Bought at Half Priced Books:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Dreamin' Dreams
Title: Dreamin' DreamsAuthor: B Gerad O'Brien
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595290574
Why Read?: For Fun
Thoughts: Uneven collection of short stories - most with a twist - that take place in Ireland.
Rating: 3/5
Friday, February 22, 2019
Black Beauty
Author: Anna Sewell
Publisher: Tantor
ISBN: n/a
Why Read?: For Fun
Thoughts: I always thought this was a children's book, but I now think it is a treatise on the ill use of horses in the time it was written.
Rating: 2/5
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
The Creepshow
Author: Adria J. Cimino
Publisher: Velvet Morning
ISBN: 9780692603826
Why Read?: Early Review
Thoughts: Intensely emotional read that fits in well with the #metoo movement. The title doesn't quite work, though.
Rating: 4/5
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Dear Evan Hansen
Author: Val Emmich
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 9781549117480
Why Read?: For Fun
Thoughts: Very interesting concept. I haven't seen the musical, but after reading this, I decided to try the soundtrack, which seemed to have a bit of lightness that this wanted but didn't quite achieve.
Rating: 3/5
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Looking Through Lace
Author: Ruth Nestvold
Publisher: self
ISBN: n/a
Why Read?: For Fun
Thoughts: Parts of this were hard to follow, but very in-depth world-building for such a short novella.
Rating: 3/5
Monday, February 4, 2019
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Author: Stacy McAnulty
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781524767570
Why Read?: For Fun
Thoughts: Raw, witty, and honest MG novel about being different yet finding your place.
Rating: 4/5
Saturday, February 2, 2019
The Parker Inheritance
Author: Varian Johnson
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine
ISBN: 9780545946179
Why Read?: For Fun
Thoughts: Excellent blend of past and present in this puzzling mystery. Some of the clues could have been a little easier, though, since this is an MG novel.
Rating: 4/5
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