Review: UNRAVEL ME by Tahereh Mafi

Title: Unravel Me

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Publication date: February 5, 2013

Publisher: HarperCollins

Source: Thanks to the amazing Ems for trading this with me via YA Book Exchange!

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Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.

She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.

Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.

In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.

Review: 

The most frustrating books to review are books like this one. It's taken me forever to process my thoughts and I still don't have anything. I really wish I would have recorded myself when I talked to my sister about it because that was the clearest moment I had. Let's begin.

Warning: 

This is a SEQUEL. 

It may or may not contain spoilers for the FIRST book. 

Continue at your own risk. 

Or you could just go read Shatter Me and then read this review.

We find Juliette where we last left her in the underground rebellion. However, instead of being the determined and positive girl from the end in Shatter Me, she's now depressed and wallowing in self-pity. Seriously. Pity party for one, please. 

I could go on forever about how annoying Juliette was for the whole beginning of the book and maybe even for the whole thing. Whine, whine, whine. That's all I heard from her. She would go in a cycle of whining and being depressed then Kenji would say something to snap her out of it and she would agree and cry, saying how she really does need to be better. But what does she do? Only a few chapters later and SHE'S BACK AT IT. I want to point out that I love Kenji. He was the only redeeming factor in the whole book first half of the book. I kept picturing Edna from The Incredibles. 

He gives her necessary reality checks and tells it how it is, but not in a rude way. He's a sweetheart, a hilarious one, but he won't watch Juliette moan about her life like a dying dog. 

"All you do is sit around and think about your feelings. You've got problems. Boo-freeking-hoo," he says.

Kenji even made me fired up while I was reading on the treadmill. It felt like I was rolling my eyes every other minute and then Kenji would appear and my fist was suddenly pumping in the air with redemption. 

"As far as I can tell, you've got food in your mouth and clothes on your back and a place to pee in peace whenever you feel like it. Those aren't problems. That's called living like a king. And I'd really appreciate it if you'd grow the hell up and stop walking around like the world crapped on your only roll of toilet paper. Because it's stupid," he says, barely reining in his temper. "It's stupid, and it's ungrateful. You don't have a clue what everyone else in the world is going through right now. You don't have a clue, Juliette."

Do you want to go back and reread that last quote? I especially loved the toilet paper line and the last sentence. I walk to the treadmill anticipating a better Juliette, more Warner, and a funny Kenji. I start reading and I feel like my eyes are getting a workout from all the eye rolling at Juliette. I'm just about tired of it until Kenji appears. So I return sighing and smiling at my sister, grateful for Kenji. 

However, there is no possible way that Kenji will end up with Juliette. NO. To all those fans who are being silly and saying, "TEAM KENJI!" No. Stop looking foolish, you're just embarrassing yourself. Not only would that be weird, but Juliette honestly doesn't deserve him. I get that Kenji might seem promising, but I'm actually pulling for him to be with one of the healer twins. 

Kenji nods very slowly, looks a little solemn. You're right. I'm sorry. I get it."
"Thank you."
"Adam is jealous of our love."

(Guys, he's joking.) 

He even calls Adam on his BLECH-ness. Personally, I don't see how anyone can be on Adam's side. She knew him longer, they have history, he was there for her, he has a little brother, and so on. Whatever. If a guy read this book, he would joke and say that Adam was behaving like a woman on PMS. Not only is that insulting to women everywhere, but that wouldn't come close to how Adam was behaving in my eyes. 

“I am not moody—”

“Yeah, bro.” Kenji puts his utensils down. “You are moody. It’s always ‘Shut up, Kenji.’ ‘Go to sleep, Kenji.’ ‘No one wants to see you naked, Kenji.’ When I know for a fact that there are thousands of people who would love to see me naked—” 

Kenji was a constant love for me. I know I have spent not nearly enough too much time talking about him. But I'm actually really afraid of giving anything away. 

