Can’t Wait Wednesday is a book blogging meme hosted over at Wishful Endings. It’s to discuss and spotlight books that you’re excited about but that you haven’t read yet, to get you more excited about your TBR pile! It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, which is hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. I […]
“But what’s the point in doing something if I’m not an expert at it? People will just laugh at me.” “If you’e learning something and growing and doing your best and getting better at it all the time, then what’s there to laugh at?” Aven has to pick something to do for the talent show, and […]
This was a charming middle-grade read. It’s a great readalike for Star Girl, but there are more characters and I felt like it was a touch more thoughtful than Stargirl was. Really interesting and really good coming of ages represented here. Four stars.
Once again this is the second book in a series and I did not read the first! The first is called The Hatmakers, and I had enough “backstory” in this one to get up to speed. This is a fantastic little fantasy novel that really reminded me a lot of my own favorite book series, […]
Drew is such a fantastic main character, and she’s what really sells this book. There have been a lot of parallels drawn to Harriet the Spy, and they’re definitely warranted – this book kind of updates that story and takes a new twist on it. Fantastic middle grade mystery novel for kids who are so […]
In the woods of a small Kentucky town, Aubrey sets off on a journey about growing up, self-discovery, and acceptance while searching for their missing best friend–perfect for fans of King and the Dragonflies and Three Times Lucky. Aubrey and Joel are like two tomato vines that grew along the same crooked fence–weird, yet the same kind of […]