Morgan > Recent Status Updates

I don’t know, Tris, seems like Tobias wanting you to stop acting suicidal and talk to him about what’s causing this behavior is actually a good thing, but maybe that’s just me.

Tris be like: Four doesn’t like me. He keeps picking on me.

Four be like: girl, you have a death wish? Why do you keep making me step in to protect you without LOOKING like I’m stepping in to protect you? Also, how have you not caught on that I like you? And please stop trying to ask me about my trauma background.

Is this the year of finally reading all the teen books I skipped as a teen? Apparently. But in this case, watching the movie (it was on Tubi) made the reason I avoided this one (not wanting to get invested when I know how this ultimately ends) even more valid, so is this a bad idea? Probably. But I’ve already preemptively searched out fixit fics, so there’s that.

It’s not true. Tell me it isn’t true. It can’t be true.

So now I’m having dreams related to this book and it’s just a little bit freaky.

Started this with my 5th graders today, and they seem to be enjoying it so far!

Barely started, but I can already tell from the Shadow Academy flashback that this book is going to destroy me.

Started this one with my 3rd graders this morning!

So close to the end. The kids are so horrified by how bratty and spoiled Veruca is. 😂

Introducing my third graders to another childhood favorite!

The kids are really invested in the story and characters at this point, and I love it--both because I love sharing one of my favorite books with them and because it enabled me to teach a much-needed object lesson using these characters. It's blowing my mind how many little details these kids are picking up on and remembering.

Reading it to third graders and really enjoying watching them experience Narnia for the first time!

Loving it so far! Definitely read more last night than I’d intended. It’s just too bad I’ve read nearly all Haddix’s books at this point because if I had new stuff from her to binge, I could have this reading experience more often.

I got this on Chirp deal the other day, and goodness, I didn’t realize how much I missed spending time with Emily, Ilse, Teddy, and Perry (well, Perry hasn’t come into it yet, but I know he will). Takes me back to that summer I was 15, experiencing it for the first time. And…yeah, reminding me that though I would deny it, I’ve had a crush on Teddy since I was 15. Your point is?

I’ve only had it on hold since January. 🙄 But, um, much superior writing and narrating to The Selection. I’m still planning to go back to it once I finish Thrawn, but I’m not sorry to switch over to Thrawn.

So far, I’m not impressed, but we’ll see. I’m finding the romance ultra cheesy and after experiencing the alien apocalypse (even though I wouldn’t recommend The 5th Wave series without a good sharpie edit), their “terrible” caste system seems awfully mild and lackluster. But I’ll keep going and see if it gets better.

I can already tell this one is going to make me cry.

This is narrated by Agravaine, and idk how I'm supposed to handle this. I hate that guy so much. ;P

Not very far yet, but I just want to say, Marc Thompson does a pretty good Thrawn.

Okay, so this book is making me cry, I can’t stand Rose’s dad, I want her to go live with her uncle, and now this twist with Rain? Whhhhhyyyyyyy?????? Poor kid. She deserves so much better.

Have to take it back to the library. Not sure if I’ll get it back out to finish. It’s interesting and I do like it, but there’s something about the feel of it I’m not totally into.

Gotta love how Luke’s worried about the no attachments rule and his marriage to Mara since Survivor’s Quest was written while the prequels were coming out, while it wasn’t even a thought when he proposed before the prequels happened. 😂

Seriously love the incorporation of Star Wars music in the audio version. Not very far in the story yet, but so far, it’s interesting.