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Leo Lohan is officially on my favorite book boyfriend list. This book follows Scarlett and Leo. Leo sees Scarlett in a bar and feels an instant connection. After one fun night he can’t stop thinking about her. The next time he sees her he is introduced as his coach’s daughter. Scarlett tries to play hard to get but realizes she has feelings for him as well. Read to find out how this taboo romance develops.
This was my first book by Rebecca Jenshak and now I am hooked and ready to binge the series. The side characters are great and I look forward to their stories. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
This was my first book by Rebecca Jenshak and now I am hooked and ready to binge the series. The side characters are great and I look forward to their stories. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally is a suspenseful young adult debut thriller. I was totally engaged in this story from the beginning to the end. I loved that there is an epilogue at the end that is heartfelt and emotional. While this book is considered YA, I think adults who enjoy mystery and thrillers will enjoy this book as well.
This book is told in dual POV and has a female (Sophie Amoss) and male narrator (Robb Moreira). The book deals with high school students and the narrator’s voices matched perfectly to the characters. I would be interested in listening to more audiobooks by these narrators.
I really enjoyed the plot in this story. It is about a girl who wakes up on the side of the road and can’t remember how she got there or who she is. She is taken to the police station by an officer who finds her on the side of the road. A man also shows up at the police station and says he is her dad. He is able to provide all the documents to prove she is his daughter Mary.
In a town nearby, Drew is looking for his girlfriend Lola. He is a suspect in her disappearance and he will do everything he can to find her.
It was interesting to listen to Mary’s perspective and see glimpses of memories coming back to her and her trying to piece things together.
This audiobook will be released on December 26, 2023.
I look forward to reading more books by this author in the future. Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for an advanced copy of this audiobook. I voluntarily listened to it and gave an honest review!
This book is told in dual POV and has a female (Sophie Amoss) and male narrator (Robb Moreira). The book deals with high school students and the narrator’s voices matched perfectly to the characters. I would be interested in listening to more audiobooks by these narrators.
I really enjoyed the plot in this story. It is about a girl who wakes up on the side of the road and can’t remember how she got there or who she is. She is taken to the police station by an officer who finds her on the side of the road. A man also shows up at the police station and says he is her dad. He is able to provide all the documents to prove she is his daughter Mary.
In a town nearby, Drew is looking for his girlfriend Lola. He is a suspect in her disappearance and he will do everything he can to find her.
It was interesting to listen to Mary’s perspective and see glimpses of memories coming back to her and her trying to piece things together.
This audiobook will be released on December 26, 2023.
I look forward to reading more books by this author in the future. Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for an advanced copy of this audiobook. I voluntarily listened to it and gave an honest review!
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall is a twisty page turner that had me hooked from the first page. In this book we meet Emma, Daphne, and Juliette, who are 3 estranged sisters. 14 years ago their parents were murdered in their home. The murder was never solved and but many in the community suspected Emma. Now, Emma and her husband are forced to move back into the home due to financial difficulties. She has not been honest with her husband about her past. Being back in her childhood home forces her to go back to that night and try and unravel the mystery of what really happened.
This book is told in the POV of all three sisters and has two timelines, then and now. The relationship between the sisters was intriguing and dysfunctional. The characters were well developed and at times relatable. The chapters are pretty short and the book was very well written. This is the second book I have read by this author and I am excited to continue to read more books by her. This book will be released on January 23, 2024.
Read this book if you like:
* family drama
* secrets
* an ending you won’t see coming
* multiple POVs and dual timelines
* sister relationships
Thank you NetGalley and Flatiron Books for allowing me to voluntarily read an advanced e-copy of this book and give an honest review.
This book is told in the POV of all three sisters and has two timelines, then and now. The relationship between the sisters was intriguing and dysfunctional. The characters were well developed and at times relatable. The chapters are pretty short and the book was very well written. This is the second book I have read by this author and I am excited to continue to read more books by her. This book will be released on January 23, 2024.
Read this book if you like:
* family drama
* secrets
* an ending you won’t see coming
* multiple POVs and dual timelines
* sister relationships
Thank you NetGalley and Flatiron Books for allowing me to voluntarily read an advanced e-copy of this book and give an honest review.
Here Be Dragons by Susannah Lloyd is a fun and engaging book for young readers. The illustrations are detailed and vibrant. Children and kids will have so much fun looking for the dragon. I often read the text and then went back just to look at the details in the illustrations. This book appeals to both genders and kids of all ages prbably TK-3, and will have students laughing and engaged in the text.
