howlinglibraries's Reviews (1.85k)

4/5 stars. I found it a bit hard to get into at first, but once I really became invested in the story, I enjoyed it. I felt like a lot of ends were left loose, though, but I still gave it the rating that I did because the writing was beautiful, fluid poetry, and I was impressed that Makine managed to get so much of a story into only 109 pages.

I really enjoyed Divergent, but was disappointed with the rest of the original trilogy. I loved Four's character, though, and had been meaning to read this for ages, so I finally picked it up. Maybe part of my rating is due to the fact that I read this years after reading Divergent, but I was incredibly disappointed. It felt very forced to me, and I found myself skimming passages frequently. Something about the way Roth wrote Tobias's character felt unfamiliar and nothing like the Four that I had known and loved during the trilogy. I really regretted purchasing this one, honestly.

This book is a compilation of three separate short stories that are all interlaced with one another, and with John Green's name on the cover, I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. I hadn't read anything by the other two authors, but John is hit and miss, for me.

The first story was my favorite. The narrator was lovable and the plot was cute. The second story (John's) was a little meh, but the romance was cute enough to enjoy. The third story, I barely finished. The narrator was horrible and obnoxious, there is some ridiculous misinformation about pet pigs, and the ending was disappointing and involved serious butchering of the characters from the first two. If I based the rating just on the third story, this would be 1/5 stars instead of 2/5.

love graphic novel retellings of classics, so I had to grab this from the library. That said, I hadn't read the book in so many years (at least 12), I had forgotten how boring it is and how awful some of the characters are! I feel like this is such an #unpopularopinion, but I can't help it.

I'll be honest and say that I'm picky about my burgers and don't think most of these recipes are my forte, BUT... 5 stars for hilarious puns and illustrations, as well as creativity.

My first reading of any EAP writing in years, but it never loses its luster.

This was a pretty mediocre overview without actually teaching much of anything. I feel like it was the book version of a Pinterest board with craft ideas.