This might be one of my favorite books by this author. I loved watching Sue explain to Meg why monsters were scary, and the Meg come back basically showing Sue that her and monsters were similar in some aspects. The art is beautiful, and the way Sue describes everything for her blind sister is a great way to show kids how to help when talking with someone who is blind.
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Excellent book, especially for kids. There is a lot to learn from this book, and will definitely be passing it on to my nephews. Silas is such a good boy, the fact that he has moments where he could retaliate against Chad, but doesn’t shows how mature he is. I hated seeing him get picked on for being small, kids are one thing but for a teacher to not help in any way, blew my mind. I hope any kid that reads this book can identify at their school if a teacher isn’t supporting them so they can get the help or support they need. On top of the bullying and running for class president, Silas has to worry over his grandpa who has Alzheimer’s. The books does a great job of showcasing what this disease is all about and how it is affecting Silas. Again, wonderful book and highly recommended to middle school kids.
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WOW! My emotions and thoughts were all over the place in this book. At times I was on Kyle’s side and then other times I was on Lyle’s side, I flipped back and forth so much, but finally ended up on this fact: Lyle is an ass. I can understand his hesitance, his cowardice, but he is of the age where it is time to man up and make the decisions in and for his life that HE thinks are best. Although sometimes Kyle and Lyle are toxic together, they are when it comes down to it, also perfect together. The ending had me DYING for book 2. I can’t wait to see what happens next. I really hope for a happy ending for the two, preferably together.
Very fun and enjoyable book. I really enjoy books from this author, and the different learning opportunities for kids and adults alike. This book is about magnets, Alex plays with the magnet left over from a broken fridge magnet and learns about the properties magnets hold. The back of the book has a page about the Earth’s magnetic field, as well as a image depiction and what makes metal magnetic. It really makes me want to investigate magnets on my own and teach my nephews. The artwork is lovely as well.
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Great read. This story is so creative and nothing like what I have read before. I really enjoyed the concept of Rene and Belladonna’s relationship, and how they came to be together. My heart hurt so much for the pain Rene goes through, not only with his sister, but with his own brother! Belladonna upset me, she didn’t give Rene a choice in anything and made decisions about Rene’s life on her own, but in the end, I think, he thinks it all worked out for the best. The ending was left open, a second book could be added on but if there isn’t one, the story was still wrapped up nicely.
Wonderful! I feel like this story could have been extended longer with all the fighting, flirting, and life issues going on with Cole and Riley but, I think that is just me not wanting this series to end. I love Cole and Riley together and both of their parents made me mad with how selfish they were. The showdown with Riley’s dad finally happening was exciting and nerve wracking, and I loved every minute of this book. The characters are all either very love-able or very hate-able which gave the story so much more!
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Incredible story! Emma is a wonderful model to other women and girls. She is strong, independent, fierce but she is also caring, sympathetic, and compassionate. She doesn’t need a man to help her but recognizes when it’s welcomed. I could go on and on about Emma, she’s awesome. This story broke my heart in regards to the children, and seeing Emma and her team solve the entire case was so genius. There are three different cases in this book and the author does such a wonderful job of moving from one onto the next. The three cases are all so cleverly thought out and solved, the second case with the three women and the one man they all hate was my favorite to watch unfold. I have a strong feeling we are not done with see John Harden either. Wonderful book, I could go on and on with praise.
Sweet book about coming together, and bullying. Lila stands up for herself against Nate being a bit of a bully and in the end come together and get along due to the warmth the poncho provided. The art is very beautiful and I love that the friends can all play together nicely and share.
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Very entertaining read. I really enjoyed the different lessons that can be learned here for kids in that pre teen stage. On one hand it was irritating watching Noah stick his nose in adult business and try to get involved, especially not being a super, but then on the other hand, he is brave and loyal to want to do all he can to protect those he considers his friends. The story was so creative with the mutant animals and the different powers the supers have, I liked Kyle’s the most, I would love to talk to animals! Noah is such a strong and compassionate kid to want to help save his town and his friends when most kids would probably be terrified. Wonderful read, I look forward to sharing it with my nephews.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Carrie Reedhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngCarrie Reed2023-04-10 12:14:262023-04-10 12:14:26Noah’s Not So Super Summer (A Super Series–Book 1) by Brittany Tucker – Review by Carrie Reed
Intriguing. I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. Harry is a wonderful character, and has such an interesting history. He goes into stasis and then when he comes out it, he is a new being. He remembers all his previous lives, which he has hundreds and thousands of them. In this story, we see his life as a mantis, and meet Bakari. I couldn’t understand why she would take Harry, and honestly still don’t but, it was nerve wrecking watching Tristan and Elena worry over him and where he was. Harry in the mean time is content and is learning how to connect with his own power again, as we get a glimpse of his previous lives. It seems like through this ordeal with Bakari, Harry is able to come into a different form, one that leaves Tristan and Elena speechless. Great read, very creative story!
