Welcome to the first half of the 2020 Dystopia Reading Challenge !! This will be the first of two bi-annual link-ups for your reviews! So this link-up will cover January, February, March, April, May & June! The link-up will always be easily accessible by hovering over Dystopia Reading Challenge tab and selecting Review Link-Up from the drop down menu. :) HELPFUL LINKS: Dystopian, (post-)apocalyptic and sci-fi YA of 2016 Best Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Best YA Dystopia Novels LINK-UP GUIDELINES: Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc. Make sure to use an email you check, because if you win the giveaway, I'll be using that email to contact you. Remember, each review you link up is an entry into the giveaway! :) Giveaway is open international as long as the Book Depository ships to you! :) Try and stop by some other reviews! Lets create a sense of community and get to t...
Title: The First Time She Drowned Author: Kerry Kletter GoodReads This book really sank into my gut and stayed with me. I am still thinking about Cassie. It is kind of when you are down, how many times can you get kicked, then run over, then backed up over, and still survive. Who hasn't felt this way? I may or may not have been going through a rough period in my life when I read this. Again truly believe books choose people. Kerry Kletter really kept the hits coming and yet, it didn't make the book morose or pathetic. I would love to talk about this book, but not sure how much to reveal. I will say her mother is an absolutely horrible person. I cannot imagine having to deal with this kind of pain over and over again especially not from my own mother. It is hard enough to say, "No," let alone from blood that is supposed to love you unconditionally. Description : Cassie O’Malley has been trying to keep her head above water—literally and metaphorically—since birth. It...
