Last Five

BOOKS I'VE READ LATELY

So, remember when Anna and the French Kiss came out and everyone raved and raved and raved about it? I read it, and I loved it, but there were a few (little) things that tainted the book for me.

This one (in my mind) did EVERYTHING right.

LOVED everything about it.

LOVED Cricket.

LOVED the ending.

LOVED the setting.

LOVED the unique and quirky characters.

The first kiss knocked my socks off and I immediately re-read the last two chapters when I finished.

I NEVER do that.

I also forced myself to read this one slow, and I almost never do that either.

I LOVED the premise of this book - Indigo's ex-boyfriend wrote a song about her that made it big, and now she's trying to hide from the image of her portrayed in the song while wading through high school.

This book just fell short for me, which is sad because it could have been awesome.

FYI - you cannot put TWO teens who don't immediately check voicemail and texts opposite each other in the same book. I don't believe you.

I DID love this author's other book - Pure Red, so I'll read more from her.

If I sat down and really dug into this book, I'd probably find loads of little annoying, almost unbelievable things, but it was too cute for words and a nice short read.

Also - insecure girl and football guys was just a FUN mix.

And I'm making this statement for both this book and for Lola - WHY can't publishers put the people on the cover to look as quirky as they do in the story??

Kelley Vitollo turned me on to this book.

 I blazed through it. There was some GREAT sexual tension and SUPER FUN ENDING. 

So - if you're looking for a sexy, fun, YA read - this is your book.

I forgot that I'd read this book recently, which is probably a bad sign, and also sort of ironic given the title.

I think this cover is awesome.

This was an interesting story that was a lot of fun.

I WISH this end was tied up just a TEENY bit more, even though - yeah, I knew the direction her life was about to take. Not fabulous, but really, really good.

I have a fun little story to share with this book - 

I was on twitter and complained that I wanted both this book and Dessen's new book, but they were SO expensive in hardback and the author sent me a tweet - 

Send me your addy and I'll mail it tomorrow.

AND. SHE. DID.

I have a signed copy that I devoured in two nights.

I used Romeo and Juliet in a book (that may or may not be part of some news I can share soon) and it was just fun to see this author's take on the story.

This book was equal parts nail-biting action and swoon-worthy moments.

SO - what have YOU read lately??

Wanna share??
OR - want to share what you're MOST looking forward to out of your TBR pile?