Series Review: Millie Maven by Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker

Millie Maven, a fearful orphan girl who lives with her strict, evil aunt is trapped in a life of cruel punishment without any friends. So on the night of her twelfth birthday, when old Aggie of the woods invites her to take a journey that can change her life forever, Millie knows she has to go. Unsure but desperate, Millie embarks on a great adventure that takes her to the distant, mysterious world of FIGS, the FarPointe Institute for Gifted Students, where she might discover her true value through gifts that defy belief. 

I was not actually expecting these books to be as good as they were. There are three books in the trilogy, and they didn't take long for me to read. (Mainly because they're for 8-12 year olds... which I am not) I ordered these for my classroom during a Black Friday sale. I love the idea of a Christian portal fantasy aimed at kids, and I was hoping the storytelling wouldn't be too hokey, as sometimes happens in this sort of genre. Thankfully, I enjoyed the series. My one complaint is that I feel like the books could have been longer. They didn't really thresh out the depth of all the characters they were trying to spotlight. The worldbuilding also suffered from the lack of length, leaving somewhat to be desired with the world of FIGS. It felt rushed. So much happened, what could have taken a whole year at magical otherworld boarding school, and it only took three weeks or less from what I can tell. However, when I finished the last page of the last book, I wanted to go back and enjoy the adventure again, and I wasn't quite ready to say goodbye to FIGS. I think the world of Millie Maven is a good choice for the age group, however, there are some spooky parts that the younger end of the range might be creeped out about. I enjoyed delving into the message of the series though and I think it's awesome for a children's series to so heavily emphasize that God's love, infinite, eternal, will strengthen us through every trial we face. I would say the theme of the series is that our identity is found in Christ, not feelings. I would recommend this series if your children enjoy fantasy type settings and you're looking for a clean but still magical story.

Review: An Echo of the Fae by Jenelle L Schmidt

Guys, I'm so pumped for this post. Having to wait almost two months to rave about something this good is killer. The first thing that caught my eye in An Echo of the Fae was the descriptive language. The craft of the writing (Which I normally try not to analyze) was perfect. Jenelle painted this splendid picture in my head. I can't even describe how much I loved the style. And then the story... I'll admit, the prologue had me a tiny bit nervous because the narration switched with chapter one and I was afraid it would switch back. Normally, I enjoy a good multi-POV, but with this one I was going to scream if I was forced to leave Echo's POV. (Thankfully, I wasn't!) There was so much that went into worldbuilding this. And connections were made in ways that blew my mind. I literally couldn't put this book down. I was completely submerged in the world there. Every character had my attention, and small things became significant things like bread crumbs you didn't know were there. And with just a slight twist of Rapunzel, how much cooler can you get? Gorgeous cover, amazing characters (although the selkies part took some getting used to... it was a little weird but totally worked), great plot, and beautiful wording, this book deserves five bright shining stars. The only thing that still gets me is (Without spoilers) how in this world did the parents explain the ending to the villagers?

I received an ARC of this book from the author, but the gushing is 100% honest from me.

Cover Reveal and Guest Post with Kandi J Wyatt

Hold onto your hats! Long post ahead!

First, we'll start with the cover reveal and blurb. Pretty cool cover, yeah?

Cover Designer:  Amalia Chitulescu

Kandi is doing a giveaway for those who pre-order the book on Amazon! http://bit.ly/preordergiveaway The link to the book itself is after the blurb.

Protect a mythical realm or his family?

Sixteen-year-old Franklin follows a Sasquatch through a portal to the realm of Shinwano and discovers a world full of mythical creatures he never expected to actually exist. Upon returning to Myrtle Beach, Oregon, he vows to protect the land, not realizing how difficult it will be to keep his promise, especially when a poacher, a NSA agent, and his friends are interested in the portal—and all for different reasons.

When the poacher threatens his family, Franklin must reconsider his vow to protect this new world to keep his family safe. The consequences of his decision reach further than just a rift in the space-time continuum.

Can Franklin live up to the trust placed on him and save this new world from an even greater danger?

Word count: 70,254

One reviewer said: Overall, I loved this book. A wonderful alternate world with such fantastic descriptions of the mythical creatures. I would love to go there myself.

