This was required reading for my community/advocacy rotation of pediatrics residency. This book is an accessible way to learn about trauma and the wayThis was required reading for my community/advocacy rotation of pediatrics residency. This book is an accessible way to learn about trauma and the way it affects our development. I loved learning about “therapeutic moments”. I will definitely be thinking about this book as I care for children who have experienced trauma! ...more
I am very unfamiliar with sonnets but I enjoy getting out of my comfort zone. Will not be reviewing because I simply do not have the knowledge to reviI am very unfamiliar with sonnets but I enjoy getting out of my comfort zone. Will not be reviewing because I simply do not have the knowledge to review something like this! Won this in a giveaway!...more
Philosophy on memory, forgetfulness, and the ways in which we repeat history within a story about an elderly couple going on a journey to find their sPhilosophy on memory, forgetfulness, and the ways in which we repeat history within a story about an elderly couple going on a journey to find their son (including a dragon) ...more
Enjoyed the poet’s perspective and experiences in Midland, Texas. The place I was born. I feel as though I got a glimpse of what my life could have beEnjoyed the poet’s perspective and experiences in Midland, Texas. The place I was born. I feel as though I got a glimpse of what my life could have been like had my family stayed there!
Not rating this because I don’t read enough poetry to even know how to rate it....more
Picked this up in the English translation section of a book store in Barcelona knowing nothing about it. What a pleasant surprise! Eerie novel set at Picked this up in the English translation section of a book store in Barcelona knowing nothing about it. What a pleasant surprise! Eerie novel set at an elite boarding school in Spain where ~something~ is clearly very wrong but nobody talks about it.
This trilogy is so weird and I don’t always know what is happening, but it’s fun and exciting. Haven’t had this much fun reading fantasy since game ofThis trilogy is so weird and I don’t always know what is happening, but it’s fun and exciting. Haven’t had this much fun reading fantasy since game of thrones. ...more
I really did love the first book in this collection but every thing felt quite boring and formulaic by this one. There are only so many deaths and illI really did love the first book in this collection but every thing felt quite boring and formulaic by this one. There are only so many deaths and illnesses I can care about. I think this is a great example of the importance of a standalone book and not every great book needing to become a series!...more
A story about family and secrets with some magical realism mixed in!
Dizzy is nerdy and can see ghosts. Miles is the perfect child, who can speak to a A story about family and secrets with some magical realism mixed in!
Dizzy is nerdy and can see ghosts. Miles is the perfect child, who can speak to a dog, and is also secretly gay. Wynton is the rebel of the family and a violin prodigy. All three siblings have a meaningful experience with a girl named Cassidy (who is maybe an angel). The characters are loveable and unique. I especially loved Sandro, the dog. As the siblings deal with an unexpected tragedy, we also learn about their ancestors with a fairytale like story that is interspersed throughout the book.
The writing style was fun and felt unique for each character. The art in the book is beautiful and adds to the magical feel. I especially loved the stories about the Fall ancestors.
I was immediately drawn in but towards the middle I began to feel bored, I thought it was a bit too long, but I enjoyed how everything came together in the end!...more
Couldn’t put this down. I like the style of telling the story in both the past and the present. Murder mystery set on a remote island after a plane ofCouldn’t put this down. I like the style of telling the story in both the past and the present. Murder mystery set on a remote island after a plane of a tech start up crashes!! Won this in a Goodreads giveaway ...more
A story within a story within a story. A woman tells you the story of her life growing up in a wealthy family in the 1930s. Interspersed throughout isA story within a story within a story. A woman tells you the story of her life growing up in a wealthy family in the 1930s. Interspersed throughout is the meetings of unnamed lovers and the sci-fi stories they create. Very different than every other Atwood book I have read!! ...more
Set in the 1840s, a Scottish minister, poor and jobless after the schism of the Scottish church, goes to a remote island to evict its only inabiant (cSet in the 1840s, a Scottish minister, poor and jobless after the schism of the Scottish church, goes to a remote island to evict its only inabiant (called the Scottish clearances). Learned a bit of Scottish history here! The writing was beautiful and each character’s perspective was unique!! Really enjoyed this.
Fell a little flat for me. I liked the concept but wanted to learn more about the world. Didn’t really care for the protagonist. Would pick up more byFell a little flat for me. I liked the concept but wanted to learn more about the world. Didn’t really care for the protagonist. Would pick up more by this author in the future though!
Thank you to the publisher for sending me this!! I greatly appreciate it. ...more
I’m shooook. Would never have picked this up if I didn’t win it in a Goodreads giveaway. But I loved it????
Margo is a 19 year old college student who I’m shooook. Would never have picked this up if I didn’t win it in a Goodreads giveaway. But I loved it????
Margo is a 19 year old college student who ends up pregnant after an affair with her professor. Single and poor, she starts OnlyFans (sex work). This is not about sex.. it’s about family, second chances, and motherhood!...more
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