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Cindy M
An accountant and CPA by profession, I found myself a book reviewer for Squeaky Clean Reads by happenstance. When the opportunity came to transform that website into Compass Book Ratings, I was excited to seize it and meld my business background with my love of books. As the mother of three teenage sons, I have read a large number of children and young adult books and I believe that there is great value in a content review service. As much as we would love to read everything our children read, there just isn’t enough time. I also appreciate being able to select books for myself that are really worth my precious and limited reading time. I believe there is a book out there for everyone–they just have to find it!
Want a fun, middle-grade read that has adventure, a little mystery, a little magic, and a famous ghost? Then enter to win your own copy of The Mapmaker and the Ghost by Sarvenaz Tash today! Compass …
A dangerous, but amazingly attractive young man who isn't exactly human and has stalker-like tendancies; a heroine who repeatedly exhibits poor judgement endangering her life; the plot-enabling, ever-…
There is more than meets the eye in Kate Alcott's The Dressmaker.  Rather than merely being a historical romance, this book is really historical fiction with a romance as a subplot.  Pr…
Tisha:  A Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness is another example of how truth can be stranger than fiction.  This non-fiction book relates the adventures of 19 year old Anne Hobbs i…
Jamie Ford's debut novel has all the elements that make for a successful and engaging read:  top-notch characterization, conflict, tension, star-crossed love, and hope.  Although it has a hi…
In The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan attempts to do for Egyptian mythology what he has done for Greek and Roman mythology in his other series--Percy Jackson and The Lost Heroes of Olymp…
Maximum Ride:  The Angel Experiment by James Patterson is exactly what its title says--a a ride.  This book is not about character development, dialogue, or writing style; it is all about th…
Wow!  What can be said other than "Hold on!"  Kate Kae Myers takes the reader on a ride in her debut novel The Vanishing Game.  This is the kind of book that makes a reader willing to stay up and sacr…
KSL 5, a Utah Station, posted a feature on clean romance novels today with some fabulous suggestions!  At the end of the video segment and the article, Compass Book Ratings was mentioned as …
First published in 1963, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, by the recently deceased Donald J. Sobol, has become a classic and an introduction to the powers of observation.  This book is a c…
The Mapmaker and the Ghost is part adventure story and part treasure hunt, with a friendly ghost thrown in for good measure.  11 year old Goldenrod, the brave protagonist, is a bit of a loner, but she…
A Boy and His Bot is a book with boy written all over it!  Although anyone who enjoys imaginitive play would find a kindred spirit in the author, Daniel Wilson.  This story is not about…