I enjoyed this one so much! Thanks Netgalley and Subterranean Press for giving me a look-see! “Laughter at the Academy: A Field Study in the Genesis of Schizotypal Creative Genius Personality Disorder (SCGPD)" In which it is discovered that a mind can be a delightful thing to waste. “Lost”  A story about those left behind by the children who followed Peter Pan “The Tolling of Pavlov’s Bells” Vaccinate your kids “Uncle Sam” A story about why women don't go to the bathroom alone. “Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust” Ozma of Oz demands Dorothy solve a murder “Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage” Why some children forget their childhood dreams. “Homecoming” Football is literally a game of Life and death. “Frontier ABCs: The Life and Times of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher" Universe's best teacher “We Are All Misfit Toys in the Aftermath of the Velveteen War” Dolls get lonely and want a child companion...forever. “The Lambs” Gen

Another Maine Clambake Mystery! I was introduced to this series by a collection of Halloween themed novellas and immediately got ahold of the first book, Clammed Up. In this one Julia is giving up her apartment and moving back home. Only, oops! Turns out the woman who was going to take over the rent quit her job due to a tragic eggnog incident. Julia decides to take her home with her because it's pointless to look for a job during the holidays and things get worse from there. I really enjoy Chris and Julia's relationship. It's charming and believable. I don't want to spoil things but I feel it would be blasphemy to not mention there's a twin switch in this book.

Spoiler alert I'm going to be very honest. I don't think I can give a good review without being spoilery. So, if you're not into that read the book and then read this. I thought this book was going to be mostly the submersible race. It was not. The book starts with Leyla, a girl who has spent her life underwater after water covered the earth after cataclysmic earthquakes. Leyla has never left London and is trying to get her father out of prison. She ends up basically road tripping it with a  Friend of her grandfather's friend. In all honesty, I could see this being the entirety of the book and I'm so glad it's not. There's a lot in this about bigotry, fear, and Othering. This one does end on a cliffhanger.

The Secret of Terror Castle recap is coming, I promise! I was approved for a raft of Netgalley books and I want to make sure I have enough time to devote to the recaps. Thanks for the patience, friends!

Had to turn down another offer to review a book that sounded really cool. ☹️

Here are some books I'm hoping to be approved for on Netgalley!

It may take me a couple more days to post content because I accidentally deleted some stuff. Oops. This blog is active again, though!

I should be back on the 19th. Woohoo!

Taking time off for a week due to health stuffs. Mostly headaches. Anyone got a cure that doesn't involve brain removal?

This book was a trippy fun ride to Oz and back. It takes the story from the movie and the books in really interesting way. As in Kansas is grey, but it also mentions the Winkies. I haven't read the books in years so I completely had forgotten who Gayelette was. I had to do a Wiki search and then was like, "Ohhh" There are a couple more moments like this. The book has its share of comedy. For instance, the scarecrow is a brain eating zombie who became a zombie to escape becoming a vampire. The Tin Man was a romantic until killing his love rendered him heartless. Also Dorothy has a crush on him. The stakes are high but the story is told with humor and warmth and not the grimdarknedgy that I felt bogged down the "Dorothy Must Die" series.

This book was an amazing read and I don't think I can recommend it enough. The main character in this book is Tierney, whose fate is decided by the horrifically misogynistic society she lives in. You seeing the sixteenth year a girls Grace comes in, a power that drives men to madness and ruin. The way to counteract this is that teenage girls are sent to live on their own for a year and come back when the Grace settles down. If they survive. This is not just a survival story even though poachers lurk on the boundaries of the cabin the girls are forced to survive in. No, not just survival but friendship, loyalty, and self-determination.

Hi! I thought it would be kind of fun to recap the first book of The Three Investigators series right in time for Spoopoween! So, we start off our adventure with a foreword from (not really) Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock is upset because he was basically tricked into introducing T3I. So, he introduces Bob as scholarly, and Jupe as um, well I'm just gonna quote because it's A Lot ™ Jupiter Jones is ——well, I shall refrain from giving You my own personal opinion of Jupiter Jones. You will have to decide about him for yourself after reading the pages that follow. I shall simply stick to the facts. Therefore, though I would be surely tempted to call Jupiter Jones fat, I will simply say, as his friends do, that he is stocky. As a very small child, Jupiter Jones appeared in a television series about a group of comical children—a series I am happy to say I never encountered. However, it appears that as an infant he was so fat and comical in appearance, he was known as Baby Fatso

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I really wanted to like this book. I like the idea of mixing religion, magic, and politics. Sadly, there were so many things that just did not work for me.. For instance, it's never explained why the Tranavians turned from the gods. Nadya is set up to be a powerful character and just ...becomes reduced to a love interest. The chemistry between Malachiasz does not exist! It was so boring to read about them. This book was really boring to read also on account of the fact that it constantly repeats itself. Look, it wasn't all bad. I think there's a lot of potential and I have the sequel thanks to Netgalley, so I hope that one drastically improves.

May we talk about how hard this book hit me and moved me to tears multiple times? Oh, goody! So, when I was five years old my biological father was supposed to pick me up for Christmas Eve. He did not. He instead called from a bar and said he was too drunk to drive. About thirty years later he finds me on Facebook and says he wants to have a relationship with me. Weeks go by and he randomly messages me at butt o'clock in the morning to tell me that he was a terrible father and that I probably hated him And here's the thing! I didn't hate him! I'd gotten what I wanted! My father had acknowledged me! But! It was such a hollow victory because all he wanted was to alleviate his guilt without actually, y'know, alleviating his guilt. So, along comes this book and its amazing protagonist Danny Warren. Danny is heartbreaking. She feels that her father's neglect is because of her. If only she were more charming and athletic her father might love her enough to s

So, there's a show adapted from this book that I haven't seen yet. But. I got a chance to read this one from Netgalley and I'm so glad I did! This graphic novel is about Dexedrine Callisto Parios (no, really!) A PI with gambling debts who is the caretaker of her intellectually disabled brother. Dex is given the chance to pay off her debts if she finds a young woman named Charlotte, only Charlotte doesn't necessarily want to be found. The story crackles with twists and turns and the art is fantastic. I have a feeling that there's no way to make the show as gritty as the book but we'll see!

This is the second book by Ellie Alexander I've read (the first being A Cup of Holiday Frar.) And I have enjoyed them both immensely. Alexander has a gift for creating likable, sympathetic protags. I approve. Sloan I a brewery who is in the process of separating from her husband. She lives in Leavenworth (not the prison! When I first moved to Snohomish I was so confused!) And a fanatical teetotaler (Kristopher) wants to make the village dry. And what's a Bavarian village without beer?? Then the man is murdered and the main suspect is A LOT. This woman wears a freaking dirndl and speaks in a fake German accent. Like I said! But Sloan tries to find out whodunit at April's request. The b plot is Sloan's tragic backstory which is really well done. Her parents ditched her as a small child so her social worker tried to look for more info and the files vanished! Very mysterious. I thought this book was a great mystery. Netgalley and the publisher sent me this

I adored this book. It's the story of a girl whose brother is outcast by their village because he's turning into a monster. Okay, writing it out doesn't make it sound that great but the characters and writing make it phenomenal. According to the book description Hitler tried to open a magic portal and um, things did not go well. The world is divided into Above and Below and monsters are everywhere! There is an eel woman, a witch, and a wolf. I love the way magic is dealt with in this book. It's so fascinating. I really liked the first book I read by Kristin Jacques, Ragnarok Unwound and passionately waiting for a sequel! This book was given to me by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my opinions.