The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, and June Book

This book was hilarious . I don't mean haha that's ironic sort of way; I mean the burst out laughing and people look weird at you in public way. I would have to say this would be one of my highly anticpated books this year. Here we have three sisters who are named respectively April, May and June, and all are a only a year apart from each other in age. I have two sisters and we all only a year apart too, so I wanted to see how the author would represent a relationship like that. You are kind of forced (not in a bad way) to be close, and it has it's own kind of language and intricacies.

Of course these sisters have a bigger dilemma other than their unfortunate names; they have supernatural powers. April can see the future, May can virtually disappear, and June can read minds. The sisters are struggling with how to deal with their powers, and find themselves in a bit of a mess. April keeps seeing snippets of things that aren't making sense to her, May keeps disappearing at inappropriate times, and June is using her powers to climb the social ladder. Needless to say the powers seem to be breaking them apart, and making their lives complicated. One night will test all of them, and see how strong their bond really is.

The book has some great one-liners that had me laughing so much. That alone made me happy to see, because it's a true talent to be able write something funny. It did capture the easy banter between siblings, the inside jokes, the looks that tell everything, the endless comebacks and the unwritten rules that can't be broken. Each sister had a unique voice and I never thought any of them sounded similar. They all have different perspectives and personalities, but shared one thing in common: in their own way they look out for each other. That's what being a "good" sibling is all about.

I was disappointed that we don't get more explanation of why they had their powers, and it could have been much more epic because hello they have SUPERpowers. I get the inkling Benway may write a sequel making a person who shows up in the story as the new lead, but that's just a speculation. The story can end here, and it reminded me of how comforting, annoying, crazy and awesome it is to have sisters.