I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Deep Blueon May 6, 2014 and has 340 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo First in the Waterfire Saga paranormal fantasy series for middle grade readers. The focus is on introducing us to the overall series problem and all the merls taking part. My Take It’s cute with a blend of a fantasy mermaid world + teen angst + performance anxiety compounded by what Serfina sees as her fiancé’s betrayal. It’s tension, horrible tension that will soon seem as nothing when Serafina’s world is blown apart. I loved the description of Serafina’s room and her shell bed, although that mattress sounds kind of ookie…ick… It’s the scene that fully awakens me to this undersea world. And her pet octopus…oh, boy, he’s definitely tricksy with some smarts even if he isn’t particularly diplomatic. But then Serafina’s world changes, and she has no time to process events as she flees the palace and embarks on a journey that takes us throughout the mer kingdoms, introducing us to her world as she and Neela […]

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Blossom Street Brideson March 25, 2014 and has 338 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo Tenth in the Blossom Street romance series set in Seattle. The new couple focus is on Lauren Elliott and Rooster Wayne while a married couple focus is on Bethanne and Max dealing with family and ex-family issues. I did receive this as an advanced reading copy. My Take It’s a community with everyone having problems, a mother with Alzheimer’s, a foster-care daughter suffering teen angst with confidence issues, exes and the hassles they bring, and children, people, who are making their own decisions. I’m a bit annoyed that Macomber is perpetuating the cultural expectation of older and younger, however, it is my only quibble in this cozy, fluffy, and sweet romance. I do have to laugh, we never do seem able to learn from our parents’ mistakes, at least not until we make them all over again…sigh… Luckily, for Lauren she does get her head on straight — before she makes the worst mistake of her […]

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Plain Katein Hardcover edition on September 1, 2010 and has 314 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo A magical fantasy for Young Adults that’s mostly sad. A winner of the YALSA Awards for Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2011 and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award; on the shortlist for the Book of the Year for Teens at the Canadian Library Association; and, a 2010 nominee for Cybils Awards for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. My Take This was good with a very sad ending. It ends as it should, and still I cried. You don’t, however, have to worry about the kids having nightmares from this as Bow is more about tell than show with occasional dips into a possibility of a deeper drama and tension, but it mainly skims along. The most telling feature of the story is Taggle, the talking cat. It had me wishing my cats could speak, for I would love to hear what they’re thinking! As an expanded fairy tale about the rusalka, […]