It's time for a very special
Road Trip Wednesday, as brought to you by
YA Highway! This week's question (as is usually the case on the last Wednesday of the month) is:
What was the best book you read in September?
So why is this one so special? Because this was also the question during my very first RTW! My first entries date back to 9/28/11, so look for a celebratory post
(with giveaway!) to be up on Friday!
And my RTW answer this month?
My review of
Send Me A Sign by Tiffany Schmidt can be found
here, but in a nutshell: this is a top-notch contemporary YA novel in which the main character has three (difficult) best friends, two hot guys, one crazy mom, and leukemia, in no particular order. It drew me in and made me understand and sympathize with the decisions that Mia makes about her friends, her illness, and the guys in her life. If you are a contemporary fan, this one should go to the top of your list when it comes out. (And Tiffany Schmidt is donating money to cancer-related organizations
when you pre-order in September--you still have a few more days! You can even order a signed copy from her local bookstore!)
Wow, this sounds like a good book. I've seen a bit about it on fb and twitter. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, definitely check it out when it comes out (next week!)
DeleteI love the cover! It sounds like a really good book!
ReplyDeleteI think the cover does a good job avoiding typical "cancer book" tropes--it looks like any other contemp. I like that.
DeleteI haven't read this, but I've seen it around some blogs. Will have to add it to my list!
ReplyDeletehttp://wordsareinnermusic.blogspot.com/2012/09/road-trip-wednesday-best-book-ive-read.html
I have a hunch lots more people will be blogging about it in a few weeks (release date 10/2!)
DeleteI've been hearing a lot about this one lately (you were the first!) and it sounds like something I'd probably like. I think the author's donation to cancer-related organizations is awesome! Thanks for letting us know about it. :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I look at my Netgalley list and think, why am I doing this??? But every so often I uncover a book I love before it's out, and that's a lot of fun. (Even so, I'm just working through books I've already requested; I'm taking a break from requesting new ones because I have so many actual physical books in my house that I need to read!)
DeleteThis is the anniversary of my first Book of the Month RTW. Last week was my RTW anniversary. How time flies! :)
ReplyDeleteI think you were my first RTW commenter, too! I had no idea you'd only been doing it for a week :)
DeleteSounds great! I am especially impressed that the author is going to donate to cancer-related organizations. Also, I live in Brooklyn and take the F train often.
ReplyDeleteAha, you're on the other end of the F train! I've moved out of the city, but I used to take it from W. 4th St. in Manhattan almost all the way to the end of the line in Jamaica. I used to worry that I'd fall asleep (or get caught up in my book) and wind up in Brooklyn, but luckily my desire to get home at the end of the day kept me alert enough that that never happened.
DeleteThis is on my to-read list as well! I'm glad the cover doesn't scream, "HELLO, I'M A BOOK ABOUT CANCER! PITY ME!" Congrats on the RTW anniversary!
ReplyDeleteRight? Oh god, I read so many Lurlene McDaniel books as a kid...those pastel, soft-focus covers, with frail but pretty girls in hospital beds...geez. Glad we've moved forward from there.
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