Title: Chrysanthemum Author: Kevin Henkes Illustrator: Kevin Henkes Genre: Children’s Book, Picture Book Plot: It’s Chrysanthemum’s first day of school. She’s grown up loving her name. But the other kids laugh and make fun of her when they hear her name. Chrysanthemum returns home dejected. She no longer loves her name. But something happens whenContinue reading “Chrysanthemum- Kevin Henkes”
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Caps for Sale – Esphyr Slobodkina
Title: Caps for Sale Author: Esphyr Slobodkina Illustrator: Esphyr Slobodkina Genre: Children’s Book, Picture Book Plot: A cap peddler, who carries his caps on his head, has trouble selling caps one day. He takes a walk to the countryside and takes a nap. When he wakes up, his caps are gone. Where did they go?Continue reading “Caps for Sale – Esphyr Slobodkina”
Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie
Title: Murder on the Orient Express Author: Agatha Christie Genre: Mystery Plot: Hercule Poirot is on his way home. With some help from his friend, Mr. Bouc, he finds bunk on the Orient Express. Everything changes when the train is delayed because of snow. Some time after, Poirot learns a passenger, Ratchet, has been murdered.Continue reading “Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie”
Acts of Faith Trilogy – Davis Bunn & Janette Oke
Titles: The Centurion’s Wife (book 1), The Hidden Flame (book 2), The Damascus Way (book 3) Authors: Davis Bunn and Janette Oke Genre: Historical Fiction, Biblical History Plot: The Centurion’s Wife (book 1) – A Roman Centurion, Alban, is ordered by Pilate to find out what happened to the rabbi called, Yeshua, three days afterContinue reading “Acts of Faith Trilogy – Davis Bunn & Janette Oke”
Guest Post – The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Thank you Ali from Share to Inspire for this review. Title: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Author: Mark Manson Genre: Self-help book As the author itself said, it’s a self-help book, and it’s for people who hate self-help books. The book is all about improving yourself. Although the approaches are counterintuitive, youContinue reading “Guest Post – The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”
The Divergent Trilogy – Veronica Roth
Title: Divergent (book 1), Insurgent (book 2), Allegiant (book 3) Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopian Future, Young Adult Plot: Divergent (book 1) – Beatrice (Tris) Prior lives in a world divided by factions. Everyone takes a test that determines where you live based on your choices on the test. Test options are limited to CandorContinue reading “The Divergent Trilogy – Veronica Roth”
Illusion – Frank Peretti
Title: Illusion Author: Frank Peretti Genre: Science Fiction Plot: Danny and Mandy have been a magician duo for almost 40 years. That all changes when Mandy dies in a car crash. While Dan mourns, something has happened to Mandy. She wakes up in the hospital, as her 19 year old self. She is transferred toContinue reading “Illusion – Frank Peretti”
The Plastic Magician – Charlie N. Holmberg
This is an addition to the Paper Magician Trilogy world. Title: The Plastic Magician Author: Charlie N. Holmberg Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Plot: Alvie Brechenmacher has just finished her studies at the magician’s school. Now she starts her internship with Magician Praff to be a Polymer (a magician who works with plastic) in London. WhileContinue reading “The Plastic Magician – Charlie N. Holmberg”
The Outlands – Tyler Edwards
Thank you Tyler Edwards for letting me read this book. This book will be available on January 24. Title: The Outlands (book 1) Author: Tyler Edwards Genre: Dystopian Plot: Jett Lastings is an outcast. The government, called the Patriarch, has deemed him one after his parents died. He and his group of friends, Victor, Jensen,Continue reading “The Outlands – Tyler Edwards”
Time’s Convert – Deborah Harkness
This is part of the All Souls Trilogy. Title: Time’s Convert Author: Deborah Harkness Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Plot: Marcus’ mate Phoebe has just been turned into a vampire. They’ve decided to go the traditional route for vampires and stay away from each other so that Phoebe has a good amount of time to adjustContinue reading “Time’s Convert – Deborah Harkness”
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