Mosquitoland | 
Ooh tough, so I'm relying on Google for suggestions. The tagged book sounds funny. I'm adding to my list!
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Something so annoyingly familiar about this main character…hoping I can get past it and get into the book. Reading it for my tutoring student so I‘m gonna have to deal either way!
so-soI finished it about a week ago, but didn‘t know how I was feeling about it.
16yo MIM has moved to MS with her dad and stepmom after her parents‘ divorce. She isn‘t happy about it and after overhearing a conversation, in which she finds out mom is sick, she boards a greyhound to Cleveland to find mom.
#YesiReads #YA #cloudlibrary #litsyloveslibraries
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so-soIt was OK. Frustrating how a lot of the issues could have been avoided by better communication. Some aspects of the story were just a bit too odd and unrealistic. However, I was still engrossed.
Characters go on a road trip for #summerfun
I know this is short notice, but David Arnold (tagged book, Kids of Appetite) has been talking with authors ever Sunday night on Instagram live. Tonight, he‘s talking with Jason Reynolds (Long Way Down, Stamped). 8pm Eastern time. Also, his next book is coming out in 2/21, & he showed the cover on Insta. It was immediate #coverlove for me!
Catching up on posts since I missed yesterday.
#RoadTrip #BoundTogetherJune @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
pickI won‘t say too much about this because it‘s a #LMPBC book. Overall I liked it, but I wanted to punch the dad in the face.
It‘s in the mail as of this morning @Professional_Book_Dragon
CC @TheAromaofBooks @babyruth2510
This came in the mail yesterday. I‘m really excited to read it for #LMPBC Group D. I‘ll mail my book this week.
Visited five more states this month for #ReadtheUSA2020 / #SeparatedbyaPondTour!!
@Andrew65
pickMim is on a journey to find out what is happening with her mother who left suddenly one day. This is a YA book tackling mental illness. This is why families need to be open and honest about mental illness.
Both of my #LMPBC books went out today to @babyruth2510 and @hes7 !! They are coming media mail and may be a little slow. Just email me if you want the tracking numbers!!
#GroupD - @Bookwormjillk @Professional_Book_Dragon
#GroupL - @Jerdencon @Chili
pickThis is an #LMPBC read so I don't want to say too much. I did enjoy this one but was also somewhat frustrated by some parts of it. I'm already intrigued to find out what the rest of #GroupD thinks of this one!!
Also love the cover layout for this one.
@babyruth2510 @Bookwormjillk @Professional_Book_Dragon
#BookReport - work is sucking up all my reading time! Lame.
Read In Bitter Chill (3.5*) and The Last Waltz (3.5*). Tried to read 1Q84. I didn't dislike it, I'm just not in the mood for the writing style OR an almost 1000-page book. I'm leaving it on the TBR as I may try it again next winter when life is quieter. Reading the tagged book currently - the rest are going to roll over to the next #weeklyforecast!!
@Cinfhen
1. Not much so far except the libraries closing!!
2. I hope so, geezy
3. No, but we don't usually do anything
4. Tagged
5. Mom, my sister, and I all watched Music & Lyrics (older movie) and it was ADORABLE.
#randosurvey @laurenslibrary
pickWell this was a surprise! The sarcastic heroine was just what I needed. Reminded me of when I was younger, but way less adventurous. Our main teenage character goes on a road trip of self-discovery and truth. Loved it all! The writing was so clever and witty. I feel like the author would be someone I‘d invite to dinner. If I did that sort of social thing.
My #LMPBC books for Round 8 came yesterday!!! Super excited about reading the tagged book for #GroupD as it has been on my list for years. In #GroupL we each picked six books that everyone approved but the final choice of those six will be a surprise!! Excited about reading mine and seeing what my fellow #MerryReaders chose as well!!
@babyruth2510 @Bookwormjillk @Professional_Book_Dragon @Jerdencon @hes7 @Chili
When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice - Mosquitoland David Arnold
Happy Monday! Spring break is one week away, but that didn‘t stop me from getting a head start on my #April book of the month!🤓
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pickThis is by far my favorite book ever. It‘s filled with characters that make you want to scoop them up and protect them forever, a storyline that grips you from the very beginning, and just the right amount of heartache. I can‘t express how much this book means to me.
so-soI had to sit on this one and ponder it. I listened to the audiobook but really wish I had a physical copy so I could have reread some parts on my own.
I loved the idea of Mim(the main character) going on a road trip to get back to her mother who may or may not be dying and along the way self discovering herself.
