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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Girls & Boys in Books

Oct 1, 2018

Girls & Boys

Dennis Kelly | 2018 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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Gut Wrenching

Review I just finished this book and I'm not even sure what to think. This review might just be a spew of words on a page because right now, I'm processing.

I got this audiobook from Audible through their audible originals program. I probably would have never in my life picked this up if it weren't for getting it for free. This book started off with a cute story about the main characters meeting and ends with a horrific gut wrenching ending. This is not a cute love story. This is not uplifting. It is heart wrenching but it is so beautifully done that I wasn't able to put it down.

The narrator truly put on a wonderful performance. She had a way to force you into the story & make you feel like this was a friend telling you the story.

All in all, it was good. Heart wrenching but good.

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Roxanne (13 KP) rated Maisy Goes to the Library in Books

Nov 14, 2018

Another cute little Maisy book which my daughter enjoyed. My local library has recently reopened after being closed for over a year for refurbishments so I thought I would celebrate with my daughter with a book about the library. It was cute and all done in the original Maisy style. There were only a couple things to do with the storyline which I wasn't so keen on. The book introduced us to some services that may not be available in your local library, so it might be worth having a read through first before reading it to a child as once you say 'oh, we can't do that at ours', you might have a disappointed kiddie. Also, I would of liked if the book focused more on the 'books' part of the library more than just messing around with friends. In my opinion this meant that this book missed some really good opportunities to make libraries more exciting for children.