This book is so helpful for any teen interested in growing their financial literacy and independence

I think that I was way too excited to read this and that my expectations were too high. I liked the choose your own concept but I didn’t like Marsh at all.

I liked reading from Poppy’s point of view more than any of the others. I think this book was way overhyped when it first came out. It wasn’t my favorite.

Takes me into the land of Hilo with extreme details

I read this book based on our book club's recommendation and also as it was a library staff pick. While told in its own unique way, the plot reminded me of so many things that have happened/are happening in society and the world. I got the impressions of COVID and anti-Asian sentiments, the removal and separation of children from Native Americans as well as their return from successful adoptions, separation of immigrant families at the border, etc. The "Crisis" and PACT were universal in their meaning as was the resulting abuse of power and tendency to look the other way. The way Celeste Ng told the story through the eyes of young Bird was very interesting, and the young adult fiction book, "The Giver", kept coming to mind.

Easy and engaging read. Left some questions un answered to hopefully be discovered in the books to come. Excited to see the direction of this series. I read ACOTAR, so I’m excited for this SJM series

Already left a review for this week when I posted my previous time. I still feel the same about the book-good read but not one of my favorite books by this author.

what a sweet and dramatic finish to this sweet and dramatic romance between a lord-turned-PI and a soldier-turned-bookseller. In this final episode, Will helps Kim confront his family trauma when Kim’s elder brother is accused, quite logically, of murder. Kim has no love for the brother who spent their childhood torturing him physically and psychologically, nor for the father who permitted it all to happen. But the thing is, if Will and Kim are to have their future together, it would certainly not be aided by Kim’s role as the heir to a Marquis. So, Kim is prepared to sacrifice whatever it takes to keep the crumbling estate away from them both. That is, until Will gets framed for another murder.

I thought the part with the pill and the cake was really funny.

In this post-pandemic world, raising a resilient, active and engaged elementary schooler can be a little tough. The helpful paragraphs and short, easy-to-understand suggestions are reassuring and giving the reader guidelines to follow.