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 99 of the Boxcar Children Mysteries. This fun little book will make you want to take up quilting. It is interesting that I believe this is the first book that mentions computers. The whole feel of this book feels less like it is happening in the distant past and is beginning to feel more…

Book 98 of the Boxcar Children. This book is not a ghost story despite the title. Also, appropriate for younger readers. Lots of red herrings and clues to keep you guessing and even a ghostly cowbell. Ok, so there is a tad hint of a ghost, but nothing scary. Just a fun read that speaks…

Book 2 of the Loki series. The adventure and hilarity continue as we see Loki continuing to struggle to be good. This picks right up where the last one left off and would make a great recommendation for those mid-grade readers, and boys in particular as there is much fart talk. Aside from that the…

Book 5 of the Time Quintet. This is the final book in the series and this time we follow the daughter of Meg Murry. This was a little darker and yet still a great read. She is whisked back 3000 years. Dealing with the people of their valley. We have betrayal and human sacrifice and…

Book 4 of the Time Quintet series. This time we follow the twins on an adventure. This book could have easily been read as a standalone novel, but complements the series nicely. What a wonderful reimagining of the Noah’s Arc story. Great detail and an odd cast as we go back to the time of…

Book 3 of the Time Quintet series. The story continues only this time Charles Wallace takes center stage. This book has less similarities with the previous book and to me is a great precursor to the TV show Quantum Leap. That said, it is engaging and reads more like a series of short stories with…

Book 2 of the Young Wizards series. This was a high stakes fun read appropriate for even the bottom end of YA. In this ocean tale we get to see how these wizards save the world from an underwater perspective. The world is about to end again and it is looking like self sacrifice is…

Book 1 of the Loki series. This is a middle grade book. This is a fun silly book about Loki and Thor masquerading as young human children. It is quick, fun, and silly. Great for a reluctant reader. Introduce this to a young child to help instill a love of reading.

Book 97 of the Boxcar Children. This mystery is a criminal who is posing as a ghost. Can the kids figure out the ghost. Some elements are fairly obvious to older readers, but nailing down the suspects gets tricky. Can the kids discover the true motive in time? Give this one a shot and you’ll…

Book 2 of the Time Quintet series. This was a furthering of the storyline and yet a story unto itself. We have a few returning characters and some wholly new ones. The acceptable then is so different than the acceptable now. I think those items are what dates this book. Aside from that the series…