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caseythereader

None of This Rocks

Joe Trohman

DID NOT FINISH: 9%

Yikes, this is bad, even 25 pages was a push to get through. 
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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

 - I am extremely late to the AN EMBER IN THE ASHES party but whew I am here and this book is GOOD.
- I didn't expect it to be quite as dark as it is, but once I adjusted to that, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.
- Given that this book is from 2015, there are some YA tropes that are a bit tired now (she didn't know she was beautiful, a love triangle, etc.) but I was invested in the world nonetheless. Can't wait to read the rest of the series. 

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Thanks to Gallery Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - PEOPLE PERSON is one of those rare books that manages to explore some heavy and dark topics while being hilarious the entire way through.
- I'll not discuss the plot too much, as the bulk of the book centers around something not given away in the book summary - you just gotta read it to see!
- I adored the Pennington siblings, and being there with them while they tried to figure out how to be there for each other when they had grown up so differently (and yet so similarly, at the same time).
- Carty-Williams is just so great and giving her characters voices and lives that feel completely real. I'm a fan for life. 

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Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Thanks to Forever for the free advance copy of this book.

 - IN THE SHADOW GARDEN is cozy, magical, and heartbreaking.
- I loved following the saga of the Haywoods and the Bonners as they unraveled their own shadowy histories, and as love and magic bloomed.
- This book is such an interesting exploration of grief and memory, and whether it's better to remember or forget the pain, especially if it means forgetting the love, too.
- And I must note that there are some secondary queer characters, and I loved how warm and inclusive this story is for a book set in rural Kentucky. Queer folk are everywhere. 

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Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thanks to Random House for the free advance copy of this book.

 - IVELIZ EXPLAINS IT ALL is a middle grade novel in verse, and it knocked the breath out of me.
- You're deep in it with Iveliz as she grapples with anger, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and people who say they love her but think she doesn't need medication to get through the day.
- I wanted to hug Iveliz, to cry with her, to tell her it's okay to have enormous feelings about enormous things. I think this book is so important to have for this age group. I'm very glad it exists. 

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