Month: January 2017

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Posted January 30, 2017 by shooting in Uncategorized / 13 Comments

Dreadnought by April Daniels Review by Lauren source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of the world’s greatest superhero. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, she was trying to keep people from finding out […]

Not Everyone Is You

Posted January 27, 2017 by shooting in Uncategorized / 15 Comments

One thing that I keep seeing is people stating how they grew up being told to fight for what they wanted or that they had to work hard for everything. Nobody had to give them a “hand out” etc. and I hate seeing that because there is probably someone reading it who feels embarrassed or […]

Finding Your Feet by Cass Lennox

Posted January 26, 2017 by shooting in Uncategorized / 12 Comments

Finding Your Feet by Cass Lennox (Toronto Connections #2) Review by Lauren source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: While on holiday in Toronto, Evie Whitmore planned to sightsee and meet other asexuals, not audition for a dance competition. Now she’s representing Toronto’s newest queer dance studio, despite never having danced before. […]

As Red As Blood by Salla Simukka

Posted January 24, 2017 by shooting in Uncategorized / 26 Comments

As Red As Blood by Salla Simukka, translated from the Finnish by Owen F. Witesman Review by Lauren source: copy from publisher/Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Lumikki Andersson has made it a rule to stay out of things that do not involve her. She knows all too well that trouble comes to those […]

Picture Book Review: When You’re Feeling Sick by Coy Bowles of Zac Brown Band

Posted January 23, 2017 by shooting in Uncategorized / 10 Comments

When You’re Feeling Sick by Coy Bowles, of Zac Brown Band Review by Lauren  source: copy for review; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Sneezing? Coughing? Taking a sick day? Don’t worry, you’ll be feeling better soon thanks to this hilarious picture book from Coy Bowles, guitarist of the Grammy Award–winning Zac Brown Band. Full […]

The Ugly Teapot by Fred Holmes

Posted January 20, 2017 by shooting in Uncategorized / 19 Comments

The Ugly Teapot by Fred Holmes Review by Lauren source: copy from the author; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Fourteen-year-old Hannah Bradbury loved her father so much that she worried about him constantly. After all, he was a photographer who traveled to the most dangerous places in the world.  To allay her fears, each […]