We have Warner again, who is a definite plus. Before you read Unravel Me, it's mandatory that you read Destroy Me. Please. There were surprises and twists along the way, which I loved, so bravo, Ms. Mafi. Things get a bit sizzling with Warner in the book, another plus. 

One of the things I understood that it had to happen, but was in absolute annoyance over was the fact that Juliette kept going back and forth with Adam and Warner (seems to me like it resembled what everyone keeps saying about America in The Elite). Of course, she always has one foot planted on Adam's side. Her other foot keeps jumping back and forth though, making me want to push her all the way to Warner. 

There were many enjoyable, and aggravating things, in this book. All in all, I enjoyed it. Kenji was the only redeeming factor in the first half of the book and Warner helped him out in the second half. If you're expecting a strong heroine, I suggest you ditch that idea or be prepared that Juliette has major fluctuating attitude issues. The fact is, though, that this book delivered excitement, swoon-worthy scenes, a few lovable characters, and twists.

Basically, if you want your emotions amplified, then you will get that, at least it did it for me. When I was frustrated, it was known. When I was thrilled to bits, I felt it all over. Unlike other books, your emotions aren't lukewarm. You feel things, good and bad.

Verdict: A sequel that left me with annoyance AND pleasure and making me stand stronger than ever for Warner. 

Author Interview with Marissa Meyer, author of THE LUNAR CHRONICLES

Today, I have the great honor of having Marissa Meyer here, author of The Lunar Chronicles. You can see my review of the second book in the series, Scarlet, here. 

Hello, Marissa! Please introduce yourself with a short bio. 
 

Hello! I'm Marissa Meyer, the author of The Lunar Chronicles and about 18 billion Sailor Moon fanfics from back in the day. I love wearing pajamas and costumes and I could eat peanut butter for every meal. 

Peanut butter addicts unite! 

The Lunar Chronicles are all retellings, but how did you come up with the idea? Having who we know as "Cinderella" be a cyborg is awesome, in my opinion. Not to mention the fact that it's placed in a dystopian world where Earth and the moon are enemies.

Thank you! The idea started when I entered a writing contest in which the host had listed about ten random prompts and writers had to choose two of them to include in their stories. My two prompts: set it in the future and include a fairy-tale character. My contest entry was a sci-fi version of Puss in Boots and I had so much fun writing it that I thought I would try to do an entire series of sci-fi fairy tales. So a couple months go by and then one night as I was drifting off to sleep I had a dream about Cinderella… as a cyborg! I crawled out of bed and spent about an hour brainstorming and jotting notes. Thus, The Lunar Chronicles was born.

I love that it not only came from a contest, but that it came from a dream. I personally believe dreams are some of the greatest story sources.

Did you have a hard time retelling these classic and well-known fairytales?

Sometimes it can be difficult trying to decide how far to deviate from the original tales. I've definitely taken a lot of liberties, what with the plague and the Lunar society and all. But I hope readers will recognize all their favorite iconic elements from the stories - Cinderella's slipper, Little Red's hood, and of course some of the major plot points - while still being surprised by some of the changes I've made.

Ha! I love knowing how different the original ones are than the ones we know. Cannibalism, how lovely. 

What is your favorite fairytale...and why? 

It's so impossible to pick just one! I tend to like the tales that people THINK they know, but they're not familiar with their darker, gorier sides. It makes for excellent cocktail party conversation, "i.e., Did you know that the original Little Red Riding Hood featured cannibalism?"

Would you like to live on the moon if possible?

The Lunars have it pretty nice up there (readers will get to see more of Luna in the coming books), but in all honesty, I can't see a colony ever being quite so grand as I've made it out to be. So, no, I think I'm pretty content down here on Earth. I like oceans and stuff.

Ah, I can't wait to see more of Luna!

Was it hard to go back to Scarlet, a character in the same series who didn't know what was going on, after having the breakthrough with Cinder? 

