pub date: October 25, 2011
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
pages: 192
source: for review on Kiss the Book appeals: adventure, death, male protagonist, comedy, hit woman, New York, prom :)
content: some swearing (20 words or so), some talk on sex/virginity, violence
thoughts:
What a FUN ride. I liked a lot about this book.
First, it's short! There are so many books that have come out/are coming out that are freakin LONG. It is so nice to find a fun, entertaining, quick, short read. I find that Very Appealing.
Second, Joe knows how to write! Wow. Do you ever read a book with such great words that the author's creation of setting and characters and plot seem almost effortless? But you know it wasn't because it is so well done? That was how I felt about this book. I loved it.
Third, lots of adventure.
Fourth, the novel's organization. Each chapter started with a question from college applications, and in the telling of Perry's night, he answers that question. It was so creative and fun.
Fifth, I loved the characters. I liked Perry a lot. And Gobi, too. Even when she was killing people for no apparent reason, I liked her.
Sixth, the Perry-Gobi relationship dynamics worked. The development of their relationship, from beginning to end, was spot on.
Overall, this book was FUN. Sure, there was a lot of blood and violence and death, but it was still FUN.
I'm very excited there's a sequel coming out this fall, Perry's European Playlist. It sounds like it's just as fun and full of adventure (and death), and it's just as short!
I think it has a lot of boy appeal, but there's plenty there for the girls, too.
summary:
Perry Stormaire is a normal high school senior– he is busy applying to college and rehearsing with his band –until he agrees to go to the prom with the Lithuanian exchange student who is staying with his family. It turns out that Gobi Zaksauskas is not the mousy teenager that she seems but rather an attractive, confident trained assassin. Instead of going to the prom, Perry finds himself on a wild ride through the streets of New York City as Gobi commandeers the Jaguar his father lent him for the prom in order to take out her targets. Perry learns a lot about himself – and ends up with some amazing material for his college application essays.
1 comment:
There's going to be a sequel?! My mouth literally dropped open in excitement. I saved this review to read once I had a chance to read this book and your review was just awesome. FUN is definitely the best word to sum this story up!
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