★★★ ½ ...magic wasn't something you could buy or learn by studying books and following schematics. Twins, Cassidy and Torr, have always been...different...even if they didn't know it. Earth is at war...and it is quickly losing. Who would have imagined that magic was the one weapon more powerful than the advanced alien technology... There are… Continue reading Moon Deeds – Palmer Pickering
The Adventurous Eaters Club: Mastering the Art of Family Mealtime – Misha Collins & Vicki Collins
★★★★★ Above: p. 175 - Chicken A La West, p. 103 - Bunny Spice Roasted Roots, p. 138 - Sweet Corn Summer Salad What are the staples of childhood dinners? Do your thoughts go to pizza, nuggets, Kraft mac and fries? Or they go to Kale Chips, Pink Hummus, and Mason Jar Salads? (Probably not...)… Continue reading The Adventurous Eaters Club: Mastering the Art of Family Mealtime – Misha Collins & Vicki Collins
How Quickly She Disappears – Raymond Fleischmann
★★ To the month, twenty years had passed since her sister disappeared. Twenty years a missing child. A stolen child. It's 1941 and Elisabeth Pfautz and her daughter, Margaret, are alone in their house, surrounded by the Alaskan wilds when a stranger comes a-calling. Technically, since their house is connected to the school (and their town… Continue reading How Quickly She Disappears – Raymond Fleischmann
Disciples of Trikaal – Varun Sayal
★★★★ But one day, they got what they wanted. They got the boons that changed their lives, and deaths, forever. Aru and Nemi were best of friends and together they suffered under a self-imposed penance. They desparately tried to appease the Goddess of Time. But when she finally acknowledges them, the interaction does not go nearly the… Continue reading Disciples of Trikaal – Varun Sayal
The Return – Rachel Harrison
★★★★★ It was dread. It moved under my skin like a sickness. Julie, Elise, Molly and Mae - best friends since college - did everything together. But, then they graduated, and spread across the country. And they began drifting. That is, until Julie disappeared and a rift formed between the remaining three. Their lives were so different… Continue reading The Return – Rachel Harrison
Bad Day Ice Cream: 50 Recipes That Make Everything Better – Barbara Beery & Kathryn Thompson
★★★★★ Think of this book as a list of "whine pairings" - just the right spoonful of sugar to help the yucky medicine of your bad day go down and, hopefully, stay down. Bad Day Ice Cream is truly the perfect book for any terrible occasion. Because, face it, bad days happen. And they happen a lot. And bad… Continue reading Bad Day Ice Cream: 50 Recipes That Make Everything Better – Barbara Beery & Kathryn Thompson
One Star Review – R.E. Sargent
★★★★ ...her mystery books were wildly popular and sold millions of copies... Lana Brooks - brilliant writer and best selling author - is a fairly average person all in all. She has published 18 books already, writing several per year, so her schedule is pretty tight but the money is just rolling in. She uses a pseudonym… Continue reading One Star Review – R.E. Sargent
Saint X – Alexis Schaitkin
★★ ½ Did you ever wish something terrible would happen to you so the world could see how strong you are? Alison was always the star of the family - beautiful, brilliant and absolutely perfect - and Claire idolized her. But one Caribbean vacation on the island of Saint X later, their family of four became a… Continue reading Saint X – Alexis Schaitkin
Comeback: A K-pop Novel – Lyn Ashwood & Rachel Rose
★★★★ Wide-eyed and pale, she looked at Emery as if he were a ghost, but she was the ghost - an apparition from Emery's past. Emery "M" Jung is one of five members of the insanely popular K-pop band, NEON. It still didn't feel real to Emery, that NEON was actually popular. Everyone thinks that he… Continue reading Comeback: A K-pop Novel – Lyn Ashwood & Rachel Rose
Lit for Little Hands: A Christmas Carol by Brooke Jorden & David Miles (Illustrator)
★★★★ ½ Bah! Humbug! A classic Christmas story re-imagined for the little ones. One of my family's Christmas traditions is to watch (yet another) version of A Christmas Carol (ironically, despite watching almost a dozen different versions, I have yet to read the original.) But let me tell you - this edition is abso-freaking-lutely adorable… Continue reading Lit for Little Hands: A Christmas Carol by Brooke Jorden & David Miles (Illustrator)
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