Antonia Lucia Labellas Brillanter Plan (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
It's been a long time, but I've finally gotten the chance to go back and read something of my preferred genre! Yaaaaay!I'm not sure if it was because I had been away from the young adult genre for so long or because this was just a darn good book to read, but either way I simply adored the book. I can't explain why, because there's simply no rhyme or reason to it (other than the fact that it was a darn good book, of course.)Again, I'm not really sure if it's because of the book itself or if this is characteristic of the young adult genre in general, but the emotion the description builds up inside you is just incredible! Lately, I've been reviewing a lot of books that contain graphic sexual or horror themes. Not to say that those were bad reads (in fact, I quite enjoyed many of them as the brutality of the language really shocked me into becoming excited about the story) but there's only so much blood, guts and uninhibited sex one can take before deciding to take a break.What I love about coming back to young adult fiction is the refreshing naivety of everything. Compared to hardcore romance novels and horror stories young adult is an extremely watered-down way of storytelling. Authors don't have the graphic language and M-rated description at their disposal because they're targeting a much younger audience. But somehow they manage to use whatever they have and truly pull at the strings in the depths of your soul. This clean, heartfelt emotion is such a beautiful thing, and definitely something I've only seen in the young adult genre. The Possibilities of SainthoodbyAntonia was named after a saint, the patron saint of purity, to be exact (and it fits because she has never kissed a boy). She would rather be named a saint herself than be named after a saint, and that is why she writes the Vatican (where the Pope lives) every day to ask them to make her a saint, of figs, pasta, anything! Meanwhile, she is working hard to get the love of her life, Anthony, to kiss her while at the same time fending off the constant advances of Michael, her “ex” good friend who simply refuses to give up. The book is pretty funny, actually because Antonia is Italian and jokes a lot about her Italian heritage. It also seems like for a gal who wants to be a saint, she gets in an awful lot of trouble. But if you aren't Catholic and have no idea what a saint is, the story can be a little confusing—even dull at points, because it's hard to understand Antonia's fascination.
What do You think about Antonia Lucia Labellas Brillanter Plan (2013)?
I gave up on the book because it was not to my liking. Not even close.
—Sydney
