A diary of a haunting. Book of shadows book review October 2023

Title: Diary of a haunting: Book of shadows

Author: M. Verano

 Number of pages: 288

Genre: Horror/young adult/fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

To work on her attitude, Melanie decides to start writing in a journal. She doesn't want just any journal though; she wants something special that calls out to her. So, she saves her money and goes on the hunt for the right one. When she comes across a small bookstore in her neighborhood, she decides to go in and take a look. Finding an old odd-looking journal she absolutely fell in love with, she goes home to realize she doesn't want to write just anything in this book and finds herself not being able to write in it. Until she shows her best friend who tells her to use it as a book of shadows. Soon Melanie and her friends come to find that the journal is far more than meets the eye and is too powerful to keep around. When the book falls into the wrong hands, things begin to take a toll for the worst as things around town start getting a bit too out of hand. Is there any way to put an end to the books power? Will Melanie and her friends be able to help the town from being brain washed? Or will they all be doomed to be forced to follow something they don't believe in? I love this book series! After reading the first book I had to get my hands on the other two! I really hope more books come out, but I kind of doubt it. It's been a few years since this book came out, so I don't see it happening. 😩 

Pros: Great story plot!

Cons: Strong religious beliefs.   

Recommended to: Those who love a good horror written in a journal/blog form.

 

A diary of a haunting A possession book review read in October 2023

Title: Diary of a haunting

Author: M. Verano

Number of pages: 340

Genre: Horror/young adult/fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Laetitia's dream is to become a singer, starting off with posting on her blog about her different hair styles with colorful wigs or singing tips in hopes of achieving that. But when weird pictures staring appearing on her blog page that she did not upload, things start to get weird. She starts having starling dreams that feel real, and an image that related to the dream would be posted up on her blog when she woke. As things keep getting weirder and out of hand, Laetitia's family tries hard not to lose her to child services due to them think her family incapable of taking care of her. What could be the reason to all the weird things happening to Laetitia? Are her dreams trying to tell her something? And is it good or bad This book series is my absolute favorite! Can't pick one out of the three books I like the most. It doesn't drag, gets straight to the point. I didn't expect the ending though! I can say that some of the adults in this book were frustrating. I personally find it a bit hard to read about adults who don't really listen to kids who are telling the truth. I felt the mom was the only one who tried her hardest. But I think it fits the story, and I think it's a great read. 

Pros: Great horror read!

Cons: Frustrating adult characters 

Recommended to: Those who like horror in a diary/journal/blog form.

 

Book review for We Are okay read in April 2023

Title: We are okay

Author: Nina LaCour

Number of pages: 236

Genre: young adult/fiction/realistic fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

After her grandfather passed a year ago Marin ran off millions of miles away from all she knew and loved to New York for collage without a word to her friends. Her grandfather being the only family member she had she didn't know what else to do. Living off ramen noodles and cereal in her dorm room she feels like she's doing fine, until winter break came around and she was the only one in the whole school building, and her best friend Mable decided to come by for three days after not really speaking to one another since Marin left. Not knowing how to act or even say anymore around her best friend, Marin prepares for Mables's arrival the best she can all while thinking will she be able to explain herself as to why she just up and left, why she hasn't answered her texts? Will their relationship remain the same or has the year separated them too long? This book was very simple, I felt it was not only well written but very relatable. It may be a bit draggy for some, maybe a bit boring. But I did actually liked it.

Pros: Relatable 

Cons: Can be a bit boring to some.

Recommended to: Anyone who likes a calm read.  

 

Prom House book review read May 2023

Title: Prom House

Author: Chelsea Mueller

Number of pages: 256

Genre: Murder mystery/mystery/young adult/fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kylie was only looking forward to a few nights of party fun after prom with her friends and the Cabin they rented was something they never expected to ever stay overnight was enormous with enough room for the ten of them complete with a pool a bar...and murder. When her and her friend notice that Kylies boyfriend is nowhere to be found. Thinking he is probably alone drinking they set off to look for him but what they find isn't what they expect. I could not put this book down! It had me at every page every word had me saying oh snap what's going to happen now! It really was that good! I had a feeling who the killer was, to me it was just a bit obvious. 😅 Oh though I have to admit I expected more gore more action more of a mystery maybe more murders, there was a lot of drama but lacked scary moments. The ending felt rushed just a bit the way we find out and how it came to a conclusion.

