A trip to Montpelier facilitated the start of Summer of Young Adult Fiction (SoYAF)… Between riding the bus (only the very best in travel for me) and having a relaxing weekend, I had time to finish two books: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart and Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson.
Finishing a book in a mere three hours meant that at no point did I lose track of the main plot points or characters. This is a selling point. An unexpected bonus to reading books written for 12-year-olds. However, it did mean that in both of these cases, I had to say goodbye to characters a little too soon. A sadness I am still coming to accept… However the hope that there will be a sequel to Frankie Landau-Banks (since the history covered all of ONE semester) has seen me through. Also I started reading Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest and all of the names are Swedish and have the same letters in them so all other characters ever have been pushed out of my brain.
Two very enjoyable books to begin my literary adventure, with main characters that were self-reliant and stubborn and kind of awesome. I’m looking forward to reading more by E. Lockhart and Maureen Johnson (in the name of full disclosure, I’ve read Suite Scarlett and Scarlett Fever but prior to SoYAF).
I’ve also decided to join in the Forever Young Adult Book Club (http://www.foreveryoungadult.com/2010/06/01/announcing-the-fya-book-club-omg/) where they are going to be reading Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. I requested it from the library but am 30th on the list or something so will have to wait my turn. Patience is not (as has been pointed out repeatedly) one of the P words that describe me.
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