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IMWAYR and Reviews
Books I Finished between July 11-July 17
Middle Grade

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a book for all those who love virtual reality, gaming, and fantasy. I loved Xiran’s first book, Iron Widow, and am so glad that middle grade readers can read her books too. She writes with such detail and her plots are well-developed. The action was non-stop and the whole time I was unsure who the real villain was, which I love not knowing! Plot twists, some humor, and tension made this book a great read. Thank you Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for sharing an early copy with me in exchange for a review.
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My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Mariama has a way of writing that is simply beautiful and makes you forget you are reading. I really liked the dual perspectives, the character arcs, the setting in a band summer camp, and the depiction of anxiety.
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Young Adult

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was quite the monster horror book! It was nonstop suspense and I liked the scenes that cut to the present day and then the flashbacks.
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Adult

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Simply beautiful!
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Option Pile-Books I May Pick Up This Week

Challenges
30 books in 3 months
I am participating in Jessica Brody’s 30 books in 3 months challenge. I have decided to adapt it to 30 ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) to help me stay focused on the books I NEED to read. I have so many ARCs, I need to be making a bigger dent than I have been. (I am a very distracted and moody reader!)
30 Arcs in 3 months by Alexis EnnisSummer Book-A-Day
Each summer, I challenge myself to a book a day-inspired by Donalyn Miller (The Book Whisperer). This year, it is 74 days/74 books! I will update as often as I can! 🙂
2022 Summer Book-A-Day by Alexis EnnisLibrary Summer Reading Challenge
I am also participating in our local library’s summer book challenge. They have awesome prizes and I love being able to log my minutes that I read!
12 Books in 12 Months
These books were all recommended to me by other reading friends.
Add a little bit of body text by Alexis EnnisAre you doing any challenges?
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I hope you are having a great summer of reading!
Take care.
It looks like you’ve been reading some great books, Alexis! I haven’t read In the Key of Us, but I read a short story by Mariama J. Lockington in an anthology that I really loved—it is so cool that you all interviewed her for your podcast! Thanks so much for the wonderful post!
Her debut, For Black Girls Like Me, is AMAZING.Thanks for stopping by!
LOVE your graphic! What a great way to quick share what you’ve read–it would be awesome to utilize with students! BEAUTIFUL!
You did a great job on the readathon–I couldn’t participate unfortunately, but I loved being a bystander!
Happy reading this week 🙂
Thank you so much! I was hoping these graphics could be something I hang outside my classroom.
Thanks for the heads up about these books. I’m especially interested in In the Key of Us and Remarkably Bright Creatures!
Both are absolutely fantastic!