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Guess I have an extra format to collect Fangirl in now

Fangirl: the manga, vol 1 by Rainbow Rowell and Sam Maggs

December 30, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Cath Avery thought she’d be sharing a room with her twin sister Wren when they went to college (isn’t that the benefit of having a twin?), but her sister has cut her hair into a cute pixie cut and is looking forward to reinventing herself at college. She’s already friends with her roommate and can’t wait to move away from home and their anxious father. Cath, on the other hand, is deeply outside of her comfort zone. Online, she’s an undisputed queen, an incredibly prolific […]

The reviews I forgot to post, part 4!

Here Comes the Night by Rob Jones

December 30, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This picture book features a young black boy and the dreams he has at night. There are a variety of scenes to show how varied the mind of a child can be. The words on each page are mostly in rhyme, but sometimes it feels like the language is a bit forced sometimes. There are other word choices that would flow better and would probably be easier to understand. And sometimes the words are just… off. The most notable thing about the book is […]

The reviews I forgot to post, part 3!

The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers

December 30, 2020 by crystalclear 1 Comment

I love Oliver Jeffers as an author. I was excited to read this new picture book. But man, this is DARK! Fausto is a man who sets off to prove that he is the boss and that everything belongs to him. He conquers a flower, and a sheep, and a tree. But that is not enough. He goes after a field, and a lake, and a mountain, and they all eventually give in. But the sea, the sea is a different matter. The sea […]

The reviews I forgot to post, part 2!

Unplugged and Unpopular by Mat Heagerty, Tintin Pantoja, and Mika Amante

December 30, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

I heard about this book at Comic Con (or Book Con, I can’t remember.) It’s the story of a middle school girl, Erin Song, who loses her technology privileges and can suddenly see aliens! Erin is not the most popular kid in school, so when the popular girl in her class asks her to help her cheat on a quiz, Erin agrees. But then she gets caught, and her parents take away all of her screen time – phone, laptop, tablet, tv, and video games. […]

The reviews I forgot to post, part 1!

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

December 30, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Somehow I ended up reading three dystopian novels in a row. Maybe not the best choice during an actual pandemic. Wilder Girls is set in an all-girls boarding school on an isolated island off the coast of Maine. About a year and a half before the novel starts, something… happened. A sort of disease that was probably already present on the island suddenly made an evolutionary jump from two species (an iris and a crab) to everything else, including people. The disease, which they call […]

Two books I had not intended on reviewing together

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly

December 30, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

The Belles By Dhonielle Clayton In this world, most people are born unattractive – they have grey skin, red eyes, and straw-like hair. There are a few who are not so, and who look like what we think of as regular people. These people are called Belles, and they have the power, somehow, of making other people “beautiful.” They can change someone’s skin color, eye color, hair color and texture and length, and even change bone structure and muscle. But these changes are like […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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