middle grade

Review Roundup Autumn 2024 – Part 2

Another quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Autumn 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: If I Stopped Haunting You Author: Colby Wilkens Series: n/a Thank you to Colby Wilkens, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was okay. Not well balanced, and the characters had to work to be likeable, especially Pen. I don’t care what race, gender, ancestry, etc, you are, if …

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Review Roundup Summer 2023

A quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Summer 2023. Beware of spoilers! Title: A Fatal Illusion Author: Anna Lee Huber Series: Lady Darby Mystery #11 Thank you to Anna Lee Huber, Berkley, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. Also thank you to Yazmine Hassan for inviting me to participate in the blog tour; I’m sorry I didn’t get my crap together in time to participate properly. …

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The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett

Title: The Grace of Wild Things Author: Heather Fawcett Series: n/a Thoroughly enchanting! Much thanks to Heather Fawcett, HarperCollins Children’s Books/Balzer + Bray, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. This story was thoroughly enchanting. And way more cerebral than I would expect of a “children’s” book. The themes are deep and layered. Fawcett has officially found a place on my authors-to-keep-an-eye-on list. My only complaint is that the ending wasn’t …

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