THE VIOLET WEST
Fantasy Novels & Graphic Novels

GIVING BACK to the community. Let's fill this #lfl at a school I used to teach. See the Filled Library at the end with all books. I bought some of the books, pencils, and crayons, and publishers gifted some along the year. This has been a great pub year for kidlit, so I want to share some of the highlights. First of all, THANK YOU to @littlefreelibrary I won a giveaway to donate and celebrate BANNED books ( And Tango Makes Three by @simonkids and Roar For Reading ) Books I bo

Early Chapter books 📚 with @candlewickpress for your young ones. 🧡Educational 🩷Fun 💚Easy to read ❤️Illustrated 💚Slice of Life, compassion 🧡Friendship 💙Journalism and Activism Ava Lin, Best Friend by @fangmousbooks By @kirbylarson and @shinjifujiokastudio Shermy & Shake the not-so-new kid Shermy & Shake the not-so-nice neighbor By @iamchristineplatt @aleamarley Frankie & Friends Breaking News Frankie & Friends The Big Protest The Princess Black in Kitty Catastrophe by S

📚📮 Author Spotlight. Can you believe that... 👉 I only discovered this author when I was an adult because of a Master Class subscription. It was awesome listening to him explain his love for spooky but also having fun/enjoying humor. 👉 I knew of Goosebumps because of the TV show, but I had never read one 🧡 The covers are always amazing. I can't wait to review these. 💙❓️Share with me your experience/memories of reading this author. 💜 The best Spooky recs for this Fall. I

Book here ● Review ● #gamerville This is an auto-buy graphic novel author for me. There is always a great balance between drama, serious themes, and positive resolutions. Great values and life lessons. In this volume, we have two main cores and several subthemes. First: the life of gamers who focus on online lifestyle vs. outdoor activities. The author shows more similarities than differences, and I appreciate that, I love both: games and the outdoors in a balanced way, and I

What I read this weekend: Thank you @wednesdaybooks and @minotaur_books for these copies #smpinfluencers ❓️Do you read more during the weekend or the week? 💚My Trilogy for June is: #Noumena 1. Axiom's End - (not gifted, I bought) First volume, first contact novel, hard science, conspiracy theories, young woman connects with an alliance and becomes his translator. With a hint of forbidden love. Book 3 releases this next Tuesday, June 4th. 2. Truth of the Divine - (not gifted

Asian American & Pacific Islanders Heritage Month #aapibooks #appiheritagemonth Here are some books to welcome May. Have you read any of these? #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstagrammer #booknerd #asianbooks #asianamerican

🌊Where do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? Maybe in the open... maybe near a reef? Under rocks, or burrowed in the sand... One of my favorites is the sea horse, and I've learned something today. They hold on to a plant or a coral with their tails so they don't drift away... The double pages with the dolphins or the ones with the whales are a marvel to look at. But the smaller illustrations are inspiring as well, like the page with the otters, or the other with the turtle, or

Fanart watercolor + Review + Tour Stop #thesecretlibrary #hearourvoices #hov @hearpirvoicestours Release Day May 7th #mglit #middlegrade #middlegradereads #middlegradebooks #timetravelingbooks #historicalfiction #fantasybooks #booknerd #bookstagram #adventures #booksbooksbooks #bookrec 4.75 The Secret Library is not just a library that is secret to many, but one that collects all types of secrets written in books. A traveler can pick a book from the section of Little Whi

For the parents & their children:🚀Mars for all ages... 🔺️For the older siblings and parents I recommend THE MARTIAN by @this_is_not_andyweir and @broadwaybooks @penguinrandomhouse Standalone 🔺️For the younger siblings and then the oldest will love it too. LAST DAY ON MARS (1 out 3 books) science and mystery. Awesome start. . . . . . #hardscience #hardsciencefiction #scififantasy #scifibooks #scifirecs #middlegradereads #adultfiction #thrillers #bookstagram #bookish #bookre