Very fun! I really enjoyed Zarina’s story and adventures. Not only was I entranced with the difficulty Zarina goes through to get a dress for her gala, and all the trouble she gets into and causes, but there is a great lesson to be learned in thinking of others above yourself, and not having “the world revolves around me” mentality. Zarina was irritating me in the beginning, she seemed to think she should get whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted and the schemes to make sure she isn’t slighted in any way are terrible. She soon learns that everything is not all about her and she might be more important to her kingdom than “just a pretty face”. I really loved watching her realize how much she liked helping all the families and people she helped on her way back to the castle and how nice she was. My heart broke for her family, and how the people of her kingdom perceived her family, but she grew into a wonderful young lady. The magic of the dress is such a clever and fun twist, helping her along her way.
I can’t get enough! Riley and cole both have skeletons and what makes the story so angsty and frustrating is the lack of communication. But I can understand not wanting to divulge your deepest darkest secrets to someone you don’t even know or can’t trust. The chemistry between Riley and Cole is off the charts. It’s nice to see that although cole wants to ice her out, he doesn’t want her hurt, that shows he does have a heart and feelings towards her. I can’t wait for the next book and to see what becomes of Riley and Cole and their relationship, as well as what kind of man her father is to instill this fear her and her mother have.
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Cute! This book is a great learning tool for children. It shows how one single action, such as dropping something, can have many different descriptive words. The friends all have fun name, and set off on an adventure to the castle to speak with the king to ask what they should call the phenomenon of something falling. All of the characters, I think, would catch kid’s attention and the way the wording is written give the eyes something different to look at.
This one might be my favorite of the Clear Creek County series. I love Greta Fay’s character, she is a strong black woman, fighting for not only her family and their future but the future of other black men, women and children. I love her fight, and that Christopher and Minnie are some of the people who support her. My heart clenched when Greta Fay is at the engagement party and everything started to fall apart right in front of her eyes, but Christopher redeemed himself in my eyes. I can’t be anything but happy that her best friend Minnie stuck by her, and stood up for her no matter what. Beautiful historical romance.
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I really enjoyed this book. The drama revolving around this single opal sets off a chain of crazy and dangerous happenings to Tamaska. At first Tamaska bothered me, her personality irritated me, she seemed to think she knew what was best in every instance but she doesn’t. I can understand her wanting to do her very best at her job, but Kodiak and his team also have a job to do, and acting like she knew how to do his job better than him irked me. She has a wonderful friend in Tahla because, even Tahla knew the dangers of going to the Blood Moon Nightclub and begged Tamaska not to go and of course, danger. I like Kodaik’s character, he is strong, knows what he wants and doesn’t take anything from anyone. He goes out of his way to protect Tamaska knowing his alpha is against it, he puts his life, and his team on the line for her time after time and she is stuck in her own head, she has bad tunnel vision about this stupid stone. I can’t wait to see what comes next for these two. Kodiak’s alpha Olcan seems really suspect and so does Tamaska’s assistant Cory. This was a very well developed story and I was immediately captivated.
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This book was very enjoyable. Not only were there steamy scenes but really raw and heartbreaking moments. I both loved and hated that this story shows what this gay man goes through for simply being himself. Dan stands up for Jake even though he is confused about his own feelings and is very upset that someone would have to go through that. I really enjoyed watching Dan realize his own feelings and tell Jake how he really feels, he may not be able to promise forever, but he can live in the right now. It was also nice to get a small glimpse into the day of a trucker, I like how this was all happening within a weeks time so it just felt current. Wonderful MM romance.
Loved reverse harems! This story was wonderful! I love how Brooklyn’s character is a tough and independent woman, and although scared of her past catching up is still trying to look forward to her future. Her future at her job, and with her men. Of course I fell in love with Jaxon, Oliver and Gideon right away but knew I would grow to love Aiden eventually. I love that these men don’t care about her scares, they care about her, keeping her safe and telling her how beautiful she is. If only this was real life, sigh. I can’t wait to see what comes next, since Lyle is still out there and I have a feeling I there are going to be some crazy twists coming up.
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Very cute read. I really enjoy learning about different insects along with Loretta. As an adult sometimes I learn new things in these books that I didn’t know before so, learning and then teach them to my children at the same time is fun. I also like that I can go out, find and show these insects off and hope the kids won’t be as scared of insects as I was when I was a kid. Very fun learning.
This episode of Caspian’s unbirthday is very fun. I love the imagination in these books and the magical unbirthday presents. I think all kids would like to squeeze time to have their cake last longer too. I really enjoy the art in this book as well as the story of the invisible magic wand and look forward to more of Caspian’s unbirthday presents.
Great read, excellent guide. This is a really thought out and informative book. I really like how the author laid out the different steps to getting started writing a book, makes it sound so easy. I really thought I could start to write a book after reading this, no kidding. There are links to different website that will help along your publishing and editing journey and tips and tricks on how to research and what to look for in regards to your topic. I also found myself very intrigued by some history I learned along the way in the examples used. This author is funny, I like the little comments left in different areas and very knowledgable and helpful. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to start their adventures in writing historical novels.
