I finally got around to reading the second book in Kotaro Isaka’s Assassins series. I stumbled upon this series by accident when browsing the good ol’ Barnes and Noble. When I read the back cover of Three Assassins and I knew I had to read it. After I started, I learned there were more books…
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A Grief Observed Book Review
C.S Lewis has been a long standing favorite of mine. However, I have only really read excerpts of his works, apart from The Chronicles of Narnia. I love his history and his approach to writing. I love his intersections of religion and science and life. Despite only reading excerpts, I have collected a small portion…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Book Review
Welcome to our first book review of 2024! I am excited to review my favorite read from 2023 to introduce this year to many more book reviews. How can we be a book blog without the book reviews? There are books we put down, books we enjoy, and books we dislike. Some books we might…
Movie and Book Comparison for Doctor Sleep
We all know how Hollywood likes to ruin perfectly good books. They make unnecessary changes to great stories. Recently, I read and watched Doctor Sleep by Stephen King. The movie pleasantly surprised me even though it was vastly different. The movie perfectly blended in elements of the book along with seamlessly flowing with the Kubrick…
5 Books to Boost your Holiday Spirit
It is officially the holiday season. Whether you are a put the tree up before Thanksgiving kind of family or nothing starts til after we eat turkey kind of family, I think we can all agree December 1st is fair game. With the holiday season things can feel frantic. We are searching high and low…
The Magician’s Nephew Book Review
It wasn’t until my junior year of undergrad that I really fell in love with C.S Lewis’s writing. I was working for a family at the time and we’d often talk about books and authors we enjoyed. The grandfather mentioned to me his fierce enjoyment of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis. Honestly, it…
Doctor Sleep Book Review
Are you looking for a thrilling book to read right before Halloween? Have you read The Shining by Stephen King? Many consider it one of his most haunting books. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King asks the question, what happened to little Danny after the events of The Shining. This book makes a fantastic sequel or…
Halloween Stories for the Whole Family
As much as I love a spooky, Halloween read, I know there are some little readers who want the thrill with less of the fright. Working in schools of all age groups, I’ve seen a few good Halloween themed books. I thought it might be helpful for parents, teachers, or families, to list some of…
Ten Amazing Thriller Reads for Halloween
Are you looking for an exciting book to read this Halloween season, but horror isn’t your favorite genre? Want something different from your average blood, guts, and spooky monsters? Sometimes variation in reading different genres is a nice change of pace. Here, we have gathered some of our favorite thriller books for you to check…
The Maid Book Review
I have always had a heart for the underdog. When I watch movies or read books, I’m always rooting for the oddballs and outsiders to come out on top. The Maid by Nita Prose, has me rooting for the same. I picked this book up because I loved the idea of reading a book narrated…