Every book has its own challenges, but usually getting started isn't one of them. By the time I finish with one book, or have wrapped up one character's storyline, I'm eager to move on to the next one. It's helpful that I had the entire series plotted out from the beginning, so I've always had a good idea of what was coming up next.

Between the two, who would be your favorite: Cinder or Scarlet? 

I would probably get along better with Cinder - we share a sense of humor, and I like how laid back she is about stuff. But Scarlet is a lot of fun to write about, in part because she's very different from me, and it's nice to put myself in someone's shoes who isn't afraid to speak her mind.

Of course, I have to mention Cress and Winter, both of which have such far away release dates. When do you think we'll be able to see Cress's cover reveal? 
 

Soon, I hope!! June, maybe? I haven't seen anything yet myself, but I know they're working on it.

YAY!

Any chance we get to have a three-word description on either of them? 
 

Cress: Hacker, Mission Impossible, War.

Winter: Luna, Revolution, Nothing could possibly go wrong...

I wasn't getting my hopes up that you would be able to give me short descriptions, but this made me incredibly happy. I jumped up and down in my seat and couldn't stop smiling like a fool.

Although Iko is a secondary character, will she have a romance or any "happily ever after" of her own?

You'll just have to wait and see!

I'll just take that as a yes ;) 

I also was stalking Goodreads and saw speculations of there being a possibility between Cress and Thorne. Please tell my romantic heart it's true! 
 

*zips lips*

IT IS! *pumps fist*

What's one book you have recently read that you loved?
 

This is a strange one for me, because I'm usually all-YA-fiction all-the-time, but I just finished "Drop Dead Healthy" by A.J. Jacobs, which is a nonfiction book about a guy trying a bunch of different (sometimes contradictory) health tips over the course of two years. It's hilarius and informative at the same time. I'd forgotten how much I enoyed non-fiction, so I think I'll be picking up more of it in the coming months.

Hmm, non-fiction. I wouldn't have guessed that, but it does sound interesting!

This or That: 
Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate
Ebook or paperback? Er - ebook, I guess, but I prefer hardbacks.
Star Wars or Star Trek? Firefly!
Brunette or Blonde? (of the boy variety) Why limit yourself? <--very good point.
Winter or summer? Winter. A rainy season here in Washington. :)

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I would like to thank Marissa for agreeing to the interview and for giving such wonderful answers. If you  haven't read either Cinder or Scarlet, you are missing out big time and can buy them down below: 

Buy, read, enjoy! 

Wishlist Wednesday #16

Hosted by Pen to Paper

Title: Fangirl

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Publication date: September 10, 2013

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love. 

Cath is a Simon Snow fan.

Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .

But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.

Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?

Or will she just go on living inside somebody else’s fiction?

Why I want: 

Not only do I love the clean look of the cover (by clean, I mean that's it is simple and fun), but I also love the idea of the whole plot. I still haven't read any other Rainbow Rowell novels even though I keep meaning to! Seriously, I'm not a fan of fan fiction. I am a fan of a character being into fan fiction though. I want so please give. 

What are you wishing for this Wednesday?

Top Ten Tuesday: Books Dealing with Tough Topics

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

Toughie books. Issue books. Problem books. Whatever you want to call them, I guarantee, all of us have read at least one. They aren't some of my favorite when they are BIG issue books. The following list isn't a complete ten, but they deal with various tough topics. 

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Issue: Death

The girl has a happy family until one day, they all get in a car wreck and the teenage daughter is the only survivor. Without even reading the book, you know it will be heart wrenching. In one second, she loses her whole family. That's bad. 

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

Issue: Death/Cancer

The poor girl not only finds out that her father has a very soon end date, but also that she has to go face her former best friend and boyfriend. Parental/familial deaths get me every time.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Issue: Death/Cancer

Another death and cancer book, but still so different. The families are great, the characters are great, the writing is wonderful. If you remain stoic throughout this whole book, you have no soul. It's hilarious and sad. 

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Issue: Eating disorder

While it doesn't go too in depth, it deals with how an eating disorder touches the whole family. The main character's sister gets an eating disorder, moves back home, and the protagonist doesn't know how to deal with it all. 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Issue: War

Of course, what always comes with war? Death. The narrator is even Death himself! Powerful. Great. Amazing word-usage. Emotional. 

The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Issue: Violence...and death 

It's a dystopian world where 24 kids are sent into an arena to fight to the death. There's romance, violence, death, friendships, family. The first one was feeeeel-worthy, the second one was great, but the third? Once you get past the slow beginning...prepare to bawl your eyes out.

There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones

Issue: Eating disorder, depression (of sorts)

After her brother died, Finley decided that the only way to finish her musical piece and to get over any grief, she had to go on a trip that retraced her brother's steps in Ireland. There, she meets a movie star, develops an eating disorder, feels depressed, has insecurity problems...but the novel isn't dark. I don't know how to describe it, but it's one of my favorites.

Danger in the Shadows by Dee Henderson

Issue: Kidnapping

Before you look it up and go, "Sunny, this is an ADULT book!" Listen to me. Adult books aren't from the devil and this deals with dark things so I couldn't resist putting it up here. Sara and her sister Kim were kidnapped. Only one lived. Now Sara is in witness protection program and has to deal with flashbacks. I get creeped out every time. 

I know that there are more out there...but I can't think of any that I truly enjoyed. I'll probably hit my head a couple times when I read other bloggers' lists. But for me, this is it. What are some books that you like that dealt with issues? 

Review: THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS by Sarah Ockler

Title: The Book of Broken Hearts

Author: Sarah Ockler

Publication date: May 21, 2013

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Source: an ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss for an honest review

When all signs point to heartbreak, can love still be a rule of the road? A poignant and romantic novel from the author of Bittersweet and Twenty Boy Summer.

Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath—with candles and a contract and everything—to never have anything to do with one.

Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his vintage motorcycle—which means hiring a mechanic to help out. Is it Jude’s fault he happens to be cute? And surprisingly sweet? And a Vargas?

Jude tells herself it’s strictly bike business with Emilio. Her sisters will never find out, and Jude can spot those flirty little Vargas tricks a mile away—no way would she fall for them. But Jude’s defenses are crumbling, and if history is destined to repeat itself, she’s speeding toward some serious heartbreak…unless her sisters were wrong?

Jude may have taken an oath, but she’s beginning to think that when it comes to love, some promises might be worth breaking.

Review: 

The youngest of four daughters, Jude "Juju" Hernandez has seen her two older sisters get heartbroken by two of the Vargas brothers. Each sister has passed along the Book of Broken Hearts, detailing their heartbreaks and romances while growing up. Juju hasn't experienced the same as them though considering there is a huge age gap and their father now has Alzheimers or what they call "El Demonio." 

Basically, Juju narrates as she fights a growing attraction to a Vargas, tries to deal with her sisters, her own wants, and her father who is slowly deteriorating before her eyes. I was expecting emotions, romance, drama, and family love. I got all those, but not at the caliber that I was anticipating. 

When her father gets worse in his Alzheimers, Juju helps him restore his motorcycle since it is the one thing he actually always remembers with real clarity. In her grief, she believes that with it, her father will magically get better and that they'll joke about his memory that summer later. But she and we know that that won't really be the case. However, they get a mechanic to help and that turns out to be Emilio Vargas, younger brother of the notorious heartbreakers. 

My problem with this book was that I wasn't invested until halfway through or near the end. Not until near the end did I feel interested and as if my heartstrings were pulled. I set the book down multiple times and did the one thing I try to never do: pick up another book. I actually did that a couple times, finishing two books before I even reached halfway with this one. Until I reached closer to the end, I just wasn't interested or pulled in at all. 

