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A Festive Baby Groot is impossible to resist.
Any time with a book is a good time.
Currently Reading.
While this book wasn’t an incredible page turner for me, I was impressed with the world that Margaret Owen created here.
The Little Snowplow should come to Canada, we’re never long without snow in the cold season. Thank you Candlewick Press for the cute bookmail.
After the ending in book one, I’m even more stoked to get into book two.
Happy Halloween
Anyone else working on The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth?
I had a bunch of problems getting my preorder of Rebel shipped, but it’s finally on it’s way. I’m looking forward to getting back into this world.
Yellow books can brighten any day.
Vacation means lazy mornings with coffee and books.
Thank you @penguinrandomhouse for the book. Everyone should learn how the battle begun.
Happy Indigo Book Box day to me. I’ve been looking forward to this one for awhile. I’m already impressed that the author is only 19.
Raise your hand if you’re not part of his target audience, yet still love all things Rick Riordan. ♀️♀️♀️♀️♀️
Spoiler Free Review of
The story of Gigantosaurus
Gigantosaurus, Don’t Cave in
Gigantosaurus, The Lost Egg by Jonny Duddle
Thank you to @penguinrandomhouse for the copies of this book in exchange for review. My 7 year old self was SO incredibly excited to see Dinosaur book mail arrive. I was totally that kid who was obsessed with dinosaurs throughout early elementary school. Even as an adult, I often re-watch the Jurassic Park/World movies, so I guess some things never truly leave you. I got lots of Little Foot vibes while reading these, which is really just me aging myself about a dinosaur cartoon movie from way back when I was small.
These books are the introduction to the characters you’ll find on the tv show Gigantosaurus, found on the Disney Jr. channel. In these books you meet four best friends, all baby dinosaurs, all incredibly cute and all about going on adventures. Mazu, Bill, Tiny and Rocky are obsessed with finding out everything they can about Gigantosaurus, while staying as far away from his mouth as possible. While each character has their strengths, they also have their weaknesses, amd these four friends help each other in all ways. It’s an adorable lesson on how differences between us don’t mean we can’t all work together for the greater good.
These are some cute stories that brought back a lot of great memories from when I was a kid. I highly recommend these books weather you watch the tv show or not because every kid can fall in love with dinosaurs and adventures. I give these books 4 stars ⭐️
Spoiler Free Review of
Four Letter Word, Hit the Spot and Bad For You by J. Daniels
I received the book Down Too Deep, Book 4 in this series, for review through Hachette Canada. On the last page of that book, it’s mentioned that it’s part of a series. I immediately went online and looked it up and proceeded to order books 1-3 and now here we are with another review. Lol. I love these types of series, where the author builds a world of characters and each book is dedicated to either an individual character or in this case a couple. That way throughout each book, you’re still living within the same world and you’re getting updates on the lives of all the other characters you’ve invested in. I think this explains my lifelong need to constantly have an epilogue in all things fictional.
I flew through these books, staying up far too late and basically only work and walking my dog were things that made me put them down. The yawning and sandpaper eyes were totally worth it and I would do it again in a minute.
