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Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read this for #MiddleGradeMay My daughter read this when she was younger, but I just got around to it. Let's just say that it's been hanging out on our shelf at home for a while. This was an enjoyable read but I think if I read it around the time my daughter did, I would've enjoyed it more. Things about Henry's family really irritated me, especially the way they handled the situations that came up. I'm not sure that those things would've bothered me as much if I read this when I was a few years younger. I listened to a majority of this on audio from my library's offering of RB Digital. The narration for me was just ok. I don't know that I would've lost any of the experience of this story if I had just stuck to a physical copy. We do have the subsequent novels on our shelf, and I will read them eventually. View all my reviews

Show Notes: LuLa Throw by Jessica LoBue The Campfire Cardigan by Jess Coppom All is Calm Socks by Kay Jones of The Bakery Bears Podcast Knot Forgotton Owl by Milena Rufato with Knit Wings from pattern by Jennifer Wang For more info on this organization or to become a maker, please visit https://knotforgotton.org Sesame Street CAL - Elmo Sesame Street CAL - Big Bird Sesame Street Beginners Crochet Along from the CGL Crochet Graph Lobby Strawberry Sparkle Shortie Socks Onion Knits Nettle Sock Yarn at Fairlight Fibers Night Owl Fibers on Etsy

The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read as part of #MiddleGradeMay I really enjoyed this installment, even if Sophie got on my nerves more often than not. I do think that is a big part of why I can't give this installment 5 stars. The twist towards the end was very interesting and even though this book was rather lengthy, it kept my interest and made me keep coming back to it and thinking about it. That's something a book hasn't done for me in a while. Apparently this was the close of this arc, which I did find nicely wrapped up. I'm looking forward to seeing what the next arc in this series brings. View all my reviews

Hear my thoughts on the books and manga I read in April. Find out more about #MiddleGradeMay from the creator, Akossiwa K here See my written reviews on the books mentioned in the posts below.

Naked in Death by J.D. Robb My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read this for the first time a very very long time ago. So long ago that I only remembered one detail in this story and it had nothing to do with the crime at all. I listened to a majority of this on audio this time around. While I thought this book was interesting, it was just that for me...interesting. I do enjoy the futuristic take of the future in regards to gadgets and coffee, but this story does deal with tough issues. I will be continuing with the series eventually because it is one of the series my Mom reads and I am interested in the relationship between our main characters. View all my reviews