Nimbus Publishing sent me a copy of this book to read and review (thank you). It has been published and you can get a copy now.
She helps her folks, they have a potluck, and she gets invited to play on the team!
There are Cuban recipes included. She shows good will, patience and integrity. And she has a great summer!
Bound to Happen Publishing let me read this book for review (thank you). It has been published and you can get a copy now.
The pony likes to jump and she enjoys riding him. Then one morning he is gone...
Will they find each other again?
Milky Way picture books sent me a copy to read and review (thank you). It has been published and you can get a copy now.
Little Pea is very small. He's not like the other kids and can do none of the things they can.
But he is an artist. He builds his own house and decorates it. He's happy now! He has a wind up car and his own office. He makes the best of what he has...
The illustrations are great!
Milky Way picture books sent me a copy of this book to review (thank you). It's to be published February 14th, 2023.
The cat meets the owl who asks him to move a log because his claw is stuck. But the cat sees a rowboat with a bucket of fish, so he says no.
The cat doesn't like water so he starts out by putting a big rock in the lake. As he keeps looking for new things, the owl helps him. Finally he removes the log and the owl flies over and steals the fish. He forgot the owl was stuck...
The illustrations are lovely, and your child will learn not to be selfish...
Amazon let me read this book for review (thank you). It has already been published so you can get a copy now.
One victim was a bitchy old lady, the other was a husband. The old lady won't be missed but the wife of the husband misses him.
How they were killed and who killed them is the focus of the book. The therapist is the major detective even if the sheriff doesn't like it.
It's a good story and they find the killers. I was surprised by who did it...
Oni Press and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on March 7th.
Their King's crown has been stolen and the youngest cat goes after it.
There is magic, shapeshifting, and more to keep your attention.
A young girl joins him and they look for the crown. The girl is actually a wolf.
When they find the crown, he transforms, too.
It was a fun read.
Joffe Books let me read the book for review (thank you). It has been published and you can get a copy now.
The stories are good. You never know who the killer is. It's a quick read. I enjoyed it. I bet you will, too!
Joffe Books let me read this book for review (thank you). It has been published and you can get a copy now.
A female cop gets on the case but it takes lots of twists and turns and money and drugs to wade through.
She doesn't give up though. There are a lot of suspects. Even the coroner can't figure out how she died. But give the cop time and she'll nail it. She even figured out how the drugs were bringing brought in.
It was an interesting tale. The ending is good.
Amazon let me read it for review (thank you). It has been published and you can get a copy now.
The odd story I read was about a man whose mother had died. Then his dad shows up and lives with him. He's weird and smokes and drinks. He could use some help because he's always searching for bobcats. Then he disappears, too.
It was interesting and odd. See what you think...
Berkley Books sent me a copy of this book to read (thank you). It will be published on January 10th.
They all live in a small community and are cut off from town by a tunnel that is full of snow. Cara Kennedy is a cop that is on leave. But finding a hand and a foot that floated out of the water makes her want to work the case. Then they find his head...
There is a lot of confusion and some bad guys are there too. The bad guys get killed and so do some of the residents.
Cara asks a lot of questions but doesn't always get answers. She finds out who the dead man is. She keeps digging for the solution.
It's a bit slow reading but you keep reading to see what happens.
It's an interesting book.
Simon & Schuster sent me and ARC to read. It will be published on April 4th.
It's the story of a girl who wants to know who killed her father. As she searches she finds all these animals that her dad, a vet, took care of. She finds if she touches them she can feel their hurts, their worries and more.
She has a long search ahead of her, not many friends, and her suspicions are wrong until the end.
It will keep you reading!
Joffe Books and Amazon let me read this book for review (thank you). It was already published so you can get a copy now.
Not all cops are honest. This story points that out.
The one we follow is and he is trying to find who killed a young woman cop. He's also assigned to look for drugs. And he finds out he's under suspicion.
Then his wife is kidnapped from the hospital and he wants to find her...
It was interesting and kept my attention. If you like police procedurals, you'll like this book.
Aria and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published March 2nd.
The family adopted a child but didn't disclose it. The whole family is messed up. There are men who are married but have lovers. Some relationships get torn apart but then get repaired 18 years later. Some of the men die from natural causes. The women seem to survive.
Some marry without love. It's an odd family.
Eventually they find out the child is adopted. You never know what is coming next...
Grand Central sent me an ARE copy to read for review (thank you). It will be published on March 7th.
Ruthy always rode the same bus and came home on time. Until the day came she didn't.
They wondered if she had run away. The chapters in the book are the voices of those looking for her.
They think they may have found her, but no. Will she ever come home?
Balzer + Bray and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on March 7th.
She sneaks out of the house and travels about meeting people who like her. As she makes friends, she's happier. But she gets caught by her mom and is confined in the house. She doesn't like that and runs away.
Then she finds out the money her father collected is not his... She develops a plot to steal the money back and give it to the people it belongs to. That works.
She doesn't go go back to her parents. In time they move on and she takes over the house.
She has friends and a home and likes her new life...
Berkley and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on March 7th.
One man is killed when he falls down the cliff on rocks. It was no accident, someone shoved him...
Then two more were killed. They were a group of men that worked together.
The remaining members find themselves watching carefully. Who knows who will be next?
