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Threads of Blue by Suzanne LaFleur
Traditional or self-published: Traditional
Rating: Loved (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
A sequel to Beautiful Blue World (reviewed in previous post), this wonderful little book continued the so very realistic look at war and the effects of it. Knowing it was written for readers age 8-12 made this book even better. How skilled the author was to make it both safe for kids and a wonderful read for adults, too. So much was unsaid, yet it was an honest look at the effect war has on families and children.
Beautiful Blue World was about the war itself, and Threads of Blue was about its aftermaths. The main character, a 12 year old girl, was sent on a solo mission and then given leave to try to find her family in her war-torn country.
I LOVED the ending. LOVED LOVED LOVED it. Especially knowing it was meant for young readers, I really appreciated how realistic it was.
The only small criticism I have of both of these books was that sadly they were too short. It took me only two hours to read each one. I wish they had been ten hours long instead.
I'd really like to read something else by this author, but none of her other books are stuff I'm usually interested in (kids in the modern world, going to school, bullying issues).
Pears and Perils by Drew Hayes
Traditional or self-published: Self-published
Rating: Disliked (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
Set in the modern world, the main character is a professional "fall guy". When a tech company needs an employee to blame, they hire him just so they can make a show of firing him.
The only reason I picked up this book at all was because I really liked a different series by the author. As this was a different genre, and the editing done seemingly a lot more casually, it was a pretty big miss for me. Stopped reading at 8%.
Partial book credits:
Point reached in this book: 8%
Previous abandoned book total: 400%
New total: 408% (four books)
Traditional or self-published: Traditional
Rating: Loved (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
A sequel to Beautiful Blue World (reviewed in previous post), this wonderful little book continued the so very realistic look at war and the effects of it. Knowing it was written for readers age 8-12 made this book even better. How skilled the author was to make it both safe for kids and a wonderful read for adults, too. So much was unsaid, yet it was an honest look at the effect war has on families and children.
Beautiful Blue World was about the war itself, and Threads of Blue was about its aftermaths. The main character, a 12 year old girl, was sent on a solo mission and then given leave to try to find her family in her war-torn country.
I LOVED the ending. LOVED LOVED LOVED it. Especially knowing it was meant for young readers, I really appreciated how realistic it was.
The only small criticism I have of both of these books was that sadly they were too short. It took me only two hours to read each one. I wish they had been ten hours long instead.
I'd really like to read something else by this author, but none of her other books are stuff I'm usually interested in (kids in the modern world, going to school, bullying issues).
Pears and Perils by Drew Hayes
Traditional or self-published: Self-published
Rating: Disliked (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
Set in the modern world, the main character is a professional "fall guy". When a tech company needs an employee to blame, they hire him just so they can make a show of firing him.
The only reason I picked up this book at all was because I really liked a different series by the author. As this was a different genre, and the editing done seemingly a lot more casually, it was a pretty big miss for me. Stopped reading at 8%.
Partial book credits:
Point reached in this book: 8%
Previous abandoned book total: 400%
New total: 408% (four books)