Pros: Good story plot.

Cons: Rushed ending.

Recommended to: Those who like a good murder mystery. 

 

Gravebooks book review read March 2023

Title: Gravebooks

Author: J.A White 

Number of pages: 272

Genre: Fantasy/horror/young adult/children

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Alex thought he was free from that apartment so many months ago, but when he wakes up to find himself in an endless graveyard and comes across Natasha there alive once more, he realizes the nightmare if far from over. Every night when he falls asleep, Natasha makes him write a story that's scary enough to produce a different exotic flower each time, not knowing what for, but Alex was soon to find out. It's not just any stories he has to write, it's stories he has yet to finish due to the writer's block he still has. Asking for help from Yasmin but getting denied being told she needed to move on to forget and ended their friendship, he tries to do things alone this time around. Will Alex be able to escape? Does he really have to face is alone this time around? Just as great as the first book! It was sooo good! Very cleverly written, wasn't boring or dragged got right into it! I enjoyed the whole idea and concept. I actually loved that Natasha was brought back into it, as she was kind of my favorite character. I hope Netflix comes out with a movie soon! 

Pros: Very cleverly written, works well with the first book. 

Cons: As with the first book I couldn't find any cons.

Recommended to: Those who have read the first book and anyone who loves a good fantasy story.

Nightbooks book review read March 2023

Title: Nightbooks

Author: J.A White

Number of pages: 320

Genre: Fantasy/horror/young adult/children's

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Alex was a bit different than other kids, they didn't want to hang out with the boy into horror gore and writing creepy stories. He loved scary stuff so much that his parents turned their house into a haunted house. But when no one shows up, Alex becomes upset, and decides to sneak out one night to throw away all his scary stories. On his way to the incinerator, Alex is stopped by the sound of a tv playing his favorite horror movie, he soon finds himself trapped by a witch in her enchanted apartment. Finding out that he is a writer, the witch lets Alex live if he reads her one of his scary stories every night. But when his stories are ripped to shreds, being left with only one more story, he realizes the stories aren't coming to him as naturally as they used when he has to write more. Joined by a young girl named Yazmin that was also trapped there by the witch, they try to form a plan to escape their captor and go back home. 

 I can't begin to tell you how much I love this book! I also really loved the movie just had to put that out there. 😅 I didn't know it was a book first, so I just had to get it. While there are loads of differences, the movie is still pretty great.

Pros: So well written!

Cons: couldn't really find many cons in this one!

Recommended to: Thos who love a good fantasy with a witch involved.

 

11 paper hearts book review read Febuary 2023

Title: 11 paper hearts

Author: Kelsey Hartwell

Number of pages: 320

Genre: Romance/young adult

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

 Ella thought her life was going smoothly, she had her friends, a boyfriend, so why did she felt like something was missing? Ever since her accident she kept feeling like something was off, she couldn't explain the weird feeling she got when she was around her boyfriend and her best friends. When Ella starts to receive paper hearts from a secret admire a year later telling her that they might help her regain her memories nights before the accident and starts to follow where they say to go, she realizes this may be her only chance. But when everything comes together is when it all falls apart. As Ella slowly finds the paper hearts, she realizes her relationship with her best friends and boyfriend is not what it seems. One of my favorite books I have read in February. I loved the whole scavenger hunt plot especially it being on Valentines Day. I loved the locations and the two main characters. Yes, it's a bit cheesy but it's a cheesy I can kind of dig. 😅 

Pros: Creative plot.

Cons: A bit cheesy 

Recommended for: Those who like young adult romance.

