Tag Archives: NetGalley

Book review: Wild day at the zoo

A wild day at the zoo, by Victor D. O. Santos I received a complimentary copy of this book from Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. This is a wonderful book to read with children who would like to learn any language!The author gives a great exampleContinue reading “Book review: Wild day at the zoo”

Book review: Just act normal

Just act normal, by John McNamee I received a complimentary copy of this book from Oni Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. This is a wonderful collection of comic strips that grows on you as you keep reading. John McNamee has his own outlook on life, and many might findContinue reading “Book review: Just act normal”

Book review: Worry says What?

Worry says What? by Allison Edwards I received a complimentary copy of this book from National Center for Youth Issues through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I feel like the mark of a truly great children’s story (be it a book or a movie) is how well it works for adults.Continue reading “Book review: Worry says What?”

Book review: Baby teeth

BABY TEETH, BY ZOJE STAGE I received a complimentary copy of this book from St. Martin’s Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I finished this book at the end of October, but then the worst period of my life  happened, and there was no place for books or reviews. SuchContinue reading “Book review: Baby teeth”

Book review: Mia&Co, vol.1

by Vanyda and Nicolas Hitori De I received a complimentary copy of this book from Europe Comics through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Mia&Co is the first in (hopefully) a series of graphic novels about the life of Mia and her best friends. She’s just an ordinary teenage girl whoContinue reading “Book review: Mia&Co, vol.1”

223 Orchard Street, by Renee Ryan

Please note that my rambling reviews almost always CONTAIN SPOILERS! I was in the mood for historical fiction, and this was alphabetically the first choice of NetGalley books, so that was that. I was excited about the time period and the set-up of two Irish sisters trying to make it in America, one arriving aContinue reading “223 Orchard Street, by Renee Ryan”

Bookworm’s paradise

I found out about NetGalley exactly a year ago. Before then all the books that I read came from my own personal collection, or a vast, vast library that I was working at. Let’s just say, I never ran out of books to read, but rather my book piles kept growing and growing. Yet IContinue reading “Bookworm’s paradise”