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John Green’s essays about humanity are beautifully crafted with many moments that I wanted to underline as I listened to him read. In my physical copy I will be revisiting the essays and expressions that I’ve found to be “tiny lifeboats” for where I’m at after the pandemic. 

I give The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars. 

I thoroughly enjoyed Daughter of the Moon Goddess, but I did not enjoy the second book as much. I found it difficult to get into and the plot a bit frustrating - it seemed predictable and a bit slow and the love triangle less intriguing than previously. That being said, I do still love and highly recommend the duology. The writing is beautiful and descriptive, and the celestial kingdom is imaginative - I would love to explore it with Xingyin. I just would have preferred the first as a standalone. 

Christmas by the Book is a lovely holiday story about the power and importance of community. Highly recommend. 

I wasn’t really drawn into the story. I don’t tend to like infidelity trope so that didn’t help but it’s just not the right fit for me at this time. I love Kristin Hannah though, so this is just an anomaly. 

This was a fun holiday read about a chance meeting and budding romance. 

Honestly, I was bored. It started out well, but then it was dragging. I thought I might skim until I was more invested but now I don’t know why I’m doing that. I know a lot of people loved it but it wasn’t for me. 

Romance+cats+Christmas = a feel good, purrfectly delightful holiday read.

Amari Peters is may have immediately become one of my favourite fictional characters. Amari and The Night Brothers is a fantastic middle grade novel with a ton of magic intertwined with important lessons and truth. Honestly, I don’t have the words, but I  recommend this read to anyone who loves fantasy. If you’ve got a middle grader in your life, gift this book to them asap. 

A fantastic pick for readers of all ages who have read and loved Legendborn or the Chronicles of Narnia.