Here's the link to this book! Link: https://books2read.com/mythcoastadventures3

Other books in the series:

An Unexpected Adventure: https://books2read.com/u/3yDLX6 

An Unexpected Escapade: https://books2read.com/mythcoastadventures2 

SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE KANDI DO A GUEST POST!

Bigfoot: Protector or Menace

The stories of bigfoot abound all across the world—not only in North America. I was first introduced to bigfoot when I moved to the Pacific Northwest as a third grader. No specific memory stands out to me, but I do remember vague stories as we trekked into the forests around Tacoma, Washington. It wasn’t until I was older and had moved to the Southern Oregon Coast that I really started to pay attention to the tales.

A trip to Eureka, California, almost twenty years ago, piqued my interest. We went off Highway 101 up to Willow Creek. The closer we drove to the settlement, the more signs we saw. By the time we arrived, we had to stop at the bigfoot museum. The little hole-in-the-wall stop was filled with newspaper clippings, footprint casts, and videos—some live and others news footage. The whole trip sparked my imagination.

Fast forward to 2016. I had an idea of a trilogy that I wanted to write which featured a different mythical creature for each book. A dragon and a unicorn had already been chosen for the first two books, but I was stumped as to what to feature in book three. That is until a student came up to me and said I should write a book about sasquatch. What he didn’t know was how perfect that would be for the Myth Coast Adventures trilogy. Yet, I had no idea of what the story should be, even after writing books one and two! What should I do? I did what I do when I don’t know something—I turned to google.

The amount of information out there on bigfoot is rather impressive. I learned that sasquatch and yeti are not the same creature. Yetis are larger, taller, and lighter colored than sasquatch. Youtube videos show encounters with bigfoot. All of the tales portray sasquatch as a large predator who wants to be left alone, but what if they’re actually trying to protect something? With that thought, the sanraksaka were born—the protectors of the portals. Imagine my surprise to discover a magnet in a tourist shop that says, “This forest protected by bigfoot.” I had to buy it! You can enter to win it at the release party on facebook on Tuesday, September 10. 

About Kandi: Even as a young girl, Kandi J Wyatt, had a knack for words. She loved to read them, even if it was on a shampoo bottle! By high school Kandi had learned to put words together on paper to create stories for those she loved. Nowadays, she writes for her kids, whether that's her own five or the hundreds of students she's been lucky to teach. When Kandi's not spinning words to create stories, she's using them to teach students about Spanish, life, and leadership.

You can find Kandi at these places:

Website: http://kandijwyatt.com/

Facebook: http://facebook.com/kandijwyatt/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/kandijwyatt/ 

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/kandijwyatt

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13817774.Kandi_J_Wyatt 

Bookbub: https://bookbub.com/profile/kandi-j-wyatt

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kandi-J-Wyatt/e/B00ZTC4T10/ 

Other books by Kandi J Wyatt: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE DRAGON BOOKS!!!!

Dragon Courage series

Dragon's Future: https://www.books2read.com/u/bzpDq9 

Dragon's Heir: https://www.books2read.com/u/47YQE3  

Dragon's Revenge: https://www.books2read.com/u/b5qvGb   

Dragon’s Cure: https://www.books2read.com/u/47kxJa   

Dragon’s Posterity: https://www.books2read.com/u/4DA8og 

Dragon’s Heritage: https://www.books2read.com/u/3neVN6 

Middle Grade Fantasy:

Journey from Skioria: https://www.books2read.com/u/4AwJee 

Biblical Retellings:

The One Who Sees Me:  https://www.books2read.com/u/mdrRlb  

To Save a Race: https://www.books2read.com/u/49PG5k

I hope you've enjoyed the guest post, and please, leave a comment below on your thoughts for this cover! Can't wait to hear from you!

Review: The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

I pulled this one out of my old hat... It's been waiting for a good long while now.

Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend.


I'm giving this book 4 stars

1: Is there any word for this book except "classic"? It's written in the style of other books of its era, yet it hasn't passed into oblivion. I'm gonna be honest, I read this book because I like the movie. Now, I'm so glad I read it. I felt like it had a slow start, and I dragged my feet through the first....bit... of the book. And then, it just up and took off and me with it. (The movie is pleasantly accurate, a rare thing.)

