The God of the Woods

By Liz Moore

476 pages

Mystery

A mystery spanning the 1950s - 1970s, set at a bushcraft summer camp. 

The two mysteries and timelines are layered with each other. 

I did not fully expect the resolution to the chronologically earlier mystery, although I did start to suspect it about 3/4 of the way through the novel. However I'd also thought that there was another possible perpetrator. I didn't buy the solution that seemed the most obvious, however. 

I was somehow less curious about the second mystery, but I did appreciate the resolution of that one too. 

At first I had trouble getting into the book, but I was pretty invested before I was 100 pages in. But then I didn't want to finish it! I just didn't want it to be over so I kept putting it down. 

I loved this bit with the allusions:

I also really liked this bit about relationships:

Overall, a great book.

Author info:

The Bone Thief

By Vanessa Lillie

Hawthorne Legacy trilogy

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Rating: meh. Predictable sometimes, bizarre others. What is up with her teeth clicking. Ughggh.

Rating: Ugh. Book 3 of... 5? I liked the first book mostly, but I have trouble with a series. I was just so irritated a so many things about this novel. 

Rating: Charming. I enjoyed this one a lot. I'm glad it can stand alone; however, I do believe there is another book that's at least in the same world if not with the same characters. It was funny, and sad, and wonderfully written. 

Rating: good! The second in a duology. I really liked it and wanted to keep reading it. A few character choices were unbelievable. A few twists were predictable, but others were not. Worth reading this pair!

Rating: meh. Second in a duology? Or are there going to be more? I just didn't care. And there were things that didn't make sense. And stop saying "my girl." Ugh.

Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

476 pages

Sci-Fi

I picked this up when I took my classes up to the school library. I liked The Martian and it caught my eye. Wow, this was a great book. 

It was my book I was reading at school, but I brought it home this weekend because I just didn't want to out it down. 

It was interesting, and it was funny. 

Loved it.

To Kill a Shadow

By Katherine Quinn

YA Fantasy 

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Fourth Wing & Iron Flame

By Rebecca Yarros

First 2 books in a 5 book series. 

I enjoyed the first book (Fourth Wing) more than the second. 

But by the time I was reading the second? The stakes: so high. The choices: so incomprehensible. The relationships: a little uncomfortable. 

I still finished it. I still wanted to know how the second book ended. (I was irritated with how it ended.)

Will I read the rest of the series? 🤷‍♀️