A really fun book. The banter was loads of fun, even if I don‘t think these two had enough actual time together. They totally could have spent more time together. relationship‘s based on secrets. I hope the trauma response of Ever will continue, as that was well done. Aeston is an intriguing, annoying, yet neat dragon shifter. I hope to get him more flushed out. Same with Ogdan and the other Wing members; I want more funny side stories.

Audio. This is a children‘s book about two siblings whose mother visits after being gone for 7 years. That sets up so much on its own. As that‘s what the stories mainly about; the siblings, one selective mutism, one a physical disability, find themselves learning about their parents. This was a sweet glossed over simple story about a girl finding her voice. Extra point for diversity for them being half Mexican and how they explored their culture

Nearly perfect. Likely my favorite Emily Henry books. I loved the premise of these two authors coming across the same reclusive celebrity to write a story about. This felt pretty authentic, the way that was handled. I felt a connection to both characters, which did end up kicking my butt later on crying. In a good, almost healing felt, sort of way. The twists had me going; did not expect that. Throughly enjoyed this story.

I couldn‘t with the way everything was so all over the place. I picked this up to get a glimpse of the story while I awaited my library‘s copy of the book. Not worth my time. This is an adaption that I couldn‘t make heads or tails of. It was also oddly colored, to me, making the pictures hard to decipher and the wordings were placed oddly.

Oh My Gosh, this is a very well worded book. The writing style tells instead of shows, which I don‘t like, yet the story itself more than makes up for it. This is comprised of short stories. While issues are also popping up with the robots, nobody seems to really care. Because of how society “needs” the robots. This is an incredible book to be reading nowadays with how robots are becoming increasingly a part of our society.

Picked this up to try and help me understand the world around me. This short book discusses theories of brainiac forms to understand the constitution. That was mostly oaky; interesting enough to keep up with. When it came to the explanation of how they would work today; I was lost, reading along. The book still felt too technical for such a short and - expected - easy to understand explanation.

Wowza. This is the spiciest Hazelwood book. Mainly due to the mc‘s discussing their kinks early on; mainly bdsm, thou never happened. Which they first bonded over. Borderline too much. Lukas is incredible, full stop. Vandy grew on me, and I liked her healing journey. Pen was annoying. What I didn‘t like was how early they got it on together. I‘m not a fan of getting together quick. Overall, loved the characters, not the plot as much.

This was a fun book to read. Anita, an upstarting immigrant artist, is over shadowed by her jealous white husband artist. I wanted to see more of Anita and how she interacted with Jack, and their peers. Raquel‘s later timeline felt disjointed, even as it felt similar. So there‘s that. It built up to connect, though it never really felt it did. Anita is petty against Jack and I‘m all here for it. The ending felt rushed; little off character.

Audio. This was an interesting story. Given in context of the time it was written, Nazi‘s and fascism was on the rise and Americans weren‘t quite aware of it.
The premise of the story is promising, where the execution didn‘t come through. Didn‘t keep my attention. Story was difficult to keep with; so many characters and disjointed side scenes. The number of times the characters stated, “but it can‘t happen here”, was crazy. That carried the book.

Incredible. This was just as devastating as everybody said it would be. I need more of her books.
This story of two sisters, who experience the Nazis taking over their home of Paris, is so well done. The way they are both different people, yet deep down desire the same thing. Which is complex while staying simple to each woman. I‘m in awe for the writing style; bringing about such a terrible story and making it feel so real.

I feel conflicted rating this book. It is an incredible tale of how Josef, as a child, survived *4* Nazi concentration camps. He explains, in this memoir-esque book, what he witnessed and experienced. The title is misleading, as there‘s not much about him being a Nazi Hunter. Which is what I was expecting. This was the story of his life, pain and simple

Nyaxia story book 2.5 (I think I‘ve heard). While there were great moments, it didn‘t blow me away. The end twist definitely had me going though. These characters fell flat; mainly, I think, because I wanted more understanding in their shared trauma. it was There. There just wasn‘t any amount of time for them to talk, just feel it out and/or ignore it. Same with closing discussion; should have talked after all “that” occurred. Needed bit more

Audio. I love Reynolds writing style. I just think I‘ve out grown his stories. They feel so specific to the teen years. Like this, a book about grief, while a great theme, is for teenagers bonding over tragedy in their lives. The ending points about the flower were beautiful.

