The Girl Who Played With Fire

Just finished the second book in Larsson's trilogy, The Girl Who Played With Fire. Have to say I will probably finish trilogy although I'm not in love with the author's writing style. Too many underdeveloped characters. Probably due to his work being published posthumously and editors may not want to mess with the original too much. The Swedish names and places gave me trouble at first, but then it is easy to ignore some of the trivial information and stick to the plot. Although the third is out in hardback, I am going to switch gears and read a young adult novel by Mike Lupica, one of our tween boys' favorites.

Million-Dollar Throw is supposed to be one of Lupica's best so far. Apparently, according to the blurb, the story follows an 8th grade boy as his family tries to deal with our economy, he tries to deal with his best friend's illness (she's going blind), and the pressure to win a million-dollars if he can complete a pass during the New England Patriot's halftime show. He's nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed. Haven't we all felt that way before?

I'll let you know what I think...
Happy Reading!
RC