Anisa

Thanks to the author for giving me this book for free in an exchange for an honest review, and you're welcome too!
Well, I made a promise to myself to finish this one in December, and I did, on the last day of December!!!
It wasn't bad, but it just annoyed me so many times I couldn't give it more stars, unfortunately.
The idea of a boy who is actually a dragon is interesting. I read two books inspired by Arthurian legends and with dragons in a month, it's crazy! And they both were alike in some ways... and were weird, lol.
The story is about this guy Rome who apparently is a dragon from the Clan of Volcana and he bonds with this other guy Jules who is a descendant of knights... And they get connected with this die Jules has and get these powers so they can transform to dragon and knight respectively.
I just didn't seem to care much about Rome, Jules was more interesting, but the way he spoke... was cringe. I mean the way both of them called each other ‘brother' was cringe. I understand they have to save the world and all, but it doesn't really sink in. Like it info-dumps, a lot by the third or fourth chapter and I didn't understand much if not anything there, and then Rome just accepts being a dragon so fast, it feels unrealistic. I didn't get how little background on Rome's family and interest we have... Like is his family dragons too??? Why is he? And it lacked female characters, even just sides. It felt weird being all just guys, but I see in the sequel some girls are gonna be introduced too, so good I guess?!
Anyways, I don't want to end this in a bad light, as the book wasn't just bad, it was nice, too, just not my favorite, sorry. The idea is original, and I guess kids and tweens would really like this! The cover is pretty fine too. The world-building isn't bad either, and I guess the bromance is cool too! I am not sure if I want to read the sequel or not, maybe some months later, I'd try... but at the moment, no, I have other books in my mind!
If you're into MG dragon fantasy book series, read it, if not I'm not sure you'll enjoy it then...

I watched the new Netflix movie and I really liked it! This comic was very well done too! I love the art style and the last pages are just Enola's notes, it's cute! The mystery isn't that hard, but it goes way too fast, I got confused, and I think some parts that are here didn't happen in the movie. I do recommend it to those who liked the movie and/or the original novels! Also, who's excited about the sequel movie??? I know, I AM!

My thoughts when I found out this book came out were:
Oh my, I didn't know a sequel came out! I'll try to find this one and read it as soon as possible! I loved Out of my mind I hope this one comes close to its awesomeness too!
And yes, it did live up to its predecessor, and I absolutely LOVED it!!!
I may have a lot of 5-star ratings on books, and that is because I tend to choose books I kinda have a feeling I'll like, but lately, I started experimenting more, and you see more variety. But man is this one if not THE most favorite book of the year!!!
I loved Out of my mind so much... it was emotional, beautiful, I found myself learning so much and getting more empathetic, and boy did I cheer for Melody all the time!
This one was GORGEOUS too, I loved the feel the cover gave and it's definitely the feel the inside did too. Sharon M. Draper is such an amazing writer, you can really feel the words and thought and feelings Melody has in a not-so-cheesy and overused way. Yes, it may sound childish sometimes, but Melody is still a child, so it should feel that way! I mean I just love first POVs OK?
The first one was about Melody getting to share her thoughts and get them ‘out of her mind' while this one is about her love and feelings that she gets and shares ‘out of her heart' and I just LOVE that, I believe this book was important to complete Melody's growth and especially educate others about these matters!
Now getting in the actual story. If you haven't read Out of my mind maybe you won't understand everything but I think you will anyways as we have some kind of backstory and Infos in the beginning, in a natural way, not just info-dumping; I like that! Melody now is 12 and it's summer break. She loves to read and so she finds out about Green Glades which has this summer camp for kids with disabilities, which I found soo cool that they exist as they don't in my country, sadly. And it's an amazing camp in which you do zip-lining, horseback riding, swimming, and stuff, but they all have them work great for kids with wheelchairs and stuff. Also, every kid has a private counselor who is trained in new ways, and actually, cares and loves kids! Man isn't that just so cool? And I just loved that there were kids with different kinds of disabilities there, not just like Melody who can't walk nor talk, some used walkers, crutches, some didn't as they were, for example, autistic, or had Down Syndrome, it was cool! Melody has such a blast there and learns and tries so many new things, but most importantly, she makes friends, REAL friends!
It was so sweet to read about them and how they wanted freedom, man I just loved those girls! I liked Noah too, he was a sweet boy, and well he actually liked Melody as a normal person, sweet!
I really can't stress this enough, but PLEASE if you're into contemporaries, especially with maybe disabled characters, go READ THIS!!!
And also how sweet is it that Melody is also a synesthete???