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Interesting read. Weird in a good way. Do I want to be floated up to an alien spaceship? Yes, yes I do. I thought the story was really fun in regards to June and Sarge going on missions to help the aliens. It was also cool that her kids, Cora and Liv were so excited and ready to assist in anything they needed. They both seem like great girls and very intelligent, especially with the work Liv was doing to help her dad. I kind of didn’t like June, and kind of thought it was weird that she was with Sarge, it seems like they have more than just a partner relationship and friendship. I don’t know if I could ever be romantically involved with someone else while my husband was in a bed, and I couldn’t understand why the girls were so okay with it all. Overall a fun story in regards to the adventures they all have, the research done on brainwaves and all of the fun characters introduced along the way.
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I love mm romance and add in the paranormal element, and it’s perfect. Byron and Kai are the cutest together. It was sad to see how Kai was coping after the loss of Julian but beautiful to see him be able to open up and love someone again. They both feel something between each other when they first meet but it takes a minute for them to finally give into their hearts and it was so fun watching them grow together. The ending had my heart ripping open, I wasn’t sure where the author was going with them both meeting Nash, but it hurt so good. I can’t wait for the next book!
This was a cute spin on the story of Hansel and Gretel. The artwork is very eye catching and fun to look at while reading. I like that the witch in the story wasn’t a mean witch or a bad witch, but just a witch who needed help to win the contest. Gretel is sweet wanting to stop and sketch all the animals she sees, it is a good lesson to teach children about different animals when they go out walking, keeping them interested in the world around them.
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Loved this book! I read this in one day, I was so hooked and invested in the story and the angst was real! My heart was hurting so much and I just wanted to shake Dean so much! There were times where Dean and Rae really irked me, I felt like at some points Rae was too pushy and then at other points Dean was too distrustful and because of that he acted like a total tool. I know Rae was doing all she did for his own good, but it felt rushed since they had literally only known each other for a minute. Dean’s employees, well actually only Gayle, she really got on my nerves. I hate how people kept getting into their business, he is a grown man and can make his own decisions you do not need to interfere unless he asks. I guess he was just insecure with who Rae’s best friend is and how his previous relationship turned out so I’ll give him that, but man, this was one of those books where you wanted to scream at the characters to just sit down and talk and listen to each other. Really excellently written book.
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I love that this book teaches kids about butterflies. Their lifecycle, how to tell the difference between a male and female and background on monarch butterflies. It is also interesting adults to learn as well, if they haven’t already. The art is lovely to look at and the different words on each page in a different font style really are eye catching The only thing that was kind of hard for me to grasp was the name Loretta chooses for the butterfly. I don’t think it is really kid friendly to try and read. Overall great story for children.
This is a very detailed and nicely though out guide to help any author looking to publish their works. The book goes through many aspects, such as, editors, publishers, checklists, marketing and everything in between. I like that this author included, after each section, companies or people who could help in that particular area. There are lists of editors, publishers and more. The amount of detail that went into listing each of these contacts and the description of each area of getting a book published is phenomenal. I see this helping many aspiring authors in their road to success. It is also nice to see authors helping other authors get their works noticed.
Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. The book is long, it seems to me it could have been shorter and still give the same impact, but I am here to tell you, don’t let that stop you from reading this book, because it was fantastic. In the beginning I asked myself why I decided to take this on and by the end I felt like my heart was ripped out, the story was over and I was wishing it wouldn’t have. My emotions were up and down and there were times that I felt I had a grasp on who was killing the members of Red’s gang. By the end I was surprised at who the killer turns out to be, I didn’t see it coming, and my heart broke with the relationships and how they turn out. Simon seems like a good guy, I think his obsession with being in a gang and being notorious quickly became something he dreaded once he joined up with Red’s gang. But by the time he realizes he wants out, he has formed bonds and friendships he can’t imagine letting go. At first I hated Monty and by the end he was one of my favorite characters. Ford and Red quickly went down on my list, Ford seemed a little unhinged to me and Red seemed to be slowly going crazy with the murders happening. The way the romance is described is sweet and not detailed at all, the murderer and the way he murders is very inventive and fits in so nicely. I ended up really loving this book, I didn’t think I would because I am not really into western style reads. I look forward to more from this author.
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My favorite books by this author have to be all of the books with Caspian. Not only is the artwork lovely to look at, I am so jealous that Caspian and his grandpa have so many cool adventures together. The story is so exciting and very creative, I love to see what unbirthday present Caspian gets next and what fun he gets into.
Short and sweet read. I feel like there could have been more, more in regards to the relationship between Dusty and Lovely Jo. It seems like the book jumps into the middle of a story and we are missing the build of all the relationships in the book. I appreciate Dusty’s character wanting to do what is right. He is a man after all, but holds himself back until Lovely Jo is ready to move forward. He appears to be different than most white men at that time and I like reading about the men who would cherish, love and protect a black woman in a very diverse world.
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I can not wait to see what comes next! I have read many high school bully romances and none of them have left me craving more as much as this book has. I already have a feeling about what could transpire between Riley, Cole and Damon. I have a strong feeling the three are going to be in a strong desire and hate relationship at first and I can’t wait to see it all unfold.
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A Monster for Meg by Lois Wickstrom
