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In this collection of personal essays, novelist John Green rates a number of things on a five star scale. From Canada Geese, to Diet Dr Pepper, to an orbital sunrise, Green uses these essays to examine despair & hope, grief & joy, everything that makes us human.

I listened to the podcast this was based on multiple times, and finally sat down to listen to this charming & moving collection. It was everything I wanted it to be. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Baba Yaga returns with more advice for troubled times.

I can‘t believe it took me this long to get to the second one! This one is just as beautiful and powerful as the first one. With fantastic illustrations, this little book provides some advice on relationships, identity, and the rage against a cruel world.

This does make me want to reread some old Russian folk tales. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Thank you, @PuddleJumper for putting together the #nobuy2023 challenge and bingo board. With the completion of the tagged book my board is done! I loved this challenge and cleared a small chunk of space from my shelves 🤓

I forgot to post this on Sunday. This one alone gave me my #20in4 goal 🤓
I found this enjoyable but for some reason I kept getting confused by all of the characters during the online chats. I think it would have been easier to follow if it hadn‘t been the audiobook. All in all, a pick for me.
#BookSpin #BookSpinBingo #ChunksterChallenge2023 #SeriesLove2023 #ThingsInCommon #nobuy2023

It‘s time to start this “Super Chunkster”. It‘s my #BookSpin book this month. It‘s also the last square needed on my #nobuy2023 bingo board & for #ChunksterChallenge2023, #SeriesLove2023, #20in4 & #ThingsInCommon.

To rescue her grandmother, Scarlet teams up with a street fighter named Wolf. While Cinder continues her escape from Queen Levana.

This was breakneck! No time to breathe, because everything is happening all at once. Politics, romance, betrayal, secrets, & no happy endings yet. Very clearly a middle story, so nothing really gets resolved. & a bit of instalove, which I‘m not a fan of. But a fun retelling with interesting new characters! 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

The tale of the three children of a fading king & a dying land, their choices & the consequences that affect the kingdom.

GODDAMN. This may be my favorite read in the last 5 years. Lush & complicated & epic, a historical fantasy retelling of The Twa Sisters, while also dealing with the encroachment of Christianity, fracturing families, the power of story, & discovering identity. 10 out of 10, no notes. When is her next book coming out? 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

Just 1 square left and my #nobuy2023 bingo board will be complete. The tagged book is the thickest book on my shelves & I‘m planning to read it in April. The different color book borders just let me see at a glance which month I read it in.

After Witchmark, Grace finds herself in the position of dealing with the aftermath. Too bad she also has to deal with a manipulative father, a faerie envoy, a tempting journalist, & the moral center of her country.

I adore the setting of these books. & Grace redeems herself for me. Charming characters, & lots of political intrigue. & a examination of radical change vs moderate steps. The ending left one major plot point undealt with. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Not my favorite Jackson book but still an enjoyable audiobook listen. Six people. Five survive. I definitely had my top choice to be eliminated 🤣
#20in4 #BirthdayPixieReadathon #BookSpinBingo #MarchMadness #Roll100 #TrappedonanIsland #nobuy2023 #readyourTBR