Review: The Cherry Cola Book Club

The Cherry Cola Book Club by Ashton Lee
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I didn't feel like this book was very deep, and I kept getting distracted by the dialogue. I just didn't think it was a realistic. I didn't completely dislike the book but I didn't feel like the writing was as interesting as it could have been. I wanted to really like this novel, but it felt like it was very surface and there wasn't anything further. I also felt like there was a lot of summary as a result I just didn't get a feeling for the characters. At the end of the novel I found that while the issues the book touch are important to me this book didn't make me care about them.

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Review: Treasure of Green Knowe

Treasure of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is a nice very light children's adventure story. Not much happens as far as action goes, but Tolly is visiting his grandmother on holiday and learns about Green Knowe, the house he is staying at, through stories and exploring. I enjoyed listening to this lots.

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Review: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Cressida Cowell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked the this book. It was silly in a way that I didn't find the last book. I particularly liked "the vegetable that cannot be named." At this point the story isn't anything new, but it is still fun. I liked the addition of One-Eye in this story. He added an interesting counter to Toothless on the dragon side of the story. I was glad to have Kamikaze in this book again. She is a fun character. While the story wasn't very different from the rest of the series I still enjoyed it.

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Review: The Halloween Tree

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was an interesting book and not at all what I expected from Ray Bradbury after reading Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. While I found it easy to listen to I don't think I would have finished this if I had been reading it. It was not exciting. I found the history of Halloween to be a bit dull. I was surprised to find I felt that way but I just wasn't taken by the story.

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Review: How to Be a Pirate

How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I think I may have enjoyed this book more than the first one. Hiccup and Toothless are more developed and I liked seeing Hiccup grow. I don't find the story haha funny, but I do enjoy the fun adventure aspect of the story. I love the narration, especially for Toothless. I'm going to continue listening to this series it is light and enjoyable.

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Review: The Ones Who Got Away

The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Liv and Fin were great characters and they had chemistry. I enjoyed the story. I wondered when we would start seeing stories about survivors of school shootings. This one didn't let the shooting overpower the rest of the story and for that I was grateful. I liked seeing the survivors 12 years after and how they still struggled when the aftermath of what happened. That aspect of the story felt real to me. I also really liked the story of the friends that was a side story to the romance. This is a book I will recommend.

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Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I wasn't sure I was going to like this book or find it useful. However, I'm glad I listened to it. I did find myself wanting to make notes while I was driving so I will probably go back now that I've finished and make some notes. The book probably could have been shorter but there was good information in here and I think the advice is something I will try implementing.

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Review: How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was very different from the movie. I enjoyed both for different reasons. I listened to the audiobook of this as it was read by David Tennant, and I couldn't help myself. I really enjoyed it. I'm glade I decided to listen. I'll be looking for the next book in the series to see what Hiccup and Toothless get up to next.

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Review: Rosemary and Rue

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This is an interesting book for me. I don't read a lot of urban fantasy, because I don't care for it. I didn't care for this book for 75% of the book. I did like the ending. October was not a likable character, and for most of the book she pushed everyone away. I also didn't feel like I got a good feeling for the other characters in the story. By the end I had a handle on a lot of the characters, but they still didn't feel as developed as I would have liked. This is a series and I think this was just an introduction to it. I'm not sure if I want to continue or not. The ending almost has me convinced that it might be worth reading more. Also, I have read the Wayward Children series and loved it. I'm not sure why but I feel like I just read a book by a completely different author in Rosemary and Rue. I would have liked to see more of the lyrical fluid writing from the Wayward Children books. I know this was a different type of novel, but it was missing something.

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