"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."~Stephen King

This basically sums up the point of this blog. Book reviews. Everyone should carry a book, so why not a good one?

Thursday, June 7, 2012

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

13 Little Blue Envelopes is not usually the book I read...okay that's a lie.  But let's be honest, and adventure through Europe at the direction of a deceased relative?  I've seen that movie before (It's a good one by the way).  Anyway, It's about Ginny, who has an...eclectic aunt who leaves her 13 letters.  The journey takes her to a roommate of her aunt's who seems too normal, let's be honest.  Anyway, the letters send her on a journey through Europe to places like Paris, Amsterdam, Denmark, and ultimately Rome.  In each place she has a task to complete and with the help of a few even more eclectic people, she manages to complete each one with a little added adventure on the side.
The thing is Ginny ends up discovering a lot about her aunt as she died from a brain tumor.  The story is endearing and at the risk of saying too much...okay i won't.  Hahahahaha.  Okay...I know this is intensely short, but I just did a long one, so that should satisfy you.

Teaser Quote: "'I'm Keith," he said, 'and you're . . . clearly mad, but what's your name?'"

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