If you’re saying “three-fer,” then you’re in luck. Cuz today we’re featuring a children’s “three-fer.” Two are fiction. One is non. One is a creative and clever story about friends and family. And sneezing. Yep, sneezing. The other is the story of a real-life heroine. The third is The Kimster’s new favorite. It’ll become readily apparent once you read the title.
So, are ya ready? Great! Let’s dive in with The Sneeze Collector, Yaa Asantewaa: The Warrior Queen, and Emma and Lily, Dog-Talk Detectives:
So there I was. Minding my own business. Snoozing away. When Her Royal Momness comes bouncing down the stairs with a Royal Stroke of Genuis:
“Kimmi! I have a great idea! You know those last six books we read? The True Crime thing, the post-apocalyptic thing, the second True Crime thing, the “self-help” motivational thing, and the other two True Crime thingies? All pretty diff, huh? Let’s do a combo post on all six!”
Well. As long as we’re here, let’s dive in to six of the most unusual books we’ve read so far this year. They’re “unusual” cuz they’re genres we don’t typically select.
One other thing. With the exception of the last title, all of the books below are 3.5s. In case you’re wondering. No extra charge:
A severely injured WWI veteran and his female caregiver face an Alaskan winter alone in a remote hunting lodge as they wait out an influenza outbreak. That’s the premise for this delicious historical romance that’ll warm you body and soul.
Psssst! Kimber here. Letting you in on a secret. Mom is weird. Okay. So that’s not exactly a major newsflash.
Binge Reading
But A Typical Mom Weird-ity? Gobbling up every book in sight by a particular author and devouring them like they’re fresh-off-the-barbie filet mignon. Call it Binge Reading. She’ll do this for a while. Read everything she can get her hands on from a specific multi-published author. Then all of a sudden, Poof! She stops. And moves on to other literary barbecue thingies.
Note: We received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
“My friend, we live in a world where if good people do nothing, the things bad people do will only get worse and worse.”
That’s a central theme in Steve N. Lee’s latest historical fiction release, A Song of Silence: A Gripping Holocaust Novel inspired by a Heartbreaking True Story. It’s 100% riveting!
Note: We received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I know. I’m AWESOME!
So there we were. Her Royal Momness and I. Hanging out. Chasing frisbees. Munching on extra crispy bacon. When that stupid ping thingy pings. Telling She Who Must Be Obeyed she has email. Seems a fourteen y.o. in Canada or some other foreign country has a debut novel coming out about animal heroes.
If you’re ever in a tight spot in the wilds of Wyoming, Joe Pickett’s your guy. Especially when facing down not one but two rogue killers – human and animal – in this riveting new crime thriller by Western author C.J. Box.
All is not well in Twelve Sleep County, Wyoming. A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage, killing, among others, the potential fiancé of Game Warden Joe Pickett’s daughter. Meanwhile, ruthless con Dallas Cates is released from prison. Joe put him there years ago. Cates makes skunks look good. He has a special list tattooed on his skin. Has Cates really figured out how to kill the people he blames for ruining his life and make it look like a grizzly attack?
Note: We received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Buckle up and hold on tight for a white-knuckled ride through murder, mystery, money-laundering, and mayhem with S.F. Baumgartner’s latest suspense thriller, Tangled Secrets.
Is a strange car following school teacher Grace Benson home from work? Why? Sheila Mitchell is middle-aged wedding planner. Her ex-husband is FBI agent Ron Peters. Their son Kyle is also an FBI agent. Sheila enlists their help when she suspects her current hubby, Doug, of espionage. Is Doug living a double life? Why?
She Who Must Be Obeyed (sort of) says we’re doin’ a ‘two-fer’ today! I’m thinkin’ bacon and more bacon! Or peanut butter! But nooooo! Her Momness says we’re doin’ two books by two different female authors. One fiction. One non. Both have strong female characters or POVs.
They are She Left Me the Gun: My Mother’s Life Before Me by Emma Brockes (non-fiction). The other is On Mystic Lake. By Kristin Hannah.
Genre: Middle School Fiction/Children’s Friendship/ Children’s Action & Adventure
Pages: 301 (Hardback)
Via: Library
Cold. Defenseless. Hungry. Bleeding. Sick. Lost.
It’s not a good day for two middle school girls lost in the vast untamed wildness of Wisconsin’s Northwoods during the shank end of summer. The two ex-best friends must find a way to put their differences aside and work together in order to survive. Can they? Will they?
Uh-Oh
Jocelyn (Joss) and Alejandra (Alex) have been BFFs since kindergarten. But after two weeks at summer Spanish camp with uber cool Laura Longbottom hanging on her every wood, Alex isn’t interested in brainy and “nerdy” Joss. But their families have been taking joint vacations to “Allard’s Roost” family cabin on Wisconsin’s Buttercup Lake for years. So Joss hopes that their upcoming trip will provide an opportunity to restore and rekindle the friendship.
Pages & Paws 