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I LOVED Joan Lowery Nixon when I was a kid and I read a bunch of her books during my childhood, including this one. Reading it now, the nostalgia trip was kind of fun at times, but as for the actual story, this book is not one I found particularly enjoyable as an adult. The behavior of the adults in the book is totally absurd and requires way too much suspension of disbelief for me. Mystery loving kids would probably still enjoy it though ⬇️

The more comics/graphic novels I read, the more I think they just aren‘t for me. 😔 As I mentioned in my review of “Hey, Kiddo” my typical reaction after finishing one is usually something along the lines of, “Mmkay... Well, I read it...” 🤷🏽‍♀️ which is basically what happened with this. I‘m honestly not sure what to say about it, I just feel pretty indifferent to it. *Sigh* Maybe someday I‘ll find one that‘ll click with me...

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This was so good! There were a couple plot points I wish had been given more time, but other than that I loved this book. Amina is such a sweet character and her relationships and struggles were all so real. If you enjoy middle grade books, definitely give this one a shot.

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I thought three of the six stories in this collection were great, but the other three didn‘t do much for me.
@Bookwormjillk this is on the way to you! I‘ll email you the tracking number shortly. I‘m looking forward to seeing what you all think!

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Yeah... So I thought this was kind of a mess... The story felt all over the place to me, like it didn‘t know what it wanted to be. Things were set up that ended up going nowhere. Cedar got on my last nerve. The world building was practically nonexistent and left me with more questions than answers the latter of which I wouldn‘t necessarily mind except some things just seemed so out of left field and/or so implausible given the zero ⬇️

Well, this was a rare occurrence. Both of my little nuggets decided to sit with me while I read tonight. ❤️
#catsoflitsy #Phoenix #Ember

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Pin is a little 💩 but somehow manages to be an endearing one. 😂 Some of his antics ended up making this book much funnier than I had expected it to be. I loved the writing, and the excellent preface (also written by Calvino) had me sold on the book before I‘d even truly started it.

One of my friends gifted me this book along with two other books by Calvino and now I‘m even more excited to get to them.

#catsoflitsy #Ember

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I honestly thought I would like this more, but it didn‘t quite do it for me. I do appreciate the unique way Porter chose to tell this story though, and I am interested in reading more of his work.

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Ball‘s writing feels both simple and complex, and I absolutely love it. There‘s a lot to think about in this little book, but don‘t expect any real resolution to the stories told.

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*Sigh* #UnpopularOpinion incoming...
I wish I hadn‘t read this. I hadn‘t expected it to be anywhere near as good as The Handmaid‘s Tale, but I had hoped for better than this. It just felt cheap, like it was written to cash in on fans of the show. Parts felt very YA (which is something I usually do not like and this was no exception), I found the plot twists painfully obvious, the ending underwhelming, even the writing felt ⬇️