Firecracker

"The world turned and flung me."

I did not want to read this book at first.

This book was given to me as a gift by my grandparents. I had no interest in reading it when I had received it. None. At all. I throught this was going to be the most boring book in the world. I let this book sit on my shelf for about a year before I picked it up.

I then realized that I was very, very wrong.

Ths book was absolutely hilarious and heart-wrenching. I love Astrid and her sassiness, Lucy and her shy-awkwardness, and Noah. Just Noah.

I love the scenes with Astrid and her Grandfather, especially the one wher he takes her to the Louvre and tells her to steal a painting because its hers. And it absolutely broke my heart when he died.

“If you were quicker,” he said, “you would have had that damn painting. Astrid, never let anyone stop you from having everything you want.”“It's impossible, you know. I never could have had it.”“Impossible for everyone else, sure,” he said, “Not for you and me.”

“Fire is fierce. Fire is angry. Fire does whatever it fucking wants. I am a big fan of fire.”