Gods of Jade & Shadow - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Goates
Received an arc from NetGalley for an honest review.
Aphrodite Made Me Do It ~ Trista Mateer
Received an arc from NetGalley for an honest review.
Love, Heather ~ Laurie Petrou
Received an arc from NetGalley for an honest review.
Finding Beauty - Patrick Lindsay
Received an arc from Edelweiss+ for an honest review.
Updated: Aug 31, 2019
Truly Devious ~ Maureen Johnson
Started: August 1st 2019
Finished: August 11th 2019
Rated: 4.5
Likes: Descriptive, Aspect of mystery 1000%
Dislikes: Slow beginning
Notes: The Procrastinators Book Club August Book of the Month
Imaginary Friend ~ Stephen Chbosky
Started: August 1st 2019
Finished: August 23rd 2019
Rated: 5
Likes: Slow plot, attention to detail, left me guessing, characters, connecting plot
Dislikes: Speed and confusion of the ending
Notes: Received an arc from Net Galley for an honest review.
Expected Release: October 1st 2019
White Rose ~ Kip Wilson
Started: August 28th 2019
Finished: August 29th 2019
Rated: 4
Likes: Verse format, True Story Aspect
Dislikes: None
Notes: Truly a heartbreaking but beautiful story
The Dog Who Lost His Bark ~ Eoin Colfer
Started: August 30th 2019
Finished: August 30th 2019
Rated: 4
Likes: Cute and simple kids story
Dislikes: Animal Abuse
Notes: Received an arc from Net Galley for an honest review.
Expected Release: September 10th 2019
Rated: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Received an arc from NetGalley for an honest review.
Expected Release: September 10th 2019
This review isn't going to be super long or anything because this is a book I don't really have a lot to say about. That isn't a bad thing at all! Sometimes books just evoke emotions but there isn't much to say about that besides sharing what emotions it made you feel.
The beginning of this book was really sad. It featured animal abuse and the thoughts of the dog that was abused. I love dogs with my whole being, and I currently have a dog that we rescued from the shelter. When we first got him he was super skittish and shy because he was abandoned on the side of a road with his litter mates. They were eventually found with no hair and fleas all over them but they were rescued, thank god. Reading this book made me think about how my dog must have felt when he was abandoned like that. It's hard for me to think about, but it makes me feel better to know that we have given him a home for 8 years now, and that he has become a much happier, healthy and strong doggo.
Anyways, I thought the beginning of this book really evoked emotion and I respect how serious they talked about animal abuse in what is considered a children's book. I think this will make children more interested in rescuing dogs and helping them get their bark back, whatever it is their bark is.
I really liked this book and the connection between Oz & Patrick.
