★★★★★ The possibilities were endless. Battles would be fought. Wonders revealed. Many journeys. Many lands. Many joys. Many sorrows. Long ago, there lived a swashbuckling swordsman under the name of Nicholas St. North - North to his friends - who would one day be known to the world as Santa. North in his youth ran with the… Continue reading Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King – William Joyce & Laura Geringer Bass
Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir – Eddie Huang
★ Big hair, big tits, big trouble, but the one you come home to is...not screaming for attention because she knows she's good enough... Can you feel me physically cringing away from this book? I remember all of the commercials for Fresh Off the Boat and wow - it looked good. Wholesome, funny. I never… Continue reading Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir – Eddie Huang
Tales from the Hinterland – Melissa Albert
4.5 stars The Door That Wasn't There The voice she heard was so thin and rustling, she could almost believe it was leaves against the window. There once was a rich merchant who had a wife and two daughters. When his wife died, he found another. But the new wife was not pleased to be… Continue reading Tales from the Hinterland – Melissa Albert
Only Mostly Devastated – Sophia Gonzales
“And life was too short to play chicken with something as important as the person you loved.” Ollie just had the perfect summer romance. Will was sweet, kind and genuinely seemed to "get" Ollie in all the ways his friends never did. But...it's been a few days since he got back from visiting his Aunt and… Continue reading Only Mostly Devastated – Sophia Gonzales
An Unexpected Cookbook – Chris-Rachael Oseland
★★★★★ Second breakfast is the perfect time for adventuring. If you are anything like me, you are wholly and completely in love with the Shire. The happy hobbits, the comfortable lives and the general feeling of well-being radiating from Hobbiton will always bring back my childhood. I loved the little details that Tolkien included about… Continue reading An Unexpected Cookbook – Chris-Rachael Oseland
Silent Shadows – Natalie Walters
★★★★ Their future was defined by their roles. Pecca Gallegos has finally found her new home - her son is safe from his father and she has a fulfilling career as a rehab nurse. But her latest patient? He's a piece of work. Colton Crawford is an army veteran and has a (probable) psychosomatic disorder. All he wants… Continue reading Silent Shadows – Natalie Walters
Kenny & the Dragon – Tony DiTerlizzi
★★★ A full stomach allows the brain to be hungry for common sense. Kenny is a rabbit and just loves learning. And when there's someone new who settles nearby, he's ecstatic (at first)...but it turns out that the new person is actually a DRAGON. Oh no. And the local community decides that the dragon has to go.… Continue reading Kenny & the Dragon – Tony DiTerlizzi
Crazy Stupid Bromance – Lyssa Kay Adams
★★★★ Alexis Carlisle, owner of the cat café, ToeBeans, and longtime friend, Noah, have been circling each other for...pretty much forever. Alexis shot to fame last year when she added her #metoo voice against a celebrity chef - and since then business has been booming. Women from all over are coming in to share their stories, join… Continue reading Crazy Stupid Bromance – Lyssa Kay Adams
Wildwood – Colin Meloy
★★★★★ Prue felt like someone had bored a hole in her stomach the size of a basketball. Prue has always lived in Portland, on the edges of a great and wondrous forest. She never gave it much thought...that is until her one-year-old brother (Mac) was carried off by a flock of crows to the heart of the forest.… Continue reading Wildwood – Colin Meloy
Ignite the Sun – Hanna Howard
★★★ Siria Nightingale has spent her entire life in darkness. And no, she wasn't locked up in a cold cellar. Her entire world is literally shrouded in darkness. Queen Iyzabel always told her people that the light is dangerous and has hidden her kingdom for protection...and while Siria can't quite put her finger on it...something felt off. Very off. On… Continue reading Ignite the Sun – Hanna Howard
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