by Megan Stevens | May 30, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Diane A.S. Stuckart’s cozy new mystery, Fool’s Moon: A Tarot Cats Mystery, is a tale of murder, tarot card reading, suspense, as well as investigative sleuthing with the help of two black cats and a loveable pit bull. Ruby Sparks is now managing her half-sister’s...
by Megan Stevens | Jan 11, 2019 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens
A. P. Winter’s middle grade, fantasy novel, The Boy Who Went Magic, is a tale of ancient magic, a scheming royal prince, adventurers, a boy learning how to be brave, and flying ships. Bert, an orphan who grew up at a boarding school, goes on a field trip with his...
by Megan Stevens | Dec 19, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Young Adult
Anna Day’s, The Fandom, is a young adult novel that combines adventure, fantasy, and four friends that are transported into the dystopian world of The Gallows Dance. Violet and her friend, Alice, are fans of the novel and film, The Gallows Dance, and with her friend...
by Megan Stevens | Sep 4, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Paige McKenzie’s third installment, The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl, is just as riveting and satisfying as its predecessors, with a unique and quirky main character, great character development, as well as an expansion on the history and powers of the supernatural. The...
by Megan Stevens | Jul 19, 2018 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
Ally Carter’s suspenseful thriller, Not If I Save You First, is a young adult novel that combines action, adventure, and survival as well as the elements of friendship and hope. Madeleine (Maddie) Rose Manchester is the daughter of a Secret Service agent who protects...