All the Books.

"Yochanan Rivlin is the "Rabbit" Angstrom of Near Eastern Studies at Haifa University. A passionate but flawed man, unable to let go of things. Especially why his sons marriage dissolved after only a year, with no explanation. He goes off in search of answers and stumbles into one misadventure after another. Yehoshu caught me with Ofer and Galya's story but the subplot of Samaer's term paper and Rivlin's job as a professor was boring enough to almost DNF this one a couple of times."  ⭐⭐⭐ Pros:  Honestly, I was as curious to find out why Ofer's wedding ended as Rivlin was. Yehoshua managed to hook me with the letter from Ofer to Galya, just as I was thinking of DNFing it cause it might be boring, he threw that at me and it worked/Hagit was a good but never heeded voice of reason.  Cons:  Rivlin is a very selfish man, very similar to "Rabbit" Harry Angstrom from the series by John Updike/He's a bit of a blithering idiot who gets what he d...

"It had a very, "10 Things I Hate About You" feel and parts of it were fun but honestly, Liz was one of the most painfully clueless MCs I've come across in a long time. Like, come on girl, wake up. This one was a struggle but I needed to see how it ended 🙄." ⭐⭐ Pros:  Liz and Wes' banter was, of course, witty and charming.  Cons:  I felt like I didn't know Liz as a character. Her childhood felt glossed over and hence her infatuation with Michael Young just seemed to come out of the blue/Liz is probably one of the most infuriatingly clueless characters I have ever come across.  Full Review Elizabeth (Liz) Buxbaum is hitting the most memorable, movie moment time of a young girls' life. High School Graduation! Her Senior year is winding down and it's almost time for prom, so naturally Liz's head is full of day dreams of the most romantic prom-posal ever, offered by none other than Michael Young.  He's recently moved back to town and Liz jus...

"Dennys and Sandy, the twins are whisked away to the Andte-diluvian days where they get to be part of history, or at least, Biblical history. It was almost like a prequel to Noah and the Ark with the occasional Unicorn, of course. L'Engle does like her Unicorns."  2 Stars Pros:  Dennys and Sandy, the twins, finally get their own adventure./It was an interesting look into the Apochrypha. I would've thought L'Engle would have shied away from such controversial subject matter. Angels having pre-martial relations with human women, goodness me.  Cons:  Mr. Murry's magical tesser-acting computer certainly took things literally but, I guess it's the whole, "be careful what you wish for" message/ Though Dennys and Sandy were the protagonists, I didn't feel like we really, actually got to know them.  Full Review Sandy (Alexander) and Dennys are finishing up Hockey practice and go home to make themselves some nice hot chocolate, since its mid-winter in...

“The apocalypse is looming when a random South American Dictator threatens Nuclear War. Of course, Charles Wallace is the only one who can stop it!  It's all tied into the descendants of Meg's mother in law, Mrs. O'Keefe, Calvin's mother.  With the help of a Unicorn named Gudior, Charles Wallace is off to save the day. This was another head scratcher and I'm not holding out much hope that the series will start making sense." 2 Stars Pros Time travel, to me, is far less surreal than whatever was going on in #2. So this was an easier read. Cons: Megs constant questioning starts right on page 1, at least she’s consistent/I do love how Mr. Murry is on speed dial with the President/The various timelines got very confusing and all the Brans/Maddocs/Maddox/Gwens/Gwyns and the multiple Zillah and Zillies were extremely frustrating. I had no idea who I was reading about at the end.  Full Review:  Years have passed and all the Murry children have grown. Dennys and San...

"It had such potential but then the indignant Boston Brahim enter the scene and we're thrown into a world of literature, proofs and translations with the occasional homicide thrown in to keep up the intrigue. I kept reading cause I was curious but this was an almost DNF on multiple occasions simply for the fact that it just went on and on. Honestly, it was hard to keep track and to care about the characters in the end." ⭐ Pros: It was definitely an interesting and unique premise/The mulatto police officer, Nicholas Rey, he was kind, intelligent, an easily likable character and I wanted to learn more about him but Pearl was too focused on the bitter arguments against literature at the time instead of building character.  Cons: All the indignant old men and “Good God” exclamations. It was all a bit pretentious./This book made me feel like Niles and Frasier Crane were solving a mystery./Parts of this book literally put me to sleep.  Full Review Set shortly after the Civil ...

"Part Fantasy/Part Coming of age story, this was an interesting one from Ness. It had his dark, gritty realism but at the same time, the storyline with the Indie kids ended up just being overdone and confusing."  2 Stars Pros:  Ness touched upon some serious issues with his characters, mental health/anxiety/OCD/Eating Disorders but he handled it all in a realistic way. He didn't sugarcoat anything, which was tough at times but I think it added to the story.  Cons:  The fantasy story of the Indie kids being told in summary at the beginning of each chapter was unique but also, just kind of felt rushed and trite.  Full Summary: Mike is just weeks away from graduating high school and having his whole life change. His sister Mel, his best friend Jared, the love of his life but he's never told her, Henna, everyone is preparing to up and going their separate ways. And there's that whole thing with the Indie kids always causing some sort of magical mishap. It'll be a ...