Burn out on reading?

I just finished reading FINDING GRACE. It is an Australian YA, reprinted by Delacorte. The author is Alyssa Brugman. At first I didn’t really like it much because I just didn’t care about the main character. She seemed selfish and even mean spirited. While you can have that in a main character so she can change, there should probably be something redeeming about her early on so you know. I guess her lack of confidence and her humor is what kept me reading…Anyway, I went on to like the book pretty well. The writing is very good and I always love reading YA from other countries. I get a fair amount of English YA, but not too much Australian. It usually throws me for a loop at first because we writers don’t tend to say what country the book’s set in, we know already, and the mix of language that could be termed British, mixed with dollars, and other American type language always throws me until the author either mentions a city or I skip to the back to read the bio (I try to wait to read the bio in case the author gives something away in it like: “This really happened to me except my best friend didn’t go deaf all the way.” Huh. Thanks for ruining the book!).

Anyway, I would recommend this book. I would also recommend MY BROTHER’S HERO by Adrian Fogelin. I like her writing, but I also like how she’s working her way through the neighborhood telling different kids’ stories. I actually have four friends who I’ve written three novels for from their different povs, but alas, they appear to be desk drawer novels! You never know.

I’m now reading RODZINA. I think I’ll end up liking it, but that’s what got me thinking about how I might be getting burnt out. I’ve been reading it for three days and have hardly made a dent in it. It is the sort of book I would normally read in one sitting, or maybe two.