Friday, June 17, 2022

Read: The Truth About Stacey (#43-2022)

The Truth About Stacey

The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin

(The Baby-Sitters Club, Book 3)

Stacey is hiding something. Not just that she has diabetes, but her parents aren't handling it well, and won't let Stacey learn to live with it before bringing her to every doctor they can find who might magically fix everything.  Stacey's tired of it.

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Read: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (#42-2022)

Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls

Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M. Martin

(The Baby-Sitters Club, Book 2)

The second book in the original Baby-Sitters Club series has Claudia going through what every babysitter goes through at least once in their sitting career.  Not that everyone got hangup calls, but everyone let their imagination run away with them in scary ways. The resolution of this is cute, and very middle-school appropriate. Still a fun story.

(#42-2022)

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Read: A Worthy Opponent (#41-2022)

A Worthy Opponent

A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert

(Wicked Villains, Book 3)

So, the twisted version of Captain Hook and Tinkerbell. I kind of loved the characters in this one, even if I never imagined them in quite this way before. 

Definitely adult. Definitely a fun book.

(#41-2022)

Saturday, June 11, 2022

Read: Kristy's Great Idea (#40-2022)

Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin

(The Baby-Sitters Club, Book 1)

I read this series, fairly religiously, when I was a middle-schooler.  So when I found the collector's tin with the original 6 books in the series, in their original format I was absolutely going to buy it. 

The story actually still holds up quite well - except that technology plays NO part in these stories. It was a big deal that Claudia had a phone of her own in her room!

Otherwise, the themes and ideas are still relevant. I'm enjoying the re-read down memory lane. 

(#40-2022)

I Read: Learn my Lesson (#39-2022)

Learn my Lesson

Learn my Lesson by Katee Robert

(Wicked Villains, book 2)

This is an interesting series. Definitely adult - don't think this is going to hit the spot for anyone looking for Disney villains. 

In this one, we find out more about Hades, and his furies, but especially Megaera. Plus a little extra Olympus added in. 

(#39-2022)

Monday, June 6, 2022

I Read: A Rip Through Time (#38-2022)

A Rip Through Time

A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

(A Rip Through Time, book 1)

A Homicide detective from Canada, who is visiting Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother, is somehow transported in time to 1869.  She has to figure out how she got there, who she even is, and hopefully, how to get home. 


Wednesday, June 1, 2022

I Read: Pouncing on Murder (#37-2022)

Pouncing on Murder

Pouncing on Murder by Laurie Cass

(Bookmobile Cat Mysteries, book 4)

Minnie Hamilton is back with the Bookmobile.  And of course, the Bookmobile Cat. This time, she gets caught up in a mystery, when Henry, a curmudgeonly member of the community, dies.  Coincidentally, through the Bookmobile, Minnie becomes friends with his best friend and starts to question the situation.