This might be a long one so let’s just get to it, shall we?
Title: Jerry the Squirrel: Volume One
Genre: Humor/Middle Grade
Synopsis: Jerry is a Squirrel. Jerry is also an inventor. The problem is that Jerry’s inventions rarely work out the way he wants them to.
Join Jerry the Squirrel on his fun and wacky adventures in the world of Arestana as he deals with annoying neighbors, out-of-control slippers, and a tyrannical Squirrel-boss whose only leadership quality is his amazing hat.
This collection of ten stories is perfect for some fun reading as a family, as bedtime stories, or just to sit back and enjoy a good read!
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Series: N/A
Author: Shawn P.B. Robinson
Pages: 132
Publisher: Brainswell Publishing
Pub Date: 3/7/2018
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thoughts: This was a delightful book! Surprisingly short, I finished it in less than a day. It was full of adventure and hilarious mishaps, courtesy of Jerry and his very interesting neighbors. I thought that the author adding his own family into part of the story was such a lovely touch as well. And the illustrations were adorable!
Title: Texts From Mittens (The Friends and Family Edition)
Genre: YA/Graphic Novel
Synopsis:
The Internet’s favorite text-happy cat is back at it–with a little help from his friends.Follow along with Mittens as he enjoys hilarious, snark-filled text volleys with his cast of quirky friends and family: Earl (the “filthy hound”), Stumpy (the best friend), Drunky Patty (the usually tipsy next-door neighbor), Grandma (giver of treats), and Fiona (Mitty’s girlfriend). Based on Angie Bailey’s virally popular blog, Texts from Mittens: The Friends and Family Edition is feline humor at its finest. (more)
Series: N/A
Author: Angie Bailey
Pages: 152
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub Date: 9/3/2019
Rating: 😹😹😹😹😹
Thoughts: Ahh so cute! It was so funny to read from ”a pets’ perspective”, haha. I thoroughly enjoyed each of their personalities and I think the text messages were such a creative way to write a book revolving around pets. I found myself chuckling many times. So adorable!
Title: Please Return Norbert M. Finklestein
Genre: Middle Grade/Adventure
Synopsis:
Have you ever wondered, “What in the world is my teacher thinking?” You may not know it, but this very journal you now hold in your hands is the key to answering your question once and for all. As long as you can keep a few secrets.
Mr. Finkelstein is your average middle school English teacher…who just happens to moonlight as a professional wrestler. Norbie would like to keep this little part of his life a secret. He’d much rather endure the daily bullying he takes from students like Jimmy Baker, a world-class bubblegum flinger, and perform as the personal gopher for inept colleagues like Coach Seam and Principal Rubrick. It’s easier that way. Out of the spotlight and under the radar: the story of Norbert’s life… (more)
Series: None
Author: Frank Morelli (w/ Frey Alexandra’s illustrations)
Pages: 236
Publisher: INtense Publications
Pub Date: 9/10/2019
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thoughts: I loved it! Norbert is such a sweet guy, so kind and helpful to everyone around him-almost to a fault. I loved his relationship with his mom and the growth that he and his students experienced throughout the story. It also helped that I’m a huge wrestling fan so that was fun to read as well!
Title: The Wacky Wizard Wars
Genre: Children/Adventure
Synopsis:
A power-mad High Born witch forms a new army of wacky wizards and witches who lost the last war. It’s a tough job. This brainless bunch prefers to guzzle gibber juice and clobber each other rather than follow orders.
To boost her army, the witch ensnares covens of modern-day witches, who are innocent, ordinary folk. But Mortor, the worst High Born wizard, reappears and snatches her leadership. Desperate to share power, the witch lures Mortor into a farcical ceremony that ties these two High Borns together for eternity… (more)
Series: None
Author: Christina Clarry & Maxine Alan-Hart
Pages: 214
Publisher: Matador
Pub Date: 7/28/2019
Rating: 🧙🏻♀️🧙🏻♀️🧙🏻♀️
Thoughts: The adventures that the kids got up to were mostly fun to read. Some of it seemed a bit dark for a Children’s read but I liked it! Anything with magic and witches, I’m there!
