This was not like the first book at all. It was mindless banter between the Kai and Pae and I didn’t find that it advanced the plot at all. The ending was predictable and I didn’t like reading Kits pointless chapters. I could have easily skipped reading this book.

4.5 What a beautiful story. I really enjoyed this book and its surprises (I don’t like to give spoilers). The Community House is a surprising place and the librarian, as all librarians are, is magical. I can relate in some way to each story and each one touched my heart. Life’s simple things and what we can do if we think a little differently about our selves and situations. And try new things. And how we interpret stories differently. Libraries are always comforting to me. Sayuri Komachi is a wonderful librarian - she knows what people need. Open up and value ourselves a little more.

I love how this book called out stereotypical romance tropes and became the anti-trope trope. I also love how it focused not only on romantic love, but also on sibling love.

It was a really good volume but I didn’t like how Nagato, Konan, and Tamiko just immediately thought morays was great, like he was an enemy shinobi, why do you just immediately think he’s great

I love Bill Bryson and this book did not disappoint. It is funny, informative and a great travelogue rolled up in one. I can easily imagine Australia in its many configurations. The descriptions of cities, national parks, the outback and tiny towns make you feel like you are there. The author also highlights people across the continent from city dwellers to small town people to aborigines. This was a great book.

I was disappointed in this book, especially since I’ve loved everything else Holly Black has released. The ending definitely picked up, but it took getting through 75% to get into it.

My only complaint about this book, other than the amount of tissues I went through, was that while I was somewhat satisfied with the ending, it seemed somewhat abrupt in my opinion. Other than that, there was not one thing I didn’t absolutely love about this book. I fell in love with both the beautiful writing and lifelike characters. I sincerely hope this is the first of many books by this author because I found the writing both beautiful and profound. I particularly enjoyed the way the two storylines were beautifully interwoven. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone and won’t forget this book and it’s awesome cast of characters for a really long time!

Such a good quick read! I just reread it after watching the Netflix version with my husband. I do like both versions despite the overall story arc being different.

I really enjoyed this book, it is great for all ages. I read it with my mother and we had a discussion about how animals were treated in the 70s. Being a child from the 90s when animal rights were established, I didn't understand some of the significance, so that is a great talking point when reading with younger children. I really like how Katherine Applegate gives voices to those who don't usually have voices. This book had a similar feeling to Charlotte's Web and will become a children's classic.

Was my summer reading book and I had low expectations going in but I actually enjoyed it! It’s a very dramatic play about the Salem witch trials so it’s fun to see references to actual historical things. It’s also very strong and thematic. The author intended it to compare to the red scare going on at the time of the book, but I think it can be related to really any point in time. Some parts are iffy, but honestly I got hooked by the end!