danzelot2’s Comments (group member since Jan 02, 2018)

danzelot2’s comments from the 2018 Reading Challenge! group.

I read Simon vs. the homosapiens agenda by Becky Albertalli which is - if I‘m not mistaken - her debut novel. On my journey to read as many LGBTQ+ YA books this was one could not have been better. It‘s cute and lovely and important! Read it! Go on!

I finally finished The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan, the third and final book in the Kane chronicles. I liked the book, I just hate stuff ending which is why it took me so long to finish this book. Although I prefer the Percy Jackson / Heroes of Olympus series, I still thought the Kane chronicles are really good. Riordan just writes really good YA books :)

I am going to count die Känguru-Apokryphen by Marc-Uwe Kling as a book of short stories. I read - well, listened - to this collection of untold Känguru stories in almost one sitting and couldn‘t stop laughing. If you speak german, listen to these books!!

For this category I read #murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil and I absolutley loved it! The idea of Alcatraz 2.0 is really crazy and interesting. I would love a prequel as there are some questions I didn‘t get answered. But my favorite part are the little easter eggs here and there about Rupauls Drag Race :)

I didn’t really know what to read for this category, so like Lenzi I also read Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I really enjoyed that kind of retelling of Cinderella and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the lunar books!

On my journey to read as many LGBTQ+ YA fiction as possible I read The Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica Verdi which also happens to have a blue cover. I plowed through this book because it was a very easy and comfy read. Although it isn't as good as The Miseducation of Cameron Post, which also plays out in a de-gayifing camp, I still really enjoyed it.

I read This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp as recommended by Maria for this challenge. This book stayed with me for a bit. I can only do as Maria did and recommend it to everyone!

For this challenge I read Unspeakable by Abbie Rushton. I am on a journey to read as many YA LGBTQ+ books as I can, so it seems. I like the fact that it also deals with selective mutism (sort of). Still though, it was just an ok book, that is all. Not that great but not bad either.

For this challenge I read I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. It‘s about the case of the Golden State Killer and the authors obsessive search to find him. I love the true crime podcast My favorite murder which is where I learned about this book.

Sadly the author passed away before the book got published so there are some parts written / put together by friends of hers. It‘s also sad that she didn‘t get to see the GSK getting caught. I‘m certain noone would be as excited!

I just finished The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth and I absolutely adore it! It's one of the best LGBTQ+ young adult novels I've read so far. I can't wait to see this movie and I just hope it will do the book justice. Highly recommend it!!

For this challenge I've read I know a secret by Tess Gerritssen. It's the latest book in the Rizzoli and Isles series. My girlfriend and I always read the Rizzoli books together. This one started out really good and exciting, but the ending wasn't as exciting. Overall a solid read but not my favourite in the series. Still, if you like crime, read the Rizzoli books!

So I finished The Deep by Nick Cutter. It's a horror book, a genre I very rarely read and only if there is light out :). I'm really on the fence on this one. It was ok, but I didn't love it. It's set underwater in the Mariana Trench which makes it very eerie. The beginning was very good and creeped me out, but then it just got a little too weird for my taste. So I'm not sure wether I shall recommend it or not. I guess read at your own risk and don't blame me should cover it ;)

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green has been sitting on my shelf ever since it came out and I meant to read it right away. But somehow I didn't. Anyway, the book is fantastic! I love John Green novels in general, but again I am amazed by how much I love this book, despite the surprising lack of turtles. He managed to put into words what intrusive thoughts feel like in a way I've never read before. I highly recommend this book!

That book still sits on my shelf and is on my to read list. Glad it's not terrible :)

I love this challenge and I am motivated to try and read as many as I can :)

First of the list: A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist. I read Ask the Passengers by A.S. King. It's a young adult book and I really liked it. It finally made me understand Platos allegory of the cave which is definitly not what I expected!