tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65354190640355636732018-05-17T14:47:01.337-05:00Gsarahthelibrarian's Book Bloga Midwest librarian takes on YA and adult booksSarah Hillnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1771125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-53163960541690978962018-05-17T14:47:00.001-05:002018-05-17T14:47:01.323-05:00Review: The Female Persuasion <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35734065" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519286802m/35734065.jpg" border="0" alt="The Female Persuasion" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35734065">The Female Persuasion</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/113936">Meg Wolitzer</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2162742865">3 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I wanted to like this more than I did. <br /><br />Greer Kadetsky is moved by a feminist speaker at her college, and the one speech turns into a career for her. She struggles with working for a foundation and "trying to make a difference" in a capitalistic world. Other POVs include the speaker, Faith Frank, and Corey, Greer's high school boyfriend. <br /><br />The narrator does a fantastic job, but I struggled with the re-playing of scenes from another character's point-of-view. I didn't really CARE about any of the characters other than Greer, and I hated that she disappeared in the middle of the book. I just didn't like the POV of the old school feminist Faith Frank. This novel would provide a lot of discussion fodder for feminist classes though--mainly to argue about, since it's full of white privilege. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2162742865">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-48978513722117578052018-05-14T13:14:00.001-05:002018-05-14T13:14:11.908-05:00Review: Weave a Circle Round <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33517568" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494982657m/33517568.jpg" border="0" alt="Weave a Circle Round" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33517568">Weave a Circle Round</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14685211">Kari Maaren</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2387081535">0 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I gave up halfway through. I appreciate a good "my neighbors are crazy/aliens/time-travelers" tale, but it feel flat for me when the characters just instantly moved around without much plot. It grew tedious for me. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2387081535">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-14568647063925883342018-05-07T20:10:00.001-05:002018-05-07T20:10:30.109-05:00Review: Exhibit Alexandra <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35629257" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1521204014m/35629257.jpg" border="0" alt="Exhibit Alexandra" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35629257">Exhibit Alexandra</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17016759">Natasha Bell</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2373146706">0 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Another "I'm a dead wife who knows all" book. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2373146706">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-77896881267474760882018-05-07T20:09:00.001-05:002018-05-07T20:09:40.289-05:00Review: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34962306" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1509153842m/34962306.jpg" border="0" alt="Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34962306">Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7890536">Dan Harris</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2348196821">0 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> The narration is horrible--I didn't make it past Disk 1. There are pauses in odd places, which shouldn't happen since the writer is the narrator. Some breaths were audible and others weren't, but the pacing is what stopped me from listening to more. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2348196821">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-53433671072047997812018-05-07T20:06:00.001-05:002018-05-07T20:06:50.652-05:00Review: Tradition <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36373518" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1514339252m/36373518.jpg" border="0" alt="Tradition" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36373518">Tradition</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1291820">Brendan Kiely</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2162744805">3 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I'm always a sucker for boarding school books, since I always dreamed that one day my folks would send me to one where I could re-invent myself and befriend millionaires. That never happened. <br /><br />This is a #metoo book that isn't too graphic, and I bet it's popular in schools. My thirteen-year-old self would have loved it, since it's all about breaking the system and tearing down toxic traditions. Okay, not really. My 13-year-old self would have loved the drinking parts and kissing, while the 42-year-old self liked the tearing down toxicity portions. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2162744805">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-62827318128712853682018-05-07T13:08:00.001-05:002018-05-07T13:08:53.058-05:00Review: Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2590136" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1524663392m/2590136.jpg" border="0" alt="Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2590136">Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15151">Zora Neale Hurston</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2355792569">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I highly recommend the audiobook of this important work. The accent work is so good, and, as a listener, you will become easily engrossed in the tale of Cudjo. It's so amazing that Hurston traveled south to interview the 95-year-old man, and her patience in the interview process made me smile. <br /><br />This little book won't take up much of your time, and I wonder if it will make it into college and high school classrooms. Cudjo is quite the storyteller and Hurston's role as a folklorist is in fine form here--so glad she interviewed him to capture his history and tales from home. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2355792569">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-47816051106876207492018-05-04T13:16:00.001-05:002018-05-04T13:16:32.613-05:00Review: Sweet Black Waves <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31179006" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1512421197m/31179006.jpg" border="0" alt="Sweet Black Waves" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31179006">Sweet Black Waves</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7512686">Kristina Pérez</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2377484629">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> This is old school historical fiction with a touch of fantasy and I grew up on books like this. YA retelling of Tristan and Iseult, but you don't have to know that tale to enjoy this romp through ancient Britain. Sure, some of it's over the top, but the cover gives you fair warning so you know what you're getting into. Can't wait to read Book #2! <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2377484629">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-57554236786214632392018-05-04T09:49:00.001-05:002018-05-04T09:49:26.192-05:00Review: The Last Black Unicorn <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35183033" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1511695049m/35183033.jpg" border="0" alt="The Last Black Unicorn" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35183033">The Last Black Unicorn</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16781738">Tiffany Haddish</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2372120223">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Brilliant. She is hilarious, even when talking about her heartbreaking past. It's nice to hear a celebrity memoir that isn't sugarcoated. Haddish thanks her ghostwriter at the end of the book (even though he isn't listed as an author) and he is able to thank people, too. She seems to have a skeptic heart of gold and I like her for that. She reads her own book, does great impressions, and handles the character switches with ease in these essays. Great listen! I had the windows down and sunroof open while listening, and had some people staring at me from the sidewalk, trying to figure out why cuss words with an L.A. accent were coming from a Midwest lady's car! That was entertaining, too! <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2372120223">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-29576643114134383472018-04-29T14:18:00.001-05:002018-04-29T14:18:08.615-05:00Review: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35297219" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1524176431m/35297219.jpg" border="0" alt="The Last Equation of Isaac Severy" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35297219">The Last Equation of Isaac Severy</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16917859">Nova Jacobs</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2361514206">2 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I love mysteries and math, but I still didn't love this book. Hazel's uncle Isaac dies early in the book, and she is left clues by him to find his last math equation, which others are after. Everyone in this book is a genius and (therefore?) dysfunctional, so it's more of a character study than a mystery. It started strong and then dwindled--I wanted to stop listening to it. <br /><br />The audiobook production and narration is as strong as it could be. By the 7th disk, I felt like Flanagan's voice was trying to keep things interesting, but there just wasn't much to go on, which led to flat voices. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2361514206">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-71226248168365387482018-04-24T08:32:00.001-05:002018-04-24T08:32:43.460-05:00Review: The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34743888" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508492030m/34743888.jpg" border="0" alt="The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34743888">The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27621">Carolyn Mackler</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2370359932">5 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I read <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/253106.The_Earth__My_Butt__and_Other_Big_Round_Things" title="The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler" rel="nofollow">The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things</a> when I was a beginning teacher and I remember pushing it on teens like crazy. That was 15 freaking years ago and I didn't think I'd remember anything about that book, but reading this sequel brought some of it. Mackler is just darn good about teen voice and capturing those moments. <br /><br />"Three dots. Three dots. Three dots." <br /><br />Oh, the impatience of texting. (Not much social media in this novel--still blogging and texting). Virginia is still having boy problems and dealing with her self-esteem and weight issues. Food is mentioned like crazy in this novel, as well as exercise, since Virginia has been raised by her fat-shaming parents. Strange how this book fits right in with #metoo and the dilemma of hating the crime while still loving the criminal. <br /><br />This is one sequel I was happy to read. