#assignedreading

𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 - 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘨 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✨ Another read for a literature class and I liked this one even if the ending was too open for me as I like books to tell me what the ending is and not leaving it open for interpretation.

✨ I liked how the characters were challenged to grow but I do have to admit that my own viewpoints and opinions sometimes made it hard to remember that the book is set in the 90s and a lot has changed since then.

📚Goodreads-Synopsis:
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned—from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.

Enter Mia Warren—an enigmatic artist and single mother—who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.

When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town—and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.

Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood—and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster. 📚

Here are some books that I fell in love with after being assigned to it in school.

📷 Goodreads

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘜 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 - 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✨ Had to read this one for a class that talked about books and their movie/film adaptations so while I usually try not to read a book close to watching a movie I had to do it this time and while I liked both I felt that some key elements and characters from the book where missing from the film. And I could not take Anthony Mackie serious as the villain because of some Marvel interviews I had seen where he kept goofing off and seemed like a very like-able person.

✨ In general I really liked this book and can only recommend it but beware that it is not an easy read in terms of the topic.
I thrifted this book from worldofbooks and I was very disappointed. The prices were great but I had to pay extra customs even if it came from another country in Europe, which then would have made it cheaper to buy new and it was not in the great condition it was said to be in. So that was the last time I will order from there and will stick to my usual sites when thrifting books.

📚Goodreads-Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.📚

𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 - 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 ⭐⭐⭐

✨ Had to read this for a class and present on it. This time we got to chose which novel we would present on and as I knew that my brother had this book and would not have to spend any money, as well as having read John Green before, I knew that I would want to read this one. 

 ✨ I liked it even if there are parts I am unsure about because I did not read it with as much attention as I should have. Or maybe I cannot give it a better rating because it made me learn things about myself I was not yet ready to face when reading this book.
But this is once again another great YA novel written by John Green and I look forward to seeing the film.

📚Goodreads-Synopsis: It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. 📚

𝘌𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘧𝘰 - 𝘊𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✨This one was not a pleasure read as I had to read it for a Literature Teaching class and it is the first graphic novel I have ever really read. 
It is a sweet story about a hard of hearing girl trying to find her place in the world with friends and school while learning to live with her hearing aid.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺 - 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯
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✨ This one was not a pleasure read as I had to read it for a Literature Teaching class and even present on it.
At first I was intrigued and wanted to like it but the main character of A made it hard for me to get into the book after a while but I forced myself to finish it because of school and because I actually don’t like to DNF books, even if it was a thrifted one.

Blaring alarms, bus rides, carpools and all the other running around we most do. That right you guys were kicking the kids out of the house, well at least until three o’clock. We’re going back to school it’s that time again the letters have been mailed out. (more…)