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Success! Machinedreamread has read 23 of 16 books.

Neal Shusterman: Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)

Scythe is a 2016 young-adult novel by Neal Shusterman and is the first in the …

Page Turner! Such a good Book!

I loved this book! It was fun to read and I enjoyed the unique story! It was complex and fast paced but not too complicated. The writing style is great too. I finished in 3 days which is unusual for me, this book just captivated my attention and flew by! If you’re hesitating to read this because it is deemed a “teen” book, don’t worry about that because it is great for adults too. It’s not childish at all. Loved this! Will definitely read the sequels.

Shirley Jackson: The Haunting of Hill House (2006, Penguin Books)

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as …

Seemed great at first…

I really liked the dialogue in this book. Interesting characters and the spooky setting was fun. But the ending was really disappointing to me. There was just not a whole lot of resolution or really a whole lot that happened at all.

Barbara Kingsolver, Barbara Kingsolver: Demon Copperhead (Hardcover, Harper)

Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy …

Heartfelt and Sad, worth the read

Demon Copperhead had me hoping for the best outcome for the main character Demon the whole story. This was a book with a lot of heartbreak but had a hopeful ending. Shines a light on the opioid epidemic and how it has taken over so many people’s lives. Good book. I want to read David Copperfield by Dickens now to see how these two compare. Great narrator! (listened through Libby)

Jessica Peterson: Wyatt (2025, Dialogue Books)

Cute, but very predictable

I thought this was a cute, easy read. Though I found the plot to be boring because it was so predictable. (I’m a sucker for a plot twist!) Also, I know it is the nature of the romance genre, but I personally don’t like too many sex scenes. Could have been a plot twist or something instead… haha!

John Green: Everything Is Tuberculosis (Hardcover, 2025, Penguin Young Readers Group)

Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, …

Profound and Emotional

This is an excellent overview of the history and continual struggle with TB in our world. This books does a great job highlighting economic disparities and inequities throughout the world that hinders people from accessing life saving treatment. The book leaves the reader to consider how we can take action to make the cure for TB accessible to all. I definitely recommend this book!

reviewed Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #2)

Rebecca Yarros: Iron Flame (Hardcover, 2023, Entangled Publishing, LLC, Entangled: Red Tower Books)

“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is …

Yarros masters the power of Cliffhangers once again

Dang, I’m conflicted While I was reading this book I thought it felt WAY too long, like a lot of the book could have been condensed. A lot happened in this book!! I went through phases of loving it and then being tired of it and then loving it again. After reading fourth wing I really wanted this book to get to the real story and action; this book really delivered that. I was debating whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars (I’d give 3.5 if that was an option), but I have to go with 4 because the ending was worth the sometimes difficult effort to get through the details of this book. I’m annoyed to say it, but the cliffhanger was so good I may just have to continue on and read the 3rd book.

Lynda Rutledge: West with Giraffes (Paperback, 2021, Lake Union Publishing)

“Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”

Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age …

Terrible Audio Narration, ‘just okay’ story

I listened to this book in Audible because it wasn’t available through Libby. (I know, I’m ashamed). The narrator was TERRIBLE!!! Worse voice imaginable. The writing of this book was redundant too, a lot of repeated words to describe things that had me rolling my eyes at parts. The story was okay, but it could have been so much better. It had so much potential, especially to me as a Giraffe lover! Worst book I’ve read all year. Not the worst book of all time though. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT listen to the audio recording of this book if you decide to read it.