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2370359932">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-38261796188871678442018-04-22T13:42:00.001-05:002018-04-22T13:42:37.863-05:00Review: Only Killers and Thieves <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35181570" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498846602m/35181570.jpg" border="0" alt="Only Killers and Thieves" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35181570">Only Killers and Thieves</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/832924">Paul Howarth</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2333704613">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> This novel about the Australian outback and the racism and disgusting things that happened there is so raw that it was very difficult to read. Much like an American western, the bush was a wild place in 1885, where white men took what they wanted anytime they wanted. It definitely wasn't a nice place to live if you were a woman or a person of color. <br /><br />Fifteen-year-old Tommy and his older brother Billy have a bleak, but happy, existence on their family ranch. They struggle, thanks to the lack of rain and money, and a horrible landlord, John Sullivan. After a disaster, the two brothers quickly must become men, but Tommy doesn't swallow the crap that Mr. Sullivan gives them as much as his older brother does. There is a lot of violence, especially toward women and the Kurrong, and I had to step away from the book a few times. The British colonists were evil in Australia--I had no idea that it was so much like how white Americans treated the Native Americans. Ugh. I'm glad I read this, and it's beautifully written in the way that westerns can be, but, it was so difficult. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2333704613">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-87928962342190860722018-04-21T22:16:00.001-05:002018-04-21T22:16:10.723-05:00Review: The Great Alone <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34933344" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1502143344m/34933344.jpg" border="0" alt="The Great Alone" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34933344">The Great Alone</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/54493">Kristin Hannah</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2135526605">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> This is quite the love story about Alaska, and, for that reason, I loved it. It's the 1970s, and Lenny's family moves to Alaska, totally unprepared, of course, in their VW bus. Lots of drama, and I hated the ending. Too sappy for me. <br /><br />The audiobook is a perfect listen. The only error I heard was in the author's note at the end. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2135526605">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-65882351845060104232018-04-15T18:30:00.001-05:002018-04-15T18:30:51.429-05:00Review: The Crossing <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36415106" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1511794823m/36415106.jpg" border="0" alt="The Crossing" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36415106">The Crossing</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6219675">Jason Mott</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2337353310">3 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> The first third of the book was 5 stars and then the main character kept telling, and telling, and telling her story. Slow going for the middle third, with a lot of repetition. But the teen twin characters are memorable and the dystopian world seems like it could happen in about 2025. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2337353310">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-59866849595774752992018-04-10T14:16:00.001-05:002018-04-10T14:16:45.476-05:00Review: The Hush <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31450687" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476553744m/31450687.jpg" border="0" alt="The Hush" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31450687">The Hush</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47072">John Hart</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2162772761">3 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I do love the way this man writes fiction, and I didn't even realize that this was book 2 in the series because it had been years and hundreds of books in between. <br /><br />The South and magical realism is a plus, but I had some twinges with the African mysticism/slave narrative/current black/white relations this book pushes to the forefront of its plot. I really wish it were just a swamp people magic tale so my eyebrows didn't go up. But the parts about the slaves and African-Americans made me sigh. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2162772761">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-33850141193462864712018-04-08T16:03:00.001-05:002018-04-08T16:03:34.985-05:00Review: A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38590852" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1518710670m/38590852.jpg" border="0" alt="A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38590852">A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/26262">T. Christian Miller</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2206094583">5 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Narrative nonfiction is my favorite, and this didn't disappoint. At the beginning I wondered where the book was going--it was all about a young woman who retracts her accusation of rape. But, whoa, the rest of the book was riveting. All police officers and anyone who knows someone who has been assaulted should read this. <br /><br />I didn't hear any mispronounced words and the narration was serious and spot-on. I wanted to keep listening. There was one track 8 on a later disk that had some audible breath intakes that, for some reason, weren't edited out like the rest of them. But the average listener probably wouldn't notice them. Highly recommended. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2206094583">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-24260023436792755872018-04-03T17:19:00.001-05:002018-04-03T17:19:08.862-05:00Review: Run Wild <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36738554" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515401913m/36738554.jpg" border="0" alt="Run Wild" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36738554">Run Wild</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5775568">David Covell</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2349501402">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Beautiful watercolor illustrations--the ocean waves were breathtaking. <br /><br />Love how the book encourages kids to "run wild" and uses poetry and the illustrations to show them what kids are supposed to do--get dirty, talk to worms, dive in the ocean, etc. For some reason though, I felt that the book ended short. I was loving the vibe and the rhythm, but then it cut off instead of coming to a satisfactory close--that's the feeling that made me give it 4 stars instead of 5. But I bet this gets some conversation around the Caldecott table. