This book was pretty good but it only got better at the middle of the book. The book started off going really slow until I reached the point in the book where it got me super hooke on. It's a good book but I feel that Ana Huang has definitely written better books.

4 stars (originally 3.5 stars, but I changed my mind) As I said in my initial review, the author paints out scenes like laying paint on a canvas. I made sure to update my goodreads notes as I went along for this journey to know what to say. I originally rated this book 5 stars, it then went down to 3.5 for a few reasons: - Too many characters to keep track of, I felt it could’ve been slimed down a bit or instead make note of characters. (For example, not saying to take Morgana out, but mention her as Alex’s ex-wife and note some differences and reasons they divorced.) - The interrogations felt a bit like casual conversations, not so much as a police officer hard on getting information. Even at that it felt like Alex got too much credit at times even though it felt like surrounding characters did more work. - It felt that sometimes things were drawn out a bit or just slow, I felt that way with part 1. Other than those reasons I really did enjoy the book. The killer’s POV and life story really grabbed me. Honestly I felt that the story could’ve been from their POV the entire time or took up most of the book. At times I felt that there were things added for shock value, but the end (specifically part 4) tied it together for me and really made me like how this killer was written. This book as a whole is definitely differe from other thrillers. The characters are interesting and the motives are intriguing. I do plan on reading “The Rocks” by this author soon. Thank you to Celadon Books and Bookish First for an ARC of this book!

5 stars If I was asked to describe this book it would be thought daughter and the lesbian version of “Call Me By Your Name,” but with more atmospheric longing, and the comparison of cicadas to life. And a grotesque reading of a book within a book. “Cicada Summer” being my first book I’ve read by Erica McKeen truly captures the feeling of the sun setting on a hot summer day, with the lone thoughts that I’ve felt during the pandemic (which is the timeframe this book is set in.) I also feel that if each of the stories in the book were actual novels, I would read and collect all of them because they’re actually really intriguing and added onto a sub-genre of horror. I look forward to reading more Erica McKeen and I thank Goodreads for an ARC copy in a giveaway!

I loved this book. It was about 3 clever orphans. I would highly recommend it! 5 stars!

I loved this book. The author described her life events in a really vivid way and made it very easy to imagine.

I really enjoyed how this book dives into the messy lives of a family, blending humor with some pretty heavy moments. That said, I found the number of subplots a bit overwhelming at times, making it hard to keep track of everyone’s story.

As I was reading this book, the NYT released their top 100 books of the 21st century and this ranked in the top 20. After finishing, I can totally see why.

As usual Emily's books are light and enjoyable. Great summer read in addition to some serious issues.

I absolutely loved this book so much! It's about a Roz, a robot who is stranded on an island and learns how to survive. The book involves themes and important lessons such as friendship. One theme is "being kind can reward you". I think you will love this book!

In this book Karen had gotten glasses. She does not want to wear them and especially for school pictures. A boy at school named Ricky started to make fun of her glasses. Names such as "Owl Girl" and "Googly Eyes". I really enjoyed reading this book and I would rate it five stars.