Young Adult – Red-Haired Ash Reads

Review: Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal

November 15, 2025

Lindsey Fitzharris is back with another fantastic medical history book for kids. Dead Ends! is all about the many weird medical cures that were mostly useless and often harmful, but sometimes led to an occasional discovery that would lead to an actually helpful thing. This book covers things like bloodletting, beheadings, body snatching, CPR, brains, … More Review: Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal

ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli

September 30, 2025

This picks up right where we left off in the last volume. Morgana has broken the curse on the vampires and has now gotten their help in finding her lost grandfather. She also is learning the truth about her ancestor Neil and how he wasn’t as wonderful as her family currently believes. Like the previous … More ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli

Review: A Song for You & I by K. O’Neill

April 28, 2025

After reading and enjoying O’Neill’s previous books, I instantly checked this out when I saw they had a new release. This story is about a novice ranger who has been tasked with protecting their village. Rowan’s eagerness to prove themselves leads to his pegasus, Kes, getting injured and Rowan questioning if they will be able … More Review: A Song for You & I by K. O’Neill

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ARC Review: Morgana and Oz Vol. 2 by Miyuli

March 25, 2025

This picks up right where the previous volume ended. Morgana and Oz have just arrived on the doorsteps of a magician/healer and he takes them in after their attack. From there we see these two heal and then set out to help Oz’s fellow clan members. We see a lot of growth in this volume … More ARC Review: Morgana and Oz Vol. 2 by Miyuli

Cover for Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 5 by Itaru Kinoshita

Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 5 by Itaru Kinoshita

November 24, 2024

In this volume we finish Suzume’s time working with Katase and learning about how to take care of citipati. In the end of the previous volume we see Suzume and Katase at odds but we see her come back the next day ready to work and apologize for her actions. I think its great that … More Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 5 by Itaru Kinoshita

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ARC Review: The Firelight Apprentice by Bree Paulsen

October 29, 2024

In a world of magic that is recovering from a war, Ada is concerned about her younger sister’s developing powers. She knows she needs an apprenticeship with the king’s magician but she is still fearful that war will return. When a traveling group of magicians pass through the city, they see Safi’s talents and take … More ARC Review: The Firelight Apprentice by Bree Paulsen

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Review: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shae Ernshaw

October 28, 2024

After Sally and Jack get married, Sally quickly realizes she isn’t prepared to be queen and doesn’t like how her role has changed. She struggles with the attention that comes with being queen. When Sally and Zero uncover a long lost doorway to Dream Town, she sets into motion a chain of sinister events for … More Review: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shae Ernshaw

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ARC Review: Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

September 6, 2024

“You’re only a monster if you choose to be.” This book picks up right where The Sunbearer Trials ended and continues Teo’s story, but this time instead of trying to survive the trials he is trying to fix what he brought upon the world by not sacrificing Auristela to Sol. Teo, Aurelio, and Niya have … More ARC Review: Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

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Review: Garlic & the Witch by Bree Paulsen

August 30, 2024

This was another adorable Garlic graphic novel! Garlic is growing up, learning magic, traveling, and becoming more human. In this Garlic is learning that change is scary but also a part of growing up. Even fun adventures can be scary but also necessary to grow. This was just a great story to convey that growing … More Review: Garlic & the Witch by Bree Paulsen

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ARC Review: Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp by Rosie Knight

August 20, 2024

Zelda dreams of going to an art summer camp but when she finally gets there she finds out it’s under new management and it’s now a sports camp. Determined to salvage her summer, Zelda escapes to a secluded corner of the island and stumbles over a portal to a fantastic world of monsters. There she … More ARC Review: Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp by Rosie Knight

ARC Review: Morgana and Oz Volume One by Miyuli

August 6, 2024

Morgana belongs to a long line of witches, but she isn’t a very good witch. She struggles with her magic and frequently makes mistakes. While her family is supposed to host peace talks with the rival vampire clan, she makes the acquaintance of the vampire Oz. When things go sideways at the peace talks, her … More ARC Review: Morgana and Oz Volume One by Miyuli

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ARC Review: The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields by Steve Watkins

May 14, 2024

“God does not walk in these hills…The devil is here in these hills, and the devil is greed.” As a West Virginian, I have heard of the Mine Wars but like most people, I never learned about it in school because it was not a topic that is taught. If you read this book you … More ARC Review: The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields by Steve Watkins