I wanted to love this book as science and faith and their intersections are where I "live". But this book plunged into the world of addiction so heavily, that I felt like I needed an Al-Anon meeting while reading it. I don't say that lightly because I highly appreciate 12-step recovery groups. I thought this leaned heavily into the coming-of-age issues of how to disengage from mentally ill parents and restrictive churches. Because it was a look-backwards POV, I thought Gifty, being a Stanford student, would be intelligent enough to seek out other places of worship and come to terms with (while not approve of) the cultural issues in churches. To condemn God because of a few people seems.....unwise and unfair. Do we want God to smite every bad action or actor? Wouldn't that include each one of us? This is the inherent tension in Christianity. How do we continue to love? The attempt for Gifty to discover the answers to depression and addiction seems laudable but naive. How many millions of people have hoped to do just that? Maybe working with God and maybe through 12-step groups could move the needle? Nonetheless,I learned a lot about Ghana, the daily pain of immigration, and the bigotry endemic in AL.

Though I have read this book many times, it never ceases to amaze. With real life characters, the plot of two rival sisters stuck in a car with each other is something we can all relate to. You learn something new about yourself every time you read this book, like looking in a mirror that was covered before. Worth the read in ways you can never imagine.

I think this book is five stars because the author does an immaculate job of conveying the character's point of view. The book is little violent, and the author describes it in a great way. But the detail in this book gives an amazing visualization for the reader. Overall, It's a awesome book.

Romance parts were weird and not that realistic but everything else was great

I really like graphic novels and the books was full of suspense and kept me reading after each sentence.

This book was super funny and very adventurous I highly recommend this book. My favorite part of this book is when the narrator explains that he can not tell you anything about the characters and he says this in a really funny way.

I did enjoy this book, but disliked most of the characters. Also, it left out the logistics of living on an island for weeks..... where is the bathroom? Readers want to know!

Adorable rhyming book

iZombie via Sookie Stackhouse this graphic novel introduces us to a relatable new adult just trying to figure out her life, a prospect daunting enough before she woke up undead. The 'creepy' mythology builds on familiar archetypes like werewolves and vampires, but expands on the less familiar ghouls. Interesting art that strays far from realism, without delving too far into cartoony.

I liked this book. It didn't blow my mind, but I liked how it introduced this huge event at the beginning and then showed you how it built up the entire time. I liked how Reid explored all the characters and built their story as this cool interwoven thing while giving each character time and attention. The character development was probably what I liked the most about this book. Great book for taking to the beach!