Category: Book Reviews

  • The Wide Window

    Book 3 of A Series Of Unfortunate Events. The orphans are shipped off to yet another guardian and Count Olaf has yet another scheme. Super fun twists and turns, but as the series states, another dark sad ending for the orphans. I do recommend this series for young readers.

  • The Tipping Point

    You know I am going to love it if Malcolm Gladwell wrote it. This book is no exception. I loved the look at how the market moves and feel it to be pretty accurate in my own life. I know I am constantly looking to experts on what is the best product. The question now…

  • A Song of Ice and Fire

    Book 1 of Game of Thrones. To start with. The book is well written with strong character voices and an in-depth plot structure. This book is for mature audiences and I would recommend that due to numerous adult themes. All that said I just did not enjoy this one. I am not huge of castle…

  • The Reptile Room

    Book 2 of A Series of Unfortunate Events. A fun novel allowing the children to have a moment of happiness before it all becomes bleak again. Going through this series again I am pleased to still enjoy the clever bits it has. I love the fact that they are never automatically believed, seems a lot…

  • Noble Roots

    Book 5 of Spells, Swords, and Stealth. This was a good read. On Parker with the rest of the series. It feels strange to keep the secondary story alive as it feels to bare bones to fit in with the majority of the story. When the two stories come together I am sure it will…

  • James and the Giant Peach

    A fun novel by a well respected author. It is no surprise to say this is a classic and no surprise it was made into a movie. This is a kid pleaser and I would highly recommend it for even reluctant readers. A fun adventure and great companions.

  • The Bad Beginning

    Book 1 of A Series of Unfortunate Events. This was a fun revisit as I have read it before. To me these books feel like Goosebumps written by Ronald Dahl. That said it is a good beginning to a series despite the title. These books are intentionally short and thus the weakest part is in…

  • The Dinosaur Mystery

    I was really expecting this to be a good one. It shaped up to but but I feel it missed the opportunity. The story was good and the plot ran fine. Would just have liked to have seen the bad guy developed further. It felt like it was rushed. Overall decent.

  • Dragon Fire

    Book 5 of the Unwanteds Quests series. This installment picks up where the last book left off. I do not know what it is about this series, but I am having a hard time finishing it. There are only two books left and it will be a push to get through those. Albeit I am…

  • City of the Dead

    Book 1 of The Alchemist series. I love the author’s writing style. These books are action packed and full of danger. My only complaint is that I would like to have explorered the Alchemist class and more about what could be done. The only other complaint is that everything else goes on hold while I…