Drive-Through Reviews: Will Grayson, Will Grayson & Glass

My good friend at Tattoos, Love, & Lunacy gave me a great idea when it comes to trying to keep up with your blog on a tiny time-budget.  I can't remember what she called it, but I'm going to call it the Drive-Through Review.  I've read quite a few YA books over the last few weeks but have had no time to tell anyone about them.  Without further ado, here are some super-fast-I've-got-to-go-grade-papers-and-get-to-bed-early-because-I'm-so-very-tired reviews of Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and Glass.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green and David Levithan

WHO: Will Grayson, Tiny Cooper, will grayson, and several other enjoyable characters
WHAT: Two very different teenage boys with the very same name meet when each is having the very same kind of terrible night.
WHERE: A suburb outside of Chicago...sometimes right in Chicago.
WHEN: In the present.
MY THOUGHTS: It was heart-warming, honest, and made me laugh out loud over and over again.  You will never forget Tiny Cooper.




Glass
by Ellen Hopkins

WHO: Kristina/Bree
WHAT: Kristina isn't able to kick her meth habit.  She tells herself that she'll be able to keep it under control  but, of course, she can't.
WHERE: Nevada
WHEN: In the present.
MY THOUGHTS: A definite page-turner...the book is intense and brings you with Kristina as she spirals deeper and deeper into addiction and crime.  Glass is a satisfying sequel to Crank, although I think Kristina's story would have been more powerful if it ended at the conclusion of the first book.