 

Fireworks book review read February 2023

Title: Fireworks

Author: Alice Lin

Number of pages: 320

Genre: Young adult and teen/Romance/fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This last summer before collage is all planed out for Lulu, but out of everything she had in mind she never thought she would be rekindling her things with her childhood friend and neighbor Kite now a Huge K-pop star in a boy band called Karnival.  After the band announces that Kite will be taking a break from the stage, with reasons unknown reasons, Kite returns home and run into Lulu. When bonding and reconnecting makes them closer Lulu begins to deny her feelings for Kite thinking someone like him would never fall for someone like her even if they did grow up together. When the drama with Kite and his bandmates come to light, Lulu decides to stay by his side and helped him through it, even after his sister Connie had warned her to not get too involved. While this book is cute it's kind of too teen for me which is why I gave the four rating. 😅 I found it to be a bit slow I didn't really get much of a progression in Lulus and Kites relationship, the drama is a bit much but not sloppy it fits well with the story though. I do love Lulu's relationship with her friends. They just seem so genuine even with one of them being obsessed with the band that Kite is in she behaves herself even when she asks him for an autograph from one of his band mates. It's not such a bad read if teen K-pop romance is your thing.

Cons: A bit slow

Pros: Cute plot

Recommended to: Those who like teen K-pop romance.  

 

Salaam with love book review read February 2023

Title: Salaam, with love

Author: Sara Sharaf Beg

Number of Pages: 288

Genre: Teen and young adult/romance/fiction/religion 

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dua didn't really take the holiday Ramadan very seriously, no matter how hard she tried, she was used to breaking her fast before it was time and doing her prayers when she felt like doing them or sleeping trough them. So, when she was told that her parents have decided to go to New York to visit her dad's brother and his family for the whole month of Ramadan who they haven't seen in about five years, Dua isn't exactly excited but had no choice in the matter and thought she was going to have to bear and grin it her entire time there. She figured while there she would at least try get closer to her cousins, especially Mahnoor. When Mahnoor took Dua to one of their shows she didn't she didn't expect to hear them play religious songs in their language, and definitely not in the way it was sung. Finding out Mahnoor is best friends with the lead singer and engaged to the leads singers' brother, Dua gets to spend a bit more time with them and sees her religion in a different light. She decides to give Ramadan a chance and take it more seriously, making a list of what she wanted to accomplish in that month she was determined to do better. She begins to realize she learned a lot more then she expected in that month, about herself her faith, and her family. I felt this was a very well written book, I did like it very much, I cried and learned just a bit about the holiday of Ramadan which I find truly inspiring. I loved the music involvement. I loved all the characters and how relatable they are. A good mix of family, romance, and drama oh though the ending felt a bit rushed, and a tad bit sloppy, there's also a very dramatic part in the book (I try not to give off any spoilers) that I felt was a bit much, maybe too dramatic, it didn't clash well with the story as if it just didn't fit right. But other than that this is definitely one of my favorite reads!

Cons: Ending is a bit rushed, part of the story doesn't fit well.

Pros: Well written with enough drama romance and family oriented

Recommended to: Those who love music and reading about other cultures

 

West Side Love Story book review read in February 2023

 Title: West side love story

Author: Priscilla Oliveras

Number of pages: 331 pages

Genre: Adult/Romance/Contemporary/Fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Marianna and her sisters intend on not only giving their all in the battle of the mariachi bands. With the winning money they can help save Casa Capuleta. Which meant going up against Hugo Monteros group. Mariana knew to stay clear of them after what happened between Papo and Hugo so many years ago. When Marianna meets Angelo and realizes he is the same guy she had kissed at a New Years party, she tries with all her might to keep away from him, but Angelo didn't care what his uncle thought and kept trying to get closer to Marianna, soon she found herself falling in love with him and couldn't stay away from him realizing his kindness and modesty. As their romance grows stronger, and being caught up in rivalries, and broken ties, they try hard to keep the peace. Will their love for each other get in the way of the competition? Or bring more trouble for their family? Find out for yourself in this great read! I absolutely loved this book! It's became one of my favorites. A more modern Hispanic version of Romeo and Juliet with a twist of West side story without completely ruining it or making it cheesy. It had a hint of spice to it as well! Very family oriented, I loved the sisters relationship and how much they support each other, I loved the family vibes, all in all I loved this book, and most definitely recommend this book! 

Pros: Well written, family oriented hint of spice!

Cons: Its such a fast read!

