Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running

I enjoyed the second book in this penitentially related horror/mystery series from Tiffany D Jackson. While I did not catch any crossover from the first story, there may have been some that I missed. In this story, the main character moves to Savannah to stay with close family friends while her dad continues to tour…

I decided to take the biannual challenge of 30 mangas or graphic novels in a month and double it. When have I not had a ridiculous idea? Since that means a whole lot more books read in a short period of time, these reviews will be much more concise. I thought I had a chance…

A local friend, a middle school librarian, hyped this book up at our quarterly meeting. Thus, I went into this read with a higher expectation than I probably should have. I think that the author crafted a historical narrative that would likely engage middle school readers while not boring them with excessive details or length.…

While nowhere near a perfect book, I had a pretty good reading experience and think that kids in the target audience might also enjoy this, especially those who dream of grandeur in sports like one of the main characters. Some of the events in the plot are a bit far-fetched, but this is a middle…

Not pictured below? The 60ish manga and graphic novel volumes that I plan to read during the month to attempt 30 in 30 only make it a double. 26 in 26 Fully Booked Reading Challenge and Reading Rainbow Nonfiction TBR Takedown r/fantasy + Book Box Book Netgalley HRCYED

All the plot threads that made up the majority of this conclusion to the duology needed to be tied up but I think that this story would’ve been better served by a standalone through the elimination of some of the side characters and tangentially related plot events. This book felt rather different in tone than…

It’s difficult to write this review, not because I have mixed feelings about the book or because of the book has both issues in bright spots, but because the reading experience felt average, although on the high side of average. I have enjoyed everything that I have read from Lim but this adult debut from…

(I do not rate memoirs.) While I always appreciate the vulnerability of authors who write memoirs, not all memoirs work in general and for me as a reader. This memoir is one of the latter. Brogan shares her personal, long lasting struggles with addiction, as well as her struggles with her relationship with her parents,…

I really enjoyed this middle grade fantasy. This book is one of the five oldest books on my physical TBR, which is quite a shame because it deserved to get read much sooner than I got to it. Abe has a simple yet beautiful prose style which has the ability to enable the reader to…