★★ I could hardly take this in, it was so strange and wondrous. I was a princess! Zita spent most of her life believing she was a serving girl, only to discover that she is the thirteenth princess. Her mother died in labor and her father, enraged by the lack of sons and sidelined by the… Continue reading The Thirteenth Princess – Diane Zahler & Anne Yvonne Gilbert (illustrator)
The Beginner’s Guide to Canning – Diane Devereaux
★★★★ ½ Welcome to the fun, delicious world of home canning and preserving. Ahhh...Ever since reading my Laura Ingalls Wilder books and Anne of Green Gables...I've wanted to get into canning. Reading about those characters eating their homemade preserves and jams made me intensely jealous. So, when I saw this gorgeous little how-to book up for review...I… Continue reading The Beginner’s Guide to Canning – Diane Devereaux
Insurrection: The Complete Omnibus – Anela Deen
June's Reading Vlog Video is up! Click the link to see where this one ranks (along with all my other June books! The Written Review ★★★★ This book contains five short stories following different characters involved in the rebellion against the Establishment and the fight against the oppressive Locusts. Subversive Gemson decided a cramped interrogation suite in… Continue reading Insurrection: The Complete Omnibus – Anela Deen
Murder Tightly Knit – Vannetta Chapman
★ What a mess. And I mean every word of that. What. A. Mess. Normally I start the review by summarizing the plot and then waxing poetic about my thoughts and/or interpretations on it...I cannot even know where to begin with this book - it was just so...nonsensical. So weird. So... ...I've taken license in some… Continue reading Murder Tightly Knit – Vannetta Chapman
If You Were Me and Lived in… the Middle Ages – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
★★★★ Have you ever been curious about the middle ages? Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you grew up during that time? There was a gatehouse and drawbridge with many arrow slits in the walls so your father could defend your home if he was attacked. Well, let me tell you… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… the Middle Ages – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
We Bought a Zoo – Benjamin Mee
★★★ ½ You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it. Benjamin Mee and his family...bought a zoo. Theyliterally up and bought a zoo. And that zoo? Whew. It needed a LOT of work. To put it… Continue reading We Bought a Zoo – Benjamin Mee
Failsafe – Anela Deen
Ahhh! I'm so excited to publish this BookTube Unboxing Video and book review! The Written Review ★★★★★ "We're at a tipping point, Sol. You feel it too, We don't have a lot of time left." Seventeen-year-old Sol has lived her entire life on the settlement - no one is allowed in or out. The Interspace, the sentient computer,… Continue reading Failsafe – Anela Deen
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things – Jenny Lawson
★★★★★ Don’t make the same mistakes that everyone else makes. Make wonderful mistakes. Make the kind of mistakes that make people so shocked that they have no other choice but to be a little impressed. Be prepared for laugh-out-loud hilarity from cover to cover Jenny Lawson provides a shockingly funny and heartwarming memoir on what it is… Continue reading Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things – Jenny Lawson
Sinner – Maggie Stiefvater
★★★ ½ “It sure is ugly.” “Ugly, never hurt a thing.” I scoffed. “Oh, ugly has hurt some things. It’s just that pretty hurts more.” Oof. Pseudo-philosophical YA at its finest. To catch everyone up - Grace and Sam (the main characters from the original series) are being their lovey-dovey selves back in Mercy Falls. Isabelle and Cole -… Continue reading Sinner – Maggie Stiefvater
Forever – Maggie Stiefvater
★★★ Book 1: Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Wolf. Wolf turns into Boy. Girl Loves Boy. Boy hides tragic secret(TM). Girl saves Boy's life. Book 2:Boy is a permanent Boy (no Wolf). Girl hides a tragic(TM) secret. Boy saves Girl's Life. Girl is now Wolf. Book 3:Boy loves Girl. Girl is Wolf. Boy pines over… Continue reading Forever – Maggie Stiefvater
