An Update and Sarah Dessen

I finished Handle With Care a while back but felt the need to let it sink in before I told you what I thought about it. I've felt completely different about a book having waited a few days (I actually liked Breaking Dawn when I first read it. After 24 hours, not so much). At first I didn't like the ending of Handle With Care, the person I was hoping would win the trial didn't win (you'll have to read the book to find out who wins for yourself). Then I realized that if that was the only reason I didn't like the book then I actually did like it. Not my favourite but still really good.

Now for this week's blog. Yesterday was my best friend's birthday so to celebrate this blog is about a mutually favourite author Sarah Dessen. She has eight books out already (That Summer, Someone Like You, Keeping the Moon/Last Chance, Dreamland, This Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, Just Listen, Lock and Key and Along for the Ride which will be released next month. I've read all but Dreamland and I've loved all of them. As a warning though they are definitely chick lit yet if you're not completely girly you'll still like them. One of my favourite things about the books is the recurring characters and locations. There is a list here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Dessen) under trivia. They're a good read and depending on how quickly you read they don't take a lot of time to finish them.

In 2003 That Summer and Someone Like You were combined to make the movie How to Deal. Not the best movie, then again I don't like watching chick flicks, just reading them. Trailer here: http://movies.about.com/cs/trailers/v/howtodealtrail.htm

There's not really much I can say to do her novels justice and to be honest what with all taking place in the same town and having many of the same characters they've all blended together in my head :)

Check out her official site here http://www.sarahdessen.com/ or follow her on twitter http://twitter.com/sarahdessen

My apologies that these past two weeks have really only been girly books, next week I'm thinking maybe the most celebrated graphic novel of all time Watchmen by Alan Moore.