Book 113 of the Boxcar Children series. This one is focused on Geocaching. There is still a mystery but it takes a strong backseat to teaching the reader how, why, and the enjoyment of geocaching. A great intro to people who’ve never done this. Only a little dated as most just is their phone now.

This standalone novel is based on a natural disaster in a fictitious island. It is so well done, you’ll think you’re in a pacific island. If you’ve read Discworld books, do not go into this one thinking it will be the same. This is more serious even though there are some funny parts. This is…

Book 112 of the Boxcar Children. This fun one was a mystery about a mystery. Albeit this one was not as hard to figure out as others I think young readers would still enjoy the mystery. Woven together well, with a bit thrown in to what people are willing to do to get what they…

Book 1 of The Legends of the First Empire. This epic fantasy book is bursting with lore and interest. Anything from false accusations to court politics to infidelity to a mix of naive beliefs to real magic. A couple of rocks to the head top this one off. It is a good opening novel and…

Book 7 of the Arcane Kingdom Online series. This final book leaves us wondering if there will be a book 8. Still several open items and things unresolved. This was definitely an interesting end to the series. Still packed with loads of adventures and lots of jumping off of stuff. Yet again Chip saves the…

Book 6 of Arcane Kingdom Online. This book sets us up for the conclusion of the novel. I am excited to see how this one concludes. Lots of sneaking around and fixing puzzles all under stressful timelines. Not to worry there is some good power leveling in here too. Beyond all of that we are…

Book 5 of Arcane Kingdom Online. This one gets us far deeper into the gaming system. This exciting paced RPGLit book. We do get to see some new characters and also the big bad boss. The excitement of the ending on this one makes you want to jump right into the next one. If you…

Book 4 of Arcane Kingdom Online. We get into the second tier in this one and what’s more fun than a tournament. My only downside is that the end battle should have been a little more. That said the battle before it was epic and fun. Overall I have loved how this series has evolved…

Book 3 of Arcane Kingdom Online. This fun one was not quite the war novel I was expecting. I loved the direction this one took and was excited to see more character development. I like the time-bound quests and the dynamic quests, what I would like is to see is deeper development of how the…

Book 2 of Arcane Kingdom Online. This second book deepens our existing friendships and introduces us to others. Overall this is a fun and light adventure series with plenty of action. The only thing it felt light on was adding to the various skills like it did in the last book. This one was more…