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Noah's slightly off former Suffragette godmother refuses to send him away to the country, despite the Nazi Blitz on London. Her unconventional lifestyle and teaching habits are perfect for bookworm Noah, and he is devastated when a terrible accident takes Mattie's life. As the Blitz strengthens, Noah is finally sent off to a foster home, where he and scrappy Vee take advantage of each other's strengths to live despite the hardships of total war.
Delightfully unsentimental, and full of entertaining characters who are fairly terrible but who you can't help but love. A wonderful glimpse at the underbelly of life during WWII, where truth be told, not everyone was a hero. Loved it.
Delightfully unsentimental, and full of entertaining characters who are fairly terrible but who you can't help but love. A wonderful glimpse at the underbelly of life during WWII, where truth be told, not everyone was a hero. Loved it.
Zach fell off a mountain and almost lost his life, and now he is struggling to recover both his health and his position of head of the family company. He's turned into an ogre, and two of his older relatives think it is a great idea to make his assistant Gabriella become his home health aid. Of course they'll fall in love! It'll be great!
I haven't read any of the other books in this series, so I think I missed out on some of the back story, and I just didn't get the connection between the two leads. Plus, Gabi and Zach spent way too much time in their own heads and not enough time on the page together.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!
I haven't read any of the other books in this series, so I think I missed out on some of the back story, and I just didn't get the connection between the two leads. Plus, Gabi and Zach spent way too much time in their own heads and not enough time on the page together.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!
I was so excited for Tim and Alice's story. From the minute Tim was on the page in [b:My Life Next Door|12294652|My Life Next Door|Huntley Fitzpatrick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394240144s/12294652.jpg|17271423], I knew he would be my favorite type of character. Not a prince, but an imperfect boy with a heart of gold.
That said, this wasn't quite what I was expecting or hoping for. The story took a much more complicated and hard turn then I would have thought based on Fitzpatrick's other stories. And while it was super great, I still wish it had a little more lightness and romance that imbue her other novels.
Still a big recommend, but I would start with her other novels first.
That said, this wasn't quite what I was expecting or hoping for. The story took a much more complicated and hard turn then I would have thought based on Fitzpatrick's other stories. And while it was super great, I still wish it had a little more lightness and romance that imbue her other novels.
Still a big recommend, but I would start with her other novels first.
A charming tale of one English girl's struggles with an anxiety disorder and her loving, but often overwhelming, family. A great (and fairly quick) audiobook listen with a lovely narrator who accurately portrays a 14-year-old girl without sounding twee. I often laughed out loud, and Kinsella handles the tough subjects with grace.
Smart, sassy, and so so so funny. Kate Beaton is a marvel, and even when I didn't get her reference, I wanted to look it up.
My favorites were her comics based on old, public domain images and scans.
Highly recommend!
My favorites were her comics based on old, public domain images and scans.
Highly recommend!
Another of the "new canon" Star Wars novels, and again I was very happy! I slightly agree with the Romeo and Juliet comparison, but there are elements that make this far different. What I loved the most was the way Grey made me challenge my beliefs about the Empire, storm troopers, and how I feel about the Death Star(s) blowing up. Way to go!
I'll be writing a real review soon, hopefully for my library's blog.
I'll be writing a real review soon, hopefully for my library's blog.
Searing, heartrendingly personal, and important.
This is one of the shortest books, in page count, that I have read in 2015, but it has taken me the longest. This is a letter Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote for his son, and I only wish someday we can read his son's reply and maybe, just maybe, the world will have listened.
Not sure what else to say, just read it.
This is one of the shortest books, in page count, that I have read in 2015, but it has taken me the longest. This is a letter Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote for his son, and I only wish someday we can read his son's reply and maybe, just maybe, the world will have listened.
Not sure what else to say, just read it.
Virginal lady meets wild Highlander, both really like each other but face the seemingly insurmountable ire of society which seems driven to keep them apart. I don't enjoy romances where the leading lady is seen as an "angel," but at least a few secondary characters kept this pleasing enough to finish. Nice touch with the leather gloves *wink*.
Thank you to Netgalley for the free ARC.
Thank you to Netgalley for the free ARC.
Maggie gets a hard crush on one of the counselors at the Christian summer camp she attends every year. The feeling may be mutual, but age difference and prejudice are huge stumbling blocks.
Vaguely reminiscent of [a:Craig Thompson|14151|Craig Thompson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1312311495p2/14151.jpg]'s [b:Blankets|25179|Blankets|Craig Thompson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327627384s/25179.jpg|781193], I appreciate Thrash's honesty over a period in her younger life and the way she left you feeling at the end of the story.
Vaguely reminiscent of [a:Craig Thompson|14151|Craig Thompson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1312311495p2/14151.jpg]'s [b:Blankets|25179|Blankets|Craig Thompson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327627384s/25179.jpg|781193], I appreciate Thrash's honesty over a period in her younger life and the way she left you feeling at the end of the story.