Title: Locked Box
Genre: Romance/Erotica
Synopsis: What happens when you accidentally get locked in the evidence room with a man you’ve been lusting after for years? Julia Bennett is a good girl. She wouldn’t go near a married man. Especially not one she works with. No matter how handsome he is… (more)
Series: Bennett Sisters
Author: Eve Dangerfield
Pages: 290
Publisher: Eve Dangerfield Books
Pub Date: May 2021
Rating: 💋💋💋💋
Thoughts: Eve never misses, does she? My lord this was hot, angsty and lovely all in one. The characters did get a bit childish at times but, thankfully it wasn’t too overwhelming. I was reeeally rooting for them as the story progressed. The dirty talk was a HUGE bonus but that’s to be expected in an Eve Dangerfield book.
Title: Not Your Shoe Size
Genre: Romance/Erotica
Synopsis: Kate McGrath knows the daddy situation has changed. For one thing her kink’s gone mainstream (what up, internet!) For another, her relationship with Ty, AKA Daddy, has growing pains. After years of protecting herself with faux-girliness, Kate finally feels like a woman. She wants Ty to treat her like a grown up (bedroom excluded, obviously), but emancipation is the first fantasy her daddy doesn’t seem able to fulfil…
Tyler Henderson is happy with things the way they are. And if they have to change, why can’t Kate marry him? That would be nice. And make him look like less of a dirty old man. He’ll fight to keep Middleton where she is, but he isn’t counting on a daddy rival, a man from Kate’s past who would be more than happy to take her off his hands…
Jealousy combines with mistaken identity to throw the status of one of Romancelandia’s top five D/LG couples (at least!) into turmoil. Ty and Kate need to find common ground, but love is a dangerous game, no matter what your age… (more)
Series: Act Your Age
Author: Eve Dangerfield
Pages: 128
Publisher: /Eve Dangerfield Books
Pub Date: 1/21/2020
Rating: 💋💋💋💋💋
Thoughts:
It was so lovely to revisit Ty and Kate’s relationship. It made me sad to see them in such a rocky phase and to see Kate realize what Peterson was doing all those years ago, but still, I really enjoyed this sequel! I loved seeing Kate come into her own and find her voice along with some balance in her life. A beautiful end to this story!
Bonus: the sexy times were… well, sexy! haha!
Title: Ice Planet Barbarians
Genre: Sci-Fi/Romance
Synopsis:
You’d think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you’d be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they’ve left their cargo of human women – including me – on an ice planet.
And the only native inhabitant I’ve met? He’s big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me… (more)
Series: Ice Planet Barbarians, #1
Author: Ruby Dixon
Pages: 188
Publisher: Self Pub
Pub Date: 4/3/2019
Rating: 👽👽
Thoughts: That was an absolute experience. I don’t particularly care for insta- love or for instantly fated mates but, this was fun… except for that outta-nowhere assault scene. I thought it was so out of place and unnecessary.
And I will also say, at times the main female character got on my nerves. She was extremely childish at times and of course, there’s the fact that she’s living it up with a hot alien while her fellow captives are still in trouble.
Title: Barbarian Alien
Genre: Sci-Fi/Romance
Synopsis:
Twelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I’m one of them. Yay, me.
In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a cootie. And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks I’m the mate to the biggest, surliest alien of the group.
BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS. You do not have to read both in order to understand the plot, but the story will be richer if you do! (more)
Series: Ice Planet Barbarians, #2
Author: Ruby Dixon
Pages: 248
Publisher: Self Pub
Pub Date: 7/24/2015
Rating: 👽👽
Thoughts: I love me a good ole “hate-to-love” romance, but this was a bit much. Liz was so hot and cold and so mean to Raahosh that it made me a little dizzy. I appreciate the fact that she was very strong-willed but, at times it translated as her being incredibly childish and frustrating. I didn’t care for him literally kidnapping her as well and as hot as some of the sex scenes were, this book was severely lacking in the consent department- even if Liz did make it a point to mention it. Raahosh just wasn’t likable during the whole first half of the book, and by the second half, it just felt like I was reading a completely different book.
Another pretty damn good reading month for me! I can’t wait to know if yall have heard of any of these books or if you do end up checking them out!!
XOXO, Gigi.
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