Audio. The whimsical tone of this book made it difficult for me to keep up with as an audiobook. As such, may have rated differently. It‘s a cozy show book, with a Studio Ghibli type atmosphere. Enjoyed hearing about the Otherworldly places; though the characters went through them too quick to fully appreciate them. The romance felt forced throughout, unnecessary. Even with the ending twist - which was well placed.

Oh my gosh. Collin‘s does it again. I can‘t with this book. This has got to be my favorite of the series now.
Haymitch‘s backstory brought in so much Everything. Although it‘s the final chapters that, like the openings focus, propaganda is everything. That was what hit me the hardest, political-wise. How the story is relayed is everything. The number of times I froze staring at a page, numb from what I just read.

Audio. Jamaican island inspired story against dragon rider colonization? Amazing. The aspects of such were well written. The characters themselves, the sisters, were great apart. Together, I got lost to where the plot was going when they were split between their islands. First half was difficult to stay focused with, though the closing twists had me stop in my tracks. This was a fun listen and I‘m intrigued how the sequel will go about it all.

As with most cozy fantasy stories, this story has interesting prospects. Though it still fell flat to me; Maybe that‘s because the romance didn‘t feel fully developed. He fell for her because she was the first to show him “real kindness”. The writing was pretty funny in moments, great one-liners. The ending twists raised eyebrows gladly, which brought my struggling to read since halfway, up to par. Mostly enjoyed this read.

Oh My Gosh. So many emotions by the end of the book I don‘t know where to start. I laughed out loud. I screeched. I cried. I screamed. ALL OF IT.
Yeah, Diem is problematic but that‘s okay. She‘s just coming into feeling confident in who she is. Luther is allowed to be angry with what is going on without being angry at her. Luther is top tier husband material, my word. This is the most agonizing slow burn I‘ve ever read. I -hated- loved it so much

Randomly saw it on Fable and became interested. So I kinda went in blind. Not a bad read, not world altering. I liked the creative essence of the story. Demons who feed off of hate possess Ku Klux Kln members when the movie Birth of a Country rolls out. So Maryse goes out to hunt them. The switch she takes near the end was nicely explained. Not much felt like it could‘ve been expanded on. Little here and there. Not scary horror; grotesque.

Holy Kindred. This book was incredible!! Loved it more than the first one. This books slow burn felt like it was flaying me alive. Interesting take that, as it‘s stated, this book is about self-acceptance. Which really poked through; Diem is struggling with keeping who she was while finding her New self. That‘s a lot to process, yet I think it was portrayed very well. The political process of this world is just getting better and better. LOVED IT

I‘m confused as to what I just read. The opening chapter was magnificent. premise was nice; oldest daughter of Romeo/Juliet tries to navigate. Then she falls in love at first sight. The whole murder mystery was ok, just wasn‘t enough to take up the plot. Which had like 2-3 things going at once. Was disjointed. Rosie felt like a coin flip on how she feels about being forced to marry. The whole romance here was all over the place.

Audio. That probably should‘ve been read. This is a migrant story based on the authors real life story. That itself is incredible to take on. The story felt down to earth, which is nice, though it took me researching the book to find out the secret of the doors. I bet I‘d enjoyed it more if I got that crucial concept earlier on. This still feels like an important story to absorb, as it takes a part what being on the run as a refugee can be about

This is exactly why the title says it is. Now what I was not expecting is that this is an account more so on how the author herself searched for Marty, the actual creator of the rape kit. The book was written from her point of view, so that took some getting used to. Otherwise, the education was well put, with reference at the end. The second half was nice to look through on how the future of the tape kit continues. That it‘s still relevant

Didn‘t hate it, didn‘t love it. I‘m confused on how to rate this short book. It takes place during the FMC day in the pool. One day. Yet it reminisces upon past years. The storytelling is unique, fascinating in an odd way, though it doesn‘t go deep. As of such, I just don‘t know how I feel about this slow around the bush way that we find out this great family is falling apart.

