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Book Review: Sound of Light: A Marvel School of X Novel by Amanda Bridgeman

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I used to really like Marvel Studios movies, but for the past few years I haven’t enjoyed them. Instead, I shifted my focus from watching Marvel movies to reading comic books only.

I have been aware of Marvel novel that have been published over the past few years. For the most part I passed over many of them, but a few have caught my eye. One of them is Sound of Light.

Last year, during a time when I missed the way the stories old Marvel Studios movies had, I decided to pick up some of the Marvel novels I own. I was hoping I could fill the void these movies left when the story telling and other elements of the movies changed. The first books I read was Sound of Light. After reading it, I decided to write a dedicated review about it.

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Book Review: A Royal Christmas Wish by Lizzie Shane

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A few years ago, I read A Royal Christmas Wish from Hallmark Publishing. At that time, there were many things happening so it took me a while to finish the book. Years later, I rediscovered the book and decided to reread it in order to see if I would like it more a second time. Last year, I reread it for Christmas but didn’t get to finish it until after Christmas ended. This year, I decided to finally publish the review post I wrote about it! Continue reading “Book Review: A Royal Christmas Wish by Lizzie Shane” →

Book Review: Santa Stops at Disneyland- A Little Golden Book

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Ever since I was a girl, I enjoyed reading Christmas books. Even if it wasn’t Christmas time, I still would like to read them! As an adult, I still enjoy reading Christmas themed children’s books. Even though my collection is not very large, I still enjoy reading them!

For this year’s Blogmas, I decided to write some more reviews on some of my Christmas children’s books. I decided to start with one of my newest additions to my book collection: Santa Stops at Disneyland!

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Walt Disney’s Santa’s Toy Shop: A Little Golden Book New Printing Review

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Holidays are my favorite time of the year to read children’s books. When I was a child, I loved reading and hearing stories read to me during Christmas time. Today, I still like to read those same books for nostalgic reasons. One of my favorite books from childhood is A Little Golden Book called Walt Disney’s Santa’s Toy Shop.

Going through my old things, I found an old version of Santa’s Toy Shop in my things. Since it is old, and probably from the 1980’s or earlier, I decided to buy a newer version of the book. My plan is to use the new print of the book without worrying about damaging the older book.

Since I have a new version of the book, I wanted to write a review about this book for this year’s Blogmas!

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Book Review: From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern

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Earlier this year, I decide to read the book From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern. Alicia wrote the book while Tom took the photographs inside the book. It is a book about “seasonal activities, inspired decor, and cozy recipes for Fall”. I wanted to see what it is like, so I decided to read it in spring so I’d know if there were ideas I want to use in the fall.

Since I read it in the spring, I decided to wait until the fall to write a review about the book.

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Book Review: Audrey Hepburn: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon by Megan Hess

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Earlier this year, I wrote a review of Megan Hess’ Grace Kelly: The Illustrated Wold of a Fashion Icon. You can read that post here. In that post, I mentioned I planned on writing a review about Megan Hess’ book about Audrey Hepburn. I planned to write and publish the post during the summer, but I never got around to it!

Since the Emmys will be this weekend, and Audrey was an Emmy winner, I decided to save the book review post until now!

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Book Review: Murder She Wrote- Debonair in Death by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran

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When Murder, She Wrote ended airing on TV in 1996, many fans missed the series. Since the series was so popular, a book series inspired by the show was published. In 2024, the series is still in print and new title are still being published to this day!

When I found out there was a book series in 1990’s, I was really excited. I was a fan of the series growing up and I missed Jessica Fletcher’s adventures. It was then when I decided when I get older, I would start to read the series. Fast forward to today and I have achieved my goal of reading books from the series!

One of the books in the series I recently read is Murder, She Wrote: Debonair in Death. This book initially grabbed my attention because it includes a character I liked from the TV shows in the book.

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Book Review- Young Queens Collection: A Most Mysterious Manor by Megan Hess

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I really like to collect Megan Hess’ books, but my favorite books by her are her children’s books. I don’t have children, but I still enjoy buying children’s books whenever I find one I like. Usually I’m drawn to the illustrations. Sometimes it is the story. Still, I enjoy buying my favorites and adding them to my collection.

In the case of Megan Hess’ children’s books, I enjoy the art. I like the stories, but sometimes I don’t enjoy them as much as others. This is why when I discovered a new series by her, called Young Queens Collection, I felt unsure. Since it is a different series to her well known Claris, The Chicest Mouse in Paris collection, I didn’t know if I would like to start buying them and may enjoy them.

After a lot of consideration, I decided to give the series a try and decided to purchase and read the first book in the series: A Most Mysterious Manor.

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Book Review: The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson

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I’ve been a fan of Morgan Matson’s books for years. Every time I find out a new book is released, I’m really excited to read it. When I found out there wasn’t one new Morgan Matson book but two going to be released in 2024, I was really excited! The first one is called Promchanted and is published by Disney Hyperion. The second is The Ballad of Darcy & Russell and is published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

I purchased both books, but the book I decided to read first is the Ballad of Darcy and Russell. I had some time to sit down and read it in May, so I dedicated a weekend and a couple of weekdays to reading it and write a review post about it. After reading it, I didn’t feel ready to write a review about it. After reading reviews of the book on Amazon, I felt like I was in the minority about my opinions about this book. It is different than other books Morgan has wrote, and it isn’t one I enjoyed.

Since I felt my opinions about the book is contradictory to what the reviews on Amazon said, I decided to delay publishing my review post for a month or so. I hopefully gave enough time to allow others write reviews online (And on Amazon) before anyone reads my own.

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Book Review: The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody

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A few years ago, I read The Geography of Lost Things by Jessie Brody. The plot interested me, so I began to read it. Since then, I decided to get rid of books I no longer want to own and read anymore. Even though The Geography of Lost Things made it into the pile of books to get rid of, I decided to reread it and see if I really do want to keep it. After reading it, I decided to write a review post about the book and why I decided to donate it. (Spoiler Alert: It isn’t because it is a poorly written book. It because the plot hits too close to home!)

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