This is cute! It’s fun! It’s not particularly interesting or exciting and I feel ultimately neutral about both the events of the book and the characters, but it’s not bad! I just wouldn’t really recommend it. Three stars. Booksweet link. Storygraph link.
I really enjoyed this vibrant, complex book about teenagers growing up and coming of age and discovering who they are and who they are going to be. The main character, Lou, is very good and well-voiced, but I also enjoyed all of the side characters and the people she comes across; they’re complex in ways […]
I really like the pictures and photography in this book, and I like the themeing and some of the essays included with the recipes. Unfortunately, there is way too much cross-referencing other recipes with each other in this book – every time you’re like “oh, there’s only six ingredients in this recipe” they’re like “oh […]
This is a really complex story, with a lot going on. Lots of things don’t really get the conclusion that I wanted them to have, on-page — I’m still kind of worried about Lou’s best friend, Florence, who goes off her meds and doesn’t have anyone really reach out to her. There are also some […]
If I’LL BE THE ONE was for fans of K-Pop, FLIP THE SCRIPT is very much for fans of K-Dramas. And is it EVER dramatic! Hana is caught in a love triangle with two affections coming for her, one contractual, one perhaps contracting for her heart! (Okay, that was a very bad pun, I’m so […]
This is a delightful, illustrated coffee table book. You’ll know Rachel Ignotofsky’s books and work from the WOMEN IN SCIENCE series, including books and posters and even a puzzle! This could be a picture book for children, but it could also be a book that you pick up and page through in a moment of […]
This is a great and fun nonfiction book with a bunch of interesting and funny illustrations! There’s accessible and even silly prose, and it never gets too positive to be patronizing. Also, I learned a lot about many different kinds of animals. It’s a refreshing read when a lot of nonfiction queer books right now […]
This book really didn’t work for me. I really wanted this to be a lot cozier than it was, but it’s set in 2013 at a Christian bakery and also the love interest has literally no personality (and it’s single POV so she doesn’t get better). It was not a romcom, even though I feel […]
This is a PERFECT readalike for kids who want more of The Book Series that Shall Not be Named but are starting to develop a better taste. 😛 It’s a magic school boarding book that features Marvellers from around the world and the main character is a misfit even in her own world. Some interesting […]
This book is incredible. The beginning of the book notes for “bottled, canned, and frozen food swaps” and makes recommendations. There’s a section for “Cooking with limited energy or mobility” as well as an entire chapter for this: More food, less work. And I think that she follows up on this throughout the course of […]