Brothers, Boyfriends & Other Criminal Minds

This is a YA book about April, a 14 year old blond, Scandinavian girl who lives in the middle of an Italian mafia's neighborhood. She has an older brother, Matt, and a younger brother, Sammy who she often babysits. Her best friend, Brandi, lives next door. Matt is in love with a girl who is a mob head's daughter, which gets him into ALOT of trouble. April is in love with a rocker who has a ponytail, does drugs, and skips class named Dominick. Brandi asks her to go on a double date with her with a guy she's never met named Bert, who is significantly shorter than April, but who ends up having a huge crush on her. Little Joe, Matt's best friend, starts to fall in love with April as well. When Dominick finally notices her, Little Joe is dangerously upset. Without giving away the whole story, it was fun to see how April handled everything with all 3 guys. The only thing stopping it from being 5 stars, is the ending. It left me asking "what just happened?" I was very surprised when I got to the last page....and that was it. I wanted more answers!

This book has everything, witty characters, hot teenagers, young romances, and also some important life lessons. This book had many plot twists and so many things going on at once, it would be hard not to enjoy it. It is filled with humor and also some serious subjects, but the author makes them all seem lighthearted and entertaining. This is a must read for a reader who enjoys any type of funny book.

This novel has one of the best first lines I've ever read in a YA novel. It has an emotionally rich story that is laugh-out-loud funny. The setting is seventies Brooklyn in a neighborhood where mafia characters such as Soft Sal and Frankie the Crunch live. Against this backdrop we follow the main character, April, as she struggles to keep her brother out of trouble, deal with her own romantic difficulties, school, parents, and, of course, the neighborhood mobsters. It's a wonderful coming-of-age story. This is great read.

the book Brothers, Boyfriends and Other Criminal Minds has been one of the funniest books I have read in a long time. i really loved the part about April and Dom. i seriously never knew what was going to happen next!