Uninvited, Amanda Marrone
wow, there's something about insomnia that is extremely productive, apparently. two books in a day, i didn't count on that in my goal-setting, in order for me to return these books to the library in time to pick up frostbite. but uhh, anyway, i'd heard from mike's sister that this was a bad book and she didn't enjoy it, which i guess is what made me enjoy it all that much more--not in the childish sense where if someone liked it then i won't be original liking the same thing, but in the sense that she completely set my expectations off. i was expecting a light, crappy read, but instead got something that spoke of coming of age in an interesting way. a lot of symbolism involved, certainly. for most of the book i was expecting for michael to just be a hallucination, since she was on booze and drugs so much, most of the time.
the little tidbits with danny were cute. somehow, i sort of wanted more conclusion to her relationship with michael--not that there wasn't any, but that i felt sorry for michael, in a way. his reasons behind his actions made sense to me on some level, whereas hers, sometimes, not so much. but you leave off the story knowing that things will be okay, and she picks up the pieces and learns to move on like everyone else. i like that her and rachael have gotten closer, but would certainly have liked to know more about lisa. i know her next book is all supernatural now, but i really liked the subtle sense of the otherworldly in here, just because it's played against the everyday stuff so well. the cover is also gorgeous, and this many good YA books make me wonder why i'm still reading adult fiction instead of scrambling for YA books only. but enough about that--off to bed i go. dimsum at noon. or at least, i hope.
