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The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
2.75
I just didn’t like either of these characters enough to care about their relationship, and that was the entire point of the book
This Spells Love by Kate Robb
3.25
This was cute! The pacing wasn’t my ideal pacing, but it was still a feel good HEA with some fun paranormal vibes.
Honey: A Novel by Isabel Banta
4.0
While I was reading this, I was rolling my eyes a bit at how dramatic everything felt. By the end though, I was actually a bit emotional at the happy ending. I think it was dramatic because that’s how society treated entertainers at that time, and I think the happy ending got me because as we’ve started to look back more honestly at that time, we’ve realized how many pop stars didn’t and won’t have happy endings because of what they went through. Overall I really enjoyed the characters in this and I’m excited to see what Isabel Banta does next.
The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
4.25
Some points I disagree with, but overall really informative with helpful suggestions for moving forward.
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
2.5
I only learned that Katharina Kepler was a real person after finishing the book, which is a shame because I think maybe I would’ve enjoyed it more knowing that. But as it stands, I was bored reading most of this and the writing style didn’t help. I found Katharina annoying — not that that’s an excuse for the accusations, but I did make reading her diary entries that much more unbearable. And when we switched to her neighbor’s entries, he was maybe even more annoying. Plus, the audio didn’t do a great job differentiating the two so sometimes I wouldn’t know we’d switched until sometime later when they’d mention someone by name.