Internment by Samira Ahmed YA Science Fiction, 2019 by Atom, 386 Pages What I Didn’t Like: What genre even is this? It’s so hard to categorize because it’s contemporary (as in it could be happening right now) but it’s an alternate reality. Technically, it’s a CLOSE alternate reality but it reads like a historical fiction... Continue Reading →
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan MG Fantasy, 2016 by Disney-Hyperion Books, 459 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Unsolved, sort of. Riordan is famous for leaving us with cliffhangers. This is no different, I need book 3 now. I’m not as familiar with Norse mythology so I can’t speak to how accurate it is... Continue Reading →
Imperfect Girl 1 by NisiOisiN YA Manga, 2017 by Vertical Comics, 200 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Our narrator is a wet noodle. So many mistakes were made here it’s shocking. This guy does everything wrong. No ending. Get the second one because this is really an intro to what could be a good story.... Continue Reading →
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith A Mystery/Thriller, 2018 by Mulholland Books, 650 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Too similar in pattern to the previous books in the series. Robin can’t sort out her confusing feelings, the case is dangerous, and they get involved anyway, and it all sort of wraps up the same way. I’m... Continue Reading →
Until Next Year by Michelle Angelle A Romance, Independently Published in 2021, 195 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Starting mid scene was jarring (in this case) and made me feel like I might have missed something. That feeling goes away quickly though. There’s a lot of characters thrown around at once with the many siblings... Continue Reading →
Lord of the Wind by Mae McKinnon YA Fantasy, 2022 by Dragonquill Publishing, 488 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Slow. There are parts of this one that drag and slow down to show the passage of time. It makes for awkward pacing. Lots of characters. I found it hard to keep up with all of... Continue Reading →
Today is November 28th. I officially have 3 days left to reach my goal of 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month. I say 3 because I haven’t written today (yet). Am I on track? No. Am I close? Yes. Right this second, I’m at 42117 words. According to the NaNo website’s helpful statistics page,... Continue Reading →
Members of the Cast by George Beckman YA Historical Fiction, Independently Published in 2021, 265 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some scenes are sort of skipped over and explained to us later (like the winter formal) making it feel a little lopsided in pacing. I would’ve liked to explore a few of those scenes in... Continue Reading →
Blackout by Mira Grant A Science Fiction, 2012 by Orbit, 512 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Did I expect that specific twist? Sort of (hard to miss the clue of the Becks incident in book 2). Did it still creep me out a little? Also yes. Still not sure where I stand on it. I’m... Continue Reading →
The Weight of Stars and Suns by Dawn Christine Jonckowski YA Science Fiction, Independently Published in 2020, 355 Pages What I Didn’t Like: A bit predictable. I can’t say I was shocked by much of this, I practically had it mapped out from page one. The ending. We’ve established that I’m weird about endings, yes?... Continue Reading →
