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The Elite – Kiera Cass

★★ ½ It turns out I'm absolutely terrible at staying away from you. It's a very serious problem. Tears! Love-triangles! More tears! Whining! Even more tears! Annnd....honestly, that's pretty much it (Could we make it one chapter without her dissolving into tears? No? Fabulous. ) Picking up where we left off, America is in the "Elite" (the top 6… Continue reading The Elite – Kiera Cass

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Review: Beneath Cruel Fathoms by Anela Deen on One Book More Blog

Oh my gosh! I love this review – and I cannot recommend this book enough!

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Synopsis:

After a violent storm destroys her ship, Isaura Johansdottir knows better than to hope she’ll be rescued from Eisland’s vast Failock Sea. Adrift and alone, her plans to start over lost, it’s a tragic conclusion after the disastrous end of her marriage—until she’s saved by Leonel, one of the merfolk, a creature long believed extinct. In repayment for her life, Leonel enlists her help to investigate the Failock’s mysterious and deadly plague of squalls. But when Isaura discovers Eisland’s ruthless new Lord commands the storms, her life will be in more danger on land than it ever was at sea.

As guardian of the Fathoms, Leonel must find the cause of unnatural storms ravaging the tidal currents and destroying the sea life. There are rumors of dark magic stirring in the Orom Abyss, the resting place of old, vanquished gods who tried to submerge the land millennia ago. Yet…

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Indestructibles: Let’s Go Outside! – Ekaterina Trukhan (Illustrations), Amy Pixton (Creator)

★★★★ ½ Look up at the big, blue sky! A young child and their family go on an outside adventure! From the deep woods to a friendly fish pond to a fancy flower garden - this book has plenty of memorable activities. The little one can follow along with real-life activities (like stretching like a tree) or just… Continue reading Indestructibles: Let’s Go Outside! – Ekaterina Trukhan (Illustrations), Amy Pixton (Creator)

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Otherwise Known As Possum -Maria D. Laso

★★★★ Around here, when folks die, people cook. LizBetty "Possum" Porter is trying to get her life back to normal, but there is not (nor will there ever be) a normal for her. I knew Momma, most of all, would expect me to smarten back to usual in no unhuried way, even if the crack in my… Continue reading Otherwise Known As Possum -Maria D. Laso