Review: Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens

Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens by Spencer Johnson

Published in 2002 by G. P. Putnam's Sons

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Self-Help

I loved this novel. It was a great read for if you are bad at adapting to change. Anyone who hasn't read this seriously needs to read it, thogh. Even if you adjust to change easily.

The four main characters - the mice Sniff and Scurry, and the Littlepeople Hem and Haw - live in a Maze and have to search for cheese everyday.

"Cheese" is a metaphor for what you want to have in life - whether it is foing well at school, making a team, getting a good job, finding a loving relatioiniship, or just feeling good about yourself.

And the "Maze" is where you look for what you want - your school, where you work and play, or the family or community you live in.

It starts off sort of face-paced, but then everything slows down as Haw and Hem wait for the Cheese in Cheese Station C to come back (I'm not telling more than that because I don't want to spoil). Haw learns some really good things from The Handwriting on the Wall, and I did, too. It made me think about the things I've done in my past when there was a big change. I just shake my head and think about what I want to make out of myself. This book really helps you to forgive and forget your past and look forward to the future, to picture yourself doing wonderful things and then reaching that accomplishment you invisioned.

Like I said, if you haven't read this novel yet, you really need to. It will definitely help. It helped me a LOT. There is also a version that isn't teen, for you adults out there who might be interested :)

My Rating: 10 Dead Fish

~the Decayed Fish

Review: Evermore (Immortals, #1)

Evermore (Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel

Published in 2009 by St. Martin's Griffin

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Coming of Age, Romance

This novel was really great! It had lots of romance in it, a girl struggling through her recent loss of her family, and just a smidge of action. Damen was really mysterious. He was always disappearing somewhere, or appearing right next to you when you least expected it. Ever, the main character, has two best friends named Haven and Miles. Now that I think about it, I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't Haven's real name because she is really obsessed with vampires. Miles is gay, and loves acting, but from his behaviors in the story, I believe he would be a really great friend.

A cool addition to the book is that Ever can see ghosts who haven't went on to the other side already; they are basically just lingering behind. Well, Ever's little sister Riley died in the car accident that killed their mom, dad, and dog. Ever was the only one to survive. Anywho, Rilely just sort of pops in and out of the story, but I really like the way the characters do that. It keeps you from knowing exactly what's sgoing to happen and when.

My favorite character in this novel was probably... Ever. She learned how to deal with new problems, which, now that I am thinking about it, was usually a person. There was Damen's mysterious friend who happened to be a girl; a woman who can see Riley just as well as Ever, and knows Ever can see her, too; and well, Damen himself. Apparently he's upposed to be gorgeous and knows how to do everything. I would love to meet him if he were real!

Anyways, if you haven't read this book yet, you really need to. It was a fun read, and actually, I was done with it before I knew what was happening. That's the sign of a good book :).

My Rating: 10 Dead Fish

~the Decayed Fish