A BOOK : Bright Before Sunrise by Tiffany Schmidt

Bright Before Sunrise
by Tiffany Schmidt
Published February 2014

When Jonah is forced to move from Hamilton to Cross Pointe for the second half of his senior year, “miserable” doesn’t even begin to cover it. He feels like the doggy-bag from his mother’s first marriage and everything else about her new life—with a new husband, new home and a new baby—is an upgrade. The people at Cross Pointe High School are pretentious and privileged—and worst of all is Brighton Waterford, the embodiment of all things superficial and popular. Jonah’s girlfriend, Carly, is his last tie to what feels real… until she breaks up with him. 

For Brighton, every day is a gauntlet of demands and expectations. Since her father died, she’s relied on one coping method: smile big and pretend to be fine. It may have kept her family together, but she has no clue how to handle how she’s really feeling. Today is the anniversary of his death and cracks are beginning to show. The last thing she needs is the new kid telling her how much he dislikes her for no reason she can understand. She’s determined to change his mind, and when they’re stuck together for the night, she finally gets her chance. 

Jonah hates her at 3p.m., but how will he feel at 3 a.m.? 

One night can change how you see the world. One night can change how you see yourself

Summary and photo from Goodreads.com

SCHOOL IS ALMOST OUT FOR A LOT OF YOU HIGH SCHOOLERS! You know what is the perfect thing to do? Read Bright Before Sunrise by Tiffany Schmidt. Why this one specifically? It takes place one night 17 days (I think)  before the last day of school. It’s told from the perspective of Brighton, who is popular, pretty, a people pleaser, and volunteer-a-holic, and Jonah, a new kid in school, angry, frustrated at life, and outsider. I will be honest, at first I wasn’t so sure about the characters. They both were on the surface seemingly ordinary, but had secret layers no one knew about. I was worried that this would end up being a feel good, campy story where the Miss Perfect Character meets the Mr. Nobody Character and they live happily ever after, but this was wayyyyy more than that. I though Schmidt did a really good job of not just peg holing Jonah, Brighton, and the supporting characters, but instead developed real characters with all of their own positives and negatives. I especially enjoyed Brighton’s story line with her dad.

I also loved that it took place in one night, and it felt like both of the characters were on the cusp of a greater change not only in their understandings of each other, but also their place in life and themselves. I’ve had plenty of magical nights not quite like this one, but where it felt like my entire world shifted. Sometimes in the morning it had. Sometimes in the morning I’d find it hadn’t. This book however is just filled with possibility and beauty and I am getting kind of sappy right now, but I can’t help it.

I think one of the reasons why I liked this story is because I felt like it so easily echoed the thoughts and feelings of my own heart, while still maintaining the unique perspectives of the characters. I noticed this especially with Jonah’s relationship with his mother and step father. You definitely see these characters through HIS eyes, and not how they might actually appear to be on a third party onlooker. I loved that this was subtly done, yet also a little noticeable just because it was done well.

If you want more books that take place in one night check out…
I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan (I haven’t read this one but it has a lot of praise!)
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley (I have read this one and I say READ IT)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (I haven’t read this, but it’s Cohn and Levithan writing so that’s reason enough)

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Do you have any suggestions?

And of course, as always: Add Bright Before Sunrise to your to reads shelf on Goodreads.com!

 

 

A BOOK : To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

So Jenny Han broke my blog. That is not really true, but do you ever read a book that you fall in love with and you want to write about it, but you have no words to express it? To All the Boy’s I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, published this past April (2014!) is that book for me. I read it towards the end of April, and you will notice, I have been silent here since- ha!

I don’t know what it is, but Han manages to pinpoint exactly the type of book I want to read, the characters I want to read about, and then completely debilitates you, because you kind of want to just lay in bed and pretend this entire book is real so you can never leave it. To All the Boy’s I’ve Loved Before filled me with butterflies, but not the anxiety-inducing kind, but the happy fluttery ones that just make you want to prance around on a warm summer night chasing after fireflies. If you liked Han’s summer series (The Summer I Turned Pretty, etc) then I definitely urge you to read this one, her newest novel out currently. I also have to say, I think Lara Jean is one of my favorite main characters ever. I love her unsurety, I love her love for fashion, I love how she keeps accidentally putting herself in messy situations, I love her relationships with her sisters, I love that she grows yet doesn’t, and I love how strong her voice was in this book. So yea.

Check it out:

Summary:

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister’s ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

Add it your to-read list on Goodreads.com!

