Synopsis It's 1890 and Enola Holmes is her own young woman now and no longer has to hide from Mycroft, who wanted to send her off to finishing school or some such nonsense. In this installment, she even teams up with her other older brother, Sherlock, to find a missing American. Okay, teams up might… Continue reading Book Review – Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer
Category: Middle Grade
Book Review – The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
Synopsis A little free library appears overnight in a small town starting off a series of events that will bring the townspeople together and spur eleven-year-old Even to dig into a town mystery from before he was born. My Overall Thoughts This is such a sweet, charming story. It has paranormal (though not scary) elements.… Continue reading Book Review – The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
Book Review – Peril at Price Manor by Laura Parnum
Synopsis Halle loves horror movies and dreams of becoming a "scream queen," the damsel in a horror movie who lets out a blood-curling scream, and, much to the dismay of her family, she has been practicing. Her favorite director, Maximus Price, just happens to live in her hometown. Halle would do anything to meet the… Continue reading Book Review – Peril at Price Manor by Laura Parnum
Book Review – Ham Helsing #2: Monster Hunter by Rich Moyer
When Ham and his friends arrive at a summer camp to do a demonstration for the kids, they find that the staff is missing and someone needs to take over and keep an eye on the campers. Well, they are the only someones around. Can they keep the children safe and find the missing camp… Continue reading Book Review – Ham Helsing #2: Monster Hunter by Rich Moyer
Book Review – All Dressed Up by Jilly Gagnon
3.5 stars rounding up. This book should have been a fun, kitschy romp. I enjoyed the premise tremendously - a 1920's themed murder mystery weekend in a remote, haunted country manor as the scene of a real murder. It sounds like a lot of fun! And in a lot of ways it was. But I… Continue reading Book Review – All Dressed Up by Jilly Gagnon
Book Review – Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
What a unique, enjoyable read! It reads like A Series of Unfortunate Events meets Nancy Drew and I'm digging it. It's dark and Gothic, but not too dark. For me, it was just the right amount of creepy. It's mysterious without getting bogged down in misery. The Sinister-Winterbottom siblings are the upbeat heroes you really… Continue reading Book Review – Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
Book Review – The Further Adventures of Miss Petitfour by Anne Michaels
This is a difficult book to review. It felt almost like a caricature of a children's book. As a writing exercise it checked all the boxes flawlessly. It had quirky characters doing quirky things. The writing was lighthearted and fun. But it was just off somehow. I liked the idea of a series of short… Continue reading Book Review – The Further Adventures of Miss Petitfour by Anne Michaels
Book Review – The Thirteenth Fairy by Melissa de la Cruz
The first clue that Filomena Jefferson-Cho finds that something is wrong is when the thirteenth book in her favorite series fails to arrive at the bookstore as promised. She is disappointed, to say the least. But when characters from the series start following her, she is downright scared. Does Filomena hold the key to finishing… Continue reading Book Review – The Thirteenth Fairy by Melissa de la Cruz
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