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A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager
5.0
*received from Netgalley*
Another one that pulled on my heart strings. Much like “The Tale of Two Daddies”, this one is about a child, a little boy this time, being asked questions about his moms.
It's adorable and melted my heart and is something that would be good for young kids learning about other families.
And it rhymes!
Another one that pulled on my heart strings. Much like “The Tale of Two Daddies”, this one is about a child, a little boy this time, being asked questions about his moms.
It's adorable and melted my heart and is something that would be good for young kids learning about other families.
And it rhymes!
A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager
5.0
*Received from Netgalley*
This little gem is about a young girl with two dads. Basically someone is asking her about which dad is responsible for what and she answers the questions.
This book is so cute. My heart cannot!
This little gem is about a young girl with two dads. Basically someone is asking her about which dad is responsible for what and she answers the questions.
This book is so cute. My heart cannot!
The Long Con by Dylan Meconis, Ben Coleman
4.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review
It's like: What would happen if the world ended during Comic Con.
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected I would. It's funny, which I liked.
I think the one thing that kind of bothered me, although it it didn't put me off, was the time jumps (though I liked the titles).
Either way, I really liked this and can't wait for more!
It's like: What would happen if the world ended during Comic Con.
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected I would. It's funny, which I liked.
I think the one thing that kind of bothered me, although it it didn't put me off, was the time jumps (though I liked the titles).
Either way, I really liked this and can't wait for more!
Some Girls Bind by Rory James
5.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review
Rating: 4 1/2 🌟
I FRICKING LOVE THIS!
I love the way its set out, like a novel but not quite. It's poetry set out in a way that im easily falling in love with.
I appreciate this book so much because the fears Jamie faces felt so real for me because they're fears that I have too. The fear of coming out, of not being accepted, of being judged and stared at because there's a mold that I don't fit.
I'm pretty damn certain that this book will be important to other kids too, who are going through the same things as Jamie, who have the same uncertainty about themselves, the same fears. It's a good book, important in a time where being genderqueer is starting to be more widespread, where more people are talking about it and learning about it.
I love it.
The only issue I have it that in the summary the referred to Jamie as 'she'. Maybe it's spoiler reasons, but I feel that it shouldn't matter, because it's more important to know that they use “they/them” pronouns instead.
Rating: 4 1/2 🌟
I FRICKING LOVE THIS!
I love the way its set out, like a novel but not quite. It's poetry set out in a way that im easily falling in love with.
I appreciate this book so much because the fears Jamie faces felt so real for me because they're fears that I have too. The fear of coming out, of not being accepted, of being judged and stared at because there's a mold that I don't fit.
I'm pretty damn certain that this book will be important to other kids too, who are going through the same things as Jamie, who have the same uncertainty about themselves, the same fears. It's a good book, important in a time where being genderqueer is starting to be more widespread, where more people are talking about it and learning about it.
I love it.
The only issue I have it that in the summary the referred to Jamie as 'she'. Maybe it's spoiler reasons, but I feel that it shouldn't matter, because it's more important to know that they use “they/them” pronouns instead.
What If by Anna Russell
5.0
Raiting:4 1/2 🌟
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review
CW: ableist slurs
I guess it's official: I love West 44 books!
First I had Some Girls Bind by Rory James which was kind of really important to me because of its premise and my attachment to it. And now I have What If.
I don't have OCD so I don't quite understand what it's like. Sometimes I have impulses to count thing or check and recheck things, but those moment are few and far.
For sixteen year old Josh though, it's a thing that's taking over his life. I think this would be a book that would be better read by someone with OCD, someone who's understand and relate to Josh.
I think what I love most about this book, and the other book I've read from West 44, is the way it's set up. It's a complete story, a whole book but set in poetry verse. You can so easily get lost in the rhythm of the poetry but also be emersed in the book. The two don't distract each other but work together.
I love the new wave of poetry, the new setup. For years we've been exposed to rhyming couplets and words that need to be studied in order to understand a poem, but this, this is something I can get behind, something I'm really enjoying.
I loved this book, I loved getting to know Josh and Julia and Marge and seeing Josh and his worries and seeing him, not overcome, but learn to live with his OCD and know that he's not an awful person for having it, that he might not be like everyone else, but that he doesn't need to be, that he's Josh.
I appreciate this book, definitely.
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review
CW: ableist slurs
I guess it's official: I love West 44 books!
First I had Some Girls Bind by Rory James which was kind of really important to me because of its premise and my attachment to it. And now I have What If.
I don't have OCD so I don't quite understand what it's like. Sometimes I have impulses to count thing or check and recheck things, but those moment are few and far.
For sixteen year old Josh though, it's a thing that's taking over his life. I think this would be a book that would be better read by someone with OCD, someone who's understand and relate to Josh.
I think what I love most about this book, and the other book I've read from West 44, is the way it's set up. It's a complete story, a whole book but set in poetry verse. You can so easily get lost in the rhythm of the poetry but also be emersed in the book. The two don't distract each other but work together.
I love the new wave of poetry, the new setup. For years we've been exposed to rhyming couplets and words that need to be studied in order to understand a poem, but this, this is something I can get behind, something I'm really enjoying.
I loved this book, I loved getting to know Josh and Julia and Marge and seeing Josh and his worries and seeing him, not overcome, but learn to live with his OCD and know that he's not an awful person for having it, that he might not be like everyone else, but that he doesn't need to be, that he's Josh.
I appreciate this book, definitely.
