Oathbreakers Anonymous by Scott Warren My rating: 4 of 5 stars I honestly didn’t know what to expect out of this book other than I knew that it was way out of my typical genre choices (but I was really intrigued by the cover so…). I’m so glad I gave it a chance! Between the […]
Rise of the Hunter by Barb Jones My rating: 3 of 5 stars I liked this book; however, it is the 4th book in a series BUT the first book in a trilogy and there were times where I was questioning the who, what, when, where, and how. That being said…I really enjoyed the premise […]
Fetching Dreams by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is definitely a book geared toward middle-schoolers; however, it’s a very quick, heartfelt read that many adults will enjoy. We meet Neyah and Abby who are pen pals learning about each other’s lives through a school assignment. As the story progresses, the […]
The Messy Kids by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another cute story by Lois Wickstrom where she incorporates life lessons for kids into it. Chester doesn’t want to clean his room (what kids does) and so he compromises and says he’ll go clean the sandbox first. While out there, he meets the […]
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a really cute story about Colleen and her dad and his job of holding up the sky. Colleen’s friends and their parents don’t actually believe that her dad holds up the sky so she invites them over to see. They […]
Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus My rating: 4 of 5 stars This harrowing historical fiction follows the main female protagonist, Talks Like Thunder, as she is taken from her original tribe, and then taken again by the white man and placed on a reservation and forced to learn […]
Earl of Griffith by Aubrey Wynne My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the 6th installment in the Once Upon a Widow series; however, you can easily read it as a standalone. There are ties to the other books in the series, but nothing too specific that you can’t figure out what’s going on. […]
Secrets of the Sorcery War by Elise Carlson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the 2nd installment in the Ruarnon Trilogy and you definitely need to read the books in order to fully understand what’s going on with the plot line and character development. This is an epic YA fantasy saga that is […]
Huff…Puff…Grind! The 3 Little Pigs Get Smart: a science folktale by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is another fantastic retelling of the classic 3 Little Pigs. In this version, we have Stella, Hal, and Brad who are 3 very intelligent pigs who studied architecture and build wolf-proof houses. This obviously upset […]
Obedience by Liza Snow My rating: 4 of 5 stars Who doesn’t love a forbidden, age-gap romance?! This is the story of Cassandra (the student) and Chandler (the teacher) and how their lives, present and past, intertwine as she becomes his protégé. I do love how quickly this book hooked me and Snow’s writing is […]
The Boys of Alpha Block by Nancy Nau Sullivan My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the heart-wrenching tale of the “Boys of Alpha Block.” It takes place in a juvenile detention center where the boys are subjected to the horrors of physical, mental, emotional, and (sometimes) sexual abuse, as well as abuse of […]
Punk by Leslie Georgeson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Who doesn’t love a tall, dark vigilante who gets his hands dirty…in more ways than one 😉 Efrem has done some nasty things in his life and he’s trying to even out his karma by playing vigilante. Miranda is in the midst of a horrendous […]
Fee, Fi, Fo, Grow!: The Real Magic of the Beans by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very cute retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk staring Jacqueline. I love the lesson of this book (and how Wickstrom always manages to work them into her stories) and how uncomplicated the story […]
What Do the Plants Say? by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the cute story of Alex, the inventor, who invents a way to talk to flowers. She is able to hear and talk to them and goes on an adventure. I love the way Wickstom is able to tie creativity […]
PROOF: People Safari by Feather Chelle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cute and whimsical story from the perspective of Ranger Marco (a raccoon) and the Deer Family: Buck, Doe, and Fawn about humans and how they live. This story is super cute and I love the different perspective it offers so that the readers […]
Foxy Tails by Natalina Reis My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a good read. It’s not my typical genre, but I liked the magical/fantasy aspect of it. I enjoyed being able to see the dual view points between Huli and Xiao as well as the way their relationship evolves and develops. It did […]
A Monster for Meg by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love the inclusiveness of this story. This is the story of Meg, who is blind, and her sister who is describing to Meg what a monster is like. It’s a very cute story of how Meg’s sister describes the monster and […]
Aliens on Earth by Mandy Melanson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This anthology was a little outside of my normal genre but there were a few stories that caught my eye so I wanted to give it a try. The first story I read was The Alien & The Crime Boss by Naomi Valkyrie. […]
A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm My rating: 5 of 5 stars Shanessa Gluhm had me in a choke hold from the first page and didn’t let go until the very end. This novel kept me up into the wee hours of the night because I had to know what was going to happen […]
White Picket Fences by Kyle Ann Robertson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a very emotional book for me because I felt like the author looked into my life and wrote everything down. But it made me feel validated because as mothers and wives we often don’t get “seen” and that’s what Robertson […]
Little Red, the Detective: a science folktale by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars Love this twist on Little Red Riding Hood. I always appreciate how Wickstrom is able to weave learning and storytelling together into one. This is the tale of Little Red and how she is able to thwart the wolf […]
Messenger by A.L. Morrow My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very creative twist on a Romeo and Juliet retelling. This is a MM romance and the 2nd (and final) book in the duology. Definitely read the 1st book before reading this one so you will understand what’s going on with Jace and Cyrus and everything […]
Return to Hoodoo: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel by Reggi Dupree My rating: 5 of 5 stars I cannot explain the fullness I felt after reading Reggi Dupree’s Return to Hoodoo. She ticked off every box and exceeded every expectation I had for this book. Her characters are well-developed, multidimensional, and just full of life […]
Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the really cute story of how friendship and understanding can pull everyone together. Lila thinks that her grandmother makes a mistake when she knits her a poncho with 3 neck holes, but she quickly realizes that she can share her poncho with […]
Savage Lies: A High School Bully Romance by Isla Vaughn My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the 1st book in the Hidden Valley series and we pick up about a year after the prequel. While it’s not necessary to read the prequel, I definitely recommend it because it does provide key information that […]
Savage Start: A High School Bully Romance: Hidden Valley Elite Prequel by Isla Vaughn My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a prequel to the Hidden Valley series and boy does it do its job. We meet the main characters Riley and Cole and gain a bit of background knowledge on them both. We […]
Insomnia by Kelly Covic My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m a sucker for short stories and then you tell me they’re scary stories?! I’m in! Kelly Covic did an absolutely terrifyingly amazing job with these stories. The title of this book is spot on because some of these stories definitely crept their way into […]
The Romanov Heiress by Jennifer Laam My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been fascinated with the Romanov story since I was a little girl so I was so excited to read this historical fiction. Jennifer Laam did NOT disappoint! She had me hooked in from the first page. I was engrossed in this […]
The Silent Road by S.N. McKibben My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a great story of family, friendship, and finding love in the most unsuspecting of places. This is a MM romance. It has a very Brokeback Mountain feel to it. I loved getting to know Dan and Jake and seeing their relationship […]
Taming Brooklyn by Charlotte St. Pierre Steamy? – check! Why choose? – check! Multiple POVs? – check! 4 insanely scrumptiously hot men and 1 gorgeous woman with them all to herself? – check! This book was everything I never knew I wanted and more. Add in a great plot line, descriptions (peep those spicy scenes), […]
