This book sang to me in more ways than one! The tempo of the audio version was as if you were at a slam poetry reading! A family from traditional Latin values, putting emphasis on God and good grades but diminishing the talent of their daughter who writes poetry. The drastic measures that the mom takes to steer X away from poetry was heart wrenching to me. Though in the end the way the daughter is able to bring her family to truly see her talent is endearing. Again, LOVED the audio version of this book!

Very interesting , funny and kids love to read by their own

I like this book very much…

In 1866,a large monster believed to be a narwhal was found at sea.French biologist arena was invited to participate in the hunt.But a submarine of fantastic construction.

I wanted to love this one more. There were many spots in the story that I connected with, but on the flip side I was never really grabbed by this book. I think my favorite part of this book was towards the end when the main character starts writing about her family's experiences, particularly with AIDS and the things that were unspoken of at that time. I wish that the writing was more fluid, but I found myself lost sometimes in what was currently happening and what was a flashback.

I added this book when I was trying to build my Beachbody business. I think if I was still in a place of wanting to build my own business, this book would have done more for me. Though it was good, I am no longer in the head space for the tips and messages it had to offer. I will say that I did have one really good take away for pursuing my personal career growth though. I feel like I have a road map to plan my next move within my current company to move into a bigger role and how to achieve it.

We love this book.

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This has one was so intriguing to read. The story is of a family of sisters who all had different gifts. The mom that the story focuses around has everyone up in arms because she wants to have a living wake. With no illness in sight, her family knows her gift is that of knowing how/when someone will die. This sets us up to dive into all of the characters, their thoughts on her impending wake, and their gifts. Coming from a large family with my mom being one of many sisters, this read had me grasping for each chapter.

This seemed like a pretty straightforward thriller, but surprisingly the killer wasn't who I thought it would be. The pseudo-romance in the story was awkward for me. I guess it was because the guy was so over the top about being with her and having her stay. I would have preferred a more dominant male character. The townspeople were all a little quirky in their own ways too. I didn't notice the constant references to the amount of times a "beer" was brought up in the text until it was brought to my attention. At that point it became laughable.