3.75* This was quite an incredible expedition and while I vaguely knew that Shackleton was the explorer of Antarctica, I didn't know some of the detail3.75* This was quite an incredible expedition and while I vaguely knew that Shackleton was the explorer of Antarctica, I didn't know some of the details of what he was trying to accomplish. I'm amazed that everyone survived the trip after hearing about all the toils they went through. There were several moments while listening that I completely lost focus in what I was listening to though - something with the writing style wasn't entirely captivating for me. The audiobook was well narrated though!...more
3* I'm finding I like the stories in this series that follows the children into their respective worlds. This one felt a bit unmemorable to me.3* I'm finding I like the stories in this series that follows the children into their respective worlds. This one felt a bit unmemorable to me....more
4.5* I love the magic nature of the other worlds in the Wayward Children series! Going to the Hooflands with magical 4 legged creatures like unicorns, 4.5* I love the magic nature of the other worlds in the Wayward Children series! Going to the Hooflands with magical 4 legged creatures like unicorns, centaurs, and kelpies was a fun ride with a strong main character!...more
4* Okay, Talia Hibbert writes a fun romance. I love the Brown sisters and their romantic interests and I especially enjoy a fake dating trope. I laughe4* Okay, Talia Hibbert writes a fun romance. I love the Brown sisters and their romantic interests and I especially enjoy a fake dating trope. I laughed out loud a couple times while listening to this as well. But I felt like there was something missing which is keeping me from giving the full 5 stars. Something about the 3rd act drama felt trite to me which likely is part of the reason. Still a very fun read and I'm looking forward to Eve getting her time to shine in the last book of the trilogy....more
1.5* Rounded Up I did not enjoy this. The main character was so unbelievably naïve and the way the audiobook narrator performed this just exacerbated t1.5* Rounded Up I did not enjoy this. The main character was so unbelievably naïve and the way the audiobook narrator performed this just exacerbated this issue. Ruth is very sheltered by her ultra religious father, yet when she sneakily reads books from her school and public library (namely the Twilight series), she becomes obsessed with the idea of someone to fall in love with so that she (or the lover) can give up something to show how much they actually love each other. Gag me. There are so many heavily dropped parallels to Twilight that I actually rolled my eyes at a few. While I understand why Ruth and Everett have the hots for each other (view spoiler)[(their common event of Everett saving her life more than once),(view spoiler)[ I couldn't really get behind it and didn't believe it. That and the slightly unrealistic nature of certain plot points (Ruth still living at home into her 20s even though she doesn't like living at home or seem to like/respect her parents and the ending of the book (view spoiler)[where Ruth decides to burn down her father's church but then seems to overlook the fact that she had hostages at one point - she lets them go - but then seems surprised to have the cops on her and Everett's heals at the end.(view spoiler)[) And don't even get me started about that "open" ending. (view spoiler)[They are speeding through the night away from her scene of the crime of arson and manslaughter to Texas where they supposedly won't be caught because it's "across state lines" but there is a bridge that the police are just starting to raise but they are going to continue racing towards and across it anyway? Okay, you are going to die one way or another.(view spoiler)[ Ridiculous. The only redeeming aspect of this book was the somewhat convoluted plot that I was able to put together after receiving only a few hints: (view spoiler)[an incredibly rich church that funding can't really be accounted for, high quantities of drugs being sold by a random biker gang near town which made drop off points in Everett's dad's garage, and an overlooked murder by the police force of one of the runners of said drugs.(view spoiler)[ I was intrigued enough to continue reading for that reason alone, but nothing else about this was enjoyable. (hide spoiler)](hide spoiler)](hide spoiler)](hide spoiler)](hide spoiler)](hide spoiler)](hide spoiler)](hide spoiler)]...more
4.5* I really enjoyed Lee Child's writing style. Strange of me to start a series several books in, but it worked. While I predicted the killer relative4.5* I really enjoyed Lee Child's writing style. Strange of me to start a series several books in, but it worked. While I predicted the killer relatively early on, the mystery and plot kept me going. Jack Reacher is a smart guy, but I really didn't appreciate the cheating on his significant other. I think I'll try out a few more in this series....more
3* While this discussed important contemporary issues, it was a bit too dry and uninteresting. I was bored through quite a bit of it and didn't particu3* While this discussed important contemporary issues, it was a bit too dry and uninteresting. I was bored through quite a bit of it and didn't particularly connect with any characters....more
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