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Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: middle grade that takes place not in the US or UK, author has written more than 20 books, gold in the title, 3-word title
THIS BOOK WAS BORING. I could NOT figure out what the purpose of this book was, it felt like it was ambling towards a larger point that I either missed or it just didn't happen. I didn't find the mystery very "mysterious" and was more confused by the ending if anything. It was a short read, and fulfilled the prompt but not one I would recommend.
THIS BOOK WAS BORING. I could NOT figure out what the purpose of this book was, it felt like it was ambling towards a larger point that I either missed or it just didn't happen. I didn't find the mystery very "mysterious" and was more confused by the ending if anything. It was a short read, and fulfilled the prompt but not one I would recommend.
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Natural Disaster, Doorstopper by a woman published post 1950
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: Women in STEM, about an unknown subject, by or about a journalist, more than 20 letters in the full title.
HOLY CRAP. How have more people not read this? It’s about a hospital that was basically left to fend for itself during Hurricane Katrina and the decisions the doctors made (including to give patients lethal doses of morphine and versed when they didn’t think they could be rescued). I didn’t want to stop reading! The epilogue is 100% a pandemic trigger but it was SO GOOD. I highly recommend!
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: Women in STEM, about an unknown subject, by or about a journalist, more than 20 letters in the full title.
HOLY CRAP. How have more people not read this? It’s about a hospital that was basically left to fend for itself during Hurricane Katrina and the decisions the doctors made (including to give patients lethal doses of morphine and versed when they didn’t think they could be rescued). I didn’t want to stop reading! The epilogue is 100% a pandemic trigger but it was SO GOOD. I highly recommend!
This book was mentioned on Episode 1 of Checking Out. Listen here!
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Doorstopper by a woman published post 1950
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: AI Character, book with a map, woman in STEM.
This review was originally posted on Rachel Reading. If you're interested in more reviews like this, check it out!
Oh. My. Word. I don't know what I expected. But I didn't expect this. And it's so dang good. I didn't realize how much I love books that take place in space, but that aren't really about aliens or are super hardcore scifi? Maybe you'd consider this scifi, who knows, but honestly, I LOVED THIS BOOK and I'm now on a mission to read anything and everything Amie Kaufman writes.
Kady starts a normal day at school after breaking up with her boyfriend, until the planet that she lives on gets attacked, and all the survivors must flee to a fleet of ships. The whole story is told like a dossier, through emails and chat logs, interviews, memos which makes the book fly. The twist in this book is that AIDAN, the AI has gone haywire, and AIDAN is what controls all these ships.
I can't say enough amazing things about this book, and I don't want to give too much away. I went into this book totally blind, hearing amazing things and I fell in love with it. I devoured it in a day, and then immediately got the second one. I now have preordered Obsidio, the third one, because I just cannot get enough. If you like space, and space wars (think Star Wars) you will absolutely love this. There are twists, and they're unexpected and absolutely keep you guessing. if you can get this in a hard copy, do that.
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Doorstopper by a woman published post 1950
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: AI Character, book with a map, woman in STEM.
This review was originally posted on Rachel Reading. If you're interested in more reviews like this, check it out!
Oh. My. Word. I don't know what I expected. But I didn't expect this. And it's so dang good. I didn't realize how much I love books that take place in space, but that aren't really about aliens or are super hardcore scifi? Maybe you'd consider this scifi, who knows, but honestly, I LOVED THIS BOOK and I'm now on a mission to read anything and everything Amie Kaufman writes.
Kady starts a normal day at school after breaking up with her boyfriend, until the planet that she lives on gets attacked, and all the survivors must flee to a fleet of ships. The whole story is told like a dossier, through emails and chat logs, interviews, memos which makes the book fly. The twist in this book is that AIDAN, the AI has gone haywire, and AIDAN is what controls all these ships.
I can't say enough amazing things about this book, and I don't want to give too much away. I went into this book totally blind, hearing amazing things and I fell in love with it. I devoured it in a day, and then immediately got the second one. I now have preordered Obsidio, the third one, because I just cannot get enough. If you like space, and space wars (think Star Wars) you will absolutely love this. There are twists, and they're unexpected and absolutely keep you guessing. if you can get this in a hard copy, do that.
This book was mentioned on Episode 2 of Checking Out. Listen here!
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Mystery where a victim isn't a woman
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: Written more than 20 books, same title as another piece of media but different topic, made-up language.
Speaking of Amie Kaufman! I really enjoy her work with Meagan Spooner and this was no exception. It felt a little bit slow in the beginning, but in classic Kaufman fashion the end left me SCREAMING for more. Yes it's space, but also Indiana Jones kinda too? It's done really well, and that ending tho. I'm ready for book 2.
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Mystery where a victim isn't a woman
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: Written more than 20 books, same title as another piece of media but different topic, made-up language.
Speaking of Amie Kaufman! I really enjoy her work with Meagan Spooner and this was no exception. It felt a little bit slow in the beginning, but in classic Kaufman fashion the end left me SCREAMING for more. Yes it's space, but also Indiana Jones kinda too? It's done really well, and that ending tho. I'm ready for book 2.
