I feel compelled to say that yes I did LIKE this book. However, I did not LOVE this book, which I must admit part of me hoped and thought I would. It's a great concept and definitely a creative twist in narration, but at the same time part of me felt detached from the story because of the narration choice. I [...]
Rating: I'd say this was a wild ride, but honestly the book was too slow for that. So perhaps it was a wild walk? This sounds like I didn't love it, but honestly I did. The more bizarre and unrealistic it got the more trash I was for it. So what’s The Likeness about? Well we follow [...]
Welcome to the rollercoaster that is my short reviews for each installment in the series! Book One Uglies: I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! It is by no means extraordinary or groundbreaking, but I think the fact that I had such low expectations made me enjoy it for what it is. Book [...]
Rating: What an absolute mess. In the best way possible, of course. How does one even begin to describe Dark Matter. It’s an enthralling, utterly captivating, will melt your brain to nothing, kind of book. So in the spirit of that: my review too shall be a mess. Dark Matter follows one physics professor Jason Dessen. Jason [...]
"Creating art is a lonely task, which is why we introverts revel in it, but when we have fans looming over us, it becomes loneliness of a different sort. We become caged animals watched by zoo-goers, expected to perform lest the crowd grow bored or angry. It’s not always bad. Sometimes we do well, and [...]
Not sure what there is to say, except that this might've not been the book for me. I didn't connect with the writing style, the characters felt like cutouts, and I didn't find myself shocked by the plot twists as much as I felt confused and frustrated. I think there was a lot of "No, [...]
Rating: TW: rape, homophobia Honestly, I don’t want to write this review. I realize a three star rating isn’t bad, but I had such high hopes for this one that giving it anything less than four stars feels like a betrayal. If we’re being frank, Beartown is about a rape in a small town. When [...]
This was a momentous occasion in my reading life, because I self-proclaimed Misster Reader did not finish this book. Granted, I am still counting it as a read book, because I read the vast majority of it until I realized there really was no point in continuing. Originally, I thought I might force myself to [...]
Rating: My first Selznick book down! This is such a beautiful and heartwarming story. Honestly, I wish I had read this when I was younger, because it feels like the type of story you become infatuated with as a kid. That being said, young adult me still thoroughly enjoyed this. In fact, it rid me [...]
Review: There couldn’t be a more perfect example of how polarizing a book can be. When I finished reading this the first time around, I couldn’t decide whether it had been a waste of time or completely brilliant. There aren’t many books that come to mind that can produce that effect. See, the issue is [...]
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