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  • Must Read Monday (21): Blackbird Fly & Chasing Secrets

    Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: two middle grade titles that I am hearing… Read more


    November 22, 2015

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    Children’s
    children’s, contemporary, erin entrada kelly, gennifer choldenko, historical fiction, middle grade, must read monday
  • EVERY WORD Blog Tour, Day Four: Review of Ellie Marney’s Every Word

    Welcome to day four of the Tundra Books sponsored Blog Tour for Ellie Marney‘s Every Word! Today on Fab Book Reviews, I am featuring a review of Every Word, the second book in the Every series from author Ellie Marney!   Review: Every Word (Every Breath #2) by Ellie Marney Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra… Read more


    November 19, 2015

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    blog tour, contemporary ya, ellie marney, mystery, reviews, suspense, very good, Young Adult
  • Great Picture Books! (8)

    2015 is (I cannot believe it) slowly but surely coming to an end, but the roster of terrific picture books is not slowing down! Here’s a rundown of some of the recently read great picture book titles I have read and would recommend: The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Merino. I love Merino’s… Read more


    November 12, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    aaron reynolds, children’s, christie matheson, eoin colfer, excellent, funny, gemma merino, gianna marino, great picture books, matt davies, oliver jeffers, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Must Read Monday (20): Fire Colour One & Grounded

    Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: Jenny Valentine’s Fire Colour One and Kate Klise’s… Read more


    November 8, 2015

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    Children’s, Young Adult
    children’s, contemporary ya, historical fiction, jenny valentine, kate klise, middle grade, must read monday, mystery, Young Adult
  • ‘The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever’ Sneak Peak & Giveaway!

    Welcome to a special feature, courtesy of Sourcebooks Fire, spotlighting Jeff Strand’s 2016 young adult release, The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever! Read on for a cover reveal, sneak peak as well as a link to a Rafflecopter giveaway! The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever Author: Jeff Strand Release Date: March 1, 2016 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Jeff… Read more


    November 7, 2015

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    Young Adult
    contemporary, giveaways, jeff strand, sneak peak, Young Adult
  • Review: The Lake House by Kate Morton

    Review: The Lake House by Kate Morton Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Publication: October 20, 2015 by Atria Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories.… Read more


    November 5, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    contemporary, excellent, historical fiction, kate morton, mystery, reviews, very good
  • Review: Nine Lives (A Lily Dale Mystery) by Wendy Corsi Staub

    Review: Nine Lives (A Lily Dale Mystery) by Wendy Corsi Staub Source: ARC courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: October 27, 2015 by Crooked Lane Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: In this warm and witty series debut from New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub, a widowed young mom plans a fresh… Read more


    November 4, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, good, mystery, paranormal, reviews, very good, wendi corsi staub
  • November Blog Tour for Ellie Marney’s Every Word

    Coming up this month, I have the pleasure and delight of participating in the Tundra Books sponsored Blog Tour for Ellie Marney‘s Every Word. Every Word is the second book in Marney’s Every mystery series, which takes on the epic legend of Sherlock Holmes and turns him into a brilliant and troubled seventeen year old,… Read more


    November 1, 2015

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    Young Adult
    blog tour, contemporary ya, ellie marney, mystery, suspense
  • ‘There’s a Bacterium In My Closet’ & other germtastic tales…

    Another smart and fantastically bookish comic from cartoonist Tom Gauld:   Read more


    October 31, 2015

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    Uncategorized
    comics, funny, humour, miscellaneous, picture books, tom gauld
  • Spotlight Tour & Giveaway: Dream on, Amber by Emma Shevah

    Spotlight Tour: Dream On, Amber By Emma Shevah Title: Dream On, Amber Author: Emma Shevah Release Date: October 6, 2015 Publishers: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Hardcover ISBN 9781492622505 Summary: My name is Ambra Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. But call me Amber. I have no idea why my parents gave me all those hideous names but they must… Read more


    October 25, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    blog tour, children’s, contemporary, emma shevah, funny, good, middle grade, reviews, very good
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