As a child of the Harry Potter era, I have a soft spot for stories that follow a similar model of outcast pre-teen who suddenly finds...

Wow! This book took my breath away through tears of both happiness and joy. Morgan is twelve years old and reeling from the unexpected...

The Lucky Diamond was another delightful story to be featured by Blackberry Book Tours, and this one is specifically geared toward middle...

What an exciting story this is! Cece Rios lives in the desert, but instead of her soul being infused with fire like others in her town,...

There is something about fantasy quests that bring people together from all walks of life. In this book, readers are introduced to Snowy,...

What a fantastic story this is! Vanessa Meadows is not the girl she has always been because a year ago, her brain was transferred into...

What a fantastic surprise this story was! Beginning as a narrative about an orphaned boy with a desire to find his birth family, it...

I came across this fantastic series through Reedsy and was thrilled to get to read more than just one of its component books. The series...

Tiger Honor is the latest in the Rick Riordan series of global mythologies for middle grade readers, and this one stood out from others...

I've often heard about book editors and agents being able to tell within the first pages--and even the first paragraphs--of a story...

I got to listen to the audio version of this book, and more than once I reacted audibly to events in the narrative. Though the accent of...

Historical fiction is a fascinating genre to read, especially as authors expertly connect real events and behaviors with characters who...

I have enjoyed reading all of the books in verse that have come across my radar in recent memory. This is the most recent one, which...

This is the second book I’ve read by J.T. Grobler, and she doesn’t disappoint with this one! The Amulet of Scion is not related to the...

Like most people my age, Harry Potter was a life-changing series in my teen years. Back in the day of Borders and other large-scale...

History is filled with stories of everyday people who have done extraordinary things. While many of these tales are readily shared in...

School can be really hard, especially when bullying runs rampant and friendships change over time. When I was in elementary school, I...

The older I get, the more I realize I don’t know about the world and the people in it. One of the reasons I love books is because I get...

It requires fear to be truly brave, but those who demonstrate bravery are exceptional at concealing the level of fear they truly feel....

In the last several months, I’ve had the opportunity to read many novels in the Rick Riordan mythological canon, including the entirety...