Prepped by Bethany Mangle
Becca's parents want
to survive any future doomsday;
she just wants to escape them!
YA fiction .... 307 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(Fun take on several crazy doomsday preppers and the two teens among them who are determined to live normal lives.)
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Two foes: Red and Blue.
Two different futures at stake.
One Time War to win.
Science fiction .... 198 pages .... 3.5/5 stars.
(This novel is poetic, partly epistolary, uniquely strange, and oddly compelling.)
Live Free by DeVon Franklin
Let go of the past.
Reset your expectations.
Find more joy in life.
Nonfiction .... 267 pages .... 4.5/5 stars.
(This book offers some insightful advice on how to change your perspective and live a more free and happy life.)
Happy Reading!
:) Love the cover of This Is How You Lose the Time War, and it sounds both unusual and interesting!
ReplyDeleteIt really was! I liked that it was so different. I definitely got drawn into the story.
DeletePrepped sounds like it could be pretty fun!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that one. But boy some people can be crazy! :)
DeleteSo fun - you do these well!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! :) Some books are easier to some up in a haiku than others.
DeleteSuccinct and scintillating!
ReplyDelete:D Thanks!
DeleteOooh, I hadn't heard of PREPPED before. Sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun YA read. I got attached to Becca. :)
DeletePrepped sounds like so much fun! I haven't seen it before, but will definitely keep an eye out at my library and hope they get it. :)
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed your library does get Prepped. I think you'd like it.
DeletePrepped sounds really fun. I mean what teen doesn't want to escape their parents and throw in doomsday stuff well it's gotta be good. Fun reviews!
ReplyDeleteHi, Iliana! Prepped is a fun read...and a little sad and disturbing in a parts, too, because of what Becca's parents make her do.
DeleteThose doomeday preppers are something else. Some of them really go all out.
ReplyDeleteThey really do. And some of the preppers in this book are pretty crazy.
DeleteI like the sound of Live Free. Might make me less of a worrier? Probably not...
ReplyDeleteI wish there were a book that could cure someone of worry and stress. If you ever find it, let me know!
DeleteI love these reviews. So clever! The Time War book sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I found This is How You Lose the Time War an intriguing read all the way through.
DeleteLove the idea of preppers! Sounds like a fun read!
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun read! :)
DeleteAs usual, some excellent haikus here! But what is a "time war"? I see that This is How... is epistolary? Don't like that format much, myself, but I have heard very good things about the book. Adding it to my TBR, thanks!
ReplyDeleteTwo factions are fighting to change the past and control certain timelines in order to control the future in This is How You Lose the Time War. And the two characters share letters back and forth, but the majority of the book is written in a regular narrative style.
DeleteI wanted to read Time War and it slipped by me. I love the sound of the first one too- looks fun!
ReplyDeleteBoth books are fun reads. I'm very glad I read them. :)
DeleteI've been super curious about "This is How You Lose the Time War". I've heard so many great things about it.
ReplyDeleteI liked it. I liked how it's told, and the two different characters. It's different, but fun.
DeletePrepped sounds like a fun read. I've also seen some great reviews for This is How You Lose the Time War so I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it as well.
ReplyDeleteBoth are good reads...very different, but good. :)
DeleteHaa, still these are just awesome -- and Prepped, especially with the cover, looks like such a great read!
ReplyDeleteIt was good. A little different than what I expected, but I liked it. :)
DeletePrepped sounds like an interesting read to me. Will have to check that out. :)
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to let me know what you think of it. I thought it was fun. :)
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