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2349501402">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-7954699296812620492018-04-03T17:14:00.001-05:002018-04-03T17:14:55.821-05:00Review: Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36959765" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519339061m/36959765.jpg" border="0" alt="Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36959765">Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17429847">Marcy Campbell</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2349495252">5 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Gorgeous illustrations by Corinna Luyken, who illustrated <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31456756.The_Book_of_Mistakes" title="The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken" rel="nofollow"> <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1482921647s/31456756.jpg" alt="The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken" class="gr-hostedUserImg" /></a>. <br /><br />One of the best lines? "All the houses looked like they might fall down, and even though it wasn't trash day, it looked like it was." Thank you, author, for describing what the majority of kids' neighborhoods look like. <br /><br />I am an ESTJ though, so I would still be muttering, "You don't have a freaking horse" at the end of this book. <br /><br /> <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2349495252">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-27555597539298630842018-04-01T20:22:00.001-05:002018-04-01T20:22:23.342-05:00Review: Orphan Monster Spy <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35575184" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508488384m/35575184.jpg" border="0" alt="Orphan Monster Spy" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35575184">Orphan Monster Spy</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16680824">Matt Killeen</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2333719641">5 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> This is my kind of young adult historical fiction. The main character is a 15-year-old half-Jewish gymnast who was raised by her famous actress mother. The acting part comes in handy when she's forced to cover as a monster (a Nazi child) at a horrible boarding school for girls. Lots of action, smarts, and despicable actions by the Germans. Exciting read that I raced through! <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2333719641">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-80676487488001851592018-04-01T20:17:00.001-05:002018-04-01T20:17:55.357-05:00Review: Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34506937" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1500773758m/34506937.jpg" border="0" alt="Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34506937">Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1194324">Pénélope Bagieu</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2347229218">5 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Sweet collection of quick tales of brazen women who impacted the world. Some I had heard of, like Josephine Baker, Temple Grandin, Nellie Bly, and Mae Jemison, but most of them I hadn't. This was originally published in French, but the translation is great. Love how women of all social classes, ethnicity, and time periods are represented and I sure hope she has a volume two in the works. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2347229218">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-10774741246036138922018-03-28T20:32:00.001-05:002018-03-28T20:32:56.498-05:00Review: The Handmaid's Tale TV Tie-In Edition <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36042198" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1506411258m/36042198.jpg" border="0" alt="The Handmaid's Tale TV Tie-In Edition" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36042198">The Handmaid's Tale TV Tie-In Edition</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3472">Margaret Atwood</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2333823598">5 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Holy crap--I can't believe I haven't read/listened to this before. It's like a "what we might become" if social conservative ultra-Christians get their way. Scary stuff, and, even in the book, they are hypocrites. <br /><br />Claire Danes is a sweet narrator and I see why this won an Audie. Awesome production. <br /><br />I can't wait to watch the TV series. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2333823598">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-27527711245142751852018-03-28T19:40:00.001-05:002018-03-28T19:40:18.135-05:00Review: The Fall of Innocence <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30309371" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515515332m/30309371.jpg" border="0" alt="The Fall of Innocence" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30309371">The Fall of Innocence</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4857300">Jenny Torres Sanchez</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2337354418">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Reviewed from Advanced Uncorrected Galley. To be published June 2018. <br /><br />This YA book is for all the blues out there--this will give you the feels!