Category: reading

While it may look like I have a more reasonable TBR, the Goodreads Choice Awards come up this month and along with that, my now annual challenge to read through at least two categories, maybe three. On top of that, I have decided to make my own page count reading challenge a la National Novel…

This book has an absolutely fantastic audio production. I highly recommend the audio read over the physical read. Having previously read Magoon’s middle grade works, I expected more of the same. This is not a middle grade read. Although some might categorize this as YA, I would not. I think this is an adult work…

I enjoyed this look at yet another piece of relatively hidden history. That being said, I do not know if this story and the writing style would appeal to middle grade readers. Watkin’s prose, while engaging, reads at a higher level but not one that might be considered academic. I do recommend this book, just…

I knew going into this book that I had a high probability of liking it given the similarity of my fantasy takes to Jade from Jaderayreads(Youtube) who loves this book and series. The book did not disappoint. In fact, it delved far further into political intrigue than I expected given the premise of a prophesied…

Benton-Walker transitioned well from YA to middle grade, keeping their dark humor while toning down the gore (but not eliminating it completely) to create an engaging apocalyptic fantasy. My only criticism is the emphasis on the budding romance and the main character’s identity. While many kids at this age struggle with how to fit in…

I wish that Jocelyn had continued the series but I understand why she did not. I enjoyed these final two books in the series just as much as the first two. Even though each book is episodic, Aggie and Hector continue to develop as characters and as friends. I think this series is an excellent…

I love Shirley Chisolm. This book provides a short but profound look at Chisolm’s background as well as several of the things that led up to making her the tenacious lawmaker she became. I eragerly anticipate reading her other memoir. I thought this would be a fun romp with talking animals and at a few…

The infographic below does not really show just how many of the books that I initially put on my September TBR that I did not get to. For the first time in a while, I “failed” my TBR. I learned that even the most voracious of readers cannot get through that many books when so…

I should have realized from the description that this would not be the book for me. While I appreciated the glimpses Sepetys provided into her own life and her writing process, I ended up skipping all of the sections with writing prompts and challenges. I think that these prompts and challenges are well written but…

For the first time in a while, I did not complete my monthly TBR. As you will see in the September wrap up to come, I did not even come close. That’s what happens when you put several books (probably more than 10) on the TBR that are larger than 500 pages. Did I put…