Sunday, January 30, 2022

Not Here to Be Liked

 56755542

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

Friday, January 28, 2022

Gone to the Woods

 52516022

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

 57443894. sx318

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

 54017847

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

 30183264. sy475

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

 22736584. sy475

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

 40746129. sy475

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

 55710820

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

 55506102. sx318

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

 25387372. sx318

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

 57440169

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

 18302455

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

 53033829. sx318 sy475

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!

 53912240

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