Confessions About Colton by Olivia Harvard

This book had a very promising start. The narration was well done, and it was really fast-paced. It built up to a crescendo and then just fizzled into a bizarre ending. I will step back and explain from the beginning. Our narrator Elliot is an intriguing person. He is very realistically portrayed, and it is…

Willa and the Whale by Chad Morris; Shelly Brown

I may not read a lot of books targeting a younger audience, but I do try and pick up the ones I feel interested in. I recently really enjoyed one but did not gel entirely with it. We have a precocious main character who is well versed in Marine Biology because of her mother. The…

The Newspaper Club by Beth Vrabel

I read and reviewed the author's previous book : I really liked the narrative style, and when I saw a new book by the author, I had to pick it up. It was a great decision as I immediately realised. It was a rapid read, I read it in one sitting thins morning between breakfast…

Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets (A Botanic Hill Detectives Mystery, #1) by Sherrill Joseph

This is the first of a series with an already established group of friends who solve mysteries. They are official, with a name and credentials and past cases that we are only given glimpses of. The past will probably be referenced in future books in more detail to provide a better picture. The pair of…

Rating Your Bunkmates and Other Camp Crimes by Jennifer Orr

This was a cute middle-grade story of friendships. Although I found it hard to believe Abby could think the way she did, I do not know many geniuses or prodigies so I cannot precisely comment on that exact aspect. Abby has skipped a grade (or two) and has had minimal social interactions with the people…

Smailholm by C.L. Williams

This is probably the first historical fiction aimed at young teens that I have read. I would not say children because of the concentration of the storyline on the romantic prospects and emotions of the lead cast of characters. If targetting children, I would assume it would focus more on the task at hand and…

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli; Aisha Saeed

This book is available on NetGalley as of the posting of this review I have to begin by saying that this is a very US-centric book in the narration, but the story itself could probably be expanded to other countries. I say this because I have a semblance of understanding of the US political scenario…

Emily of New Moon (Emily #1) by L.M. Montgomery

Narrator:  Jess Nahikian I am a huge fan of Anne of Green Gables, and in 11th grade I moved to a whole new class, the nine girls in a class of 30 bonded over actually playing sports during the prescribed time and books. We had a trend for a couple of birthdays to gift the…