2: I was getting near the end of the book and it hit me, all of a sudden, that "The Yearling", the title, wasn't referring to Flag, not really. Jody was the yearling. Its his "growing up" story, a coming of age story that never dies.

3: Younger readers might want the abridged version, cause them Forresters can have a mouth on 'em.

4: I can honestly say that after finishing this my accent is twangy-er than ever. Everything is spelled phonetically, and with a deeply southern accent that you can't ignore.

5: This is a SPOILER for anyone who hasn't read or seen the movie... but I didn't cry when Flag had to be... well... you know. But that could have been because I spent 300+ pages preparing myself for it. That doesn't mean it wasn't touchingly sad. And the ending was just a tiny tiny bit different than the movie. Ma Baxter wasn't in the last scene, which made me a little sad. I love how the movie ended.


(That was the most I've ever put a movie in my review... I hope you don't mind!)

Series Review: Millie Keith by Martha Finley

*Not the original unabridged. The Life of Faith set.*

The Millie Keith series follows Millie from early adolescence to married life. Millie first must leave her home in Lansdale, Ohio, to begin life anew in Pleasant Plains, Indiana, a veritable frontier wilderness. As the oldest of 8, Millie helps her mother look after the mess of siblings, including impetuous, loveable twins Cyril and Don, and tag-a-long tomboy sister, Fan. Keeping those three out of mischief is almost a full time job in itself. Aunt Wealthy comes along to help them, and with her propensity for forgetting names, and having adventures, she quickly becomes a favorite for all readers. The books range in topic from frontier life, to slavery, to Southern balls, and even hit on South American culture, specifically Bolivia. I went through all the emotions while reading these books. Laughter, Sadness, Indignation.... I cried for joy. I cried from heartbreak. I saw the power of God through the circumstances that happened, and it takes more than my brain can give to realize that this series is a work of fiction and not a tale of a missionary family "Called by God to witness to the frontier of Indiana" or some such thing. Surely it can't simply be fiction? No, what I read here was more than that. I have to give this book 5 stars. I've just gotta.

Review: The Golden Vial by Thomas Locke

With the realm under threat and an ailment sweeping the land, the last remaining hope may come from an unlikely source--a young, orphaned servant with untested and untrained abilities. (That's form Goodreads, but it isn't really that great... there's more. Although, I guess this is the essence of it, really.)

This book is the third in a series and while I started here, I think the enjoyment would have been better if I had started at the very beginning. This book, well, it reminds me of the Lord of the Rings stories, not necessarily in plot so much as in the characters. To be honest, at first it kind of freaked me out a little. I enjoyed the book, but I don't know that it is necessarily the series for me. I oved the characters and the storyline, but there was really too high of a dose of spells and whatnot for me to be completely comfortable. If that's what you like, well, it's a great book. The chapters are short so it's easy to find a stopping place if you want or really easy to play the "one more chapter" game. It goes both ways. For myself, I'd give this book.. 3.5 stars. For others, you may find it to be much higher. One thing that does stick out as weird is there's this one chapter that doesn't flow with the narrative style of the rest of the book very well, and it's right near the beginning. Overall, I enjoyed reading it, but I wouldn't have probably chosen it had I realized all of the content.  

I received this book in exchange for my honest review.

Review: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Billy has got hounds on the brain. Not just any ol' dog will do. He wants coon-hounds. Fine, beautiful, coon-hounds. And one won't do him. No sir. He's just got to have two. Two years of hard work later, and Billy has enough money to buy Old Dan and Little Ann. The three bond instantly and have many fine adventures in this classic set in the wonderful Ozarks.


I've got to give this book all 5 stars.

1: This is the kind of book (like My Side of the Mountain) that makes little boys (and a few little girls I'm sure) run away to live in the mountains and have larks of all kinds, not realizing that the thing they suddenly have a craving for isn't a place, it's a time. A time long ago that is almost assuredly lost to us forever, except where it lives on in the pages of wonderful classics like this.

