Adorable story and great illustrations. I never heard of it until this retelling. I imagine this will be a favorite for my son when he gets older :)

Unfortunately, not as compelling as Wintergirls was for me. Similar style, but just can't get into it. 

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson is a harrowing novel following the damaged psyche of Lia, a teenaged girl that suffers from anorexia and depression. Lia's recovery is derailed when she finds that her former best friend, Cassie, died alone in a hotel room. The self inflicted pain, judgement, and blame is hard to read, but serves as a chilling reminder that this is what some people go through. This is reality. Wintergirls felt like a prequel of sorts to To The Bone. I really enjoyed the body horror elements, and the cryptic, poetic writing style that Anderson utilizes. The story pierces you even more, that way. 

After starting Only If You're Lucky, I had to go back and change my rating for A Flicker in the Dark to 5 stars instead of the original 4.75. Stacy Willingham is certainly my new favorite mystery author. Another riveting novel by Willingham, with a perfect unravelling of the mystery. 

Cute, can't wait until my son is old enough to obsess with these kinds of books!

Reading Black Buck was a brilliant way to start off the new year. Even in ever progressive 2025, components of this novel still give a new and true perspective, especially about white dominated fields like business/sakes. Black Buck was equally sardonic and witty, with raw emotion in just the right moments. The only downside was by page 320, I was waiting for the wrap up and still had about 60 pages to go. Highly recommend adding this to your reading list this year!

Beautiful illustrations, but I did mistake this for being more of a children's enjoyment book than an educational one.

Just wasn't my style