I feel like reading the books. I realized that Temperance " Bones " Brennan is in more danger than she could have died in the TV show. I feel like they’re happening more often and are more aggressive in the book. I also love how the character development continues to happen between and Ryan.

TW: death of a child 

This book… I met a loss of words of how I I am to describe what I just read. The twist and turns you suddenly see until they’re in your face. This is a story about how a disease that plagued a child and how the disease altered the adults in that child life actions.

The only thing that I didn't like was the pace in the first 20% of the book, but the payout was worth it! This is the story of a young girl who is trying to figure out who she is after something terrible happens to her father. She enlists her auntie Squeaker and best friend Debbie to help her figure out what happened to her mother, who disappeared when she was 2 weeks old. She is left with trying to figure out what happened to her mother and talk to people who her mother knew without the help of her father. 

She runs into so many brick walls until she uncovers that the secret to her mother's disappearance may be related to something that has been plaguing Indigenous women since 1492. Not only is the MC able to learn about her own heritage, but she also learns that insidious people are not just strangers on the internet; they could be someone close to you! 

The women on this island are probably some of the most resilient and strong people I have ever met via fiction. However, even though this book is fictional, it has real life implications is an issue that has been happening I remember one time I saw this TikTok of this woman who said that women are the only species in the world that make with their predators. There’s just something that I can't ever forget about that.

Often, when I read books about grief, I have to remind myself to focus on the message and disregard the messenger. What I mean by that is that in this book, the author provided several suggestions on how to cope with different aspects of grief. One of those instances was to reflect on a time when you felt free, such as looking at pictures from when you were a toddler. Unfortunately, I lost everything that I lost everything that I owned (via Hurricane Katrina), including pictures of me before the age of 15. 

So, while reading that part of the book, I had to remind myself to look at pictures when I felt joyous to get through the text. I appreciate how the author discussed complicated grief, particularly when it involves a parent. I wrote down so many things that I want to constantly remind myself of my grief. I love how the author said that your grief will take the time it needs. Often, I feel like I need to quickly get over the death of my mother. This book reminded me that I don’t do that.

This book is so good. I love how books from an authors experience and spreads awareness of how real estate is predatory in America when it comes to land and property owned by Blacl and Brown people in this country. 

This book had so many dichotomies that it’s forced the reader to think about race, position, and family in ways that we often don’t get a chance to explore. 

I actually enjoyed this book. Unlikely friendship. 

In this one we are learning why these kids are called the virals. Their pursuit for justice while making adolescent mistakes that either saved their lives or put them in the line of danger. 

I loveeed this! The almost drowning scene at the beginning pissed me off with male character. Other than that I loved this book.