katietotallybooked's Reviews (785)

Enjoyable and refreshing. Anyone who is a book lover will relate to these comics.

I'm not totally an introvert but I still enjoyed this graphic novel. It's a refreshing read and something great to pick up and read in an afternoon.

I generally enjoy Katherine Center's writing style which is why I will continue to read her books. But this one was not the greatest in my opinion.

First off, I LOVED THE PREMISE. As a librarian and a former teacher, I was so excited for the school setting and the teacher-librarian/principal characters. But Sam annoyed me. A lot. I didn't like her character. The way she talked about her crush on Donovan and then all of her thoughts/feelings when he came back into her life, I just felt it was very high school. I did consider DNF'ing at one point because I felt so frustrated with her, but I kept going just because of Duncan and the overall setting.

What do I wish for? I wish I had enjoyed this book more. The setting and the supporting characters saved it for me. And I did appreciate the representation of Epilepsy, although I have no idea how accurate it was having no personal experience or basis with that myself.

I really enjoyed Two Truths and a Lie. It is my second Meg Mitchell Moore book after enjoying The Imperfects last summer and I am going to keep reading more. I loved the writing style.

I love a good beach-town setting and Newburyport sounds like a wonderful place to live and spend a summer.

This book is written with very short chapters, which I love for two reasons: One it gives you more places to stop when you have to read in spurts. Two, you also read more because you see how short the next chapter is and it propels you to keep reading!

This book had an intriguing mystery element to it too and I am really loving that in books. I don't often need a fully-defined thriller but give me a mysterious person or situation and I am here for it! Give me some secrets, all the secrets!

I enjoyed all the female characters, especially Alexa. She's such a dynamic eighteen year old. The MomSquad was entertaining. This had mother-daughter relationships, female friendships, suburbs and secrets. It was wonderful!

An excellent YA contemporary about the everyday experiences of young black men in the 21st century. I would compare this book to The Hate U Give in terms of themes. It deals with issues of race and black vs. white. Since Justyce is a student at a prodominantly white prep/boarding school, his white friends don't see him as black. In fact, they struggle to see colour at all. There are a variety of relationships portrayed in this novel too.

Justyce writes letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help him process his experiences. I think it is wonderful to demonstrate how the process of writing and journaling can be a way for teenage boys to work through their feelings.

This book is well-written and to the point. At just over 200 pages, the author doesn't waste time bringing critical issues to light. This is my first book by Nic Stone and I look forward to reading Dear Justyce next.