5 stars I received a copy of this book through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.Before reading this book, I had no idea who Lindy West was. However, after reading it, I feel closer to her than I ever thought I could feel toward someone I have never met.West’s book is part memoir, part…

5 stars Amazing! I cannot get enough of this series. This is a great continuation of the series and is just as exciting as the first. Great characters, a fascinating case, and a cool mix of history and fiction. This is a perfect book for young readers. Included in the back of the book, as…

3 stars My favorite poems are the ones that work together to create a story and that is just what this collection does. Each poem is beautiful and haunting in itself, but together they make up a story of a mother’s dementia. The poems are told from three different perspectives, the daughter, the father, and…

1 star I received this book through Booklikes in exchange for an honest review.So I think this book would have been more successful with proper proofreading and editing. There were multiple grammatical mistakes, making it difficult to read. At times I had to reread sections multiple times to figure out what the author was trying…

4 stars I received an uncorrected proof of this book through LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.I really enjoyed this book.Before starting this book, I read a different book that I absolutely hated because it didn’t have a plot and it didn’t really seem to go away. While this book is similar in that…

4 stars I received this book in an Epic Reads giveaway. I actually really enjoyed this book. It was a creative retelling of a fairy tale that has been told many, many times. But I think Redwine’s adaptation was pretty unique and I like the direction she took it, especially in regards to some of…

3 stars A fun book that is simple yet interesting. A well-developed plot and intricate characters make this a great read for children as well as adults. I really enjoy the world of Dinotopia and this is a great adventure.

3 stars Overall, this was an interesting and insightful read.My big problem with the book was that it was less scientific than I was expecting. While Grandin does reference various studies, a lot of her ideas are based on anecdotal evidence about animals and people she knows or has heard of. While this makes reading…

3 stars I received an advance reader’s edition of this book through The Reading Room in exchange for an honest review. This was a powerful and eye-opening ethnography of eviction and poverty in Milwaukee. The bulk of the book follows various people, from landlords to tenants, and reveals the hardships and inequalities of housing in…

4 stars This is a very adventurous and entertaining read.The only really downsides to this book are the time period in which it was written and its prevalence in modern pop culture. As to the first point, the time period makes the female characters fairly dull and nearly useless, although Mina is a pretty powerful…