Chris

Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to the rest of the books in the series.

Listened to this one - loved it!

Scientist turned middle school teacher gets roped into a last ditch effort to save Earth. There's lots of nerdy science and even aliens from outer space. This was the second time reading this. Enjoyed it as much as the first reading. If you liked The Martian, you'll like this one, too.

I really wanted to like this one. It was fine. I'm rounding up a half star to 3. I like the character of Odd. It started ok - then the story gets lost a bit in the weeds trying to build a backstory for his dysfunctional family.

Really enjoyed this one.

Watched the miniseries - then read the book. Enjoyed both equally!

Enjoyed this one - it didn't grab me like Illuminae did - but enjoyed it enough to jump into book #2...and now that the characters are fleshed out, I'd say I'm enjoying #2 more.

Really enjoyed this one. This one is Classic King and he sticks the landing. Good stuff!

Listened to this one. Really enjoyed it.

Not sure I can truly say I enjoyed a textbook - but this one was close to it. Information is concise and to the point. Each chapter was a good jumping off point to further reading .

This one was fine. I liked it - but haven't made up my mind if I really liked it yet. I enjoyed the alternate-history-world-building once I got where the story was going - and that might take me happily into a sequel.

This gets into the why of hoarding. Very readable. Thumbs up!

An enjoyable historical story about a pack-horse librarian in 1930s Kentucky.

Loved it.

The story takes place in the Jim Crow south in 1963. There were points where I had to suspend disbelief at some of the plot mechanisms that drove the story forward, but the story about Starla's journey and her education about the world and people around her was enjoyable. The lessons she learns are primarily about relationships (e.g. the messy relationship of a battered wife and her husband, the relationship and impact an individual has with his/her community) and what drives those relationships. Starla is a pistol and I loved Eula. I listened to the audiobook - and it was well done.

Once they got on the road I really got into the story. Loved the characters. Plenty of humor. I'll probably reread this one at some point. Great fun.

I liked the first half - ok - let's say first 2/3rds - felt a little ‘meh' on the last 1/3. It's been many years since I was a teen, however - and am sure I'd have been alllll over this book at the right age. Quick read.

Excellent. An interesting fictional tale of a young resident of Moloka'i. This is a piece of history I only knew a bit about. I'm eager to read more. Characters are well-developed. I see there is a sequel that follows another character's storyline - I look forward to reading it!

Basically... Eloise in Sweden. And instead of The Plaza, it's an apartment building (and along that vein: with Britt-Marie acting as a stand-in for Mr Salomone, I guess). I enjoyed Eloise... which is heavy on whimsy... not sure how I feel about this one. It's all so very whimsical...and all so very fairytale-ical. I'd put it down and find it difficult to pick up again. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it - but guess it was a bit heavier wading than I'd have liked through the fairytale sprinkled in amongst the story. What I did enjoy was how each of the side characters personalities and back-stories were teased out and woven together.
If you liked ‘Ove'... set that feeling aside, this book is not ‘Ove'.

An enjoyable continuation of Edward's story.

Gripping zombie story. Found I had to push my ‘but why didn't they...' questions out of my head in regards to some of the technology ‘quirks' at the beginning of the book. Found it easier going to just go with the idea that this was a slightly earlier time period. Once I did that I found I enjoyed the story much more. I look forward to reading the next in the series!

Great balls of electricity! It's the gripping tale of Westinghouse, Edison, Tesla, industrial espionage, AC vs DC, the humble lightbulb, and the litigation that bound them all together. It's a novelization of actual events and very well told. Very enjoyable!

Excellent! Loved the story and the setting. I picked this one up because of the high ratings and rave reviews - and was not super excited: expecting a ‘Nell' (movie) redo - but it's so very much not ‘Nell'. Kya is her own unique character and the lovingly described marshland setting she lives in is also an important character in the book. The book is part coming of age, part romance, part murder mystery - and does all three quite well. Highly recommended.

Loved this. It would have been excellent beach reading - but I instead listened to it in the car. It's probably overlong - but I didn't care - it was perfect and just what I needed for my commute. What a blissful escape.I really enjoyed the characters.

Listened to it in the car. Took me a bit to get into it, but once it got rolling and the characters were a bit more fleshed out, I enjoyed it. Found the lead ‘baddy' to be highly annoying.