3 stars I received a copy of this through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. Disclaimer: I haven’t read any of the other Octopus Pie comics so I am probably missing out on a lot of background information. The storylines were kind of up and down for me. Some were humorous (I really like…

4 stars I received a copy of this book through Book Riot. I have not read the original short story that this graphic novel was based on, so I really had no idea what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by the weird, yet intriguing story and the beautiful artwork. While I still have no…

3 stars A simple book that is a fairly quick read, this book contains memories and stories from a girl growing up during the Great Cultural Revolution in China. This is a good book for young readers, because it simplifies a serious subject in a way that is easy to understand. I liked the narration…

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…