libscote's Reviews (6.4k)

It's apocalypse meets Anne of Green Gables. A found family of kids and adults lives on an island off the coast of Maine (my guess is that it's a smaller island in Casco Bay, but the location is the right mix of vague and accurate for my pedantic brain) after a virus wipes out most of humanity. Gabe discovers a survivor named Relle and starts to dream of something more being out there.

I think one of the strengths of this book is the first crush feeling that Gabe has. It feels relatable and accurate. I also liked the references to Anne of Green Gables, although if you aren't familiar the book will feel fine. 

Having read mostly YA and adult books lately, I expected the story to go a little darker than it did. It's probably fine for the age group, but I bet some kids will be wondering why it didn't go that dark. 

I read this at a friend's request, because I'm not a huge Sanderson fan in general and especially not a fan of his Kickstarter. It was better than I expected, but still a tome of a book that I found hard to read in bed.

This isn't a book I'd normally read, but my book group selected it so I did. It's really good! It shows the love of Appalachia but also why it's hard to stay there. How the drugs got in, and decimated the valley. Why the schools are the way they are. 

This is a fun heist novel. Charley's mom and her boyfriend are out of town, so her brother Greg is in charge. What starts as a simple trip to a diner turns into a series of mishaps relating to a fancy towed car and an Ursula (a device like an Echo or a Google Home).  If you're looking for something light and fun, this is a good book for you!

What a great mystery and what a bittersweet ending.

I loved how this book exposed me to a lot of contemporary Native American art and new Indigenous heroes to learn about.  The format reminded more of books for adults, so we'll see how it does from an MSBA perspective. 

I like the take on bloodthirsty unicorns. Skandar and his family dream of being involved with unicorns, but no such luck for his older sister, Kenna. Skandar does get to go, however, and there he discovers why--a unique ability feared by others. A unique fantasy for middle grade readers.

I enjoyed this Gamache book more than some of the others. The reasons for the new villagers popping up made sense to me, and Gamache had to make really complicated decisions, which gave his character some depth. There was one decision that I'm not sure how I feel about, but I'll give Penny the benefit of the doubt and see what happens in the next book.

I think this book is about an important topic, but I found it hard to get into, especially once I discovered the endnotes (my least favorite way of annotating books). I think maybe it was a case of "wrong time" for me, more than wrong book. 

Abuses of power happen at all ages.