In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
For as often as I read mystery thrillers like this, I so rarely enjoy them. And there are so many reasons I shouldn't have enjoyed In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, but I still did, in spite of all of them. The main character, Jess, is an overachiever preparing to go back to her 10 year college … [Read more]
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
The Magic Fish is an absolutely beautiful graphic novel--both the pictures and the story itself. It's the story of a boy, Tiến, whose been keeping a secret from his friends and family. Tiến's parents emigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam. His parents are working on improving their English, and so every … [Read more]
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
I cannot remember where I first saw The House in the Cerulean Sea (2021) by TJ Klune, but I may have been looking for available audiobooks at the library. It has primarily positive reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, and I thought it might be a fun listen during my commute. In the end, I thought it was … [Read more]
A Rush of Wings by Laura E. Weymouth
A Rush of Wings is YA fantasy author Laura E. Weymouth's most recent book (with a gorgeous cover in a different style than her other equally gorgeous covers). In many ways it resembles her second book, A Treason of Thorns in its historical setting (this time the Scottish highlands) more than her … [Read more]
Skeletina and the In-Between World by Susie Jaramillo
Skeletina likes living in the In-Between world where she is the queen of her castle and can play with her friends who live there. And her favorite friends are the ones who are still living. You see, the living can enter this other realm in their sleep. And Skeletina has taken it upon herself to help … [Read more]
What If Soldiers Fought with Pillows? True Stories of Imagination and Courage by Heather Camlot
What If Soldiers Fought with Pillows? True Stories of Imagination and Courage is a book of What Ifs, but a lot cooler than, “What if you were a dog?” or “What if you were green?” It is, “What if people fought by not fighting? By using soccer, pens, seeds, and music and other non-violent materials … [Read more]
