I recently read a book that I’ve had on my TBR for a while called A girl Named Mister by Nikki Grimes. This is a middle grade/ YA fiction novel that deals a bit around faith and life lessons at young age. Take a listen to my quick podcast review and let me know if this is something you’ll be interested in reading?
Don’t doubt them. Don’t doubt anything about them; especially the Blonde One.”Unlike most, Jane had the perfect life. She was happy, content, and the perfect wife. Her marriage was solid, but they were missing one thing; a house and children, which led them to S.J. Lane.But who knew that because of one bad decision, everything, her whole life would change.In a community, were everyone has the same name. Where lies and truth, are one in the same…Who can you trust? What do you believe?What if the giver, is only giving to receive?Jane’s life gets turned upside down. And only THE JANES has the power to turn it all around.But little did she know that she was apart of one big game. And the biggest question of all was…which Jane was pulling the strings?Through secrets and pain, Jane learns the hard way, that not all problems, have an easy fix.Sometimes A JANE has to be thrown in the mix
Review:
2.5 ⭐⭐
I have to be very honest, I didn’t care for this story. I see where the author was trying to do with the MC named Jane and having the neighbors named Jane as well. But as the story went on I felt highly bored. For starters it can be a little confusing with the name “Jane” being mentioned a lot and trying to pay attention to who’s who that’s speaking.
Also towards the middle it was very clear how the story would end, it was very predictable. I felt this story had a lot of potential but I honestly didn’t like how this story was set up. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the writing and just the over all story. I had this book on my TBR for a while and finally took the time now to read it but I was actually let down. But over all it was okay. If you want a quick read that’s predictable maybe you could check this story out.
I decided to start the The Prada Plan Series by Ashley Antoinette. This series ties into two other series the author has out so I finally had the chance to read it. Please check out audio of my podcast sharing my thoughts on the first book of this series.
Yesterday I posted a short video of the books I’m currently reading at the moment. I have to say I’m enjoying all of them and most are keeping my attention. Check out my video above to see what I’m reading. Also share what you’re reading?
My thoughts/ review:
This is a really cute uplifting children’s book about a little girl named Rainbow and how she one day doesn’t like her name because she keeps getting teased at school. Her mom helps her change her mind about her name and helps her to love the name she was given. This book was done really well I loved illustrations and how colorful and bright they were. I believe this book can help young children with self esteem issues as well as self love. I think young children need more books like this, especially when the media is telling young kids to be and act a certain way instead of learning to love themselves.
Rating: 4.75 ⭐
*I would like to thank netgalley, the publisher, and the author for allowing me to read this book for my honest review**