Genre: Humor / Vampires Pages: 304 (hardcover) Reading Level: Easy Rating: 4 / 5 Summary from Goodreads Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor continues her rule in Hell in the scorchingly funny finale to the Undead series from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson. It had been a well-kept secret for centuries, but now the existence … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Undead & Unforgiven (Undead #14) by MaryJanice Davidson
Author: MaryJanice Davidson Genre: Humor / Vampires Pages: 304 (hardcover) Reading Level: Easy Rating: 4 / 5 Summary from Goodreads If Betsy Taylor has learned anything about ruling Hell it’s: 1) she can’t do it alone, and 2) she doesn’t have to. She’s got the help of a devoted vampire king, a dateless zombie, an … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Wizard Returns (Dorothy Must Die #0.3) by Danielle Paige
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars, Genre: Science Fiction, Pages: 100, Level: Easy Book Description: The Wizard left Oz in a hot air balloon- or did he? This digital original novella is the third installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and exciting New York Times bestseller Dorothy Must Die. Dorothy Gale is back… … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Witch Must Burn (Dorothy Must Die #0.2) by Danielle Paige
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Science Fiction, Pages: 100, Level: Easy Book Description: There’s a new Wicked Witch in Oz- and her name is Dorothy. This digital original novella is the second installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and exciting New York Times bestseller Dorothy Must Die. Dorothy Gale is back… … Continue reading
REVIEW: Undead and Unsure (Undead #12) by Mary Janice Davidson
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Humor/ Vampires, Pages: 301, Level: Easy Book Description: It’s no surprise to Betsy that her trip to Hell with her sister Laura landed them in hot water. Betsy isn’t exactly sorry she killed the Devil but it’s put Laura in a damnable position: assuming the role of Satan … Continue reading
REVIEW: Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Contemporary Fiction (WARNING), Pages: 225, Level: Easy Book Description: “A billion husbands are about to be replaced.” From the author of Fight Club, the classic portrait of the damaged contemporary male psyche, now comes this novel about the apocalyptic marketing possibilities of female pleasure. Sisters will be doing … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) by James Dashner
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, Dystopian, Apocalyptic, Pages: 374, Level: Easy Description from Goodreads: If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers- boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet … Continue reading
REVIEW: Little Miss Bossy (Little Miss #1) by Roger Hargreaves
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Children, Pages: 32, Level: Easy Book Description: Little Miss Bossy tells everyone what to do-until Wilfred the Wizard casts a spell on her. I don’t find these books particularly engaging, but my son loves them. Hence the four stars. They are the perfect length for my five year … Continue reading
REVIEW: Until the End of the World (Until the End of the World #1) by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Apocalyptic/ Zombie Fiction, Pages: 400, Level: Easy Book Description: Cassie Forrest isn’t surprised to learn that the day she’s decided to get her life together is also the day the world ends. After all, she’s been on a self-imposed losing streak since her survivalist parents died: she’s stopped … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Shade of the Moon (Last Survivors #4) by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Apocalyptic Fiction, Pages: 288, Reading Level: Easy Book Description: The eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with the New York Times best-seller Life As We Knew It, in which a meteor knocks the moon off its orbit and the world changes forever. It’s been more than two … Continue reading
REVIEW: We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Genre, Pages: 400, Reading Level: Intermediate Book Description: The gripping international bestseller about motherhood gone awry. Eva never really wanted to be a mother – and certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a … Continue reading
REVIEW: Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fiction, Pages: 304, Reading Level: Intermediate Book Description: When the plot of your first novel partially hinges on anarchist overthrows funded by soap sales, and the narrative hook of your second work is the black box recorder of a jet moments away from slamming into the Australian outback, … Continue reading
REVIEW: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fiction, Pages: 310, Reading Level: Easy Book Description: I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school- until now. He’s about to start 5th grade at … Continue reading
REVIEW: Undead and Unwelcome (Undead #8) by Mary Janice Davidson
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Humor/ Vampires, Pages: 282, Level: Easy Book Description: “Ms. Davidson has her own brand of wit and shocking surprises that make her vampire series on of a kind” (Darque Reviews). And heroine Betsy Taylor has problems that only a suburban vampire-queen housewife could possibly understand, such as… FIFTY … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fiction, Pages: 552, Level: Easy Book Description: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing … Continue reading
REVIEW: Undead and Unworthy (Undead #7) by Mary Janice Davidson
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Humor/ Vampires, Pages: 285, Level: Easy Book Description: Betsy Taylor thought entering the world of the undead was a big adjustment. Being a new bride isn’t much easier. The blush has only been on for two months, and Betsy has a lot to do: set up the new … Continue reading
REVIEW: Undead and Uneasy (Undead #6) by Mary Janice Davidson
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Humor/ Vampires, Pages: 288, Level: Easy Book Description: Weddings are never easy. But when you’re Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor, they can become downright deadly… In the days leading up to The Big Day, Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor seems to have a full house – and the wedding guests … Continue reading
Review: The Walking Dead, Volume 20: All Out War, Part 1 by Robert Kirkman
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Graphic Novel/ Zombies, Pages: 136, Level: Easy Description from Barnes & Noble: The biggest storyline in Walking Dead history starts here! It’s Rick versus Negan with a little help from everyone else! All Out War, Part 1, relays Rick’s continuing struggle against Negan. Rick has organized an all … Continue reading
REVIEW: Silence (Hush, Hush #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick
Silence (Hush, Hush #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fantasy, Pages: 438, Level: Easy Book Description: WHEN SILENCE IS ALL THAT’S LEFT, CAN THE TRUTH FINALLY BE HEARD? Nora Grey can’t remember the past five months of her life. After the initial shock of waking up in a cemetery and … Continue reading
REVIEW: Red Flood by Nocomus Columbus
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Short Story/ Apocalyptic Fiction, Pages: 51, Level: Easy In the future, a young boy is being raised by his grandmother. One day, tragedy strikes and the boy must run. Then he is found by his long lost father and a trip through The Badlands commences. What is at … Continue reading