W for wags and wide smiles all around. When I first picked up Robin Stevenson and illustrator Julie McLaughlin's Pride Puppy, I admittedly wasn't expecting an alphabet book. I was, however, very excited for the premise. Basically, the family puppy escapes while they're out for Pride and everyone around does their best to help him…
She felt forgiveness and she felt forgiven and that, too, was the magic of Rahul Chopra. Sandhya Menon's Of Princes and Promises is, thus far, the most disappointing book of 2021. It's been about a week since I finished it and I'm still mad. Because the truth is, this book had everything going for it.…
Never, under any circumstances, reveal who or what matters to you. Fable tells the story of the young daughter a crime boss trader of the seas. The very day her mother dies from a storm-caused shipwreck, her father leaves her alone on an island to fend for herself. He tells her she's too good for his…
Just a tiny tickling in the tip-pity-tips of her fingers. I'm honestly not sure if I would have liked Lindsey Kelk's Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight had I read it as a child, but I sure didn't love it now. If you're looking for an over the top fanciful (and mildly annoying) Cinderella retelling,…
The water makes her feel better. Kat Leyh's Thirsty Mermaids is a debauchery filled tale about Mermaids who cast a spell to turn them human so they may partake in the drinking pastime. Of course, the intent is to return to the sea the next morning, but it seems our mermaids went into this plan…
Annoyed with Goodreads? Wish you had a shelf you could add dnf books to without having them in your "Read" shelf? You can have one! I've written about this before, but I'm often reminded that not everyone knows how this particular feature works. I've been using it for ages now, though, and I utterly love…
“The truth is, the world is a fucked up place sometimes.” Oh, I don't think it's really possible for me to recommend Cristin Terrill's All Our Yesterdays enough. This is one of those books that just sort of shocks you the whole way through. And it does this well. This is a book I finished…