Category: adventure

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron || Orisha and Godlings Fight the Dark

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron || Orisha and Godlings Fight the Dark

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Urban Fantasy     Adventure     Orisha     Mythology     Perfect for readers who want: Adventure akin to the Rick Riordan Presents books. Strong friendship bonds. Stories based on West African mythology. Books involving the Orisha pantheon. A strong Black female protagonist. Interesting, […]

Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Creeptacular Books for Children

Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Creeptacular Books for Children

It’s been storming a lot lately here, which is the perfect time for some spectacularly creepy reads. Creeptacular reads, if you’ll forgive the pun. Which you will, obviously, because you haven’t all stormed my house yet with torches and pitchforks, even though goodness knows I deserve it for crimes against puns. I’ve been on a […]

Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar || Female Pirates on a Magical Ship (Blog Tour)

Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar || Female Pirates on a Magical Ship (Blog Tour)

Fantasy     Adventure     Middle Grade     Pirates     Diversity     Found Family     Many thanks to The Write Reads and Penguin for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for inclusion on this blog tour. Pirates = Good. Female pirates = Great. A whole magic ship […]

MG Mini Reviews || Bite-Sized Adventures

MG Mini Reviews || Bite-Sized Adventures

I’m back with some more mini reviews, and this time the theme is bite-sized adventures. For those who want a sense of danger, but are still on the lower end of middle-grade reads. Today’s reviews are a little different in that I picked these books up because I thought they might be good additions to […]

Tristan Strong Punches A Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia || Black Gods and Legends

Tristan Strong Punches A Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia || Black Gods and Legends

Middle Grade     Fantasy     Adventure     Mythology     Folklore     Diversity     African American     Grief     I had been waiting for this book ever since it was announced in, what, 2018? It’s been a long, harrowing wait. I’m not the person I once was. Okay, […]

Blog Tour: The Ben Braver Series (#1 – 3) by Marcus Emerson|| Humor and Superheroes

Blog Tour: The Ben Braver Series (#1 – 3) by Marcus Emerson|| Humor and Superheroes

Middle Grade     Action     Adventure     Graphic Novel     Superheroes     School     Heroes and Villains     Many thanks to RockStar Book Tour and Roaring Brook Press for a finished copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. The moment I learned about this series, I knew I […]

Blog Tour: The Future King by James Riley || The Making of a Legend

Blog Tour: The Future King by James Riley || The Making of a Legend

Middle Grade     Action     Adventure     Diversity     Many thanks to RockStar Book Tour and Aladdin for a finished copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. I am thrilled to be hosting today’s spot on the THE FUTURE KING by James Riley blog tour, hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. This series […]

Series Review: The Revenge of Magic by James Riley || Magic and Dragons and Kids Kicking Butt

Series Review: The Revenge of Magic by James Riley || Magic and Dragons and Kids Kicking Butt

I come today with not one, but TWO action-packed mid-grade reads … actually, the start of a series. Because we’ll never get old of reading great series, right? If there’s one thing we’re good at, as bookish people, it’s waiting patiently for the next book, right? Hm? That sound? Oh, it’s just my soul screaming […]