★★★ ½ ...and we're splurging on ridiculously overpriced tea and discussing sudden death. Unfortunately, the topic is all too relevant at the moment. Aidan is in New York City for a night (for a heart scan) and after the scan, kicks off his shoes and re-downloads Dirty Paws (aka Grindr). Nothing good can come from this, but… Continue reading Swipe Right for Murder – Derek Milman
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Dear Girls – Ali Wong
★★★★ Right off the bat - a quick PSA to Mari and Nikki (the "girls" that Ali refers to in the story) - your mother was right. Do not (ABSOLUTELY DO NOT) read this book before you're 21. In fact, deeply consider reading it at all. There are things that are objectively hilarious (abso-freaking-lutely hilarious) but horrifying (stunningly so) when you… Continue reading Dear Girls – Ali Wong
Little Book of Bees: The Fascinating World of Bees, Hives, Honey, and More – Hilary Kearney
★★★★★ With so many species of bees, even scientists can have trouble identifying them...they officially listed its genus and species as "bee cute furry face." The above is just one of twenty thousand species of bees that populate our world - bees live on every continent (except Antartica) and play an extraordinary role in the ecosystem. This little book… Continue reading Little Book of Bees: The Fascinating World of Bees, Hives, Honey, and More – Hilary Kearney
Shh . . . Don’t Scare the Mushrooms – Erica Graham
★★★★ ½ Today was the day she was finally going on a mushroom hunt with her dad. Parish quickly puts on her favorite sweater and gets ready to go grab some mushrooms. Parish's dad loved quietly walking through the woods while looking for mushrooms... Her dad goes all the time (without her), so Parish is beyond… Continue reading Shh . . . Don’t Scare the Mushrooms – Erica Graham
Unnatural Magic – C.M. Waggoner
★★★★★ The crowd parted for her. Always did. They might scream, but they weren't stupid. On the one hand, we have Onna. A wonderfully brilliant, Hermione-esque girl spends all her free time working her parameters (mathematical spells). She's laser-focused her entire childhood on training her mind in order to go the finest arcane academy of the land....only… Continue reading Unnatural Magic – C.M. Waggoner
A Madness of Sunshine – Nalini Singh
★★★ ★ "Nothing, there's nothing. It's like she vanished into thin air." Anahera was born and raised in Golden Cove - seaside coast of New Zealand. The land is wild, beautiful and savage - and deadly. When Anahera was a teen, a tragedy occurred - one that haunts the residents to this day. "They never found the… Continue reading A Madness of Sunshine – Nalini Singh
Walk the Wild with Me – Rachel Atwood
★★★ ½ Nick blinked again, and all the dancers reverted to their fae forms. Another blink and they resumed their humanity. Nick Withybeck spent his entire life in Locksley Abby, surrounded by monks and raised to (potentially) be a priest. However, he's always known, deep down, that he was something different. Something...other. And after a hair-raising adventure...he finds… Continue reading Walk the Wild with Me – Rachel Atwood
Talking Tales: Catch that Chinchilla – Erica Graham
★★★★ "No!" Rachel yelled. "Dad said not to open the cage until he gets back." "Don't worry, Rachel. I am only going to touch him on the chin.: Rachel and her brother, Fletch, just got a new chinchilla. He's adorable, he's fluffy and he looks all cooped up in that cage...so Fletch decides to give the… Continue reading Talking Tales: Catch that Chinchilla – Erica Graham
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 Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! – Carole P. Roman
★★★★½ How do you make a tissue dance? You put a little boogie in it. Carole Roman does it again! In her latest (and possibly greatest) children's book, she assembles over eight hundred jokes - there's the typical question-answers, the knock knocks, the tongue twists, puns, riddles and so much more. Some are a little familiar while others were hilariously… Continue reading The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! – Carole P. Roman
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