2: You can tell You can feel the strength of Billy's love for his dogs. It's a love that reaches out and takes you captive too, partly due to the first person narration (Which only works in really good books!) Another way you can see who is important to Billy is the frequency of their mentions. Grandpa was his hero, his Papa and Mama were very much loved, and his sisters... well he loved them very much too, but they never even got names! I honestly didn't know his Grandma was even alive until 75% into the book. Yes, Dan and Ann are the center of Billy's universe.

3: Can we say classic coming of age story? Typical, and non-typical at the same time. I do believe its difficulty to classify is one of the things that makes this a classic. It's good for all ages. Can we also compare this book to The Yearling and Ol' Yeller?

4: Okay, so since I can see that I've been rambling without maybe reviewing, I should say something that sounds good..... The characters were believable and realistic (I had a hard time thinking of this book as fiction), the setting was perfect.... I used a Sharpie a little bit (since I was fixing it for our Junior Highers) but it wasn't really a lot, and half of them had two meanings (I just didn't trust the JH'ers to pick the right one!) There was a great amount of God answering Billy's prayers in so many miraculous ways.

5: Apparently I haven't seen the movie (I had thought I had but if I did it was ages ago) so I was pretty shocked near the end there. And at the same time not. It definitely had one of those nostalgic endings (Like I was saying in point 1)

To put it simply.... I picked it up and had to struggle with myself anytime life actually forced me to put it down. I'm so glad I read it. (People have been recommending it for years. I guess I just needed a copy shoved in my hands. Thanks Mrs. G!)

Series Review: Trixie Belden Mysteries by Julie Campbell and Kathryn Kenny

I recently picked up one of these "to refresh myself as to why I liked them". Turns out... once a good book... always a good book. Before I could blink almost, I found myself finishing four of them. And I'd be reading more right now if I didn't have a large stack of library books needing my attention. Trixie Belden is a 13 year old, freckled mess. A tom-boy who is, in the words of most who know her, "Fresh as paint". She and her brothers and neighbors form a club, and sometimes new members are introduced. The lingo is definitely only something that a nerd like me would still use in daily conversation, but the stories can't fail to touch the hearts of both boys and girls. It's a series that will bring a smile to your face. And the characters actually have math homework that they aren't good at. Can we get any more relatable than this? Not for a teenager anyway. I'm giving this series 4.5 stars.

My First Cover Reveal: Journey From Skioria by Kandi J Wyatt

Well... this was supposed to be posted yesterday but stupid gmail sent the information to spam so I didn't realize it till today. I'm really excited about this post. I enjoy Kandi's fantasy soooo much! If you haven't read her Dragon's Courage Series you really ought to.

About the Author:

Kandi J Wyatt is a wife, mother of five, teacher, artist, and author. In her free time, she enjoys writing fantasy stories and Christmas programs, and drawing with graphite and colored pencils. Portraits are her specialty. Kandi also enjoys photography, thanks to her photographer husband who has let her join his journey as both his model and apprentice, and she occasionally serves as his assistant when he needs a “light stand with feet.” You can find and contact Kandi J Wyatt here:
– Website
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Pinterest
– Instagram
– Google+
– Amazon
– Goodreads

And here is your official blurb!

Blurb:
Tania is lost, shipwrecked on an unfamiliar shore. With no friends or family, the nine-year-old girl must make her way through the realm of the woodland people to a town she’s never heard of. With unexpected allies from the forest, Tania departs on a wild adventure where storms rage and the forces of nature do their very best to end her journey before it has truly begun.
In a land full of magic and evil forces, can one young girl make it home alive?
Lord of the Rings meets Narnia in this standalone middle grade fantasy by author Kandi J Wyatt.

You can find Journey from Skioria on Goodreads
You can pre-order Journey From Skioria here:
– Amazon
– B&N
– iTunes

I can't wait to finish reading this book (as soon as I can make the time!) so that I can post my review.

Now, you're probably getting a little ansy... thinking "Well, cover reveal.... doesn't that usually include, ya know, a cover?" Yes, yes it does. Here you go.

But the goodness doesn't stop here. Nope! There is a great giveaway included! Check it out!

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/1000e4f1255/

I'd like to say thank you to Lola for allowing me the awesome opportunity to share this! I hope you all enjoy this post, and good luck with the giveaway.

