Revolution

1. So I was introduced to this book through my school librarian because she is AWESOME. I went up to her one day in the library to FINALLY give back my copy of the Hunger Games, which had been sitting in my locker for weeks, and well, I needed something new to read, so this is what she suggested.

2. Revolution is the story of this girl Andi, who is having some serious issues ever since the death of her little brother, Truman. When her mother gets put into a mental hospital, her father, a famous geneticist, whisks her away to Paris, where she finds the diary of a girl named Alexandrine, who lived during the French revolution. Andi gets very caught up in the story of this girl, as well as with this cute French guy she meets, Virgil, and lots of stuff happens!

3. Andi is pretty messed up. The entire book I was afraid she was going to take too many of her antidepressants and overdose or something, because she already takes more than she's supposed to. Despite this, I really like her, because she has a lot of passion. Her thing is music, and the energy and love she puts into music is pretty cool. I also loved her "voice" since the book was first person so she was its narrator. She's pretty funny and entertaining when she wants to be.

4. The main thing that makes this book so awesome is PARIS. Even though it starts out in Brooklyn, it ends up in PARIS and in case my profile layout hasn't tipped you off, I LOVE PARIS! So that was a super plus plus plus for me! I also loved the narration, and Virgil, even though I was skeptical at first by his physical despcription, ends up being a total cutie. And finally, the whole history thing was cool. I always loved studying the French Revolution, don't know why. This book made it seem so real. Which makes me less inclined to like it (I mean the revolution itself, not the book), but that's a good thing, I think.

THEREFORE...this was a good book. You should read it. Especially if you love Paris and/or music, especially rock or classical, because there were a lot of references to artists in both of these genres.