Read 11/9/16 - 11/10/16. This book was SO GOOD and I am really upset because my library doesn't have the rest of the trilogy in ebook format! Gwyneth still has a little ways to go as a heroine, but I'm in.

Finished 11/9/16. I love Ann Patchett's work. With this book, the ending came up suddenly and surprised me, partly because I was reading an ebook so I couldn't see that the ending was coming up, and partly because I was enjoying it so much I could have easily gone another 100 pages. Narratively, when I think about it, I think Patchett did hit ( Read more... )

Finished 11/15/16. This series continues to upset me, but I liked figuring out more of what's going on in this book, getting more of Hoa's backstory, and seeing where Nassun is. I want the next book like immediately.

Read this aloud to my daughter. It was a little above her level (Ramona is, after all, twice her age) but she really liked it (there's throw-up, and a smashed egg in someone's hair, so really what's not to love?) and she recently insisted on starting it over again. Guess I'll have to renew the library book.

Read 11/2/16 - 11/3/16. I get why we needed a POV book on Sophos, and I liked the idea that all the first-person Sophos chapters are him telling his story to someone. But I'm still more interested in Gen.

Finished 11/2/16. At first I was frustrated with this book because we didn't get enough first-person POV from Gen, but then I really got to like Costis, and I can understand why Turner approached this book from the perspective of a character observing Gen as a new addition to the Attolian court. Definitely a worthwhile read.

On one hand, the combination of a new magically genderfluid main character with the existing devout Muslim Valkyrie character makes this book read a little like Rick Riordan Trying Really Hard To Be Inclusionary. But on the other hand, Samirah is written in a way that makes sense, Alex kicks ass, and hooray for a transgender teen hero/ine in a ( Read more... )

Read 10/20/16-10/22/16. Honestly, I was disappointed. The "is he lying or not" with Leon, the continued love drama with the other men, and the single-minded evilness of the bad guys - I mean, do they seriously never think of anything except babies and dominating over others? I didn't find it believable even for a dystopia. And I didn't love where ( Read more... )

Finished on 10/21/16. A really enjoyable look at American revolutionary history, sharp and funny. The first of Vowell's books that I've read, but it won't be the last.

Finished this yesterday. I'm a little concerned about the romantic relationship that develops in this book - not that I didn't see it coming, but I guess I don't feel it evolved naturally? Or maybe I'm just worried about Gen - but this was definitely a compelling read.