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Just a heads up! My entries are probably going to be shorter this summer like this one! I have read a LOT of really good books lately (at least I like them) that I would love to share, so keep your eyes peeled. I also have been planning a few other entries about things (reading schedules, goodreads ratings, etc!) those will be coming soon as well. SO. I hope you are all having good days, and I look forward to the coming months!

A BOOK : Scarlet

Scarlet
by A.C. Gaughen
Published February 2012

Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance. 

Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in.

It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for.

Summary and photo from Goodreads.com

I started Scarlet with high hopes and I instantly fell in love with it in the first few pages. Scarlet’s dialogue takes a minute to get used to, but I personally had no trouble falling into her style of speech. For some reason I love characters that end up dressing up and pretending to be someone they’re not, and while some people do know that she is a girl the majority of the people don’t, which leads to some funny encounters. I also love the tension of having a girl in an all boys “band of merry men” or whatever the Robin Hood clan is called. Not like the romantic tension- but the tension between the boys wanting to protect Scarlet and Scarlet having none of that. I think that was my favorite part of Scarlet. One of the guys would say something and then Scarlet would say the exact thing I was thinking of.

It did end up being more about romance than I had originally wanted it to be, but I thought overall Gaughen balanced it pretty well and it felt natural to the characters. I loved that Scarlet could prove that even though she is this headstrong tough woman, she still had feelings. I love that we were in her mind and we were able to see her struggle with getting used to the idea that she might have feelings for one of her friends no matter how much she tried to squash them.

Scarlet has her own past and her story of how she became known as Will Scarlet was scattered throughout the story. I was a fan of how slowly Scarlet’s story trickled out as she was forced to deal with her past and finally began opening up to her friends. Some last thoughts:

• Much was basically my favorite character ever.
• I loved the explanations behind the names
• Scarlet is a thief and that is just pretty much awesome.
• I just love how angry Scarlet got when it comes to men vs. women, noble folk vs. commoners, and judging people for what they do. There is a line where Scarlet makes a comment about how she tends to see things others don’t around her and it definitely is true. I love that she spoke strongly about these things even though people didn’t usually listen.
• I also love how Scarlet was religious. I found it interesting to read about her faith especially since she is a thief.

So, if you can’t tell, I ended up really liking Scarlet. The next book is Lady Thief. I am personally excited to read this book especially after how the first one ended. I can’t wait to see how Scarlet has or has not grown.

Add it to you to read shelf on Goodreads!

 

A BOOK : Dorothy Must Die

Dorothy Must Die
Danielle Paige
Published April 2014

I didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero.
But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I’ve read the books. I’ve seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There’s still the yellow brick road, though—but even that’s crumbling.

What happened?
Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

My name is Amy Gumm—and I’m the other girl from Kansas.
I’ve been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.
I’ve been trained to fight.
And I have a mission:
Remove the Tin Woodman’s heart.
Steal the Scarecrow’s brain.
Take the Lion’s courage.
Then and only then—Dorothy must die!

Summary and photo from Goodreads.com

I have been looking forward to this one since it was first mentioned on the Epic Reads Tea Time! This novel takes place after Dorothy has left Oz, and has come back from. Amy is thrown into this world that she thoughts was imaginary, and quickly learns everything that she would expect out of the Land of Oz is completely different.

Everything you think is good is bad, and everything you think is bad is good. Or it might not be good. No one really knows anymore.

The things I ended up finding really intriguing while reading Dorothy Must Die include:

• Mysterious characters. You know you aren’t getting the whole truth from certain characters, and I enjoyed trying to figure them out. Can Amy trust them?
• The new Oz. The way Dorothy is described is creepy. As is the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow. Paige definitely plays with your expectations.
• The visuality of the book. Maybe it’s because there is already a Wizard of Oz movie, but I found myself being able to see this book in my mind quite nicely. This series definitely would be a shoe in for a movie.
• The twists and turns. There are a lot more surprises in Dorothy Must Die than I expected there would be! Some of them I completely didn’t see coming, some of them I felt like I had at least a little bit of a hint.
• The stakes are high. The book starts off with a bang pretty early on and proves that no one is really safe. Paige doesn’t just say that terrible things happen in Oz now, but she makes you live through it.

If any of this sound remotely interesting to you, I suggest you pick this one up. I myself am not that big of a Wizard of Oz fan, but I ended up getting quickly swept up in this story. This is quite long (clocking in at 452 pages) and I will say, the middle for me dragged a bit but I do encourage you to push past it and shoot toward the end if you start to feel the same.

