Book Review 2:: Bruiser, by Neal Shusterman.

So, here is our next book::

Bruiser, by Neal Shusterman. Some of his newer-ish work. I expected it to be great.

      It was not great. Good, yes. Well-written, definitely. Great, no. It's about a boy named Brewster. His nickname is 'Bruiser". . OHH, THEY KINDA RHYME A LITTLE, DON'T THEYY, THAT'S SO CLEVER. Anywayy, so Brewster bruises badly. [alliteration !!!]] At least, that's what he tells people who see his skin so badly mottled with purple and red. The thing is, that Brewster takes away the pain and problems of the people that he cares about. This is why Brew always lurks in the shadows and mopes around. Because he doesn't want to make friends. He doesn't want to have to care for anyone, because then he'll be hurt by them--literally. Like, if you get a bruise, it'll transfer to Brew. If you get a cold, it'll transfer to Brew. If you're upset or angry or sad, it'll transfer to Brew.
      The basic plot is a good one, and I thought I would totally know how it ended. . but I didn't.  I
It's a good book, if you like swimming, anger issues, and supernatural abilities to take away things that hurt the people you care about.

Book Review 1:: Pink, by Lili Wilkinson

So, because of my reading habits, I decided to make my first official online book review. Ta-daa.

Here is the current book in question:

Pink, by Lili Wilkinson.

      The basic summary of this as that there is a lesbian goth girl who feels like she's messed up and wants to be, and I quote, "normal". She thinks she will achieve this normality by dressing like the 'popular" kids and wearing pink and such. She also is "confused" because she loves her girlfriend Chloe, but she also likes a boy named Ethan. Part of the story centers around the fact that she 'can't figure out whether she likes boys of girls".
      Uhmmmmmmm  . . . bisexual much ? Seriously. But they don't even mention the word 'bisexual", as if liking both boys AND girls isn't even an option. IT'S LESBIAN OR STRAIGHT !. .. like, what the hell.
      Ava, the main character with all of the problems, gets herself into a lot of messes. I guess the main moral of the story is that if you beg for forgiveness from the people you've hurt, you can always be reunited with that person and everything will be hunky-dory again. This pisses me off for obvious reasons that are SO obvious that I don't even feel like mentioning them. I mean, come on. . not everyone is going to forgive you, and not everything is going to be fine. Maybe in a fiction novel it will be, but not in real life. If you're going to have a book based off of real life, you might as well make it realistic.
      It's an ohkay book, if you like lesbians, musicals, and people who sadly attempt to fit in.