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Rating: 1.5 stars.  I received an ARC on NetGalley in exchange for a honest review. (Thanks!) You know that feeling you get sometimes when you are watching a foreign film? The feeling that something of the importance that is happening is a bit lost on you because you're missing that context? That's sort of how I feel about this book. I would say that this novel was definitely unique, but I just wasn't knocked off my feet by it. I'm sure some people will like it, but I just don't think the writing was for me. Welcome to the Slipstream is about Van, a girl who moves a lot because of her mother's mental illness. Van's mom is a genius, but her mental illness makes her a bit difficult for people to deal with so she constantly changes jobs. The constant in Van's life is her surrogate grandmother, who helps to keep her mother sane. They move to Vegas, where Van discovers her dream of being in a band. But when her mother goes off to a self-help cult,...

Rating: 2.5 stars. As I Descended was a decent Macbeth retelling, if a bit too loose. As I Descended is about Maria, a girl who is competing for a scholarship against Delilah, who she believes doesn't deserve it. Maria's secret girlfriend, Lily, thinks so too and after they have a seance, the girls decide to take matters into their own hands and try to reveal the true nature of Delilah. But when murder results, they start to question whether it was a good idea. I really only liked this book because of the similarities to Macbeth. Even then, it's hard to like it because it was only loosely based on the play.  I picked up this audiobook because I heard great things about how diverse it was. I do have to agree that As I Descended did have quite a bit of diversity and did it well. I think my favourite character in this book was Matteo. I have no idea if he's supposed to resemble a character from the Shakespearean play, but I liked him the best; he was the most s...

Rating: 5 stars Strange the Dreamer was a masterpiece. I loved every second reading it. I loved Laini Taylor 's Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy so I thought I'd like this book. Now I'm questioning which book of Laini's I love the most. It's probably a tie between Strange the Dreamer and Daughter of Smoke and Bone . Strange the Dreamer follows the PoVs of Lazlo Strange and a goddess. Lazlo is an orphan who is obsessed with the forgotten history of a city called Weep. When a group of people from Weep are recruiting talented people at his library, he fights to be part of this team. The other point of view is better left as a surprise. All I'm going to say is that she is awesome. Taylor is amazing at writing romances. I felt so many feels for the main couple in this book. I think Lazlo is definitely going on my book boyfriend list, because he is such a sweetheart. He loves books and is driven by his dreams. Lazlo sees everything as beautiful and he...