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kmlanahan 's review for:
The Library of Lost Things
by Laura Taylor Namey
Some of the writing was a little overwrought with teen angst, but overall a well-balanced story about a girl who lives with her hoarder mother and falls in love with a boy.
I liked the way the author treated mental illness and post-concussion issues, although some of the details seemed a little too contrived (the boy is a pilot, but is grounded after a bad car accident; the girl remembers every book she reads, and steps in to play Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing after the original actress has an accident).
While there were some moments that had me scratching my head, in the end the book was very satisfying.
The whole romantic climax of the story is her first kiss, so not a lot of spice, but plenty of emotion.
I liked the way the author treated mental illness and post-concussion issues, although some of the details seemed a little too contrived (the boy is a pilot, but is grounded after a bad car accident; the girl remembers every book she reads, and steps in to play Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing after the original actress has an accident).
While there were some moments that had me scratching my head, in the end the book was very satisfying.
The whole romantic climax of the story is her first kiss, so not a lot of spice, but plenty of emotion.