13 Little Blue Envelopes Turtleback – January 1, 2005

I would order again from this seller

This book sat on my shelf unread for far too long. This is a great adventure story of coming of age, getting out of one's comfort zone and the beginnings of love and loss. I tore through 13 Little Blue Envelopes as if I was on the adventure myself.Having just taken a vacation I found this book refreshing. I felt adventurous and as if nothing can stop you from seeing or doing anything. Is the kind of book that helps you realize that your restraints of your own making.Ginny makes for a good main character. She is likable and relatively easy to relate to. In the beginning of the novel she is a bit shy and inexperienced, but the adventure that envelopes sent her on help her grow and the experience really changes her.I can understand why Ginny likes Keith. He is exciting and different, and at times a little weird. He is up for adventure so it is easy to like him. He's the kind of guy that makes you think anything is possible. I could see myself dating someone like Keith because it is a relationship that is filled with excitement.The ending of the book happens at the perfect time. This isn't the type of book that I would pick up the rest of the series. After an adventure like this one returning to normal life would seem dull. However I did really enjoy the story, so I would pick up another book by Maureen Johnson. I was surprised to see that she did make a series out of this one.I really enjoyed reading this novel as I found myself relating to Ginny (I would have hated traveling with the Knapp's). My only regret is that I didn't pick this one up sooner. I would suggest this novel for fans of YA or for anyone starting a new beginning.

I actually picked up 13 Little Blue Envelopes this month while doing a bit of thrift shopping. Anytime I go thrifting I check the book section. It can be hit or miss, but on this day I scored this and a hardcover copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcereror’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, 3 free bookmarks found in said books, and a short sleeve black sweater that I have already worn at least 5 times. I was so excited I posted about it on my Instagram. I decided to buy 13 Little Blue Envelopes despite it being paperback for a few reasons. It was $1, I have heard both Sylwia and Cece talk about it, and finally (the coolest reason!) I found some annotationed notes tucked inside! that’s absolutely never happened to me before but it made for such a cool reading experience.This story is about Ginny receiving 13 envelopes from her favorite aunt. Each of the envelopes are to be opened one at a time and once she completes the task inside she may open the next envelope and so on. These letters challenge Ginny to travel around Europe on her own. Her aunt does leave a set of rules for Ginny to follow. Some of the tasks make more sense than others but Ginny meets people who were important to her aunt. In the process she gets to know her late aunt better and even more so herself . It’s a YA coming of age, travel story with mystery. It deals with acceptance and finding yourself. The ending was unexpected and I was 1/2 delighted and 1/2 confused. In the end I rated this book 3.5 stars.