BOOK REVIEW: Breaking Point by Kristin Simmons

August 17, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: Breaking Point by Kristin Simmons (#2 in the ‘Article 5’ trilogy) Genre: YA, Dystopian Breaking Point continues the story begun in Article 5. You can read my review of Article 5 here. If you haven’t already read Article 5, consider yourself forewarned that parts of this review or…

BOOK REVIEW: Bittersweet by Colleen McCollough

August 14, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: Bittersweet by Colleen McCollough Genre: Literature, Historical Fiction In early 1920s Australia, two sets of twins undertake a studying program at the local hospital to become the area’s first registered nurses for varying reasons, but mostly to escape from the domineering thumb of their stepmother.  For Edda, the…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #18

August 12, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments
Hi everybody! Welcome to our Kids Book Review Library Haul post! This is where I give you quick and snappy reviews of our favorites from our weekly library haul. We read a LOT of children’s books from the library, so I don’t bother reviewing all the ones that were just mediocre. I like to…

BOOK REVIEW: The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier

August 7, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
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Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #17

August 5, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments
Hi everybody! Welcome to our Kids Book Review Library Haul post! This is where I give you quick and snappy reviews of our favorites from our weekly library haul. We read a LOT of children’s books from the library, so I don’t bother reviewing all the ones that were just mediocre. I like to…

BOOK REVIEW: Fever by Lauren DeStefano

August 3, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Review of: Fever by Lauren DeStefano (#2 in the Chemical Garden series) Genre: YA, Dystopian Fever is the second book in the Chemical Garden series by Lauren DeStefano. You can read my review of the first book in the series, Wither, here. Since it is the follow-up book, I can’t…

Mama’s Library Haul

July 30, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Hi all! We were on vacation last week, so our normal kids review library haul post is a little off track. We’ll be back with that next week! In the meantime, I thought I would give you a peak inside my library bag. Generally speaking, I don’t post about my…

BOOK REVIEW: The Mansion’s Twins by Rose M. Channing

July 27, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Review of: The Mansion’s Twins by Rose M. Channing Genre: Fantasy, YA Ellie and Savannah Senka have been raised in separate foster homes, never knowing that they are twins and the offspring of a powerful magician. When their own powers begin to manifest, they miraculously find each other and begin…

BOOK REVIEW: The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

July 25, 2015 Reading Life 2 Comments
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