First of all, my apologies on the delay of the Throne of Glass review – it’s coming, I promise! Also my apologies for the confusion on the Ruin and Rising release date. This will be released on June 17th. This week Amazon announced a product launch for later this month. The introductory video is deceptively vague, but most analysts seem to agree a 3D smartphone is likely. For the first time Amazon is also inviting customers to attend this launch in Seattle. You can sign up for an invite. I have put my name down, so we’ll see if I’m lucky. [book-info] One of the books i did read this week was Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. I loved her Eleanor & Park and enjoyed Attachments very much, too. This novel is split between two interwoven strands. We have the traditional third person narrative of Lincoln’s story and the other strand follows Jennifer and Beth through email exchange. The two are connected in that Lincoln’s job is to monitor his company’s email and so he gets to know the two women through their email exchange. What I liked Fun, realistic characters. As in Eleanor & Park, Rowell has a talent for writing…
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell is the sweet story of the romance between two misfit teens, Eleanor and Park. Neither of them fit in easily with their classmates; Eleanor because of her quirky appearance and Park because of his half Asian heritage in a predominantly white Omaha community. While Eleanor’s homelife is desperate and downright dangerous, Park comes from a loving and supportive family. When Eleanor sits beside Park on the school bus a sweet, beautifully written romance ensues. I read this after coming out of my post-Allegiant emotional hangover and it was the perfect antidote. Despite the terrible family situation in which Eleanor finds herself, the bright spot in her life provided by her friendship with Park is truly heartwarming. What I liked The characterisation. The novel is written from the dual viewpoints of Park and Eleanor, and both are beautifully and evocatively drawn, each with his or her own concerns and issues. The characters feel very alive, and it is very easy to root for both of them. Rowell has a real knack for making her characters seem real people. The romance. The love story between our two protagonists is beautifully and sweetly drawn. It starts…