Format: ebookPublished: September 17th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Biography – History Rating: 4/5 Stars Let’s start here: I’m a Disney fangirl. I’m not the biggest, by any stretch. I don’t make regular pilgrimages to any of the parks, but if I could, I absolutely would. When I was 4, my family were involved in aContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Early Life of Walt Disney by Andrew Kiste”
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Book Review: Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne
Format: ebookPublished: October 18th, 2022Age: Middle Grade / TeenGenre: Contemporary Rating: 5/5 Stars Absolutely adorable! I’m really glad to be seeing the kind of themes Hazel Hill tackles in Middle Grade fiction, and hope it’s an ongoing trend. 12-year-old Hazel is a bit of a loner; she doesn’t really interact with anyone at school, andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne”
Book Review: A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
Format: ebookPublished: July 4th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars I picked up this book immediately after finishing Christmas Ever After, knowing I wanted to spend more time on this street, with these people, getting to know all the various characters that make up Ever After Street. Admans has hit on a truly lovelyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans”
Book Review: Marked by the Panther by Zoey Indiana
Format: ebookPublished: December 28th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Paranormal Romance Rating: 4/5 Stars This book was so much fun, slightly ridiculous, and the kind of book you whizz through just to find out what happens next and how the main couple will navigate the challenges they face. Jaden was part of the shifter black ops, but afterContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Marked by the Panther by Zoey Indiana”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 11
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: November 15th, 2023 Rating: 4/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7 / Volume 8 / Volume 9 / Volume 10 Glancing back over the previous volumes, this isContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 11”
Book Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
Format: ebookPublished: October 4th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Historical Fantasy Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars There is one thing every young woman in the ton is hoping to show off during the season; a dragon. And Elinor Tregarth’s cousin is no exception. Except when Penelope pushes too far in her mistreatment of both her dragon and cousin, ElinorContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis”
Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide
By Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Artist), Tula Lotay (Illustrator), Kate Brown (Illustrator), Stephanie Hans (Illustrator), Leila del Duca (Illustrator), Brandon Graham (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsRelease Date: February 3rd, 2016Genre: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Stars This was a really interesting volume. Things are a bit different here, as we explore the other gods in this strange ‘pantheon’, in most instances getting a glimpse into their ‘pre-god’ lives. By thisContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide”
Book Review: The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane
Format: ebookPublished: October 4th, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy Romance Rating: 2/5 Stars Even calling this a ‘loose’ retelling of Beauty and the Beast is stretching the idea of a retelling. For a retelling to work, there has to be come core elements connecting the original with the retelling, but in The Story of a Hundred Promises,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane”
Audiobook Review: The World According to Cunk: An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever, Space Permitting by Philomena Cunk
Narrated By: Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan)Publisher: John MurrayAge: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – HistoryFormat: AudiobookPublished: October 3rd, 2024 Rating: 5/5 Stars For those who aren’t aware, Philomena Cunk is a character played by Diane Morgan, and if you haven’t come across her before, I strongly suggest checking her out. Morgan plays the part brilliantly on TV, butContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: The World According to Cunk: An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever, Space Permitting by Philomena Cunk”
Book Review: The Fairy Tellers by Nicholas Jubber
Format: ebookPublished: January 20th, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – History – Folklore/Fairy Tales Rating: 5/5 Stars If you have an interest in fairy tales beyond the tales themselves, I think Jubber’s book is an excellent deep dive not just in the history of the tales, but of the people who wrote and/or collected them. Yes, weContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Fairy Tellers by Nicholas Jubber”
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