I like this book because of the hay and the song.

This book was both heartwarming and heartbreaking with a touch of humor. The book is about a kid’s mom, who gets deported one day while he’s at school. But just to add to the drama, he loses a friend, has to take care of his little siblings alone, and tries to be elected school president. It’s an amazing book, and I definitely recommend it to anyone who has ever felt alone.

I liked the book because it has a page that reads "zzzzz". I like that sound. The pictures are also really nice.

As always King does not disappoint. I was frustrated with Arnie the whole time as I watched the grip Christine/LeBay’s ghost had on him grow and he alienated everyone and destroyed his entire life. The part at the end where the police try to crush the car into a little cube and one swears it but him...and you are left imagining the cube slowly popping back, growing bigger, and Christine putting herself back together. Also made me not want to eat burgers in a car for a long time.

Great story!

Overall, enjoyed it but I felt they spent too much time with Francesca and Michael fighting their attraction vs. them actually enjoying being together. Plus, I wasn't sure how I felt about Francesca ending up being able to get pregnant in the 2nd epilogue because I think it sends a message (in some ways) that she couldn't really be happy without a child.

I learned the origins of the Lego creators.

This is about Maria having a Christmas celebration with family. She has a new cousin named Ruben. At church she sees a lonely Mr. Liuez so they invite him to their party.

It wasn't my cup of tea, but I'm not sure if I can quantify why--perhaps it's because I felt the romance was a bit all over the place; as a reader I was rooting for Tian Bai, partially because it felt like that was who Li lan wanted to be with for a majority of the novel. Intellectually, I recognized/knew that Er Lang made more sense for Li lan, but I had not yet fully switched to rooting for Er Lang before the novel ended. The writing also at times felt a bit distanced (emotionally) but that was a smaller concern for me.

Last of the midnight series. Fun and smutty