Not a high ranking on this one because I am not a huge fan of fan fiction. This is a collection of short stories in the Magnus Chase universe that is written by various authors. If you are a die hard fan then read it. Otherwise you will not miss out if you miss this…

This is the third installment of the Cirque de Freak series. If you have read the first two books of the vampire’s apprentice then you’ll enjoy this brief read. Darren is bumbling through his role as best he can when he finds out that there is more to the vampire world than he thought. Including…

This is the fourth book in the Trials of Apollo series. If you’ve followed the Percy Jackson series as I have this spinoff series is just as fun to read. Old friends are back and things are just as dire as ever. Obviously I enjoy Rick Riordan’s writing and if you do too, make sure…

If you enjoy the peculiar tales you will enjoy this series of short stories. They are not necessary to enjoy the regular series. I was hoping for it to be tales to enlarge the full cast but it isn’t. Enjoyable nonetheless.

Before Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins wrote Gregor the Overlander. While her writing has gotten better as she has grown as an author, this is still a good read. Definitely a middle-grade book with lots of adventure and wonder making it a fun little read. If you are up for a New York crossover of Alice…

If you have not read any of the the tales Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children. You should. Ransom Riggs does a great job with this premise and even though the last book was the clear end of the trilogy, book 4 did not disappoint. Although the storyline and times feels meandering and then rushed…

I have read several of the Goosebumps series and Slappy has been a reoccurring character. This new series appears to be focused on this Chucky inspired character. If you enjoy the Goosebumps series this one is right in line with the rest.

We get to see more of the mysterious M. This one felt a little more disjointed than previous Alex Cross novels and still no piano. Sometimes I dislike the unreliable narrator and it felt clunky this time. This book felt like it was a stretch to get more words with too short of plot. While…

To start with, I would read John C Maxwell’s shopping list and I bet I would get a great insight from it. He is powerful probably more so because I am also Christian and can relate at that level. But his words on leadership goes beyond the workplace and focuses on being a better person.…

So I picked this one up because I read Room and it totally changed me inside. Loved the book so read this one. My best description is UP (Pixar) with a mouthy foul mouthed teenager in Nice. Emma Donoghue is a fantastic interpersonal relationship novelist. The focus of this is family and what it means…