danadoesbooks's Reviews (954)

Thank you Redhook for the gifted copy of Ithaca!  All opinions in this review are my own.

I liked this book, but I wish I had brushed up on the Odyssey before reading.  I feel like in order to fully enjoy it, you need a strong foundation in classic Greek myths.

Thank you St. Martin's Griffin and NetGalley for the eARC of I Did Something Bad!  All opinions in this review are my own.

Overall, the potential was there but it was too chaotic.  The beginning starts off really strong with Khin being assigned a Vogue cover story about a major celebrity, Tyler, and travelling to his movie set.  Khin and Tyler accidentally murder a man when he attacks her and now must try to get away with it.  After that, the book became too messy.  There were times that the murder was almost forgotten because it becomes a romance between Khin and Tyler.  The last two-thirds were too uneven because there were too many stories to cover.

Thank you Harper Muse and BiblioLifestyle for the gifted copy of The Empress of Cooke County!  All opinions in this review are my own.

I enjoyed this one a lot more than I originally thought I would.  I am not a huge fan of novels that focus on Southern society, but this one is funny and unserious enough to be enjoyable.  I won't give anything away but the situation that the characters get themselves into towards the end is surprising.

Thank you Tundra Books and Libro FM for the ALC of Reasons to Look at the Night Sky!  All opinions in this review are my own.

This middle grade novel in verse is fantastic!  I love not only the story of Luna's obsession with space but also learning to deal with decisions that other people make.  The narrator on the audiobook does an excellent job of conveying the characters' emotions throughout the story as they deal with some difficult topics.  Overall, I highly recommend this one!