So... in the Lunar universe, do Grimm's fairy tales exist? Think Cinder and the gang have figured this out yet?

We'll that wrapped everything up in a nice little package... Maybe a bit too clean, though. But really? 823 pages? Ms. Meyer likes to drag out the drama. #popsugar #bookwithaseasoninthetitle

Going back to more of these. Reading to a 5-year-old, we have to do a puppet show of the plot when it's over. She loved the giant and Twig, the fox.

Just a little work break from the library.

The littlest one pulled this off the shelf today at reading time. I didn't remember we even owned it. She's not always that into reading, but she loved the comic book structure and that she didn't need to know the words to understand what was happening. May need to look for some more of these.

Not really about anything but about everything. Complexities of family and relationships. Ann Patchett is a master.

"A wall," said Odin. "High enough to keep out frost giants. Thick enough that not even the strongest troll could batter its way through."

"Building such a wall," said Loki, "so high and so thick, would take us many years."

Odin nodded his agreement. "But still," he said, "we need a wall."

Some things never change (and it didn't work for them either).

Ever thought that just because you're not fast, you can't be a runner? It's not true. And this book, full of tales from the road, is a testament to that. All you need to be a runner is to run.

Maybe a weaker story than some of the others. But still a Flavia de Luce novel and should be read. "As anybody with two older sisters can tell you, a closed door is like a red rag to a bull. It cannot go unchallenged."

A collection of blog posts from your favorite economist/reporter duo. Equal parts thought provoking and sleep inducing. The blog entries, written in the 2001-2010 decade (do we have a name for that?) we're relevant at the time but now seem quite dated. There will still some interesting ideas, but, as they were not researched, often seemed half-baked. I'd recommend this one only if you've devoured their other 3 books and need more.

I think there is a very important story to be told here, but this book didn't seem to tell that story. And that may be where my main issue is: the narrative of these women was that in a segregated society, they found their path in burgeoning space flight calculation. And that part of the book didn't come until the last 50 pages or so. I feel that there was an underlying story here that was lost in the text and that's the real shame.

Good start to a series, and I want to read more, but not sure I have time. Very good world building and the book was ending just as the action was picking up. #popsugar2017 #firstbookinseriesneverreadbefore

"Larger than life, celebrity leaders who ride in from the outside are negatively correlated with taking a company from good to great." Hmm... what does that remind you of?

Wasn't sure what I'd think of this one; I only knew it contained some toenail horror stories. But is a well-written tale of adventure that simultaneously makes you want to go on a long hike and relief that you currently aren't. Loved the combination of past and present narratives. Wish she got more backstory from other hikers. Book in the wilderness in Popsugar Reading Challenge 2017.

Describing a microwave. Seriously though, who uses all those buttons?

Yawn. So many dead ends and pages upon pages of unsatisfying philosophical randomness for a mystery with an out of the blue finale. Stilted dialogue; the best characters are ignored. Very unlikely to keep going with this series.

Good bridge story, but didn't quite convince me of the developing evil of the queen within. Probably essential reading for the Lunar Chronicles, though, not filler. #popsugarreadingchallenge17 #nonhumanperspective

Much of this book takes place in my hometown, so I had a particular interest in that aspect - how Huntsville transitioned from a cotton town to Rocket City through the life of one man. Very comprehensive, perhaps to its detriment. Ward is a newspaper columnist and not used to the long format; overlong and many repeated stories. But overall a fascinating look at the life of an influential scientist, not shirking on his role in the Nazi war effort.

Perfectly horrid and wonderfully morbid. I was lost a bit in some of the dreamlike stories, but the limericks scratched an itch I didn't know I had.

Of all the Discworld narratives, I'm generally less drawn to the Witches. But this one has such an elegant send up of Shakespeare...

"Please stop saying Jesus. People might think we're poor."

A spiritual sequel to Bernadette; Subtle hints that it could be happening in the same neighborhood. Not sure the author quite knew how to finish this one, and so... she didn't. Lots left on the table. But such a quick enjoyable read.

The horror! The horror! Of having to turn another page!

I think Icthyosaurus Glitter should be the name of my next band.

I was always suspicious of that one guy.

I'm a scientist by training. Popular science books are generally fine. I didn't think I'd be reading a popular science book. Many of these essays, particularly when about pop culture are pretty good. I felt he was a bit out of his element with the ones on theoretical physics.

I'm not sure I liked this one as much as the first one. Didn't have the mystery aspect and there were too many odd choices made by the characters. But still, a good listen (audiobook for this one) and curious if they're taking this series any further.

Great sequel. Gripping, exciting, has those action scenes that make you read too fast and you have to go back and see what you missed. There's more story to tell though. Curious to see where Ms Tahir takes us next.

This one went to Cleveland and back. Fantastic quick read of the trials a man will go through to get back to his family Have a feeling that the main concepts for this story were conceived during a similar business trip.

Wow. I'm not sure I've ever read anything quite like this, but it was like Margaret Atwood left the first half a manuscript at a coffee shop and Christopher Moore came along and finished the second half. So disjointed.

Maybe not the strongest Mary Roach, but much of that may be the somber nature of war doesn't easily lead as well to her trademark wit. Still has its share of high points and probably highlighted more quotes in here than any book I've read this year.

Loved the reveal at the beginning. Then the heart of the book brought it home. Great sequel; love the universe. Has so much potential.

2016 Popsugar Reading List accomplished!

The *pick* here is for this edition. Annotations make this story so much better, when you consider all the in-jokes and satire of upper crust children education present throughout. The actual Alice story is pretty drab and dull. I had to finish this one myself as the kids got sick of it. (For some reason they weren't into 19th century wordplay.) if you must read this, pick up the annotated version so Carroll's ramblings make sense.

It's a business book. And it has its share of business book platitudes. And maybe a bit too much focus on some companies that all business books focus on: Apple, Southwest, etc. Yet, as I think about rebranding my company, the wisdom inherent in Start With Why rings true. Why do we do what we do? How do you help potential clients experience the same joys you do? How do you fuel a company with more than sheer energy?

This was fine. At least in book form. I know play scripts lose something in translation, but that's the media I'm working with here. I just wish the plot didn't revolve so much around time travel, easily the weakest part of the book series. Introduces so many plot holes and paradoxes. (You have a time machine. Do you need to hurry everywhere?) But all in all a good little story, would make a good Potter BBC miniseries. Perfectly fine.

Wool was a great read, but got so bleak I had to put it down for maybe a few years before I picked it back up again. While I finished Shift in one go, there were some bleak parts. Solid story, but I wished it stuck a bit more with Donald through the second half of the book and less with a character first seen in Wool. All in all, I'm fascinated with this world and how it came to be and would recommend to someone looking for grown up dystopia.

Popsugar Reading Challenge, Book under 150 pages: Read this with the kids, such a delight. Fun way to talk about how to act and why grown ups get annoyed. The 4yo started to get annoyed but the 7yo followed along and has many parts memorized. Not sure why I'd never read it before!

These are great reads, the 500+ pages fly by. Only one minor gripe... While I know the main story is still Cinder, I would have liked a bit more focus on the titular character? Cress seems to have been forgotten about 2/3 of the way through.

Can we just stop with the retellings? Won't be reading any more of these. #popsugar #bookandsequel

Is it just me or was this horribly slow? And I think the wicked witch of the west only got 3 pages. Far less than the murderous trees. The voice is very similar to Grimm fairy tales in parts, which is the most redeeming quality. If I wasn't reading this to my kids, it would be an outright pan.

This one flowed nicely. And while you always think something is up, I didn't figure it out it until it was all rolled up. And now I kind of want to skim back through again to see what I missed. Who am I kidding, though, no time for that! #popsugar #summer

I suffer migraines. I do not suffer fools.

I didn't find this one particularly funny or in any way realistic. Maybe a reverse Lolita? Sorta tired of the deus ex machina trope in every book I read this year. Yet there were some parts of it that certainly made the book worth reading. #roadtrip

I get what people say about this. The writing is so-so. The deus ex machina. But reading it now in a particular political climate, something hit home.

Sometimes when you elect the loudest and meanest, loud and mean is what you become.

I get why this is considered a work of great art, but man is it tough to get through at times. Glad I read it, will never pick it up again.

I'm not sure I'd actually recommend this to anyone, but I'm a fan of Murakami. This is possibly his most down to earth book I've read.

I thought it was a good light read between some of the heavier things I've read recently. There was one scene toward the end that really made the whole plot improbable, but I guess we were warned from the title.