Candy Bunny Reader

  I finally got around to reading this! They Called us Enemy by George Takei is a graphic novel memoir of actor George Takei. It recounts experience as a child in a Japanese internment camp during WW2. He showcases his feelings as a kid experiencing something where he didn't always understand what was going on, but he knew it was something terrible. Growing up, he learned more about what it was being a victim of racism in the United States. He also teaches the audience things they might have not known about the internment camps and how they were able to end them after WW2. He also talks about the aftermath and his overall identity as a Japanese-American, and briefly his time about becoming and actor and being on the critically-acclaimed show, Star Trek.  I loved this book so much! I learned so much about what it was like being in an internment camp from someone who experienced it firsthand, and I also learned more about George Takei in general. I think everyone needs to read this b

  Another book I wanted to read for a long time that I finally got around to reading! Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park is a historical fiction middle grade novel about a half-white, half-Chinese girl named Hanna who moves with her father to LaForge, South Dakota (not a real town). There she goes to school and is able to graduate. Then she and her father set up a boutique and try to find ways to get customers to come. It's not always easy. A lot of it stems from Hanna herself experiencing racism. But with the help of her new friends in her new community, she is able to achieve her goals.  Well, this was a perfect example of "I liked it but I didn't love it". I think part of it was because the book is pretty short, so everything is resolved pretty quickly. But it was still a great book! The writing is very beautiful and atmospheric, and the characters are all very well-rounded. Plus a happy ending. So I gave it 4 stars. Trigger warnings include death of a parent and so

  Yay! Another tag! I was tagged by my friend @books.below.stars again over on Instagram. She is awesome! Feel free to do this tag if you see it! 1. Favorite series to recommend: Witch Hat Atelier manga by Kamome Shirahama Bone by Jeff Smith Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2. Favorite stand-alones to recommend: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Flip the Script by Lyla Lee The Witch's Boy by Kelly Barnhill 3. Books people associate me with: I don't know! Tell me in the comments what books/series you associate me with. 4. Books you convinced others to read: Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki Sleeping Around by Morgan Vega The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery 5. Books I want to recommend more: Pretty much all the books in my "underrated books" series, such as... Mandy by Julie Andrews The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo 6. Books I want to be associated with: Can't think of any exact titles, b

  You are seeing this post now because I forgot to make one in December! Luckily the "worst books" were all 3 star books. Not the worst things I ever read, but they could've been better. I will have links to their reviews if applicable. I DNF'd a total of 30 books last year. But it was worth it. Life is too short to read things you don't like/find boring. Here are the worst books of 2023: Given Volume 4 by Natsuki Kizu Given Volume 6 by Natsuki Kizu Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman Our Dreams at Dusk 2 by Yuhki Kamatani Our Dreams at Dusk 3 by Yuhki Kamatani Sheets by Brenna Thummler All of the books I DNF: Anne of Windy Poplars by LM Montgomery You're Welcome Universe by Whitney Gardner Take me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson Monday is Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson Nancy Drew and the Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene Lunch Money by Andrew Clements American Panda by Gloria Chao The Case of the Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford Spinning by Tillie Wald

  I read a total of 13 books this month! Most were graphic novels and manga. And sequels.  I hope your month went well, too! As usual, links to full reviews if applicable. 1. One Piece Volumes 16, 17, 18 by Eichiro Oda. I gave the first one 4.5 stars, and the next two 5 stars. 2. The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett. A literary historical fiction book about family, race, and generational trauma. 4 stars. 3. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Classic children's book about a girl who faces the loveliness as well as the difficulties of an all-girls boarding school, and other surprises. 4 stars. 4. Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. Book 3 of the Morrigan Crow series. This time Morrigan must face a new threat that is affect all of the Wunimals of Nevermoor, as well as learning new things about herself. 4 stars. 5. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Parts 1, 2, and 3 by Gene Yang. I gave the first one 5 stars, the second one 4 stars, and the last o