The Wonderful Works of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Read and Rated: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
The first book I read of these two amazing YA writers was Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, which I totally enjoyed. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I’ve also watched the movie. Rachel and David have this awesome talent of weaving complex and somehow deep and relevant tales from simple, everyday-living stories of relatable and realistic characters. And they’re pretty convincing too! In Nick and Norah, the two luckless in love (one just got dumped by his girlfriend whom he has devoted himself to, the other have no clue about her own lovelife - but one thing’s for sure: she is NOT satisfied) met in the undoubtedly longest night of their lives.

Nick’s ex comes to one of his band’s show. Nick asks Norah to be his girlfriend for five minutes so as not to appear pathetic to his ex. There goes a kiss, and with that begins the whirlwind adventure of Nick and Norah. I definitely love the alternating he said/she said narration and the thoughts the main characters share all throughout the book. Who would’ve thought so much could happen in a span of one night in (dayyum!) New York City?
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Currently on my reading list: Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List
More cussing - check. More on the gay/sexuality theme - check. More drama - check.

Naomi and Ely in a nutshell: Naomi and Ely are best friends for as long as they can remember. They party together. They live next to each other. One wouldn’t be spotted without the other. They even wear each others’ clothes! It seems like the perfect friendship. Leave it to love to mess it all up: Naomi LOVES Ely. Not in an I-love-you-bestfraaaand-xoxo way, but the real, honest to goodness (somewhat reeling to obsession kind of) way. The catch: Ely loves Naomi but prefers to be in love with boys. Naomi can live with that. Until Ely kissed her boyfriend.
I’m still in the middle of it but I can tell that I’m really enjoying the book. The story is very interesting and the characters even more so. One thing I’m not really sure what to think about though: there are too many points of views. Unlike Nick and Norah with two perspectives, Naomi and Ely is narrated by lots of characters - main or sideline - in the book. I think the use of too many points of views made the story a little all over the place. But it’s still ok, I guess. Wickedly entertaining.
And I heard Hayden Panettiere is playing Naomi in the upcoming movie. Awesome! She’s EXACTLY how I imagined Naomi to be.
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Something to look out for: Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares

Summary from Goodreads:

Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

I’m sure this one will be amazing like the first two. I’ll begin on this after I finish Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List.