Thanks to Edelweiss+ for this beautifully sweet and emotional picture book ARC!
Oh my, this is so sweet, especially the art style, I loved it! I felt bad about how Abuelita was treated. Honestly, it sounds so disgusting that books with these topics should exist as these things shouldn't... but they do so the book needs to exist... I found it weird that even tan-skinned people in pictures seemed to look at Abuelita badly too. The little girl was the sweetest!

Phew, I almost forgot to leave a review on, lol
Thanks to NetGalley for this audiobook ARC!
It took me quite some time to finish this audiobook, not that it wasn't interesting, it's just it was only on my mom's phone's NetGalley app so I could only listen rarely... anyways, I liked it.
The book cover looks so GOOD! It looks mysterious and intriguing. It's a cute fantasy story about these siblings whose parents go on a “business” trip and then they just get zooned into this other world Alexandria if I'm not mistaken... And then they have these clues and stuff and figure some stuff. Some people seem to be after their parents and them and they try to figure out why. There are these nursery rhymes that are changed, and only they understand. Then they also have this big dog who apparently has some powers. It's a creative and unique story, I give it that. The sibling dynamics were nice, and I liked Tuesday's guts, Zed was nice too, he was pretty clever. I guess it was a big generic MG fantasy at some parts, but it was nice. I don't understand why on the cover Tuesday looks much older than Zed when in the book they seem to be pretty much the same age... Anyways, it was nice, the narrator did a pretty good job, and it sounded so well in 1.5 or 1.75 speed, even 2x so I liked that! I'm happy with this one!!!

Thanks to the author for giving me this book for free, opinions are my own!!!
OK, let's just start with the cover... It's nice and the gold letters look pretty good, but I don't like the kids. They are a picture and look so weird with the drawing. The sequel's cover though looks pretty good and I like how the kids look, so 1+ star to the sequel already, lol. I mean I'll read the second one too for sure! Just not right now, in January hopefully!
This is a series about these two twin siblings Anastasia and Edward who are different but both are pretty brave and strong. Anastasia loves maths, meteorology and is great at martial arts, she also has pretty good guts! Edward is good at arts, memorizing facts and isn't that self-confident and maybe shy?! I liked Anastasia more though. And they go to this historical museum often and like to help this doctor who reveals there's this agency The Order of Time, and they basically go at the past to fix stuff from these bad guys the Corsairs. Then as Dr. G isn't healthy enough to go, the twins go instead to Ancient Egypt to save the pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti. There are then these evil power-hungry Egyptian gods, assassins, and well a lot of action I guess. I liked that the author actually did quite some research, and I learned more about Ancient Egypt and Akhenaten, especially his claim to make a monotheist religion to worshiping Aten.
While I did enjoy the book, I found some stuff that didn't make much sense to me. Like when the twins travel in Ancient Egypt, they don't really take other names... and no one finds it weird. Also, Edward is blond, ancient Egyptians were pretty dark-skinned, how didn't they find him extremely weird??? Anastasia could have fitted in more ad she has more olive skin and dark hair... but Edward sticks out a lot... Their names are sooo European... I can't believe no one seemed to be bothered by that. And speaking of names, many Egyptian names there were very Arabic sounding, like Salah, Israh and some others... maybe they could be Ancient Egyptian names too... I don't know.
I'd say I enjoyed this book, it has the potential to be a pretty popular series, and it reminded me of both The Magic Treehouse and Rick Riordan's books, so that was nice. It wasn't the best book of course, but tweens can enjoy this. The thing I disliked the most was Salah+Anastasia thing by the end, as it didn't even make any sense... Also, this book didn't really make me feel so excited, or sad at all, I was pretty neutral all the time... I don't know if that's a bad thing or not...

