I just read SUITE SCARLETT by Maureen Johnson. I wasn’t really sure what to expect because while I loved her book, THE BURMUDEZ TRIANGLE, I was kind of lukewarm about her others (although she’s got a zillion fans so it’s just my taste, I guess). However, I am pleased to say that I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED everything about this book, from the fantastic cover to the structure to the fact that it seems ripe for a sequel and hopefully she’s writing one!

I have a little trouble reading third person. I actually think it might be because I’m out of practice. There’s not a lot of YA written in third person these days. At least, I’m not coming across it. Sometimes, especially when there are a lot of characters, like in this book, third person causes me to forget who each person is. I think that’s because you don’t hear the main character relating to the other characters in his/her mind like you do when it’s in first person. I’m not saying this is bad, I’m just saying I find myself rereading sometimes and then going, “OH! That’s the boyfriend, not the brother!” or “Oh, she meant her sister, not the MC.” Like I said, I’m pretty sure that’s just being out of practice and not the writing. What do you think?

Anyway, I loved this book and if you know if there’s a sequel, let me know! And if there isn’t one, but you know Maureen, tell her it would be a great idea!