Wednesday, October 30, 2019

SCOUT AND ELLIE: Our Haunted House by Heather Leigh


  • Scout and Ellie: Our Haunted House

  • by Heather Leigh
  • File Size: 563 KB
  • Print Length: 166 pages
  • Publication Date: April 26, 2016


Scout has a circus for a family, and an elephant living in his backyard. Ellie has her own cottage, convertible car, and a way of stampeding chaotic fun into every thing she does.

Ellie is such a crazy creature, she even laughs her way through Haunted Halloween Houses. Sheesh, as if she isn't already a menace to be around, now she wants to turn the family house into a place of horror.

Scout has to hide his fear of undead creatures, and howling monsters by helping with the family Haunted House. Once again, he is being corralled into assisting Ellie in her quest for wild merriment and dangerous laughter.

The Scout and Ellie series is meant for seven to nine year olds who are into laughing. In the background are friends, family, and imagination. The author is truly concerned that kids may grow up wanting to have as much joy as Ellie does every day.

Review:

While Ellie managed to have fun throughout the entire book, Scout did not. Since that is pretty accurate for how children often feel, I guess this book was well written. It was not my favorite however, It always makes me feel bad when anyone feels left out or their feelings get hurt. The question is how can that all be resolved as they do and there is a HEA/HFN at the end. This book is a great choice for those who are learning to read, roughly ages 7 to 9 with a good sense of humor.

As it was an audiobook, I take Samuel Deeter's performance into account as well. He did a good job of keeping the story clear and understandable while separating the character's voices and making them interesting. I would certainly listen to his narration again.

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Performance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was given this free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.


Monday, October 28, 2019

TAKING WING by Clemency Crow #MG #YA #Fantasy


This is such a beautiful combination of an unearthly shade of blue and and the birds in flight plus the moon. It sounds like a truly exciting tale! I'd love to meet the author as she lives up in Orkney Scotland...dare ya to find that on the map!


Taking Wing

by Clemency Crow

Genre: MG/YA Fantasy/Adventure

Release Date: July 2019
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Summary:

Twelve-year-old Freya enjoys karate and is the only one in her class who’s trusted with a part-time job. But everything changes when she meets a boy with yellow eyes. She learns about the guardians, and how an age-old fight has prevented them from fulfilling their purpose. 

Freya finds new friends in the Crow tribe, but not everything in the castle is blissful. A destructive shadow lies within her and all she needs to do to release it is close her eyes. 

But as the guardians’ war rages on, Freya realises that, although the shadow’s power can be useful, it can’t create peace. To do that, Freya and her friends must solve the mysterious crime that began the war. Can they bring the guardians together before they destroy each other?


About the Author:



Clemency published her first children’s novel in July 2019 which hit the Amazon bestseller list when it was only a few days old. Her roots in Orkney, Lincolnshire and Caithness have inspired her writing since she was 7 years old, when she began writing a story entitled “The Rule of the Unicorns”.

Nowadays, Clemency works as a primary school teacher in the tip-top north of Scotland. To encourage her pupils to read, she writes them a story every Christmas, and sometimes before the Summer Holiday, when them as the main characters.


When Clemency is not teacher or writing, she enjoys working on her allotment and is crazy enough to be doing a Science degree at the same time, all because she wants to have a qualification with the word “astronomy”.


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Saturday, October 26, 2019

HALLOWEEN ACADEMY Book Blitz and CHOCOLATE Giveaway!!




Halloween Academy
by Angela Kulig & Angela Sanders
Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy

Holidays don’t just happen, but the ghouls and girls of Halloween Academy make it look easy.
Witches, warlocks, vampires, and mummies mingle with strange new monsters as they prepare one fantastic night for us foolish morties in the human world.
Secrets and Sorcery pit a good witch, Harper against a brooding vampire, Cordelia early on, but only one can be crowned the Queen of Halloween, and only one of them even want to be. Bodies, boyfriends, and black cats trip the girls up, as they cast spells, carve pumpkins, and complete the classes that mean they’re truly ready for the magic of All Hallows Eve.

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Angela Kulig is an American gypsy, and former pirate. She has been from sea to shining sea--and though she is currently trapped in the desert against her will, she escapes everyday in the form of many books.

Angela Sanders is an International Bestselling author of Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy. She's a multi-genre author who also writes psychological thrillers and murder mysteries, her debut novel being, NEVER AGAIN. As a retired Navy Chief, wife, and mother, Angela lives in Kentucky where she enjoys writing, editing, reading, or all three.
Her son is the key to her heart; he has the writing bug, wanting to be like his mommy when he grows up. She began her writing journey, first in the political world, and then left it all behind to explore the more fantastical world of fiction. With the help and support of several authors pushing her along, she published her first book in June 2017 and has been writing since--twelve books later, and many more to come.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

MY PET GHOST - What Do You Think Will Happen Next? by Rich Linville



"One night, I am walking in the forest and what do you think I see?" To find out, have fun reading this ghost story with a happy ending. Try to give your answers to the questions before you turn the page. Your answers can be different or the same. Have fun making up your own stories about a pet ghost.

Review:


This fun Halloween book is low on the frightening scale and high on the imagination engagement. Each page gives the listener a chance to pause the tale when they hear a certain sound and decide what THEY think they should do next. The pictures are bright, colorful and silly and as it's an audiobook, there are fun, non-scary sounds. Jo Warren's melodic voice goes throughout the book as the narrator. She makes you want to listen, giggle and smile. Perfect for littles and lovers of children's Halloween stories.

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Performance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 


I was given this free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.