This book was mentioned on Episode 1 of Checking Out. Listen here!
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: title caught attention, 3 word title, pink cover, recommended by a podcast.
I actually really enjoyed this very short book. It had a lot of good reminders about how to give yourself grace when you struggle with being a perfectionist (like I am!). It's not some definitive tome about how to overcome it, but it's equal parts Ley's personal experiences, and ways that you can help embrace simplicity and joy.
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: title caught attention, 3 word title, pink cover, recommended by a podcast.
I actually really enjoyed this very short book. It had a lot of good reminders about how to give yourself grace when you struggle with being a perfectionist (like I am!). It's not some definitive tome about how to overcome it, but it's equal parts Ley's personal experiences, and ways that you can help embrace simplicity and joy.
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Memoir from a different religious tradition
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: By a woman of color, involving social media, author in 20s, main character in 20s, recommended by a podcast
I really enjoyed this short book in which Amani talks about her experience starting a forum on the internet for contemporary Muslim women to discuss their lives and their faiths. So often faiths are dominanted by more conservative male voices, and Amani created a place for people who don't necessarily fit that, find a place to not be alone! It was a short read, but a delight.
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: By a woman of color, involving social media, author in 20s, main character in 20s, recommended by a podcast
I really enjoyed this short book in which Amani talks about her experience starting a forum on the internet for contemporary Muslim women to discuss their lives and their faiths. So often faiths are dominanted by more conservative male voices, and Amani created a place for people who don't necessarily fit that, find a place to not be alone! It was a short read, but a delight.
This book was mentioned on the following episodes of Checking Out:
Episode 1 - Listen here.
Episode 2 - Listen here.
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: Pink cover, same title as another media but different topic
This book was really cute and just what I needed to break up all the insane adult and darker books I've been reading this year. I am a sucker for cute teen romance, and especially ones about royals. Going to be honest and say that the characters are forgettable, but not in a bad way, just in a way that this was exactly what I needed in the moment, but not profoundly life changing.
Episode 1 - Listen here.
Episode 2 - Listen here.
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: Pink cover, same title as another media but different topic
This book was really cute and just what I needed to break up all the insane adult and darker books I've been reading this year. I am a sucker for cute teen romance, and especially ones about royals. Going to be honest and say that the characters are forgettable, but not in a bad way, just in a way that this was exactly what I needed in the moment, but not profoundly life changing.
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: By a woman of color, 4 star rating on GoodReads
I loved this ownvoices chapter book written by a Pakistani American woman about Yasmin, who is also Pakistani American! Meet Yasmin contains the first 4 chapter books in the Yasmin series where we see all the different things Yasmin wants to be when she grows up. I love seeing all the creativity and diversity in the pictures, and just found this story heartwarming!
I loved this ownvoices chapter book written by a Pakistani American woman about Yasmin, who is also Pakistani American! Meet Yasmin contains the first 4 chapter books in the Yasmin series where we see all the different things Yasmin wants to be when she grows up. I love seeing all the creativity and diversity in the pictures, and just found this story heartwarming!
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: written more than 20 books, more than 20 letters in title, same title as other media but different topic, author with flora or fauna in their name, 4 star rating
This was the first book my therapist recommended I read and wow was it life changing. While I'm not in religious counseling, this book is specific to my faith tradition and hearing the reasons why my faith supports and NEEDS me to make boundaries was really amazing and empowering. I'm currently a little messy at establishing my boundaries, but I'm working on it, and this book helped me set my very first ones with a little confidence.
This was the first book my therapist recommended I read and wow was it life changing. While I'm not in religious counseling, this book is specific to my faith tradition and hearing the reasons why my faith supports and NEEDS me to make boundaries was really amazing and empowering. I'm currently a little messy at establishing my boundaries, but I'm working on it, and this book helped me set my very first ones with a little confidence.
This book was mentioned on Episode 2 of Checking Out. Listen here!
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Vincent & Theo
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: written more than 20 books, more than 20 letters in the title, main character in 20s, set in a city that has hosted the Olympics, published in my birthday month (April), 4-star rating on GoodReads
Ever since I was little, Vincent Van Gogh has been my favorite painter. When I got this audiobook for free through Audiobook Sync I knew I would enjoy reading it. Now that I finally got around to reading it I really did like it! It was long and very detailed, explaining Vincent and Theo's lives in relation to each other, and in a way, that younger readers can understand (think middle & high school). I found it so well done, and still love my favorite painter, possibly even more.
Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Vincent & Theo
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: written more than 20 books, more than 20 letters in the title, main character in 20s, set in a city that has hosted the Olympics, published in my birthday month (April), 4-star rating on GoodReads
Ever since I was little, Vincent Van Gogh has been my favorite painter. When I got this audiobook for free through Audiobook Sync I knew I would enjoy reading it. Now that I finally got around to reading it I really did like it! It was long and very detailed, explaining Vincent and Theo's lives in relation to each other, and in a way, that younger readers can understand (think middle & high school). I found it so well done, and still love my favorite painter, possibly even more.