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I never pass up an opportunity to ramble about myself a little. So here goes: my name is Jessica, but you can call me Miss Shortskirt. I am the brand new co-blogger here at Required Reading, which is cool because
for the last 10+ years of my life, I have been reading 90% young adult books
Even when I was 10. Even when I was 17. Even when I was supposed to be reading War and Peace in ENG 262. Even now, when I am a ripe old 23-years-old.
It’s an addiction. A fixation. A deeply seeded love. I simply can’t get enough of it.
Take for instance, yesterday. I was feeling grumpy, and I had the day off, so I decided to pick up this book I checked out from the public library. Even though the story was predictable and the writing just a little too subtle for my grumpy attention span, I didn’t get up until I was finished.
That book was Lessons From A Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
Since I’m just introducing myself here, I won’t go into a full-fledged review. It was entertaining. Dark. Confusingly tragic. Good, but not Top 10 Books Ever good. And you’ll have to trust me when I say that the following discussion paragraph is not a spoiler at all:
What’s up with tragic teenaged girls freaking out and ending up dead? I can’t even list them all because I’m afraid I might spoil a book for someone, but there are a lot out there. It’s making me wish there were more books about girls with their head on their shoulders instead of this influx of Ophelia-esque characters.
I’m looking forward to spending some time here at Required Reading, and a big thanks to Erin for inviting me I blog on Livejournal about my life, books, and writing, so feel free to add me, or if you don’t like me but just like books, add me on GoodReads.
Happy reading!
Voraciously yours,
Miss Shortskirt
Yay! Welcome, Jessica!