Yes some parts of the book felt unrealistic (minus 1 point) but still loved the adventure and some of the characters.
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“I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neutrons and electrons: my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because it is, and it is, because I am strange.” -Mim
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so-soI was drawn to this book for the name of the title because my hometown is a “mosquito land” as well. The ending was underwhelming in my opinion but still cute/feel good. I would still recommend this book to read
pickFucking David Arnold, man. You don't even know.
He's one of those polarizing authors. He's like anchovies on pizza. If you're a fan you'll follow him to the ends of the earth. If you're not you'll probably turn your nose up and be glad you're not the crazy one.
I adore him. Seriously. 'KoA' blew my mind and 'Mosquitoland' skirted around the tropes and created this amazingly brave and flawed girl, and her messy story.
Heart eyes forever. 😍
Audio kitchen demo time! If the weather holds this weekend we're getting our new kitchen counters and backsplash! I'm so ready to get rid of the stained linoleum that came with the house. Of course, it means I have to get the old "backsplash" (more matching linoleum) removed and all the prep work done. Thank goodness for audiobooks and bluetooth speakers.
so-soMostly just underwhelmed by the whole thing. The ending was good, but I felt more of a payoff from The Jellicoe Road.
pickMy niece recommended this book to me. She's 16 and struggles with depression. She uses literature like this to help her cope. Without her recommendation I probably wouldn't have read this book. Mim's journey in searching for her "home" is one we all go through, and in the end we're all just seeking people and places where we can just be ourselves. Mim's character annoyed me at times, but she's a teenager, so I'd say that's accurate writing. ?
so-soI ended up liking the last 3-4 chapters and liked the character a lot more at the end. Took a long time to get to that point and it didn‘t end how I thought. On another note, first book using #bookly. #ya #mentalillness
This should have been great. I love a novel filled with travel and letters and usually sympathize with a mentally ill character. But the main character annoys me. I think I know how this is going to end up. I do like her letters to her aunt though. #epistolary #mentalillness #ya
On to the next one!! Work has kept my reading pace slow this summer but I am super excited to embark on this adventure! I predict some late night/early morning kindle sessions in my future 📚 🍷 #Mosquitoland
pickBeautifully written— styled like a Jack Kerouac, but the author does a good job of portraying mental illness and the female mind. Great coming of age style story.
picki love when books make you cry, and this certainly will.
pickAll.the.feels. Mim‘s cross-country journey to see her mother is peopled with amazing characters, funny (and heart-pounding) episodes and an ending that brought tears to my eyes. This is a novel about mental health, family (both biological and found) and resilience and I loved it to bits.
pickReally fun and different read! Road trip from Miss. to Cleveland, Ohio. Interesting protagonist and a lot of interesting characters along the way. I like David Arnold‘s wit and writing style.
I‘m stuck in YA land. Started this beauty last night. Hope the inside is as groovy as the cover. Foggy, rainy here in the garden state, but as long as you‘ve got books, everything is right in the world 💚🧡📚💛
pickThe story is written in a way that appeals to the audience and does a great job of telling a story that keeps you hooked and wanting to know more.
16-year-old Mim Malone is on a solo trek to get to her mom by hopping onto a Greyhound bus. On the journey, she befriends other kindred souls and it becomes a road trip of self discovery.
#marchintooz #wideopenroad
I may be 32, but I still enjoy these YA books. 😊
Book outlet haul!! 5 books for $19.25 (includes $5 shipping). I had to do some scotch taping bc the dust jackets were ripped on 3, but they were all Scratch and dents or Bargain books. It was def a pick me up, bc it was a cat vomit day....you can see a bit of baking soda on rug. Lol
#24in48 #readathon puzzle is done! 1000 pieces, you have been defeated, though I swear the final 20 or so solid black ones took as long as the rest of dang thing combined. I should probably emerge from my reading cave sometime today.
Good morning @24in48 Littens! I‘ve actually been up for 3 hours already but am working like a woman possessed on the puzzle while listening to the Mosquitoland audiobook. Are you doing activities while you listen to something, or reading in print? Got my new favorite bookish t-shirt on for good luck! #24in48
so-soFinished this one up today. I thought it was cute and a decent read about family.
pickThis audiobook was so much deeper than I was expecting. I loved this. When Mim steals her stepmothers coffee can full of money and sets off across the country to find her mother she falls in with a band of equally unique characters. This book touches on friendship, family, mental illness, addiction, and so much more. Loved loved loved it.
