Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents

I'm not Muslim so I don't have personal experience, but this book seems to do a good job of portraying what it's like for an American teen. It works in a lot of the normal teen situations and shows how the religion relates to them. It also shows how everyone is mostly good. There is someone who is thought to be a good person by most and who isn't. I've seen the same with someone who's supposed to be Christian. I enjoyed it and was ready to get back to reading when I had to take a break to work. Since it's intended for a younger audience, I'm assuming they'll like it even more than I did.

I love this. It's Em talking about his early songs and life.

I could see this being turned into a teen film with its quirky family and lead. Everything is told from Merit's POV. She's almost an adult. She has it bad for a boy, a great guy, but this isn't really a romance. It's more about her. It's kind of a realizing-everything-isn't-always-how-you-see-it-tale.

3.5 Stars

This is a quick read. It has some humor poking fun of husbands and wives. A lot of it kind of seems like a stand up comedy bit, but of course it ends in a special Stephen King tone. I enjoyed it.

Told from a black man's POV. He starts young at a school in the south and ends in a city in the north. It's not a feel good tale, but it is interesting. It's tragic how some things don't seem like they have gotten any better since this was written.

Stephen King is always so great at coming up with fresh stories. I haven't read Owen's work before, but they did an excellent job together. I really had no idea what was going to happen when I was reading it.

3.5 Stars

This story did a good job of keeping me on edge. I had some correct ideas about what was going on so I wanted to kick her for not realizing. Some of the plot bothered me, but I could not put it down. If you want to be sucked in, this is a good one for that.

It seems like everyone loves this book so Idk if it's just me and not the book. I had a hard time staying interested. It seems like a story that would be perfect for me. It's fiction but wrapped in a lot of fact. The narrator has a colorful family with lives that seem like each could be their own book. The grandfather is the center of everything but really it's about the whole family. It has spy stuff, war, mental illness, rockets, just a bit of everything. It sounds great in theory, but for me, there were times I had to force myself to keep reading.

This is a tragedy. So sad especially because it's true. They just wanted to be left alone. It's interesting for historical non-fiction IMO (I'm usually more of a fiction reader). It's first-hand accounts from people who were there.

This is fast paced and really kept my attention. I liked all the codes and clues and deep meanings. I'm not any type of art historian so idk the truth to most of that, but it was cool to me. Also, I don't get hung up on the religion stuff. As far as I'm concerned, it could be anyone's guess about Jesus. The biggest draw back to this story IMO is how they always found clues or details but never revealed them right away. I know that was supposed to keep the reader drawn into the mystery more, but sometimes I just wanted them to spit it out.