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Nope-Stand Off by Jamie Begley. Um I‘m underwhelmed by The Predators. I expected more from outlaw bikers who used to work for King. But I did like Max marginally better, and his heart for his kids was appreciated, but I didn‘t feel the chemistry between him and Casey. The best moments in the book had Jackal in them though so I hope I‘m not disappointed by his book. I will say the lingerie party was hysterical though.

As far as sequels go, this book was fantastic! I was surprised that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. Winger is still better, however Stand-Off was a great follow up.

As in life, tragedy doesn't slow things down for Ryan Dean. Smith's foray into grief has Ryan Dean dealing with the aftermath of the tragedy of his best friend. Smith's writing is honest, and raw. He captures Ryan Dean's grief, his struggle to process the tragedy, and emotion.

I spent two hours reorganizing our book collection. Here's my TBR shelf. I think a visual representation of what I haven't read yet will be a little more motivating. I need all the help I can get to read things I already own.

My second Dewey's read from yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed the follow up to Winger and while the conclusion didn't make for all the heartache caused by the first, it definitely ended on a much brighter note. I found myself laughing out loud more than a few times and wondering if this is indeed what it's like to be in the mind of a teenage boy.

I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with Andrew Smith--YA is not a genre.

It was compulsively readable, but lacked the emotional wallop of the first book. Which is probably a positive thing, considering the catastrophic emotional consequences of the ending in Winger. A satisfying end to Ryan Dean's story, even if I am sorry to say goodbye.

The unnecessary sequel that I loved for its closure after the stupidly hilarious but sobbingly traumatic experience that was Winger.

A sequel that doesn't need to exist, but that justifies it's existence by offering a moving view on depression and anxiety in the aftermath of the first book's tragedy.