This woman has been THROUGH IT. Everyone did this poor girl dirty. I enjoyed hearing her talk about how much she loved music and how singing makes her feel. The way her family, her dad especially, made her feel and used her was absolutely disgusting.  Those parts were more challenging to read about and how so was feeling. When she talked about how she was feeling when she shaved her head, it gave me goosebumps. Im so glad she is out of her conservatorship and has her freedom back. Living through what she went through takes so much strength and I don't think many people would have the strength that she does.

This book was really fun to read. There was more gore than I thought there would be but this book was funny and reflective and the poetry was great. I got confused about the point of view for some of them but I was probably just reading it too fast. I can’t wait to read her second book!!

It was really informative and useful to learn about the pre-existing conditions that caused the protests in 2020, such as for profit healthcare, unemployment, and the senseless murder by police of unarmed black people. There were great tips on how to be an active ally rather than a passive one. He also talked about why it's important to call the protests a rebellion rather than a riot. One quote that stuck out to me was "Healing is an industry. Survival is a luxury." He used very accessible language and I think a lot more people should listen to this. Highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this new book in the series!! I loved the change in perspective in the chapters, going from third person to first person. That dog story made me cry of course. I liked that they used the alarm stirrer more in these stories. I can’t wait for the next one!!

Such a fun, quick read! What a lovely unhinged woman.

This was a really fun one to read. I loved Sophia and her sister's relationship and the conversations they had. Lux was such a sweet character, very caring and honest and intelligent. I felt bad for Art but I enjoyed his character development of being more reflective on how he treated his ex. Smith did a lot of research into protests to write about ones that actually happened in this book since Art's aunt was involved in a lot of them which I thought was very cool. I loved the ending with everything coming full circle. I'm not sure what the floating head was a symbol of but it kept me reading in the beginning. I can't wait to read the next one!

A great way to end the Sheets series! We learn how Wendall passed which definitely pulls at the heartstrings. We also have scenes of the kind of kid Wendall was when he was alive and we get some glimpses of him and his parents. Marjorie learns how to balance multiple friendships and have a better relationship with her dad. Such a good series!!

I was afraid I wouldn’t like this book but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! Robin is such a lovable character and it was so great to see him get his found family at Babel and his internal conflict with helping Griffin. The ending was shocking and unexpected but not without hints so it wasn’t completely out of nowhere. The themes of the book were rebellion, colonialism, language, and what defines us. There is a lot of information about translation and language and footnotes and some people might be overwhelmed by that but I enjoyed it. I also liked the little sections we got from Robin’s friends perspectives.

This book was much sadder than I expected it to be. Some themes of the book are war, family, guilt, death, and loyalty. The characters were well fleshed out and we watch them age and mature along side historical events. Readers learn so much about their culture and social norms and what life in their country was like before the Taliban took over. I feel like I should have listened to this as an audiobook so I would know for sure how to pronounce certain words and names. This is a fantastic book and I will be checking out the authors other works!

I’ve loved watching Kaye’s poetry on Youtube so I picked up his book and finally got around to reading it. I saw some of my favorites in there and really enjoyed the poems in the middle section. There are lots of poems about his family. His poems don’t pack a punch so much as they’re a slow burn if that makes sense? Definitely not a bad thing, the emotion just kind of sneaks up on you. I definitely recommend picking this up!!