Road Trip Wednesday is a
‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or
reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop
from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the
topic.This Week's Topic:
What was your best book for October?
Reading this one came about with a google search of 'best YA boy POV books'. I found 'Try Not to Breathe' by Jennifer Hubbard on a few lists and it was there on my kindle app a few minutes later.
I read the opening and was hooked. Here's the blurb:
Try Not to Breathe
Learning to live is more than just choosing not to die, as sixteen-year-old Ryan discovers in the year following his suicide attempt. Despite his mother’s anxious hovering and the rumors at school, he’s trying to forget the darkness from which he has escaped. But it doesn’t help that he’s still hiding guilty secrets, or that he longs for a girl who may not return his feelings. Then he befriends Nicki, who is using psychics to seek contact with her dead father. This unlikely friendship thaws Ryan to the point where he can face the worst in himself. He and Nicki confide in one another the things they never thought they’d tell anyone—but their confessions are trickier than they seem, and the fallout tests the bounds of friendship and forgiveness.
It was painful and messy and made me think - probably what I liked best about it in the end. Instead of making me think about the boy POV I was working on it raised questions for my girl MC. And she has nothing like this going on. But the brain works in mysterious ways.
=)
What bout you? Read anything excellent in October?
I can't believe it's this time of the month again! Best book I read (not YA sorry) was probably Monica McInerney's The House of Memories!
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DeleteI don't think I've heard of this one before, but it sounds interesting. Thanks for the recommendation! :)
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