Audio. The narrator was amazing. This is an YA Island horror story, and It helped with the narrator having a Jamaica accent. Otherwise, the story felt a little all over. Couldn‘t tell if the focus was on the romance triangle or on the mystery-horror aspect. Being a Riordan Presents, I was looking forward to learning about the Caribbean islands mythos. Didn‘t get anything like that. Just a “thing” in the Forrest making deadly deals with mortals.

I‘m in awe of the way this book spaced out its secrets. Like, I knew something was off and got distracted by other secrets by the time the first one was given an answer. I‘m impressed the way this books romance is given a strong foundation, though doesn‘t go far. This is quite a slow burn; where he totally falls first because of how she‘s not afraid to tell him how she feels. Love Luther. Diem grew on me, slowly.

I can‘t with this author 😂 These books are just so much fun to read! You just don‘t know what‘s going to happen next. Dory gets abducted - alongside a lion who tried to kill her - and then escape to an alien planet. That itself is a story. Then we have two aliens become her mate simultaneously?? Who are totally different personalities?? Hilarious. Though it‘s also the reason it‘s not a 5 star read - threesomes or love triangles aren‘t my thing.

Complicated story for having no full out plot, a bit disjointed. I enjoyed the outlook on what it takes to look outside the satellite. Though the six cosmonauts are forgettable. The plot itself was split, so I don‘t know where that was going. There were many good quotes and mentions of looking down on the earth from above, though, that saved the story to me.

This book takes apart Nazi Germany theology in a more biteable sense. It does share comparisons to today‘s rise in fascism ideology, though its main focus is on Germany and its surrounding countries.
This helped get the statistics across. Specifically the us versus them now feels more understandable of how something as that sounds worked for Hitler. I learned more about how that worked. I now feel more knowledgeable on the how it got there.

This likely affected my review, yet it really bothered me that I swear I‘ve read half this story before years ago.
Otherwise, this was a decent book. I wish there was a little bit more connection between what happened with the Knight at the end and earlier in the story. It was a n ie twist, though it felt disjointed. The end and beginning just felt like totally different stories

This feels like one of those “I support women‘s wrongs.” While I don‘t like how June took her life, the writing of Kuang is so fluid it‘s hard to dislike their story. No, I don‘t like June. She did a not good thing, though I don‘t think she was treated a fair way either. The fascinating part of this book is how Kuang writes the book into this exploration of the publishing industry. How unfair it is to those seen as revolutionary writers.

This final book of the Giver Quartet really brings the previous books disjointed plot lines together. The story kept with the general theme of the others. With a focus more on how to separate a need from a want. Obviously this was written for younger people than myself, so the writing felt simplified to me. But that‘s just part of the magic of these books. Anybody can - and should - read this series. I got so much nostalgia from reading it.

Coming down from reading the Hunger Games, I feel let down. It felt flat, learning of Snow when he was a teen. There were tidbits to connect the Hunger Games trilogy, though not enough to keep me engaged. I wish there was more of a connection of Snow of them and Snow of the trilogy. Felt like a totally different person, on a way that I don‘t see how he changed so much. Let alone everything with Lucy Gray. Who wass so much more interesting.

That was incredible. I‘m shook at the ending. I loved this story for its prose.
Just to get it off my chest, this is not history; yet the retelling of the legend of Xishi.
The way this story is told… it‘s just *chefs kiss* beautiful. So romantically tragic, all the way through. I cried when the mission came to an end. I don‘t have the words to express how much I loved this story.

I had been really hyped for this book, so I feel really let down. Especially considering this was likened to throne of glass. For reading of a woman who argues to be allowed to be a warrior, in a world where woman are forbidden from doing so - or risk bringing the end of the world. Everything felt glossed over, to the point I couldn‘t care about when they got together or other characters got hurt.

Audio. Being audio may be what‘s affecting my grading. Struggled staying focused. Incredible autobiography of a black free man being taken into slavery. Solomon Northup learns ways to survive being a “dumb slave” while actually being an educated free man. Just this point, and how it brought up, was a lot to take it. Which was the same for a lot of the story. The story is slow going, and it matches with its publishing year (1841).

