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We are once again returning to the land of the peculiar with today’s book. The Library of Souls is the third book in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs. It opens on Jacob and Emma having narrowly escaped the hollows and wights but having been unable to rescue their fellow peculiar. Luckily,…
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Banning books is a bit of a hot topic in the United States right now. A topic that is handled rather adroitly in the book, Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller. The book opens with Beverly Underwood, a member of the school board in Troy, Georgia and a woman who champions…
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This next book was interesting in many ways as it is a memoir but in the form of a few dozen, slightly disjointed, short stories. Out Of Africa was written by Isak Dinesen between 1914 and 1931 while the author ran a coffee plantation near Nairobi in Kenya. In it she describes her years there…
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The Demon Apostle by R. A. Salvatore is the final book in the First Demonwars Trilogy and the third book in the Demonwars Saga. It continues the story of Elbryan and Jilseponie as they continue fighting against Abbot Dalebert Markwart and the forces of the Abellican Church. The story opens with Jilseponie struggling to accept…
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For those of you who follow me, you’ve probably already read my reviews for The Trials of Apollo series. Having finally been able to read those I was inspired to go back and start at the beginning with The Lightning Thief, book one of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It opens on Percy Jackson‘s field…
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Fool’s Errand is the first book in the Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb. It tells the story of how Fitzchivalry Farseer, living under the name of Tom Badgerlock, is drawn back into the political intrigues of the Farseer court. It starts with him being visited by a variety of old friends who he was…
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Time to travel back in time. River God is the first book in the Ancient Egypt series by Wilbur Smith and it starts the story of Taita. Taita is a slave and a eunuch that serves a rather brutal noble. The time frame is approximately 4,000 years ago. It opens during the festival of Osiris…
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A Draw of Kings is the third and final book in The Staff & The Sword trilogy by Patrick W. Carr. It continues the story of Errol Stone as he returns to Erinon and has to come to terms with his potential fate, having to die to save his fellow countrymen. As Martin and Luis…
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Recently, I shared my review of Stormbreaker, the first book in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. Continuing the series I am back with a review of the second book, Point Blank. Much like the first book, it opens with Alex getting into trouble. This time he has utilized his skills to help with…
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I think I mentioned this in an earlier post but I have a real weakness for a good biography and this one was a good one. A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War by Joseph Loconte is a dual biography of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien which focuses primarily on how…
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