The colours blur together: yellows, pinks, oranges, and light blues. Moving shapes like the coloured glass of a kaleidoscope. Each colour and pattern are representatives of my jumbled emotions. The colours bleed out to shades of red—a warning of danger-bearing emotions—as the sequence continues to dance. I’m trapped, glued to the eyepiece as the tube… Continue reading Kaleidoscope
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1) Author: Judy BlumePublished in 2007 with Puffin BooksPublisher is Puffin BooksAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 120 pages), Mass Market paperback, Library Binding, & AudiobookTeaching Resources | Children’s Book on Siblings | Children’s Book on New Experiences Judy Blume has so many great books. Some of my… Continue reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Book Review
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life Author: Terry BrooksPublished in reprint edition in 2004Publisher is Del RayAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 208 pages), Hardcover & AudiobookScience Fiction & Fantasy Writing | Science Fiction & Fantasy Literary History & Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy History & Criticism I loved reading The… Continue reading Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life Book Review
The bouquet of my morning java is soft and sweet making me anticipate a weak sip. This coffee is not weak though, it’s a lovely degree of bitterness. It travel across the tongue smoothly and it’s the after taste that is weak, but still welcome. I would enjoy this cup of coffee again, but I… Continue reading A Cookie Jar Coffee
Red Rope of Fate Author: K.M. SheaPublished in 2013Publisher K.M. SheaAvailable in eBook, print (220 pages for print edition), and audioMythology & Folk Tales | Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost Romance | Fantasy This is Book 1 in The Elves of Lessa series. The following review was posted on Goodreads: December 2022. Elves and humans, what… Continue reading Red Rope of Fate Book Review
Queen and the Kingsmen Author Zoe Blake & Alta HensleyPublished in 2018Publisher is CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformAvailable in eBook and print (paperback is 200 pages)Book 3 of 3Fantasy | Futuristic & Ghost Romance I have not read book one or two in this series, but I was able to follow the storyline. I was outside… Continue reading Queen and the Kingsmen: Dark Fantasy Book 3 Book Review
Phoebe and Her Unicorn (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #1) Author: Dana SimpsonPublished in 2014 Illustrated EditionPublisher is Andrews McMeel PublishingAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 224 pages) & Library BindingChildren’s Non-fiction on Bullying | Children’s Fantasy Comics & Graphic Novels | Children’s Humorous Comics & Graphic Novels I loved the illustrations. I loved the wit.… Continue reading Phoebe and Her Unicorn
Obscure: Ghostmarker Book 1 Author: Krista WalshPublished in 2022.Publisher is Raven’s Quill Press.Available in eBook and paperback (print length 487 pages)Historical Thrillers | Supernatural Thrillers | Spy Thrillers Krista drew me in for as an advance reader with an advertisement for her book that read something to the effect of, “Drinking coffee and kicking ass.”… Continue reading Obscure Book Review
New Year’s Evil: A Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery Author: Carolyn KeenePublished in 1991.Publisher is Simon PulseAvailable in paperback (print length 214 pages)Mystery & Detective Stories for Young Adults | Literature & Fiction for Young Adults I loved reading Nancy Drew novels as a youth. This year my older boy started reading The… Continue reading New Year’s Evil Book Review
Magic Tree House series SET: Books 1-16 Author: Mary Pope OsborneIllustrated Edition Published in 2001.Random House Books for Young ReadersAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 80 pages) & audiobookAnthologies & Collections of Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths for Children | Children’s Books on Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures | Historical Fiction for Children The Magic… Continue reading Magic Tree House series SET: Books 1-16 Book Review
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 