Thanks to NetGalley for this wonderfully touching ARC book!
First off this book is set in 2020 the uncertain beginning of the pandemic. I'd say it's pretty important to mention it as it may trigger some and I personally wasn't that aware of it. The virus is pretty much a main part of the book so if you're too anxious and sensitive to that, don't read it. This is the first 2020 pandemic book I read.
The cover is very GORGEOUS though... You may be aware of my thing for book covers, especially MG ones... Lol
True North is a fifth Grader that is struggling with anxiety in the pandemic. Her mom can't come home as the country borders got closed as she was for work travel as a cartographist. Her dad works as a nurse and sees the pandemic first hand. Let me just express my gratitude to the doctors at the pandemic, they were heroes!
True and her little brother George like to go out and play, but they're not allowed to meet their friends as of course... The pandemic.
They have an online school that they don't enjoy, duh.
True likes to make maps like her mom and they want to go exploring this barn. They meet this big kid Kyle and they become friends. There are some cats too, but one sadly dies.
Worrying and talking to adults, respecting the social distancing rules is a pretty major part of the story. True as well as her old sister Compass Rose kind of close to themselves and when it became too much it just exploded. I think this book has very important lessons, especially for us covid people. I believe this book can become pretty important to younger generations to learn the situation of our pandemic, our fears, and uncertainties, missing family members as we were quarantined. I am so glad the situation is much under control now, we go to physical school and we can see our loved ones!!!
Also, let me just say that I cried at some parts especially True's uneasy feelings and wanting to care for everyone!!!

Well, I kind of knew what I was getting myself into. That doesn't mean I had to enjoy it. I guess I just wanted to figure out why this book is as popular as it is, I still don't. This alternative historical dystopian and the classic book were weird as hell. I didn't even empathize with the MC much, and why he hated BG.. it just felt like he's just different and that's all. Also, why did he suddenly just change? Maybe it's mentioned somewhere, but I don't know, as I skimmed quite a dozen pages with this one. It was just boring. How did someone read this when they were 12, I'm not sure. It's also very adult-y in some matters and I don't suggest this for 12-year-olds at all... I mean as boring as it is, I don't suggest it to anyone. In the beginning, I felt intrigued, but then it just fell down. especially with the introduction of Julia... I'm going now, to read some other books that I hope will enjoy.
Also for anyone curious why I gave this 3 stars... I don't know.

I received this advanced reader's copy from NetGalley, all my opinions are my own.
2.5 stars
Man, the premise and the art style are just great! The execution... yikes.
It's a short graphic novel about these two friends Alex and Julie who love to go exploring old and abonded buildings, urbexing. But then at night, they find this old giant mansion, that is freaky, there are these two twins, this giant dog, and they see visions like a ghost and oh, also apparently they get there are superpowers. But they're the only ones who can see the mansion, the ghost, or anything, and at daytime they can't see it either. I feel like it should have been a little longer, and telling us more on how that haunted mansion worked, what was the deal with the twins Spoileror that woman with split personalities and just it felt harsh at times. The part where Alex and Julie get teased by their friends was so overdone it was annoying. Also, the nosy mom and sister were too, also they never really have a talk or anything, yikes. Also, it felt pretty psychological at times, especially with that mansion being owned by this psychiatrist who did weird experiments. The red-headed guy they saw in visions the most... well it made me feel bad for him and his life, his trauma and all. It's just a heavy book, and I guess it can be good, but they don't really tackle it in a good and empathetic brave way. I wish some things were edited and also, what the hack was that ending? I guess in volume 2 we'll learn what is happening. but I'm not sure I'll be up for it... sorry.

