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302 reviews
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill
5.0
This was a super cute read. The art was whimsy and fun, and the content was interesting and unique. I want this to be a more in depth book.
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
4.0
This book was just so poetically written and devastatingly thrilling. I enjoyed learning a new information about WWII that I had not known before and the characters who represented the possible experience. I did however want the story to keep going before the ending wrapped up Emilia's end. Just a little more information: how did they get to America? How did their love blossom? Their life with the kids? I wanted to know more. But the ending as it was, was beautiful and heart wrenching.
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
3.0
First off, love love love the cover art! And I enjoyed Cystic Fibrosis having some light being shed on it. However the story itself was a bit predictable and I felt the characters weren't really realistic. One of the main issues I had was doctors and therapists telling clients about other clients: why they were there, what was wrong with them, and this, to me, was a big "YAH NO!"Stella, I connected with her when it came to her sister, but other than that, I felt she was very polar on being too controlling of not only her own treatment but other's, or, on the other side, she was just being careless. Will's growth I had enjoyed to a point, there was no grit to his growth, it was just a steady incline since the beginning of the book to the point where when something came up, I expected him to act rationally and responsibly which is what I got, I was hoping he'd fight it for a bit.
Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
4.0
This series has a lot of hype around it, so I cautiously bought the first volume to give it a try. I enjoy the art, the art is beautiful, and so far so are the characters, very well defined each and every one of them. For some reason I had envisioned this was would a simple fantasy love story, but this get's down to the knitty gritty pretty quickly and I appreciated that. The story line was interesting enough that I'm definitely going to be getting the next volume. The reason for only four stars is that I felt like there were almost too many view points going on with how complex the story line is, it took me a little bit to straighten everything out, as it also didn't help that there complex characters in both physical design and personality, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around robots having sex and making babies....The narration I felt, was almost unneeded, as it felt a little unfinished comparatively to the rest of the novel, I also thought it was a distraction. But this is knit picking.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.0
I overall get frustrated at books that have communication as the main issue, and this book was no different in that due to the lack of communication, tensions built as did assumptions and misunderstandings, however, what made me enjoy it was that there was a consequence to the lack of communication. That tension finally made something snap and there was something very satisfying in that there was a consequence to not communicating as opposed to everything working itself out and everyone living life happily.
I also really appreciated the formatting, I had heard that quite a few people dnf'd this book because the couldn't get into it physically, but I found it really easy and interesting to go through.
There were a lot of strong women in this book, and they were all strong in different ways which made this book and their characters even better.
I also really appreciated the formatting, I had heard that quite a few people dnf'd this book because the couldn't get into it physically, but I found it really easy and interesting to go through.
There were a lot of strong women in this book, and they were all strong in different ways which made this book and their characters even better.