Book Review: The Raven Boys

There were moments that I really liked The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, but there were just as many moments made me feel like my brain might be oozing out of my ears.

Generally I found the characters & story to be interesting & engaging, however in the end I felt that very little was resolved in this book & this was just another excuse to rope me into reading a series. I was bored by the "forbidden romance" storyline & felt it was completely unnecessary to the plot- is it so hard to just write characters that are friends?

Anyway, I'll eventually get around to reading the sequel- in large part because I liked so many of the characters. I won't rush out for it though because in the end, the plot didn't hold my attention like I wish a book would.  

Review: Me, Earl & the Dying Girl

Well hey- yeah, so it's been a while, huh? My sister actually reminded me I should be doing this.  And maybe she will even join in the fun if I'm lucky- that would be great, right? Fingers crossed. Perhaps there will even be some reviews from the past year that I'll remember to come in & post, but in the meantime, I just finished reading Me, & Earl & the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews so I thought the responsible bloggity thing to do would be to toss in a review, right?

If I'm being perfectly honest I got this book from the library because a) the library recommended it to me b) I liked the cover & c) I thought the title was clever.  Basically, I downloaded it knowing nothing about it except for those three things, but mostly I liked the cover. 

And truly, the book is okay- certainly not spectacular, but okay.  Some of the characters are entertaining, there were occasional moments where I even laughed out loud (though those were few) & most of the time, I agree with our main character Greg- he needs to be punched in the eye.  I really did not enjoy all the self-deprecating commentary which makes up a vast majority of the book. 

The story itself is somewhat interesting, but the style of writing grated on my very last nerve. One of the first books in a while that made me say, "yup, I'm too grown up to read this."  My high school self, however, might have really enjoyed this book.

I think I can hear my grey hairs celebrating as I act my age...