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I enjoyed this short - it felt like an old episode of the twilight zone or star trek. Easy to read with enjoyable characters. 

I would rate this as the weakest so far in the series. It reads like your quintessential 2010's YA dystopian. It felt a bit rushed at times and some of the character stuff was especially rushed and the ending was crazy rushed. The dialogue was a bit fan-ficish (not in a good way) and a lot of it read like a fanfiction of the first two books. Especially Juliette's conversations with Kenji, that really read like head-cannon. James became a prop more than in the first two books too. 

I was disappointed that Juliette can now all of the sudden touch people. That was such an important part of the story and the fact that it just kind of goes away felt like a cheap shot. One of my favourite comic characters is Rogue from X-Men. She has such an interesting story and character and they do so much with that limitation of touch. This was a cop-out on that limitation.


I have a soft spot for 2010's YA, I found the reading experience almost nostalgic but there are much better books from that era if you are looking for that nostalgia jolt. 

I did have a chuckle at Warner and his slutty little tattoos.  

You can certainly tell in sections of this book that it was written during a cocaine binge. 

However, despite some of it's quirks and it's (perhaps excessive) length, I never found this story boring, or poorly written. It feels like it could have been written as a serial. I think the adaptations really would have benefitted from being set as a television show or a several part mini-series rather than stuffing this behemoth into two movies. 

I'll need to sit with this one, but over all it was definitely enjoyable. 

I am happy to say I've this book under my belt. 
 
adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I really enjoyed the pacing and tone that was held throughout this series. I felt that it was a good allegory for cycle breaking and cycle repeating. That it handled the complexity of having an abuser in someone you love and how that colours all your relationships. I think it ended perfectly. 

I am a big fan of the Movie and had to pick up the book. I was not disappointed at all. This is a beautiful, silly and charming story with one of the most creative magical creatures and things. I read this as an e-book but will be purchasing a paper copy to read to my nieces and nephews and maybe one day my own kids. 

Assassination Classroom, Vol. 01: Time for Assassination

Yūsei Matsui

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

Borrowed it from the library - it looked cute but I just didn't have time for it this go around. Would love to pick up again in the future :) 

This was disappointing if I am totally honest. I loved the concept and King managed to keep the story going at a good pace (no pun intended) despite the fact they were literally just walking. My main issue was that the boys all kinda melded together, there wasn't enough variety in the cast of characters. And the main characters motivations and inner struggles were very muddled and a bit confusing. 

Not a bad book just not as good as I was expecting. Also, what the fuck was up with the watermelon guy??

As with all short story collections, not every story is gonna be a winner but this one comes close. I think the only story I didn't enjoy was "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" I found that one tedious but the rest were enthralling, page turning and totally make you forget you're even reading. 

Tears were cried. 
This book is phenomenal. A disturbing story that pushed the boundary in a way that leaves you heartbroken. Something so innocent as a balloon with a letter turns into a decades long nightmare. 

I'll have to sit with this one for a bit. I liked the premise, I liked the characters (although I did find Sabrina and Adrienne kinda hard to distinguish, I felt like they could have been more fleshed out) and, for the most part, I liked the execution. 

This feels more like a novella than a full length book and I feel like maybe if it were more punchy then I would have liked it more. It's well written, it's a very interesting premise just maybe not as fully realized as I would have liked.