Simon Spier, middle child in a very close-knit family is sixteen years old and gay. Not that anyone but his pen pal Blue knows this, until class clown Martin looks over his shoulder at the library and discovers his secret. Simon suddenly finds himself blackmailed. Help Martin get a chance with his friend Abby, or Martin outs Simon to the whole school. This might also mean that Blue’s identity is in some way compromised. Simon doesn’t want to help Martin, but feels he doesn’t have […]
Sometimes dreams do come true
The Raven Boys was a good start, but Stiefvater really hit her stride in The Dream Thieves. I was unsure if I was going to like it at first. Dream scenes in novels are a huge pet peeve of mine and unsurprisingly, a book with the title The Dream Thieves has its fair share of them. Luckily, these dreams are mostly like entering a different world instead of wallowing in subconscious symbolism that nobody, least of all me, wants to read. They further the plot […]
A shaky start to a great series.
ETA 4/21/16: Due to a boo-boo that I made (marking two reviews in a row as #46), this review is my actual Cannonball, even though I thought it was this one. Whoops! I have sooooooo many thoughts about this series. I don’t even know where to start! If you haven’t heard of it yet, this series is making the rounds as The Next Big Thing (I think, with good reason). It was originally published on LiveJournal user freece’s blog as an ongoing serial and gained a […]
You’ve got to hide your love away
I’ve not seen Carol, the Cate Blanchett/Rooney Mara film adapatation of this novel, but I can see how beautifully this work would translate to film, especially in the hands of Blanchett. She is perfect for the role of Carol, a rather cool and collected wealthy suburbanite. Carol becomes the singular romantic focus of Therese, a very young aspiring NYC set designer, after a brief meeting in the toy department of the store where Therese works. The relationship between Therese and Carol develops slowly, until Therese […]
Swoon Swoon Swoon
After two good, but grim murder books in a row, I need something lighter and this was the perfect pick. If you want to read something that will make you happy, this is that book. I didn’t think of it until after, but if you like Rainbow Rowell’s books, you’ll probably like Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Although it’s a young adult novel, it’s not dumbed down and the love story will make you swoon just as much as Fangirl or Carry On. Simon […]
Sure. Fine. Whatever.
I don’t normally read contemporary YA, but I couldn’t resist the siren call of a story about confused and nerdy teenagers who were almost as obsessed with The X-Files as I was when I was a teenager. Going in, I was expecting Lula and Rory’s X-Files obsession to be more of a gimmick and that it wouldn’t be present in more than a cursory way, but I was so wrong. It plays an integral role in both Lula and Rory’s lives, and the book would […]
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