emilymahar's Reviews (483)

There is not much that I can say about this book. You really have to read it to get the whole meaning and message of the story. The Help wasn't just a story about the awful racism in the 1960s, but about the friendships and bonds that the people of all colors made with each other. The help was all a family, and then there were few, like Miss Skeeter, who was family with them too. Miss Skeeter's character really took a turn for the better when she decided to right the book about the maids. She began to see that the life she was living with Miss Hilly and Miss Leefolt wasn't what she was meant to be, and that touched me. You could tell that she really cared about them and wanted to help better their lives. She took a great risk writing the book, but she was willing to take it which showed something big about her character. Overall, this was one of the best books that I've read this year, and even though it doesn't fit in the YA category, I think that everyone should read it. I give it 5 stars!

I definitely liked this book a lot. Just not as much as I enjoyed reading the first book in this series. I felt like there was something missing during this one. That part that was missing I feel like was the lack of romance between Clary and Jace. They are one of my favorite YA couples and I couldn’t help but be sad when I was reading this and there wasn’t much romance at all between them.

Other than that one small thing, I think that book 2 was a great continuation to the series still with lots of action and adventure!

Untraceable by S.R. Johannes was a great mystery that I couldn't put down. I can't wait for the next book in the series!

Wow, what an incredible story. This is my first time reading Ruta Sepetys, and I am blown away. Her storytelling is beautiful and heartbreaking.

I really enjoyed this book and it was a super quick read! It kept my interest but I still had some problems with the ease of resolution to some major events. The ending felt more like an epilogue than a final chapter, but I'm still very excited to see what the second installment brings!

I went into this looking for an intense mystery/thriller, but what I got was so much more. This is an incredible story.

Thanks to the publisher for sending me an ARC for review!

A book about books and the people that love them? Um, yes please.

I hadn't heard about this one until it arrived in my mailbox, but let me tell you, I'm so so thrilled that it did. From the moment I saw the cover, then read the description, I'd been itching to pick it up and devour it. And devour it, I did! I whizzed through this in one sitting, enjoying every page.

I loved how we got to read from not only Rachel and Henry's points of view, but also from snippets of conversations happing in letters from the Letter Library. The Letter Library itself is a novelty that I fell in love with altogether. The idea of people writing to others through the pages of their favorite books is so romantic.

What I loved so much were the many different stories that were intertwining. There was Rachel and Henry's individual lives and struggles, their relationship with each other, but also Henry's parents' relationship, Rachel's brother who passed away, and Henry's sister. All happening with the backdrop of the bookshop. The puzzle pieces of each story slowly fall together, and into place.

Cath Crowley's writing is beautiful, as is the story she's crafted. This is a must-read for book-lovers!