Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno

Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fantastic. 4.5 stars. Would've been 5 stars but (view spoiler)[The mc went on and on and on about classism and how she and others like her were very unfortunate victims of it but ofc there was no mention of people/minorities/poc who had it worse and had to deal with things like the intersectionality of classism and racism. But with a book void of diversity I guess that makes sense.
Also only 5 stars because that ending didn't make sense to me. Everything seemed to keep Overly hinting at the St Ignatius boys killing themselves because of too much being put on their minds and bodies but instead Woolf was murdered as a sort of twist?? idk... (hide spoiler)]

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Escape from the Carnival of Horrors (Give Yourself Goosebumps, #1) by R.L. Stine

Escape from the Carnival of Horrors by R.L. Stine
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Really quick read but just as fun as when I read these type of books as a child. I love Choose-Your-Own-Adventure's so this was of course fun.

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Kristy's Big Day by Gale Galligan

Kristy's Big Day by Gale Galligan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

★★★☆☆½

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Dawn and the Impossible Three by Gale Galligan

Dawn and the Impossible Three by Gale Galligan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've always loved how the BSC series speak about serious issues. Reminds me of my childhood love for this series.

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Claudia and Mean Janine by Raina Telgemeier

Claudia and Mean Janine by Raina Telgemeier
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Really lovely and nostalgic. Made me cry 😭 ❤️

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Mary Anne Saves the Day by Raina Telgemeier

Mary Anne Saves the Day by Raina Telgemeier
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So much had to be cut and was changed from the original story but it just made this one different and interesting again. Loved the introduction of Dawn and ofc so much love for a strong and loud Mary Anne.!

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The Truth About Stacey by Raina Telgemeier

The Truth About Stacey by Raina Telgemeier
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Such a great story. It was fun reading this original book as a kid and I forgot so much of the plot that it was like reading it for the first time. I also love the art style.

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Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1) by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Felt like such a cliffhanger to end like that. Adorable and lovely though.

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A Shot at Normal by Marisa Reichardt

A Shot at Normal by Marisa Reichardt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A really really really fantastic novel about a homeschooled teen who wants to make her own decisions about her body. Super realistic and I love that because of the love for her family, it is hard for her to choose to go against her parents and everything that they've engrained in her.

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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I finally see what all the hype was about.
I loved this book. It was really helpful reading the illustrated version too. Although definitely not needed because Rick describes things so well without going overboard with the world building. Just perfect. Hilarious and heartfelt, I can't wait to read more of Percy's adventures.

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Becoming Brave: How to Think Big, Dream Wildly, and Live Fear-Free by Tracey Mitchell

Becoming Brave: How to Think Big, Dream Wildly, and Live Fear-Free by Tracey Mitchell
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I received a free copy of the book by the book's publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

From saying that people who deal with injustice need to push through it, to saying that people whose life is in shambles need to not go into depression because it'll only "add to their troubles". I'm so done with this book. But the biggest kicker was (of course I should've seen this coming once I saw it was a Christian self-help book but I held out hope it would be good) was her saying she's not a feminist but instead an "ezer". Which means helper in hebrew. Get me out of here ASAP.!

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Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The sequel to The Shining kept me up late at night scared to turn out the lights and scared to sleep because of nightmares that came from the things I read in this book. I have searched high and low for a book that would scare the shit out of me and I finally found it. There have been some other books that have scared me but never to the point of nightmares and refusing to read it if I were going to be home alone for awhile.

Some of my favorite characters from The Shining return and we get so many amazing new characters, both villians and our heroes, and Stephen truly just writes so damn good and rarely ever misses in his books.

My favorite sequel I have ever read. I loved all the slightly funny parts that got me to breathe again. I loved how strong our new Shiner Abra is.
Now onto watching the movie.

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Joe Hill: The Graphic Novel Collection by Joe Hill

Joe Hill: The Graphic Novel Collection by Joe Hill
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow. All together Joe Hill's graphic novel collection was pretty good.! No two stories seemed too much alike and all of them were pretty good in their own way.
The Cape ★★★☆☆½
The Cape: 1969 ★★★☆☆
Thumbprint ★★★★★
Kodiak ★★☆☆☆
Wraith ★★★★★

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Wraith by Joe Hill

Wraith by Joe Hill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wraith is a really good, creepy story with really creepy but amazing illustrations.

I really loved all the time jumps and different povs. Christmas has never been so scary.!

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Kodiak by Joe Hill

Kodiak by Joe Hill
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

A really quick story that wasn't too interesting.

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Thumbprint by Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella

Thumbprint by Joe Hill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A really good story with no hero.

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The Cape: 1969 by Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella

The Cape: 1969 by Joe Hill
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Many plot holes and questions unanswered. Characters not fleshed out. 3 stars is being generous because the story was good without everything that was so bad.

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A Home for Hope! by Margie Blumberg

A Home for Hope! by Margie Blumberg
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved this story about kids getting a dog and about a dog being adopted and finding a home. Cute and cozy.

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Finding Om by Rashmi S. Bismark

Finding Om by Rashmi S. Bismark
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A great way of teaching children about mindfulness, meditation, and mantras. The drawings were too cute.!

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We Laugh Alike / Juntos Nos Reímos: A Story That's Part Spanish, Part English, And A Whole Lot of Fun by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

We Laugh Alike / Juntos Nos Reímos: A Story That's Part Spanish, Part English, And A Whole Lot of Fun by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A fun and cute story for bilingual kids or kids who are learning spanish.! Also promoting kids to play together even if there are differences in things such as language.

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