Fade to Blue by Sean Beaudoin

Posted by: Taylor on: August 13, 2009

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Fade to Blue by Sean Beaudoin

Meet Sophie: She’s your typical high school goth girl, decked out in all black, and the victim of a hurtful rumor that may or may not be true.

Kenny on the other hand, is the school’s star basketball player with the hottest girlfriend in town and a mother who lets him do whatever he pleases.

The book starts off on “Chapter None” with Sophie at the pool with her close family friends. In only four short pages, she manages to get “bar coded” by an evil ice cream truck after she goes to search for her overweight, nerd of a brother, O.S. (which stands for Old Spice.)

After this, you get to learn a little more about Sophie and her family. Her father mysterously disappeared/exploded/died a couple years back, her mother stays home in her bath robe and watches game shows on television, and her brother secludes himself in the basement with a mounds of dirty clothes and addicting comic books.

Sophie tries to remember exactly what happened to her father by writing essays for her school counselor, Mr. Puglisi. Instead of venting to him, she doodles in her sketch book which she always carries around in order to jot down comedic/satanic drawings, things to remember, or random goth-girl stuff.

Kenny spends all of his time practicing basketball, playing basketball, BEING basketball. His father died when he was a child and his mother is addicted to silicon and cheap clothing. However, his problems begin one day when he’s sitting on the couch and messin’ around with his girlfriend when he suddenly has the urge to pick up her clothes and wear them. From there on, his story changes drastically.

Anything more would give the story away, let me just say it involves the “after life,”Virtuality, and very itchy elbows. Randomness is pretty much a theme of this story, but the author uses it in just the right way to make the story come alive. “Inspirational” (sometimes even inappropriate) posters accompany the genius writing and keep you laughing until the last page!

 Be forewarned though that once you start, you won’t be able to put it down! The only downside for me is that there are a few parts that can get a little confusing with all of the characters and how they tie together. Other than that, this book is a MUST READ for any teenager.

When I was first approached about getting a “sneak peek” at this novel, I wasn’t really sure if I would like it or not. Yet once I started reading, I was finished in just two days! “Fade To Blue” is my fave summer read so far, and I”m just dieing to read a sequel! If you’re a teen who likes reading, comedy, sitting on roofs, zombies, or high speed car chases, this is certainly the book for you!