It's the summer before seventh grade and Alberta is so excited for the new family moving into the old bed and breakfast across the street in her Ewing Beach community. What makes Alberta even happier is that the family that is moving in is Black like her and her two dads. Alberta learns about how … Continue reading Review: The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
While Mrs May is checking her students’ homework, she notices that Jet hasn’t managed to write down the letters of the alphabet. Instead of providing a familiar excuse, Jet offers Mrs May an elaborate story about how every letter happened to leave his page while he was walking to school that morning. The Day That … Continue reading Picture Book Review: The Day That A Ran Away by B.C.R. Fegan
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in … Continue reading Book Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Hey y'all! I didn't put up a What I Read post this week because I knew that I was participating in this readathon over the weekend and I really didn't read that much last week. I'm in the middle of a bunch, which brings me to my 24 in 48 TBR. The 24 in 48 … Continue reading Friday Reads and 24 in 48 TBR
Hey y'all! It's time for another weekly wrap-up and TBR. I managed to read a lot last week due to Independence Day and I was just in a reading mood. Plus a couple of the things I read were really short. Let's see what I managed to read and what I plan on finishing or … Continue reading What I Read, Tome Topple Update and Weekly TBR
Hey y'all! Today I wanted to talk about the books that I plan to read in the month of July. I'm hoping to have an awesome reading month. Here are the books that I hope to complete in the month of July. I have already posted my Tome Topple TBR but I will go over … Continue reading July 2018 Monthly TBR
Hey y'all! As you know I absolutely LOVE picture books. I have to admit I'm a little sad that Mays is growing out of them. Anyway, I thought I would do a review of a recent picture book that I received. Don't Ever Look Behind Door 32 by B.C.R. Fegan Illustrated by Lenny Wen is … Continue reading Review: Don’t Ever Look Behind Door 32
Darcy Fitzwilliam is 29, beautiful, successful, and brilliant. She dates hedge funders and basketball stars and is never without her three cellphones—one for work, one for play, and one to throw at her assistant (just kidding). Darcy’s never fallen in love, never has time for anyone else’s drama, and never goes home for Christmas if … Continue reading Review: Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe
Hey y'all!! Today I wanted to talk about 7 books that I want to complete before the end of 2017. I am excited about these, as I am most books honestly, but these are the top priority books. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - This is the last Austen novel that I need to complete … Continue reading End of Year TBR 2017
Hey y'all! I am here today, after a considerable break, to talk about Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Brooklyn Allen. Lumberjanes is a comic/graphic novel series which follows a group of girl at a camp. The graphic novel series is one of my favorites and I was excited to receive an … Continue reading Review: Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power