Recommended to: Those who are fans of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. Anyone looking for a good romance.

As Old as Time book review read January 2023

Title: As old as time

Author: Liz Braswell

Number of pages: 484

Genre: Young adult/fiction/fantasy/fairy tale

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

What if Belles mother was the one who cursed the beast? In this twisted tale where we read between Belle's present and her parents past, we learn that long ago there was a kingdom that homed both humans and mythical creatures of all kinds, but the humans were scared of the creatures seeing the things they can easily do with a wave of a wand or hand, scared of what these creatures could do to them. All except for Marice wasn't afraid of them, he understood them, and felt bad for them being treated so poorly. And one enchantress named Roselind caught his eyes when she used her magic to defend herself. Soon they are married and are expecting their first child, but it's not happily ever after for them when slowly the creatures began to disappear. Things take a turn for the worse when Roselind's friend who was to help with the birth of their daughter has gone missing without a sign, as more and more creatures go missing Roselind and Maurice are left with no choice but to leave their home for the safety of their little family. So you get the whole small village thing with the same people Belle trading herself for her father bit which remained the same, the whole curse thing, but as it gets to the part where she's in her room, that's where things start to take twists and turns for the story we know. I really wanted to love this book, but it wasn't what I expected, I wouldn't say the story is bad, I did enjoy it, I just think it's more along the lines of what I kept thinking would happen just kind of didn't so it may just be me, 😅 I get that this is a twisted tale and it's supposed to be different but it's TOO different, it just didn't give me Beauty and The beast vibes. I also hated the ending, I expected it to have the same outcome as the end of them movie, it was well thought out, but just wasn't it for me.

Pros: Well thought out.

Cons: Didn't have Beauty and The Beast vibes.

Recommended to: Disney fans and those who like twisted tales.

Conceal don't feel book review read January 2023

Title: Conceal don't feel

Author: Jen Calonita

Number of pages: 312

Genre: Young adult/retelling/fantasy/fairy tales/fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other?  Elsa grew up learning how to be queen in her castle in Arendel, with her parents by her side all the way everything seems perfect, but Elsa feels like something is missing, or maybe someone. She always felt lonely and longed for sibling, maybe even a sister, even though she knows her mother couldn't have any more children after Elsa making her the only child. But after her parents had passed away on a trip overseas her pain forced a power out of her body, she didn't know she had, the power of ice. While preparing for her coronation and trying to keep her powers hidden from those around her, she begins to have flash backs of memories that couldn't have happened, baking cookies and building snowmen with a girl just a few years younger than her. After finding a painting in a box given to her by her father, all the answers Elsa needed come to light and she sets out to find someone she was made to forget a long time ago. Anna grew up in a small village by a couple who own a small bakery that's popular for their snowman cookies. As much as she loved her parents and the bakery, she felt like she was meant to do more, she wanted to travel down to Arendel and stay with her mother's friend and meet her daughter maybe even become friends with her, sadly her parents tell her to wait until she is eighteen to do so, saying she's just not ready, but when a strange and powerful snow storm hits the town in the middle of spring Ana decides she's the only one who can figure out what is going on and maybe how to stop it. With the help of a boy names Kristof and his reindeer Sven, they venture to find the princess of Arendel for help not knowing just what else they will find. I am a huge Disney fan so of course I really enjoyed this book, it's a fun twist on Frozen. I felt it was well written, makes sense, the ending is practically the same and I loved that. It did seem to drag just a bit at first, but not for very long. I found it to be a wonderful read and I highly recommend. 

Pros: Well written, makes sense.

Cons: Drags a bit at first

Recommended to: Disney fans, Frozen fans, and those who like twisted tales and fairy tales.

