“Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences."
~ Sylvia Plath
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This book. This book is just what I want in historical and biblical fiction. It takes the building blocks of a well-known Bible Story and builds around it without changing the original story. There wasn’t a moment where I felt like Mesu Andrews crossed a line. You can tell that she has great respect for the source material.
Everland came in my second Owl Crate and the theme was Steampunk. I’ve never thought about Steampunk as a genre … I thought of it as a wardrobe choice—more like cosplay than anything else. So I didn’t know what to think about a Steampunk book. But I really like Peter Pan, so was excited to jump into this one!
I’m late to this party. Like, really late. A lot of people have already read these books and fallen in love with them. I remember when Cinder first came out—and I don’t know why I didn’t jump all over it. It’s definitely the kind of book that I would be drawn to … but maybe it came out when I was in my phase of YA fiction apprehension? I think that’s it.
I read this book because a friend co-wrote it with his sister and his best friend. My friend, Nathan, was in my grad school program and offered (and still offers!) me a lot of advice and support in my own writing. I respect him and his craft. He is very good at what he does.
The integration of James Bond spy-thriller and fantasy was fascinating. I didn’t know how I would feel about it, but I think it really worked. Colfer writes a vivid world, the concept of mixing the two genres adds nuance to both sides of the world. It’s well written, and easy to get swept up in the story.
This book was chosen for me. My family got me a subscription to OwlCrate for my birthday, and this is the first book I got with my subscription. And let me tell you, I was a little nervous about the theme for my first box—dystopia—but it did not disappoint.
I picked this book off of a shelf in an Omaha bookstore because I liked the cover. Simple as that.
The Day the Mustache took Over is a middle grade novel—meaning it’s great for upper elementary. It’s the story of a set of twin boys who get into a ton of trouble and can’t keep a nanny. They fight a lot and struggle with following rules.
Last week my brother and I went to Omaha for a concert and the next day we went bookstore hopping. I thought it might be interesting to share what books I got and why I chose them! I will be doing reviews of all (I hope!) of these in the future.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a story of magic—of wishes—angels and monsters. It’s a paranormal Romeo and Juliet with spiritual warfare. It’s intense.
I’ve grown to love these coming of age books. And I’m very excited about the rest of the Harry Potter books.
For Christmas this year my brother gave me several books that he really enjoyed. One of which was The Revenge of the Shadow King, the first book of the Grey Griffins series by Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis. (Hint: I already bought the sequel.)
This book got bumped up on my reading list because we wanted to know if it would be a good fit for an elementary school library. I think that strong readers will still find it interesting and not too challenging of a read, though I do think it will be a better fit for middle school and high school students.
