The start of a new series, gotta love it! Although I will admit I was at first skeptical of Divergent because reviewers continuously referred to it as the next Hunger Games which is a pretty high expectation to live up to. (By the way, if you haven't read the Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins then you really should!) Veronica Roth makes her debut with this novel, the first in a new series, which is exciting since I know there will be more to come. If you enjoy dystopias with a little romance thrown in then you will definitely enjoy this book.
This debut novel for Autumn Cornwell takes you on a whirlwind tour of Malaysia, Cambodia, and Laos. It follows the summer vacation of a young girl who is reluctant to even be on vacation in the first place. Vassar Spore finds herself dragged halfway across the world by an unlikely birthday present from her eccentric grandmother, a plane ticket to Singapore and an all expenses paid vacation. Throw a list making planner of a 16 year old together with a live in the moment or "LIMing" grandmother and you've got a hilarious adventure about growing up and realizing what life is really all about.
This is the first romance novel I've ever read, sure I've read novels with romance in them before but never from the romance section, it took some courage for me to actually step into that section in the store since I generally avoid it for all intents and purposes. I've noticed that, just like all other genres of novels, romance is currently banking in on the vampire craze that is sweeping the general public. Since I like to read things that are a bit more fantastical Jeanine Frost's Halfway to the Grave was a good pick, thanks to Lauren for the recommendation.