Candy Bunny Reader

All the books I read in May! I read a total of 15 books . Most were graphic novels. Mostly Avatar ones.  I've decided to do something new with these wrap ups: From now on, I won't provide my own summaries. I will instead link the Goodreads pages for the books. I will still be putting links to my own reviews! I hope your reading month went well, too! 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance Volumes 1 , 2 , and 3 by Faith Erin Hicks. All 5 stars! 2.  You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So . 5 stars! Full review here . 3. The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall . 4 stars. Full review here .  4. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Volumes 1 , 2, 3, and 4 by Kanehito Yamada . All 4 stars . Full review  here .  5. The Sprite and The Gardener by Rii Abrego . 5 stars! Full review  here .  6. If You'll Have Me by Eunnie . 5 stars! Full review here . 7. Katara and the Pirate's Silver by Faith Erin Hicks . 4.5 stars . 8. Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy by Faith ...

  Have you ever had expectations for a book that were... just a little too high? Fun fact: I originally DNF'd (did not finish) this book a few years ago, but I decided to give it a second chance. Was it good the second time around? Well... The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall is a middle-grade novel about four sisters (oldest to youngest): Rosaline, Jane, Skye, and Batty, and their father, spending the summer in a cottage that is part of the grounds of a huge mansion. They become friends with the landlord's son, named Jeffery. They love each other's company, but Jeffery's mom thinks that the Penderwick sisters are a bad influence on him, and she has other plans for her son that he doesn't like. Along with their adventures with playing in nature, and playing with the pet rabbits of the groundskeeper named Cagney, the Penderwicks try to help Jeffery deal with his overbearing mother. This sounded like something right up my alley, and I enjoyed it for the most part, but ...

MAJOR TRIGGER WARNINGS:  Animal cruelty, death, s3xual harassment, kidnapping, gaslighting, and predatory behavior are all mentioned in this post. Please be cautious!   Well, there's a reason I didn't talk about any of the books on this list. Since I DNF them! And in my own humble opinion, I don't recommend any of these either. 1. The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall.   This is a middle grade novel about four sisters and their father spending their summer at a cottage. It seemed like a cute book at first, but I was really disturbed at the way the characters were treating their pet dog. They kept on feeding him non food items such as a paper map. It seemed like animal cruelty to me.  2. The Big One Oh by Dean Pitchford This is a middle grade novel about a ten year old kid named Charley who is trying to make friends so he can invite them to his first birthday party ever that is horror-themed. It was okay for the most part but there is a subplot were Charle...