New Hampshire is the next stop on the tour, and Sarah Tregay's Love and Leftovers is the pick. It is not often that books leave me a little lost, but this one surely did. Calling this a novel is using the word very, very loosely.
So the official description on Goodreads is this:
My wish is to fall cranium over Converse in dizzy daydream-worthy love.
(If only it were that easy.
Marcie has been dragged away from home for the summer--from Idaho to a family summerhouse in New Hampshire. She's left behind her friends, a group of freaks and geeks called the Leftovers, including her emo-rocker boyfriend, and her father.
By the time Labor Day rolls around, Marcie suspects this "summer vacation" has become permanent. She has to start at a new school, and there she leaves behind her Leftover status when a cute boy brings her breakfast and a new romance heats up. But understanding love, especially when you've watched your parents' affections end, is elusive. What does it feel like, really? Can you even know it until you've lost it?
Love & Leftovers is a beautifully written story of one girl's journey navigating family, friends, and love, and a compelling and sexy read that teens will gobble up whole
Sounds like it could a good story about learning to deal with the curveballs life throws you, right. And if you thought that you would be wrong. It is basically reading the poetic ramblings of a teenage girl with a couple of songs and IM/phone conversations thrown in for good measure.
There must the some slim pickings for YA novels set in New Hampshire, because not only is this not really a novel, but only half the book takes place in New Hampshire. The rest is in Idaho. So if you a skipping a United States of YA book, this would be the one to skip.
Currently Reading:
The Diviners
by Libba Bray
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