The Holiday Switch book review read in December 2022

Title: The Holiday Switch

Author: Tif Marcelo

Number Of Pages: 272

Genre: Young adult/romance/holiday/contemporary/fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Lila loves her job at the bookstore in the Local Inn, which is a hot spot around the holidays because the movie Holiday by the lake was filmed there, it's also one of her favorite movies, but all Lila's ready for is her last winter break of high school. with intentions of saving up enough money for college, she was going to ask her boss if she can have extended hours gets but her plan gets foiled by her boss's nephew Teddy who came to stay for a while and also work at the bookstore while there. Upset but putting up with it, Lila has to train him the first few days which isn't an easy task for her because Teddy refuses to do things the way their meant to be, even if he always meant well. After accidentally switching their phones, they end up getting to know each other...and their secrets, which they promise each other they won't tell anyone. But when an unexpected storm hits, they start to share a bit more than just secrets. 💓This one was actually my second favorite, it's not as cheesy as the others, its more realistic, more relatable, has some great family values, not too dramatic. It's not too Hallmark if anything it's got more of a Disney channel movie vibe, and I used to love those, 😁 this is the book that actually inspired me to make my own book blog. The only thing I had a bit of a problem with was their secrets, I found them to be unrelatable, and just makes no sense and a bit to dramatized. All in all, I highly recommend!

Pros: Good read not too dramatic.

Cons: Their secrets don't seem realistic. 

Recommended to: Holiday and romance lovers.

 

Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist book review read in December 2022

Title: Nick and Noel's Christmas playlist

Author: Codi Hall

Number Of Pages: 286

Genre: Adult romance/holiday/fiction 

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Nick is finally home from the military and all he wants to do is get his own place and settle down with his long-distance girlfriend Amber, but when he pays her a visit to tell her about his plans to have a future with her involving getting married and having kids together, instead of good news to tell his best friends Pike, Anthony, and Noel, he finds himself heading home with a box full of his stuff and CD's of songs he had put together for Amber and a broken heart. Seeing him mope around didn't seem like the best thing for him to his friends so they decided to push him to go out to the bar with them for a drink or two and just hang out in celebration of his return, when they see amber there with another guy, Noel takes Nick to the dance floor, feeling Amber eyes on them, jealousy painted on her face, they decide to put on a show for them and share a kiss. It was supposed to be an innocent kiss that meant nothing, but it sure felt like something to them. Now having to lie to everyone in town, because of that kiss, they pretend they are dating, which doesn't sit right with either of their ex's who keep trying to get their attention. Nick never expected to start falling for his best friend, Noel on the other hand had always hoped he would feel the same way she did, but when thing get a bit spicy Noel starts getting skeptical, worried about losing Nick, his family, Pike and Anthony if this all goes wrong. Can she open up and let Nick in? Or will she push him away too far to the point of no return? I really wanted to like this book, 😩 the characters are cute, and I do admire the friendship between Nick and Noel, I loved how his family treated Noel, I hated the whole feud between Noel and Amber, I thought it was stupid and childish, but I did understand it's a big part of the story. It had a nice amount of spice, but it was spice that led to nothing, 😑 left me super disappointed. I felt the whole fake boyfriend and girlfriend thing was cheesy and overused, 🙄I feel like there's so many books' movies shows and stories like this. It really dragged, there was also a lot of typos while I don't actually mind typos normally, this book had a lot more then I usually see, which made me kind of double back a bit. It also wasn't very Christmassy. Not what I expected. 

Pros: Mentions some pretty good songs

Cons: Drags, cheesy, too many typos

Recommended to: Any one into cheesy holiday romances.

 

 

The Best Christmas Ever book review read December 2022

Title: Tessa and Weston: The Best Christmas ever

Author: Abbie Emmons

Number of pages: 208

Genre: Romance/Holidays/young adult/fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tessa and Weston have been dating for a year now and with Christmas coming they want it to be perfect being their first together. But when Tessa's mother who had Tess at a very young age and gave her to her parents for a better life, she felt she couldn't give her at the time decides to come to stay for the holidays with a large suitcase and expectations to a bit longer than she usually does to spend more time with her daughter. Tessa thinking there's no reason she should do anything with her mom after never really being there, decides to avoid her at all costs to make sure nothing gets in her way of having the best Christmas with Weston. When Weston realizes what she's doing and tries to confront her about it after a date, the problem escalates when they both say thing's they didn't mean leaving the two of them worried that it would be their last conversation. Full of regret Tess actually takes advice from her mother while also rekindling their relationship and her finally understanding her mother's reasons she tells her its best if she went to see him and talked it out. Doing as her mother had advised her, she finds Weston and apologizing to him with hopes they can still have the best Christmas ever. This one was one of my favorites out of all the Christmas books I read this December. It's a bit more serious, more relatable, not too much sappy romance, not too much like a Hallmark movie I only have once complaint about it and that would be that it left me with some questions about two things that was just never explained, hence the four stars and not five. 😅 Maybe it wasn't important, but I was really curious.

Pros: Not too cheesy or too "Hallmark movieish"

Cons: Left me wondering about certain things. 

Recommended to: Christmas and romance fans.

 

All I want for Christmas book review read December 2022

Title: All I want for Christmas

Author: Wendy Loggia

Number of pages: 240

Genre: Teen and young adult romance/romantic comedy

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

What would you do if you found yourself liking two guys at the same time? Bailey Briggs is ready for Christmas wearing her reindeer light up ears for work at Winslow's bookstore, excited for baking cookies, holiday music, and snowy sleigh rides! But what Bailey truly wants for Christmas is that special someone who she can share a kiss with under the mistletoe. When she meets a Charlie, a mysterious stranger with an attractive British accent while ice skating, she thinks she may just get her chance. But when she's at work one day Jacob comes in asking for help on gift she begins to start developing feelings for him, who all she ever thought of at first was being a player and a jock and also dating a girl she couldn't stand. It leaves her feeling as if being in a love triangle, figuring out which guy she really liked as she accepts their date invitations, and trying to decide who will be her mistletoe kiss. 💋 I've never actually read any books that have to do with the holidays, so I decided to just give it a try this year I wasn't too disappointed.   My biggest complaint is the ending, it was way too cheesy even for me, I won't say it was a bad ending just cheesy a bit unexpected. It was as cheesy or maybe worse in my opinion as a Hallmark movie! I know it does mention the whole concept of "the magic of Christmas" emphasis on the "magic" part. If it wasn't for that I'd have rated, it a five out of five.

Pro: Cute plot

Cons: Too Cheesy

Recommended to: Holiday and romance fans.

 

My Knight Before Christmas book review read December 2022

Title: My Knight Before Christmas

Author: Amanda P. Jones

Number of pages: 99

Genre: Holiday romance/romantic comedy/contemporary romance

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

 

Single but ready to mingle Avery has been using dating apps to find Mr. Right for what seems like an eternity, but after being ghosted by someone she really thought was the one she was almost running out of hope, 💔 until one day her two roommates and best friends force her to go to a party which she really did not want to go to, celebrating one of their boyfriends' promotions. She never expected she would run into the very Liam who ghosted her three months ago. 😱 But instead of paying him any mind she ran out the party and went straight home. Trying hard to get her attention, explain his side of the situation and make it up to her, Liam gets her phone number from her roommates and tries to win his way to her heart again. Eventually when he comes to her rescue when she has to take care of the bakery on her own while the owner is on a business trip, she starts to realize that maybe giving him a second chance might not be such a bad idea. I normally don't mind a quick read, but I felt like this was way to quick. I felt like the main character was stubborn and indecisive, making her seem more like a teen then a young adult but, in a way, I understood her.  It's also not much of a holiday story which was pretty disappointing, the ending was the only hint of holiday we get at all and it's still very seldom, so it wasn't really what I expected. The romance was a bit boring and there's no spice. 😒

Pros: Mentions some good shows 😅

Cons: Not much of a holiday story, too rushed. 

Recommended to: Those who like a quick read. 

 

Never Never book review read in November 2022

Title: Never Never

Author: Serena Valentino

Number of pages: 256

Genre: Teen and young adult fantasy/folklore/fairytale

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

James has been trying to get back to neverland with Peter Pan, the Lost boys and Tinkerbell after falling out of his pram as a child. He made up his mind one day to leave his home in Londen to find any captain of any pirate crew who will take him in. Eventually finding the very well-known Blackbeard who took a liking to James and made him his right hand after saving them, and eventually becoming the captain of that very crew still heading to find neverland even after meeting Cerci and her telling him if he continues it won't be the life he expected. I can honestly say I felt so bad for hook, there's no way you can't feel bad for him even if you don't like the series, movie or even Disney. I wish he had listened to Cerci and gave up looking for never land, because this story also made me dislike Peter just a tiny bit not a lot, he seems like he is more the villain and kind of a kidnapper😅 but I understand the whole concept and why things happened the way they did, it makes for a very well written background story. I know I sound like a broken record, but I truly mean what I'm saying. I can't wait for the next book to come out! I hear it's about Hades, I really hope it's not the last one!

Pros: Works well with the movie, well written

Cons: I didn't find any cons 

Recommended to: Disney and fairy tale fans.

 

The Odd Sisters book review read in November 2022

Title: The Odd Sisters

Author: Serena Valentino

Number of pages: 288

Genre: Teen and young adult fantasy/folklore/fairytale

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This book dives into the odd sisters Lucinda, Ruby, and Martha and their doing in all the fairy tales we all know so well. They have messed with the lives of Ursula, Mother Gothel, the beast and even the wicked queen and their sister Cerci has had enough. She teams up with her cousin Snow White to try and better understand her sisters all while they are in the dreamscape trying to figure out how to escapes so they can continue to meddle in the lives of those who in their eyes they are helping. In Fairyland Nanny and Fairy God Mother heard of the odd sisters trying to bring back Maleficent while in the dreamscape hoping that in her dragon form, she can destroy Fairyland. I didn't really know what to expect when i started reading this book seeing as though its more about the Odd Sisters then any of the Disney villains but it's very well written and completely understandable. I think it's an interesting twist having there be witches behind all the villain's beginnings and how it fits so perfectly behind the original movies. I also really love the illustrations; this is the only book out of the series so far that has illustrations. This book does leave you in a bit of a cliffhanger, but it continues on in the next book, not right off the bat but you will be able to read more into it. Again, it was hard to find a flaw because I absolutely adore this series, others might disagree entirely. 

Pros: Well written 

Cons: Cliffhanger

Recommended to: Disney and fairy tale fans.

 

I'm Dreaming on A Wyatt Christmas book review read in December 2022

Title: I'm dreaming of a Wyatt Christmas

Author: Tiffany Schmidt

Number Of Pages: 336

Genre: Young adult/ Romance/Holiday

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

If the parents of the kids you babysit for asked you to babysit during Christmas, BUT at a ski resort, AND offered to pay for whatever expense's, would you take up on their offer? I sure as heck would! Noelle didn't take the Kahals family's offer because she didn't want to be away from her dad and her best friends for the holidays, but it seems like her friends have other plans and her father is far too busy working on yet another most likely failed app. Despret to get her father's attention after she thought he was going to miss her Nutcracker play, and hoping he will say she can't go Noelle tells the Kahals she's changed her mind and will be more than happy to take the trip with them, realizing quickly her mistake, because surprisingly her father she could go, she disappointedly packed her bag for a trip she didn't expect much out of, maybe see a few amazing things but all the while she still had a job to do and as beautiful as everything was, the cabins, the mountains, the snow, and as kind as the Kahals are being, Noelle doesn't really feel like she belongs there, especially when there's a knock on the cabin door the next morning thinking it's the groceries being delivered Noelle opens the door to find Wyatt, the Kahals oldest son, who Noelle has only seen in pictures and videos but thinks he's very attractive and an amazing ballet dancer. If she didn't think she belonged there before she definitely felt like that after a gingerbread making competition between the family which is meant for Noelle so she wouldn't feel so left out or simply their babysitter but a part of the family, but after a while of getting to know each other, she starts to feel more at ease and starts to think into telling her dad how she felt about going to Beacon, also convincing Wyatt to explain to his father and step mother the actual reason for his visit. 

This was my absolute favorite one out of all the books I read in December, another Disney channel movie kind of book. It's not too cheesy not to sappy, has some good funny parts and has a decent ending. I'm really glad I gave this book a try!

Pros: not too sappy or too much like a Hallmark movie.

Cons: Couldn't really find one 😅

Recommended to: Those who like holiday books with Disney channel movie vibes.