P.S. Since this is two posts in one day... don't expect anything for a few days! Can't be using all my saved up posts, now can I?

Review: Pollyanna by Eleanor H Porter

Almost everyone has heard of Pollyanna. She's the sunshine queen, always ready to play the Glad Game. When Pollyanna is orphaned she goes to live with her aunt Polly. Though Pollyanna loves her aunt from the second they meet, Aunt Polly takes a bit of time to warm up to her bubbly niece. It takes an near fatal accident to show Aunt Polly how much the little girl means to her.



This book is a definite 5 star!

1: This book is a classic for kids of all ages. I was fifteen or sixteen the first time I read it. Although it is written in the style of most book for this age group written around this time period such as The Railway Children and What Katy Did, I didn't find the simplicity to take away from the storyline. In fact, it rather enhanced Pollyanna's own simple love and faith.

2: Aunt Polly is far and away one of my favorite characters in children's literature. Her tough outer shell is softened bit by bit, and her backstory is told in a way that children can understand, although lost love isn't often a theme in their lit.

3: I find that I play the Glad Game myself sometimes. It is quite a picker-upper when you're down in the dumps!

4: I love how each of the characters are unique, not only in personality, but also in perspective. While Old Tom remembers when Miss Polly was young and doesn't judge her present behavior as harshly, Nancy is quick to condemn the seeming hardness of Miss Polly's actions.

5: The whole story had a beautiful ending for all of the characters and I do recommend reading the sequel Pollyanna Grows Up. It sheds some light on a few shadows and also continues the story for other characters. Warning though... You might need some tissues for the second one. I know I did!

I wrote that a while back, and left it as a draft for later. You can get Pollyanna and Pollyanna Grows Up as free ebooks. Yesterday I listened to the unabridged Pollyanna audiobook, and it was so incredible that I decided today was the day to post this one. (Also, I forced an almost promise from my best friend to read the unabridged version.) This is not my best written review, but I hope you see my love for Pollyanna.

Reveiw: Dragon's Heritage by Kandi J Wyatt

Do you remember my second Waiting-on-Wednesday? Well....Dragon's Heritage is a prequel to the Dragon's Courage series (you'll find reviews for all 5 of the other books on this blog). It is the story of youngling Duskya as seen through her granddaughter's eyes. Mere wants to be a dragon rider, but so far, no dragon has chosen her. Duskya gives her granddaughter a journal from her first winter as a rider, hoping it will clear up some things for Mere. Turns out, dragon riding isn't the only desirable skill, and Mere might just have a never-before-seen talent!


This book, unshockingly, is definitely getting 5 stars!

1: I have yet to read a book by Kandi that I didn't love! She definitely has a way with words that makes me experience everything, almost like the way Duskya can see through Wryn's eyes and experience that way.

2: I was so excited to see Duskya as the main character..... and to be able to fill in a little bit of the gap that happened between chapters in Dragon's Future was incredible (although since I know what's gonna happen in Dragon's Future, I really wanted to be able to tell Duskya about Glendyn, like so badly)!

3: As always, I found the antagonists to have an amazing part in the story, causing frustration for 99% of the story and then spiraling up into an amazing, and sometimes shocking, redemptive arc!

4: WOW!!! Mere's calamadyn abilities..... they may be my favorite ones yet!

5: If you read the others and you wanted a bit of backstory/prequel, Dragon's Heritage explains why every name has a Y and all the dragons have a W and a Y. It also totally expands the dragon senses, and how they work, and how awesome they are!

Thank you Pam! I feel so blessed to have been able to read the ARC of this story! I started as soon as I was done with classes for the day, and read it straight through, despite the fact that I'm in the middle of at least two other books!

Review: King of Average by Gary Schwartz

James is an average 11 year old. He's not tall, he's not short. He's not super athletic, but he's not clueless on the ball field. He's a straight C student. James figures that he might just be the most average person in the world. Maybe even the king of average. And suddenly, he finds himself on a journey to really be the King of Average!


I'm giving this book a nice average middle-of-the-road 3 stars (just kidding, I'm totally going with 5, I just wanted to make that joke...)