Cellies, Vol. 1 by Joe Flood
3.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review
I'm not gonna lie, I thought there were going to be zombies in this, so I was a bit disappointed when it didn't happen. But the way things are setup, I'm hoping, fingers-crossing, that it is because with the way the characters are setup I think this is going to be an epic zombie story filled with funnies.
I liked it, but I felt kind of underwhelmed, like everything was at a linear (I don't know if I'm explaining it right). I expected more to happen I think, and was kind of disappointed when it didn't.
The characters are familiar though, we've all probably met each of the characters at some point in our lives, so I liked that, the fact that they weren't over the top characters I couldn't relate to.
This was a funny on too, it had moment that had me giggling, and others that had me cringe (ie the manager is a dudebro through and through and the white girl white-girled) but not in a bad way, just in an “Oh no, white people stop doing that” kind of way.
It nice, but this one was a solid 3 🌟
I'm not gonna lie, I thought there were going to be zombies in this, so I was a bit disappointed when it didn't happen. But the way things are setup, I'm hoping, fingers-crossing, that it is because with the way the characters are setup I think this is going to be an epic zombie story filled with funnies.
I liked it, but I felt kind of underwhelmed, like everything was at a linear (I don't know if I'm explaining it right). I expected more to happen I think, and was kind of disappointed when it didn't.
The characters are familiar though, we've all probably met each of the characters at some point in our lives, so I liked that, the fact that they weren't over the top characters I couldn't relate to.
This was a funny on too, it had moment that had me giggling, and others that had me cringe (ie the manager is a dudebro through and through and the white girl white-girled) but not in a bad way, just in an “Oh no, white people stop doing that” kind of way.
It nice, but this one was a solid 3 🌟
Flawed by Andrea Dorfman
3.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review
This is adorable and cute and an ode to self-love. I love it, love that it reminds us the importance of self-love and how outside things influence the way we think about ourselves. It reminds us that we don't have to change ourselves to love what we see, that you can love yourself as you are if you learn to change your views of your own body and try to shut out what the world around you thinks of you.
This is adorable and cute and an ode to self-love. I love it, love that it reminds us the importance of self-love and how outside things influence the way we think about ourselves. It reminds us that we don't have to change ourselves to love what we see, that you can love yourself as you are if you learn to change your views of your own body and try to shut out what the world around you thinks of you.
Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen
5.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
CW: loss of parent
So basically, Mia K Nguyen just wanted me to weep. If that was the plan then it worked because dammit!
A soft story this be, but deals with loss in a way that young kids will understand. The loss of a parent is definitely a tough thing to go through and sometimes kids don't go through it well enough because as adults we find it hard to explain it to them and so they act out because of anger. I think that this is one of those books that will help kids explain their own emotions and understand their emotions.
I loved this so much and would love more soft books like this!
CW: loss of parent
So basically, Mia K Nguyen just wanted me to weep. If that was the plan then it worked because dammit!
A soft story this be, but deals with loss in a way that young kids will understand. The loss of a parent is definitely a tough thing to go through and sometimes kids don't go through it well enough because as adults we find it hard to explain it to them and so they act out because of anger. I think that this is one of those books that will help kids explain their own emotions and understand their emotions.
I loved this so much and would love more soft books like this!
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
5.0
TW: panic attacks, hallucinations, toxic friendships, fire, unhealthy coping mechanisms, mental illness, underage smoking, ableist slurs
Wow gang, let K. Ancrum rip my heart out.
This was a lot but it was so damn good, like I can't even describe it. The characters are just— like I don't even know how to properly describe it, but lawrd, I love everything about this book. Like the characters are all so complex and I love every single one of them and their complexities. And the way the story is told, the buildup to the end, the relationships the chapter setout. Gosh, K. Ancrum went all the way!
And the images attached. I love books like that, with pictures that accompany the story, it makes it feel more real, makes me feel more attached to it.
Wow.
I feel like this going to be one of those book that I'll think about in the middle of the night and just be like holy shit because HOLY SHIT!
Wow gang, let K. Ancrum rip my heart out.
This was a lot but it was so damn good, like I can't even describe it. The characters are just— like I don't even know how to properly describe it, but lawrd, I love everything about this book. Like the characters are all so complex and I love every single one of them and their complexities. And the way the story is told, the buildup to the end, the relationships the chapter setout. Gosh, K. Ancrum went all the way!
And the images attached. I love books like that, with pictures that accompany the story, it makes it feel more real, makes me feel more attached to it.
Wow.
I feel like this going to be one of those book that I'll think about in the middle of the night and just be like holy shit because HOLY SHIT!
Manga Classics Count of Monte Cristo by Stacy King, Crystal S. Chan
5.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
TW: suicide, murder
Disclaimer: I haven't read the original book, so I don't know how this compares to that.
Holy sh*t y'all, that was a lot but so fricking good, oh my gosh!
I want to own this manga in physical form, I want to be able to look at the glossy pages and flip through them and be able to physically hold this.
What a whirlwind of a ride!
I loved everything about this, from the story to the art, the characters, the placing. This version made me actually read this book that I've wanted to read for years but have put off. I'm so glad I picked it up, so, so glad!
TW: suicide, murder
Disclaimer: I haven't read the original book, so I don't know how this compares to that.
Holy sh*t y'all, that was a lot but so fricking good, oh my gosh!
I want to own this manga in physical form, I want to be able to look at the glossy pages and flip through them and be able to physically hold this.
What a whirlwind of a ride!
I loved everything about this, from the story to the art, the characters, the placing. This version made me actually read this book that I've wanted to read for years but have put off. I'm so glad I picked it up, so, so glad!