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Book updates, WIP artwork & eclectic discoveries
Storytelling is a craft. Though some books are rushed out before reaching their potential, everything on this blog is curated to my personal taste. If a book is reviewed here. I recommend it.
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Amazing Arc : The Unexpected lives of ordinary girls
5 Stars 🌟 wonderful tale Releases Sept 2015 One of my top 5 fav authors: J. Anderson Coats My review: This author always has amazing stories to tell at the core, and this book is evidence that we all have an amazing story of perseverance, bravery, or dreams to follow even if others don't understand and disagree... we must not quit our path. This tale was inspired by a Slovene family in Colorado in the 1910s, and it's so emotional (not too long, under 250 pages) and powerful,
Jun 26, 2025


Love This Series
Book 1 5 Stars What an amazing series. I was drawn to the vibrance of the cover and artwork. It promised to be hilarious, and it didn't disappoint. Easy to read, the humor keeps us turning the page, and the mystery is fun. Sky is a relatable character, and Elvis is a cool, creative alien. Living in Area 51 and going to school with all these different aliens is so fun, diverse, and the pets add to it all. Sky had no idea her uncle was a high official in a secret base, but now
Jun 25, 2025


Gus and Glory
Do you have any pets or ever had? What do these two have in common? 👉 They are both waiting for their people to return 👉 They are both great detectives #gusandglory @mackidsbooks and @sguillory262 5 stars So sad but well-balanced, Gus brings joy and purpose to young Glory, and she needs someone who understands her loneliness after her mother leaves—finding a new place to belong, doing the most and what is right for your community, and making new friends. I fell in love with
Jun 24, 2025


Unicorn Island + Human Element
Loved discovering these books. Thank you author for sending me a super gift (a box with some of her titles) Unicorn Series reviews: (a 5 stars series) Get series here Book 1 Loved this first volume, although all changes for our dear Sam and she finds herself on her way to spend Summer with her uncle Mitch in a place she has never been, after a gloomy journey, nothing like the discovery of an amazing, magical island beyond the fog to lift hers and our spirits. This is part of
Jun 23, 2025


The Sacred Scales
Publisher: Tyndale Kids (June 3, 2025) Paperback: 240 pages My Review 4.5 This is a great comeback from Dragons in our midst. Some recognizable characters in the kingdom of Camelot, including Master Merlin. Light plot, easy to read, and fast-paced. Dragons Goliath is to humans what Sir Devin is to Dragons; their hatred for the other species makes them hunt their prey non-stop. Morgan plans to keep her youth and remain powerful, for she needs one last scale. My favorite charac
Jun 10, 2025


Geo's Fortune (Looved this one)
(Click on the video and then on this sign to make it full screen [ ] What is your fav geode? Mine is Amethyst or Prasiolite a green amethyst. 💚 @amybmucha @peachtreepublishing and @storygramtours Thank you for the copy and extra goodies. #amybmucha #GeosFortune #storygramkids 5 stars: So creative, she thinks of making a con business reading the future and fortune to save money to help her mom. She uses geodes and rocks people pick from the table, but she is the real deal
Jun 9, 2025


My LibroFM June Audiobooks
The Black Swan Mystery audio here. The Impossible Trials of Benjamiah Creek audio here. The Incorruptibles audio here. The Gingerbread Monster audio here. Confessions of a Junior Spy audio here. Mistress of Bones audio here. We Are American Too audio here. The Uncertainty Principle audio here. Montgomery Bonbon: Mystery at the Manor book #3 audio here. The Tower at the End of Time audio here. Now She's Dead audio here. Monsters of Fife: Sea Dragons audio here. Tuck Everlastin
Jun 3, 2025


Minor Miracle & Minor Rescue
Get book 1 here Get audio 1 here Get book 2 here Get audio 2 here Thank you Melissa Taylor from Imagination Soup for connecting me to the author and for the copies. https://imaginationsoup.net/ My reviews: Book 1 The Minor Miracle Thank you author for the signed copy. Contemporary, city superhero and villain to the style of Marvel and Spider-Man (which is the main character's present favorite hero, and he keeps the famous quote about responsibility near for the entire book).
May 29, 2025


The Incorruptibles
Thank you, Hannah Boardman and TVS Media Group, for connecting me to this author, and thank you, author, for taking the time to answer my questions. TvSmediagroup.com The author is making a giveaway. Check out the rules below. "A girl joins the human resistance against sorcerer tyranny in this “breathless” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) first book in the exciting upper middle-grade fantasy series The Incorruptibles that’s Keeper of the Lost Cities meets The Marvellers." "F
May 27, 2025


Good Boy By Andy Hirsch
5 stars Overcoming obstacles together. Good Boy has great art and design. The story focuses on a boy mirroring confidence so his new buddy can act as confident as him. They are both a mess at the start, and their relationship grows with patience, dedication, and persistence. Also, it's important to have family, adult guidance, and friends' support. Light-spirited and with sweet humor. Get book here
May 20, 2025


STUCK: a Click Graphic Novel
@clarionbooks @theshelfstuff @kayke #KaylaMiller #StuckGraphicNovel #ClickGraphicNovelSeries #comics #graphicnovel @tlcbooktours Clarion Books (May 6, 2025) Paperback: 224 pages 5 Stars This novel makes me miss or want to go to a summer camp filled with amazing nature and creative outdoor and artsy activities. It wasn't a thing where things grew up, so I love reading about it. Love these characters and the Click series. Olive is amazing, and I relate to her in many ways. This
May 18, 2025


Girls Scouts Book 2
@clarionbooks @harperkids #GirlScoutBook #GirlScouts #AnikaandtheGreatDogRescue #SayantaniDasGupta @tlcbooktours I love this series, easy to read, great pacing, and size. The characters are rich in culture and relatable, even when from different cultures. Volume two is about pets, and it's my favorite so far, with great family and friends' relationships, scenes, and actions, educational and worth taking as a model. I love the artwork as well. About Girl Scouts: Anika and the
May 16, 2025


Yay! Book 2 is here! The Shadow of the World-Famous Nine
Book Info: The Shadow of the World-Famous Nine (The World-Famous Nine #2) by Ben Guterson Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Publishing Date: May 13, 2025 4 stars If you liked book 1, you will love Book 2, I felt it was tense, fast-paced, woth lots of symbology and puzzles to solve, and the plot twist and mystery it will keep us turning the pages. Love the illustrations and that this is all focused on the different levels, stores, and people of this huge amazing department store. Sy
May 12, 2025
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