meganp23's reviews
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

4.0

Read this one for book club, truly captivated my attention. Having not read Bennett’s first book, I’m going to follow this author through her writing journey. This novel touched on so many themes, love, loss, abuse, lgbtq transitions, race relations, family ties, disease, never fully exploring one topic or even one character but weaving the plot line through these lenses. Highly recommend this read!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

4.0

The fourth book in the series, this one is the darkest and most mature of the series by far. It was nice how long and detailed Rowling made it, nothing felt rushed at the end, and because there was so many winding storylines, it was more necessary than ever to fully explain everything. Overall, really enjoying the direction this series is now taking!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

4.0

This fifth book in the series really captured and held my attention! The plot and Harry went through a major maturing period and I love how Rowling did not tidily wrap up the plot at the end. Makes me want to read the next one all the more!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

4.0

I found some of the dialogue a elementary, but overall I loved this twists and turns of this one. This is the heaviest of the series in terms of content, but it was captivating.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

5.0

By far my favorite of the series. Just incredibly suspenseful but funny and intricate, highly recommend!

The Bizarre Truth: How I Walked Out the Door Mouth First . . . and Came Back Shaking My Head by Andrew Zimmern

4.0

Really enjoyed this book, especially during a time when we haven’t traveled in a year. Zimmerman does a great job of taking the reader into so many different cultures and cuisines. I will say I noticed a few repeat paragraphs on certain stories, but overall I really enjoyed this book!

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

3.0

This book started off slow and kind of dull, but grew into an entirely compelling read. The writing wasn’t really high quality but it did the job to tell the tale. I have to admit that while I’d heard of Charles Lindbergh, I knew little to nothing about him. This book was such an interesting look into the time period and shows how controlling male figures were in marriages. I’m so glad that I’m alive in a time where this is different because I found myself so frustrated on multiple occasions with how Charles spoke to Anne and how she diminished herself. However I’m glad that even she felt this and started to use her voice. In the end, we all just want to feel loved and seen as our true selves.

The Home Edit Life: The No-Guilt Guide to Owning What You Want and Organizing Everything by Clea Shearer, Joanna Teplin

4.0

Such a quick read because the prose is so funny and the photos are so good! Feeling even more inspired than I did after watching them on Netflix. It’s really interesting to read through how they apply the Edit process to every area of life! Highly recommend! I’ll definitely come back to page through this one.

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Shana Knizhnik, Irin Carmon

4.0

Such a great book to listen to! I loved hearing about how RBG got her start, how she grew throughout her career and especially about her marriage to Marty. Highly recommend!

Lucky You by Erika Carter

1.0

Really didn’t like this book. The stream of consciousness writing style was confusing and the plot was almost nonexistent. It was like the author just allowed us into these three lives for a short period of time, but no character grew or became more or less happy.