false 11 211 159 true 5715242 read 1 true 1118963 currently-reading 51 true 1118962 to-read 96 false 2383859 own 42 false 1119148 fantasy 41 false 1119103 fiction 40 false 1118968 memoir 38 false 2383862 library 30 false 1118971 parenting 13 false 1119111 chick-lit 12 false 2384042 inspiration 7 false 2383873 occult 7 false 2326213 spirituality 6 false 2383932 activism 6 false 2384014 queer 4 false 2014580 writing 3 false 4398396 hippie 3 false 1200801 judaism 3 false 5344278 psychology 3 false 2383866 buy-me 2 false 5011955 comics 1 false 8141668 nonfiction 1 false 1411497 romance 1 false 4357698 birth 1 false 4357721 unfinished 1 false 5564165 essays 1 false 8846572 young-adult <![CDATA[Katlet added 'Shiver']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78820765 Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'The Forest of Hands and Teeth']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78820717 The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Paperback) by Carrie Ryan
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'Stay With Me']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78820211 to: Stay With Me (Hardcover) by Garret Freymann-Weyr
bookshelves: fiction, library, young-adult
I liked the writing itself, the way Leila's dyslexia translated into a metaphor for the difficulty in understanding relationships and people around one - especially in adolescence.

I wasn't particularly a fan of Leila or her sister Clare. I was curious to know more about Rebecca, but it felt like the author gave up on that mystery towards the end of the book - as Leila fell more in love with her 31-year old boyfriend. (I also wasn't so much of a fan of the 17 year old/ 31 year old relationship. It feels like too much of a gap in life experience, as well as maturity.)

It was an interesting read, but not one I'd go back to. ]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'Columbine']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77175047 to: Columbine (Hardcover) by Dave Cullen
bookshelves: library, nonfiction, psychology
]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself By Becoming an EMT']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75701994 to: Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself By Becoming an EMT (Paperback) by Jane Stern
bookshelves: inspiration, memoir
]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'Medicine Road (Newford Book 14)']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75637514 to: Medicine Road (Newford Book 14) by Charles de Lint
bookshelves: fantasy, fiction, own
While I haven't read the previous story of the Dillard Sisters, I still loved this book. I think de Lint's take on the American Southwest is as magical as his view of the city of Newford. He brings the spirits of the land to vivid life in what isn't just another romance. ]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'The Emotional Life of the Toddler']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75091135 to: The Emotional Life of the Toddler (Paperback) by Alicia F. Lieberman
bookshelves: own, parenting, psychology
I found this to be a helpful glimpse into why toddlers are the way they are (at least, sometimes). It was reassuring to note that problematic behaviors (like tantrums) are both normal and necessary and not always a result of bad parenting.

Also - I found the connection between toddlerhood and adolescence to be interesting. Both ages deal with the struggle between individuation and connection. ]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'Best Friends Forever: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74536656 to: Best Friends Forever: A Novel (Hardcover) by Jennifer Weiner
bookshelves: chick-lit, fiction, own
I was really bummed by this book. I have enjoyed many of Jennifer Weiner's books, but this one just didn't live up to the others. I knew Addie's 'secret' from the first moment it is mentioned. I figured out most of the ending. It felt like Weiner was going through the motions.

I never felt close to either Addie or Valerie, though I enjoyed their young-adult chapters more than the present moment story.

And I was most disappointed that Addie became the 'fat girl gone thin' stereotype of chick lit. ]]> <![CDATA[Katlet is on page 59 of How to Believe: Teac... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72620015 Katlet is on page 59 of 240 of How to Believe: Teachers and Seekers Show the Way to a Modern, Life-Changing Faith ]]> <![CDATA[Katlet added 'How to Believe: Teachers and Seekers Show the Way to a Modern, Life-Changing Faith']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72620015 How to Believe: Teachers and Seekers Show the Way to a Modern, Life-Changing Faith (Hardcover) by Jon Spayde
bookshelves: currently-reading
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