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Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
thoughts while reading
1%: fantastic idea, go to edinburgh š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ
19%: no mason you need a chance to be a child for once
72%: mason really is down bad for this girl
77%: oh oh did thalia and lily perhaps have each otherās lockets? and thatās why the L locket is gone and not the T
79%: well theyāre going to have to get willowās mom involved now
85%: NO NO NO MASON! this is the home for you
99%: i was right
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i watched the film a few years ago but found it hard to follow. loved this book, words on paper is always easier for me to understand. it was a bit sad but felt authentic
thoughts while reading
part 1
p60: going to church for a girl š well if it gets you there i guess
p68: geez that was smooth
p73: real š
part 2
p232: wow i was not expecting that but it makes sense i guess
part 3
p281: ah the sense is sensing now. i donāt know why it didnāt click with me that it would probably be tim
p289: oh please donāt tell me heās dead
p292: thatās almost as bad!
p319: this is very wrong š
p322: i suspect the epilogue will be john and savannah getting together and iāve yet to determine how i feel about that
p333: š„¹š„¹š„¹
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Sexual content, and War
closed door romance
Between Heaven and Ground Zero: One Woman's Struggle for Survival and Faith in the Ashes of 9/11 by Leslie Haskin
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
3.25
this book is a very personal and vulnerable account of 9/11 and of PTSD in its aftermath. i found it repetitive but inspiring how she found and clung to God in her darkest days
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Islamophobia
when i say thereās minor islamophobia, i mean towards regular american-muslims
Blood Heir by AmƩlie Wen Zhao
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
i found it a little tricky to follow on audiobook cause iām a visual learner, and then i found a ebook copy on libby so iām switching to that
And The Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
a good but tragic book. there was so much going on under the surface
age rating ā 16+
age rating ā 16+
thoughts while reading
p187: oh i really hope the almost kiss isnāt why lewi ghosted al, cause he wasnāt even bothered and werenāt gonna say nothing
p225: iām slightly starting to wonder whether eli has a thing for lewi himself what with all the gay jokes to nathan. or whether he knows about the almost kiss, or something. cause there certainly seems to be blackmail involved
p255: IāM SORRY did you just say you have a BE KIND policy??? what, does that only apply to physical violence or something??? cause that blatant disrespect of al seemed pretty UNKIND to me
p363: oh this is not going to end wellā¦
āI had to do something to shut you up. Youāve become dead gobby since you got knocked down.ā
Like Al, you were born to live. You were born to shine. But, most of all, you were born to burn bright.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing
suicide description isnāt gory
An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi
p136:
p190:
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
i still donāt know entirely what to make of this book, but it was certainly enlightening
thoughts while reading
p33: well i thought that but wasnāt 100% sure
p51: look i know itās a bit weird when your friend is crushing on your sibling, but that is an overkill reaction
p71: maybe shadi was conducting herself with more maturity than shayda and thatās why the doctor assumed she was the oldest
p190: yeah you might as well have
p229: ali better not still be in zahraās bathroom
quotes
p33:
There's no such thing as an Islamic terrorist.
It was morally impossibleāphilosophically impossibleāto be Muslim and a terrorist at the same time. There was nothing in Islam that condoned the taking of innocent lives.
And yet there it was, every day, every day, the conflation:
Muslim terrorist. Islamic terrorist.