The other problem I had was that sometimes Juju really annoyed me. It wasn't necessarily her actions, but her narrating. The two big uh-ohs were: 

1. She "betrayed" her family with Emilio. I love the intrigue of forbidden romances. I was excited to see how it would all play out. I wanted suspense and romance and all the other thrills with fictional forbidden romances. What I got instead was eye rolling remarks from Juju. It seemed too theatrical, in the bad way. 

The day I walked out of Duchess knowing we'd just hired the last of the Vargas brothers, knowing that we'd spend most of the summer together, knowing that we might even become friends. That's the day I'd betrayed my family.

Dun, dun, dunnnn! Or not. I see what the author was going for, but for me, I just eye rolled. What I thought happened was that by obsessing about the fact that they hired Emilio and that he was a Vargas and it was against the oath, Juju ultimately fell for him. Thank you, psychology. She psyched herself into it from all the panicking. She talked about the oath all the time and from what I understood, she wasn't supposed to fall in love with him or date him. They never said anything about hiring somebody for work. Also, your sister got heartbroken at prom and your other one had a broken engagement. It's scarring, I get it (except for your dumped-at-prom sister since she's married). However, it was years ago by DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Don't judge a book by its cover, ladies. So, Juju, you did not "betray" your family. It was your two sisters, one of whom is MARRIED. If she's not over it then she has bigger problems. 

2. She had a "poor me, I'm so lonely, my friends don't caaaare" thing going for her. Cue more eye rolling. Juju, here's some advice that my mom has said before, "It takes two for friendship. One cannot do all the initiating." 

She didn't ask about my parents, Papi's health, the motorcycle.

It's HER night, HER performance, and for once, it's your best friend's night. It is not YOUR time to whine, to think about YOU, or for you to complain about YOUR life. Yeah, your life sucks. However, that does not give you permission to mope about the fact that she didn't ask about the suckitude levels* of your life on HER happy night. I see the point about how she needs her longtime best friend and how the stress of life is affecting her personal life. I just got greatly aggravated at her for her attitude. The fact that I have been dealing with the natural drifting of my best friend and me, I think, also affected my feelings on it. I mourned for their drifting apart because I felt like she could have done more. 
*Yes, there is such a thing has suckitude levels.*

...a thousand times more reprehensible than letting my sisters boss me around or waiting for old friends to call.

Why don't YOU call, Juju? I wished that the friendship between her and Zoe had been more resolved. I felt like I was left hanging. 

Those were the two major issues I had. I think the other one I had popped up more after I read the book and mulled it over. It coincides with the friendship one in the way that Juju focused on herself a whole lot more than I care for a main character to. She cared about her father and claimed that she cared about how she was betraying her family, but since her lack of actual care for others outside of her family was evident, I didn't get to know Emilio more. We found sad things about him, but he says it great below. 

"You ask me why I'm nice to you," he said. "Why, why, why. But you don't ask me stuff that matters. Who I am or where I been. What I see when I look at you. What I want."

The only other thing that I want to warn people about is the use of Spanish words. I know that I always had mixed feelings about them. Sometimes I liked it because it added a feel of where the characters are from, if they translated it then I liked knowing knew foreign words, and I didn't really mind if they added it here and there. Then other times, I didn't like it. If this language, Spanish, was the first language (I'm not just talking about this book), then wouldn't they be speaking that the whole time? I know you have to write in English, but it sometimes takes the feeling of it all away when you add a word or two in there. Sometimes authors will stick in another language and not even translate it, frustrating me because I really don't want to go to Google translate. Thankfully, for me, I just ended a Spanish class this semester (I got an A!) and knew every Spanish word they said in The Book of Broken Hearts while I know others had to go online for it. Some people will love it, some people might not care, and some people will hate it.

