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I’ve hit the milestone of only having 24 hours left of the audiobook. Which is an insane milestone.

X-Files mentioned.
(Insert gif of Michael Scott telling everyone to “stay calm everybody. STAY F**KING CALM!!”)

My edition boasts “8 Full-Color Removable Mini Posters” that are in the middle of the book like photos in a biography. Very satisfying feeling getting past them on my lunch break today.

“Meg had a cushion, Jo a book, Beth a basket, and Amy a portfolio”

My mind went straight to trying to work out which March sister is which Ninja Turtle based on that quick description.

The first book I’ve read in a while where I’ve felt like I’ve needed a little break and the first Clown in a Cornfield book that’s taken me longer than a weekend to read.

First book of 2026 to make me cry.

Can already tell this books going to be a winner. Neurodivergent kid who finds solace in books and has a special interest in sharks? Just really speaking to me.

“When I am trying to sleep at night, I like to imagine diving beneath the cold waves of the ocean and swimming with a shark. We explore abandoned shipwrecks, underwater caves and coral reefs. All of the colour, but in a wide-open space. No crowds, no pushing and no taking. I would not grab their dorsal fin. We would swim alongside one another.
And we would not have to speak a word. We could just be.”

“Reading is the most calming thing after an overly loud and unkind classroom. I can take my time. There is no one rushing me or barking at me. The words all follow rules. The pictures are bright and alive. But they do not overpower me.”