Painfully but beautifully written, excellently paced, with such a conversational tone that the reader feels like they are right there in the living room or garden with Artie and Vladek. Five stars.

I really liked how the setting of the book is in Cape Cod because it is my favorite place to go on vacation. I also really liked it because it was very interesting and it kept me paying attention.

A fun and quick read about taking life less seriously. The audiobook was great as it was read by the authors.

Siege and Storm is a very climatic and moving story. It will have you wondering what happens next. Leigh writes so fantasticly that every word has you on the edge of your seat. In Siege and Storm, you follow Alina as she goes back to Kanza but against her will. She acquires new magic and understanding of the power she has. She severs, uses and reconnects with certain connections. Siege and Storm is a great addition to the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, it fits right in with the dramatics and revelations of the series.

Harsh life. You can tell how those situations make growing up difficult. I first thought this would be a funny book. Some serious topics on being treated badly.

I also wanted to love this book. It was an ambitious project, to weave an allegory based on the entire Bible, climate crisis, and End Times. I ended up feeling a little terrified (is that possible?), not so much by the apocalyptic events, but by the dynamic between the "wise" adolescents and the drugged/drunk/sex-crazed parents. The smug adolescents seemed just as unanchored morally, as they also dallied in drugs, sex, and drinking, although they were the "remnant" responsible for carrying on society post-storm. The book ended up with Eve (!) the main character, telling her brother he was right, Jesus is science and the Holy Ghost is the "things people make" or "art." The allegory and this conclusion felt altogether forced. I couldn't identity the Jesus character in this or understand how you can make an allegory of Christianity without the centrality of the cross or something cross-like? I'm not sure where I would have been located in this novel (which was a National Book Award Finalist). Maybe just swept out to sea with the other miscellaneous adult bodies. I accept that my generation added to the climate crisis and don't want to minimize this overarching idea. I also accept that the Bible gives believers responsibility for care of God''s world with His help. Maybe this is what allegory is meant to do, irritate us to action. After all, Jonathan Swift didn't really want people to eat babies.

Book by a Native American.

I love this book!!!!

It's a fantastic book telling me a lot about how to eat healthier and wiser.

Very interesting way to combine history with travelogue, this is a fascinating account of the travels of Captain Cook. A fair and compelling account of a famous and infamous historical figure. Well worth the read.