Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Man I like Rachel Lynn Solomon but I found this book lacked a bit of oomph for me. She has a niche, this is very true (are both leads Jewish residents of the Pacific Northwest? You are likely in a Solomon novel) and her writing is definitely engaging you. If I look at my rankings of Solomon … [Read more]
Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
There are a couple of tropes that I just...cannot with, and this one unfortunately falls squarely within one of them: the very very short "relationship" / "hooking up" from ages ago that neither character has ever forgotten. It seems lazy, in my mind, because most of the time it feels like the … [Read more]
Tiamat's Wrath by Jam
I cannot say it is a very small thing to have picked up on, since it was very well choreographed and (to me) super obvious, but-- Did everyone catch when, for the first time, Naomi pushed her hair back??? It's about halfway through the book, when she realizes fully/for the last time that there is … [Read more]
Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey
From reading reviews it seems like people went into this a bit more shocked of the Rising part of this novel--which is to say, the main plot point ([the rise of the Laconian Empire]) came as a bit of a shock. So I will continue by pointing out that this was NOT a spoiler for me, having watched the … [Read more]
Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue by William Grill
Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue has a mixture of styles. I mean, while this is a non-fiction story about James Howard Williams and an elephant name Bandoola, it is also written as a fiction story. There are facts about elephants, what they eat, etc., as well as what is used and done of the teak … [Read more]
Arthur and the Golden Rope: Brownstone's Mythical Collection by Joe Todd-Stanton
Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx: Brownstone's Mythical Collection by Joe Todd-Stanton
Kai and the Monkey King: Brownstone's Mythical Collection by Joe Todd-Stanton
Leo and the Gorgon's Curse: Brownstone's Mythical Collection by Joe Todd-Stanton
Joe Todd-Stanton has a four (so far) book series about the Brownstone family. They are adventurous children who have amazing times being heroes. The narrator is Professor Brownstone, a Brownstone descendent, and his vaults of books and artifacts. Well they don’t tell the story, but they help us find … [Read more]
