Once More From the Top

Title: Once More From the Top

Author: Emily Layden

Publisher:  HarperAudio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: While flowing and engaging, Layden tried to make this book be too many things, which left no room for it to really find its place.

 

Rating: 3/5

Jump and Find Joy

Title: Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life

Author: Hoda Kotb

Publisher:  G.P. Putnam's Sons

 
ISBN: 9798217043880

 

Thoughts: Very uplifting read full of personal acedotes, stories from others, and quotes.

 

Rating: 4/5

Infinity's Secret

Title: Infinity's Secret

Author: Katie & Kevin Tsang

Publisher:  Simon & Schuster

 
ISBN: 9781398520127

 

Thoughts: Rather uneven read with some events happening fast while others do not, but fun read for upper elementary children.

 

Rating: 3/5

Intermezzo

Title: Intermezzo

Author: Sally Rooney

Publisher:  Macmillan Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: I know many people enjoy Rooney's writing, but I found this novel tedious with characters that did nothing to invite the reader in.

 

Rating: 2/5

What a Time to Be Alive

Title: What a Time to Be Alive

Author: Jade Chang

Publisher:  Ecco

 
ISBN: 9780063416390

 

Thoughts: Lola's journey through grief and fame is unbelievable yet incredibly relatable.

 

Rating: 4/5

Pick a Color

Title: Pick a Color

Author: Souvankham Thammavongsa

Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company

 
ISBN: 9780316422147

 

Thoughts: Delightful character-driven slice-of-life novel that leaves you wondering (in a good way).

 

Rating: 4/5

How About Now

Title: A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole

Author: Kate Baer

Publisher:  Harper

 
ISBN: 9780063454095

 

Thoughts: Baer's poems really speak to the female experience, and she includes forms that I have never seen in a book of poetry such as blackout and forms.

 

Rating: 4/5