SWING! Batta, Batta, SWING!

 OK, so I will be the first to admit that I have no idea how to write a professional book review.  I saw an IG post about Kwame Alexander & Mary Rand Hess' new book titled Swing and I decided to try to get on the launch team.  Lo and behold!  I made the launch team, read the ARC, and posted a review via NetGalley.  Huzzah!  My first book review!

And then I read other reviews on the site and found that the meaning of "book review" is different for everyone...  Some were short & sweet and some were a little longer, but all were enthusiastic.  Mine was the looong, wordy, nerdy one that probably tasted like an un-buttered piece of Wonderbread toast (if it were food).  Snore.  Apparently I forgot how to write with enthusiasm and feeling!  All without giving away too much of the book.

So I scrapped my first review and rewrote it.  I was lucky enough to have Matt help me out with condensing the review.  He didn't read the book and didn't know what it was about, but he helped me touch on the important things to keep in the review and to do away with the other stuff.

All that aside, I genuinely hope that you read this book!  Swing by Kwame Alexander & Mary Rand Hess drops on 10/2/2018.  Pre-order it here!

No strikeouts here!  You will not want to put this book down!  Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess have created another incredible novel.  Written in verse, Swing is about two high school boys, Walt and Noah, and their quest to “find cool”.  Walt is obsessed with baseball and jazz music, and has an interesting knack for remembering how famous people died.  Noah is a realist and content with the way his life is, even though he is tortured by seeing his childhood crush with another boy.  Normal teenage boys with normal teenage lives make way for new issues and bigger problems.  They soon find out that the world doesn’t revolve around them and are forced to mature faster than they are ready for.  You will love the dynamic between these best friends, as they are full of laughter, sarcasm, and honesty.  Swing is thoughtfully written and it will speak to both teenage and adult readers alike.  Read this book and embrace the HUG LIFE!