p136:
I had a thousand human needs that needed tending to and I felt paralyzed by the weight of those needsā¦
ā¦worrying that I perhaps I wasn't eating enough or sleeping enoughā¦
ā¦my heart and mind were so full these days they were stretching at the seamsā¦
p190:
I realized, as I cried myself to sleep that night, that I might've hurt him less had I simply driven a stake through his heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia
Moderate: Death and Xenophobia
Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Ten Boys Who Changed the World by Irene Howat
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
(i read this several times as a child. i was rereading it to possibly use in our church kids ministry, but we went a different direction, and thatās the only reason i DNF)
fantastic book for kids, but slight content warning. if your kids are on the younger end, you maybe want to read with them so you can filter the (very slight) darker content
age rating ā 9+ (read alone), 7+ (read with adult)
fantastic book for kids, but slight content warning. if your kids are on the younger end, you maybe want to read with them so you can filter the (very slight) darker content
age rating ā 9+ (read alone), 7+ (read with adult)
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Torture, and War
Oranges in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
great book for kids, and a unique plot to any other kidās book iāve seen before. oh, and one of the side characters is dead, which ended up being very important to the storyline. iām 21 and i still really enjoyed this as a quick little read to complete a storygraph challenge
Content Warnings
Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, and War
As If on Cue by Marisa Kanter
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
let it be noted that this is not an enemies to lovers, itās rivals to lovers. thereās a big difference people, the least we can do is acknowledge it.
thatās not to say this isnāt a good book, it is! thoroughly recommend for a bit of lighthearted reading
thatās not to say this isnāt a good book, it is! thoroughly recommend for a bit of lighthearted reading
thoughts while reading
4%: pillow pets! they were a slay
50%: iām so smug i know what OBC means
51%: the audacity! the live action is a slay š¦
64%: damn that is a power move, good on you reid!
"You can do it. You already know the part. And your voice isn't shit."
oh wow natalie thatās a bit of a burn š¤£
70%: besties really do think alike š
72%: itās happening
75%: oh fitz š¤
80%: GIRL! DO NOT OPEN OTHER PEOPLEāS MAIL
81%: well turns out her opening reidās mail was the least of our worries
83%: please please tell him the truth nat
96%: natalie conducting a whole musical orchestra!
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing and Racial slurs
Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
you know youāve read a lot of books when you can predict the ending less than halfway through. didnāt really spoil it though, i was determined to see if i was right. i canāt believe that i went from thinking richard was cute to accurately accusing him of murder in less than 6 pages
thoughts while reading
p8: um what else is he supposed to say? itās the truth. heās pretty much just been the victim of a hate crime and now youāre harassing this 14 year old kid
I made a jet pack. And they killed me for it.
p15: oh no, truancy! cause that totally confirms terrorism right š
Alternative fact (presidential edition): The children of Muslim American parents are largely responsible for the growing number of terrorist attacks.
Truth: The director of the FBI testified before Congress that "a majority of the domestic terrorism cases we've investigated are motivated by some version of what you might call white supremacist violence.ā
p118: wait, her nameās ellen ellis? thatās crazy
Lie: "What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening." āDonald J. Trump, July 24, 2018
Truth: "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." āGeorge Orwel, 1984
Fact: Truth is stranger than fiction.
Truth: The older you get, the better you are at hiding.
p162: ack! richardās kinda cute
p168: what if richard is the secret white supremacist? heās usually around when something happens, and it would be so dramatic if the love interest was faking the entire time
Fact: Sticks and stones can break your bones...
Alternative fact: ...but words will never hurt you.
Truth: Words can be terrifying. Sometimes words leave scars. Words can break you, too.
Truth: Reading helps you discover who you are. Reading makes you more empathetic.
Truth: In a war, books can be weapons.
Fact: In the United States, citizens are offered equal protection under the law.
Truth: Some Americans are more equal than others.
p230: iām almost certain that richard is the mastermind.
Truth: Sometimes the body remembers what the mind cannot.
p235: hmm the secret spot is probably where jawad was found
Truth: "Go Home" is a xenophobic favorite.
Truth: Racists are really bad at geography.
p247: this is some of the most obliviously racist questioning iāve ever encountered
p260: i bet richard is framing nate
p267: well thatās pretty damming dude
p270: oh the keychain used to belong to safiya. interesting
p274: whadup karen mcmanus cameo āØ
p287: aww safiya š„¹š«¶š»
āAre you avoiding me?ā
yes. as she should be
p319: OMG IT IS RICHARD
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail