Month: June 2021

The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #1) was a fantastic book. I really enjoyed losing myself in Nevermoor. The trials and the mysteries of what all was happening to Morrigan were fascinating and imaginative. I will definitely be looking for the other books in this series sooner rather than later.

Starfish was a phenomenal read. I enjoyed that it was a very quick read because it is told in verse. This one pulled on my heartstrings very much. I was so angry at the mother in this book for the way that she acted and the way she permitted her other children to act toward the protagonist. The story is such a real and raw story of the feelings that the protagonist has about being fat and the ways that people around her act and the very hurtful things they say. Ultimately, it is also a story that promotes body positivity and feeling good in your own skin. I highly recommend this one and would have immediately snatched up a copy for my class library if I still had a classroom.

I am listening to Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas. It was one of the free audiobook selections offered on SYNC audiobooks this year. So far, I am enjoying the story, but I am also a little annoyed at the YA romance angle of the protagonist that does not have a clue that she actually likes the boy she thinks she hates.

I really like this story so far. I had read a blog or an article somewhere about this one and added it to my hold list on Libby without really knowing anything about it. So far, I am glad I had that impulse…except it is kind of a long book so might take a while.

This one came off my TBR shelf. I have loved every novel by Katherine Center that I have read. I adored her talk at Savannah Book Festival a couple years ago and it really turned me on to her books. At that point, I had only read Things You Save in a Fire. I picked this one up because I know it will be a quick read for me and I want to finish another book in June.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon was a fantastic book. I really enjoyed traveling to that world and learning about the magic. It was such a complicated story and I enjoyed the mysteries unfolding throughout the story of what had happened years ago. I really like the hopeful ending and would definitely recommend this one.

A Burning was a very different book from what I usually would pick up. In a book club that I am in, we are reading our way through a list of quick reads. I find it interesting to just be following the list because it makes me diversify my reading choices. This one was set in India and tells the story of a girl who is falsely accused of being a terrorist and starting a train fire. You hear the perspective of the girl in prison, her PE teacher from school, and the neighbor who she had been tutoring. It is ultimately a story of selfish acts and betrayal. I had to sit and just pause for a few minutes after finishing this book. It is very thought provoking. I don’t know if I would say I liked the book, but I definitely think it is well written and a good story.

I saw this title in the book stack of someone in one of my FB groups. I immediately looked for it and was able to borrow the ebook from the library. Camilla Lackberg’s Fjallbacka mystery series is a favorite series of mine. I think it is partly because I was able to read those books before they were available in the USA. I bought the first few books while in Spain visiting family. It became a fun book hunt each time we visited. So I have read the entire series in Spanish. Since she is a particular favorite of mine, I was excited to see a recently published thriller from her. This one was fast-paced and an interesting thriller with a twist at the end, but I didn’t like it as much as I love her other series. If you like books like Gone Girl, you would probably like this one.

I am listening to Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas. It was one of the free audiobook selections offered on SYNC audiobooks this year. So far, I am enjoying the story.

I am enjoying this book also. I really love the characters and the world-building so far. I have seen many very good reviews of this series, so I am excited for it.

Firekeeper’s Daughter has earned a spot on my all-time favorites shelf, which is not easy to do. I love mysteries, so that helped me love this book. The writing style is beautiful and I was pulled into this story so quickly. There is heartbreak and love and human suffering but it is balanced with hope. I absolutely love how this book provided a glimpse into a modern day reservation and the challenges that this particular indigenous community was facing. It is SO GOOD! I highly recommend this book for people in their late teens and adults.

Longitude was interesting. I appreciated the more narrative style of this nonfiction book. I don’t read much nonfiction but I enjoy learning about things. This was a very fascinating book.

I have not read anything else by Fredrik Backman. I know he has other books that are very popular and if they are anything like this one, I will have to check them out. I found his writing style to be very engaging. I laughed all the way through this book. The observations about the way people think are spot on and hilarious, yet there is a serious and hopeful thread to the story as well. I definitely recommend this one, with a trigger warning that there is some talk of suicide, depression, and anxiety in the book.

This is the 3rd installment in the Charlotte Holmes series. I was angry at the end of the second book and did not know how I would like this one. I took a little break from the series because I was mad. This book did a good job of bringing me back into the story and resolving some of the feelings that I had about the way the second book turned out. I am looking forward to the fourth book.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is fascinating so far. That is the best thing about resolving to read award winning books. You know you can expect a great read!