shereadytoread's Reviews (806)

I never expected a novelization of a TV show to be a masterpiece, but this was meh at best. If you are a fan of the show, you'll probably enjoy it enough. It is true to the characters on the show. If you aren't, don't bother. 95% of the book is a build up to a very quick and unbelievable ending that attempted to tie up all the random convoluted plot lines.

This is a pretty short read so the research itself is very condensed. It expands on 3 main topics: why women live longer and recover from illness more, how women choose mates/sex, and their behavior as they age. I think it could have been a bit more expansive but it was a nice summary of some research.

This was a great collection of comic strips and a few that were a continued story. There are so many characters and situations that are relatable but still very odd.

This was a pretty good sequel. A few of the characters from the previous book with new additions. The book makes use of double twists after you think you've figured it out, but there isn't enough time between them to make a really good impact. It's a solid read, but some things make it a little unbelievable like mass texts to every student with no one outside of the student body being aware (or how they even got the number of every single student in school). I enjoyed it overall but there was a little more "filler" than the previous book of things that had little to nothing to do with the storyline.

The plot of this book was all over the place and there were some very ... unusual things that were glossed over and never explained or elaborated upon. By the time the big reveal happens which is maybe 45 pages from the end, it doesn't land at all. The characters are for the most part, not very likeable and you aren't rooting for anyone to come out of this. The book spends a ton of time harping on the attachment between the main character and her child which does come into play at the very end but was pretty unnecessary.

It has great exercises but the DNA-V approach seems a little difficult for some adolescents. It requires a lot of immediate expression and introspection for most of the examples and exercises. I feel like I would use this more with adults and a more traditional ACT approach with adolescents.

There is no organization to the book. The thousands of tips, quotes and short meditations are in no order and not even numbered, just listed one after another on each page. There is no grouping, sections or chapters, just 400+ pages of short writings. Will probably toss or give away since it cannot be used in any organized way.

Good story. It leaned into the sci-fi and fantasy themes without taking away from the "real world" setting. One issue was that some of the dilogue seemed wrong for the time period, area and background of the characters. Very different from the show (if you watch it) with just the general outline of each story taking place.