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LOVING chapter 5!

Nothing like an exciting middle grade to get me out of my reading slump

Recommend by my middle schooler. A quick middle grade read might be just what I need to break out of this reading slump.

I loved the first 15% of this book. The set up includes the blessing and hardships of being a mom of preteens and in a marriage of 20 ish years and being almost 40. It’s funny and lighthearted and doesn’t cross the line into her not liking her family (which was why I dnf’d finley Donovan). We will see where the book goes now that she’s 20 again.

Dang it Alfie

“Secrecy is a loan against your better judgment. You pay the interest in regret”

Easy to read. This is time travel and magical realism that I can read.

Chapter 9: a time to shut up. So good. Balance truth with compassion. Be specific and loving. Be quiet. Forgive the debt, the wrong, because we have been forgiven!

What a mess

Almost half way done and this doe NOT feel like a thriller. A mystery, family drama.

Also, I wish the author had made belle strong and smart without making her cruel and over-the-top with angst and swearing. Especially given how her father is described at the beginning of the book (as warm, kind, patient, loving).

Also, this book is forever long for a ya thriller.

What I love about this book: the concept, the dad, the eerie vibes

What I do not love: so much swearing. Hate it. More teen angst than I like. For a YA book, it feels like a terrible example for teen readers.

She’s baaaack

So much swearing 🤬 😵‍💫

I really like both the mystery we are uncovering and the present-day dementia, care-taking storylines. I like Cassie, but I wish Cassie’s “I don’t need any help” was a little more nuanced. I don’t like Nora and I’m finding their storylines so similar, sometimes I really have to think about who is who.