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.

This was Unwanteds Book 5. The pacing was good through most of it. This book really felt like it was trying to figure out what to be. And in the end takes a good story and throws a confusing “time-bomb” element that really felt nearly pointless. I feel like there is a full plot line…

Animorphs book 15. Another sea adventure. Lots of moral dilemmas in this one. But it leaves us with a question if the Zerks now know they are human. The pacing is good. Yet another battle in a war that seems to have not really changed the over arching plot line. I am curious as we…

This is book 2 in Beyonders. There is a lot I like about this series. It is the genera of Epic Fantasy I struggle with. I always have to keep in mind that book 2 is the builder and you just have to push through it. The story isn’t bad but the middle drags just…

This is book 3 in the series The Way of the Shaman. I love these books. This is the third LitRPG that I have read. This one has great pacing and keeps you involved throughout. The plot is well thought out with plenty of twists and turns along the way. Basically if you’ve done any…

Book 14 of the Animorphs. This was entertaining and action packed. But still no real movement to the overarching plot line. One more of the hundreds of battles in a war. I did enjoy it and it was fun to see a nice head nod to Area 51. That said it will be interesting to…

Sometimes the books that become movies surprise me and this is one of those times. It was a fun read but I don’t see why it became such a hit. I am sure I am in the minority, but this is not a top ten book for me. Nor is it a strong recommend. There…

This was book 4 of the Unwanteds series. I did enjoy this novel and felt it brought the whole world into better focus. Less silly coincidental things happening. Lots of action. This was well done and I think YA would love the read. The only complaint I could have would be that it wants to…

Book 3 of the Unwanteds. I did enjoy this book. There were numerous things too keep focused on however even sidetracked seemed to have a purpose. Almost a little too good to be true coincidences. The pacing was good and kept the story on track. Lots of familiar faces and deepening of characters. There were…

Boxcar Children #17 this was not my favorite. There was nothing wrong just cannot get that excited over the subject matter. This was not in my top 10 but was fine and I would still recommend it to those young readers out there.

This was book 2 of the Unwanteds series. Nothing unusual / unexpected. That’s not to say there are good twists. But this is what I expected to happen to move the overall plot along and it no surprise f you’re familiar with the hero’s journey. That said, I am most interested in where the series…