The Wonderful World of Books
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island. -Walt Disney
Friday, November 15, 2024
The Happiest Man on Earth
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Unsettled
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Not Nothing
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Monday, November 4, 2024
Hotel Balzaar
I enjoyed this book. The small girl living in a hotel gave me the happy vibes of Eloise and A Gentleman in Moscow, both stories I really enjoy. I loved Marta as a character and her relationship with the countess and how things all tied together in the end. It was a short and sweet story and just the classic feel of the Kate DiCamillo writing style.
Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Fly on the Wall
This was a fun, quick read. It caught my interest right away, and I finished it within a couple days (which has not been my track record lately). I liked that it had some illustrations throughout, and I liked the journal format where Henry was just kind of figuring himself out. I thought it had some relatable messages for kids (helicopter parents, friendship issues, doing things you regret, etc.) and overall just an enjoyable read. I think I'll look for the author's other book Pie in the Sky next since I've heard good things about it.
Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Out of My Dreams
I liked getting back in the world with Melody, but this wasn't as engaging as I hoped it would be. I loved Out of My Mind so much and just loved that story, but I feel like the sequels haven't measured up. I almost had to force myself to keep reading this one because I just wasn't that invested in the story, and there were lots of things that just struck me as unrealistic throughout the book (like unrealistic enough that I was distracted from the story to comment on it to myself). I guess I liked that nothing that bad happened to Melody in the book because that would just be really unbearable for me, but I think the book's format of just describing a play-by-play of her trip with no major conflicts just didn't keep me super interested. But I still highly recommend book 1!
* (1/3 = It was okay)