#forever ya

[sarah-dessen-things]

May 7, 2022: Forever Young Adult featured Along for the Ride in their highly scientific analysis series.

If Forever Young Adult sounds familiar, it’s probably because Sarah used to talk about them. They have a line of Sarah Dessen merch on Redbubble that she’s ordered from in the past.

[foreverbookish]

You know that you'll forever be a young reader of you end up looking in the kid's section.

[tumblereader]

Forever Young Adult.

You guys, I just found this blog, Forever Young Adult, and I'm already in love.  I was looking for stuff to convince me whether or not to pick up Tell the Wolves I'm Home and this popped up on my Google search results.  I ADORE THEIR WRITING STYLE.  Their book/TV/movie rating is A++ too.  

Also, they've watched The 100, which I'm also watching, and have similar opinions.  I mean, I think the acting on The 100 is a little meh, but the characterization holds promise, so I'll keep watching to see if the actors grow into their roles and make the show excellent - because I couldn't stand the lead female actress on Revolution no matter how I tried, but I need a post-apocalyptic TV show like burning.  

In any case, I'm Blog pimping.  This is awesome; everyone should follow/read this blog.  Boom, the end.

[fiercereadsya]

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

Sarah of Forever Young Adult  gives a great summery (and fab review) of THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Leila Sales:

"To say that Elise Dembowski is unpopular would be an understatement. In the world of Mean Girls, she wouldn't even sit at Janis and Damien's table. If this was The Breakfast Club, she'd be Ally Sheedy without the eventual makeover. Even Rachel Leigh Cook had a friend in She's All That, which is one more than Elise has, unless you count her dad. (And obviously, including parents on your friend list is the number one sign that you're not cool.)

Cursed with the dreaded "weird" label, Elise has basically become invisible, except for the occasional moments when a popular kid needs an emotional punching bag. No matter what she does, she can't seem to fit in, and eventually, she comes to the conclusion that the only option is suicide. Fortunately for Elise (and all of us), she botches the attempt to end her life. But it's not until months later that she actually begins to feel alive again, thanks to her discovery of Start, an underground dance party in an abandoned warehouse. With help from the resident DJ, Char, Elise unleashes her musical passion on the turntables as her heart experiences the new beat of happiness. Soon, she's a high school loser by day and the city's hottest DJ by night, but even Elise doesn't have the skills to keep her two worlds in sync, and it's only a matter of time before they collide in a climactic cacophony."

[malindalo]

I basically* devoured this book in one sitting, y'all. Malinda Lo strikes a perfect balance between Reese's return to her everday life and her pursuit of the truth. Both concurrent storylines unfold at a Goldilocks pace (i.e. juuust right), and the two intertwine and merge in an equally organic way. I was never left wondering what was going on with the other plot, because there was a lot of depth to tide me over -- thanks largely to Lo's strength in vividly capturing emotions...

From Mandy W.'s (SPOILERS!) review of Adaptation at Forever YA

*author swoons*

[thecardiganlibrarian]

Review Round-up: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

From School Library Journal:

Part of the film’s appeal lies is its timelessness. It could’ve taken place anytime in the last 30 years as long as some theater somewhere still has a midnight screening ofThe Rocky Horror Picture Show or there are eccentric teens that feel like they don’t quite fit in with the popular crowd. The dialogue occasionally drops pop culture references, but the wardrobe and hairstyles aren’t too specific.

From Forever YA:

Well, my fellow life participators, you can breathe easy, because with author Stephen Chbosky at the helm, this film is a gorgeous, wildly compelling tribute to the novel we all adore and cherish. Allow me to prove to you, with scientific precision, why this movie does justice to its source material, and why you need to head to a theater and see it IMMEDIATELY.

From salon.com:

Actually, the fact that reformed bad girl Sam (Emma Watson), her gay stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller) and their posse of friends aren’t painfully hip or terribly far from the mainstream – just a little bit alienated from their surroundings, and more than a little bit stranded between eras – is precisely the source of the power in Chbosky’s story. 

[maltypass]

[Gale] did the only sensible thing any of us can do when we realize we’re in a love triangle – he took himself out of it and reminded himself that there are plenty of other awesome people in the world.

Henri, Forever YA

[and-i-hold-a-piece-of-yours-blog]

Caleb calls Hanna as well, which she ignores before dramatically flopping on Fitz’s bed. Hanna, that’s gross for many reasons, not least of which is that Fitz’s is bed is covered in some sort of Navajo-esque blanket which I’m 99% sure smells like patchouli and corn chips, but mostly because that bed is where Aria and Fitz have Fitzed.

Forever YA