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The Country Of The Blind
by Andrew Leland
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I liked the concept of this book, which wove the author's research on blindness and the disability activism movement with his own personal story about losing his eyesight gradually due to a congenital disease. I appreciated portions of this book - some of the anecdotes were interesting and helped me better understand the perspective of someone who is living with low vision. But, at the same time, this was a story of a white, male, wealthy, heretofore able-bodied person adjusting to losing vision. Don't get me wrong - the author did a good job acknowledging his privilege of being in this scenario, but as someone who has read other books about disability, I didn't find the narrative as compelling. Probably harsh to say, but I didn't connect with the narrative as much as I would have thought. 2.5 stars.

Tomorrow Is Now: It Is Today That We Must Create the World of the Future
by Eleanor Roosevelt
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This brief and concise essay persuades the reader to think about the ideas and values that we cherish as Americans. The former First Lady wrote, "Tomorrow Is Now" during the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement, which forced Americans to consider what kind of country and world we want in the future. It remains relevant to our political moment.

Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry
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It was amazing! I think that Lois Lowry is my new favorite author. I don't love how there are new main characters, but they are pretty cool. I love how the thing about Jonas's power to see beyond isn't just a him thing and that Kira stitching power is a thing too. It's a 4.2 star review.

Voyagers: The Seventh Element (Book 6)
by Wendy Mass
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The last book from my favorite sci-fi series written by Wendy Mass, Voyagers: The Seventh Element (Book 6), tells us about how 8 members of the Alpha and Omega teams retrieve the sixth element, dragon cinder (the burnt root of an enchanted tree), from planet Dargon to finish creating the Source to save Earth. Dargon looks like a fairy tale with lush green forests, elves, ogres, and dragons. But wait, why is there a seventh space in the element fuser? Find out by reading this amazing book that I recommend to all sci-fi fans.

The Sixth Wicked Child
by J.D. Barker
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I’m not sure what I think. This is the 3rd in a 3 part series. I loved the series about a serial killer. It kept me interested and wanting to read. The chapters were very short so I’d say, “One more chapter” and keep reading. But there were so many characters, I had to take notes to keep track. And I’m just not so sure about the ending. I kind of want to reread the whole series quickly to see if the ending really worked. It was a 5 book throughout, until I got to the end

Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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4 stars My original rating was to be 3 or 3.5, but the third part of the book saved it for me. Our three main characters (Kathy, Ruth and Tommy) are Hailsham students;grew up there, moved to the cottages and out into the world as either carers or donors. There were certain science fiction elements I quite enjoyed (even though I can agree this is a Lit fic first, than a sci fic) it even reminded me of “The Giver” by Lois Lowry and “The Promised Neverland” by Kaiu Shirai, which made me enjoy this a lot. I will say Ruth pissed me off and I’m glad we stopped hearing much about her towards the end. Kathy was a 70/30 love-hate relationship, and Tommy was so sweet I love him so much. There were confusing parts, part that could’ve been skipped or lightly glossed over. Parts that felt glossed over that should’ve been delved into further, but all and all it was a great book and I will continue to read more of Kazuo Ishiguro’s books.

Sisters
by Raina Telgemeier
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This is such a classic read and I enjoyed every single second of this book. I loved that it was based off of actually sisters so the events were definitely likely to happen in real life. I related to a lot of their arguments especially since I have a sister myself, although we are twins.

Book Lovers
by Emily Henry
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A very predictable romance. The dialouge continued on and on and was unrealistic. Also the secondary conflict in the story was contrived and unbelievable.

The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica
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At first I was all, 'Post-apocalyptic religious cult found footage diary??? Let's gooooooo,' but this book works better in theory than in practice. Also, TW: Cat death. ):

The Rumor
by Elin Hildebrand
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This was a great read. I love the way the author describes Nantucket and creates a detailed cast of characters. Recommended!
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