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 24 of the Boxcar Children. I am liking the new plot structure. This was a good one full of deceit and mystery. This was a good read and kept me turning the pages. The ending was a little telegraphed, but for an age specific reader I think it would be perfect.

Boxcar Children book 23. This was much better as far as the mystery is concerned. This book ranks in my top ten for the series and is a strong recommend. There are plenty of suspects and you don’t know for sure who is to blame until the end. I hope that this book will set…

Book 5 of the Spiderwick chronicles. This was a satisfying conclusion to the series. The books are all short reads and perfect for those reluctant readers in your life. Lots of adventure and nothing too heavy for the young mind to deal with. That said, the adventure was straightforward and the ending a tad blasé…

Left Behind book 5. This was a continuation of the story so far and covered another section of the end of the world. Albeit a fun read and fascinating to see an interpretation of the book of Revelations, I felt that this one was more fluff than the past books and still rely on a…

This book covers a number of topics focused on how we should see and act in the world around us. Anything from goal setting to keeping a positive view around you. Each topic is covered in three to four pages and has a lot of story examples. I highly recommend this albeit a religious writing…

This was book 5 of the Way of the Shaman series. This book takes you to the top to the bottom of the emotional scale and leaves you just waiting for book 6. This book along with the series is my top pick for RPGLit. I guess the end of this one was a little…

Animorphs book 24. This took the series a new direction. I am very middle of the road on this one. Plenty of twists and turns but still felt like the conclusion was a little forced. Aside from that there was no new overall plot advances and so felt like just another meaningless day in the…

Book 22 of the Boxcar Children series. I enjoyed this fun little mystery. There was not just one thing, but all together it just worked for me. Even the final twist was not horribly unpredictable. This was a solid story and I recommend it as representative of the series. If you’ve never read one, this…

This is the fourth and final book in the Atlee series. I felt like this book tried to be too much. It felt like the author knowing that this is the end of the series just tried to escalate the tension by throwing a little bit of everything at it in some type of thriller…

Boxcar Children number 20. After all the stuff I have been reading lately, it was nice to return to the Aldens. This was a cute little mystery that left you guessing until the end. Good misdirection and great resolution leaves you feeling good about old values. Reminds you that family is the most important thing.…