This was good, but it made my head spin for some reason, maybe as the characters are constantly just falling and jumping around in low gravity... I don't know. It's a sci-fi about this post-apocalyptic style world where suddenly there's low gravity and people, things, and water just float away. Interesting premise, though it's far from scientific accuracy, I mean most comics are anyways, lol. Willa is a fearless and confident character, has this scary cat dad who predicted this will happen as he's apparently a very smart scientist, but never leaves his apartment in 20 years.... yikes. His wife is presumed dead and he grieves about it. Willa also has some friends, though they contribute to saving the world, they don't really share much of the spotlight. The illustrations were breathtaking and so good! I love Willa's bouncy hair when she falls down or just floats away. I did have some problems with some parts as it seemed as the author just put random stuff but at least it looked good! The giant insects would be so scary in real life, just saying I don't want them to exist, lol. I'd say if you're into post-apocalyptic and/or sci-fi comics this may be for you! I did enjoy it!

I really loved this one! I read this for Middle-Grade Madness, Fairy Tale readathon, and I enjoyed it! It was just such a sweet and beautiful retelling of Red Riding Hood, with a mix of Beauty and the Beast and even Snow White, cool. But of course, those stories weren't the same as in the original, they had some twists, and they're said to have taken place a long time ago. I found the focus on death, and not being afraid of yourself and your power very important and I really appreciated it! Also Red was such an interesting MC, including her hot temper and her grumpiness which she apparently took from her granny, lol. But Goldie was definitely my favorite, she had guts, was sweet, loving, and loyal, I mean she was also kind of annoying to Red at first but then she just grew on Red and they became inseparable... Also, it was Red's fault that she was annoyed by her, I mean she was being nice and kind from the beginning. I love friendships in books that actually develop, not just ‘they're friends from childhood, bla bla bla. The twist in the huntsman, and the wolf was just perfect! I loved how it portrays empathy, and how people just judge people from their apearance, or in Red's case because they have magic and are witches. Yeah, forgot to mention. Red is a witch in this version, dope. Also, one important point was how humans are afraid to die and seek immortality, and the side effects of it, pretty important stuff. It was a short and very sweet read. I loved imagining myself in this beautiful and weird forest, also I loved that it isn't heavy on it, and it just comes naturally. I love fantasy books that can do that, not just force magic into it. So yeah, I highly recommend!

Thanks to NetGalley for this wonderful classic as manga!
I'd say I really enjoyed it! I loved the classic original book and the movies, so I gave this manga version a try, especially as it's an ARC and am supporting the creators. I'd say they did a. very good job! The illustrations that are manga style are very beautiful and cute, the story is so close to the book, it felt great! I love how we could see Anne's expressions more now! I don't know what else to say as this is just an adaptation and can't go on about my thoughts of the classic, but I'll say I'll listen to the other classic books of Anne of Green Gables, as I, unfortunately, haven't got around them yet (come on people, I'm only a teenager, I got a life ahead of me... hopefully) But I do find Anne's obsessions with her looks a bit weird but understandable understanding the mocking she got from it and the time this is set in, but her name? Hey, I use Ann as a nickname, I don't mind at all...

It's very funny and cool. I love the illustrations, as usual, I always read with my sister who is a big fan! I have gotta say I don't like Tom's treatment of Delia, because hear me out, Delia is either depressed, autistic, or both... so yikes. And Tom is pretty much ADHD, you can fight me on that! Anyways, that's all, his birthday party was fun. I mean it's a series you don't need to think much about, just enjoy!

dull as hell, 150 pages of rambling
It's not based on science at all, it's all in believing you're well, you're a substance, and being thankful to God, that's all. I mean the author just says the same things over and over. I found some of his ‘advice' even dangerous, he says you shouldn't even eat or drink if you're not hungry or thirsty... Also, he says you don't even need to go to the doctor as you can heal yourself with positive thoughts, and not thinking about being ill at all.... um, what? Like, I get that positive thinking can help, but that is extreme... He presents no facts whatsoever while repetitively claiming it's the science of wellbeing.... yikes. I don't recommend this, the e advice it gives can be all on a short list, and aren't that helpful anyways. The only good parts were, about sleep, deep breaths and that's it, and I already knew that already...

