Assembly

 

Title: Assembly

Author: Natasha Brown

Publisher: Little, Brown

 
ISBN: 9780316268264

 

Thoughts:  Very poetic and powerful, but the plot was hard to follow.

 

Rating: 3/5

The Prophets

 

Title: The Prophets

Author: Robert Jones, Jr

Publisher: Penguin

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  Very character-driven, lyrical story, but there were a lot of characters to keep straight when listening to an audiobook.

 

Rating: 3/5

Tell the Machine Goodnight

 

Title: Tell the Machine Goodnight

Author: Katie Williams

Publisher: Riverhead

 
ISBN: 9780525533122

 

Thoughts:  Oddly entertaining story about what happiness looks like for this cast of characters.

 

Rating: 4/5

Priestess of the Lost Colony

 

Title: Priestess of the Lost Colony

Author: Brandon S. Pilcher

Publisher: self

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: I couldn't connect with the characters or even follow the story, but I think others would be able to.

 

Rating: 2/5

The Ice Cream Machine

 

Title: The Ice Cream Machine

Author: Adam Rubin

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons

 
ISBN: 9780593325797

 

Thoughts:  Very unique concept of one author writing six vastly different stories all with the same title, but all illustrated by different artists.

 

Rating: 3/5

The Best Part of Me

 

Title: The Best Part of Me

Author: Jamie Hollins

Publisher: self

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  What could of been a solid sweet romance but it tried to be too spicy in parts.

 

Rating: 3/5

May Day

 

Title: May Day

Author: Emma Coleman

Publisher: NewCon

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  This had so much potential to be a great ghost story, but it was too rushed with not enough atmosphere.

 

Rating: 3/5

Hannah-Beast

 

Title: Hannah-Beast

Author: Jennifer McMahon

Publisher: Amazon Original

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  This novella is absolutely perfect for anyone who grew up on Christopher Pike and R. L. Stine teen horrors.

 

Rating: 5/5

 

Running Together

 

Title: Running Together

Author: Einav Aflalo

Publisher: BooxAi

 
ISBN: 9789655779042

 

Thoughts:  The description is misleading, some scenes are very graphic and disturbing for their content, and it was very poorly edited/proofed.

 

Rating: 1/5

Stacking the Shelves: 4/3-5/7

LibraryThing Early Review:

Storm of Passion by Rebecca A Corio

 

Got at a Yard Sale:

 

American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar

Three Junes by Julia Glass

The Family

 

Title: The Family

Author: Naomi Kruptisky

Publisher: Penguin

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  Very character-driven mafia story, but I couldn't connect with any of the characters.

 

Rating: 2/5

Mercy Street

 

Title: Mercy Street

Author: Jennifer Haigh

Publisher: Ecco

 
ISBN: 9780061763304

 

Thoughts:  Very realistic and slice-of-life, but I wanted a more concise ending.

 

Rating: 3/5

Dear Student

 

Title: Dear Student

Author: Elly Swartz

Publisher: Delacorte

 
ISBN: 9780593374122

 

Thoughts:  Really good messages, but the plot points were a little disjointed and a lot seemed forced.

 

Rating: 3/5

What Could Be Saved

 

Title: What Could Be Saved

Author: Liese O'Halloran Schwarz

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 9781797120911

 

Thoughts:  Good story, but so many characters to keep straight, especially when they show up again way later in the book, plus the ending was a little confusing and lacking.

 

Rating: 3/5