Some Kind of Animal

Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco-Moore
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: Yes
Format: eBook
Reading Dates: August 1 – 7
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: So much running, so rarely do they just walk somewhere lol
Least Favorite Thing: So….we’re all just cool with the dead people then?

I received a free advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The short version of my review: This book was weird, but enjoyable to read.

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The Sweetest Kind of Poison by Katie Wismer
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: August 2 – 10
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: As someone who has been in a toxic relationship with that Wrong Guy, this collection really spoke to me.
Least Favorite Thing: Um….a couple of the pages weren’t properly in the binding? lol I don’t know, I can’t think of anything to genuinely dislike.

Man some of these made me cry, too. I used like half a stack of stickies marking my favorite poems.

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Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
(Captive Prince, book 1)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: August 10 – 21
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: The writing style
Least Favorite Thing: Everyone’s totally cool with slavery, including the slaves…

I was determined not to like this book because the whole “slavery is a good thing actually as long as you are a nice person” thing made me feel icky. But the writing was engaging and drew me in against my will… Aaaand now I own the whole trilogy lol

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Jo has a secret. Her secret is a twin who lives in the woods. For 15 years no one knew about Lee, until the day she attacks a boy from town. Now the sisters are on the run. How far will they go to protect each other?

It’s hard to know where to start with this review, so I’m just going to jump around a bit, don’t expect a single cohesive thought here.

Some Kind of Animal is primarily a book about running. Running for pleasure and running to stay alive. Running towards a new life and running from the past.

The plot almost seems to be rambling a bit as the book goes on, but I actually found that to be a benefit to the book. Our main character’s life is officially out of control and the writing really makes you feel that. Jo has no idea what’s coming next for her and neither do we.

The story ends on a hopeful note, which can almost make you forget that so much is left unresolved. What will become of the character’s Romasco-Moore has just spent so much time making us care about? Well, I guess that’s up to the reader, because the book certainly isn’t telling!

This is a very strange read, but also a pretty enjoyable read.

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Review: Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco-Moore