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
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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
Friday, May 20, 2022
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
Thursday, May 19, 2022
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
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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
Sunday, May 15, 2022
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
Saturday, May 7, 2022
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
Friday, May 6, 2022
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
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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
Sunday, May 1, 2022
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
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