#MiddleGradeMonday
My favorite 2025 Middle Grade read. I loved the 1980‘s time period and how the author handled this complicated family.
sblbooks Agreed! I really enjoyed all the '80s Nostalgia. 8h
Daisey I enjoyed this one as well! 7h
#MiddleGradeMonday
My favorite 2025 Middle Grade read. I loved the 1980‘s time period and how the author handled this complicated family.
This is one of those novels that I have been meaning to read for so long that I begin to think that I have actually read it! I have compiled a list of these 'phantom' books and I aim to cross a few off in 2026.
pickI get it.Brackets are to eliminate not add.WHen the books are this rewarding,you end up with more favourites,not fewer.Reviews for #ReadingBracket2025 #ReadingBracket25 #June25 #July25 #August25
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7702997991
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7559657153
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8210364135
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8202393846
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8202412558
pickI wanted to find every spare minute to read this. I forced myself to take a break from it as the raw emotion was so real that I became depressed myself. Not just a few tears, but no desire to get out of bed or do anything depression.
Hannah writes at a caliber all her own. The characters‘ personalities and motivations are molded from childhood trauma and experiences, and the story is deeply layered. This one will stick with me.
#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo
September is not a month I would like to revisit, but I did like this middle grade book set in 1980‘s Delaware.
By request … 2026 Book bracket in a second color palette for your enjoyment 🤗
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pickI enjoyed this gothic, dark and imaginative retelling of a famous fairytale. Be careful what you wish for! I was gripped from beginning to the end and found myself fully immersed in the murky worlds of Clara and Natasha. I had to keep on my toes as the plot is quite complicated and shifts about. Well written and engaging, this is a fantastical and magical tale with a message for us all. The grass is not always greener.
SO GOOD!!
Does Laura, the au pair, have the answer to the question that no one would ever answer?
There is plenty of mystery to keep you intrigued along with Ms Rous‘s alluring writing and secretive characters.
Nothing can top a good old mystery with family secrets, right? 5/5
FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/ye28nuds
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