Title: Namesake (Fable, #2)Author: Adrienne Young Pages: 368 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, RomanceThemes: Trust, Honesty, Relationships, Courage, Betrayal, Deception Anticipated Publication Date: March 16, 2021Publisher: Wednesday Books – St. Martin’s Press Thank you to the NetGalley and Wednesday Books – St. Martin’s Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review an ARC of…… Continue reading ARC Review: Namesake by Adrienne Young
Happy Friday everyone! Hope everyone is ready for the weekend and has something fun planned! Yes, reading a book you want to read counts! Today, I’m continuing my new blog segment – Weekend Reads. Weekend Reads is where I will concentrate on just one of the books I’m reading during the weekend rather than trying…… Continue reading Weekend Reads – March 5-7, 2021
Title: Alone in the Woods Author: Rebecca Behrens Pages: 320 Genre: Middle Grade, Children, Adventure Story Perspective: Alternating First-Person Themes: Survival, Self-Esteem, Bravery, Friendship, Bullying Publication Date: October 1, 2020 Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers Thank you to the NetGalley and Sourcebooks Young Readers for giving me the opportunity to read and review…… Continue reading ARC Review: Alone in the Woods by Rebecca Behrens
Here’s another mini-review of a book I recently reviewed for OnlineBookClub.org. To read my full OnlineBookClub official review, you can go here: Grimoricon Genre: Fantasy/Middle Grade/Action/Adventure Themes: Courage, Friendship, Self-esteem, Fear, Respect, Discipline, Grief, Second Chances ~ The Good ~ Growth in protagonist Strong female characters Smooth writing style Likable and well-developed characters Clear antagonist Plot…… Continue reading Mini-Review: Grimoricon by B.D. Suever
Title: Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) Author: Katherine Arden Pages: 218 Genre: Middle Grade, Coming-of-Age, Horror, Fantasy, Adventure Story Perspective: Third-Person Themes: Friendship, Grief, Loss, Bullying, Bravery, Courage Publication Date: September 25, 2018 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Eleven-year-old Ollie is having trouble adjusting to life without her mom. Making and keeping friends is very difficult…… Continue reading Book Review: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
Pages: 174 Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/LGBTQ/Adventure Publication Date: January 9, 2018 Story Perspective: Alternating Third-Person Themes: Weight, Identity, Friendship, Relationships Rini enters Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. What confuses everyone is how can Rini be alive when her mother died in her teenage years? That’s the way it is living in a Nonsense world! Returning characters, Kade and Christopher, and new…… Continue reading Book Review: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Pages: 37 Genre: Children/Adventure Publication Date: April 19, 1963 Themes: Family, Love, Loneliness This book is part a Children’s Readathon held by James @This is My Truth Now. The theme this week is Picture Books. Young Max is called a “wild thing” by his mother when he begins to act up. When he enters his room, without supper, he…… Continue reading Children’s Readathon Book Review: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Genre: Children/Adventure/Fantasy/Fairy Tale Number of Pages: 134 Publication Date: January 1, 2018 Story Perspective: Third-Person Themes: Travel, Animals, Relationships To Learn More About the Book, Click: Voyage of Pearl of the Seas on OBC Bookshelf Page *This was part of the OnlineBookClub.org Book of the Day Program and is reviewed for the Blogger Review Program* Chris, Kate, and their dog, Holly, take…… Continue reading Book Review: Voyage of Pearl of the Seas by Ruth Finnegan
I have recently finished The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins. This is a children’s fantasy that follows a young boy named Gregor as he ventures to a whole new world under the ground, The Underland. Hence the name of the series. Why did I choose this series? Firstly, I chose this children’s series because I really enjoyed The…… Continue reading Book Series Review: The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
Pages: 412 Genre: Fantasy/Children/Adventure Publication Date: April 3, 2007 Story Perspective: Third-Person Themes: War, Loss, Grief, Family, Love, Sibling Love, Death, Friendship, Trust, Persistence, Courage, Compromise War is upon the Underlanders and Gregor finds himself right in the middle of it. With the delusional and unstable Bane as the rat leader, the humans must find a way to protect their…… Continue reading Book Review: Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins
