Best of June: The Dark and The Light
Today's topic: What's the best book you've read this month?
For the record, I'm excited that this topic has come back. Like, wicked excited. Knowing this topic happens monthly, ensures I complete at least one book a month*. I gave half of the eight I read this month four stars, but there's only two I'm still thinking about.
What I liked about it: Surprising, I enjoyed the novel-in-verse format. This made for a fast, engaging read. The subject matter is handled well and I was totally rooting for Kristina throughout the novel**.
After reading it, I understand why so many places ban this book. I don't agree with it, but I get where they're coming from. (That's an entirely different subject and one I can rant about a lot.)
What I liked about it: I talked about it here, but I realized the vagueness of my review didn't do the book justice. When you have the set up of two people stuck in a fake romance, it's interesting to see that change and how it happens. There's no dark issues in this book, which is a nice break from the rest of my June reading which covered the sequels to Crank and The Shifter***.
If you like the sound of Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance, you can win a signed copy from me. All you need to do is tell me your best fauxmance story (and outcome).
* Though given my spastic reading pace, this hasn't been a problem. Yet.
** Something that didn't happen during it's sequel. I spent a lot of time calling her a stupid shit.
*** Which wasn't dark/edgy, but dark with murder and stuff like that.
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Last.fm hit of the day: LA '86 by The Soho Cobras