Review: After the Rain - Book #4 Destination Love - Jo Watson - August 2014 Scrolling through my kindle, I came across After the Rain by Jo Watson, a book I had sitting on the kindle for a wee while. This book I had mixed feelings about as I absolutely loved the character Stormy-Rain in parts and then other parts it was like seriously, enough already. After the Rain starts with Stormy-Rain's best friend calling her to tell her she is getting married. The kicker though is it is in Prague, which means Stormy-Rain must fly and she has a strong fear of flying. Stormy-Rain though won't be alone on the flight as her friend's fiancé’s friend Marcus is also flying on the same flight. Stormy-Rain and Marcus are complete opposites in the fact that Stormy-Rain's whole attitude is free-spirited and quirk rolled into one, she embodies her name. Marcus on the other hand is a strait-laced boring lawyer who loves structure and rules. Stormy-Rain is the type to color out of the lines...

A Shot at Normal Marisa Reichardt Published by: Farrar Straus and Giroux (BYR) Publication date: February 16th 2021 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Marisa Reichardt’s A Shot at Normal is a powerful and timely novel about justice, agency, family, and taking your shot, even when it seems impossible. Dr. Villapando told me to get a good attorney. He wasn’t serious. But I am. I’m going to sue my parents. Juniper Jade’s parents are hippies. They didn’t attend the first Woodstock, but they were there for the second one. The Jade family lives an all-organic homeschool lifestyle that means no plastics, no cell phones, and no vaccines. It isn’t exactly normal , but it’s the only thing Juniper has ever known. She doesn’t agree with her parents on everything, but she knows that to be in this family, you’ve got to stick to the rules. That is, until the unthinkable happens. Juniper contracts the measles and unknowingly passes the disease along, with tragic consequences. She is shell-...