Ablaze by Christopher Krovatin Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Aly is a middle child. She is dealing with middle child issues. She feels like she has to take care of her little brother and do what she can to calm and support her older sister. She lives by the middle child mantra of … More Ablaze
TBR? Like many, my TBR is a little insane. I won’t embarrass myself by putting the actual number, but trust me, it is a lot. It also grows weekly, sometimes daily! I have seen many readers on BookTok listing their monthly TBRs at the start of each month. I thought about doing that myself to … More TBR?
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I know many people are hot and cold with Freida McFadden. Some love her. Some find her predictable. I love her. I love thrillers, and I find all of her books to be quick reads with at least one twist I never saw … More The Boyfriend
The Invasion by K.A. Applegate, Michael Grant, and Chris Grine Animorphs: The Graphic Novel Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I knew of these books when I was younger but I never read them. I was always creeped out by the covers. I didn’t like them! I had no idea what they were about, … More The Invasion
Eyes of the Forest by April Henry Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups This book was described as ‘Misery’ meets ‘Game of Thrones.” Yeah, that checks out. You discover a big twist early on, and the rest of the book tries to resolve everything. I don’t want to say too much because I don’t … More Eyes of the Forest
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I love a good thriller, but there was something about this one. I didn’t care for the main character, Emmy, as much as I thought I would. She made me uncomfortable with how she ran her social media life. I already knew … More People Like Her
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Kiela works as a librarian in the city of Alyssium. She and her assistant, Caz, have been living in this library, taking care of the empire’s spellbooks. I should mention that Caz is a sentient spider plant. At first, that made me … More The Spellshop
Dear Mothman by Robin Gow Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Book in verse I saw this book right after I saw a book at my local bookstore called ‘I’m in Love With Mothman.’ Is there an anniversary of mothman coming up? I know it’s only two books, but it is such a niche … More Dear Mothman
I have given many book talks for the spooky season in the past few weeks. I always like to include some nonfiction books. I tell the kids how the truth can be stranger than fiction. I always love when the kids ask, “Wait, this really happened?”. I found the author Don Brown and his collection … More Don Brown
All He Knew by Helen Frost Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups A young boy, Henry, loses his hearing due to an illness, and his family is convinced that sending him to a home for the “unteachable” is their best option. His parents don’t really want to do this, but they want to do … More All He Knew
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