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Jack London: Jack London : Novels and Stories : Call of the Wild / White Fang / The Sea-Wolf / Klondike and Other Stories (Library of America) (1982) 4 stars

The story of a wolf/dog cross, who is raised by Indians, and becomes a deadly …

Review of 'Jack London : Novels and Stories : Call of the Wild / White Fang / The Sea-Wolf / Klondike and Other Stories (Library of America)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I fell in love with this story when I first read it when I was about 12 years old and read it over and over. Now, over 16 years later, I decided to pick it up again. While I am far more critical of some of the content these days, I still enjoyed the story very much. It was a very nostalgic re-read for me.

Bill Konigsberg: Openly Straight (Hardcover, 2013, Arthur A. Levine Books) 3 stars

Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. …

Review of 'Openly Straight' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I unexpectedly... hated this book. If you're looking for a cute LGBT+ romance - this isn't it. If you're looking for a likable protagonist - this isn't it. And that's the crux of the issue, I hate Rafe. He is in turns judgemental about everyone, woe is me about being 'labled', and self-congratulatory about how open minded he is. It drove me nuts! I finished this book in the hopes of satisfying character growth. Alas, this did not happen.

Taylor Jenkins Reid: Daisy Jones & The Six (2020, Penguin Random House) 4 stars

A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their …

Review of 'Daisy Jones & The Six' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book makes me want to live.
It feels like a reminder. A reminder of the moment I realised that I didn't want to die and the years long journey of reaching a point where I wanted to live.
I had this book recommended to me as an audiobook and that is how I experienced it. I can highly recommend it in turn.

Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone: This Is How You Lose the Time War (Hardcover, 2019, Simon and Schuster) 4 stars

Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …

Review of 'This Is How You Lose the Time War' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I started this book and found myself needing to surrender to not understanding, to letting the knowing grow in the experiencing of it. It was a feeling and a rising clarity that beautifully mirrored the story itself.
That is the one word I would use to describe this book - beautiful. It was unlike anything I have read before and it was a joy to experience.
Lovely, lovely little story.