Can we treat animal behavior with the same medicines, therapies, and approaches we use on humans? To me, the answer is an obvious yes. Veterinarian Nicholas Dodman has spent years diagnosing and treating dogs...as if they were human. This book recounts his toils and troubles as he takes care of our four-footed family members. Early on, Dodman… Continue reading Pets on the Couch – Nicholas Dodman
Jake the Fake Keeps It Real – Craig Robinson
Well, my plan of hoping that summer would never end and school would never start has failed. Jake just got into the Music and Art Academy for the gifted and talented, and his parents are overjoyed. Now he's afraid that everyone will figure out his secret (that the amazing piano song he auditioned with is actually the… Continue reading Jake the Fake Keeps It Real – Craig Robinson
Furyborn – Claire Legrand
★ ½ I fear no darkness I fear no night I ask the shadows To aid my fight Rielle Dardenne is one of the legendary queens - either the queen of light or of blood. Either a queen of goodness, or evil. She's hidden it her entire life but when one of her friends become threatened, she… Continue reading Furyborn – Claire Legrand
Bear Meets Bear – Jacob Grant
"It's always great fun to expect a delivery," said Bear. Bear and Spider are eagerly awaiting a new teapot to come via the mail. But when the doorbell rang and the delivery Panda hands over the package...Bear has a decidedly unexpected reaction. Bear had never met such a charming lady bear. His heart beat fast." And so...Bear orders… Continue reading Bear Meets Bear – Jacob Grant
The Cuddle Book – Mifflin Lowe & Delia Ciccarelli (illustrations)
Oh, isn't it nice to curl up and cuddleand melt down inside like a big, muddy puddle. I have one word for this book: Cuuuuute. This little book talks all about cuddles. Night-time cuddles, rainy-day cuddles, TV-cuddles and more. When is the best time, place and people for cuddling. I love that the mom and… Continue reading The Cuddle Book – Mifflin Lowe & Delia Ciccarelli (illustrations)
Infinity Son – Adam Silvera
★ 20 pgs: THIS BOOK ROCKS MY SOCKS. 50 pgs: Let me get my rainbow flag and shout it from the rooftops. 100 pgs: I don't know why everyone is hating on this glorious superhero book. 150 pgs: Ohhhh...now I get it. The Full Review : The strongest power above all is a living heart. Humanity is what makes heroes,… Continue reading Infinity Son – Adam Silvera
Beach Read – Emily Henry
January Andrews is a romance writer through-and-through. She loves crafting unlikely duos, adorable meet-cutes and happy endings. Augustus Everett is a serious, literary writer from head-to-toe. He loves delving into criminal mindsets, conducting incredible plot twists and killing off all his characters at the end. January and Augustus went to the same college and a rivalry sparked.… Continue reading Beach Read – Emily Henry
Golden Curse – M. Lynn
★ He hated her magic for making her an enemy of Gaule. Persinette. His childhood friend. Ohhh Nelly. The only Golden Curse here is the bad writing. That's right, it's another YA book chock full of teen tropes and tired writing. "My boys," he boomed. "We are going to have a tournament...It is time we find… Continue reading Golden Curse – M. Lynn
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix
Patricia Campbell remembers what life was like before she gave into motherhood - she was an amazing nurse and strong-willed. But marriage changed all that. She's now a stay-at-home mom and with the way her husband treats her...it is a sobering thought, the life that's ahead of her. But at least she has book club.… Continue reading The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix
The Cracked Spine – Paige Shelton
★★ I often say that we should only be judged on two things: if we’re kind, and if we read books. Delaney made the change of a lifetime - she picked herself up from Kansas and plopped herself back down in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was hired, sight unseen, to work at the Cracked Spine - a rare… Continue reading The Cracked Spine – Paige Shelton
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