Books read in December
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orangerfulNeed to do a proper end-of-the-year wrap up post soon! My goodness, how has 2020 gotten away from me already?? We're only 3 days in!! I have 90 emails in my inbox and they are all YOU PEOPLE! :P Sorry!
Anyway, have some books:
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Major Impossible by Nathan Hale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This might be my new favorite book in the series! Though I was not ready to get that amount of detail about Civil War battlefield amputations in a children's comic, let alone find out that even cartoony drawings of amputations would make my stomach turn. I can't wait to take this one out for booktalks!
Also, I kind of want to go to the Grand Canyon now. How have I never been?
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The cover is a bit misleading and I'm not quite sure what mooncakes have to do with anything. After reading the third book in the "Witch Boy" series and the new "Okay Witch", this book fell flat in both the magical friendship romance realm for me.
The Midwinter Witch by Molly Ostertag
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Third book in the series and going strong. This is an important step for Aster and, again, a great talking point for kids and tweens that are reading the series - should Aster show his powers at the Midwinter festival in front of all the other witches and shapeshifters? Can't wait to see what happens in book 4!
The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5 stars. I really wanted to love this but if this is the start of a series, I'm here for it. I would love to see more adventures with Tom and Jim. I mean, vanquishing one racist wizarding school probably isn't a whole lot in the grand scheme of things. I want him to take on the world!
The Unicorn Whisperer by Dana Simpson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I don't know what else I can say about this series except that it makes me LOL and I adore it. I needed something light and fun and this collection is solid through out. I love the Halloween arc, with Phoebe getting temporary superpowers, courtesy of Marigold.
The Year We Fell From Space by A.S. King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another solid addition to King's catalog. Full of heart and humor, all the while tackling the very serious subjects of divorce, depression and dealing with emotions.
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What did you read in December? Anything that made your best-of-the-year list?
Anyway, have some books:
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Major Impossible by Nathan HaleMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This might be my new favorite book in the series! Though I was not ready to get that amount of detail about Civil War battlefield amputations in a children's comic, let alone find out that even cartoony drawings of amputations would make my stomach turn. I can't wait to take this one out for booktalks!
Also, I kind of want to go to the Grand Canyon now. How have I never been?
Mooncakes by Suzanne WalkerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The cover is a bit misleading and I'm not quite sure what mooncakes have to do with anything. After reading the third book in the "Witch Boy" series and the new "Okay Witch", this book fell flat in both the magical friendship romance realm for me.
The Midwinter Witch by Molly OstertagMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Third book in the series and going strong. This is an important step for Aster and, again, a great talking point for kids and tweens that are reading the series - should Aster show his powers at the Midwinter festival in front of all the other witches and shapeshifters? Can't wait to see what happens in book 4!
The Black Mage by Daniel BarnesMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5 stars. I really wanted to love this but if this is the start of a series, I'm here for it. I would love to see more adventures with Tom and Jim. I mean, vanquishing one racist wizarding school probably isn't a whole lot in the grand scheme of things. I want him to take on the world!
The Unicorn Whisperer by Dana SimpsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I don't know what else I can say about this series except that it makes me LOL and I adore it. I needed something light and fun and this collection is solid through out. I love the Halloween arc, with Phoebe getting temporary superpowers, courtesy of Marigold.
The Year We Fell From Space by A.S. KingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another solid addition to King's catalog. Full of heart and humor, all the while tackling the very serious subjects of divorce, depression and dealing with emotions.
View all my reviews
What did you read in December? Anything that made your best-of-the-year list?
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Date: 2020-01-04 02:25 am (UTC)I somewhat disliked "Major Impossible," partially because it's just really not my thing. (Read it for the diversity awards, wouldn't have picked it up otherwise.) The framing device got really annoying for me real fast, but it'd probably be fine for the age range it's actually geared towards.
Never heard of "Unicorn Whisperer" but it sounds amazing!
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Date: 2020-01-04 04:16 am (UTC)I love the Nathan Hale series so I was already familiar with the framing device so it didn't bother me at all. I give that series to kids all the time (and I have read them all because I apparently don't know anything about US history)
Phoebe and her Unicorn are awesome. You can read the comics online. They are just so fun https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2012/04/22
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Date: 2020-01-06 12:46 am (UTC)