The Secret Cure by J.D. Spero My rating: 3 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this story about revenge. It was a quick read for me. There were some intense points in this book that I honestly wasn’t expecting. It definitely holds your interest and holds merit as a psychological thriller. I’m not usually a […]
Fighting for Us by Bella Emy My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book and it kept me engaged. I really liked Carissa and rooted for her in the story. I find that if I don’t connect in some way with the main female of the story, the book drags for me. There […]
Between Darkness & Light by Theresa Van Spankeren My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the third in the series. While I like the series, something about Julie is making each installment a little harder for me. The author is a great storyteller and I like her take on the vampire genre. I do […]
One In A Billion by Belinda Williams My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was an ok read for me. I enjoyed the others in the series a little better than this one. I had a hard time getting on board with Seth and Victoria. Their chemistry didn’t work for me. I really had a […]
Pursuit into Darkness by Theresa Van Spankeren My rating: 3 of 5 stars This second book continues to be an interesting take on the vampire lore. The characters are well developed and the plot makes sense. I read the first one so I appreciated the continuation. I look forward to seeing where it goes next. […]
Love in the Roses by T.L. Clark My rating: 3 of 5 stars I haven’t read a book in this time period in a while. I enjoyed it. Isabel was a pretty good character with a good balance of qualities. I am always partial to food mentions during historical fiction books and really enjoyed reading […]
The Lie That Binds by Amy Argent My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a good read. It was an engaging YA with a good balance of love, angst as well as heartache. Nathan was a good character and some of the tones were relatable. It connects from a teen perspective in my opinion. […]
Queen of Hearts by Natalina Reis My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed the spin on the Queen of Hearts. I like her fierceness and cleverness. It was enjoyable to watch the different events unfold for the prey she chose. I am hesitant to give more detail because I do not want to spoil […]
Victoriously Yours by Anise Storm My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was definitely darker than the other ones in the series for me. Jonas and Kenzie have such a heartbreaking connection. The woven stories in this series are very complex at times. I did enjoy the set up for Kristopher. It is hard to […]
The Mastermind by Nadia Han My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had a hard time connecting to this book. There were facets that I enjoyed (the cute cats!) and other tones. I do not enjoy conspiracy stories so I think that played a disconnect role for me. Audri was also a little too nice. […]
The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie My rating: 3 of 5 stars I like multiple point of view books. This was really a very sweet read. Being less of a spicy read was refreshing in this genre. I enjoyed the characters and the way their stories worked. I would read more by this […]
Finding Starlight by Shannon Nikole My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book. Ellawyn was a relatable character. Her friendship with Benji was beautiful as was her developing relationship with Beckett. There definitely were some trigger themes in this book that tugged at parts of the heart and mind. I really like […]
Unlikely to Tell by Olivia Sherwood My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the fourth installment of this series. I’ve enjoyed the others but I think the storyline of this one was my favorite. I really enjoyed the characters, particularly Karen. Brody was a great pairing for her and it was enjoyable to […]
The True Garza by S. Ann Cole My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book. Lonny was hard for me to connect with at first but once I did, I appreciated her character. I really enjoyed True, however, from the beginning. I liked the pace of this book and the overall story. I […]
The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy by Stephenie Wilson Peterson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a good story. I could see some of my students enjoying this book especially those just starting to read chapter books. I thought the plot was easy to follow and the illustrations were cute as well. […]
The Mind-Reading Hat: Invisible Magic Wand Book Six by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a nice story that I could see using in the classroom. I really appreciated the simplicity of it but the way that it could encourage interesting discussions. I found the concept of the hat very interesting […]
Toby: The (Mostly) True Story of a Former Bad Dog by Stephenie Wilson Peterson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a very cute story! I’m a cat person but found myself rooting for Toby at times. The first few chapters were well thought out. As the story progressed, I’m not sure if the […]
Bake Believe by Cori Cooper My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a cute book. Definitely not something I would normally pick up but I enjoyed it. I thought it was interesting that Cat’s moods while baking were influential of others. This is definitely a good book for middle school age/pre-teen and would recommend […]
Bake Off by Cori Cooper My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a fun sequel to Bake Believe. Again, loved the recipes after each chapter. The relationship of the grandmother with the granddaughters was really special and something I can connect with. This is another book I would definitely recommend for middle school age/pre-teen. […]
Everything to Me by Lauren Fraser My rating: 3 of 5 stars I always like books like this one. The story of Kendall and Pete was good and had just the right amount of spice. I definitely think I needed the first book since there were some situations that were alluded to but it didn’t […]
Blood & Ravens: A dark, paranormal romance by A.D. Brazeau My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was definitely a little different than what I’ve been reading lately. It did start slow for me. However, the characters of the story are well developed and the plot keeps you invested. It was a nice vampire […]
The Cruiser by Rowan Rossler My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a quick, spicy read. I like when books jump between the perspectives of the characters. The author did a good job crafting the plot in a short amount of pages. I could have seen this be a little longer to expand on […]
The Last Cabin Girl: A totally gripping thriller full of twists by Tom Swyers My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a good book. I did like Josie and her story from past to present. The added element of COVID conversation really gave a deeper sense of unease. The pace of the story was […]
Unabridged by Melinda De Ross My rating: 3 of 5 stars I always love a second chance romance kind of book. I liked the layers of spice in this one. The element of loving kittens and books was another big sell for me. The chemistry between the two characters was well crafted. I would definitely […]
Hush, My Darling by Winter Austin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a pretty good book! It held my interest which is sometimes something I struggle with when reading new authors and when I haven’t read the first book in a partnership series. Lila being a survivor of a serial killer attack added […]
The Sound of Murder by K.L. Montgomery My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a quick, enjoyable read. I really liked Ruby’s character and thought she was clever. It was fun to follow her along, solving the clues and trying to solve the murder. I would like to go back and read other books […]
The Know-It-All Pencil by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a cute story. I think that my second grade students would have a good time discussing what their “know it all pencil” would write. I had to read the story a few times because I felt like some of the plot […]
Forbidden Love – Book 1 of The Forbidden Duet by K.M. Lowe My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was really engaged by this story! Clark was such a driving force for me. I was so angry reading this story because of the torture he was enduring. I felt awful for Kally and was glad […]
Checking Boxes by Magdoline Ward My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a pretty good, quick read. The romance and chemistry between Ian and Grace which made you root for them. They way they were able to resolve their pain from the past as their love grew was a good, connectable piece. I especially […]
Seductively Yours by Anise Storm My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had a hard time connecting with the characters. I did like the small town girl goes to the big city. It is one of my favorite themes of this genre. I’ve read others in this series and this one was not my favorite […]
