Book review: The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy

 Book description:

    Life on the Ranch was perfect. One day Fern's mother decides to leave the Ranch with Fern. Fern tries desperately to get back to the Ranch while questioning if the Ranch is what she still wants.

Book review:

    It is hard to leave a cult even if it is against your will, even if leaving is the best thing for you. This book shows how hard it is to leave especially kids who have grown up in it and that is all they know. This book shows that nothing is 100% good or 100% bad and everything is a mix of good and bad. It is ok to miss the good in a bad situation and hate the bad in a good situation. I'm glad that kids books are talking about big topics that are sometimes hard to talk about. This book is so well written and would recommend to pretty much everyone.

Book review: Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Book description:

    Harrowhark became the 9th lyctor to serve the Emperor. While trying to fight an unwinnable war, she is becoming weaker, and she thinks someone is trying to kill her.

Book review:

    This book is off putting because it is written in 2nd person and you are again thrust into not really knowing what is happening. It is a bit easier to understand when rereading it. There are memes sprinkled in here and there which I still find weird.

Book review: Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

 Book description:

    After their mother dies, 3 siblings reunite to sort her estate. While going through their parents things, they find a box of videos of their childhoods. While watching they see their father covered in blood, and the body of a missing kid. The siblings try to figure out what happened.

Book review:

    I decided to pick this book up after I saw the author signing her books while trying not to get caught. I kinda knew who did it after hearing the moms last words and in my brain I just go 'watch as it's ___'. This book is probably one of the better thrillers I've read based on thrillers aren't really my thing. Very well written and was pretty good.

Book review: Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner

 Book description:

    For Bea there was before and after. After the shooting Bea must learn to navigate her grief. Through therapeutic horseback riding, Bea learns how to heal and move forward again.

Book review:

    I feel like after school shootings we often talk a lot about how loss looks like to the family of the dead and not enough about the other kids that were there that day. Losing people is hard for everyone. I think these conversations about gun control are good no matter where you come from and what your stance is because if we don't, we won't be able to make sure things like this don't happen again or as much as they do.

Book review: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

 Book description:

    Gideon wants to get out of the Ninth House but before she can escape she gets stopped. To earn her freedom she must travel with Harrow to the First House. While they are there they must learn what it take to become a lyctor and discover who is behind who is slowly killing them.

Book review:

    This book I feel is better being read in a physical copy than the audiobook because I was able to keep the characters straight. The audiobook is amazing though. I think I also liked physically reading it better also is I already knew what was going to happen so I got to see the foreshadowing and I think that was brilliant how she did it. I also can't wait to keep rereading the series to see what else I missed the first time around.

Book review: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

 Book description:

    The Tuck family will live forever. When 10 year old Winnie meets the Tucks they do everything they can to make sure she doesn't tell their secret.

Book review:

    I decided to reread this book after seeing the musical at a local high school. I knew they changed a few things and that is why I reread it. I understand the changes they made for the musical and I am ok with the changes they made. A lot of what is in the book made it to the stage and it makes me want to rewatch the movie and see how much changed in the movie.

Book review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Book description:

    Tova works at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, and likes to keep busy. As she works, she gets acquainted with the giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus. As they form an unlikely bond, information from the past 30 years come to light.

Book review:

    The octopus was the most interesting part of this book. We didn't get very many POV chapters with him but I wish we had cuz he was the most interesting character in this book. This book is well written but a lot of the people and situations were annoying and gave me second had embarrassment. Cameron is 30, he should not be acting like a teenager and that the world is out to get him all the time. Glad I read it though so I could get it off my mind. I get how people like it.