★★★ ½ A long time ago in a deep blue sea, there was a lone hermit crab that was lost and left to live alone A little hermit crab alone in a big ocean is not a good thing. There are sharks and other predators always circling about. The scared hermit crab had no other choice… Continue reading The Hermit Crab – Errol Fern
Category: Books
The Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard
★ You know that feeling when you read a particularly bad YA and you just have to set down the book and ask, why? Why in the world did someone give the ok to publish this mess? Why are the characters so effing dumb? Why did I even pick this book up? This happens… Continue reading The Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard
Luis and Tabitha – Stephanie Campisi & Hollie Mengert
★★★★★ It was love. Love from afar. Love from far too afar. Luis, a handsome black-and-white tuxedo cat, lives (unofficially) in a small fire station. Luis was a cat about town. Dashing, Charming, Perfectly suave. And he is perfectly happy with his life ...until... He climbed a wall. And saw Tabitha. Elegant. Silky. Purfectly sophisticated. And… Continue reading Luis and Tabitha – Stephanie Campisi & Hollie Mengert
A Flight of Broken Wings – Nupur Chowdhury
★★★★ Stop talking in circles, prof. You know that analogy doesn’t mean a thing. Aeriels aren’t…people. They don’t feel things like human beings. Aeriels are creatures of legend - incredibly pale skin, immortal, perfect bodies and (above all) wings. Some may be tempted to relate Aeriels to angels but that would be a mistake that they wouldn't… Continue reading A Flight of Broken Wings – Nupur Chowdhury
Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering – Joanna Gaines
★★★★★ Above: pork tenderloin, grilled raspberry-chipotle (p. 235) There are two things I remember distinctly about those early days in our marriage. One, I really loved the act of putting on an apron...And, two, I had a domed glass cake stand on our counter that I never liked to see empty. Above: green beans amandine… Continue reading Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering – Joanna Gaines
Arabella and the Magic Pencil – Stephanie M. Ward
★★★★ ½ She was the only child of a duke and duchess who doted on their delightful daughter Beloved Arabella is used to having things her way - not in a mean or bratty way - just her way. She's always been the apple of her parents eye and she loves being their only child. Except... Avery… Continue reading Arabella and the Magic Pencil – Stephanie M. Ward
The Darkness: A Bulwark Anthology – Brittney Leigh
After all, every town has its secrets. Sophie, an aspiring high school reporter, has always known her town was a bit odd...but she's never had the proof until now. High school students are missing and yet no one wants to look into where they went. Sophie decides to take matters into her own hands - after all: This… Continue reading The Darkness: A Bulwark Anthology – Brittney Leigh
BIG and Small in the Mirror – Mary Feliciani
★★★★ Brrring! Brrring! Brrring! The recess bell rang as the double doors were swung open… Marco and Carlo – best friends – do everything together. Eating lunch, talking and (above all) playing soccer. They take recess seriously – extremely seriously. There was no time to waste, and the ten fourth grade boys ran with lightening speed, their feet… Continue reading BIG and Small in the Mirror – Mary Feliciani
Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
★★★★ Oh the memories. The angsty teen memories. They're all flooding back. It should come as no surprise that I have a dark and dangerous past - I was a Twihard. I loved this series with every beat of my teenage heart. I had a poster, I had a vegetarian vampire shirt, I had a themed birthday party, and… Continue reading Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
The Shamer’s Daughter – Lene Kaaberbøl
★★★ ½ But no. Not me. Not the Shamer's daughter. In Dina's world, there are Shamers. She is one of them, and so is her mother. Just by looking you in the eyes, a Shamer has the power to elicit dark confessions and make you feel crippling guilt. (Though Dina, aged 11, must also use words rather than… Continue reading The Shamer’s Daughter – Lene Kaaberbøl
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