When people see the words ‘head’ and ‘game’ combined, they think that it’s either about some crazy person or someone is messing with someone else’s mind. This is not the case though. In this book the main character actually plays “the game” in her head.Judith is a teenager, but doesn't have any friends. Her best friend ditched her so she has a new best friend, “the game.” She thinks that people that play “the game” with her are strangers that live far away from her, but she is wrong. Judith leaves “the game” because it occurs to her that it doesn't have fair rules. A few days after “the game” ends for her, Judith finds out that one of the players actually lives right next to her.
Judith confronts Jonathan, her next door neighbor, in playing the game, but he doesn't admit it. The same evening he comes to her house and proposes to make up their own game. They can be whoever they want to be. Judith really loves the idea, even though she knows that her mom would not be thrilled with her hanging out with Jonathan, the trouble maker.
As usual Judith picks a male character, Gareth. Gareth is in the military academy, and Evans (Jonathan) is his teacher. Sometimes they don't even play in their characters; they become someone else, like a governor, or governor’s wife. Usually their game is on the roof of their building, but because of the winter, they changed the place to play the game, to Judith's house. Judith doesn’t realize that games don’t last forever; they either end or it grows into something bigger.
This was a really great story, and very well written. It kept my attention very well, and nothing could get me distracted. I felt like I was there, and just watched from the side. This book is like a love-action story. I have never read anything like it. The greatest thing about this book is that it doesn’t have any confusing words in it, and it is really easy to follow.
More info:
http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/068985532X.asp
http://www.mariahfredericks.com/books/head_games.php
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-068985532x-0
7 comments:
I really like the sound of this book - both in it's simplicity to read and the fact it's an action-based novel. I might have to give it a read sometime - thanks for the insightful post about it.
Great look for blog. Good review, and I like the links at the bottom to other reviews. You could use a hyperlink to other reviews, or to simply buy the book.
thanks! how did you get this layout?
i like how you wrote everything. its nice and neat and pink and pretty.
First of all i love the pink-ness of your site! Its really pretty [:
This book sound interesting, I like love-action story books, so i might keep this one in mind when I'm done with the book I'm reading.
I like the review and the fact that its an easy read i might give this book a try. Nice Job!
Very nice job with the whole layout! Sounds like you liked the book alot, so maybe I'll take a look at it when I'm done reading Jude.
this page caught my attention cuz it was talking about this "game" that people plays and u never told then ending so it makes me want to read it
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