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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
5.0
Loved it and enjoyed every minute.
Wundersmith is better than the first book (though the first book still is a high favorite) and makes me feel a warm happiness.
Wundersmith is better than the first book (though the first book still is a high favorite) and makes me feel a warm happiness.
Stuart Little by E.B. White
2.0
It was a quick but fun book to read. Though it doesn't have much of a plot and is extremely rushed.
Stacey's Story by Robert L. Perea
3.0
A sweet, bitter sweet, story that is very quick to read and just sort of brings you make down to earth. Though the beginning is a bit hard to get into the rest of the story is one that I feel like I will remember for a while. The main thing that I liked about the book was that it constantly gave view of how a child sees the world.
The Social Construction of Sexuality by Steven Seidman
3.0
Had to read for class.
I like it because of the historical background that was given on the issues talked about throughout the book and it helps understand the basis of what sexuality is and how it is defined. Towards the end of the book, I felt that it started to repeat writing structure that it took a lot longer to read since it wasn't eye opening stuff. Would recommend reading if you're starting to learn about social views about sexuality. For someone whose been already exposed to sex issues, the book may help fill in the gaps regarding where issues starts and other's point of views.
I like it because of the historical background that was given on the issues talked about throughout the book and it helps understand the basis of what sexuality is and how it is defined. Towards the end of the book, I felt that it started to repeat writing structure that it took a lot longer to read since it wasn't eye opening stuff. Would recommend reading if you're starting to learn about social views about sexuality. For someone whose been already exposed to sex issues, the book may help fill in the gaps regarding where issues starts and other's point of views.
Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary by Martha Brockenbrough
5.0
I love this book. The cover is great and the chapter are full of information, though are a bit long (but I like that because the author can balance between detail and brief summaries). I like how the author does through Hamilton's life in a organized way, setting up how the early days of the United States were. I also like the extra pages at the end of the book, the sources are what I love, along with the timeline. I was interested throughout the whole book.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
3.0
It was relaxing book to read, in terms of emotions not much came from me but I still really like the book. Reading this book just sort of calmed my heart down when life was getting too stressful. The second half of the book I liked better than the first, and we really get see the characters growing and understanding emotions that sometimes don't make sense. Seeing that Character growth is why I picked up the book in the first place and I was content.
The writing was great and, for me, flowed gently and smoothed. Though there were a couple of pages throughout the book that I skimmed through, as small scenes didn't appeal to me too much.
The writing was great and, for me, flowed gently and smoothed. Though there were a couple of pages throughout the book that I skimmed through, as small scenes didn't appeal to me too much.
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
3.0
I like it. Through it wasn't all too exciting for me, but then again any story with werewolves tend to be low on my list of supernatural beings. Still, I like the story. However, there are chapters towards the end that I skimmed over because it felt like subjects were being repeated over and over.
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
2.0
Eliza felt relatable. Worrying about what other's think about you and just wanting to do what your heart desires and escape into a different world without judgement is something that all of us what. I like Eliza but she's not the character I needed at the moment. I like how Zappia conveys anxiety, it made me feel like someone expressed an emotion I had a hard time explaining but there are somethings I did not like about the book.
First off, Wallace and Eliza. They were cute and fun to read about at first but towards the end, Wallace became rude and self-centered, making Eliza feel bad about herself. I mean, he was yelling, well text yelling, at her when she was crying. Like seriously, it's Eliza story! Let her write it when she wants to write it. Don't push her into a corner. It made me sad to see a lack of support for Eliza, espeically from someone who knew how she felt and acted when it came to other people.
Talking about lack of support. I didn't like the family that much. It was sweet when her brothers stood up for Eliza and when her parents did their best to understand their daughter but at the same time, the relationship felt rushed. I would have liked to see their relationship developed instead of just telling how the gap between the family closed. More focused should have been on the family, instead of the romance (Though I didn't mind the romance, you know up to a certain point).
But I loved how we get to see the relationship between Eliza, Max, Emmy. It was good to see how internet friends, people who aren't physically next to her, had an impact on Eliza's life. It made my heart warm up whenever Eliza would think about Max and Emmy.
This book really didn't do it for me. I didn't care about the excerpts, even though Sea of MOnsters does sound cool, and ended up skipping over them. Some parts of the book dragged on and was hard to get through. Though the cover is nice, I would only read this one time and not pick it up again. The first part was fine, but as it continued it became harder to read. I started skimming.
Depending on the person, you can love it or find it okay. I would still give it a try but check it out from a library first before you buy, since again thoughts about this book depends on you.
First off, Wallace and Eliza. They were cute and fun to read about at first but towards the end, Wallace became rude and self-centered, making Eliza feel bad about herself. I mean, he was yelling, well text yelling, at her when she was crying. Like seriously, it's Eliza story! Let her write it when she wants to write it. Don't push her into a corner. It made me sad to see a lack of support for Eliza, espeically from someone who knew how she felt and acted when it came to other people.
