Bones of the Past by Drew Hayes
Villain’s Code 1 may have been the first thing by Drew Hayes that I read. Now that it was finally time for a sequel, I was kind of excited to see that world again. Villain’s Code 2 is titled Bones of the Past and that’s pretty much an accurate description on a couple of levels. First, the main focus of book 1, Tori, who is now a new villain starting to find her place in the world, is not as much the focus; but she’s […]
A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
Mild spoilers for this book, some more major spoilers for the first book in the series–highlight to see the latter. It’s funny that Goodreads calls three stars “I liked it” and two stars “It was ok,” because in my mind a three star book is “It was ok.” This book is the definition of “it was ok.” Retellings of Beauty and the Beast are numerous (Robin McKinley’s works were the ones I noted in my review of the first book in this series, A Curse So […]
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Imagine if Terry Pratchett’s writing and Douglas Adams’ writing had a baby and you basically have T. Kingfisher’s style mostly understood. I think most of you have already left to go order this book, but I guess I’ll still go through the motions. Plot: A penniless widow has inherited all the money and assets of her late husband’s great-uncle, who she’d been caring for since her husband died. The family naturally descends on her and immediately begins scheming how to get it back. The scheme […]
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V01 The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V02 Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn
I like graphic novels and occasionally a cute, light read. When the two come from the same source you have a hit or miss if I will like it or not. No in-between. And this time we have a hit. The first book in the Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly is The Coldfire Curse. Jordan Quinn and Glass House Graphics created a book about dragons saving the day, their kingdom, the human kingdom and all the other kingdoms of this magical realm. The second book is […]
The Best Worst Poet Ever by Lauren Stohler
I saw the cover of The Best Worst Poet Ever (with the word best scratched out) and thought, “Well that is a smidgen different.” And there was a pudgy stereotypical cat, and a funky pug on the cover. Okay, I like cats (even if they are snooty and the villain), but there has only ever been one pug for me (her name was Rosie/Rosa (depending on what they felt like calling her at the time) that farted, ate cat poop, was incontinent, got upset I […]
The Secret Rhino Society by Jonathan E. Jacobs
The Legend of King Arthur-A-Tops by Mo O’Hara
I was in a bit of a reading slump but realized that it was because I was not reading the right books. I was trying to read novels and was in the mindset for picture books. Those fun, clever little gems that takes a few minutes to read, but you feel accomplished after. After all, think of the child just reading; they cannot do War and Peace, but when they read a book of a few dozen pages, a few hundred words or so, and […]
