toreadistovoyage's Reviews (1.58k)

I feel like this had a good concept but needed better execution. The pacing felt especially off. My son enjoyed this one, especially trying to solve the “mystery”.

This collection was about displacement, grief, nostalgia, and loss (TW: miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies, among others). Many of the poems worked for me. I listened to the audiobook, which was read by the author. I love hearing poetry read by the author, but I feel as though this would be better read in book form. There seemed to be some creativity with form that doesn’t translate as well read aloud.

What a beautiful, gut-wrenching, heart-breaking book. This should be required reading. 

I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. I reread this as it was on my curriculum this year (thank a move to 10th grade for that). This was much more dramatic than I remember. The first three acts are so good. The last two are okay.

I would never have picked this book up if it hadn't been recommended by a friend for a reading challenge.

This book was so good! And completely mismarketed. This is sci-fi, sure. And the characters are 17 and there is some romance.  BUT....I don't know that I would call this YA. And I wouldn't call it a romance.  

This book had a few twists that I did NOT see coming. It was unlike anything I have read. And the audiobook was so well done. 

I wish there was more about the pyramid in this book and less about Geronimo Stilton’s grandfather. My son enjoyed this - apparently he loves jokes about cheese.

This was a thoughtful collection of essays written during the global COVID lockdown. The essays were about lockdown, but they were also not about lockdown. Interesting concept, but I was left wanting. 

This is a wild book. It’s really unlike anything I have ever read. This book is about Miami, obsession, Scarface, Pitbull, relationships, iguanas, murder, loyalty, immigration, and orcas - not necessarily in that order but also not in that order. This story is layered and richly told. A truly unique experience. 

A solid campus mystery. Smart main character. Interesting backstory. I have a few issues with pacing, but they didn’t make it any less readable. 

Engaging storyline, boring characters. Read this with my son; he liked the monster but didn’t seem too into the rest of the book.