Veronica gets involved because her love is one of them.
She gets shoved off a cliff, too, but survives because her skirt caught on something. She can't figure out how to escape but her love comes after her.
It was amazing who the murderer is. They even confess.
It was a good read but you need to pay attention to what is going on.
Rebel Girls and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on the 17th of January.
She's black. She married Moses and they had a child. Then he got lynched. She's young and has a small baby. She meets a lady who shows her shampoo for her hair that makes it soft and helps her grow back what she lost. She decides to open her own business and moves away.
She experiments with various shampoos until she finds one she likes. Then she begins growing her own business. She is successful and has good life...
Rebel Girls and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on January 17th.
As Ada grows up, her mother gets more critical. To avoid that, she doesn't tell her anything that's controversial.
She meets Charles Babbage and sees his machines. Soon she's writing her own computer programs.
Ada is an amazing woman...
Minotaur Books and Edelweiss let me read read this story for review (thank you). It will be published on January 31st.
She owes money to the mob, not on purpose. Her ex is back around and wants to get together again. She doesn't. She has lots of girlfriends.
When she finds a dead body, she wants to find the killer, She ask a lot of questions, the police chief tells her to stop. Then another man ends up dead...
She finally identifies the killer and is shocked...
Will she survive?
Poisoned Pen Press and Edelweiss allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on January 31st.
It was a servant who died and they thought she drowned but no. She was hit in the head and it was murder.
Plum is trying trying to find out who did it when another woman dies. She was stabbed.
There are a lot of suspects and it doesn't help until she finds a diary. Then she knows who the killer is and gets everybody together to reveal it.
The killer denies it but Plum shows them how it was done.
It was a deceptive book but the truth came out...
Poisoned Pen Press and Edelweiss allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on January 31st.
There is a wedding coming up when the groom is murdered. Carly is investigating even if the police chief doesn't want her to.
She comes up with the answer before the cops do but the killer take her out to a basement and intends to kill her and the other missing woman.
It's a good thing she had a boyfriend. He saved them and the killer was a surprise. Carly never suspects that person of murder....
Mira and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on January 24th.
There are missing girls, they find a leg but not the body, and Tom wants to find the killer. He has no idea how close he is to him...
More girls go missing. Tom is hampered by his brain but he doesn't give up.
It's pretty sad how it all turns out but he does find the killer...
Minotaur Books and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published January 17th.
This is a complicated story that has echoes of the past. The cops work hard to find the killer. One of the victims keep recordings of everything. That helped them get them to the killer.
The killer was a surprise. It was revenge from long ago. See if you can figure out who it was...
Seven Stories Press and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on February 21st.
A rabbit sees the bear's predicament and goes to help him. But the bear doesn't want his help.
There are no words but plenty of illustrations.
Finally the bear allows the rabbit to help. It takes a bit but finally it comes off.
Then the bear and the rabbit are friends.
Great story for young ones.
Oceanview Publishing and Edelweiss allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on January 17th.
The woman who was a good friend with the dead woman decides she will solve the case and do podcasts about it to keep her job.
She finds about incest and she realizes they are just attention grabbers, not true. She bounces from from one suspect to another, but none of them are right.
After analyzing everyone, the killer is finally found. I was surprised by the identity. Can you figure it out sooner?
Poisoned Pen Press and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on January 17th.
She loved attention, and was considered mad by several people. She talked about suicide. But when they find her dead, was it suicide or murder?
Those left alive begin telling lies to save her husband. After a while you are not sure what the truth is.
You do find out who killed her but the jury said it was suicide. So it all worked out fine...
Poisoned Pen Press and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published January 10th.
This was a very deceptive story. Men were having affairs. The police are not all unbribed. Can she find evidence to find the killer even if a cop doesn't want her involved?
I was amazed by the killer. She did manage to find him out and he tried to kill her. Good thing she had some help....
Mariner Books Classics and Edelweiss let me read this book (thank you). It will be published on January 10th.
These stories made me a bit sad. Too many times prejudice is what influences the outcome of the story.
I grew up with all kinds of folks, never paid attention to skin color.
The stories are interesting and hold your attention. Not everyone wins. But enough do to make it worth reading.
Random House Book for Young Readers and Edelweiss let me read this book (thank you). It is being published today.
Uni the unicorn offers to help the tooth fairy. The only problem is that when they get back home, the tooth fairy has no gifts left for the little girl. Uni comes up with something that will work.
The illustrations are lovely and the story is cool. I enjoyed this read.
Poisoned Pen Press and Edelweiss allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published tomorrow.
The man solving the cases is a seer. He and his female assistant work together. He likes to read palms but he solves most crimes by observations. His assistant sometimes sees more than he does.
All the cases are different. It takes his mind and hers together to solve the crimes.
I never had any idea who did it. It made interesting reading!
It's a Thomas Nelson book that has been published. You can buy a copy now.
Noah is a small girl that drinks tea with her dad. She wants a ship to sail the ocean. She creates a sign but she gets no responses. So she and her dad decide to make their own ship.
They have some troubles along the way, but they finally get it ready. Then they are off on adventures and Noah learns she has more strength and knowledge than she thought she had.
It's a cool story with good illustrations. Your child should like it!
