★★★★ I should have expected something to go wrong - something always goes wrong for me. Marvin the Monster is a great lkid...but he has troubles focusing in his school, with his friends....really doing anything. I was always so busy DOING something that I forgot everything else. One day, Marvin gets to go to a music contest… Continue reading Marvin’s Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! (But I Rock It, Big Time) – Raul Melmed, and Annette Sexton
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Black Rose – Catarina Guimaraes
...I felt this sudden pull towards the one in flames. Becca was your average every-day normal girl, until she got pulled into the afterlife. She finds herself in the realm of Hades - yes, THAT Hades - surrounded by people (creatures?) she's only read about. And while it was disconcerting, she soon begins to settle in - finding a few… Continue reading Black Rose – Catarina Guimaraes
The History Major – Michael Phillip Cash
★★★ People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them. Amanda Greene just moved into her dorm, she's starting her freshman year and (possibly) broke up with her boyfriend. Aces. The next morning she wakes up and everything...is different. And also, not-different. She's still in her dorm, surrounded by her things but there's something decidedly wrong about it all. Something… Continue reading The History Major – Michael Phillip Cash
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse – K. Eason
★★★ ½ Whatever happened now, Rory was on her own. Rory Thorne is (quite literally) blessed. The Thorne family line has only had males for the last 200 years...but thanks to her mother's wish for a daughter, Rory was born. And with that...came certain obligations. "Nevertheless, Majesty...You must invite the fairies...so that they may bless her.… Continue reading How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse – K. Eason
Darling Rose Gold – Stephanie Wrobel
★★★★ ½ All these years, I've been telling people she was sick. Look who was right after all. Rose Gold spent nearly two decades of her life believing she was sick. A chromosomal abnormality is what her mother (Patty Watts) said but what Rose Gold was actually diagnosed with was always shrouded in mystery. That… Continue reading Darling Rose Gold – Stephanie Wrobel
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
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir – Jenny Lawson
★★★★★ In short? It is exhausting being me. Jenny Lawson (the Bloggess) has lit up the literary scene with her debut novel - Let's Pretend This Never Happened. Jenny lives the sort of life where... well... hmm... maybe you will just have to read this book yourself. I really don't think I have anything that can adequately sum… Continue reading Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir – Jenny Lawson
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