This book is pretty big but it's definitely worth the read! I never got bored or felt like I was struggling to get to the next part, it's actually pretty fast paced. The ending jumped around quite a bit but everything made sense and the author did a good job of keeping the reader from getting lost. It was so fun to see how Cristo got his revenge and made powerful bonds with other people along the way. Cristo also had a good amount of self reflection when he might have gone too far. Adventurous, accessible, and some parts even made me laugh out loud! I especially loved Mademoiselle Eugenie, who values her independence and wants to pursue her dreams of being a musician. There are a few aspects of the book that haven't aged well, like Cristo owning slaves and his relationship with Haidee is kind of weird. The length might be intimidating but I would highly recommend giving this book a try!!

This collection was a great mix of poems that made me laugh and poems that made me stop and think. I really liked the poems that referenced nature and old nursery rhymes. Most of the poems felt lighthearted but there were some darker ones that really pack a punch. I might have to pick this one up to add to my collection!

I wanted to finish this book so so bad. I wanted to be a space girlie. I enjoyed reading this book, the humor was engaging, the information was interesting and communicated in an accessible way, and these people have done a lot of research so they know what they're talking about. I just hit a wall personally and could not get my motivation to read this book back. If the title intrigues you, I would highly recommend picking this book up. I'm sorry Weinersmiths, it's not you, it's me.

Soooo glad I listened to the audiobook! Davis's story is heartbreaking and triumphant and difficult to listen to sometimes. The bond she has with her sisters is so lovely. It was so cool to listen to her talk about the beginning of her acting career and how acting made her feel while she was on stage and her struggles as a young, broke artist. Hearing her talk about the lack of deep roles for people of color and how your skin has to be a certain color to get certain roles was truly eye opening. It's just not something I think about that often. Her father was incredibly abusive during her childhood

but I'm so glad he changed and became a better man later on in his life.

I loved Davis talking about dating her husband and how protective he is, it was incredibly sweet. You definitely have to check this one out!

I loved seeing little insights into his life and his story. It made me take more notice of little delights in my life. Reading this book made me feel calmer and it made me laugh. You can tell he's a poet because he talks about nature a lot.

A great book about not wanting to mess up a box of brand new crayons. This book is also about sisterly love, forgiveness, and sharing. I loved the illustrations and how they looked like they had been drawn with crayon.

I really enjoyed the characters in this book and how the side characters had depth. I loved Jack and Andrews family and how welcoming they were to Ellie. The characters were very diverse in their gender and sexuality. I liked how we jumped timelines from winter 2022, where Ellie is engaged to Andrew so he can get his inheritance and give her money, and winter 2021 where Ellie spends Christmas Eve falling in love with Jack, who is Andrew’s sister. Some great character development and interesting conversations about failure. I really wish we could have seen Ellie’s art. The flashbacks are supposed to be the comics that Ellie writes about her day with Jack but it’s only text. It would have been cool if the author had partnered with an illustrator to make them comics but whatever. I feel like there were moments where Ellie was being told how she felt which I wasn’t a fan of.

I’ll admit I didn’t really understand the hype when I started reading but I ended up absolutely loving this book!! Ari is such a unique character, very sex positive and very much not wanting to be in a relationship. Josh is an absolute hopeless romantic. We learn this about the two of them in the first chapter and they go through most of the book with those outlooks on relationships. They aren’t the most lovable character in those first few chapters but you grow to love them as the book goes on. The loneliness that each of them feels is relatable and the fear of rejection is so real. The humor and banter in this book is so good. The open door spicy scene was phenomenal. The character growth was so satisfying, I loved the time jumps and mentions of music that was playing during some scenes and the duo perspectives we get in the same chapter. I also really liked how Ari and Rad interacted as friends and how their relationship was strained at times. I loved it, definitely picking this one up!!

Megan Fox has obviously experienced a lot of trauma and mistreatment and I hope she is feeling safe now. You can tell how angry she is in her poetry. I enjoyed the references she made to Shakespeare and Greek legends and movies. I think my favorite poem was on page 53. But I really wish she had used more poetic and metaphoric language in her poems, more show and less tell. Sometimes I think her titles were better than the poems themselves. Some of them were just one sentence which I didn’t like. 

This was a super fun read! I loved the emotional intelligence of Marjory and Jamie. The kids were cute and sweet and I thought it was realistic that not all of the girls would immediately like her. I loved Lucie, Ian, and Henry, they were so sweet. The magic being like gold glitter and kind of having a personality was a really fun element. I didn’t see the twists at the end coming, they were really good. The first kiss between Marjory and Jamie seemed a little awkward, I had trouble picturing it but their open door spicy scene was fun to read. Highly recommend!!