books read in January

[orangerful]

My Little Pony: Pony Tales Volume 1 by Thom Zahler

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Super fun collection of stories that captures the magic of the tv series. A must for fans!


Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens by Meredith Gran

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Captures the fun and randomness of Adventure Time. This collection is all about Marceline and her band and Princess Bubblegum going on tour.


As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Great book and a fantastic audiobook. If you are a fan of 'The Princess Bride' or movie making in general, you must listen to this book, as told be the actors who lived it. Heart-warming, inspirational, and charming. Elwes' narration makes it that much more endearing.


Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake Vol. 1 by Natasha Allegri

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Captures the brilliance of the gender-swapped Adventure Time universe episodes and transfers them onto paper. It's probably magic...though I'm sure Prince Gumball would insist it was science. But it's MAGIC!

Great artwork, a fun story, lots of action and humor. What the math are you waiting for?


Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This audiobook had everything I could ask for and more! And having NPH read it made it SO much more fun. Just the right mix of humor, life lessons, adventures, romance and behind the scenes gossip.


Undivided by Neal Shusterman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I can see why Shusterman felt it was necessary to make this a 4 volume series. He had a LOT of ideas floating around, a lot of different angles to cover, and as he was writing these books, REAL science and REAL politics kept moving in a direction that the story tries to warn us from. For a finale to a series, there were a lot of new plot lines introduced in this book.

But the ending was satisfying and just as intense as the rest of the series. Shusterman knows that it is unrealistic to try to tie up problems in a neat little bow. You may not be sure of how the world will be but the last paragraph leaves you hopeful that the characters can find some kind of peace.

My New Friend Is So Fun! by Mo Willems

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It's a fear that I think a lot of us have, but especially children - what if your best friend finds a new best friend?!? Would you be replaced!

As usual, poor Gerald has a bit of a breakdown when he hears about Piggie hanging out with Brian the Bat.

<3

Comments

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF I am getting the Princess Bride one for both myself AND ALSO MY FATHER, I NEVER KNOW WHAT TO GET HIM FOR ANYTHING so I am very pleased.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

The audio is just SO much fun!!!! But the physical book also has photos. LOL. I put both on hold at the library because I wanted to see the pictures. Cary Elwes' impressions of the rest of the cast are priceless though. He seems like such a sweetheart.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Those all sound great!