The Great Forest by Valinora Troy MG Fantasy, 2023 by Disresponsible Nodpots, 198 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There’s a lot going on since the kids are not all together. This requires you to really focus and keep track. Repetition. Some ideas are repeated, which is common in middle grade. It can get mildly annoying.... Continue Reading →
On Earth, As It Is by Jim Doran YA Fantasy, 2019 by Lulu Publishing, 368 Pages What I Didn’t Like: I’m not a fan of starting with a cast of characters, personally. That’s said, I just skipped it. No harm done. It is a pet peeve of mine when technical things are dismissed as simple,... Continue Reading →
The Road Home by Kerri Davidson and Mark Gelinas YA Contemporary, 2022 by Kerri Davidson, 274 Pages What I Didn’t Like: It’s difficult to pull off a romance that continues after the happy-for-now ending. This suffered from some of that awkwardness and you attempted to figure out what this story is about now. The pacing... Continue Reading →
Ember Queen by Laura Sebastian YA Fantasy, 2020 by Delacorte Books, 512 Pages What I Didn’t Like: This isn’t really a negative, more of a note or warning. The book does very little fill-in of the previous books. To get the most out of this one you definitely want to read them in order and... Continue Reading →
Ashes of Hope and Hunger by Dawn Christine Jonckowski YA Science Fiction, Independently Published in 2021, 270 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There are characters here that are not good people. It’s the point, of course, but worth earning readers about. Some of these characters will make you mad. You’ll want more. I mean, there... Continue Reading →
The Elite by Kiera Cass YA Fantasy, 2013 by Harper Teen, 336 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The politics took a back seat here and that’s unfortunate because I liked how that made the previous book unique. Some repetition. You feel like the same few points keep coming back up over and over again. Some... Continue Reading →
Triple Cross by James Patterson A Mystery/Thriller, 2022 by Little Brown, 416 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Weird chapter breaks. There are chapters that break mid-scene, it’s odd. Chapter breaks are almost becoming random and chaotic in this series. Similar to things we’ve seen already in this series. Of course, this is book 30. At... Continue Reading →
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris A Paranormal, 2002 by Publisher, 291 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Bury your gays much? Actually, this is probably only one of MANY tropes featured in the two books of the series I’ve read. If you have tropes that you personally cannot stand, this might be a series... Continue Reading →
The Trespasser by Tana French A Mystery/Thriller, 2016 by Penguin Books, 469 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There are a few guesses the detectives make that come too close to the real thing to feel realistic, if that makes sense. The “everyone is out to get me” attitude from Conway annoyed me just as much... Continue Reading →
The Red Book by James Patterson A Mystery/Thriller, 2021 by Little Brown, 400 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some of the chapters were cut in weird spots. Once it literally cut mid conversation. This is a habit of Patterson’s lately so I’m on the lookout for it when I pick up one of his books.... Continue Reading →
