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 As promised, here are more books I read that need more love online.  You can always click here to go to the navigation page of my site and see all the previous parts you missed!  You can also click the titles to see more about the books on Goodreads. 1. The Report Card by Andrew Clements --a semi-humorous story a girl named Nora who doesn't want anyone knowing she's actually a genius, and she doesn't want to be defined by her grades at school 2. Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome (and it's sequel!) --a delightful comic duology about a witch, her new friends and their misadventures. 3. Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix --a feminist retelling of Cinderella, where Ella realizes she doesn't actually like the prince and life in the palace and makes a plan to escape. 4. Cupcake Diaries by Coco Simon --a 34 book series of a group of friends, their cupcake business, and dealing with other middle school shenanigans. 

Hello! This is a bit of a different post. If you've been on my blog long enough, you might remember a few months ago I started a series called "Favorite Books of All Time" , where I just listed off books that I read and love. I did it every month. There are 6 total parts which you can view here (takes you to the navigation page). Some of you might have noticed that I didn't post one last month. I am not posting one this month, either. In fact, I think I might pause on doing a Favorite Books post for a really long time.  This is because the posts took a long time to make. I would have to sift through my spreadsheets of all the books I have read and rated highly. It was a lot of them. I also tried to share 12 books every time, which also felt like a lot of work to me. I got a lot of other stuff on my plate going on right now. Also, a lot of my favorite books are underrated books that I have already mentioned on my page through my Underrated Books series. So making th...

  Fun fact: this was actually a book I read waaay back in elementary school, but I couldn't remember a lot of it. So this review is actually a reread. Now with the story fresh in my mind! The Power of Un by Nancy Etchemendy is about Gib, who learns that little decisions can affect your life in big ways. One day before going to a local carnival that he and his friend Ash planned to go to, he gets a weird gift from a mysterious old man called the unner. It has the power to undo any mistake he makes by going back in time either by seconds, or minutes, or hours. Gib ends up using the unner to undo a really huge, life-changing mistake.  This book had a great balance of humor and seriousness! I am so glad i decided to reread it. I gave it 4 stars . 

  This book is a part of the 12 books by 12 friends reading challenge. Passing for Human by Liana Finck is a graphic novel memoir of the author growing up in addition to her family's history. The central theme is "finding your shadow...again", which is basically a message of never losing sight of who you really are, even when the world seems against you. The author illustrates this through her own love of art. Sometimes the main story line gets interrupted with the Creation story from Genesis, but it ties in really well with the overall theme.  This was such an emotional and moving memoir! I love Finck's art style--it is so unique and whimsical. I gave this book a solid 5 stars .

  It's been a while since I used my dolls for a book picture! I knew Bunny Blanche and Madeline Hatter from Every After High would be perfect for this. Alice in Kyoto Forest by Mai Mochizuki and Haruki Niwa is about Alice Shirakawa, a 15 year old orphan who loves books and lives with her aunt and uncle. However, her uncle wants nothing to do with her, and so Alice decides she should move out and find a job to support herself. She finds an advertisement to be an apprentice to a geisha (called a maiko) in Kyoto, where she was originally from. But when she moves back to Kyoto, it isn't the Kyoto she remembered! It looks historical... and magical. Alice tries to figure out the mystery of this new world she was whisked away to, her true purpose there, and reunite with her childhood friend, Ren.  So far I love this story! It's very obviously inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Overall, it also reminded me of some Studio Ghibli movies, most notably Spirited Away, Howl's Moving C...

    My third Andrew Clements book! The first two I read were Frindle and The Report Card back when I was a kid. Then I reread them a few years ago and loved them the same. I did try reading Lunch Money about a year or so ago, but DNF'd it. But I read this one in its entirety and really liked it! No Talking is about Dave and Lynsey--two fifth graders who annoy each other a lot. Their fifth grade class is notorious for being unable to stop talking. So much so that their group has been nicknamed "The Unshushables". After embarassing Lynsey in class for not properly doing an oral report, Dave makes a bet that the girls probably can't go a long time without talking. Lynsey bets that the boys can't go a long time without talking either. Dave gets all of the boys on his side, and Lynsey all of the girls. Pretty soon their social experiment of not talking and communicating with few words possible extends to the whole fifth grade! It weirds out the teachers--but prett...