1: This book was unlike any book I've read. It was funny, and yet serious. The main character wasn't a typical hero. Instead, he was an average kid, proving that you don't have to be extraordinary to be extraordinary. I think that's a really important message to send to kids.

2: The plot, if there is even a way to describe it, was a bit of a mix between allegory, satire, and irony. With a dash of something that I can't put my finger on. Like Alice in Wonderland meets The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe meets Gulliver's Travels meets Mary Poppins. So unique!

3: The characters were so funny! Kiljoy (he's a professional pessimist) and Monsieur Roget (the optimist), Mayor Culpa (a real live scape-goat), the Ninnies (they really did believe anything they were told) and the people of all the different lands(acting accordingly) added a lot to the story! The punny names were amazing!!

4: The different lands included Accusia (the king was a brat who always blamed others), Serenity Spa(a really good place to get peace of mind) , the Flatterlands (people there really had their heads turned), and Uppity (a place for snobs). The funny word-play led to a lot of enjoyment while reading this! I think kids would love this book!

5: It was so sad how James's mother treated him, but thanks to Ah-Ha, I think James really found that he wasn't to blame for that. I think he found a new compassion for his mom, and another reason to keep on loving her although there were no signs that she loved him back.

Thank you Pam for sharing this awesome book with me! I'm sorry it took so long...

Series Review: Circle C Adventures by Susan K. Marlow

This set of 6 books is about Andrea Carter and her struggles to find her place on the ranch her family owns. With her palomino, Taffy, by her side, her best friends Rosa & Cody, and God, Andrea seems to always find a way.

I give this series 5 stars. I've been in love ever since the Christmas I got them. It doesn't matter that the level is upper children/lower MG, sometimes I just have to reread them. Andrea is always getting herself into trouble, but somehow her adventures wind up bringing her closer to both her family and the Lord. This series is especially great for girls who are going through the "horse phase" (and yes, I promise that is a thing, for almost every girl out there). There is nothing to worry about in these books, and the mystery element is absolutely great! If you're looking for that perfect re-readable set, this is it.

Series Review: Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene

The series of mysteries have been read by many generations. I'm giving this series that kept several of my summers occupied, a 5 star!

This is the first series review I've done, but here are a few things that I think are worth mentioning.

Nancy and her friends are always nice to people, making them good role models. They always solve the mysteries and manage to squeeze out of more than one tight spot, keeping everyone interesting and on the edge of their seat, so to speak. All three main girls have steady dates who often help in the mystery solving. The books introduce kids to many different cultures and even to many actual sleuthing tips. Hannah the housekeeper is very much like a mother to Nancy so these books also teach that family doesn't have to be blood. A few of the books deal with creepy things that I wouldn't read such as black magic. But other than that, this is an excellent series.

Review: The One Who Sees Me by Kandi J Wyatt

This historical fiction tells the story of Faru, a servant. She is traded from her first position to be lady's maid to Lady Cwen. Many servants at her new home don't like her, but she finds one friend, Cailean. The two plan on getting married until Lord Cegrol takes Faru as his second wife. Lady Cwen, consumed by jealousy over Faru's pregnancy, abuses Faru causing the servant to leave. While running away, Faru meets The Existing One and her life turns around.


This book, although fictional in nature, can be found in Genesis 12-21, & 25.

I keep debating over what to give this book, but I think I'm going with a 4.5 (on Amazon you can't do halves so I did 5 stars).

1: The story was really great, and I was super excited to recognize certain characters based on what I know about Genesis. It was such a neat idea to take this story and change it into something like this! I mean there were a few liberties, but it's not meant to be you know like a devotional book or anything. It's fiction.

2: I found it really interesting to see this story through Faru's eyes. When reading the biblical story, I have never really stopped to see it from this point of view.

3: So the only reason I was debating between 5 and 4.5 stars was a few places, there wasn't anything said outright, not at all!, but it was a little implied and I know it's like the whole part of the story, but I was still a little 😕... So I would recommend that this be a book for at least the higher end of the MG lit grade/age level spectrum. And I know that's probably a bit of a silly reason to whatever, but..(if you can understand any of that, I'm not sure that was English)

4: I loved the way Istik and Cegrol were together. I loved how the love between them was highlighted so well and the pain that Cwen caused them was shown so well.

