Emily is back and she does not disappoint! In this second installment, Emily is back with Wendell, but there are several new characters to keep things fresh. All in all this is just an enchanting read…
The winner of the 2024 Newbery Award, The Eyes and the Impossible with capture the reader within the first few pages. This can't be helped because the protagonist, Johannes, is so confident and so su…
Unforgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray is a modern Amish story. Much of the plot focuses on the past experiences of the lead characters, Seth Zimmerman and Tabitha Yoder. The author emphasizes the negativ…
Having recently discover T. Kingsfisher, I was interested to see if my first two reading experiences were outliers. After reading the award-winning fantasy novel Nettle and Bone, my conclusion is thi…
Sometimes all it takes to make the ordinary into something tragic and story-worthy are a few little facts that aren’t visible to the naked eye. In Kara A. Kennedy’s debut YA novel, we’re ushered into …
So, a meandering path led me to the discovery of this author. It started with needing to use an audible credit and stumbling upon A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. T. Kingfisher i…
The Haunting of Lake Lucy is a ghostly novel of mystery set against the backdrop of a seemingly quiet, lake resort--a peaceful vista suitable for a creepy tale in the style of many classic horror stor…
Anne Rice's classic novel established the modern view of vampires as alluring and sensuous antiheroes. The memories of the vampire Louis, told to a young reporter in a San Francisco hotel room, wind a…
Susan May Warren starts book two of her Alaska Air One Rescue in typical Warren fashion. Why waste even one page without some action? Readers are immediately immersed in exciting and dangerous rescues…
Retrograde continues The Airship Pirates Chronicles that began in The Wrath of Fate. This second installment ramps up the action, making the narrative fly by. The characters are colorful and creativel…
Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair is the collection in a single book of Lucy Knisley's comics about her beloved family cat, Linney. In the advance reading copy, the drawing styles randomly vary from …
The Jewels of Kalispell book 2, With Each Tomorrow, by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse focuses on a true historic plot point. The book takes place in 1894 and revolves around the railroad and …
