Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Today's book: Cloaked by Alex Flinn Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: February 14, 2012 Date read: August 23, 2015 Goodreads Synopsis: I’m not your average hero. I actually wasn’t your average anything. Just... Continue Reading →
Throw Back Thursday: 9/20/23
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. This week's book: The Luxe by Anna Godberson Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: November 20, 2007 Date Read: February 28, 2010 Goodreads Synopsis: Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book Review: Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with and advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Title: Dogtown Authors: Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko Illustrator: Wallace West Publisher: MacMillan Children's Publishing Group Publication Date: September 19, 2023 Description: Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday Book Review: 9/10/23
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. This week's book: Mr. Knightley's Diary by Amanda Grange Publisher: Berkely Publication Date: August 31, 2006 Goodreads Synopsis: Relive Jane Austen's Emma - from Mr. Knightley's point of view. Between managing his... Continue Reading →
New Picture Book Review: Tango Red Riding Hood by Rachel S. Hobbs
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC ebook of Tango Red Riding Hood in exchange for an honest review. Title: Tango Red Riding Hood Author: Rachel S. Hobbs Illustrator: Carolina Vazquez Publisher: Gnome Road Publishing Publication Date: September 12, 2023 Description In this modern interpretation of a classic fairytale, readers tango along... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of August 2023
Goodreads Synopsis: Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing…Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet). But when Vera wakes... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday Book Review: 8/24/23
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publication Date: May 1, 2013 Date Read: February 21, 2017 Goodreads Synopsis: "Every child knows how the story ends. The wicked pirate captain is flung overboard, caught in... Continue Reading →
Picture Book Review: There’s a Yeti in my Tummy by Meredith Rusu
Title: There's a Yeti in My Tummy Author: Meredith Rusu Illustrator:Martin Moran Publisher: 4U2B Books & Media Publication Date: August 29, 2023 Thanks to netgalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. Description: What happens when your inner yeti comes out to play? Matthew is a young boy with BIG, BIG... Continue Reading →
My favorite read of July 2023
Goodreads Synopsis: As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don't mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she's... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday Book Review: 7/27/23 Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: February 6, 2007 Date Read: August 10, 2010 Goodreads Synopsis: Dana Clarke has always longed for the stability of home and family—her own childhood was not an easy... Continue Reading →