Hey Sara, I just finished your book and I wanted to tell you that I loved it! I do not read. It is one of my least favorite things to do, but I read your book. It only took me three days to read it hahahaha It was by far the best book I have ever read. I'm definitely going to suggest it to some of my friends. I think that's it...This means a lot to me - the book isn't aimed at teens but as I was writing it, I knew I wanted it to be a book that a parent could pass on to a teenager, as I devoured books of my dad's and mother's.
And on Amazon yesterday, not from anyone I know and on what would have been my dad's birthday:
Thanks to these teens for reading, and thanks for their mothers for buying books and passing them on to their kids. And thanks to my parents for having kept me well supplied with books.4.0 out of 5 stars Teenager hates to read, but not this book!!!,April 20, 2011 ByThis review is from: Learning to Swim: A Novel (Hardcover)I was looking for a book so that my teenager would read in her extra time. Well this book was the answer, she would talk about it like it was a soap opera, I was proud of myself to have found it and hopefully get my teen into reading.
PS I can heartily recommend my pal A.S. King's young adult books and Steph Bowe's Girl Saves Boy, and of course the Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy. And a few more I'll add as I think of them.
4 comments:
Sara, that's wonderful! When I was working at The Mystery Bookstore, it was always a challenge to find good adult books that a teenager could read. Too often the YA stuff was not what they wanted, but the adult stuff was... not what their parents wanted them to read. Great work, Sara.
Linda Brown
Congratulations! I hope the same thing happens to me - that teenagers and adults alike will love and read my books (that is, when I finish them =)
I really, really appreciate that I can pass this book onto my 14 year old daughter. I just finished it last night, in one evening. It's one of the best books I have read this year, and I LOVE that it's something my daughter can read too. Thank you!
I just got done reading your book last week. It was a book that drew me in at the vary first page. I'm one for not reading every work when reading, but you write in a way that made me want to read every word. I loved the book. I am caregiver of a 16 year old girl who also hates to read, but I think she will like this book. After my husband reads it, I am going to give her to read. I will let you know if she likes it. I can hardly wait for the sequel and future novels you write. You are definitely going on my list of favorite authors. Thank you.
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