5: Really, though, the title is so perfect. The One Who Sees ME, even a servant, and nobody special on this earth, He always sees and cares and I loved that.

                                            Thanks Pam for sharing this incredible story with me.

Review: Dragon's Posterity by Kandi J Wyatt

This book is the 5th in the Dragon's Courage series. I suggest that you read the previous books first as this book review may contain things that give away parts of the other books. In this book Kyn searches for a way to keep Ardyn and Ruskya from ruining their relationship as Ardyn struggles to grow up and Ruskya struggles to let go. Following a dream given him by Aislin, Kyn begins to organize a competition that will help all younglings and their trainers... and along the way unite the four corners.


This book like all the books in this series receives 5 stars. Here's why.

1: This book literally included every setting from the 4 previous books, it mentioned all or almost all the people from the other book. It was like a stitch to bring the four very different settings and cultures together. And they come together in the book too. This competition of Kyn's actually gets the four corners to cooperate with each other in an unprecedented way.

2: I loved that not only were all the parts together at the tournament, but there were at least two chapters, sometimes more that took place in each location. It was like taking a mental journey to all the places, not just having the places come to one plain.

3: I love love love how everyone has children. And the ones that I want to get together always seem to. I only wish that Serena and Kyn could have some kids, but there's time. And I mean they do have a super sweet relationship with Ardyn, Sylvern, Kathryn, and Tyler.

4: If you're as big a fan of the mental communications as I am, then you'll be glad to know that this book has plenty. In fact, Darryn has a new trick up his sleeve to use with his Calamadyn descendant abilities. One that I think took everyone by surprise, even himself. The only mental communication that I didn't really see was Ruskya-Duskya.

5: Aislin lives on... That was maybe one of the best parts of the book. Aislin just soaring through the sky sometimes.

I can't wait until the next book comes out in April!

                                                           Thank you, Pam, once again!

Review: Dragon's Cure by Kandi J Wyatt

This is the 4th book in the Dragon's Courage series. This book follows a young rider named Serena as she struggles through some personal fears and insecurities, as well as her absolute refusal to think of herself as a rider. When she runs away with Tyrell Duskya and Carryn must go after her. They know the things that Tyrell is mixed up in, and fear for Serena's safety.


This book, following the trend of its series, gets 5 stars.

1: I was so excited to have Duskya back as a main character again! Although, when the story opens up, I was shocked to find that she was no longer just a youngling or a mother of 5 year old Carryn and baby Darryn. She's a grandma! The story though, is a story within a story. Duskya tells her grandchildren a story from back when Carryn and Darryn were young teenagers.

2: One bit I found extremely interesting was that Carryn pointed out the difference between want and need. I think that is an element missing in a lot of Children/MG lit. I also liked how discontent led to wrong choices.

3: Honestly, this whole series has had several incredible redemption arcs, so to speak. People that you want to dislike but eventually get their head on straight. I like that about them. The power of forgiveness and the negative consequences of bitterness, hate, and anger.

4: Do you know that feeling when the book has gotten so almost tense that you can hardly keep reading. You want everything to happen and you can't hardly wait at all. When I get like that I have to take a minute and back away. I did that a couple of times with this book. The plot was extremely captivating.

5: I am a sucker for good endings, and this book (like the others) was no exception. I think I squeaked. I do that sometimes when a book ends just right.

Thanks once more to Pam Labbe for this book!

Review: Dragon's Revenge by Kandi J Wyatt

This is the third book in the Dragon's Courage series. Books 1&2 (Dragon's Future and Dragon's Heir) are already on this blog.

This book starts with Kyn, one of the main characters from Dragon's Future, feeling like he has no place where he is. A lot of this is because he had a twin that died as an infant. He finds help in Ben'hyamene, the brother of Sarai (from book 2). Together the two go to a land called the Carr and help bring peace between the people there and the wild drakes (dragons). On the way, they find the source for the unreasonable anger and depression that the people of the Carr are suffering from.

5 star again! I am in love with this series!

1: Every story has a different setting. The first one was the canyons of the north, the second was the desert, and this story is set in the marshy mountainous Carr. And each setting has a different main color for their drgaons which I find very cool.

