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Review: The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World by Shelley Emling

December 19, 2023

This was a wonderful look at Mary Anning and her life discovering dinosaurs. At twelve, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton, an ichthyosaur, and then spent the rest of her life hunting fossils and making many incredible finds. She found the first complete plesiosaurus skeleton, found the first fossil of a dimorphodon (a pterodactyl), and … More Review: The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World by Shelley Emling

Review: All Fired Up by Jenn Burke

December 18, 2023

After reading the Not Dead Yet series I instantly jumped into reading this series because I loved Evan’s character in the previous series. This series takes place about five years after the events in the Not Dead Yet series and Evan is now a full fledged Private Investigator and working with Hudson and Wes. When … More Review: All Fired Up by Jenn Burke

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Review: Plague-Busters!: Medicine’s Battles with History’s Deadliest Diseases by Lindsey Fitzharris

December 14, 2023

Medical Historian and author Lindsey Fitzharris is back and talking about plagues, but geared towards children. This book takes a look at six of history’s most deadliest plagues and how the world dealt with them. Each chapter explores a different disease, its symptoms, the history of finding a cure, and ends with a section on … More Review: Plague-Busters!: Medicine’s Battles with History’s Deadliest Diseases by Lindsey Fitzharris

Review: Eldest by Christopher Paolini

December 12, 2023

This book picks up shortly after the end of the previous book and just like in the first book, a lot happens. This book switches mainly between Eragon and Roran’s POV and provides us with a wider look at what is happening around the world. For Eragon, we see him swear fealty to the new … More Review: Eldest by Christopher Paolini

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Review: Jujutsu Kaisen Volumes 3 and 4 by Gege Akutami

December 9, 2023

This volume introduces us to Jujutsu Sorcerer Kento Nanami who is working with Yuji while Gojo is busy. This was an interesting volume because Nanami has a really unique fighting style and his opponent, a special grade curse sprite named Mahito, has a unique ability that makes him hard to kill. I will be very … More Review: Jujutsu Kaisen Volumes 3 and 4 by Gege Akutami

Review: Graveyard Shift by Jenn Burke

December 8, 2023

This was an absolutely fantastic conclusion to this series! Wes and Hudson are a wonderful couple who I can’t get enough of. Hudson and Wes are now a solid couple who have worked out the majority of their trust issues and are an actual team. They are living together, working together, and dealing with Wes’s … More Review: Graveyard Shift by Jenn Burke

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ARC Review: The Hero She Needs by Anna Hackett

December 7, 2023

Gemma Newhouse can’t remember the last twenty-four hours but she knows she was kidnapped by someone dangerous and she needs to survive. After falling into the river she finds herself being rescued by loner Boone Hendrix and his dog Atlas. While they try to figure out who is after her they can’t ignore their growing … More ARC Review: The Hero She Needs by Anna Hackett

Review: Eragon by Christopher Paolini

December 5, 2023

It has been twelve years since I last read this series and it was one that I read a lot as a teenager. This was one of the first series that I remember being excited for the new releases and getting them on/near release day because I needed to know what would happen next in … More Review: Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Review: Faker by Kiki Clark

December 4, 2023

All Samuel wants to do is not show up at his ex’s wedding alone, but his friend Will has the brilliant idea to go as fake boyfriends to make his ex jealous. Unfortunately everyone already knows Wil isn’t gay, and practicing for this fake relationship makes it harder for Samuel to ignore his feelings for … More Review: Faker by Kiki Clark

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Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volumes 1 and 2 by Itaru Kinoshita

December 2, 2023

Well this was so fun! I didn’t even read the blurb before checking this out but I really enjoyed this introduction to this world where dinosaurs still exist. Suma Suzume’s enthusiasm for dinosaurs was great and I loved how she never gave up and was always amazed by her job. I really look forward to … More Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volumes 1 and 2 by Itaru Kinoshita

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ARC Review: Born to Be Badger by Shelly Laurenston

November 28, 2023

Emily “Tock” Meyerson-Jackson and her honey badger friends are on a mission to stop shifters from trafficking humans for hunting and cash. They have realized that a brutal lion coalition is behind this enterprise and that it is also responsible for the death of Malone’s father. Now the Malones and honey badgers are working together … More ARC Review: Born to Be Badger by Shelly Laurenston

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ARC Review: Stings and Stones by Jennifer Estep

November 27, 2023

This is a collection of short stories that take place throughout the Elemental Assassin series. If you have not read the series, or have not finished the series, then you will most likely be confused at times because some of these stories do relate to the main storyline. I have included when these stories take … More ARC Review: Stings and Stones by Jennifer Estep

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