There's big news in the town of Crystal Cove: A TV show based on the town's mysterious past is filming in the Haunted Village. Many of the hottest teen TV stars are on set.Daphne is excited; she's been hired as a writer's assistant on the show. Meanwhile, Velma is less than thrilled about all the … Continue reading Review: Buried Secrets (Daphne & Velma #3)
Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia's family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess--a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner.For ten years Theo has been a … Continue reading Review: Ash Princess
This week's topic is favorite bookstores or bookstores we'd like to visit. I'm going to mix it up a bit and share five of my favorite bookstores and five that I'd love to visit someday. Obviously, I'm a big spender at Barnes and Noble, so that won't be making my list in any way, nor … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – The Motherships (Bookstores)
What started off as a slow month picked up about midway through. I think I was still finding my groove at work after being out for nearly three weeks, so that sort of hindered my reading a bit. There was also the dilemma of not knowing what to read next because I'm in that mood … Continue reading September 2022 Wrap Up
Art and Camille head to London to find her estranged father, and soon find themselves embroiled in a heist involving a long-dead monarch.No matter how dangerous his adventures have been, Art has always been able to count on his best friend, Camille. Now that Camille is meeting her estranged father, Art wants to be there for her—which … Continue reading Review: The Crown Heist
Jerome "Sugar" Barnes learned the art of baking in his grandma's bakery, also called Sugar, on historic Perdita Street in San Francisco. He supplies baked goods to the Lost and Found Bookshop across the street.When the restaurant that shares his commercial kitchen loses its longtime tenant, a newcomer moves in: Margot Salton, a barbecue master … Continue reading Review: Sugar and Salt
I've been wanting to do more of these posts - '5 Books My ___ Loves' - so in honor of my cousin Felicia's birthday, I'm sharing five of her favorite books (and just so y'all know, I have like 50+ cousins We have a weird relationship as cousins, as she lived with my mom and … Continue reading 5 Books That My Cousin Loves
Sometimes the prettiest or most interesting book covers are ones that are the simplest. They don't need fancy illustrations or photos to suck a reader in; they just do it with the typography on the cover. Maybe the color of the book helps with interest, but when a book cover is pretty with just the … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Typographic Covers
Princess Beatrice realizes what’s expected of her as heir apparent—and it is not riding in cars, alone, with her Revere Guard. But what the Crown doesn’t know won’t hurt it…right?Princess Samantha is already bored of her own graduation party. She swears she isn’t looking for trouble, but when the king and queen are away, the … Continue reading Review: Inheritance (American Royals Prequel)
As we all do from time to time, we go through our collection of books and say goodbye to the books we no longer want in our personal libraries. The reasons tend to vary. Maybe we know we won't read the book again, the space is needed, or we just feel it might be time … Continue reading Unhauling Books – Available on PangoBooks
I probably say this every time I write up a TBR, but I'm not very good at sticking to them. I guess the idea of a list and checking them off as I read is why I still write them though. Same thing goes for my to-do lists. That's just the downside of being a … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Autumn TBR Hopefuls
Ava thought her job as a librarian at the Library of Congress would mean a quiet, routine existence. But an unexpected offer from the US military has brought her to Lisbon with a new mission: posing as a librarian while working undercover as a spy gathering intelligence.Meanwhile, in occupied France, Elaine has begun an apprenticeship … Continue reading Review: The Librarian Spy
A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes—only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins—turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his … Continue reading Review: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
Beatrice is queen, and for the American royal family, everything is about to change.Relationships will be tested.Princess Samantha is in love with Lord Marshall Davis—but the more serious they get, the more complicated things become. Is Sam destined to repeat her string of broken relationships…and this time will the broken heart be her own?Strangers will … Continue reading Review: Rivals (American Royals #3)
To finish a book or not? That is the question. Not all the time, that is, but sometimes you find yourself not fully getting into a book and wonder if it’s really worth your time to finish reading it. Some of us have no qualms about not finishing (or in book speak, DNFing) a book, … Continue reading To DNF or to not DNF?
Genie in a Novel 