This is an ebook that provides a very simple, straightforward, and positive approach to managing finances when you have ADHD. It's written by Kyrus Keenan Westcott, a content creator on Instagram who also has ADHD. His words and advice made me feel seen and realize that I'm not inherently bad simply because I struggle with money; I just need to utilize methods and tools that work with my neurodivergency, not against it. For anyone struggling with money due to ADHD, I highly recommend this!

This is a graphic novel that contains 5 short horror stories. E.M. Carroll is fantastic at creating tension and terror through their use of illustrations, color, and shadow. Their stories are moody and atmospheric; a great read for either Summerween (this is entry #1 for my current Summerween reading challenge) OR for Halloween. Be forewarned: there are elements of body horror in this collection.

Junji Ito does it again! This is perhaps my first standalone I've read from Ito; I'm more familiar with his short story collections. This is an absolutely horrifying tale of a planet from another dimension that crosses into our realm and makes a devastating approach to Earth, destroying everything in its path. This is a story that goes hard in both its storytelling and its visuals.

This little book is a great resource for some of the wisdom and thoughts of Fred Rogers. Mr. Rogers was as much a part of my growing up as Sesame Street and Disney. Hearing his words now so many years later hits on a deeper level, a more appreciative level. With all the negativity and chaos going on in the world right now, it may do you some good to read this book or listen to the audiobook. An absolute 5 stars.

I was hoping that this would get a little bit more of a story climax than it had, but I definitely am finding myself thinking about the storyline of this and I'd definitely be interested in reading more of the series. Between this and Psalm for the Wild-Built, I think I can enjoy robot fiction but it's just not entirely up my alley!

I understand why some people dislike this book upon reading it presently, but I think it is wrong to apply 2020s American morals to a 1991 Japanese (translated!) novel. This book was the type to fly through, because you never realized you just ate up 100 pages because you were having too much fun. Spooky and mysterious, it read as a perfect mystery novel that still gave me some surprises even after seeing and knowing the movie Ringu (1997). I'm really excited to see what the rest of the series holds!

This was a very well-written book that managed to be extremely thorough without being excessively dry. Funny enough, I found myself finishing his sentences because I had read a book to the kids I nannied, Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party, that I actually knew a lot of the historical details from family names and fates to the side-adventures of various characters that joined and left the wagon trail along the way. This book was always going to be heavy due to the subject matter, but it never felt sensationalized or drawn out, treating the history as a matter of fact without being too dramatized. A great and quick read!

This is an awesome book that helps you to examine your own fears, insecurities, and cognitive biases using inventive metaphors and wacky humor. Campbell Walker, aka struthless on YouTube, uses creative illustrations, his wonderful sense of silliness, and his own lived experiences to help you journal your way to accepting and understanding yourself better. His approach is not only funny and whimsical, but easy to comprehend. You can tell that he's been through it all himself and that he knows what he's talking about. For anyone struggling for mental clarity, I highly recommend this book.

I had no idea that this was based on an H.P. Lovecraft story but I was totally drawn in, especially by the historic depictions of New York. I both loved that it was short, keeping some mystery and intrigue to the ending, and wished that it was twice as long to learn more about the strange magic!!

This was such a fun book! I loved other books in this Meant to Be series so I was really excited for the Mulan story. Despite the secondhand embarrassment, it was so funny and a really sweet love story, it was amazing! I'll definitely have to finish out the rest in this series