Add this to your to be read shelf on Goodreads.com

So after writing the above review, I ended up doing a little research and found myself in a conundrum. I read the book. I liked it. I stalked Danielle Paige on Twitter a little bit. She seems quite awesome. However, just a heads up, this book does come from the book packaging company James Frey owns Full Fathom Five, which is not the awesomest sounding company to put it simply. You can read a little more about it here at Snuggly Oranges and here at Bibliodaze. If you are curious about book packaging and literary development companies, check out Kelly’s explanation at Stacked. She does a great job explaining how they work.

As a result of this am I telling you not to read Dorothy Must Die? Obviously not. I liked the book. I am personally interested in this stuff, and as a reader I would want to know this, which is why I am sharing it with you.

A BOOK : The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

I am back from my trip! On this excursion I finished two books (we had some delays in traveling) as well as did a bunch of other fun stuff. I finished Dorothy Must Die (which I will talk about later probably) and The Here and Now which I will be talking briefly about today!

The Here and Now
Published… TODAY! (4/8/2014)

An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to.

Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.

This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins. 

Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth. 

But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves.

Summary and photo from Goodreads.com

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Based on the summary, I wasn’t so sure if I would be into The Here and Now mainly because of the romance story line. That hasn’t been my personal cup of tea recently, so I was starting off this book fairly doubtful that this would be the best choice for me. But you know what? I ended up really liking it. The main reason? TIME TRAVEL.

Yes, there is a romance line in the book that is one of those heartbreaking kind of ones where you know it can’t work out but there is hope that it might but maybe it won’t and the guy is extremely smart and sweet and very friendly and is kind so you really really want it to, but who knows what would happen and yes. If you are a fan of books with romantical story lines? This one definitely has one.

However, if you are someone who is looking for something other than romance, this definitely does not revolve around the love story. As you know if you read from the summary, Prenna is from the FUTURE. And it is fascinating. I loved how Brashares shared snippets of the future and the disastrous turn life on the world took. It is dark and sad, but that was my personal favorite part of the book.

This book addresses the larger theme of how the present affects the future.

I was left with a lot of questions about why certain things happened in the book and a lot of questions about that future world, but I am good at turning that part of myself off while reading so it didn’t bother me. Now that I am done I kind of wish there was either a guidebook to the future available or some sort of “prequel” planned, because I really just want to know more about the future land. But I can’t discount the book for that– all of that is part of a different story, not part of Prenna’s current story.

So if you are looking for a fast whirlwind sort of story that is about a futuristic world, time travel, an intense romance, and so much more- The Here and Now by Ann Brashares is available now!

Hahaha, I just sounded like a commercial. But seriously:

Check it out on Goodreads.

Note: This copy was obtained through Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.

A BOOK : The Lifeguard

After talking about the summer series by Jenny Han yesterday, it made me want to read a book set in summer. So I did!

Introducing:

The Lifeguard by Deborah Blumenthal

Sirena’s parents have just divorced, and instead of going to summer camp like she does every year with her best friend, this high school almost senior is sent to stay with her aunt at a small beach town. Sirena spends her days drawing, walking her aunt’s dog, wandering around the town, and of course- noticing the extremely attractive lifeguard (see above). Something about him draws her to him and she gets pretty smitten/obsessive quite quickly.

This is something mentioned on the backcover– there is a paranormal element to this novel! It is why I ended up deciding to read this, because I wanted to see how Blumenthal would smash together paranormalcy with a somewhat normal sounding plot (girl goes away for the summer to discover herself).

If you are looking for an extremely summery novel, this one definitely screams SUMMER. It’s written in a laid back style, with a lot of references to the water and the beach. There are also several unique characters living at the beach that Sirena gets to know. Sirena is an artist, and explores her craft with the help of a very special older man.

So! If you want your next book to be fun, with a very big “attractive boy! ah!” story line and a little of a supernatural element to it, this book might just be something you will want to pick up!

Add it to your to read shelf on Goodreads.com

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HEY guess what!

YOU can win an arc of Sarah Mylnowski’s newest book!!! Check out this entry to learn how to enter! It is super easy and guess what you get? A free awesome book 🙂

Giveaway: YOU can win a copy of Don’t Even Think About It

Last week I posted my thoughts about the book Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mylnowski. This week, special things are happening!!

YOU can win a copy of Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mylnowski.

