This is a blog reviewing the latest book I have read along with the books I have self-published. Please feel free to follow along with my reading / writing journey.

Book 1.5 of Dungeon Academy. This book supplements the previous trilogy with just a fun little aside. Overall, this book is short and lacks and purpose to the main story. It is a fun look at our main group of friends, but it is more about the revisiting of old familiar characters, than any new…

Book 2 of the Going Wild series. This was fun as we are deep on the heels of Dr Gray. Lots of fun spy gear, twists, and butt kicking. Overall a strong second book and again flabbergasted that there is only one more book to this series. Lots of potential and wonderful character development. Will…

Book 1 of the Going Wild series. I am shocked first that this is only a trilogy. The concept seems like one they would turn into a mega series like Animorphs, Ben 10, and others. That said it is a good beginning to get the series off the ground. The characters are well developed and…

This is a retelling of The Iliad. It has been a number of years since I have read it and even then it was a struggle. This book does a good job mimicking the style and tone. The characters are brought to life as this story is interwoven with that. Overall a strong story, albeit…

Book 127 of the Boxcar Children. This one was a complete snarl with a strong theme that others fortunate situation does not make it okay to take from them. This mystery is fairly innocent and although there is a bad guy, it isn’t as bad as a jewel thief or dog napper like some of…

Book 126 of the Boxcar Children. This mystery takes an unexpected twist but ends up landing fine. The central theme of looking at ways you can recycle/reuse those throwaways is good for young readers to think about, especially in our use and throw away culture. Excellent read.

Book 125 of the Boxcar Children series. This mystery has us in hot pursuit of a would be thief. Lots of red herrings and strange goings on. Overall, a fun read with a good message. If you follow the series you with enjoy this one that speaks to the ends not justifying the means. All…

Book 124 of the Boxcar Children series. There was a lot going on in this one. Least of which to say the bad guy wasn’t what our who you’d think. This was one of the rare twists that aside from corporate greed, the crime was done through a misguided thought of helping. This was a…

Book 7 of The Good Guys. We continue on the quest to rid the world of the corrupted. However, life is not linear and neither is the quest line. Lots of action and seeing more of the world. A good final twist and new friends along the way. Can Montana not mess everything up? Well,…

Book 123 of the Boxcar Children series. This one is all about a competition on what the Aldens do best. However, there is something else going on. Not to worry, the children are in the case. A super fun episode a far cry from the normal mysteries. Great twists and red herrings in this one.