★ What a mess. And I mean every word of that. What. A. Mess. Normally I start the review by summarizing the plot and then waxing poetic about my thoughts and/or interpretations on it...I cannot even know where to begin with this book - it was just so...nonsensical. So weird. So... ...I've taken license in some… Continue reading Murder Tightly Knit – Vannetta Chapman
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If You Were Me and Lived in… the Middle Ages – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
★★★★ Have you ever been curious about the middle ages? Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you grew up during that time? There was a gatehouse and drawbridge with many arrow slits in the walls so your father could defend your home if he was attacked. Well, let me tell you… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… the Middle Ages – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
We Bought a Zoo – Benjamin Mee
★★★ ½ You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it. Benjamin Mee and his family...bought a zoo. Theyliterally up and bought a zoo. And that zoo? Whew. It needed a LOT of work. To put it… Continue reading We Bought a Zoo – Benjamin Mee
Failsafe – Anela Deen
Ahhh! I'm so excited to publish this BookTube Unboxing Video and book review! The Written Review ★★★★★ "We're at a tipping point, Sol. You feel it too, We don't have a lot of time left." Seventeen-year-old Sol has lived her entire life on the settlement - no one is allowed in or out. The Interspace, the sentient computer,… Continue reading Failsafe – Anela Deen
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things – Jenny Lawson
★★★★★ Don’t make the same mistakes that everyone else makes. Make wonderful mistakes. Make the kind of mistakes that make people so shocked that they have no other choice but to be a little impressed. Be prepared for laugh-out-loud hilarity from cover to cover Jenny Lawson provides a shockingly funny and heartwarming memoir on what it is… Continue reading Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things – Jenny Lawson
Sinner – Maggie Stiefvater
★★★ ½ “It sure is ugly.” “Ugly, never hurt a thing.” I scoffed. “Oh, ugly has hurt some things. It’s just that pretty hurts more.” Oof. Pseudo-philosophical YA at its finest. To catch everyone up - Grace and Sam (the main characters from the original series) are being their lovey-dovey selves back in Mercy Falls. Isabelle and Cole -… Continue reading Sinner – Maggie Stiefvater
Linger – Maggie Stiefvater
★★★ ½ What's better than a book about two lovebirds being in love? HOW could you POSSIBLY keep your audience INVESTEDafter the characters get together in Chapter 1 of book 1???? Pining. Lots. Of. Pining. This is a love story. I never knew there were so many kinds of love or that love could make people do so many different… Continue reading Linger – Maggie Stiefvater
The Paris Library – Janet Skeslien Charles
★★★★ I loved Paris, a city with secrets. Like book covers, some leather, some cloth, each Parisian door led to an unexpected world. We follow Odile Souchet as she applies to be a librarian in an English-speaking library in Paris, 1939. She quickly falls in love with a police officer beau, finds a new friend among the… Continue reading The Paris Library – Janet Skeslien Charles
Shiver – Maggie Stiefvater
★★★ ½ To summarize: Boy loves girl. Girl loves wolf. Possible bestiality (new edgy YA twist?) Wolf is actually boy who loves girl. Wolf turns into boy. Girl loves boy. Kisses. Many kisses. I stood on my toes and stole a soft kiss from his lips. "Surprise attack," I said. Sam leaned down and kissed me… Continue reading Shiver – Maggie Stiefvater
If You Were Me and Lived in… Ancient China – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arakova (illustrations)
★★★★★ If you were ever curious about what life was like in the year 150 AD in Ancient China...and back then things were really, really different! Inside your home was an area partitioned off for sleeping. There was no spot devoted to meals. But that's not all- even the little things (like what you called your siblings) is… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… Ancient China – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arakova (illustrations)
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