Post by HalcyonDaze on Jun 1, 2020 20:31:55 GMT -5
Huh - I thought I'd posted more often in May.
Catching up before I post in June.
36. The Best Kind of Beautiful - Frances Whiting
Australian novel - very sweet tale of family, love, loss and general awkwardness.
37. The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow - Matt Howard
So I see I gave this 5 stars on Goodreads, and I do remember enjoying it - some great characters who sometimes act in strange ways. But try to think of the plot - yeah, it was sort of lacking - more about the life of the characters. Loved the mix of the hoarder and the minimalist.
38. The Eye of Zoltar - Jasper Fforde.
The third dragonslayer novel - this one is a quest. Very very funny.
39. The Republic of Birds - Jessica Miller
A wonderful middle grade novel.
This is set in a sort of Russia - this country has magic, and many years ago there was a war between the people and the birds, and now a once great country is split in two. Olga's father falls into disfavour and he and his family are sent away from the capital to a small post near the border, where he can spy on the republic of birds. While living there the birds kidnap Mira, Olga's sister, and Olga sets out on a quest to save her. This had a mix of magic and myths and adventures. LC is also enjoying the book.
40. The Book of Chance - Sue Whiting
Australian YA set around Wollongong.
Both LC and I finished this book fairly quickly - but don't let that fool you, there is a lot in this and it is a rather intense story. Chance is in Yr 7 at school and working out about living your truth v being fake and what is real. And then a massive secret is possibly uncovered that has the potential to change her life and her belief in the people she trusts. Very well done - even though you could see what was coming (and the book starts with the endpoint and then flashes back) you did want to keep on reading.
Parts of the storyline prompted a good dinner time discussion on the use of social media and how you present yourself to the world. But even with those 'lessons' in the book it is still a great read and not preachy.
Catching up before I post in June.
36. The Best Kind of Beautiful - Frances Whiting
Australian novel - very sweet tale of family, love, loss and general awkwardness.
37. The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow - Matt Howard
So I see I gave this 5 stars on Goodreads, and I do remember enjoying it - some great characters who sometimes act in strange ways. But try to think of the plot - yeah, it was sort of lacking - more about the life of the characters. Loved the mix of the hoarder and the minimalist.
38. The Eye of Zoltar - Jasper Fforde.
The third dragonslayer novel - this one is a quest. Very very funny.
39. The Republic of Birds - Jessica Miller
A wonderful middle grade novel.
This is set in a sort of Russia - this country has magic, and many years ago there was a war between the people and the birds, and now a once great country is split in two. Olga's father falls into disfavour and he and his family are sent away from the capital to a small post near the border, where he can spy on the republic of birds. While living there the birds kidnap Mira, Olga's sister, and Olga sets out on a quest to save her. This had a mix of magic and myths and adventures. LC is also enjoying the book.
40. The Book of Chance - Sue Whiting
Australian YA set around Wollongong.
Both LC and I finished this book fairly quickly - but don't let that fool you, there is a lot in this and it is a rather intense story. Chance is in Yr 7 at school and working out about living your truth v being fake and what is real. And then a massive secret is possibly uncovered that has the potential to change her life and her belief in the people she trusts. Very well done - even though you could see what was coming (and the book starts with the endpoint and then flashes back) you did want to keep on reading.
Parts of the storyline prompted a good dinner time discussion on the use of social media and how you present yourself to the world. But even with those 'lessons' in the book it is still a great read and not preachy.