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I actually really enjoyed this one! I'm pretty happy with the story and satisfied with the ending. I'm interested in reading the sequel too, if the publisher is too kind to give it to me, lol. Peri and Roy were both interesting and fairly complex lead characters. Peri was very strong, confident, and had courage. Roy was a soft artist, so that was nice, but he was also very loyal. I'd say both of them are very very important to the adventure and story, but maybe Peri was more as she was magical, spoiler I guess? The world building and things were build very nicely, also the system and religion too. The goose Salt was very funny but annoying sometimes. I'd say it was a book I'm glad I read, and eve more glad that it didn't rely on romance!

Thanks to NetGalley for this free book, opinions are my own.
Man... this was a weird book. I mean honestly, I never read anything like it. It was interesting and had a LOT of lessons inside. First off it's nothing how the premise says it is. I guess that's why I was confused. It's never mentioned that Jane the MC in a Quinlin which is a creature that can turn into other creatures to learn lessons and save everyone... something like that. I feel like it went too slow, even though it was a short book. The way this book could have been better is if it started with learning more about Jane in her human form, her likes, dislikes, family, school, just life, and personality as she didn't even have any. If we got to know her more in the beginning it would make her lessons and growth be more subtle. It's a very narrative style, doesn't show us much. The creatures she turned to were mostly different kinds of birds, a bee and an atom, that's all. I think it would be more interesting if the creatures were more drastically different. I mean she could fly in all her forms, maybe that was intentional as Jane always wanted to be a superhero (so she mentions herself, not that we know her much). And her whole adventure is said to have taken quite some months, so that was also weird, I'd say it's more likely just a dream... But OK, not a book I hated, it was philosophical at times so those who like these not very ordinary books may like it!

First, let me say that I LOVE the cover soo much, the illustrations inside too! I didn't know this was an s screenplay, I thought it was just a book. But, boy I loved it! It was soo cool, Newt was an interesting character. I really liked that we see the wizarding world as other than. just England and Hogwarts. Seeing how it works in the US was very interesting. It was too short, but of course, as it's a movie... I will watch the movie for sure. It interesting bunch of characters... Recommend to all HP wizarding world fans. Also, let me just brag that we Ravenclaws won the Quiz Championship, lol.

Finally, I finished this!
Well, let me tell you a story first. I read this for the first time a few years ago from the school library, and I enjoyed it. But then I completely forgot about the title or Katy, I just knew that I read something with a girl who does all sorts of mischief, gets hurt badly, loves to read, doesn't have a mom... that's all. So I went to the “What's the name of that book?” group and some found my answer in a day! I felt so relieved and happy as I've been looking for it for a loooong time. So I picked it up as an ebook. But I didn't have much the time and patience, so when I find out it's an audiobook on LibriVox and Youtube, I went for it. It's read by Karen Savage and she's truly amazing at it! It was so enjoyable. Katy was such an interesting character, and the growth she went through was huge. I liked it, I recommend it to those who want to read some Childrens' classic that has good vibes mostly, especially the audiobook version!

I loved this, it was soo cool! I loved that the MC is asian. I liked how this portrayed grief and controlling emotions. It felt so slice of life the first part, but it got more action the next. The shadows looked freaky at first, but they're soo cool! I liked the sibling and mom-daughter dynamics. I can't wait to read the next volume!!!

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC comic book!
More like 3.5 stars
I read this in English not French.
OK, so this is a graphic novel about a journalist and a bunch of scientists who have gone to a science exhibition on a northern pole island. The MC Emma was annoying as hell and dumb, also her crush for Sven and her obsession was too much, the ending was soo wrong, I can't... This was too scientific on telling us about climate change and the extinction of species and animals that are currently endangered or vulnerable. It was a very biological kind of book, and it felt like a textbook sometimes, to be honest, I didn't understand much. I did like the art style and how colorful and beautiful the animals looked, the people's faces not that much. The writing was a bit small, but as it's an ebook I could zoom in, having this physically to read I imagine would be painful. I do still recommend as it's message is important and learning about animals and saving the earth is something everyone should know. So the idea was great, the execution, not much...

