Summer!!

Though Wednesday was technically my last day of school, the rest of the week was filled with school related activities, so I'm going to count today as the official First Day Of Summer, 08. For me, this represents total and complete freedom to camp, party, finally beat Zelda: Twilight Princess (It's about time, I've had it for almost 2 years..), and of course, READ!
I took advantage of today to drift in and out of naps all day and read an entire book: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi. I'm going to give it a plus sign...instead of a minus sign. I'm going to admit, as awesome as the summary sounded, I was reluctant to read it as soon as I saw the cheesy 90's cover . I'm pretty sure I just picked the oldest copy in the library or something. However, I was happy to find it was a super action packed, surprisingly gory pirate adventure. The only problem was Charlotte Doyle herself, a whiny, overly obedient, lady-in-training. She was kind of cool in the second half of the book, but how she evolved into a super-sailor in two weeks is beyond me. I mean, it took Goku and Gohan a full year in the hyperbolic time chamber to reach super-sayan status.
Overall it was a fun read. But unfortunately, I have to use this post to recommend a similar book. A book with more likable and developed characters, suspense, romance, pirates, war, and a more awesome time period. A book I read 2 summers ago, Bloody Jack. Starring a cooler and braver Charlotte named Jacky. READ THIS BOOK, and all of the sequels. It is awesome beyond belief. If you don't want Charlotte Doyle to be a huge disappointment, read it first. Sorry. Sorry I can't give positive reviews anymore.
Okay, so let's get hyped for summer reading!