Aurora Dimitre's Books and Rambling

 

 I did this a couple times last year, kind of randomly, and I think I want to keep a better updated version this year. Of course, this does include re-reads, and my final, Top 19 of 2024 will not, but... here we go. Current top ten, worst 5 books of the year. I've read 32 books this year, for context. 10. Holly by Stephen King This was not my favorite Stephen King book (I rated it four stars), but it's not a bad Stephen King book. I could appreciate what it was trying to do and it was definitely gross at times. I love gross! 9. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Re-read! I read this with one of my groups of fifth graders and By God there is a Reason This Man Is Still The King of Middle Grade.  8. Can We All Be Feminists? by June Eric-Udorie Nonfiction essay collection. I felt like it said a lot but was more of an introduction to intersectional feminism than anything.  7. The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee I've stated that this mostly made me want...

 

 

 I decided this week that I wanted to start being consistent with my blog posts and my YouTube posts and all that. Theoretically, it's been MWF Videos, T-TH blog. Like, that's where I put it in my little agenda and that's how I used to do it back when I was consistent. And it's going! It's going great! Here we go! Unfortunately, I'm starting to like, run out of stuff to talk about, so I'll have to do that... maybe I'll do book reviews? On here? About books I've read? Man! The opportunities! Maybe I'll talk about teaching! I'm a teacher! I could talk about that! Kids've been real goddam goofy lately!  But, yeah. Look forward to more blog posts, more consistent videos... videos are still, you know, years old, but at least they're being posted consistently now.

 

 Hello hello! So Guillaume--my next book--it's coming out March 3rd--I'll let you know when I have a pre-order link I PROMISE--now has a cover! The cover is done! I'll post cover + synopsis below! (Cover by Larisa Katz , by the way) SIX YEARS AGO, FORTY-TWO BOYS CRASHED ON AN ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN. ONLY FIFTEEN OF THEM MADE IT BACK ALIVE.             Now in his first year of college, Ashton Collins is trying to keep his life normal. But turning eighteen means that Guillaume Argot, the purported antagonist of the island, has been let out of the psychiatric ward he’s lived in since their rescue. And Guillaume getting set free means that Ashton has to confront some things he’d rather keep inside: for example, the fact that he was Guillaume’s right-hand man.             When Guillaume shows up as Ashton’s college roommate, Ashton is faced with a decision: does he slip r...