  My first Claire Kann book!  If It Makes You Happy follows 18 year old Winnie, who has her whole summer planned before she starts college in the fall: work at Goldeen's, her grandmother's old fashioned diner, and hang out with her ungirlfriend named Kara.  But then Winnie somehow accidentally becomes part of an annual matchmaking tradition the small town she is staying in has with the next small town over. She gets crowned queen, and a guy she's kind of secretly liked for a long time named Dallas steps up to become her king.  Now all of her plans are thrown out of whack as she and Dallas go around attending town events as Misty Haven's unofficial king and queen. Even worse--Winnie thinks the more she hangs out with Dallas, her queerplatonic relationship with Kara will be ruined. Winnie wonders if there is a way to make everyone happy while also prioritizing her own happiness.  This book got me hooked on from page one! I love the way the author writes, and Win...

  A poem for my favorite Vocaloid ever.  The videos are a few songs from her which are my favorites.  Oh Miku, Miku, Hatsune Miku I remember that one day  That one day when I was ten I found you in a random recommendation YouTube video on the right The song you sang so sweetly Or should I say, so sassy Was World is Mine Videos and videos later You became my favorite singer I listened to you every day Even today I bought a plushie doll of you I bought a t shirt of you In my notebooks, I drew you I still do Oh Miku, Miku, Hatsune Miku Thank you!   Bonus: Here are the plushie mentioned in the poem! I don't have the shirt anymore because I donated it.

Are you a huge foodie like me? Then you might like these books! What's your favorite book with food as a central theme?   1.The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar 2. Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 3. Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez 4. The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught 5. Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee 6. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz 7. Cake Pop Crush by Suzanne Nelson 8.  The Cupcake Diaries series by Coco Simon 9.  Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa 10. Turtle Bread by Kim Joy 11. Basil and Oregano by Melissa Caprigione 12. Batter Royale by Leisl Adams  13. A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Ngyuen (honorable mention) 14. Kitchen Princess manga series by Natsumi Ando (honorable mention)

  I read A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet way back in 2022 and I loved it! The review for it is here in case you missed it. I initially said I wouldn't continue with the rest of the series, but with many people telling me the rest of the books were worth it, I changed my mind. So here's my review for book two. In A Close and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers , we follow Pepper, whom we met in book 1 and Sidra, an AI formally known as Lovelace whose programming is now installed a human-like body, referred to as a kit. Lovelace was the AI of the Wayfarer, the ship and its crew we followed in book 1. The book is told in two timelines. The current timeline is about Sidra getting used to her new body and her daily life with Pepper, Pepper's best friend and business partner Blue, and a new friend named Tak, while trying to steer clear of government officials since humanoids with AI in them are illegal. The second timeline is a bunch of flashbacks of Pepper's life before whe...

  Another emotional Sharon Creech book! Saving Winslow is about Louie, who takes care of a sickly young donkey whom he names Winslow. He got the donkey from Uncle Pete, a family friend who lives on a farm. Everybody in Louie's social circle thinks Winslow won't survive, but with the right tools and care, Louie proves them wrong.  But taking care of a donkey isn't always easy! Luckily, Louie has a new friend name Nora who helps him out the most.  It is such a short book, but from page 1, it grabbed me with its themes! If you're in the mood for an emotional story of a kid and their pet with a happy ending, check this out! I gave it 4 stars , but that's just because some of the thematic matter might be heavy for some readers. But like all of Sharon Creech's books, they're written really well. 

