Review: The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June by Robin Benway
Title: The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June
Author: Robin Benway
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: August 3, 2010
I hugged my sisters and they fit against my sides like two jigsaw pieces that would never fit anywhere else. I couldn’t imagine ever letting them go again, like releasing them would be to surrender the best parts of myself.
Three sisters share a magical, unshakeable bond in this witty high-concept novel from the critically acclaimed author of Audrey, Wait! Around the time of their parents’ divorce, sisters April, May, and June recover special powers from childhood—powers that come in handy navigating the hell that is high school. Powers that help them cope with the hardest year of their lives. But could they have a greater purpose?
April, the oldest and a bit of a worrier, can see the future. Middle-child May can literally disappear. And baby June reads minds—everyone’s but her own. When April gets a vision of disaster, the girls come together to save the day and reconcile their strained family. They realize that no matter what happens, powers or no powers, they’ll always have each other.
Because there’s one thing stronger than magic: sisterhood.
First, I LOVE THIS COVER. Love it. Before I even knew what it was about or read anything about it at all, I loved the cover. Once I actually got to see it in person, I had to start reading it right away because I loved the cover so much.
Now that I am done reading it, I can also say I LOVE THIS BOOK! The title “The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June” very accurately describes what the book is about, and much to my pleasant surprise the book is split up by chapter – o…more First, I LOVE THIS COVER. Love it. Before I even knew what it was about or read anything about it at all, I loved the cover. Once I actually got to see it in person, I had to start reading it right away because I loved the cover so much.
Now that I am done reading it, I can also say I LOVE THIS BOOK! The title “The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June” very accurately describes what the book is about, and much to my pleasant surprise the book is split up by chapter – one chapter written by April, one by May, and one by June, in a rotation.
Each of their voices was so clear and distinct I didn’t have to read “May said” or “June exclaimed” to know who had said it. The banter between the characters was quick and witty – some of the most realistic dialogue I have read in a long time.
The “secrets” of the sisters weren’t used in a cliche or too powerful way, either. This allowed me to enjoy the plot a lot more, knowing one of them wasn’t going to swoop in and solve everything just because of their extra powers.
As an extra bonus, I also loved that every chapter’s heading included one line from the chapter itself – it made it very hard to put the book down. I would finish a chapter and look to the next chapter heading to read the next ‘teaser’ line and wonder what it was about… and find myself reading yet another chapter. I finished the book in one day because of this (and now am sad I have no more April, May, or June 
).
This is my favorite book of 2010, by far. And I suspect it will remain in that spot for awhile!
Book Title: 5/5
Plot: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Overall: 50/50
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Great review, and yes I love the cover too I like the title too. Will have to look for this book.
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I have a blog too, I would like if you see it (I have a translator there, just you click on the USA flag). The link is http://anapaulofficial.blogspot.com)
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Oooh, you're a very lucky chick for being able to read this so far in advance! I'm veeeeery excited about this book too and I expect it to be fantastic! Cannot wait for my copy to arrive!
Yay! Glad to see this was so enjoyable, I'm dying to read it, mainly because I have the same name as one of the characters and that never ever happens, or if it does the character is usually annoying.
Also, totally agree on the cover, it really is super pretty!