I was enjoying this.  I think it was just the time in my life that I was reading it.  I stepped away and my galley expired.  Will I give this another try.  Absolutely.  I liked it.  It was building into a sweet romance and I want to know how it ends. 

 

The artist for the cover of this book did an amazing job.  That was the entire reason I wanted to read/listen to it.  RJ’s story just didn’t hold my attention.  He lives in a town full of gangs and violence and he has tried to stay out of it.  But he couldn’t.  The beginning was just too slow.  It felt that the story was going nowhere.  I DNFed at 18% and have no desire to try to read the print version. 

 The nephews choose this one for a car ride.  They opinion is that the movies are better.  This was too much build up for their minds.  Now this story was written for adults and not kids/teens, but we had high hopes.  I think they will like this better with a bit of age and life experience.  For no it was just too much.  DNFed at 10% 

 A fun quick graphic novel that is easy to read.  A sure bet even for reluctant readers. 

 

This book reminds me of summer camp.  Once upon a time I was a “poor” person working in a “rich kids” summer camp where it felt hard to fit in.  Goldie has been going to this camp all her life as her parents work there so she doesn’t have to pay.  And Goldie’s best friends are not from home or school, but from camp.  They live completely different lives, which means when things get tough for Goldie, she keeps mum and just hopes for her friends to be there come summer.  Goldie got in a bit of trouble, that leads to her not graduating and being the town pariah.  She wants to keep that completely away from Ava and Imogen, however, when her ex-boyfriend ends up dead in the camp lake, secrets can not longer remain hidden.  I really enjoyed this book, not just for the murder mystery, but the trip to the conclusion.  Much of this book was predictable, but the nostalgia was so great I had to keep turning the pages.  I was right back at camp with the kids, and the townies, and the foreign counselors trying to stay together.  My only complaint about this book is the blood on the cover.  It was not need and does not match the murder, but it was good enough inducement to get me to buy and read this story, so I guess it worked.  I just hate when books do not match their stories. 

 

This is a sequel to the Spindle Splintered and it is just as fantastic as the first book. In the second book we are still rolling through various multiverses of sleeping beauty with our main character Zinna. She has tried to get into other fairy tales but no such luck.  When at the wedding of her friends, she looks into a mirror while holding the shard, and se finally travels to a new tale. She lands in front of the Evil Queen from Snow white.  The Evil Queen has Zinna’s book of fairy tales.  She knows what happens at the end of her tale and she demands Zinna’s help to find a new multiverse where she can have a different outcome.  Along the way a mirror is broken and must be mended, but so do the hearts of characters, and the actions that go with those hearts.  I loved this book beginning to end.  It feels like an end. There is no need of a 3rd book, but if one comes along, I will read it too. 

 

When I read volume one of this graphic novel series I was blown away. I absolutely fell in love with the story of a girl finding her way through the foster system. That girl was Paloma and she does make an appearance in volume two, but this time the reader follows Celeste. Celeste lives in a dark world. She is constantly being in harassed in person and online. The group of misfit girls are not going to let her be alone. They are going to help find who’s harassing her and make it stop! This book looks at not only a tight friendship group, but things in families that are sometimes complicated. I still really love this series and can’t wait to see the next book. I’m really interested to read Apple‘s book, because she’s got some interesting hang-ups on relationships.  I can’t wait to see what book 3 will be about. 

 

I understand the need for this story. Masking has declined and there will come a time when it needs to heat up again. I like the artwork; it’s bright, it’s colorful, and grabs your attention. The book rhymes but because of the way the stanzas are written on the pages it doesn’t facilitate those rhymes very well. Some of the rhymes are spot on, some are harsh, but overall it’s not too bad it just needs an adjustment and text layout. 

 

This is an almost wordless graphic novel. The words that exist or more cat sounds than anything else. And if you love cats you will recognize every single one of these comic strips. That’s what this book is, each different page is an experience of having cats; some fun, some frustrating. Altogether a great read for any age. 

 

This is an interesting book. The graphics in this book are amazing. They are each masterful works a fantasy art with a fawn (mythical creature) and a unicorn. There are the thoughts on the importance of unicorns and how it flows with life. It’s more of a journey of philosophy in the land of unicorns then it is a story. And while I’ve read it once I wouldn’t read it again. But I would hang every single piece of art on my wall permanently