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The Best Books I Read in April
Happy May, friends! April was such a great reading month! I managed to finish 10 books over the course of the month and I wanted to share my absolute faves with you! If you are new here and new to my loosey-goosey book rating system…well…just know that I throw around 5 star reviews like they are confetti. If a book gives me any type of feels or keeps me up thinking about it…it is immediately five stars. You know how people say “measure with your heart” when you are cooking…I review books the same way! So, without further ado…lets take a peek at the 6 books that I absolutely LOVED…
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Puzzleheart Book Review- A Charming and Whimsical New Middle-Grade Novel
My 11 year old self would have been completely and totally enthralled and mesmerized by Puzzleheart. I have forever been drawn to books with magical and mysterious old houses. I still gravitate towards books like that today! Eklund’s Puzzle House, which is at the center of our story, is the ultimate in magical and mysterious old houses. I absolutely adored this book, and I think your Middle-Grade readers will as well. Puzzleheart is a charming and whimsical novel with an incredible setting, loveable characters, exciting and dangerous puzzles, and lots of heart! Let’s chat! Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese This book has been on my radar for quite some time. I…
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The One and Only Family Book Review- The Perfect Ending to a Beloved Series
It is hard to believe, but it has been over a decade since we first read and fell in love with The One and Only Ivan. Since then we have added more members to the family with The One and Only Bob and The One and Only Ruby. Well, the crew is back for one last adventure…and it was everything that I hoped it would be! Full of all the same fun, charm, and emotion that we have come to love from Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Family is the perfect ending to a beloved series. Sending a huge thank you to Nicole Banholzer PR for sending me a…
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Middle-Grade Books Publishing in May 2024
I want you to remember 2 days, ok? May 7th and May 14th. Don’t forget them…you will thank me later. There are SO many incredible Middle-Grade books publishing in May…and they are all publishing on May 7th or 14th! Historical fiction, books from well loved authors, books steeped in folklore, and final books in a beloved series. I am so excited to share these books with you. I know that you and your tweens will find something on the list that you cant wait to read! So, let’s chat. Here are 9 Middle-Grade books that are publishing in May 2024. MAY 7th, 2024 The One and Only Family by Katherine…
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Book of the Month Unboxing- March and April
So a fun thing happened today. I sat down to write a new blog post only to discover that not only had I forgotten to write my Book of the Month Unboxing post for April…but I never wrote one for March either. What in the world is wrong with me? So today you are going to get a two for one…a Blog Post BOGO if you will. So, senior moment aside, how is your April going so far? Any exciting books? I have had a good month so far and am so excited to share my Book of the Month BOXES with you! So…let’s see what books I snagged for…
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Middle-Grade Books Publishing in April 2024
I’m late. I had every intention of getting this post up at the end of March…but here we are…April 3rd…late, late, late. The good news is, that most of the books I am going to be sharing today haven’t actually published yet…so in a way I guess that makes me still on time? Let’s roll with that option. Anyway…getting ALL of that out of the way…I am so excited for the Middle-Grade Books that are publishing in April! There are SO many incredible books coming…I think you will love them! Let’s chat! The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie First up we have The Mystery of Locked Rooms by…
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Olivetti Book Review -Your Next Great Middle-Grade Read
I am going to age myself here…but…I used to type papers…on a typewriter. Don’t laugh. It wasn’t THAT long ago…OK, maybe it was…but that is neither here nor there. It happened…and it was fantastic. I can still hear the click of the keys and the sound of the paper getting pulled out at the top. So, when I tell you that the minute I saw the cover of this charming book, Olivetti, I jumped at the chance to review it. Little did I know that it would end up being a 5 star read. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Applegate, Olivetti by Allie Millington is your next…
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My Favorite (Inexpensive) Bookstagram Props!
I spend way too much time scrolling through my Bookstagram feed. I don’t even call it Instagram anymore because I am essentially there for one purpose…to peruse, swoon, and ogle the gorgeous books. When I first started sharing on Bookstagram I had never even heard the word “flatlay” let alone try to create one myself. How the heck do you even start? How do you know what to get for props? Do you even need props? Over the years I quickly learned that there is no right way to Bookstagram. The beauty of it is that it is so diverse…and it is a creative outlet for your personality! How boring…
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My March TBR and Some Exciting News!
Happy March, my friends! How is your month going? Are you off to a good start? We have just returned home from vacation and I am trying to organize my bookish goals this month. As a mood reader I don’t usually create a TBR…because if we are being honest…I never know where my mood is going to lead me! This month I have decided to create a bit of a looooose TBR. I have so many books that I want to read that I am hoping that this will help me stay a little more focused! So, let’s take a peek at what I am hoping to read this month!…
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February Reading Wrap-Up!
I am sitting here attempting to write this February Reading Wrap-Up and I don’t even remember a minute of February. It was a blur and lasted 2.4 seconds and felt like some kind of weird time warp. And it is now officially March and I couldn’t tell you anything that happened last month, but what I CAN tell you is that I read some really great books! I finished 9 books…and really enjoyed all of them! So let’s take a peek at my February Reading Wrap-Up! How did your reading go this month? Any great books? Let’s chat! What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Oh how I loved this…
