4 stars
I am looking forward to finding and reading a copy of Brown Girl Dreaming after you and another blogger on Goodreads I follow gave it a great rating. Also, I don't read much YA with teen relationship angst (I find the characters usually underdeveloped and the plots thin) but the Jenny Han book looks like something I might enjoy, having raised two daughters (and a son too). Thanks for your short reviews; I appreciate the brevity when I read sometimes 🙂
I think you will enjoy this one, especially since you do read poetry from time to time.