The Ash House – Angharad Walker

This book was absolutely wild from start to finish, and I loved it. The Ash House is the kind of middle grade horror/thriller that I just eat up. The suspense and mystery that Walker weaved into this tale kept me hooked all the way to the end. So many mysteries I needed to know the …

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Room of Shadows – Ronald Kidd

Trigger Warning: Pet Death This was a very fast read, I mean I got through this in 2 hours. Room of Shadows has a very interesting idea at hand. A young boy moves into a new place (which is actually very old) which just so happens to have a secret room that was used by …

The Lost Years (Merlin #1) – T.A. Barron

“You worry about who you are too much. Just be yourself, and you'll find out eventually.” Whew boy, reading some of the negative reviews for this book really makes me wonder why some adults bother reading middle grade/ya related books. Merlin: The Lost Years is the start to Barron's take on Merlin's childhood, something that …

Relatively Normal Secrets – C.W. Allen

With their parents gone, no one would be around to obstruct their "data collection" efforts. That was what Zed called it anyway, But Tuesday preferred not to sugarcoat things: they wanted to snoop. ★★★★ 4 out of 5 Stars Relatively Normal Secrets is a fast paced and engaging tale that follows two siblings, Tuesday and …

7 Books Releasing in July I’m Looking Forward To

Since last months post like this did so well I decided to make it a normal occurrence for the blog from now on! This months is a shorter one, as there aren't as many I'm looking forward to. There is a lot of good books coming out but I also noticed a lot of hyped …

Wicked Nix – Lena Coakley

"Do your worst, Wicked Nix, foulest of the fairies! This cottage is mine, and I will never leave!" ★★★★ Wicked Nix is a quick magical yet heart touching story. Nix is the foulest of Fairies. He is rotten and plays nasty tricks on the peoples who live in the village near his forest that he …

The Chronicles of Prydain – Llyod Alexander

“Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart.” The Chronicles of Prydain, a well known and well loved series by so many, and one that had …