Thursday, November 19, 2020

Love, Creekwood: A Simonverse Novella by Becky Albertalli


Ever wonder what happened to Simon and Bram or Leah and Abby?  In this book, we see their emails from their first year of college.  Simon and Bram are dealing with a long distance relationship as they attend college apart.  Meanwhile, Leah and Abby are at the same college and navigating being in a relationship.  


I really enjoyed catching up with these characters from Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and its sequels.  It was fun to revisit their world and relationships.  The book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger so it will be interesting to see if the author gives us another book in the future.

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Rot: The Bravest in the World! by Ben Clanton

 

This book is about mutant potatoes -- mutant potatos that love mud!

And Rot loves mud more than any other mutant potato.

Until, his brother Snot tells him about the Squirm that lives in the mud.  

Now Rot must become brave to face the Squirm!



This book is a lot of fun.  The illustrations are hilarious showing off how the potatoes look just a little weird and the mud is everywhere.  The story of two brothers trying to one up each other is also great.  I would definitely recommend this book.