<br /><br />Poor Emilia survived the attack against her on the school playground years ago, but she hasn't fully recovered. She's haunted by the attack, and when she finds out that her 8-year-old self accused the wrong man, she is devastated. The whole time I read this book, I thought, WHY IS NO ONE GETTING THIS GIRL THERAPY!!!!! The teacher and mother in me recognized the signs of trouble, and so did almost everyone in the book. <br /><br />Give this to teens and adults who like emotional drama and tears. <br /><br /> <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2337354418">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-5932107925820342312018-03-23T09:40:00.001-05:002018-03-23T09:40:36.932-05:00Review: Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34506916" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1517411932m/34506916.jpg" border="0" alt="Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34506916">Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/663265">Lita Judge</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2336264595">5 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Loved this nonfiction artistic kinda poetry book! I also love books that are difficult to stick into a genre, like this one. <br /><br />I have never read Frankenstein because it's wordy and boring and gross. Don't try to convince me otherwise. I also hated Lord Byron and Percy Shelley's poetry in my college English classes. English Romantic Poetry is THE WORST. <br /><br />See why I'm surprised that I loved this book? <br /><br />When I used to teach English (even the parts I hated), I always told my students that these Romantic poets were the boy bands and teen crushes of their times. This book goes into that--they threw conventional love out the window and had affairs like crazy. Opium was everywhere, and they wrote poetry and lived in hovels but somehow survived. But not for very long, since they all didn't grow to be very old. <br /><br />Mary ran away with Percy at the tender age of 16, moved all over Europe, had babies, and put up with the man she loved sleeping with her friends and sisters. Her live was ROUGH--no wonder she wrote about monsters. I love how the author didn't mince words about Mary's poor choices. <br /><br />The artwork is haunting and eerily expressive. Some of the poetry I loved, but other pages really should have been written in prose (that's the bad thing about books written in verse). <br /><br />My favorite poem? "Want" on page 89. <br /><br />I hope to see this on a lot of YALSA best lists this year. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2336264595">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-72175494876719379792018-03-22T08:44:00.001-05:002018-03-22T08:44:18.894-05:00Review: That Inevitable Victorian Thing <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25528808" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498909174m/25528808.jpg" border="0" alt="That Inevitable Victorian Thing" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25528808">That Inevitable Victorian Thing</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7418796">E.K. Johnston</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2332825957">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> I'm a huge fan of alternative historical fiction, since I love putting my history minor to work and exploring possibilities with the author. In this world, Queen Victoria's children all set off around the world to the colonies, married a local, and thus strengthened Britain's sway worldwide. The States, meanwhile, fell apart. <br /><br />Much of this book is centered in Ontario, when the future queen spends a summer incognito with a friend because she has to get serious about marriage and governing. I'm a sucker for balls and gowns and dancing, so I liked those parts of the book, but the real draw is the friendships created between the characters. The Crown Princess is drawn to Helena, but also to an online guy named Henry. The Crown uses genetic matching to match up marriage partners in this world, and allows chat access and dating with the matches. <br /><br />spoiler<br />I think this is the first YA book I've read where a serious relationship triangle that turns into marriage. The Crown Princess loves Helena. Helena, raised as a girl, finds out she's intersex. She loves the Crown Princess. But she also loves her childhood friend August. Since the Princess can't really marry someone who can't have babies, she marries August, and three are happily ever after. Huh! That whole part of the story was hastily wrapped up at the end, but that goes with the fairy tale-ish feel to the novel. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2332825957">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-83059795339439061172018-03-21T08:50:00.001-05:002018-03-21T08:50:41.168-05:00Review: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29283884" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1492601464m/29283884.jpg" border="0" alt="The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29283884">The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7327341">Mackenzi Lee</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2171008143">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Interesting and hilarious and different! I love historical fiction, so a romp through Europe as the main character takes his year-long tour is right up my alley. But I loved how flippant and roguish Monty's tour becomes quite the adventure. <br /><br />Monty's crush on his biracial best friend Percy is rather the focus of the novel--Lee tackles sexual orientation and racial discrimination with grace in the novel. Not preachy, just real. Or as real as a flippant romp through Europe with pirates can be. Glad this book received the Stonewall recognition. And looking forward to the sequel! <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2171008143">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535419064035563673.post-80088579415581455402018-03-20T08:16:00.001-05:002018-03-20T08:16:10.125-05:00Review: The Wife Between Us <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34189556" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496862122m/34189556.jpg" border="0" alt="The Wife Between Us" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34189556">The Wife Between Us</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16935182">Greer Hendricks</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2332839860">4 of 5 stars</a> <br /><br /> Twist after twist in this one! It was exhausting--I'm going to have to hold off on psychological thrillers for awhile....<br /><br />Richard was the perfect husband until he started sleeping with his personal assistant. Now Nellie is doing everything to prevent them from getting married--she's the horrible, bitter ex-wife, right? <br /><br />But things aren't always what they seem. Lots of twists and turns and the past coming back to bite people in the ass. <br /><br />Great, smooth narration and good production--didn't hear any errors in this ARC of the audiobook. <br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2332839860">View all my reviews</a> Sarah Hillhttps://plus.google.com/115520100389575672000noreply@blogger.com0
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