I'm very excited for this month. There are lots of releases by authors I like and Christmas books are coming! October 4 Goodreads Synopsis: Until Camryn Neff can return to her “real” life in Chicago, she’s in Wishing Tree to care for her twin sisters. She’s not looking for forever love, not here. But handsome... Continue Reading →
Top Five Wednesday- 9/28/22
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. This week's prompt: September 28th: Supernatural The changing of the seasons has begun, and with it many who are looking forward to Halloween and its spooky fun! To celebrate spring giving way to fall, let’s talk about supernatural reads! Could be favorite... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday 9/27/22
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics. This week's topic: September 27: Typographic Book Covers (Book covers with a design that is all or mostly all words. You can also choose to do... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the week: The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Summary Mr. Wolf is tired of always being the bad guy and decides to make a change. He recruits Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake and Mr. Piranha for a mission to rescue 200 dogs from a pound. But it's not as easy as he thinks. The public thinks of them as the bad guys, not heroes.... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday- 9/20/22
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics. This week's topic: September 20: Books On My Fall 2022 To-Read List Other than Christmas, I don't really read "seasonally" that much. So, there isn't really... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: New Kid by Jerry Craft
Summary: Jordan wants to go to art school, but his mom is convinced Riverdale Academy Day School will provide him with the best opportunities for his future. The exclusive private school, with little diversity, is a whole new culture for Jordan. He struggles to balance two worlds while staying true to himself. My Thoughts: Many... Continue Reading →
Top Five Wednesday 9/14/22
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. This week's prompt: September 14th: Chosen One Probably one of the most recognized tropes in fiction is the chosen one trope. While it might not be as popular in fiction, especially YA, as it was a few years ago, there are still... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday 9/13/22
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics. This week's topic: September 13: Books with Geographical Terms in the Title (for example: mountain, island, latitude/longitude, ash, bay, beach, border, canyon, cape, city, cliff, coast,... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith
Summary Peter loves his grandfather and is happy that he will be moving in with the family. Until he finds out it means giving up his room. He thinks Grandpa will give up the room if he plays a few pranks. Instead, Grandpa declares war. My Thoughts This classic from the 1980's was made into... Continue Reading →
Top Five Wednesday 9/8/22
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. This week's prompt: September 7th: Never Judge a Book by Its Cover We’ve all seen those covers where we might cringe or think it’s not “our thing,” but we pick it up anyway because the blurb sounded cool. Sometimes to our surprise,... Continue Reading →