I feel bad, but I honestly kind of hated Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter by Beth McMullen. The book, as a whole, held so much promise and delivered on exactly none of it. If you’re looking for an adventure-filled, Indiana Jones-esque tale about a young girl raised as an explorer/treasure hunter as she goes on an exciting…

I massively regret having not read anything by Adrienne Young now that I have had the immense pleasure of reading her newest novel, Fable. Where prior, my knowledge of Adrienne Young came primarily from the fact that an ARC of her second novel was extremely sought after sometime last year, I am now desperately eager…

I've always loved reading the work of Hans Christian Andersen. Admittedly, some of his takes I find annoying or ridiculous, but tales such as The Little Mermaid and Thumbelina have always held a special place in my heart. While I'll definitely say that some of his stories haven't aged well, namely the ones in which women are…

I had a massive feeling of deja vu while reading This is Your Brain on Stereotypes by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and illustrated by Drew Shannon. It was almost as though I had read this book before, despite it not being released until September. But the fact of the matter is that much of this is not entirely…

I'm beginning to develop a massive amount of love for the written works of Sophie Gonzales, having just fallen head over heels and hand over foot for Perfect on Paper. I loved this book's story so much that I finished it in less than a day. Perfect on Paper very much feels like one of…

I feel very conflicted about It's MY Tree by Olivier Tallec, so much so that I actually waffled on this fox rating between 4 and 3 for quite some time before finally settling. On the one hand, I genuinely do see this as an important book. The people who are going to relate to the squirrel's…

A part of me feels like the ultimate message this book meant to send sort of got lost somewhere along the way. The Barnubus Project by The Fan Brothers (Terry, Eric, and Devin) is an expertly illustrated and adorable children's book about loving yourself no matter what. Though some in the world may look at you…