Book in Review: Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell

5 star
                                                         
Title: Summer on the Short Bus
Author: Bethany Crandell
Format: ARC
Paperback: 272 pages
Publication Date: April 1, 2014
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Rating: 5/5
Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 
Cricket Montgomery is a rich and spoiled kid, who is sent by her father to a camp. She is already dreading the fact of going to a camp, but what makes her eventually faint is when she finds out that the campers are actually handicapped. The only thing keeping her in the camp is a Zac Efron look-a-like aka Quinn. How will Cricket get through that summer camp? Which will she choose, her Zac Efron look-a-like, or her luxurious life back home? 

This book has a unique beauty in it which is rare to all books. I absolutely agree with what others say that Bethany's writing style is funny and witty. It's also very blunt and clear which makes this book very easy to understand. The writing style made the book very suitable for its target readers. I wasn't exactly laughing out loud, but I definitely shared a few chuckles in my head. I couldn't put the book down when I started reading it. As a result, I finished reading the book in one sitting. I also liked how the book is a cliche, but still wonderfully amazing. Usually, when I read books with a cliche plot, I won't give it a 5 star rating. The difference with this book is that the author was able to write it well enough that I couldn't give it a lower rating.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books On My Spring 2014 TBR List

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. 

 This week's topic is the top ten books on our spring TBR list. We definitely have more than 10 books on our TBR list so we decided to put only those that we are most excited to read. 


1. Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey
Buzz Kill

I'm very excited to read this since I've heard in the synopsis that this is kind of a murder-mystery. I haven't read one of those in a while. Lately, all I've read are books in the YA Contemporary genre. Buzz Kill has a very interesting premise and I do hope I'll like it.

2. Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
Love Letters to the Dead

I am actually reading this book right now but I am also reading a lot of other books so I doubt that I'll be finishing this book any time soon. I've always been a sucker for books that aren't written in the typical style. I heard that this story is written letter style so I immediately put this on my TBR list.