25+ Middle Grade Books Coming Out This Fall

There's always a massive release of books in the fall and then basically nothing in December so before we get to that point let's celebrate some fall books! I've read a few of these already including The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night,  The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquen…

October TBR List // Witches, Vampires, and Surviving Your Own Murder

I took a break in September since I had way too many programs I was preparing for. I still have a bunch of programs and displays I have to do but I finally feel like reading again. I've already read three middle grade books and I'm going for more in October. I'm also reading a Halloween…

ARC Review // Bye Forever, I Guess

Ingrid’s online persona is more popular than she is. IRL, she’s the quiet one—until a wrong-number text message offers her a chance at connection. Can this guarded gamer girl lower her shield for a new friend… or more-than-friend?
Thirteen-year-old Ingrid’s been living a double life. At school, she’…

ARC Review // The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night

On Halloween, it is always wise to expect the unexpected, but no amount of planning could have prepared Eve for that particular night. Fleeing an unpleasant orphanage, she’s saved by someone who she never believed was real…the fabled Pumpkin King himself.
Throwing caution aside, Eve accepts the offe…

ARC Review // The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents

Lavinia “Vin” Lucas is out of control and out of options. Stranded by parents who would rather use their average magical abilities to study dung beetles than raise her, Vin's been on her own for years. But she’s never been able to corral her own powerful, unpredictable magic. After years of det…

What Do I Realistically Read in a Week?

I recently did a 24-hour readathon. It got me thinking about how much I read in an average week. I have no readathon to motivate me. I just want to read every day. My ultimate goal is to get a baseline of what I read in a week so I can embark on reading challenges I have planned in the future. Anyw…

Summer Scavenger Hunt // Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca

Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson dreams of winning a local baking contest to finally prove she’s not the least talented member of her large Indian-American family. Plus, it’ll start her on the path to becoming a celebrity chef like her culinary idol, Puffy Fay. But when Mimi’s dad returns from a busine…

What I Want to Read for the Second Half of 2024

We are well into the second half of 2024 but I thought it would be fun to share what I'm planning to read for the rest of the year. As of writing this, I've read 108 books including manga, picture books, and a couple of readers. This is way more than I could have hoped for and I want to foc…