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Ugh. So disappointing. If I didn‘t have to read it for a work book club, I would‘ve bailed after the second time it put me to sleep (pg 16).

I made it to Cuba! The first book I read was Saving Montgomery Sole. It's a great YA book about a kid with lesbian moms who is dealing with anger at homophobia that is directed at her, her moms and her queer friends. Well written and thought-provoking about not getting pulled into hatred.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I just did not enjoy this book. I think part of the problem for me is that the main character acted way younger than her stated age of 16. I had her pegged at 13 tops, based on her behavior and inner thought dialogues. If she had been 12/13 years of age in the exact same story I would have enjoyed the book much more. The topics broached in this book are close to my heart, but I doubt the book would appeal to actual 16 year olds.

Woohoo! 🎉 This has been on my tbr for awhile. So excited it's a free audiofile sync audiobook right now! #mommyreads #ya #audiobook #sync

About to start this one. #CurrentRead

It was great to meet the author at the writer's fest earlier this year. #marikotamaki #youngadult #YA #litsygram

Great characters, interesting spin on the classic story of standing up for your friends and family.

Started yesterday

First book of the year! A really sweet, engaging story about a girl with two moms trying to get through high school. I loved reading about her relationship to her moms; such a great story about queer family. Montgomery's interest in the unexplainable & supernatural was also very fun to read about.

Fulfills read harder challenge's #15: Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.

#bookhaul time!

The rest of my #TBR along with some #kawaii cuteness. Happy #reading!
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#lilbookishseptember and #fallthebooks: September TBR.
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#septembertbr #peasandcarrots #sticksandstones #lilyanddunkin #savingmontgomerysole #theartofbeingnormal #yalit

THIS BOOK WAS THE BEST. A contemporary realist YA novel with a diverse cast, a female protagonist, and no love story! YOU GUYS. I really loved Montgomery Sole and her family and friends, and I especially loved her fast tongue and sometimes quick temper. My favourite YA of 2016, maybe? So great!

I'd love to give this book to all the two-mom families I know. Their kids are little, for now, but they'll be teenagers someday...

This was what I wanted in a modern contemporary. The characters were genuine and the message was meaningful.
The little things got me too, like their reference to 'old movies'. These were movies I would consider classics, like Star Wars! It definitely had me laughing at that.

In which a girl with two mothers gets her hands on the Eye of Know, which means trouble for people she doesn't like. Not everything and everyone is transparent like that though. Took a bit to get into but a decent enough read.

Corner square! A strategic first for bingo.

Monty is an endearing character, a 16-year-old coping with mean girls and rude boys, making mistakes and finding forgiveness. I liked this a lot. Her parents are caring and in the forefront (rare in YA) and they are also lesbians (rare in any novel). #diversebooks #queerbooks

The Portable Veblen + Saving Montgomery Sole: two books read weeks apart, both talk about drilling holes into skulls. Trepanation. For emergency medical treatment in the first case, to improve psychic powers in the second. Hmmm.

Young Adult square is the first I will tackle on my Books on the Nightstand bingo card.

I'm not sure what I expected, but great exploration of high school life, sisters, friendship, & LGBTQ issues. Being a teen can be bad enough but having two moms -- even in California -- can make you stand out & be marginalized. But has our heroine actually marginalized herself? 👍 audiobook too

So I spent most of this book hating Monty because she was kind of a self-absorbed ass. I was prepared to dislike the book because of it and rate it down. But then the ending redeemed her and the book. So a good read in the end.

An excellent quick read dealing with family and religion and some mystery. If you like gripping personal stories with a hint of conspiracy theories, this one's for you!

Finished this one tonight - quite enjoyed. A subject I haven't seen touched much in YA yet. Well narrated, too.

Mixed feelings on this one. It comes together pretty well in the end, but Monty is a really angry character and for most of the book you aren't sure if you're supposed to be sympathetic or if she is supposed to be out of line. Full review: http://goo.gl/FdDURZ

Time to read this ARC before it comes out on Tuesday and is no longer exactly "advance."

the cover is just so great