The Mischief-Maker's Handbook by Mike Barfield and illustrated by Jan Buchczik was an unashamedly goofy book. And I'll admit, ninety percent of the reason why I decided to read it was due to the fact that I have a student who loves mischief. With how utterly fascinated this kid is with naughtiness, a part of me…

We planned to jump off the cliff, You told me to close my eyes. I jumped with my eyes closed. As I woke up in the sky, I realized you were still on the top. --I Trusted You, ever Recovering. ML I think we, as a country, have little understanding of how prevalent a problem…

I am honestly so upset that I do not have an actual advanced copy of The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund. This, by far, has been the absolute best chapter sampler I have gotten to date. I didn't spend a lot of time reading the first six chapters of The Best Laid Plans, but to this book's credit, it didn't…

Call it mild curiosity, I suppose, but I requested the Romance Fiction Sampler. Nine times out of ten, I avoid reading romance. The thing is, I love stories with romance. But I do not love stories whose entire focus is the romance and the sex. I just can't get behind them. So, generally, the few…

I'm back with yet another fiction sampler to review, this time the debut fiction from Fall 2019. There were a lot of books in this one so bear with me as I go through them. While I wasn't interested in the majority of these novels, there were a few that stood out. I'm going to…