Book 1 of the Dark Paladin series. As most people know, I am a Vasily Mahanenko fan boy. This series is far less polished than the other two I have read. This leaves me feeling that this must be an older series. I see certain aspects that permeate all of his writing worlds. This is…

Book 69 of the Boxcar Children. This was a good one. Kept you guessing to the end and it really has a bad guy behind it. What I loved was that it shows how villains are the heroes of their own stories. Definitely, makes you wish for older values. Unfortunately, I would see many now…

Book 46 of the Animorphs. This was a great one. All about answering the question of what would you do to serve the greater good. While a lot of the previous novels felt like fluff I felt that this one really took a hard look at war and sacrifice. It all worked out, but you…

Book 68 of the Boxcar Children. What could jealousy drive you to do? This is an example of what pride could drive someone to do. This is a seemingly inconsequential mystery however how much can a person justify doing? If you think about it a little deeper you can see a very good lesson in…

Book 5 of the Alchemist series. This leaves an opening for future books, while still being a satisfying conclusion. If you’re as big of fan boy as me you’ll enjoy this one. I was worried for a minute it was going to become an Adam and Eve story, but it did not and let me…

Book 67 of the Boxcar Children. This was a great one as it allowed us to suspect the guy who seemed the least likely. I like how it played out and did well on keeping the focus. Although not my favorite so far, I feel like this was a good one. Pick it up.

The logic in this book is solid. Definitely staying active in your life will help our overall health. I do line the idea of a more holistic approach to our health. It is sound too look at any problems in our life are interconnected with our eating habits and exercise habits. We all understand that…

I have not seen the movie, but this was a good book. Made you really feel like a prisoner. There are some pretty graphic parts, which I really don’t feel added much to the plot. Overall I loved the way he choose to end this one. Several mindset ideas were discussed including how mentally you…

Book 65 of the Boxcar Children series. Ok, before you begin rolling your eyes and thinking what in the world. This was actually a good one and although the gist of the book is not about cereal, the boxes do make an appearance. I actually find this quite a clever title because what kid out…

Book 66 of the Boxcar Children. Down to the Everglades for another mystery. Someone is missing and the Alden children are on the case. I liked that there was a little call back to previous stories. Also, the criminal was very real albeit the children aren’t in any danger. Still a good read and continue…