Okok, I said the next DWJ book would be Book 2 of the Chrestomanci series, but I got way too curious about Black Maria and couldn’t wait so here we are. Black Maria is a standalone novel about Mig, her brother Chris, and their mother Betty as they visit Great Aunt Maria at Cranbury-on-Sea. Despite… Read More Book Review: Black Maria by Diana Wynne Jones
I read the Dark is Rising sequence way back when I was in school, but reading Re-Enchanted made me want to re-read this series (especially since I remember liking it). So I borrowed a copy of this from the library and settled in for a rollicking ride. In Over Sea, Under Stone, Simon, Jane, and… Read More Book Review: Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
So, I’m sure I’ve read this book before (especially once I started actually reading the book – it’s all familiar and I’ve either read it before or had a scarily accurate dream about the story). But because I can’t find any review of the book on this blog or on Goodreads, the completionist in me… Read More Book Review: The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill
I had every intention of reading the second book in the Chrestomanci series next, but after reading Re-Enchanted, I had the urge to just read Witch Week, which has piqued my interest ever since I read Reflections by Diana Wynne Jones. In Witch Week, one of the students in Class 6B is accused of being… Read More Book Review: Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones
I picked this up because I wanted something “easy” to read after a fairly taxing nonfiction read. Well, joke’s on me because Sweep was far more complex than what I expected from a Middle-Grade story and pretty much sucked me in and left me in tears by the end of the story. As you may… Read More Book Review: Sweep – The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
This has been on the TBR for a while and like many of the TBR books, it has been languishing on the list until I decided I was finally in the mood for MG fantasy. Fablehaven starts when Kendra and her younger brother Seth are shipped off to their grandparents because their parents have to… Read More Book Review: Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
After reading Reflections – On the Magic of Writing, I told myself and everyone who reads this (and my IG) that I want to read more Diana Wynne Jones (DWJ). Well, someone told me they loved the Chrestomanci series and since Witch Week, the third book in the series is on my TBR list, I… Read More Book Review: Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
This is the third book in the What Katy Did trilogy (though apparently not the last book about Katy and her family) and surprisingly, it was the one that I enjoyed the most! What Katy Did Next takes place a few years after What Katy Did at School and has Katy travelling to London, France… Read More Book Review: What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge
I’m continuing with the What Katy Did series since I have the first three books! What Katy Did at School is a direct continuation of What Katy Did, and so will have spoilers for the first book. At the end of What Katy Did, Katy has recovered from her prolonged illness and can finally stand… Read More Book Review: What Katy Did at School by Susan Coolidge
I can’t quite remember why I bought the Katy trilogy (this is a very common refrain with me, perhaps I should stop expecting to remember where I hear about books) but I expect I heard something about it being a childhood classic and wanted to give it a go! What Katy Did is a children’s… Read More Book Review: What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge