September TBR

So this is our first TBR video on our new channel! We're a little late getting started but we're eager to get reading and reviewing. Like we say in the video we will both be reviewing each of the six books we mention in this video either on YouTube or on this blog, so stay tuned!

The books mention:

Devon's TBR Pile

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- J.K. Rowling (won't be reviewed, we all know and love it)

Winter's Bone- Daniel Woodrell

I Like Him, He Likes Her- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Boy Meets Boy- David Levithan

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams

Fathomless- Jackson Pearce

I Am Number Four- Pittacus Lore (Robyn's pick)

Robyn's TBR Pile

Perfect Chemistry- Simone Elkeles

Twenty Boy Summer- Sarah Ockler

Amelia Anne is Dead & Gone- Kat Rosenfield

Unwind- Neal Shusterman

Black City- Elizabeth Richards

Jane- April Lindner (Devon's pick)

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

            I was drawn to this book mainly because of the hype surrounding it and also because it was a summer read, and well, it was summer. While I didn't hate this book entirely, I didn't like it very much. The main character Belly was supposed to be turning sixteen during this summer she "turned pretty", but I found it hard to distinguish between fifteen-almost-sixteen year old Belly and the eleven year old Belly in her flashbacks. I almost made a drinking game out of how many times she wanted to or decided to, stick her tongue out at one of the male characters, but alas, I thought of the idea when I was about 30 pages from the end so it was sober sailing for me. I didn't find the main love interest, Conrad, very enduring or exciting either although I did get the whole "bad boy" vibe that Belly was drawn to. I personally was rooting for Jeremiah, Conrad's loving and enthusiastic brother, the entire time, but was sadly and predictably disappointed. All of that being said, it was a very simple read, perfect for summer, and I can understand why people like it so much. It was just lacking for me a little bit, I am however planning to eventually read the next two, only to have all three look pretty on my bookshelf.