Teenagers are among the world's most avid readers. Publishers are now producing YA books at a blistering pace because the book world has realised this. However, there are several misconceptions about the young adult genre, such as the notion that it is "easy reading" and packed with romance. However, independent works contradict the paradigm that many YA novels seem to adhere to. They exist, and they are fantastic! There is something here for every teen looking for genre-specific books with protagonists their age.
One of the titles that are meaningful and conceptualise some themes that this generation may identify with is The Vesper Bell, composed by Leah Erickson. The plot builds on this familiar framework with the story of the young girl Cosima, a 17-year-old teenager born into a privileged conservative family, but that privilege did not extend to her as she resides with her eclectic mother, Brooke and her step-father Eddie in a modest trailer on her uncle’s half-finished golf course in the desert. Due to her prior relationship with Cosima's father, Brooke, who comes from an affluent family, became isolated and cast out.
Cosima is a keen observer who, like many teenagers, sometimes needs help understanding what she sees due to the overwhelming feeling she gets from her extrasensory perception, as seen via her rambling, discursive stream-of-consciousness narration. Unlike any teenager, she possesses a form of extrasensory perception, which is characterised by the ability to make associations with an object of unknown history by making physical contact with that object. The plot progresses rapidly and tells of a teenage crush on a student in her school named Phoenix, whom she admired from afar. When she thinks she will grow the courage to pursue her crush, her mother inherits a holiday home on the tropical island of St. Aurea that was devastated by a storm. Her experiences in St Aurea are enthralling and successfully provide readers with a climax worthy of this five-star review.
Any tale by Leah Erickson would attract attention. Still, The Vesper Bell deserves to win its audience, one that will enjoy its thoughtful teenage protagonist’s exploration of a new world that is moved by the rhythms of the St Aurea’s heritage.
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