Since You've Been Gone

I really enjoy what I've come to refer to as the scavenger hunt genre of YA. Books along the lines of Papertowns, 13 Little Blue Envelopes, and I am the Messenger, where one person sends another on a journey to do seemingly random things that have hidden meaning. It is sort of an emotional/coming of age National Treasure if you will (with less Nick Cage). This book is both a prime example and a wonderful addition to this genre. I loved it start to finish. It made me laugh, feel a range of emotions, and want to go out and do something new. It is a perfect summer novel!


I listened to the audiobook on my journeys to college, and I will say it is not a great audiobook. There are a lot of random pauses, just moments of dead air for no apparent reason. I kept imagining the page flipping on the audiobook script. The voice acting was pretty great though.