Natalie Blitt

Trying to milk the teenage romance vibe I've been obsessed with since watching To All The Boys I've Loved Before by checking out the available books from the library that fit that genre.

This was.....not great.

This is a super predictable instant romance and the over dramatic relationship between our loverbirds and their friends just didn't work for me at all. It's probably is great if you are in the right demographic but I'm not and I think this is the perfect reminder that every so often a teen romance jumps out and speaks to an adult and this is not one of those times.

Back to adult reading.....… (mehr)

When Lucy’s boyfriend breaks up with her a week before the start of senior year, she vows it will be a year of no entanglements, a year of fun with her best friend Maddie. That is until she literally falls on the new guy at school, Dov, who has deep blue eyes and is very restrained. Assigned as partners in English literature class, they open up as they discuss poems with meaning in their lives. Dov is in the United States for a year before returning to Israel for his compulsory military service. Lucy’s life consists of tending to her two younger brothers because her mother works 1,500 miles away. She had given up the dancing that she loved to be closer to her ex-boyfriend and has yet to return to it. Additionally her parents want her to attend a local college after she graduates, but Lucy has not decided what she wants. No matter how much she tries to avoid it, she falls deeply in love with Dov.

The Truth About Leaving is a different spin on young adult romance and self-discovery. Dov’s issues include the death of his brother and absentee parents. Lucy’s lesbian grandmother and her partner are sickeningly sweet as they advise Lucy. Her father is silent while her mother demands Lucy stay local to help with the family the mother essentially deserted. Maddie is the only rational voice. The ending is an unsatisfying ‘best of all worlds’ compromise. This is readable but non-essential.… (mehr)

2016 Reading Challenge #25: A book that take place during summer.

“Sometimes in my head, I picture France like some combination of Hogwarts and Narnia and The Secret Garden. And I know it's ridiculous, that France is a real place with real people who are sometimes kind and sometimes shitty, but I just... ”

Pensé que jamás ocurriría, pero lo he encontrado: un libro que te hace sentir all the feelings de [b:Anna and the French Kiss|6936382|Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)|Stephanie Perkins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358271931s/6936382.jpg|7168450].



Abby y Zeke no tienen nada en común:
⚫Ella odia el béisbol. Él lo ama.
⚫Ella es de Chicago. Él de San Diego.
⚫Ella sueña con poetas. Él es un atleta.
⚫El nombre de ella comienza con A. El de él con Z.

Pero cuando ambos se conocen en un curso intensivo de francés, poco a poco, las diferencias dejan de importar.

Amor, amistad, Amélie, béisbol, referencias parisinas y mucho francés; conforman esta historia donde los opuestos se atraen.

Una perfecta lectura de verano: dulce y entretenida. Recomendada para cuando quieras leer algo ligero pero con un poco de sustancia.

“Sometimes, even with the whole alphabet at your disposal, the better thing to do is meet in the middle.”

… (mehr)