2: Again, the plot was different and interesting and awesome. This one keeps the excitement up for the rest of the series. It is just as good as the others in this series. I might even like it better than the second one. (Although I think the first one is still my favorite, so far)

3: I have no clue how Turqueso and Aislin did that thing to Ben'hyamene's hand ( I mean I know they breathed on it or whatever but) but that was so awesome. SO awesome.

4: I was so excited that Kyn and Ben'hyamene were able to find that bond that Kyn was looking for from missing his twin so much. And then Calum and Renfrow was possibly the sweetest thing ever. The mental communication, whether between people or people and dragons, is seriously amazing. I love it.

5: WarNinG---- Chapter 22 (I'm not gonna say what is in it but) you should have tissues on hand. This is the first book in this series that made me actually cry. I mean I almost did in the first one, but I actually did in this one. Someone help!

                                                        Thanks once again, Pam Labbe!

Review: Dragon's Heir by Kandi J Wyatt

This is the second book in the series Dragon's Courage. If you haven't read the first one or missed my review you can find it at this link.

http://lovewhatyourreading.blogspot.com/2017/01/review-dragons-heir-by-kandi-j-wyatt.html

This book's main character is a boy we were introduced to in Dragon's Future. Braidyn, after 8 years, is feeling restless, wondering what part he has in the dragon colony. He doesn't have to wait long, because someone has stolen two dragon nestlings. After recovering one, Braidyn must seek the help of Ruskya and Carryl to find Peri, the other stolen nestling.


This book is also 5 stars.

1: The plot was amazing. It was a whole separate, new, plot from the first book. It was exciting and refreshing, as well as fast-moving. So many second books are a drop off the cliff of anticipation, but this one just shoves you higher up the mountain, ready for book 3!

2: I loved how the characters from the first book were woven in, and I loved the fact that we got to learn even more about them, and take a deeper look into them.

3: I know I say this in almost all my posts, but I LOVE it when authors put lots of children into their books. I was excited to find out that Ruskya/Carryl and Cerulean/Duskya had plenty of children. I was so glad to see a little of the more grown up baby Ardyn from the end of book 1. I also loved that Carryn was able to communicate with Peri, and the fact that Peri chose the little girl before she was even hatched.... AH my heart so melted!

4: Avi'or became one of my favorite characters. At the beginning I thought he was gonna be scary and awful like his Ahbha but SPOILER ALERT he was seriously like the best big brother ever (well, and Ye'sock) and then during the dragon fight (which was epic) he and Ruskya had such an awesome team-up!

5: Sarai is so wonderful, and she literally had one of the best endings ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Help! And the necklace and then Sarai was able to comfort Peri and if I don't stop I'm literally going to accidentally spill too much. Trust me though, you want to read this.

                                            

                                              Pam Labbe, you are fast becoming my hero!

Review: Dragon's Future by Kandi J Wyatt

Every year all the 10 year olds go to the dragon procession to see if they will be one of the lucky ones chosen to be a dragon rider. The dragons choose who they want to be their rider and Ruskya and Duskya are sure that they have no chance. They receive the shock of their lives when they are chosen by Wyeth and Wryn. Fast forward 15 years and the dragon colony is threatened by another dragon colony, led by a man riding a turquoise dragon. Ruskya and his friends must rally together to defeat this new threat.

This book is definitely a 5 star book!

1: I literally read this in one sitting. I could not stop! If you enjoy fantasy or stories about dragons then this is amazing.

2: The whole dragon communication thing was so.... the only way to describe it is "I want that!"

3: The characters! They were each so unique and amazing. They all had personalities that weren't something dropped out of a cookie cutter! Even the dragons were each unique.

4: The plot was compelling. It made me want Ruskya and Wyeth to win more than anything. I was rooting for them and probably held my breath a couple of times wanting things to go a certain way!

5: The inter-character relations........ Ruskya and Duskya's bond, Kyn's ability to communicate like the twins, Glendyn's relationship to literally everyone, the fact that Meredyth could talk to dragons and use the same bond that the twins and Kyn used, and especially Ruskya and Carryl. Everything is so perfect. You really need to go read this for yourself!

This another book I received from Pam Labbe! Thanks so much!