13 Little Blue Envelopes

Hello,

I apologize for the gap between reviews. I've been writing for most of that time, and as I've mentioned before, when there's an uptick in writing activity, my reading activity plummets. Well, sort of. If you count fan-fic than it kind of stays the same, but that doesn't count (even when it's an awesome one like Unholyverse) and I know that and I'm not proud of my addiction. *hangs head* Okay, properly remorseful, let's MOVE ON.

I finally finished 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson after taking FOREEEEEVER to read it because I'm a total jerk. It's really great, and I was in the middle of reading it when a couple friends and I went on a coffee odyssey and the entire day reminded me of the book. We had no maps only vague ideas of direction, no exact plans to know where we were going next, and a mission to find the best coffee in town. (Which we did.)

Ginny thinks of herself as a very boring person, but her Aunt Peg, a free-spirit artist type, always made her feel exciting. But Aunt Peg disappears and her family doesn't hear from her until they are informed that she has died of a brain tumor abroad. Ginny receives thirteen blue envelopes from her aunt with directions to fly to London and to not open the letters until she completes the task set out in each one.

Without guidebooks, maps, cell phone, computer, or contact with anyone from America, Ginny sets off across Europe, retracing the journey of her runaway aunt, and finding herself along the way.

Awwww, I do love a coming of age story. Ginny is a great heroine. I know I've felt plain and unexciting at times and there are those people in my life who make me feel a little bit dangerous and interesting. Aunt Peg actually reminded me a lot of my sister, but I swear to God, if Sara ran off on me like that I'd freaking hunt her down. Still, I kind of really want an Aunt Peg to send me on a crazy adventure like Ginny's.

Four out of five stars!

Later,
~Emily~