This is probably a board book.  It says thank you over and over for all the things farmers do.  It is simple and it works.  It just has been done over and over and over again, and this one is nothing new. 

 I missed this when it was a meme and everyone was watching it online.  This is a true story of the Donkey Baldomera and how lonely they got when their friend went away with no warning.  The friend was in quarantine because of Covid.  When they were reunited it was amazing and heartfelt.  I am so happy someone wrote this as a book so it can be shared with more people. 

 I enjoyed this as a graphic novel, where I do not think I would have enjoyed it as a novel.  I loved the colors the artists used. It kept my attention when I thought the story was slow.  Overall it was the artwork that drew me to the story instead of the story itself. 

 This is a perfect beginning graphic novel.  The story is so cute.  My nephew will flip over it, and as a struggling reader, it is perfect for where he is at.  Plus I think Pancake will be one of his new favorite characters.  I love how Blue (the worm) is the studious one, Barry is the middle child, and Pancakes is the crazy friend who wants to do it all and take you with them. 

 This one is giving me judgement issues.  Overall I like it.  Ko likes the night.  He feels alive.  He meets a lovely/sexy vampire who wants to play.  But she does not want to fall in love.  Because if a vampire falls in love with a human, and the human falls in love with a vampire, she can turn that human into a vampire.  Ko is lonely, and he wants to know what love is.  However Nu (the vamp) absolutely does not want to fall in love.  She just wants to feed, which is it’s own orgasmic experience.  But Ko forgets he does have a friend, and is reminded later in the book which sets up a triangle.  My entire problem with this book is that Ko is 14.  This book seems too sexual for that age (but that may just be my age speaking).  Plus the other thing that annoys me is the gratuitous crotch shots.  That is all that is in the frame.  The female vampire wither her legs spread (clothed) and some words that have nothing to do with the post.  This annoys me.  I think I will check out book 2 before deciding if I like the book as a whole. 

 

Adorable!!!  Do you miss the Princess Diaries, or want to introduce someone you love to this wonderful heartfield story but they say it’s “old”?  Well, step right up because I have a new version and it is Tokyo Ever After.  Izumi is a teenager who just wants to know more about the father she has never met.  And with some help from her friends, and a little nudging of her mother she tracks him down.  Surprise!! He is the Crown Prince of Japan.  Set to rule upon the Emperor’s death.  And dad has no idea she exists.

Izumi is taken to Tokyo to meet dearest dad and claim the life of a princess she should have always had.  But this life is not easy.  She does not speak the language, know the customs, etc.  And studying for it is just like studying for a test! UGHHHH!.  Plus she now has a royal entourage of Lady in Waiting and an annoying as heck security chief who is also super cute.

Life is not easy when you are playing catch up.  Being a princess is not all tiaras and parties.  It’s messy relationships, tabloids, and politics.  It’s a tough life, especially when you think all you should be worrying about is graduation a few weeks away and getting ready for college.

This book was just heartwarming.  It was such a fun read.  Yes it was very YA, and that is the draw.  It can be read by upper as well as lower YA and even some MG with little to no complaints.  

Now that I have read this book I really want a Princess Diaries 3 movie that tells this story, but Anne Hathawy and Chris Pine show up at the wedding ( as Mia of course) to give a little advice about being a surprise princess.  Disney PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

 

 

Tiktok totally made me read this book.  Or in my case listen to it.  And overall it was not bad.  I have read worse erotica.  A ship of women stolen from earth crashlands on an ice planet and they must survive. 

Georgie is their unintended leader.  She leaves the broken pile of rubble to search for food and shelter.  But is soon accosted by Vektal.  His Cree hums for her, and she awakens with a neither region tongue bath.  And now they are mates.  At least in Vektal’s eyes.  Communication issues aside, Georgie wants help not just for herself but for her crew mates.  But this world was not meant for her.  It’s cold and in hospital.  But Vektal is just too alluring, horns, blue skin and all.  So it's happy sexy time.  Eventually they head back to the ship to collect the ladies, and they take some of Vektal’s tribe along to help bring supplies.  It is up to Georgie to let the ladies know that if they stay they have to take in a parasite that will allow them to live on the land, as well as “resonate” to find a perfect breeding partner later on.  

Some of these women seem way too eager saying things  like they would go down on a alien if he brings her a hamburger.  But over all its standard erotica.  The story moves along nicely.  The spicy scenes get a bit repetitive, and trigger warning:  there are consent issues (as seen above).  And at the end there is a bit of family planning issues I am not alright with, but is typical for the genre.

Overall it was a fun and quick read. 

 

 This book was a great continuation of the story.  We are introduced to new characters as Gus travels across the lands, and tries to stay away from the humans.  Too bad he is captured and has to escape.  That is where most of this book is spent, escape.  This volume will keep the reader turning pages and needing book 3 immediately after. 

 The ending is bittersweet.  The start off book 3 is a little odd compared to the rest of the story, but it is needed as it is the origin story of Gus.  And others.  The group is still traveling, this time they are heading to Alaska.  They don’t know what they will find, but according to Gus’s dad’s journal, the answers are up north.  But there are some side bits when a green compound is found.  The gang wants to stay, and one of the kids really needs to hibernate.  But this is a post-apocalyptic world that is dangerous, so nothing is simple or easy.  Be prepared for death and destruction. Yes that has been evident in all books in this series, but it just gets worse.  But it has to get worse to get better.  I loved this book and how it ended.  I loved it so much I can not bring myself to watch the netflix show for fear it will ruin it.   However, I have recently learned that a new book is imminent.  Can’t wait. 

 For the second title in this series, I tried it out on audiobook and I liked it even better in that format.  The audiobook is full cast, so each character has a different voice.  Plus it incorporates sound effects and background music.  It is also very well done. I find the GPK books a bit repetitive, but for the age group in which they are written, they should be.  The audiobook takes away the tedium of repetitiveness.  In this book the kids get a Hippo that escaped from the zoo, enter the best pet contest, and try to go to an amusement park.  This book is full of thrills and laughs that young chapter readers are seeking.