More like 4.7
I gotta say this was a very sweet book, but also quite weird and different. First off, the MC isn't the boy at the back of the class and not the one on the cover which is very interesting. Also, we don't find out the MC's name or gender until the end, so that was interesting and we weren't biased or anything. I gotta say the MC seemed very neutral to me neither ‘boyish' nor ‘girlish' so I guess that was good. (I read what the author says about this stuff, and I decided that I am not rating the author but the books she wrote, same as I do with HP.) Also, it's cool how it's written from the perspective of a classmate of a refugee kid and how much they cared to make things good and become friends with Ahmet. It was sweet and I loved that! Also, I think the MC is likely autistic for some reason as they didn't seem to understand feelings, lies, and stuff much, and was so obsessed with finding Ahmet's family and couldn't stop thinking about it, also they had a strong moral compass. So that was nice even if it wasn't intended. I recommend it to all!

More like 2.5
Weird book, not for young readers!!! It's about these two women who never meet as they're from different time zones but the book switches the focus to both. Sophie's life was hard in WW1 so I understand her decisions and how much she wanted to be reunited with her dear artist husband, but Livia was soo unlikeable I couldn't stand her. Her struggles were that her husband died, and that's all. She needs to sell her husband's dealer house just because she so wants to hold ‘The girl you left behind' painting that Sophie's husband made... She's very immature sometimes, and her relationship with Pol felt so weird and unrealistic, I hated some parts... yikes. Anyways, this doesn't mean the book is bad, just NOT for me! I liked the mystery part on the court and finding out about Sophie, but that's mostly it... Maybe if you like contemporary books with dual timing and characters, a bit of mystery, weird romance, and just confusing writing, this may be for you... I'm OUT!

Wow, this was soo cool and fun! I love retellings, and light mangas so I was up to this! And it was so fun, I loved all the characters and the way they were portrayed, especially their backstories. Also, this does keep straight to the original in the inside story but really it seems to be more complicated than that, as Oz seems to control the way the story goes. Interesting! I'd love to read the other volumes too, I just have to find them first, lol. Fully recommend it to peeps who love retellings, mangas, and just fun fantasy stuff!
Also, my favorite character was definitely Hayward the Scarecrow, he is so cute and innocent.

Thanks to NetGalley for this wonderful book!
I gotta say this was written so well! I loved it! Cara was such a relatable and real feeling character. I liked that it was first person. I also really liked that it felt so MG contemporary like more than half but of course with magical elements of faes. I think it was done so nicely that it feels real, not just be too heavy that it seems unbelievable. Her sister Bri was soo cute, and I like how this book handled grief and the ways other people feel it, especially how Bri went mute. I liked that Bri was an artist too and her sparkle and familiar were so cool too. I liked that there were actual adults who helped. I liked this story, and when the author published the second one, I'll be up for it!

Thanks to the author, publisher, and BookSirens for this ARC book.
As it is with many authors' first books, this one was nowhere close to perfect. Of course, I understand, as I see the author never really imagined he would be one, so I gotta say he must be fairly new to writing. The idea was one that had quite some potential. I mean two brothers of different ages who go on this weird world and find out they're not just wizards but Spoilerdivine, which is higher than others, seems pretty cool. Also, the horns idea is pretty interesting as well. But, the execution is where it fails. The age difference is way too much, I mean Moris is only 10 while Henry is 18. It's hard to read from such different voices and Henry doesn't really seem 18, he is more like 15 or something. I didn't grow to like any of the characters much, let alone the side ones which were too many to even remember, and understand what's going on. I gotta say the names felt too odd to me too, I mean the fantasy world's names. It feels too childish, and the world-building is done rather poorly. I know this is the first one of a series so maybe the author will have more chance to develop it more, later on, especially Maya who I have theories is the Spear's user as there are mentioned to be three divine instruments. Also, the thing about their dad is left unclear. And the ‘plot twist' in the end was just not shocking enough for me, SPOILER and I feel like he shouldn't have been darkened so fast. A thing I thought was interesting was the use of energy and meditation and to forgive yourself and let go, which I thought was important. Anyways, if the author fixes some stuff for the second one, I'd give it a try, it would be interesting to know what happens next as the end here is nowhere to an actual end.