Oh. My. Stars. I can‘t even. This book was stressing me the hell out so much. Yet enjoyed it soooooo much.
The first half of the book was really just hopping along various islands looking for some answers. So much happens there. Then the second half has a different plot going for it. But it flowed decently. Loved how much more open Violet and Xaden are around each other. TAIRN AND ANDARNA MY LOVLEYS!! My hearts 🖤💛 RIDOC 💙
That ending, man.

This is a simple book for anybody to understand. It takes 20 points, that felt significant, from the time of Nazi Germany and related them to today. The points are clear and concise, with just enough detail and historical context to understand. It‘s small, and pocket sized, for your connivence. For being originally written in 2016 (with updated points of 2020), there are incredible points that are comparable between Germany then and America today.

I loved the Giver in HS. Only recently did I find out there were more books to this quartet. This book is not a sequel, but a continuation of a theme. In this world, the people of this place do not care for others. They steal and argue. This notion of taking other‘s creativity as their own, under their control, was a hard hitting theme. I do wish there was more describing the village, though, as this story was more character based.

Audio. Very well composed historical work on the ship The Wager. Which I did not know a lot about prior to. Just knew this was toted as an amazing book. Which I wholeheartedly concur with. These men went through incredible odds of life and death. The story was dark some point, filled with hope in others.
What I found entertaining was the story of the Pearl with the movie Pirates of the Caribbean.

Conflicted. I like the originality of the story, yet it still felt flat to me. I wanted to learn more about the world around Teia. Teia went back and forth in desire, which, sure, is morally gray, though I didn‘t feel it from her. I would‘ve like to get more of her inner thoughts about where she was going. Same with the element bending. That ending twist was really well placed. This is still a fun book to read, especially as a debut

This final book felt both rushed and confusing. There‘s so much going on; honestly could‘ve been spread out a bit more to make another book. There‘s so many plot lines connecting here. This book brings the horrors of war more up to the front. More violence and death. More grief and trauma. Katniss is still a child, used by both governments. She is not a reliable pov, but that‘s what makes her so compelling
The Hunger Games is easily its own genre

This was a difficult book to read, for many reasons. The writing style was so difficult for me to keep up with. Really struggled with understanding what was happening. All the changing terms and multiple peoples names. First half was slow then it got so fast. Premise of a lower Red literally becoming a higher Gold to take down the system was so compelling.
I don‘t know if I‘ll read more. I‘m intrigued, but not invested.

I never read through book 2 and 3, but I‘ve watched the movies. Rare of me to say that. In this case, I was surprised by how in depth the touring of the Capitol was explained. Katniss is still a child, so those moments of PTSD are well funded. Same with how she is being used by the rebellion. I find that interesting; she‘s not really siding with them. She‘s just trying to survive her world.

Audio. This is an incredible cast of characters and setting. This sequel is about the fallout of the previous books fall from their style of the hunger games-esqu trials to be the best.
I love Nya so much. Still a favorite. My heart goes out to Xio after everything in the first book. All of this series has my heart.
Almost five stars, except for the closure. Great LGBTQ representation and romances.

"Men are not created equal; we all know this. There are averages. There are outliers. There are the ugly. There are the beautiful. This would not be if we were all equal. A Red can no more command a starship than a Green can serve as a doctor!"

Interesting graphic novel. This is a story about a girl trying to fit in to her prep school where she doesn‘t think she does belong. I was impressed with how in depth it went through that theme. Especially with a ghost who wants to stay with Anya to be sure she gets the life the ghost never did. End resolution felt like it was over too fast for something of this magnitude. Then again, maybe that works better for those struggling with fitting in.

I am SO conflicted over how I feel about this book. Maybe partly due to be so excited for this sequel after the incredible first one. I miss enraged Zetian.
I liked how it was handled that this 18 year old peasant girl does not understand how to run a government. Let alone in tandem emperor style with someone who knows practically everything. Now if only that guy wasn‘t a power hungry misogynist jerk

I just couldn‘t. Made it to about 60% through. Did get better the further in, just didn‘t get interesting enough to stay with it. It was all over the place. Liked the political atmosphere more, and wished it went that way more than this odd form of attraction.
Movie was better. (What an odd thing to say)