See the Full Tour here! SYNOPSIS: Twelve-year-old Ellie can’t help that she’s a witch, the most hated member of society. Determined to prove her worth and eschew her heritage, Ellie applies to the Fairy Godmother Academy—her golden ticket to societal acceptance. But Ellie’s dreams are squashed when she receives the dreaded draft letter to serve…
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Book Review: Passport by Sophia Glock
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
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)
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
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!)
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…
Review: Gold Spun
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…
How Reading Challenges Shape my Reading Life
Ah, the reading challenge. There is something about having a little guidance that makes my never-ending log of books I want to read a little more manageable. For the last several years, I’ve focused mostly on the Goodreads Challenge. There are no rules to the Goodreads challenge; just set a book number goal for the…
2672 Review: March (Book Three)
Title: March (Book Three) Author: John Lewis (with Andew Aydin) Illustrator: Nate Powell Publication Info: Top Shelf Productions (2016) Summary: March (Book Three) picks up right where the first two left off, telling the story of Senator and civil-rights activist John Lewis. The first two books deal a great deal with Lewis’…