Out of all the about 11 books I got for my birthday, the last one I read was Tandem. Now, I had read one chapter about 4 months before I got to actually read all of it. I guess when I read that first chapter I wasn't really hooked. But the book turned out to be really really good and I really enjoyed reading it. The cover is gorgeous and I just love the story line.
The book for me opened a few doors. I now know one type of books I like to read- YA science fiction. It wasn't all aliens and lasers- it was kind of like Sci-fi mixed with action mixed with historical fiction. And, it blended together so well.
It's about this girl, Sasha Lawson, and she gets whisked away into a tandem where on the other side is a whole different world where she has to pretend she is Princess Juliana who has run away. They look exactly a like. I don't want to spoil it too much, but I hope that entices you!
I liked the fact that this book flowed really nicely- if you know what I mean. The characters all fitted really well together and I could picture them all really clearly.
A weird and funny example of picturing a character from a book wrongly was in the Hunger Games book 1. I pictured Peeta Mellark as a chubby, fat faced boy with light blonde hair. At first that is, using the stereotype because he was the baker's son- so he ate a lot. It took me just about the middle of the book to figure out what Peeta looked like.
My brain works in weird ways.
Another thing I liked about Tandem was that it incorporated a bit of romance. Now, I STRONGLY DISLIKE romance books all about boyfriends and kissing and smooching and all that gaggy stuff. But that is me. That is my opinion. And if you like romance- GREAT! That's really good. But this is just me.
Let's carry on-
Tandem did have romance but it wasn't a lot. It was, like, two short kissing sessions and that was it. I actually like a bit of romance but not too much and this was the perfect amount.
This book was fantastic. Loved every second of it and I couldn't stop reading it.
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