4 stars Every time I see this book, I think about reading it because I’m drawn in by the zombie story, unique take, and bright cover. I finally picked it up from the library last week. I’ve been hesitant to read it, because while I enjoy silly, goofy, gross-out humor like The Adventures of Captain Underpants,…

5 stars Another excellent collection of Phoebe and Marigold’s misadventures, this time with a few goblins thrown in. I just love this series so much. In my head, I think I like unicorns, but honestly, most of the time I find stories about them kind of boring. However Marigold is lovely (duh!) and magnificent and…

4 stars So I am kind of obsessed with this series.  I read the first one last week and liked it well enough. After reading this one, I found I liked it a little better than the first. The stories were more interesting to me and seemed more well-developed.  This is a fun collection of…

4 stars I have a slight obsession with books that feature various amazing women (Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women, The Little Book of Feminist Saints). They are always fantastic because they have a nice mix of well-known women as well as women that aren’t exactly household names but have impacted…

4 stars Overall, a fun, engaging read, perfect for young unicorn-lovers.  I most enjoyed the fun and colorful details in the illustrations. All of the trap designs were interesting and it was neat to see how the animal friends helped prevent the unicorn from getting caught.  I also thought the rhyming was good. It had…

4 stars I came across an ARC of this book in a Little Free Library a little while ago and was instantly pulled in by the fantastic cover.  Now that I’ve read it, I’m happy to say the story is just as magnificent as the cover. The whole world Nesbet created was fantastic. It was…

2 stars A dinosaur-themed retelling or Romeo and Juliet? Sign me up.  I was pretty excited when I saw this at the library. It looked like a fun read. But when I finally read it, I was a bit underwhelmed.  The story itself is a fun take on the original story, simplified for children and…

4 stars A fun read that explores the idea of life on other planets. The thing that stood out most to me was the artwork. The story itself is pretty simple, but that artwork is gorgeous. I loved all of the space art. The pictures are just beautiful.  While the story is simple, there is…

3 stars As with any anthology-style collection, you’re going to have stories that are amazing and some that are okay and some you don’t really connect to. This one was no exception. Some of the stories were so great I didn’t want them to end while others were just alright. There were none that I…

2 stars I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven a few years ago. I remember really enjoying it, but honestly I don’t remember anything about it. While this is a sequel to the first book, it is only loosely connected and can be read as a standalone.  Overall, I thought this book was okay. The…