  Oh, this one was just lovely! A French Girl in New York by Anna Adams is about Maude, a 16 year old who lives in Carvin, a small town in the north of France with her foster family, who act coldly towards her and refuse to talk to her about her birth parents. Maude also loves to sing and play piano, but unlike most people her age, she prefers opera and classical music. One day during a school field trip in Paris, she comes across an American social media influencer named Chad, and he invites her to perform inside. Maude sings a cover of a popular pop song, and to her surprise, Chad records the whole thing, and it ends up going viral. The next thing Maude knows, a record label president named Terence and his adult daughter Cynthia show up at her house and want to turn her into a pop star! Maude then finds herself in New York City learning the ins and outs of the music business. She also starts falling in love with two guys at once. One named Matt who is her music partner, and anot...

I think I love this more than Book Lovers ! I read that book last year. You can read my review for it here . Funny Story by Emily Henry is about Daphne and Miles, who are living together as roommates as Daphne's ex fiance Peter and Miles's ex fiancee Petra break off each other's respective engagements and decide to be with each other instead. Their daily life is largely uneventful: Daphne works as a children's librarian, Miles works as a bartender, they don't interact with each other much...until one day they get a letter in the mail from Peter and Petra to come to their wedding! Shocked that their exes would even think to still communicate with them, the two decide to fake date to annoy Peter and Petra by the time the wedding happens. But very quickly their fake dating turns real, and their motivations and actions become less about getting revenge on their exes and more confronting their true feelings and dealing with their childhood traumas.  It's a very emot...

  A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen follows two girls: Lan and Vivi. Lan spends her days working at her family's banh mi stall, and also has a popular blog. It's all about food and food stalls in Sai Gon, the city where she lives. But she hasn't felt inspired to write anything in a long time. At the same time, Vivi has come to Viet Nam via study abroad with her university. Her main goal is actually to track down her mother's side of the family, whom she's never met and find out why her mother lost contact with them a long time ago. Her only clues are some old photographs of her mother, aunt, and grandmother. Vivi is also a huge fan of Lan's blog.  The two girls meet on accident in a public park. Things start out rocky at first, but when Vivi gushes to Lan about how much she loves her blog, the two become best friends. Vivi convinces Lan to enter a writing contest, and Lan agrees to help Vivi track down her mother's side of the family. The two also gush a ...

  It's like this book was written just for me! Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao is about two first year students at Wellesey College in Wellesey, Massachusetts. One is named Sophie, the other is named Jo. Sophie runs an Instagram account called Dear Wendy where people at Wellesey send her questions (usually about relationships) and she answers them in posts. Jo runs a similar Instagram account called Sincerely Wanda, which is like Dear Wendy but instead of giving serious advice, they give much sillier answers. The two develop a huge rivalry online that the students at Wellesey can't get enough of. Both of them stay anonymous online, and no one else except for their respective roommates know each Instagram account's true identities.  Sophie and Jo end up becoming friends after they meet in their Women and Gender Studies class. They bond over the fact that both of them are aromantic and asexual. They start hanging out with each other more and more and grow close, but each worry about ...

  In March, I read a total of 15 books and I DNF 9 books.     Here are the books I read and their rankings: The Shadow of Kyoshi by FC Yee and Michael DiMartino -4 stars Amari and the Great Game by BB Alston -5 stars Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones -3 stars Kilala Princess Volume 1 by Rika Tanaka -5 stars Dungeon Meshi Volume 1 by Ryoko Kui -4 stars The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix -4.5 stars Sign of Affection Volume 9 by Suu Morishita -5 stars Neighborhood Story Vol 3 by Ai Yazawa -5 stars Our Not So Lonely Planet Travel Guide by Mone Sorai -5 stars Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson- 5 stars Yotsuba&! Volumes 13, 14, and 15 by Kiyohiko Azuma -4.5 stars for 13, and 5 stars for the other two   Bye Forever I Guess by Jodi Meadows -5 stars Batter Royale by Liesl Adams -5 stars    Books I DNF because I couldn't get into them: Ophelia After All by Raquel Marie Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Liesl and Po by La...