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Book Review: Passport by Sophia Glock

Posted on November 20, 2021July 23, 2023

About the Book: An unforgettable graphic memoir by debut talent Sophia Glock reveals her discovery as a teenager that her parents are agents working for the CIA Young Sophia has lived in so many different countries, she can barely keep count. Stationed now with her family in Central America because of her parents’ work, Sophia…

Review: The Secret Garden on 81st Street

Posted on October 19, 2021July 23, 2023

About the Book The Secret Garden with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, this full-color graphic novel moves Mary Lennox to a New York City brownstone, where she and her very first group of friends restore an abandoned rooftop garden…and her uncle’s heart. Mary Lennox is a loner living in Silicon…

Review: Edie in Between (+ Giveaway)

Posted on August 27, 2021July 23, 2023

Check out the whole Tour with TBR and Beyond Tours! Content Warnings: Parental death. A modern-day Practical Magic about love, loss, and embracing the mystical. It’s been one year since Edie’s mother died. But her ghost has never left. According to her GG, it’s tradition that the dead of the Mitchell family linger with the living. It’s…

Review: Down to Earth

Posted on August 24, 2021July 23, 2023

Check out the full Tour with TBR & BEYOND About the Book: Counting by 7s meets See You in the Cosmos in this heartwarming coming-of-age story perfect for the budding geologists and those fascinated by the mysteries of the universe. Henry has always been fascinated by rocks. As a homeschooler, he pours through the R…

Review: They Met in a Tavern (And Giveaway!)

Posted on August 13, 2021July 23, 2023

Check out the full tour here! About the Book! The band is getting back together—and they really wish they weren’t. The Starbreakers were your classic teenage heroes. Using their combined powers and skills, they were the most successful group of glintchasers in Corsar. But that all changed the day the city of Relgen died. The…

Crossing Oceans…and Sometimes Not

Posted on July 7, 2021July 23, 2023

Sometime last fall, this quote started circulating on social media, with this edit… At the time, I think I even loved and “AMEN”d the edit. I mean, i get it. Do it. Cross the oceans. Brave the journey, be the person who loves big, who crosses boundaries, who is not confined to how other people…

Review: Gold Spun

Posted on June 8, 2021July 23, 2023

It’s time for another great Book Tour with TBR AND BEYOND BOOK TOURS! This time, I jumped deep into the world of Rumpelstiltskin in this fantastic retelling, Gold Spun, by author Brandie June. Check out the Full Tour Here About the Book: Content Warnings: One mild scene of cutting for blood magic. If Nor can’t…

Review: My Last Summer with Cass

Posted on March 20, 2021June 8, 2021

I’m super excited to be a part of this fun book tour for My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley. I’ve only recently gotten into graphic novels, but man, this one is already a favorite. It’s sweet and fun, and a reminder than some friendships live in our hearts and lives from our childhood…

When The World is On Fire…

Posted on November 24, 2020July 23, 2023

I’d be shocked that it’s been more than a year since I wrote on this blog, but… 2020. There is so much to say and so much not to say. I’ve written a couple blogs in my head. I’ve scribbled lots of thoughts down. I’ve wondered and wondered and thought and thought. But, now, as…

Easy Friends: Handle with Care

Posted on July 5, 2016July 28, 2024

A couple years ago, I wrote a post on what it looks like to be the “Easy Friend.” You can find that post here. In that post, I talked about liking being the easy friend, and how it freed me up to love and live well – because we put enough pressure on things without…

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