While this review may have seemed more negative than positive, it was enjoyable. I slowly became invested with Juju and her family, I cheered her on, and I wanted to sympathetically pat her sisters on the back. If you can stand the few irks I had (which isn't that much), then you won't be disappointed!

Verdict: A pleasurable book with a few problems, but nicely done in all. 

**Quotes may change in the finished copy**

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!

Cover Love #13

Hosted by Bookshelvers Anonymous

Title: The Cutting Room Floor

Author: Dawn Klehr

Publication date: October 8, 2013

Publisher: Flux

Behind-the-scenes secrets could turn deadly for Desmond and Riley

Life in the Heights has never been easy for seventeen-year-old Riley Frost, but when she's publicly dumped and outed at the same time, she becomes an immediate social outcast at her high school. So Riley swears off romance and throws herself into solving the shocking murder of her favorite teacher, Ms. Dunn.

Riley turns to her best friend, budding filmmaker Desmond Brandt, for help. What she doesn't know is that Dez has been secretly directing her life, blackmailing her friends, and hoping his manipulations will make her love him. When his schemes go too far, Dez's web of lies threatens to destroy both of their lives.

Why I love: 

It's just so...creepy. The main character's best friend is a filmmaker, but he's molding her own life by manipulating and blackmailing because he wants her to love him. Creepy and controlling, how nice. With him being a filmmaker, I love the hands even more on the cover. The girl seems to be in a dark alley and I feel like any moment, the hands will suddenly reach out for her. The tagline is also a really nice touch.

Thank you, Cover Snark, for showing me this fantastic cover! 

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Top Ten Tuesday: When You Need Something Light & Fun

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

When I saw the topic, I thought that this would be easy-peasy. Contemporaries are what I go to for great light and fun reads and these are the only books that I did read before my blogging days. Who doesn't love a fun and light read? Well, I felt like I had memory loss because I had such a hard time remembering my beloved fun and light books with no dark or sad aspects to it. I feel like I'm missing some major ones but here is my list:

1. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

Spoiled, rich girl has to take on a new grunt-work job every week for the whole year with a hot teen supervisor? Before I even read this hilarious novel, I knew it would be amazing. It was. 

2. Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita

I have always been interested in the workings of Hollywood so I love everything Jen gives us in these books. The MC's "problems" might be repetitive in each book (like Mia in Princess Diaries), but I still love her anyways.

3. Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

I would consider The Princess Diaries to be a major fluff series. She whines, is dramatic like any teen girl, panics, loves, cares, and has her really funny moments. Although, I should have said anything by Meg Cabot because all of her series that I have read are fantastic. 

4. Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway

I also loved her other book, The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, and June, which I finally got my little sister to read! Robin Benway has a knack for making you laugh out loud. I will be reading her books this summer for the ultimate relaxation time.

5. Anything by Ally Carter

I LOVE ALLY CARTER.

6. Anything by Janette Rallison

...and Janette Rallison too. I love her, Ally Carter, and their amazing books. Rallison has fluff and friendships and family and romance and fairy tale things going on. Love. Her.

7. Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt

This was my first ever physical ARC that I received from a publisher and it did not disappoint! Boy drama, no technology, and great secondary characters result into fun. 

8. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen has some serious-ish tones sometimes with broken families and all that, but I think Along for the Ride is good because it involves a beach town and a perky stepmother's shop and late night adventures with a mysterious boy. 

9. Anything by Robin Jones Gunn

Of course, I have to warn you guys that this is a Christian author so this author might not be for some of you. However, I love Ms. Gunn and all her series. Her character Todd was one of the first fictional boys that made me swoon when I got into reading in the middle grade (ish. I was young, that's all I know). I even like her adult books!

10. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

I always loved the movie (Anne Hathaway is my girl!), but when I read the book, I was shocked at how different it was...and how amazing it really was. If you do or don't like the movie, I don't care, read the book. Very light and fun and way better than the movie. 

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What are your light and fun reads?