This Is Not the Real World

 

Title: This Is Not the Real World

Author: Anna Carey

Publisher: Quirk Books

 
ISBN: 9781683692812

 

Thoughts: More intense than the first book, but the nostalgia was lacking and the ending was not very satisfying.

Rating: 3/5

Tell Me Everything

 

Title: Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

Author: Erika Krouse

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

 
ISBN: 9781250839213

 

Thoughts: Interesting and intense look at the investigation of rape culture at a university missed with the author's own story as well as relevant historical cases.

Rating: 4/5

Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab

 

Title: Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab

Author: Bob Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith

Publisher: Quirk Books

 
ISBN: 9781594746482

 

Thoughts: While this progresses in a logical linear order (at least for an MG book), it seems a little confused as to what it wants to be, other than a story that adds in science experiments.

Rating: 3/5

Bride of the Tornado

 

Title: Bride of the Tornado

Author: James Kennedy

Publisher: Quirk Books

 
ISBN: 9781683693277

 

Thoughts: Highly captivating Midwestern gothic horror.

Rating: 4/5

In Love

 

Title: In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss

Author: Amy Bloom

Publisher: Random House Audio

 
ISBN: 9780593555989

 

Thoughts: Not a cheerful read, but very emotional and honest.

Rating: 4/5

The Secret Book of Flora Lea

 

Title: The Secret Book of Flora Lea

Author: Patti Callahan Henry

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 9781797155982

 

Thoughts: A historical mystery that will remind you of childhood fantasy novels while explaining the reason a specific trope of them exists.

Rating: 4/5

Mom in the Movies

 

Title: Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)

Author: Richard Corliss

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

 
ISBN: 9781476738260

 

Thoughts: Good as a coffee table book, but did not feel as comprehensive as it could have been.

Rating: 3/5