Four Letter Word is Book 1 and Brian and Sydney’s story. Sydney calls up her friends recent Ex to give him all kinds of drama, only to call the wrong number by 1, can you guess who was on the otherside of that call? You guessed it, Brian is the lucky recipient of the crap pile Sydney throws down … and the meet cute has begun. Out of all four of these books, this one was my least favourite. Some of the secrets, the drama, just wasn’t something I connected on as much as in the other books. It was also the introduction to all of the characters, so it maybe started a little slower then I’d like. Brian and Sydney are both dragging some heavy baggage, will they survive together? Or end up apart? I give this book 3 ½ stars ⭐️
Hit the Spot, book 2, is Jamie and Tori’s story. Now this one is more of the classic type romance that I really enjoy. Guy sees girl, guy likes girl, guy pisses girl off but continues to pursue slowly and subtly anyways. I’m not sure why the love/hate romances always end up being some of my favourites? My first thought is those characters tend to have more sarcasm, more sass and a stronger attitude generally in life. I like a character that can make me both laugh and cry in a book, Tori, our female lead, she gives that and more in this one. Tori, is Sydney’s BFF with the Ex in book one. I give this book 4 stars ⭐️
Bad for you, book 3, in this book you’re going to be all about Shayla and Sean, or Stitch as he’s known throughout the series. Another classic type of romance story, I mean you even see hints of it in Beauty and the Beast, it’s the one where the guy doesn’t feel like he’s good enough for the girl. Our Sean has made some mistakes you see, has quite the past he’s trying to move on from, and he doesn’t think his dark has any right to touch Shaylas light. Sean has squashed down any possibilities that he and Shayla had, at least until Shayla ends up in tears in her car. All of the sudden Sean has offered to help and the will they won’t they is back on the table. Out of all 4, this one was my favourite. I give this book 4 ½ stars ⭐️
I really loved this series. I’m incredibly glad to have added it to my shelf and I’m sure I will be going back to reread more then once in the future. Im grateful to Hachette for the opportunity to review Down Too Deep, cause who knows if I would’ve ever found this series otherwise. I give this series overall 4 stars ⭐️
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Spoiler Free Review of
Homework by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
I very rarely pick up biographies, memoirs or anything of that sort, I have to be intrigued enough by the person to really put the time in. I generally find them to be dense with information and not something I can sit with for long.
However, I do love Julie Andrews. Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music are two movies that have been with me since childhood, so reading all the behind the scenes stuff was very interesting to me. All the tidbits about Walt Disney, the way they added the animation back then to working with that many kids in The Sound of Music had me very interested.
I also had no idea about the amount of stage work she had done throughout the years, starting at such a young age and being put into the role of supporting her family. I can’t imagine living with that kind of pressure when I was a young child. The things she survived throughout her life could’ve taken her down a far less impressive path, yet she still managed to become the beautiful person she is today. As I was reading this book I feel like I learned 1000 new things about Julie Andrews and maybe 1 or 2 about myself as well.
Memoirs still aren’t my favourite genre of book, but I’m glad I stepped out of my comfort zone for Julie Andrews. I give this book 4 stars ⭐️
Spoiler Free Review of
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
Companion book to Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
Straight into this story we are introduced to the Kyrr people, and one of our dual perspectives Tova. The Kyrr people lead their lives based on their beliefs in the fates and their ability to throw and read the ruin stones. Tova has a fate that brings her people and family much pain, yet their faith in the Fates leads on. Our other POV is Halvard, who was also a character in Sky in the Deep. Halvard is part of the Nadhir people, a combination of the Aska and Riki clans from years before. He is the first generation to really live after a blood feud that lasted decades and he’s inline to be the next chieftain of his people.
What Halvard and the Nadhir people don’t realize is that another people, the Svell people, are watching and preparing for war. When news of a devastating blow to the Nadhir people comes to light, Tova and Halvard are thrust into the path the Fates have in store for them no matter the outcome. Tova is trying to make the best of a bad situation, stuck with people that are ready to kill her at every turn, she throws the ruin stones and heads down the path to where Halvard and her collide.
I struggled a tiny bit at the beginning of this book with the onslaught of information. Between names, places and the people, you can get a little lost in trying to get it all straight. However I really liked the Viking vibes and the simple life that Adrienne has in both of her books. Like in Sky in the Deep, Adrienne also has no problem getting the ladies out on the battlefield and not just in front of the fire. The Girl The Sea Gave Back is full of life lessons about fearing the unknown, betrayal, family and how horrible war can be. You’ll be crying, angry and fighting side by side on the battlefield with two great characters who are just trying to do the best they can.
I give this book 4 stars ⭐️
Thank you Candlewick Press for some of the prettiest bookmail.
