3 stars I received a copy of this book through Goodreads in exchange for on honest review. On the whole this was a fascinating book with beautiful descriptions and unique information. Montgomery tells the stories of the octopuses and the people she met through immersion journalism and offers some analysis of octopus behaviors. While I…

4 stars I received a copy of this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. This is an amazing and beautiful book in more ways than one. First of all, each chapter contains at least one full-color picture, all of which are awesome. The detail in them is superb and the artwork is…

3 stars I received a copy of this book through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.When reading this book, I couldn’t help but think that it’s basically what would happen if S. E. Hinton wrote The Outsides today, with a lot less violence of course. It’s an in-depth look at the relationships between teenage…

3 stars This book is a prequel to the movie, The Descendants. Basically I think the only real draw back of this book was that the scope was insanely large. This book tells the tale of the children of fairy tale heroes and villains. In doing so, it tries to rope in decades of characters…

3 stars A cute retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with Little Critter’s sister as the star. I purchased this as a present for a kid that I work with who absolutely loves Little Red Riding Hood. The story is pretty straight-forward and follows the plot of the standard (modern, child-friendly) tale with the wolf…

4 stars I grew up reading and listening to the Little Critter books so when I wanted to get a present for one of the children I work with, this was the series I went for (and of course I had to read it before I gave it to him. That’s just responsible gift-giving.) This…

3 stars I grew up with the Little Critter books and I was happy to find that this newer one is just as wonderful as the ones I read as a kid. I purchased this for a kid that I work with and am sure he will enjoy it as much as I did. Filled…

5 stars This is a stunning, fantastic collection of poetry. It is absolutely perfect. There is so much heart in each poem. It is truly amazing. Weiss has a gift for expressing anger, frustration, and grief so flawlessly in words in a way that I have not previously experienced. Her poetry covers many subjects with…

2 stars I received a copy of this book through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.I finished this book this morning and have been putting off writing my review all day, because I still am not really sure how I feel about it.So this is the author’s second book about Biocentrism. I have not…

4 stars This book contains all of the prequels for the Ever After High series, plus The Tale of the Two Sisters (which comes up later in the series). Each prequel sets up the character’s conflict before their Legacy Year. The characters included are Briar, Apple, Hunter, Ashlynn, and Raven, whose stories are included in…