Kyrie
So, I decided to sign up for Owlcrate. It's a YA lootcrate dealy, and it sounded like a neat idea, so I thought I'd give it a try. I managed to squeeze in at the last minute to get my hands on an August crate.
August's book was (obviously) this one.
Romance books aren't really my thing. Every so often I'll try one, just to see if maybe I haven't found the right book to get me into the genre. But it doesn't generally work out. Even less with YA romances. I'm just not cut out for sugary sweet love stories.
But, since I spent $30 on the crate, I figured I should at least read the book.
...and I was surprised by how much I ended up enjoying it.
So, okay. The plot that drives the main portion of the book - the letter writing - was incredibly obvious. I knew 14 pages in exactly who Lily's mysterious pen pal was. (I may have jumped up, thrown the book down on the bed, and pointed at it shouting, “I TOLD YOU!!!” at Raven. The poor man has the patience of a saint for putting up with my book rants.)
Lily is an unrepentant music hipster.
But, the writing flowed well. The dialogue was fun - especially the letters. I wasn't blown away by the romance, and both of the main characters had moments where they acted like complete tools, but they were interesting characters.
It was a cute, quick read. And sometimes, that isn't such a bad thing.
So, I decided to sign up for Owlcrate. It's a YA lootcrate dealy, and it sounded like a neat idea, so I thought I'd give it a try. I managed to squeeze in at the last minute to get my hands on an August crate.
August's book was (obviously) this one.
Romance books aren't really my thing. Every so often I'll try one, just to see if maybe I haven't found the right book to get me into the genre. But it doesn't generally work out. Even less with YA romances. I'm just not cut out for sugary sweet love stories.
But, since I spent $30 on the crate, I figured I should at least read the book.
...and I was surprised by how much I ended up enjoying it.
So, okay. The plot that drives the main portion of the book - the letter writing - was incredibly obvious. I knew 14 pages in exactly who Lily's mysterious pen pal was. (I may have jumped up, thrown the book down on the bed, and pointed at it shouting, “I TOLD YOU!!!” at Raven. The poor man has the patience of a saint for putting up with my book rants.)
Lily is an unrepentant music hipster.
But, the writing flowed well. The dialogue was fun - especially the letters. I wasn't blown away by the romance, and both of the main characters had moments where they acted like complete tools, but they were interesting characters.
It was a cute, quick read. And sometimes, that isn't such a bad thing.