May 2023 Book Releases

April was a bit of a bust when it came to book releases with the small number of books I was excited about reading. May though is a whole other story. I found eight books I want to read from all of the May releases. There are two books about ancient gods, a book about an outcast witch coven, a midd…

March + April Reading Wrap-Up

If you saw my quarterly wrap up you'll know that I had only read 15 books in 3 months. Now I'm at 27 books read for the year. I have yet to completely switch my goals but decided I wanted to read 100 children's books to become a better recommender at my library. Since it was the first m…

Kids Graphic Novels // InvestiGators, Steve L. McEvil, and Blue, Barry, & Pancakes

I don't read very young kids graphic novels only middle grade. But if I am going to recommend books I need to see what graphic novels kids are reading. We got some boy humor, silly situations, and cute characters. Let's start with my favorite one out of the bunch:
Blue, Barry, and Pancakes a…

Middle Grade Reviews // Cookie Monsters & The Gingerbread Witch

Cookie Monsters & The Gingerbread Witch - two foodie based middle grade and highly anticipated reads at that. Since I am planning on reading a lot more children's books this year, I also want to review as many of them as possible. I'm thinking I am going to be mentioning if I'd reco…

First Quarter Reading Stats + Future Plans

My goal in 2023 is to read 100 books. In the first quarter, I only read 15 books. I haven't been stressed about my reading but I still want to hurry up. Before we get into my future plans to do just that here are some stats on my first quarter reading:
From January - March I've Read4,138 pag…

April TBR // Realmathon Readathon

I'm participating in Realmathon which is hosted by Covers with Cassidy. This is a team-based readathon where you pick which realm you want to be a part of - Sanctum for Horror and Mystery; Cyrus for Romance; Ilma for Sci-Fi and Nonfiction; Enya for Fantasy. You don't have to read every book…