2 stars I watched the movie adaptation a while ago and enjoyed it well enough so I figured the audiobook would be worth a read.  The book started out well enough. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the food. Everything sounds so tantalizingly delicious. However, for me, I think those heavy descriptions got in the…

5 stars This is one of those books that I had been meaning to get around to reading. Multiple people had told me I would like it, but I always got distracted by other books. When I finally started it, I did not want to put it down.  I absolutely loved this book. Clever, magical,…

5 stars A highly entertaining, educational, and fun book. This is such a fantastic series. Great for fans of the first book as well as the picture book series.  Personally, I like the chapter books more than the picture books. It’s just easier to really get to know the characters in chapter book form.  There…

As a contributor to this anthology, I’m not going to give it a star rating, but I wanted to share some of my thoughts. The theme for this anthology is medial horror. It contains stories with blood, gore, suspense, malicious doctors, and crazed experiments. Everything you need to convince you to go to your next…

4 stars This is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read for a while. When I finally got a copy it sat on my shelf for months and months and months. Yesterday, I was looking for a quick read and picked this one off the shelf. Fantastic. This is such an amazingly well-told…

3 stars This is a tricky one for me to rate. I remember I used to watch the movie all the time when I was little. I don’t remember if I liked it; I vividly remember being terrified by the Red Bull and the harpy, but I’m assuming I liked it if I remember watching…

4 stars This is an adorable book. In general, I am a fan of the 5-Minute Snuggle Stories series. They are fun collections of stories that fit a certain theme and I have yet to read one that I didn’t like. This one is no exception. Plus, it gets extra points for being so cute…

3 stars Same format as the first three books in the series. The books follow a pretty consistent story arch, which gets a little dull and predictable after a while. Nice, short chapter book that is good for reluctant readers. Quick pace and adventure make it interesting. I found the first four books in the…

3 stars Cute beginning reader about spending the day with dad. I have not seen Nella the Princess Knight, but based on the few book adaptations I have read, I am actually very interested in watching it. This one is a Step 1 book, recommended for preschool to kindergarten readers. It uses easy words and…