pick#CoronaBreak Book 15. This was a great YA thriller. It read like historical fiction with almost a Hunger Games-y twist. I read the last 150 pages in one day!
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pick#CoronaBreak Book 15. This was a great YA thriller. It read like historical fiction with almost a Hunger Games-y twist. I read the last 150 pages in one day!
pick#CoronaBreak Book 14. This was an easy read that I found enjoyable! The characters were a little flat and I wouldn‘t exactly call it “highbrow” writing-wise, but it was an interesting drama that kept my attention. Also, am I supposed to keep hash tagging corona break now that this thing‘s going on indefinitely? Unsure
pick#CoronaBreak Book 13. In a dream world, I would love to teach this book. I find the blurred lines between “good” and “evil” so fascinating (hence my love for true crime), and I think this book really clearly emphasizes how unclear that dichotomy can truly be (and in a way that young people can understand it). The ending was satisfying, and you really felt so many emotions for all of the people involved.
pick#CoronaBreak Book 12. I was between “Pick” and “So-So”. The first half was fascinating, and then, it sort of slowed down. The fact that Snow is obviously such a hated character made it difficult to stay invested in his story. I found it interesting how it was so easy for him to bounce back and forth between good and evil. Overall, I haven‘t been “sucked in” to a book in a bit and this one definitely had me hooked, hence the “Pick” rating!
pan#CoronaBreak Book 11. What a disappointing book. I have the whole series, but for now, I‘m not going to read the second and third books. I LOVED To All The Boys I‘ve Loved Before by the same author, and this book was the opposite: poorly written with flat characters and a dry plot that I had no emotional investment in. I love me some easy YA, but even this one was hard to get through.
so-so#CoronaBreak Book 10. I wish I loved this book more than I did. I enjoyed it, but it took AGES for me to get hooked. That might be the pandemic getting to my brain, though. I‘m hoping that I‘ll have more motivation to read once e-learning is over. Overall, it was a fun and easy read!
so-so#CoronaBreak Book 9. I‘ve had this book for years and I randomly decided to read it. Coincidentally, I started this on the anniversary of my grandma‘s death, and it felt relevant. I appreciated its portrayal of grief. I would have ranked it as a “pick”, but the first half didn‘t grip me and felt more like a chore to work through. Overall, the second half helped it redeem itself.
pick#CoronaBreak Book 8. I say that I hate romance, but then I weep during a book like this. Sigh. It was predictable, sure, but suspenseful enough that I wanted to keep reading. I have to give Silver credit in that she made me feel every single one of Lydia‘s emotions, good and bad.
so-so#CoronaBreak Book 7. There were some parts that I loved and some parts that I felt like I was trudging through. It was well written, but not a story that required over 400 pages. Listen, I‘ve got the time, so I‘m not mad that I spent a while reading it!
pick#CoronaBreak Book 4! Reading YA has been really quick and satisfying these past couple of days. I loved, loved, LOVED this book. I appreciated the two unconventional main characters (brothers: one that‘s big, tough, and “bad”, and the other with Down Syndrome). I think it‘s impressive for a YA novel to cover the complex issue of cultural identity/belonging so well. Now, back to adult books for a few days!