The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith

The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is what I was talking about.

The 2 main characters seem like they were recycled from You Are Here. A motherless boy being raised by a distant father and a loner girl. They're changed so they're not entirely different but I got a feeling of deja vu reading it.

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Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was unputdownable.

Lately I've been giving myself a set amount to read during my daughter's nap time and the rest of it would be spent watching tv. I read right over the set amount and kept on reading until she woke up, even then I only put it down reluctantly.

I chose this to read with Finding Audrey because both Cath and Audrey suffer from social anxiety, of which I am also afflicted. Cath's social anxiety was more like my own though. She's not shut up in her house but is very uncomfortable and has a hard time meeting new people.

I thought this would be geekier but its not. Its not about being a fangirl, its about a fangirl.

My only problem with is was that the fanfic sections were kid of boring. I barely read them, I just glazed over them.

Winner of Shannon's Choice Awards 2016:
Best Book
Best YA



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Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What else is there to say other than I LOVED this book?!?!

I suffer from social anxiety so I could relate to Audrey. Her family was so vibrant and colorful and normal. I laughed out loud a couple of times.

I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get inside my head.

Winner of Shannon's Choice Awards 2016:
Best Book
Best YA
LOL Award

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The beginning of this book was everything that made me put A Tree Grows in Brooklyn down after 150 pages, really slow with nothing exciting happening. I almost wanted to put it down too but I trudged on.

I'm glad I did. It was slow and I had a hard time paying attention at times but it dealt with things like racism and sexism. You got to see the seedy underbelly of a seemingly normal family (every family has secrets).

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Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

One day I was wondering what a modern Pride and Prejudice would look like. A few days later I was browsing Goodreads' giveaways and this was on there. After not winning the giveaway I pre-ordered it on Amazon and eagerly awaited its arrival. I wouldn't say it was worth a 2 month wait but it would be fine if you happened to see it in a book store and bought it.

The author uses a kind of faux austenian style and language. It seemed a bit much at first but I got used to it, it even came to be normal. The beginning uses most of the narrative style Jane Austen was fond of, while the rest of the book leaned more toward dialogue, while still using some of the narrative style.

I will say I was determined to not compare this to the original. That was hard. I kept comparing the events in the book to their austenian counterparts. It was mostly a good match, but we weren't looking for a word for word remake, were we?

I enjoyed meeting some of the other Bennett sisters. Mary and Kitty are featured much more prominently in this version.

If you have ever wondered what a modern Pride and Prejudice would look like, this is your book.

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