Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Book Review: Passenger

Passenger was a very slow read and one that at times towards the end got a bit confusing as the time travel started to get a bit out of control. I really liked getting to know our two main characters, Etta who is a violinist and has to learn about all this time travel stuff without preparation. Nicholas is a sailor who wants his freedom from this family, but cannot quite grab hold of. He is also black and suffers injustice in many of the time periods that he travels to. I liked the premise, but it took a long […]

Posted April 16, 2020
Book Review

Book Review: These Broken S..

I’ve never disliked two main characters more than in These Broken Stars. Lilac was a bit stuck up and a little too concerned with how her father would react the whole time (even when surviving on an unknown planet) which I guess we find out she has a good reason for. Tarver is just kind of boring and bland – too chivalrous – too perfect – rather annoying. The whole premise also is weird and funky with a deserted planet but not … it’s seemingly haunted yet not. It’s an odd plot and the ending wraps it up yet there’s […]

Posted March 19, 2020
Book Review

Book Review: The Empty Grav..

Find it: Amazon, B&N, iBooks, TBD, Goodreads Additional Books in the Series: THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE , THE WHISPERING SKULL , THE HOLLOW BOY, THE CREEPING SHADOW. I’ve loved this series from the first book, which I first encountered when I was a CYBILS judge the year it won. It was a clear winner, so far reaching above any book I had read that year. I just love the mix of great characters, the absolutely stunning setting of London with ghosts, and some of the more horrific scenes that keep me coming back. While there are some terribly horrific moments, there’s lots of humor and banter, […]

Posted September 14, 2017
Book Review, Giveaway

Blog Tour: Curse of the Wer..

I’m so happy to be apart of this fun blog tour for a new series that kids are sure to love, especially with Halloween around the corner! This post includes a short review, guest post by the author and information on the giveaway! Here’s a little bit on what I thought of the book! The Curse of the Were-Hyena is a fun middle grade adventure about two boys who find out there is something wrong with their teacher Mr. Chu. They find out it’s something more than normal, in fact downright supernatural. They decide they must save their teacher from becoming […]

Posted September 16, 2016
Author Guest Post, Book Review, Giveaway

Book Review: Rose Under Fir..

Why do I keep reading books that break my heart? When I was in middle school, I was OBSESSED with the Holocaust, we went to a museum and discussed it and I bought anything and everything related to this time period. True tales gathered up, fiction stories, and even war memories from the POV of soldiers. It’s like the trainwreck you cannot look away from, I wanted to learn more. I mean how does a government get away with killing so many people? Rose’s story was so gripping and once she started writing her memories down from her time in Ravensbrück, […]

Posted August 4, 2016
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Book Review: Alistair Grim&..

Grubb was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a kind woman and her husband. Mrs. Spears would often say Grubb was delivered to her by the blue fairy and doted on him. Unfortunately, when she passed away, Mr. Spears was found to be not as nice or doting. He’s used as a chimney sweep and often beaten and rarely given food. When he finds himself in a spot of trouble on one job, he ends up hiding in a carriage which ends up flying him to the infamous Odditorium. The trouble doesn’t end there, even though they seem […]

Posted August 3, 2016
Book Review

Book Review: Midnight Thief

Kyra has a special ability that has made her valuable to the Assassin’s Guild. She can scale walls and sneak around better than anyone she knows. A mysterious offer by the dark and handsome James has her breaking into the castle and doing work that she otherwise would not be doing. The jobs put her in some tough situations as she realizes what is really going on and what the Assassin’s Guild is after. Tristam is a palace knight and when his friend is murdered by Demon Riders, he makes it his goal to seek them out and seek […]

Posted June 18, 2016
Book Review

Book Review: Hook’s R..

Hook’s Revenge is the story of Hook’s daughter Jocelyn, who dreams of nothing but adventure and becoming as infamous as her father, the fearsome Captain Hook. Unfortunately, her grandfather feels she ought to learn to become a lady and sends her off to finishing school. While the school brings new challenges and a new friend, Jocelyn is constantly in trouble. She receives a letter from her father, who claims his untimely demise. Jocelyn cannot resist the pull of adventure and after her friend is forced to leave the school, she sees nothing tying her to the school. Setting off […]

Posted November 14, 2014
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