All the books I read in 2025 - Part 3

The Creeping of Dogwood House, which was great, and Conjure Island, also great. What the stories have in common is that we have children who are very well steeped in African-American goi communities. and they are encountering like historical ancestral magic and it's just great.

Did I like this book? Yes and no. I didn't like it in that it was really hard to understand and it was so weird.

I fell in love with these two these two siblings. The magical element is really cool. there's a twist that comes toward the end.

It was good. Not one of my favorites. I would recommend it.

I enjoyed reading this for the second time around. I enjoyed it the first time. It was less confusing the second time.

So, I read Root Magic, which was great.

The Creeping of Dogwood House, which was great, and Conjure Island, also great.

Yeah, the Jumbies trilogy. I forget her name, but like just magical young children interacting with the land and history and magic. just I love those stories.

And I found this story really satisfying. It was really interesting and I would recommend it.