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They told us in August that our job was going to be outsourced overseas, so I'm in the middle of looking for a new job. I'm not sure how much reading I'll be able to do this month, but I'm going to try.

My mom loaned this to me. So now I don't need to wait for it to come out in paperback.

February wrap up! The tagged was my favorite read of the month by far followed by Keke‘s memoir. 💖💌

This book was quirky, but in a good way.As the author will tell you in his note at the end,it is a bit weird.I really fell for these characters,and deeply felt their feelings of sadness towards the end.This book reminded me a bit of ET. There‘s nothing like a lovable little space creature, or a”space princess”in this case. This is the second book I‘ve read by TJ Klune. I will be reading more. I recommend this book,it‘s an action packed love story

EURGH, am I glad it‘s over. I had to walk away and read a whole other book in the middle of this one, and while I usually enjoy Klune it was just not for me at all. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn‘t abstract from why Art is in her physical form (which makes every cute thing she does AWFUL), and the “gay subplot” was awkwardly done. This is thematically like if “Cerulean Sea” was written by toddlers and it just felt so hammy in the end.

Bailing. This needs an editor.

Book 12📚 4⭐️

This one definitely made TJ Klune an automatic read for me going forward!

Also there was some serious spice🌶️

I loved this story! It had a great combination of action, humour, romance and an adorable 'child' character. It also had the wonderful messages of love and acceptance that Klune is known for. While the plot is not an original idea, it is nevertheless still fresh and entertaining. The book is a re-release, and I hope the renewed interest in it prompts someone into developing it as a movie. Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the digital ARC. 5/5 stars!

I like TJ Klune, I think he‘s a fun story teller and I always finish his books, but I really hate the way he writes dialogue between characters. It seems so forced, immature and not believable. If he could just build worlds and maybe not make his characters speak, he would always have a perfect book. 🤣Having said that, I‘ll still read and finish his books. I can‘t explain it, I just cringe with some of the dialogue.

Review from a week ago. Forgot to post here.

Book has been re-issued.

Not a typical Klune book, but somehow still a typical Klune book. I enjoyed the story, yet it took me a while to get into the story.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/95a128b0-06a6-4806-bf96-2f227a24956f

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