Publication Date: January 19, 2016
4 stars
Harper Scott is a seventeen year old ballerina and a descendent of Robert Falcon Scott, an early Antarctic explorer. She is told that she doesn't have the right body to pursue her dancing dreams, while her best friend has the pick of ballet companies. She decides to spend a winter in Antarctica to find herself. This is fairly far-fetched (a point that the author admits to in her clever note at the end) but these sections are so lovely that I just don't care...I mean it is fiction after all. This is a lovely book on passion and dreams and what happens when those dreams fail. It is also about making good decisions and putting family and friendships before all else. I think what I loved most about this protagonist is that she loved her home, San Francisco, without apology. Harper is a strong, passionate young female character who loses her way but doesn't lose herself. I really enjoyed this young adult novel. I received a digital galley of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson
Publication Date: January 19, 2016
3 stars
I have read all of Bill Bryson's books and he is definitely one of my auto-read authors. This I found partly funny, partly cynical and partly rambling. I laughed out loud at parts, and I completely skimmed over parts. I still appreciate his humor but this book felt a little forced and not quiet up to the same par as his prior books. I would recommend this if you are a big fan of the author or if you are about to embark on a detailed tour of England, otherwise I would start with on of Bryson's earlier books. I received this from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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