Despite the at times heavy-handed Disney marketing, Kagawa told an excellent story with interesting characters that I'd happily recommend.
Review: Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl
Review: The Storm Runner
This was an advanced reader copy for the September 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: The Storm Runner Author: J. C. Cervantes Stars: ★★★ I like to think I can own up to a bias. For this book, I had two conflicting ones: 1) I love Rick Riordan's work (putting aside anything his son was... Continue Reading →
Review: The Life and Death Parade
This was an advanced reader copy for the June 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: The Life and Death Parade Author: Eliza Wass Stars: ★★★★ Wass's book came at a rather frustrating time for me. A cancer diagnosis for my dog went from an amputation to a death sentence in less than two weeks. Throughout... Continue Reading →
Review: The Mortification of Fovea Munson
This was an advanced reader copy for the June 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: The Mortification of Fovea Munson Author: Mary Winn Heider Stars: ★★★ If you enjoy anatomical puns, this books for you. It's a lot of word play more so than anything actually related to the meaning of the medical terms, so... Continue Reading →
Review: Charlie & Frog
This was an advanced reader copy for the April 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: Charlie & Frog (A Mystery) Author: Karen Kane Stars: ★★★★ Middle grade and young adult novels have a habit of making adults (especially parents) inept. Poor Charlie's story is no different. His parents and grandparents are self-interested, and between one thing... Continue Reading →
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