Zeynep Jane Bozok Jane Bozok itibaren Somak Köyü, 20600 Somak Köyü/Çivril/Denizli, Türkiye itibaren Somak Köyü, 20600 Somak Köyü/Çivril/Denizli, Türkiye

I cried pretty but silent tears at the beauty of this love story. The writing was amazing. Through Stiefvater's writing, I felt the depth and ache of Grace and Sam's love for one another and understood why they would risk so much to be with the other.

I fell asleep during the movie and don't even remember it but when I read the book I was absolutely swept away for a few days. If you have read and loved this one, try Penelope Lively's "MOON TIGER".

"I, Frankie Landau-Banks, hereby confess that I was the sole mastermind behind the mal-doings of the Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds. I take full responsibility for the disruptions caused by the Order-including the Library Lady, the Doggies in the Window, the Night of a Thousand Dogs, the Canned Beet Rebellion, and the abduction of the Guppy." I had absolutely no idea what this book was going to be about when I purchased it. The back cover "letter" got me so intrigued, though, that I had to get it without knowing anything else. I had no clue what all that was about but I just had to find out. Turns out, all those mysterious sounding things were pretty cool and funny but the best thing about the book was Frankie. Frankie, in her sophomore year at Alabaster Prep, has it all. The looks (thanks to a summer growth spurt), a Senior boyfriend and a great supportive roommate, but she wants more. Besides wanting to be accepted she wants to also be seen and respected for who she is. She is smart and resourceful, witty and well-versed and she sees herself as equals to her boyfriend and his friends and hates that they see her as someone to take care of. I absolutely loved the tone of this book and the author's high level of language and literary references. (P.G. Wodehouse has quite an influence on Frankie.) There was no "dumbing down" of Lockhart's writing that you sometimes see in books for teens. I know what I was capable of reading as a teen and purposely sought out adult literature when I didn't find it in the YA books available back then. I am glad to see that E. Lockhart knows that teens are capable of reading at a higher level than some might think. I would have loved this book in high school and I am sure there are many now that do.