Welcome to Litsy!

This book just made me laugh out loud but given this quote I think I have a dark sense of humor. #quote #ya #yalit #contemporaryfiction #humor

Tl/dr: teenage boy, when avenging his PTSD-affected dad, starts feud w/ his jock neighbors.

Good:
Literary
Super funny language & hilarious
Appealing non-cookie cutter male character
Wonderful personal insights.

Bad:
A little mannered
When you get to Catcher in the rye reference you almost feel like author is winking at you

Whiffs of Igby Goes Down & Every John Cusack film...& that really works for me. #ya #yalit #summerreads

Using my fave Disney Princess to keep me motivated! #24in48 #BEASTMODEBelle #needcoffee #myweekendisallbooked

I could not have said it better.

I feel like everything I have ever heard about the VA hospital has always been to say that it takes forever to get care. This doesn't jive with that thought. I'm not military so I don't know personally. But I just feel like this isn't done right. Am I justified in thinking this? Or am I alone here?

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. They just called Macklemore really old bad white people rap.... I feel like there are really two white rap artists that earned respect from me. Eminem and Macklemore. It's a silly thing to be bugged by... but it kinda felt like the author is just grasping for a song they heard of without really knowing what they are talking about. Also really old??? Ack.

Contemplating starting this one next. Anyone out there read it? Thoughts?

I'm reposting this for #naughtyneighbors - in this book they threw nightly teen beer parties with loud terrible music that lasted past 3 AM in a retirement community. #splashintosummerreads #ya

This was an adorable contemporary #YA riff on Beowulf. Tom Grendel lives in a peaceful retirement community until the Rothgars move next door, turning his life upside down. What follows is a series of escalating pranks, a little bit of romance, and an exploration of what it means to really know someone. It was a fun, fast paced read with heart.

Death is like that, I suppose. One moment you're feeling the breeze under your clothes, and the next it's all over.

I absolutely loved this YA reworking of Beowulf. This is exactly what YA should be. Fun and crazy adventures, angst, first love and quite possibly my favorite best friend to ever grace a YA book, Ed. This book comes out in April and I encourage everyone who loves YA to pick this up. It's so much fun.

As I don't have a dog in this Super Bowl (I'm a Steelers fan) guess it's time to start a new ARC!