Mystery Fanfare: SUMMER CAMP MYSTERIES

Mystery Fanfare: SUMMER CAMP MYSTERIES: I was not a big summer camp fan. I hated bugs and outdoorsy stuff -- the woods, the camp fire, the ghost stories, the mean girls.  When I wa...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado:   Reviewed by Kristin Being part Puerto Rican, Charlie Vega sometimes she feels as if she sticks out in her Connecticut community. It’s ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa: Note:  There is not have a Nevermore report for today, but we do have a review from the wonderful Ambrea, reader extraordinaire! Reviewed by...

Dru's Book Musings New Releases: Week of May 8, 2022

 Dru's Book Musings New Releases: Week of May 8, 2022 

Dru's Book Musings New Releases: Week of May 1, 2022

 Dru's Book Musings New Releases: Week of May 1, 2022 

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Tuesdays with Ambrea: A Monster Calls by Patrick Newss

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Tuesdays with Ambrea: A Monster Calls by Patrick ...:   Reviewed by Ambrea Ever since his mother was diagnosed with cancer, Conor has experienced the same nightmare over and over again. ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Tuesdays with Ambrea: A Wish in the Dark by Chris...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Tuesdays with Ambrea: A Wish in the Dark by Chris...:     Reviewed by Ambrea According to history, the Governor saved Chattana after the Great Fire.   He brought light in the darkness ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Bull by David Elliott

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Bull by David Elliott: Reviewed by Jeanne As we all keep saying, we love book bingo! It encourages us to read a bit more widely.   This time around,...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson: Reviewed by Ambrea Ten years ago, when Calamity arrived in the night sky, ordinary people were given extraordinary powers—and ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey: Reviewed by Ambrea Written from the perspective of William Henry, a young orphan who has found himself under the curious care...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray: Reviewed by Christy             It’s been many years since I’ve read the first installment of the Diviner series (five to be e...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon: Reviewed by Ambrea Madeline Whittier is allergic to the world.  Diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (known as SCI...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani: Reviewed by Christy H.             Priyanka is a first generation Indian American girl living with her single mother. Though ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Wintry YA Mysteries: Cooney & Windsor

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Wintry YA Mysteries: Cooney & Windsor: Reviews by Christy H. Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney             Meghan Moore loves her neighbors, the Trevor family. She’...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd.

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd.: Reviewed by Brenda G. Fergus and his Uncle Tally are digging for peat in a mountainside bog when Fergus finds a body, one of...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell:  Reviewed by Ambrea Nicolette is an inventor.   As daughter to one of the finest automaton creators in the empire, she has lea...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Rook by Sharon Cameron

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Rook by Sharon Cameron: Reviewed by Ambrea The Sunken City—formerly Paris, the grand City of Lights—is a place of danger, desperation, and despotism. ...

SleuthSayers: Watch Your Language: Fighting Words in Young Adult...

SleuthSayers: Watch Your Language: Fighting Words in Young Adult...: by B.K. Stevens When my first young-adult mystery came out last month, many people asked me how writing mysteries for teenagers is diffe...