As a teacher and a parent, this book is a must have in your home or classroom library. I just know my students and my own children will return to this book again and again. Since this book is so engaging, there are so many questions you can ask your child to engage even more with the book. You can ask questions such as "What do you notice about the spiky hill?" or "What do you notice about the burrow he shouts into?" Asking students/children these questions will help them use the details to infer, predict, and explain their thinking.
Parents and teacher, pick up this book when it is published on February 6, 2024. You will not be disappointed and your children/students will find their new favorite book!
Thank you to NetGalley and Susannah Lloyd for allowing me to voluntarily read this book and give my honest review.
As a teacher and a parent, this book is a must have in your home or classroom library. I just know my students and my own children will return to this book again and again. Since this book is so engaging, there are so many questions you can ask your child to engage even more with the book. You can ask questions such as "What do you notice about the spiky hill?" or "What do you notice about the burrow he shouts into?" Asking students/children these questions will help them use the details to infer, predict, and explain their thinking.
Parents and teacher, pick up this book when it is published on February 6, 2024. You will not be disappointed and your children/students will find their new favorite book!
Thank you to NetGalley and Susannah Lloyd for allowing me to voluntarily read this book and give my honest review.
Always There: A Children's Book about Healing from Grief
Nikki Woods Jones, Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs, Valeria Kornus
Always There by Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs and Nikki Woods Jones deals with the difficult topic of grief. This book is simple and engaging and would be a great book to read to a young child after the loss of a loved one.
As a teacher and parent, I love to use literature to help facilitate conversation on difficult topics. This is a book I would add to my classroom library to let parents borrow as a resource in a time of loss.
The pictures are colorful and engaging. I liked that there were resources in the back to help parents and teachers understand the natural progression of grief in children and a section on when to seek help. The section on ways to help your child provides a great list of ideas that parents can use to create an emotional safe environment for their kids to express their emotions.
As a teacher parents often ask me for help in how to talk to their young child and this book would be such a great resource to have on hand to help me provide them with resources. I will definitely pick up a copy for my classroom and recommend this book when asked for resources on grief for children.
I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I think I would have liked to see the main character go through the different stages of grief a little more. I think that would be helpful for young children to see and have examples of.
Thank you Netgalley and the author and illustrator of this book for allowing me to voluntarily read it and provide my honest opinion on it.
As a teacher and parent, I love to use literature to help facilitate conversation on difficult topics. This is a book I would add to my classroom library to let parents borrow as a resource in a time of loss.
The pictures are colorful and engaging. I liked that there were resources in the back to help parents and teachers understand the natural progression of grief in children and a section on when to seek help. The section on ways to help your child provides a great list of ideas that parents can use to create an emotional safe environment for their kids to express their emotions.
As a teacher parents often ask me for help in how to talk to their young child and this book would be such a great resource to have on hand to help me provide them with resources. I will definitely pick up a copy for my classroom and recommend this book when asked for resources on grief for children.
I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I think I would have liked to see the main character go through the different stages of grief a little more. I think that would be helpful for young children to see and have examples of.
Thank you Netgalley and the author and illustrator of this book for allowing me to voluntarily read it and provide my honest opinion on it.
3.75 out of 5 ⭐️. If you have read The Wrong Pucking Number and The Pucking Wrong Guy then you will like this Christmas novella. It was fun to revisit these couples.
The Kindness Booth by Laura Murray is a a great book for young readers to understand how being kind has the power to change your day and brighten your mood. In this book we meet Mya who decided one gloomy day to gather her friends together and make a kindness booth to help and show kindness to others who need it. I like the idea in this book that being kind not only brightens your day but other's as well. The quote "Kindness tends to spread" is one that stuck with me and will hopefully inspire and stick with young readers as well.
As a 2nd grade teacher and a parent, I love books that have a message or have a lesson to be learned. This message that kindness can have a big impact on yourself and others even if the kindness that you show is something very simple. I will be picking up this book to read to my class to emphasize the character trait of kindness and caring. I will also be reading it to my two daughters and coming up with ways we can show kindness in our neighborhood, at home, and in our community.
I like that the back of the book had 7 ideas on how to show kindness as well as some discussion question on thinking about kindness. As a teacher and a parent, I find this very helpful in facilitating conversations with our young readers on the topic of kindness.
