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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could’ve been any different. —Oprah
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers by Faith G. Harper
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
The audio quality just wasn’t working for me.
Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
+ flawed character who does work on himself to be better, exploration of Black history, shows how masculinity ruins itself sometimes
- frame narrative that limits itself, homophobia, more “tell” than “show”
- frame narrative that limits itself, homophobia, more “tell” than “show”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage and Slavery
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Yolk was such a difficult read. Jayne’s perspective is so raw and broken, and as a broken person, I honestly struggled to sit with the parts of me that relate to her. This story brought me back to the darkest parts of my time living in New York, the way I wanted it so badly and never felt like I belonged all at the same time. Yet there are moments of hope in this book as well: the healing in Jayne’s relationship with her sister, her connection with Patrick, and her decision to get help for her eating disorder. As much as I struggled to get through the dark parts, this story was so beautifully written in its raw exploration of what it is to be a flawed human being.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is such an odd, esoteric book. I almost feel like I’m slightly too young to truly appreciate all the video game references, but I was intrigued nonetheless. Reading this book strangely felt like playing a game, but one that isn’t really won or lost.
My main gripe: Sam and Sadie sometimes felt like they were so tied to their Fatal Flaws that it was exhausting to watch them continue to mess things up endlessly. Also I felt a huge reading slump after Marx got shot… I wasn’t expecting more trauma after everything that Sam already went through!
Recommended for: aging Gen X-Millennial cusp-ers craving some serious pop culture nostalgia.
My main gripe: Sam and Sadie sometimes felt like they were so tied to their Fatal Flaws that it was exhausting to watch them continue to mess things up endlessly. Also
Recommended for: aging Gen X-Millennial cusp-ers craving some serious pop culture nostalgia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Abortion
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Literally the only complaint I have is that I have no idea when I will get another installment in this series, and I didn't want it to end.
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What can I say about this series that hasn't already been said?
What I loved:
What I loved:
- the complexity of the relationships between Bree, Sel, and Nick that are continually developed in this second book
- Alice is the most epic best friend ever
- a challenging conversation about politics, power, racism, & what it's actually like to try to break down barriers
- an identity crisis that isn't so much a crisis as it is an exploration
- have I mentioned that Sel is my entire heart?
Literally the only complaint I have is that I have no idea when I will get another installment in this series, and I didn't want it to end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Stalking
Minor: Colonisation
Take Control of the Noisy Class: Chaos to Calm in 15 Seconds (Super-effective classroom management strategies for teachers in today's toughest classrooms) by Rob Plevin
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This was an accessible, straight-forward book written from a British perspective, which I enjoyed. However, I don't know that it really hit on anything that I haven't seen elsewhere as far as classroom management, so I was ultimately a bit disappointed. His first recommendation for a noisy class, which is to enlist students as "shushers" would not go well in my Title I middle school classroom... while reading this section, I could practically hear my students telling each other to "shut the f*** up!" if I hired them to shush each other. On top of that, I think it's hard for a male teacher to offer suggestions that will always and without fail work for a female teacher. Not that gender is everything, but for secondary students, they definitely treat you differently if you're a woman.
Love from Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Reasons I Loved This:
- I learned so much about Islam. As an outsider, I had to look up a bunch of different things because this was clearly written for Muslim readers, which is incredible.
- Even though the miscommunication storyline was somewhat forced, I am a sucker for these types of stories, and I just love Adam and Zayneb being messy and adorable.
- This story treads the line between YA and regular fiction and does it so well.
- The interlude written in 3rd person but from the POV of A & Z's cat melted my heart.
- Even as a non-Muslim, this book felt so spiritual and made me reflect on the spiritual journey we all take, regardless of what religion we do or don't practice.
- Honest discussion about that awkward time in your life when you're still trying to figure out who you're going to be in the wider world as a 20-something was spot on.
- Did I mention A & Z are just adorable? Because they are, and I love them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, and Antisemitism
Minor: Bullying, Islamophobia, and Medical content