As a huge Harry Potter fan, there was no way I was skipping this book, which is essentially a collection of information from Pottermore, the official website dedicated to all things Harry Potter. I've read other supplemental texts affiliated with the series, but this feels like the least substantial … [Read more]
We Don’t Ever Leave the Old World Behind. We Just Create a New One.
A delightful way to officially begin my 2019 reading year. This novel by Jennifer Niven was part of a pile of YA novels I checked out of my college’s library before winter break and so far it’s been my favorite. Similar to her first novel, All the Bright Places, this novel focuses on the … [Read more]
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I was all into Claudia & Moth right up until Claudia paints the moth (literally). My thought is “Wouldn't this kill the moth?” At the very least, even non-toxic paint for humans could be toxic to a moth. It is only at the end that Claudia learns that the moth has its own beauty that she decides … [Read more]
The Forgotten is Not One to Remember
This was the first Faye Kellerman novel that I’ve read, and my reasons for starting off the 2019 CBR challenge with it were two-fold: 1) I love a good mystery/ detective fiction novel; and 2) this was on my bookshelf one of my 2019 goals is to read through the books I already own. Unfortunately, … [Read more]