This was beautifully told and I definitely cried a little (a lot). I didn't expect this book to be about Autism, but I'm glad that it is. I saw myself in Adora, and saw the girl I used to be, maybe even the girl I still am. I realize that I don't need to leave the worlds I've created and visited in my head behind. They don't need to die. This story made me realize I can still hold onto these worlds and escape back to them when I need to be free of the real world, even if just for a little while.
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Hippolyta S. rated Crema: 5 stars
Hippolyta S. reviewed Adora and the Distance by Marc Bernardin
Review of 'Adora and the Distance' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Hippolyta S. reviewed The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V
Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is …
Review of 'The Many Deaths of Laila Starr' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Beautiful and enchanting, and gave me a new outlook on life. I'll probably cry about this book later when it really hits me. It was behind excellent.
Hippolyta S. reviewed Be Kind, My Neighbor by Yugo Limbo
It’s 1973, the town of Baths, cozy middle-of-nowhere American heartland. Traveling musician Wegg rolls in, …
Review of 'Be Kind, My Neighbor' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Wow wow wow! So excellent, vibrant, and heart wrenching! I fell in love with all of the characters, the story, and the art. Despite the themes, I was really touched by this story and couldn't stop reading it once I started! I will definitely be picking up a physical copy ASAP!!!
Hippolyta S. rated Forest of Secrets: 3 stars
Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter, Jean Little (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, #3)
The warrior cat Fireheart's determination to uncover the truth about another warrior's death leads him deep into danger, and reveals …
When Judith Rice killed her mother, she thought she put an end to the woman's …
Review of 'On Sundays, She Picked Flowers' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
linking this here for the laughs, sure, but also because in a shorter term it explains how I feel about this book .
I won't try and take up TOO much time since I am very sleep deprived and fresh off the highs of reading this book... but it was stellar.
THIS is what I mean when I say I want to see bold, imaginative, and creative works. This is what I mean when I say I want to see representation of queer black women in literature.
This work pulses with life, love, and felt so TANGIBLE and REAL as I read. I literally played this out like a movie in my head. I could see it so clearly, felt the emotions... the rawness, the reality of the plot, the words, the characters. This resonated with me, as someone who has a difficult relationship with his mother; as a queer …
linking this here for the laughs, sure, but also because in a shorter term it explains how I feel about this book .
I won't try and take up TOO much time since I am very sleep deprived and fresh off the highs of reading this book... but it was stellar.
THIS is what I mean when I say I want to see bold, imaginative, and creative works. This is what I mean when I say I want to see representation of queer black women in literature.
This work pulses with life, love, and felt so TANGIBLE and REAL as I read. I literally played this out like a movie in my head. I could see it so clearly, felt the emotions... the rawness, the reality of the plot, the words, the characters. This resonated with me, as someone who has a difficult relationship with his mother; as a queer black woman, an abused one. I really felt raw and seen when reading this, but felt no shame when I saw words, sentences, moments that called out to me.
This was so poetic without the pretention you see white authors claim they don't have. In my opinion, Yah Yah is allowed to be as pretentious as desired. It's earned. Beyond earned.
I may sound corny but this was poetic. I could tell this was a labor of love, this was crafted so well to where I felt like I was holding within my hands a raw slab of meat for a good, hearty meal for later. I felt feed, seen, cared for; yet had someone for the first time in my life, acknowledge my own aches and gripes, my flaws and truly show me a mirror of my own fleeting, impulsive thoughts.
This book was worth the wait, worth the read. If I could, I'd reread it again for the first time to experience it. Yah Yah deserves awards, book deals, movie and show deals. All good things that are so deserved solely based on this work alone. I would shell out anything I could to see a production of this.
Chances are I myself will make fanart, moodboards, etc. I already made a playlist for one of the characters, something I don't do for characters who are not my own.
I loved this book, and I so desperately want everyone to know it. Yah Yah already had my admiration, my respect; but I will truly be singing her praises to any and everyone wherever possible.
Hippolyta S. rated Warriors Skyclan The Stranger: 5 stars
Warriors Skyclan The Stranger by Dan Jolley, Erin Hunter
Newleaf is coming, and Leafstar is proud to see SkyClan thriving under her leadership. The woods are brimming with prey, …
Hippolyta S. reviewed Warriors by Erin Hunter
Review of 'Warriors' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Really good and gave further, great insight on the inner workings of ShadowClan and how their values were different and confirming my thoughts on the Clan themselves and how they're willing to do some whack stuff in order to gain power/seem powerful.
Hippolyta S. rated The Lost Warrior: 5 stars
The Lost Warrior by Dan Jolley, Jean Little, Victoria Holmes
In the first book of the Graystripe’s Adventure manga arc, follow ThunderClan warrior Graystripe after he is captured by Twolegs …
Hippolyta S. rated Warrior's refuge: 5 stars
Warrior's refuge by Dan Jolley, Victoria Holmes (Warriors (Graphic novel) -- 2)
Graystripe and his friend, Mille, are finally on their way. Finding the ThunderClan is a lot harder than they'd imagined, …
Hippolyta S. rated Warrior's Return: 5 stars
Warrior's Return by Dan Jolley, Erin Hunter, Victoria Holmes (Warriors: Graystripe’s Adventure, #3)
In the third book of the Graystripe’s Adventure manga arc, follow ThunderClan warrior Graystripe after he is captured by Twolegs …
Hippolyta S. reviewed Warriors by Erin Hunter
Review of 'Warriors' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Once again, an excellent look behind the thoughts and actions of a well known dissenter within the newer series. Definitely pulled at my heart strings and I came to better understand the character's intentions and thoughts and feelings years after having only seen the outside perspective as well as having been a child during that time.
Hippolyta S. reviewed This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
An unforgettable summer. Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she …
Review of 'This One Summer' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It was overall pretty good, albeit a bit boring and slightly confusing to follow at times, but overall enjoyable as a coming of age story. Tough issues that we never really tackle or understand as a kid, y'know?
Hippolyta S. reviewed Warriors by Erin Hunter
Review of 'Warriors' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Deeply and emotional and thought provoking! I didn't expect those things when I went into reading this, but it touched my heart and reminded me of why I love Feathertail as a character so much. Great addition to the series and amazing to see the added context and expansion of character relationships and development.