The Map Shop

Well, it's the end of the first month of my crazy reading challenge for the year. As I said before, I am doing both a personal TBR challenge where everything I read is either something I own but haven't read or something someone has recommended to me (or I received as a review copy and needed to get done). With a goal of 100 books for the year and a goal of eight books per month, I'm happy to say I achived this goal for January. If you are interested in full reviews of any of these books (which I might do anyway), please let me know. For my January Wrap-Up, I have read 8 books  this month. These include: The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka-- A historical fiction/ group memoir about the Japanese women who were "picture brides" to men in America right before World War II. Told in eight short stories, everything is told from the collective "we" perspective, from their trip across the Pacific to their first nights with their husbands, to dealing wi...

  #notsponsored. This book was a digital copy from NetGalley. I am an affiliate with Z Publishing House. See link at the end of this post. I Am the Storm is written by Tash McAdam and published by Nine Star Press in 2018. This is a dystopian science fiction story aimed at young adults, though middle schoolers would also likely enjoy it. I was given a digital copy through Net Galley. This review is my opinion. I Am the Storm is set in a dystopian world where ten percent of the population has telepathic abilities. The government—called the Institute—uses these individuals by brainwashing or forcing them into using their powers for the betterment of the government. A rebel group—called the ARC-- uses these abilities against the Institute. This book follows two telepathic kids, Sam, who is fourteen and is the only known techno-path, meaning he can control electronics, and Serena, who is a telepath training in the ARC. When Sam goes for a doctor’s appointment, he is...