Standard thriller with stereotypical female roles.

Makes me miss smith crew. I know they are different sports. The camaraderie is the same.

I'll admit that I am not into the Peter Pan story at all. However, this is probably my favorite version of this tale, using it as a method of working through grief. Additionally, the color work in this book is stunning.

I put off reading this one for a little while, not sure why. But I loved it. I thought it was an excellent view of how friendship changes when middle school hits, and how we can mature over time.

I swear I have read this before but it didn't show up on my Goodreads. Cute and typical Stephanie Plum.

Loved this one so so much. I read it all in one sitting. I especially loved this look at a Muslim teen's world, where religion is taken seriously but isn't necessarily a struggle, but a part of life. There is sexual assault, and it shows the way it creeps into the rest of our lives, even if we don't realize it is going there. So good.

I liked it a lot, although I'm not sure I would have picked it for my best book of the year. Certainly there is some masterful stuff going on here. Joaquin, Grace, and Maya all are distinct voices with different problems, and each is easy to root for. The secondary characters are well-fleshed out. I turned the pages quickly. It tackles so many issues--adoption, divorce, foster care, teen pregnancy, alcoholic parents, bullying (and I'm sure I forgot some.) I don't know. It just didn't make me feel the same way that other books I've read this year have. Still, it's worth having in your collection, just for the way the three main characters interact alone.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy.

This book wasn't bad, it just wasn't great. And the ending came suddenly to me. I was ready to keep going, felt like I had finally gotten into it, and it ended. I did like how it played on prickly children. They are a favorite of mine.

I liked it. Made me think about how i express affection, how I like it expressed, and how my partner might want me to do so. I think it's a good reminder for close relationships.

I enjoyed this one. I felt like I learned a lot about one Haitian immigrant experience, and how a family might survive coming to this country. For me, I just didn't feel as connected to Fabiola as I have to other protagonists in books I've read lately. I also didn't quite get the ending. I did really enjoy the way Zoboi described things, and I felt like I could picture them clearly in my mind.