Grave Sight-Charlaine Harris

This was my first non Sookie Stackhouse book by Charlaine Harris. It was an ok book I still love the Sookie series more. Harper is a good character, but she reminded me of a not a not independent Sookie. Harper and her step brother have an almost uncomfortably close relationship.

Harper can find dead people and see their last minute. She goes to a small town to find a missing girl and ends up in a mystery.

The book is darker than the Sookie books. I will check out the rest of the series.

Thirteen Reason's Why-Jay Asher

This book was hauntingly good. It is about a young girl who had committed suicide. She made tapes as sort of a suicide note. There were 7 tapes. Each side a different person who had an impact on her. The book follows the one boy listening to all the tapes. He was the boy with a crush on her.

I felt so bad for Clay through out the whole book. I wanted to take him in my arms and hug him and tell him not to worry that he did all he could. Hannah bothered me a little bit. I know that she wanted people to know that their actions have more impact than a lot of kids realize, but I am not sure the tapes were the way to do it.

I would recommend this book to all teens though and if I was a school counselor it would be an assignment to any child I was working with.

My poor neglected blog

I have missed you. I have a few updates to do. I have been busy becoming a healthy adult.

But most of my updates are for YA books :)

Twelve Sharp-Janet Evanovich

Oh Stephanie Plum how much trouble can you get into? LOTS. Stephanie has another stalker, but he is after someone else also. The usual characters are back and we meet some new ones along the way.

This book is my favorite of the series so far. It cracked me up all the way through and I loved the plot. We get both Morelli and Ranger. We get to learn some about Ranger's past. Stephanie has an Epiphany at the end that I have been waiting for her to have and can't wait to see where it leads.

May's Reads

1. Perfect Fifths-Megan McCafferty
2.Friends-A collection of YA authors
3.Dead and Gone- Charlaine Harris
4.Pretty and Plaid- Jen Lancaster
5. Just Listen-Sarah Dessen
6. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist-David Levithan and Rachel Cohen
7. Saving Zoe-Alyson Noel
8. Something Happened- Greg Logsted
9. Here Come the Bridesmaids (BSC)
10. Winter Vacation (BSC)

Something Happened- Greg Logsted

Where do I even start with this book. First off the cover made me think that the boy in the story was going to be in high school, but I was wrong he was just starting 8th grade. I should have stopped right there.

Billy had lost his father in a tragic accident about 5 months before this book starts. He is dealing with that loss, helping his mom with his twin sisters, and his mom ignoring him because she is always working. Some of his friends have lost interest in him and now 8th grade is starting.

There is a new teacher at the school and she takes an interest in Billy and well I am sure you can figure out the rest. An inappropriate relationship starts and it isn't Billy's fault. Billy is an innocent kid I honestly believe.

The ending was rushed and the whole book just made me uncomfortable.

Saving Zoe- Alyson Noel

This book was great. It gripped me from the beginning. I got so invested in the characters. I wanted to know what was going to happen to Zoe and also my heart ached for Echo (Zoe too really) as she read her sister's diary.

The little mystery that surrounded Zoe's death was done great. I had no idea what fully happened until the end and I was saddened.

This is one I will recommend to other Young Adult readers.