Rachel and Andy meet by chance in a hospital when they are eight years old. Life cycles them together and apart over the next few years. It's pretty good. I thought the ending was a bit abrupt but happy.

Super cute story

I liked it. I now feel I have an idea of what the series is like and can go on to enjoy the TV show.

I quite enjoyed this one. I can't wait to see where the series goes, and to learn more about Norse mythology from Riordan's perspective.

At times, this is a hard read. As a white Christian feminist in the United States, it is hard to read about life in Ridyah Saudi Arabia, where woman cannot drive and are expected to be covered up whenever they leave the house. Reading this was educational about the way women feel they can rebel and where they can't. Wadjda doesn't fit in at school, constantly trying to earn money. Her parents are fighting, because her father is being pressured to take a second wife. Wadjda finds comfort in music. She grows over the course of the novel but still isn't perfect.

I'm glad there will be a collection of short stories coming out, because I'm not ready to leave this world yet.

There were a few moments where the narrator discovered things that I didn't really follow her process, but overall, this is an excellent fantasy book that isn't dystopian, has mostly nonwhite characters, and I love the setting. An excellent choice.

This is a beautiful story of magical realism. I unintentionally gobbled it up in an evening. I love Luna as a character: full of fire and love for her home and her family in a place that is "cursed." If you drink the water it makes you sick. One day her sister Willow accidentally drinks the water, and Luna sets off to figure out a way to save her. Chapters of Luna's story alternate with a story of sprites getting ready to leave this world for a place that humans have not ruined.

So good! Montgomery's affection for octopuses is contagious. Even I, who was scared of the sting rays at the Mall of America aquarium, wanted to touch one.

I liked this one a lot. It is a beautiful blend of Frankenstein and fairy tales. I enjoyed that the book dealt with issues of atonement, secrets and the cost of blind obedience. Kymera is plucky and a narrator to root for. I'll admit that I wish the ending had been different, although it fits. I am interested in reading book 2, Ravenous, when it comes out.