Knots

I'm not really sure what to make of this one... Be sure to check the content warnings for this one as it illustrates parental neglect in a very real way through both the main character and a side character. While I thought that this was going to solely focus on a main character who wanted to experime......more

I went into this book with some low-key expectations. Like, okay, here we go—another story about a kid whose parents are basically MIA because they’re always working. But oh, I was wrong. Way wrong. This book isn't just about absent parents or some generic struggle. It's about a middle school girl w......more

So the only thing about this book that I didn’t like was that when Jason went missing for a month that it was because his parents were neglecting him but it wasn’t really shown that that’s what happened. I read about it in the author note at the end. I didn’t feel like his situation was that bad. My......more

This one was ok. The pressure that Norah was under as a tween starting in a new school, parents who seem to be fighting all the time, an annoying younger sister and the need to just fit in oozed across the pages. I was NOT a fan of the parents. This one was ok.......more