Paper Towns by John Green

Hey! So, this book isn't the really like the normal stuff that I would read (except for the fact that it's mystery) but it's still wonderfully good!

STORY....

Q has been in love with Margo Roth Spiegelman since the first time they met. As next door neighbors, they hung out often growing up, it was normal kid stuff, until they found Robert Joyner: the dead guy in the park. It was the first mystery that Margo was able to dive into, and it was the first step in leaving Q behind. Years later, Q is preparing to graduate from high school like a normal student but Margo has other plans. They haven't seen much of each other since the day with Robert Joyner, but Q is still infatuated with Margo - so when she shows up outside his window telling him that she has to do "eleven things tonight, and at least five of them involve a getaway man" he, of course, helps her. The night is filled with the Margo-type-adventures that Q has only heard about, and he figures that the rest of the year will be different. That maybe Margo will acknowledge him, maybe she'll even start hanging out with him again. But Margo has a nasty habit of disappearing, leaving only a trail of subtle clues to indicate where she may have gone. Normally, the clues are left for her parents: certain letters left floating in her alphabet soup and so on. But this time, they're for Q. As he dives into the search for her he discovers that he never really knew her at all. Nobody did. And now he must find out: Who is the real Margo Roth Spiegelman?

"Tonight, darling, we are going to right a lot of wrongs. And we are going to wrong some rights. The first shall be last; the last shall be first; the meek shall do some earth -inheriting."

This book was amazing! I love a good mystery, sometimes love a good realistic fiction and Ialways love romance! Paper Towns had it all wrapped in nice sparkling paper with a bow on top. The characters were lovable, believable and relatable and it was one of those books that had me laughing and crying along with them! I give this book a strong 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it to, well, everyone!

thanks for reading!

zibz

The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon

Hey! Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I've been so busy! Anyway....

STORY:

Christina Lattimore is an ordinary girl. She's a junior in high school who's hopefully going to be able to attend a school trip over the summer to France. That is, if she can convince her parents and Grandmother - Christabel - to pay for it, which they've already made up their minds not to do. Desperate to escape the stringent atmosphere of home, Christina flees to her friend, Lorna's, house for a while. She's finally feeling a tad bit better, but when she gets home... she is kidnapped. Struggling to stay alive and sane in a cold, dark basement Christina desperately tries to escape, but when rescue does come, accusations tag along with it. Could Christina Lattimore have planned her own kidnapping?

"'I came to tell you...that I believe you.'"

This book was great! I have this strange fascination with reading and watching things about kidnapping, so this book sucked me in with the title alone! The characters are easy to relate to and lovable (most of them anyways) and the plot is amazing! I give this a four out of five stars and recommend it to other action/kidnapping/mystery fans!

thanks for reading!

zibz