This is a powerful collection of poetry. I could really feel Joy Harjo's deep connection to the past, her linking it to the future.

The rivalry was indeed heated. I can see why the show became so popular

I really appreciate that Ann Rule dedicated a large part of this book to the victims and their Ives. Too often serial killers are held on a pedestal or admired to the extreme by hybristophiliacs. His victims deserve to be remembered as the people they were, not how they passed.

I cannot really set the book down. I have been having a hard time getting back into reading and this book has helped. Still painfully relevant to the times, the brutal and immense world that Suzanne Collins has woven will continue to be relevant and filled with important messages for years to come.

This book reminded me of visiting my abuelo in the summer, who looks a lot like Xavier- the father in this story. Almudena's experience as "off brand", as a "no sabe" kid, resonates with my own Latina experience- wanting to understand something that is intrinsically a part of you but feeling like an impostor because you were raised separate from it. I also enjoyed the LGBT+ and religious themes in this story, as it shows that being different or doing things differently isn't wrong, and people should be respected and loved regardless of it; or else that misplaced hatred can fester inside of you like we can see with Beto. I loved this story and will definitely revisit it in the future

This book tells in great detail the military strategy and battles of the American Revolution. It goes on a bit, though and sometimes loses the big picture.

A crazy, raw, honest rollercoaster of the early life of a childhood star that I grew up watching. And, honestly I'm glad her mom died too. Despite the obvious love that Jeanette still has for her mother, there is no denying that her mom was abusive on many levels. I'm glad that Jeanette is starting to heal from all that she endured.

Explores the psychology behind violent crime, using real cases to analyze the motivations of arsonists, bombers, serial killers, and mass murderers, including figures like Ted Kaczynski and Timothy McVeigh, to help understand and predict criminal behavior. I loved the Netflix show MindHunter, so I was excited to read this and learn more about the people and events that inspired the show.

Interesting history of the mining towns comprising Trinidad. I thought the photos were very cool and even recognized some from my travels in the area.

Things Fall Apart was a surprisingly impactful book to read. Achebe did such a wonderful job of pulling the reader into the tribal world in Nigeria, feeling for the people and their ways, and then carefully expressing the devastation of christian imperialism. The last paragraph and line hit me in the gut. No wonder this is a classic novel.