Too many high tension chapters and new character introductions and not enough original character development.

I forgot how much fun it is to read a choose-your-own-adventure! I had a blast reading through all the different variations (and the cheat sheet from her website is super helpful in tracking which paths you've taken). It's also so much easier to read a book like this on kindle than it was back in the day when I was reading R L Stine choose-your-own-adventure back in elementary school.

Elle herself is a lot of fun as a character, and I love her friends Val and Rachel. This book is legit laugh-out-loud funny in parts. It was a little harder to lean into the romance because, after you've broken up a few dozen times, it's hard to believe in the happy endings. But it sure was fun hunting for them.

Part memoir and part longform essay on systemic and cultural issues with fatness, Gordon shares stories from her own and other fat people's lives to underline the issues we are facing as a society that continues to grow fatter seemingly in lockstep with discrimination against fat people. This is a deeply sad book.

Learning about the biases that fat people face on a daily basis, from insane airline regulations to doctor's disbelief of any issues that aren't related to weight (not to mention the basic indecency of the average rude human) is genuinely, truly horrifying.

Everyone should read this book to confront their own internal biases, and start to pay more attention and make change where we can.

There was only maybe a ghost, but there was quite a lot of grief.

I liked the mystery a lot more in this one because I love getting revelations about someone's haunted past. Rosen does a great job immersing you in the time period, but I want more depth from the characters. I was surprised that the house and its varied cast didn't come in to play here; I like Elsie and Gene and Lee a lot, but I missed the others. It's a very unique series and I'll definitely keep reading.

Self-important boomer tells boring stories about his "back in my day" life.

I remember reading these books as a kid, but I don't remember if I liked them or if I just read them because I owned them.

It's a really interesting view into what life was like for American settlers who wanted to move west and settle where no one else is nearby. Even though it's written from a child's viewpoint, it's surprisingly self-aware and honest, and surprisingly readable. If nothing else, this book will definitely make you grateful for your life! I couldn't imagine just picking some land and having to build everything up from scratch by yourself. I'm barely functioning in Stardew Valley.

Tu doesn't give any groundbreaking advice, but her delivery is excellent. She doesn't shame, she rails against the kind of financial advisors who say skipping avocado toast will make a difference in your financial situation, and while the advice she gives isn't surprising, it is genuinely good advice.