Talking about lack of support. I didn't like the family that much. It was sweet when her brothers stood up for Eliza and when her parents did their best to understand their daughter but at the same time, the relationship felt rushed. I would have liked to see their relationship developed instead of just telling how the gap between the family closed. More focused should have been on the family, instead of the romance (Though I didn't mind the romance, you know up to a certain point).
But I loved how we get to see the relationship between Eliza, Max, Emmy. It was good to see how internet friends, people who aren't physically next to her, had an impact on Eliza's life. It made my heart warm up whenever Eliza would think about Max and Emmy.
This book really didn't do it for me. I didn't care about the excerpts, even though Sea of MOnsters does sound cool, and ended up skipping over them. Some parts of the book dragged on and was hard to get through. Though the cover is nice, I would only read this one time and not pick it up again. The first part was fine, but as it continued it became harder to read. I started skimming.
Depending on the person, you can love it or find it okay. I would still give it a try but check it out from a library first before you buy, since again thoughts about this book depends on you.
Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz
3.0
It was an okay read. The writing was good, gave enough details to understand the characters a bit, and was able to set the right mood when it needed. However, there are some things that kind of annoyed me when reading.
First off, the multiple perspectives. The characters were fine, in fact two of them, Ivy and Natalie were interesting for me. But the rest of them kind of blended together sometimes. When reading, it was hard to remember who was who. This confusion on characters just drew me out of the story for a bit. Either the characters were too similar with each other, or there was just to many of them to keep track of.
Second, I was not really here for the romance. I didn't like it and felt out of place. I mean, they just met. I can get wanting to be friends and spend a lot of time with each other, since they have interests in common, but a romance between characters just seemed out of place.
Thirdly, Parker's scripts. They didn't bring anything to the story. I was sort of hoping that his interest in script would help them get out of the park, but that never happened. I don't know, not a fan of them.
Fourthly, the story took too long with set up. I wanted to just drop the book because it was taking to long to get to the point.
But, once we were in the park, things started to pick up. It was awesome to see how these kids nightmare essays played out in the park, and was the best part of the book. My favorite was Frankie's, since he's whole ride showed his fear. Natalie's felt rushed and too short. It also felt lackluster. With Garth's ride, I felt he got cheated a little bit. His ride section could have been more tense, since he was the one who seemed to love Blake's work the most out of the whole group.
I'm still gonna read the second book, since I liked this story enough to continue.
First off, the multiple perspectives. The characters were fine, in fact two of them, Ivy and Natalie were interesting for me. But the rest of them kind of blended together sometimes. When reading, it was hard to remember who was who. This confusion on characters just drew me out of the story for a bit. Either the characters were too similar with each other, or there was just to many of them to keep track of.
Second, I was not really here for the romance. I didn't like it and felt out of place. I mean, they just met. I can get wanting to be friends and spend a lot of time with each other, since they have interests in common, but a romance between characters just seemed out of place.
Thirdly, Parker's scripts. They didn't bring anything to the story. I was sort of hoping that his interest in script would help them get out of the park, but that never happened. I don't know, not a fan of them.
Fourthly, the story took too long with set up. I wanted to just drop the book because it was taking to long to get to the point.
But, once we were in the park, things started to pick up. It was awesome to see how these kids nightmare essays played out in the park, and was the best part of the book. My favorite was Frankie's, since he's whole ride showed his fear. Natalie's felt rushed and too short. It also felt lackluster. With Garth's ride, I felt he got cheated a little bit. His ride section could have been more tense, since he was the one who seemed to love Blake's work the most out of the whole group.
I'm still gonna read the second book, since I liked this story enough to continue.
Return to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz
2.0
The first part of the book, I really liked. We got to see how being involved with the Dark House impacted both Ivy and Taylor. It was nice to see them becoming friends and understanding how their lives changed because of this experience they shared.
Though, I am trying to decide if this book was okay or if I liked it. Like I said, I like the first part. Stolarz's set up was better in this book than Enter the Dark House. We got more emotions and scenes that made the story move forward. Which is way I like the book. I loved going through the old school, and learning about why this school was important to Justin. But the last few chapters drew me out. It felt as if the author was focusing more on aesthetic scene than piecing everything together. I was disappointed in the ending. Like we already knew that the killer who killed Ivy's parents was the Nightmare Elf, and (as least for me), it didn't bring any satisfaction in finding out who the killer was.
The writing was great, I love it. The plot: it was okay. Not groundbreaking. Just what you would expect.
Though, I am trying to decide if this book was okay or if I liked it. Like I said, I like the first part. Stolarz's set up was better in this book than Enter the Dark House. We got more emotions and scenes that made the story move forward. Which is way I like the book. I loved going through the old school, and learning about why this school was important to Justin. But the last few chapters drew me out. It felt as if the author was focusing more on aesthetic scene than piecing everything together. I was disappointed in the ending. Like we already knew that the killer who killed Ivy's parents was the Nightmare Elf, and (as least for me), it didn't bring any satisfaction in finding out who the killer was.
The writing was great, I love it. The plot: it was okay. Not groundbreaking. Just what you would expect.