review: friends with boys

book info:
ages: 12 and up
grades: 6 and up
on sale: NOW
copy from: First Second
pages: 224

title: Friends with Boys
author: Faith Erin Hicks
stars: 3.5

{Maggie McKay hardly knows what to do with herself. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and rough-housing with her older brothers, it’s time for Maggie to face the outside world, all on her own. But that means facing high school first. And it also means solving the mystery of the melancholy ghost who has silently followed Maggie throughout her entire life. Maybe it even means making a new friend—one who isn’t one of her brothers.}

my thoughts:

  I finished this a LONG time ago, somewhere in February, and never posted the review. Apologies! 

  

   This is a simple story about a girl growing up and high school. I found the cartoons amazingly done. After reading so much manga, I honestly prefer this style better. Hicks has a lovely way of storytelling, her drawings conveying emotion and all the feelings that sometimes, words cannot tell. In the drawings and style, this book is great!

  When reading though, I felt that there should've been more to it. Like the comic is too short or something, and there was some bits I felt were missing. It may just be my weird personal opinion, but that's it. Honestly.

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gone reading international!

You've probably never heard of this before? Well it just started in 2011, so naturally. Give it a chance :)

This awesome guy (Brad Wirz) from the organisation e-mailed me about it and I went over to check it out. Something I found  enlightening was their philanthropic mission about spreading reading to developing countries and even helping out librarians by donating 100% of after tax profits to libraries and reading-centred non-profit organisations. Isn't that lovely?

How it started: With a love of reading from founder Brad Wirtz (Ohmygosh, I e-mailed with the founder?! YES!!!!!)

Book lovers know what it’s like to have reading as part of their lives, to always have a book close at hand, to enjoy reading and its ability to broaden your mind,” says GoneReading founder Brad Wirz. ”I can’t even imagine what it would be like to live in a world without books,” 

I agree!

Goods and products:

Mr. Wirz has kindly offered a discount for you readers! 25% OFF! With this code: PAGES25  Incentive to support reading in less developed countries, literacy, and the sharing of knowledge?

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And bookplates. Ever let someone borrow a book, and never give it back? I really need bookplates, especially classy ones. Bookplates with class intimidate borrowers, I believe. 

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