I Woke Up Dead at the Mall | 
pickThe narrative was on point, though a little teenagery, it was funny and brutally honest. The plot was simple yet comedic and had a deeper meaning. The romance was done well and I liked the relationships between the characters. I also loved the world building, the setting was original and I loved the ideas. I did wish the murder mystery part of it was drawn out a little longer. All in all, I definitely recommend for a good laugh and a fun read!
pickI read this because the title caught my attention on a Book Riot list of unconventional YA love stories. I borrowed it from the library and did enjoy that it was different from anything I have read.
I gave it three stars on goodreads.
Each week I search for #OneBeautifulThing to post to Insta. This week I found it in the #LibraryLandscaping when I was there to pick up my requested item.
panI don‘t know what this book was trying to be or do....it was an interesting concept and could have been a really good read. But the writing really wasn‘t great. Disappointing :-(
I‘ve got a big virtual stack of e-books and e-comics on my tablet but wanted to add these three books to my physical stack as one stack is never enough! Are you ready to #readathon?
We have plans to be out tomorrow though so I don‘t know how many books I can read. I love to think that I can read them all of course!
panI bought this because it takes place at MoA and I'm from Minnesota. I was very excited to get my hands on it. But I still don't understand how only New Yorkers' souls end up at MoA. The writing was too bubbly and I didn't care for any of the characters.
so-soEscapist YA to the rescue! (Sort of) Although I enjoyed the concept of this story - Manhattanite teens in the afterlife waking up dead at the mall (of America) - and its premise - in order to "move on", they must address their unresolved issues - I felt like the insta-love, abrupt plot lines, and juvenile dialogue gave the story a slight case of the cheezies. Unfortunate given the more substantial themes and questions it attempted to tackle.
pickSuper fun and quirky look at death and the afterlife. I really enjoyed listening to this book. I live near the mall of America and it was a fun setting for this book, but in reality I would hate to spend anytime there when I die 😺😸
pickI loved this book! I couldn't put it down for two days but sadly the book had to come to an end.
pickI loved this book! I couldn't put it down for two days but sadly the book had to come to an end.
#booktober day 4: #bookmarks I'm not very good at remembering where I left my bookmarks. I really ought to be more organized and put them in an envelope or something! Instead they're scattered around the house. And so I tend to grab whatever I can find. Maybe it's a bookmark. Maybe it's a postcard. Maybe it's a hotel key card. Sometimes I put my phone in the book. Then of course I can't find my phone! 😳
Bookmarks - love them? Don't use them?
pickA funny, sweet, and sorrowful tale about a teenage girl named Sarah that discovers she has died and been sent to The Mall of America to linger in a (hopefully) temporary kind of purgatory until she finds closure from her life on earth.
pickDespite the somewhat serious subject matter--ya know, waking up dead and realizing someone murdered you, this book was quirky good fun! I thought the ending was a little rushed, and now I want a whole series I don't think is happening. Still. Read this book!! 👁😵@🏢👍
I'm hoping this will be similar to Suzy Cox's Dead Girls Detective Agency and/or Stacey Kade's The Ghost and the Goth. Really just gimme some YA whodunmurderedme.
A fun YA novel that imagines teen purgatory to be the Mall of America. Can accidentally poisoned Sarah right past wrongs? Friendship, redemption, and a little afterlife romance. Peppered with puns and dark humor
