Category: book review

Snotlings by Tarryn Mallick || Pick Your Battles, Not Your Nose!

Snotlings by Tarryn Mallick || Pick Your Battles, Not Your Nose!

Posted November 8, 2021 in blog tour, book review, contemporary, fantasy, four stars, humor, mid-grade / 2 Comments

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Contemporary     Humor     Squad Vibes     Gross Humor     Nosepicking     Perfect for readers who want: Gross humor about boogers. Interesting, surprising world set inside the human body. Fun little anthropomorphized pieces of anatomy. Fast-paced action. Something that’s just fun […]

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The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud || Funny, Fast-Paced Adventure

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud || Funny, Fast-Paced Adventure

Posted October 29, 2021 in adventure, blog tour, book review, dystopian, fantasy, five stars, humor, mystery, science fiction, young adult / 3 Comments

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     Science Fiction     Dystopia     Mild Gore     Death     Slavery     Abuse     Perfect for readers who want: A dark dystopian fantasy world that will make you feel better about this one. And also will sometimes rise up out […]

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The Lost Language by Claudia Mills || Contemporary Novel in Verse

The Lost Language by Claudia Mills || Contemporary Novel in Verse

Posted October 26, 2021 in arc, blog tour, book review, Coming of Age, contemporary, mid-grade, poetry / 0 Comments

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Contemporary     Poetry     Novel in Verse     Coming of Age     Bullying     Attempted Suicide     Perfect for readers who want: Novels in verse. A coming of age that overcomes toxic relationships. Learning about endangered and dying languages. Fraught family relationships that […]

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Pighearted by Alex Perry || Heartwarming Contemporary About A Boy and His Pig

Pighearted by Alex Perry || Heartwarming Contemporary About A Boy and His Pig

Posted October 25, 2021 in arc, blog tour, book review, contemporary, disability rep, five stars, kidlit, mid-grade / 2 Comments

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Contemporary     Animals     Chronic Illness     Family Bonds     Sibling Bonds     Friendship Bonds     Animal Death (Offscreen)     Perfect for readers who want: A heartwarming story along the lines of Charlotte’s Web. A protagonist with a chronic illness and all […]

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How to Save a Superhero by Ruth Freeman || Nursing Homes and Superheroes

How to Save a Superhero by Ruth Freeman || Nursing Homes and Superheroes

Posted October 22, 2021 in arc, blog tour, book review, contemporary, fantasy, kidlit, mid-grade, superpowers / 1 Comment

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Contemporary     Fantasy     Superheroes     Perfect for readers who want: Superhero books with a little bit of a twist! Older characters full of life and up to trouble. A unique, fun setting of a nursing home. A small mystery to be solved. The answer to […]

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The Bear House by Meaghan McIsaac || Historical Fantasy World Based on Constellations

The Bear House by Meaghan McIsaac || Historical Fantasy World Based on Constellations

Posted October 20, 2021 in blog tour, book review, Coming of Age, eARC, fantasy, four stars, historical, kidlit, mid-grade, myth / 1 Comment

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Mythology     Coming of Age     Squad Vibes     Animal Sidekick     Death     Mild Gore     Perfect for readers who want: Historical fantasy medieval world based on constellations and stars as gods. A squad of young characters who need […]

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Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan || New Take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan || New Take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Posted October 16, 2021 in adventure, blog tour, book review, diversity, mid-grade, myth, neurodivergent, retelling, science fiction / 5 Comments

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Science Fiction     Mythology     Retelling     Squad Vibes     Diversity     Multicultural     Neurodivergent     Autism     Death     Perfect for readers who want: A retelling of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Adventure filled with lots of nautical technology […]

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Salt Magic by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock || Magical Coming-of-Age MG Historical Fantasy

Salt Magic by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock || Magical Coming-of-Age MG Historical Fantasy

Posted October 15, 2021 in arc, blog tour, book review, Coming of Age, four stars, kidlit, magical realism, mid-grade / 2 Comments

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Graphic Novel     Magical Realism     Historical     Coming of Age     Witches     Sibling Bonds     Perfect for readers who want: Graphic novels that’ll sweep readers into them. A historical setting that feels authentic, with just a touch of magic. The perils […]

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The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker || Dark Fantasy Featuring Shinigami

The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker || Dark Fantasy Featuring Shinigami

Posted October 13, 2021 in arc, blog tour, book review, dark fantasy, diversity, fantasy, historical, myth, three stars, young adult / 2 Comments

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     Dark Fantasy     Historical     Diversity     Japanese     Biracial Protagonist     Mythology     Gore     Death     Perfect for readers who want: Grimdark YA fantasy in a world that will absolutely give you chills. A world where […]

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Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia || Black Folklore and History Mixed With Fast-Paced Adventure

Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia || Black Folklore and History Mixed With Fast-Paced Adventure

Posted October 9, 2021 in adventure, blog tour, book review, diversity, fantasy, five stars, kidlit, mid-grade, myth / 5 Comments

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Adventure     Mythology     Diversity     Black     Squad Vibes     PTSD     Grief/Loss     Perfect for readers who want: Flawed Black characters as heroes, pulling through and saving the day. Black folklore and West African gods come to […]

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