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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!
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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

Frankly, this book is Mr. Sanderson just having a bit of fun and the reader is lucky enough to be along for the ride. This whimsical novel is the second of four books funded by a crazy-successful Kic…
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Juniper’s Christmas

Beloved author of the Artemis Fowl Series, Eoin Colfer has delivered a middle grade Christmas novel just in time for this holiday season. Stylistically, the narrator’s voice is third person omniscien…
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15 Secrets to Survival

If the catchy title doesn't lure the reader in, then the adorable cover on this book is sure to do the trick. (Who doesn't want to read a book that has a moose on the cover?) However, while the cove…
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Sinner’s Isle

Sinner's Isle takes the swash-buckling pirate genre and adds a fantasy twist with an infusion of Mexican lore. The book alternates chapters between Rosalinda, a Majestic possessing magic, and Mariano…
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The Queen of Days

The Queen of Days has an excellent premise, a solid story arch, and a namesake--Tassiel--who rocks. Although the story alternates randomly from Balthazar's point of view and Tassiel's, the story feel…
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Forever Twelve

At first blush, this book brings Tuck Everlasting to mind; however, the author takes it in a slightly different direction. In each chapter, the character point of view alternates mainly between two c…
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Thieves’ Gambit

If you love a great heist story, then look no further than Thieves' Gambit. This young adult thriller hits all the notes: eclectic characters, international venues, intrigue, impossible targets, and…
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Wrecker

Carl Hiaasen writes a book that is very much grounded in the events of the past few years with topics around the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccinations, and the history of violence against p…
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The Dark Archive

The seventh installment of the Invisible Library Series continues to deliver the pacing, plot, and characters readers have come to depend on. Ms. Cogman's ability to write consistently un-puttable do…
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Max Fernsby and the Infinite Toys

For those readers who like to read seasonal fare around Christmas time, Max Fernsby and the Infinite Toys is a new offering from a duo who previously worked on the script of Ice Age: The Meltdown. Th…
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The Mona Lisa Vanishes

This non-fiction middle grade book does an excellent job of putting the theft of the Mona Lisa in context of world events and how against this backdrop the perfect storm of publicity created the iconi…
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The Dark Lord’s Daughter

Patricia C. Wrede is an accomplished fantasy author, and it is a treat to have a new title from her. The Dark Lord's Daughter wastes no time in whisking away the protagonist, her mother, and her brot…
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