We weren’t always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache. Maybe a sore arm. We definitely didn’t expect to get telepathic powers. But suddenly we could hear what everyone was thinking. Our friends. Our parents. Our crushes. Now we all know that Tess is in love with her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That, um, Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper.

Since we’ve kept our freakish skill a secret, we can sit next to the class brainiac and ace our tests. We can dump our boyfriends right before they dump us. We know what our friends really think of our jeans, our breath, our new bangs. We always know what’s coming.

Some of us will thrive. Some of us will crack. None of us will ever be the same. So stop obsessing about your ex. We’re always listening.

As part of this giveaway, I was asked the following question:

“What would you do if you had telepathic powers: Would you use them for good or for evil? Would you listen to what your friends/ex-friends were REALLY thinking? What about your boss or your teacher or that special someone you have a bit of a crush on…?”  

Honestly? I would stay as far away from my friends and family as possible. I love them to death and I wouldn’t want any of their flippant thoughts to cause any craziness. Same thing for any boys I would be liking at the time (this is one of the storylines in Don’t Even Think About It– one of the girls is able to hear her crush’ thoughts for better or for worse)- I just think it would cause wayyyyy too much unneeded trouble.

I’ve spent all this time talking about what I wouldn’t do, but here is what I would do:

What I would probably do is find people I respect and admire and follow them. Like everywhere. Especially creative people. I’d be so curious to hear how their brains work, how much time they spend thinking about their work, what they think about in general, how they come up with new ideas, and mostly how they think. Is this person very systematic in their thoughts, or do they jump around? Do they tend to be absorbed in their own thoughts and ignore the environment around them, or do they notice their surroundings?

Another thing I might do for fun is I would probably jump around and try to catch people in different stages of their lives: like in one day if it were possible I would try to hang out a bunch of super super young kids, then move to like middle school kids, then to college students, then people in their 40s-50s, and then finally jump to people in their 90s or so. It would be really neat to pay attention to what kind of things these people at these ages think about. OH. And babies. I would be soooo curious to hear what a baby thinks about. And a very bored high school class. The amount of daydreaming and thought tangents would be interesting to me.

So, to sum it up? I wouldn’t have any end goal in my reading mind wants. I would just want to explore how people think and what they think about.

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GIVEAWAY ENDS: 3/25

A BOOK : Don’t Even Think About It

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Guess what is out today?

Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski

I ended up being invited to read the e-book a little bit ago by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I thought it wouldn’t hurt to just peak at it before I loaded it onto my Nook- then found myself hours later still “peaking” at the book on my computer completely oblivious as to how much time passed.

This is a cute, fun enjoyable ride of a story. I like that Mylnowski didn’t go too far into the science aspect of the mind reading. I like all of the technical aspects of the mind reading and the rules of how it works.

Essentially you have almost an entire homeroom that suddenly is able to read minds due to a flu shot gone awry. Everyone’s personal business becomes public business, and it ends up becoming quite dramatic. There are pros and cons to being able to read other minds, and as readers we are able to live through each individual’s experiences. This brings me to another point: the narration. The story is told by the entire group using the pronouns “we” and “us”. This was jarring at first for me, because it is such a unique use of voice and perspective– however I found it easy to fall into the narrative style and enjoy what was happening.

I love that it didn’t just follow one of two characters, but a bunch of them. The differences of the characters drove the story as they conflicted in this shared experience, and gave me people to root for as well as people to enjoyably boo at.

SO If you like books that deals with mind reading, are drama ridden, and take place in high school this one would be a good choice!

Add it to your to-read shelf on Goodreads.com

Also- keep your eyes out for some fun news in regards to you potentially being able to win a copy of this title. 😉 I’ll have more information on that soon (coughcoughprobablynextweekcoughcough)!

A BOOK : Panic

Something I am super excited about….

PANIC by Lauren Oliver

I happened upon an arc through the bookstore I work at, which made my day because it is something I have been looking forward to for like, ever. I love Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. Absolutely positively adore it. I love the way Oliver writes everyday life and her interpretation of the modern world, which is why I have been eagerly anticipating this contemporary realistic teen fiction novel.

It ended up being a LOT different than what I expected, in a good way. It was soooo much darker.

The entire novel takes place in a small poor town in America over the summer. This is one example of where the setting has a personality of its own. A majority of the characters don’t have a lot of money and come from homes where bad things have happened, and as a result it raises the stakes of the game so much more. These people need to win. So you have a lot of characters that need to win, and you want to win. But there can only be one winner.

Then you have pressure from the authorities and the adults trying to crack down on the game because people actually get hurt in these things all the time.

