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Almost 400 words for a book that might not have a 3rd of that!

I Hate Reading: How to Read When You'd Rather Not by Beth Bacon

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One of the biggest challenges I have about writing reviews is writing a 250-word review for a book that might not even have 125 words! The Book No One Wants to Read is one of those books. There is hardly any text and what is there is physically large on the page. The only reason it might even come close to 125 words is because there are two pages with just one (well actually two words, but you need to read why that is) repeated […]

Nat your friend, but you probably want her to be

Forget Me Nat (Nat Enough V02) by Maria Scrivan

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In many ways, Forget Me Nat (Nat Enough V02) is better and funnier than the first book. Maria Scrivan continues the adventures of our hero Natalie (or Nat) and her friends. The second half of the year has started, but the crush Nat has only continued to get stronger. And yes, we have some rose colored glasses, a best friend into a little gossip, another best friend into running for class president and a whole lot of hijinks, humor, and several people with hurt feelings. […]

Have sword, will slay dragons

How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

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How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch feels like a translation due to a few bumps in the flow of wording. However, that is the only real major bump in this modern folktale. Ages 10 to 14 probably will not see anything with that. The art helps fill in a few of those spots as will the readers imagination.  The lack of color and the mix of busy and minimal details also give the feeling of a classic, but contemporary too, folk tale. Words in […]

When a Bot has feelings

Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson

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Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson is a hard book to explain.  Partly because it defies genre and partly because it isn’t really about what it appears to be about.  Let’s start with the genre, my library copy had three stickers on the spine – Science Fiction, Humor, and Social Issues.  Besides these categories, it is written in an interesting style with regular prose sections and then sections written as if part of a screenplay.  Moving on to the plot, it may appear […]

Blackwell, a town where all the girls are witches

Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea

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I have wanted to read Grimoire Noir from probably since I started reading graphic novels seriously. I wanted to open to page one and sink my eye-teeth right into Vera Greentea’s creation. The cover was a tasty looking treat and wanted to see what Yana Bogatch could come up with. And while I cannot say I was disappointed; I think I built it up a smidgen too much. I liked this fantasy mystery that is both modern and classic in its style. The feeling of something […]



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