A couple of weeks ago I was browsing the internet for Study Aboard blogs. I have pinned the blog Crossing Off #73 many times but I had never stumbled upon her review of this book. After reading the review I immediately went to Amazon where I ordered this book and the three others pictured below (I also bought a Butter London nail polish that’s not pictured).

“Inside little blue envelope 1 are $1,000 and directions to buy a plane ticket. Envelope 2 contains directions to a specific London flat. The note in envelope 3 tells Ginny: Find a starving artist. Because of envelope 4, Ginny and a playwright/thief/bloke-about-town called Keith go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous-though utterly romantic-results. Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it’s all because of the 13 little blue envelopes.”

I fell in love with the World that the author, Maureen Johnson, created. In 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Ginny travels to London, Scotland, France, Greece, Denmark, and Amsterdam. The cities are described in such detail that I actually felt like I was there with Ginny. I got caught up by the story and couldn’t put the book down until the very end. Now I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the sequel, The Last Little Blue Envelope.

Basically, this book tells the story of a seventeen year old girl, Ginny, who is following the wishes of her recently deceased aunt. She travels all over Europe following the same path that her aunt took after leaving New York. Ginny begins to understand her aunt better and starts to let go of the anger about not knowing her aunt was sick and dying.

Reading this made me even more excited for my European adventure. I can’t wait to explore Harrods’s, travel to nearby countries, visit museums and galleries, and just become familiar with new places. I feel so much about traveling to London alone after reading this book. Even though it’s not a true story, I still find strength in knowing that others have made the same journey that I’m about to go on.

I seriously recommend reading this book even if you aren’t planning on traveling anytime soon. I think that any young adult can relate to the lessons and issues in this book. It is all about finding yourself and figuring out exactly who you are and what you want. I read this whole book in less than four days because it was just so good!

Thanks for reading and let me know if you have read this book!