You also have the mystery of the game makers, who seem like mysterious and powerful puppet masters and pretty much could be anyone.

And finally you have the game itself. I was physically cringing as I read some of the tasks (for those of you who read this, I am talking about the one with the cage. GAH! That got me.) because nothing good could come out of these tasks and this game.

To put it simply, Lauren Oliver drove me to be an anxious stressed out mess while reading this.

Other things: A lot of the times I didn’t like most of the characters, and I like this book so much more because of that. This novel is split into two different narrations: Nat, who seems like the main main character to me, and Dodge, who still seems like a secondary character. At the start of the novel both of them know of each other since it’s a small town, but don’t really know each other. As a result you get to see events and people from two different perspectives. Even though I didn’t particularly like a lot of the characters, I still cared about what happened and wanted to know what was going to happen.

Panic will be out in stores March 3, 2014 (so SOON!!).

Pre-order it | Add it to your to-read shelf on Goodreads.com

A BOOK : Getting Over Garrett Delaney

Happy Saturday, everyone!!

Today I wanted to share one of my most favorite teen books ever that I just reread….

Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald

Why is this one of my favorite things ever? To be honest? I don’t even know. Something about it and something about me just clicks and we are connected in book soul mate land. This is my first re-read in a LONG time.

Here is the summary for everyone not familiar with this title:

Can a twelve-step program help Sadie kick her unrequited crush for good? Abby McDonald serves up her trademark wit and wisdom in a hilarious new novel.

Seventeen-year-old Sadie is in love: epic, heartfelt, and utterly one-sided. The object of her obsession — ahem, affection — is her best friend, Garrett Delaney, who has been oblivious to Sadie’s feelings ever since he sauntered into her life and wowed her with his passion for Proust (not to mention his deep-blue eyes). For two long, painful years, Sadie has been Garrett’s constant companion, sharing his taste in everything from tragic Russian literature to art films to ’80s indie rock — all to no avail. But when Garrett leaves for a summer literary retreat, Sadie is sure that the absence will make his heart grow fonder — until he calls to say he’s fallen in love. With some other girl! A heartbroken Sadie realizes that she’s finally had enough. It’s time for a total Garrett detox! Aided by a barista job, an eclectic crew of new friends (including the hunky chef, Josh), and a customized self-help guide, Sadie embarks on a summer of personal reinvention full of laughter, mortifying meltdowns, and a double shot of love.

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While trying to figure out why I love this book so much, I came up with a bunch of different random reasons which I have listed below:

1. The main character Sadie has her own database of love stories that she works on, organizing and categorizing all different types of famous literary or cinematic loves. It doesn’t play a huge part in the story, but it was a detail that I ended up absolutely loving.

2. This has a funny and lovable cast of secondary characters that are fully fleshed out with their own stories and personalities. A lot of this takes place in a small town coffee house, and it was a lot of fun to read Sadie’s interactions with her coworkers.

3. The plot line of discovering who you really are and what you are interested in is really inspiring to me and a lot of fun to read about. Sadie essentially wants to start over with her life when she realizes that she is at a point where her entire world has been revolving around a boy. Her interests. Her perspectives. Everything. So in the process of taking Garrett out of her life, she gets to explore the world and figure out what SHE likes. How fun is that?

4. This also acts as sort of a break up manual. Each chapter begins with a few instructions as if it were coming from a how-to manual on getting over your ex. As a result it gives the reader easy takeaways for their own life if they would like those.

5. There are so many pop culture references, and they are done really well.

6. These quotes:

“I can’t keep doing this to myself, getting my hopes up so high, only to have them come crashing down. I can’t keep waiting for him to come to his senses, having my whole emotional state rest on what he decides. What if he never wakes up to how perfect we’d be together? What if I spend another year pining for him – or longer even? In a terrible flash, I see my future stretching out before me: waiting for his calls, rearranging my life around college visits, and decoding texts and instant messages like they could be something real, something true.

This isn’t love; this is pure torment.”

“Don’t write off a book (or person, or movie) just because it had a pink, sparkly cover.” 

To sum up... I love this book because it is empowering. I also love this because even though this would seem as if it were all about boys and breakups as the title and summary would suggest, it’s more about accepting yourself and your own tastes regardless of what other people say about it. I also just love all of the characters. In my perfect world, Abby McDonald would keep writing books set in this world she has created.

As a result of re-reading this… I really want to make a list of books, movies, music, games, hobbies and other things people I like love and just explore what they love.