{"id":18908,"date":"2018-08-06T15:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bapl.org\/?p=18908"},"modified":"2018-08-15T21:42:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T01:42:34","slug":"jennes-joyous-july-of-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/jennes-joyous-july-of-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenne’s Joyous July (of books)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Books read this month: 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Books read so far this year: 76<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My favorites:<\/span><\/p>\n

Armada<\/em> by Ernest Cline- As previously raved about, I love Ready Player One<\/em>, the first book by Ernest Cline. I was prepared to be disappointed with Armada<\/em>, since it wasn\u2019t chock full of 80s reference (because I\u2019m a cynic like that). But much to my surprise, I got sucked into to the story and while I didn\u2019t love it as much as Ready Player One<\/em>, it was still a great read, especially for sci-fi nerds and video game fans.<\/p>\n

The Fashion Committee<\/em> by Susan Juby- I liked this one because it was pretty unique. While it had some YA angst in it, it also dealt with some very real issues, like having a drug addicted parent, but in a zany way that I found intriguing. The alternating views of Charlie Dean and John gave added dimension to the story. Charlie Dean makes the best of a number of bad situations, while still maintaining her spunk, and John learns a lot about himself while faking his way through a fashion design competition.<\/p>\n

Leah on the Offbeat<\/em> by Becky Albertalli- I have mixed feelings about this book. I sometimes find YA books pretty cringeworthy because it\u2019s just a bunch of teens being angsty and having drama. This is a lot of that. But it was still a good story and it kept me interested- as long as I took occasional breaks so I wouldn\u2019t get my eyes stuck from too much eye rolling.<\/p>\n

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