Andrea Boatta illustrated beautifully inclusive and engaging pictures to go along with the words in this book. I love books with diversity since it matches my class and I want each of my students to "see themselves" in the books that we read. That helps them relate more to the book.
Thank you to Netgalley and Author Laua K. Murray for allowing me to voluntarily read this book and give my honest review.
As a 2nd grade teacher and a parent, I love books that have a message or have a lesson to be learned. This message that kindness can have a big impact on yourself and others even if the kindness that you show is something very simple. I will be picking up this book to read to my class to emphasize the character trait of kindness and caring. I will also be reading it to my two daughters and coming up with ways we can show kindness in our neighborhood, at home, and in our community.
I like that the back of the book had 7 ideas on how to show kindness as well as some discussion question on thinking about kindness. As a teacher and a parent, I find this very helpful in facilitating conversations with our young readers on the topic of kindness.
Andrea Boatta illustrated beautifully inclusive and engaging pictures to go along with the words in this book. I love books with diversity since it matches my class and I want each of my students to "see themselves" in the books that we read. That helps them relate more to the book.
Thank you to Netgalley and Author Laua K. Murray for allowing me to voluntarily read this book and give my honest review.
A spicy new year novella. In Same Time Next Year we meet Britta and Sumner. Sumner needs to get married in order to stay and play hockey in the US. Britta is his team mates half sister. She is anti relationships but Sumner has had a crush on her since he met her.
I loved Sumner. He was a good communicator and showed her his stability with his words and actions.
This was a short, spicy, cute story! I recommend checking it out if you like the fake marriage trope, he falls first, and spice.
I loved Sumner. He was a good communicator and showed her his stability with his words and actions.
This was a short, spicy, cute story! I recommend checking it out if you like the fake marriage trope, he falls first, and spice.
Mariana Zapata is the queen of a slow burn romance book. Sometimes a slow burn book can be annoying but in this book it works and makes sense for these characters. I felt like I got to watch them grow as individuals and then together as a couple.
In All Rhodes Lead Here we meet Aurora and Tobias Rhodes. The book is told from the perspective of Aurora. Aurora is relatable and down to earth. I literally want to be her best friend. She is relatable because she isn't perfect but she strives to be the best version of herself she can be. She cries a lot (same), talks a lot, but she shows so much compassion for others and looks at things in a positive way. Tobias Rhodes is grumpy and hard to read. As he develops in the book, he shows his feelings in simple ways such as touch, nicknames. and being protective of Aurora. His words and actions are so heartwarming and had me smiling.
I love a MMC who shows through is actions how he feels about the FMC. Rhodes says "You can show people they matter better by what you do than what you say." He totally embodied that quote! I loved the small acts that he did to show his feelings towards Aurora. His small acts were appreciated and understood by Aurora.
I really enjoyed this book and even though it was long, the plot had me totally engaged and rooting for the characters. I also enjoyed the side characters and the relationship between Aurora and Amos.
Read this book if you like:
* a slow burn
* little spice
* grumpy sunshine
* small town romance
* found family
* single dad
* age gap
This is my third book by Mariana Zapata and it won't be my last.
This book will be released on January 30, 2024.
Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for an advanced e-copy of this book. I voluntarily read it and gave an honest review.
In All Rhodes Lead Here we meet Aurora and Tobias Rhodes. The book is told from the perspective of Aurora. Aurora is relatable and down to earth. I literally want to be her best friend. She is relatable because she isn't perfect but she strives to be the best version of herself she can be. She cries a lot (same), talks a lot, but she shows so much compassion for others and looks at things in a positive way. Tobias Rhodes is grumpy and hard to read. As he develops in the book, he shows his feelings in simple ways such as touch, nicknames. and being protective of Aurora. His words and actions are so heartwarming and had me smiling.
I love a MMC who shows through is actions how he feels about the FMC. Rhodes says "You can show people they matter better by what you do than what you say." He totally embodied that quote! I loved the small acts that he did to show his feelings towards Aurora. His small acts were appreciated and understood by Aurora.
I really enjoyed this book and even though it was long, the plot had me totally engaged and rooting for the characters. I also enjoyed the side characters and the relationship between Aurora and Amos.
Read this book if you like:
* a slow burn
* little spice
* grumpy sunshine
* small town romance
* found family
* single dad
* age gap
This is my third book by Mariana Zapata and it won't be my last.
This book will be released on January 30, 2024.
Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for an advanced e-copy of this book. I voluntarily read it and gave an honest review.