Title: Not Here to Be Liked
Author: Michelle Quach
Publisher: Katherine Tegen
ISBN: 9780063038363
Thoughts: All of these characters felt very real and the story really made me think about what it means to be a feminist.
Rating: 4/5
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Friday, January 28, 2022
Gone to the Woods
Title: Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 9780374314156
Thoughts: Paulsen wrote this memoir in the style of many of his books, which really makes it stand out.
Rating: 5/5
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Apples Never Fall
Title: Apples Never Fall
Author: Liane Moriarty
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Really good mystery, but too much resolution after the denouement, and a very random twist at the end.
Rating: 4/5
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
The Double Life of Danny Day
Title: The Double Life of Danny Day
Author: Mike Thayer
Publisher: Feiwel Friends
ISBN: 9781250770998
Thoughts: Very fun tale about friendship and fighting bullies.
Rating: 4/5
Zodiac Twin Flame
Title: Zodiac Twin Flam
Author: Rachel Medhurst
Publisher: Smashwoods
ISBN: 9781311433558
Thoughts: There was a lot of potential here, especially with the first chapter of the first book, but then everything got convoluted with formulaic romances and too many characters.
Rating: 2/5
True Calling
Title: True Calling
Author: Siobhan Davis
Publisher: self
ISBN: 9780992930417
Thoughts: Solid dystopian, but the sci-fi elements could use a little more fleshing out.
Rating: 3/5
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
The Hustle of Kim Foxx
Title: The Hustle of Kim Foxx
Author: Steve Bogira
Publisher: Amazon
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: In-depth look at Kim Foxx and the Chicago justice system.
Rating: 3/5
Sunday, January 16, 2022
That Thing about Bollywood
Title: That Thing about Bollywood
Author: Supriya Kelkar
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781534466739
Thoughts: Cute story that explains a lot about Bollywood, but the main character takes a little too long to even start to learn what she needs to.
Rating: 3/5
Friday, January 14, 2022
Just Like You
Title: Just Like You
Author: Nick Hornby
Publisher: Penguin Audio
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: A fine story, just nothing to make it really stand out.
Rating: 3/5
Monday, January 10, 2022
Mouse Scouts
Title: Mouse Scouts
Author: Sarah Dillard
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 9780385755993
Thoughts: Cute story about gardening that will appeal to Girl Scouts.
Rating: 3/5
Friday, January 7, 2022
Fast Girls
Title: Fast Girls
Author: Elise Hooper
Publisher: HarperAudio
ISBN: 9780063016613
Thoughts: A fascinating fictional account of those remembered and not remembered from the women's 1936 Olympic track team.
Rating: 4/5
The Circle
Title: The Circle
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 9780385351393
Thoughts: So scarily close to being possible.
Rating: 5/5
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Three Keys
Title: Three Keys
Author: Kelly Yang
Publisher: Tundra
ISBN: 9781338591385
Thoughts: Very inspirational and relatable story about how even kids can fight against all kinds of injustice.
Rating: 5/5
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Super Detectives!
Title: Super Detectives!
Author: Cale Atkinson
Publisher: Tundra
ISBN: 9780735267428
Thoughts: Rather funny graphic novel about a boy and his ghost trying to find the owners of a pug.
Rating: 4/5
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