Posts by: Kristen Rooney

Book Review: Wreck the Halls

Book: Wreck the Halls Author: Tessa Bailey Melody and Beat are both considered musical royalty. Both of their mothers were in the biggest rock band around, the Steel Birds. They suddenly stopped making music and no one knows exactly what…

Book Review: Skipping Christmas

Book: Skipping Christmas Author: John Grisham Luther and Nora drop off their daughter at the airport because she is going to be in the Peace Corps. They know Christmas will never be the same without her. Luther works with numbers…

Book Review: The Sad Ghost Club

Book: The Sad Ghost Club Author: Lize Meddings The Sad Ghost Club is a great illustrated story. It puts into perspective that everyone deals with feeling lonely and anxious at times. The sad ghost club is formed after someone is…

Book Review: Only If You’re Lucky

Book: Only If You’re Lucky Author: Stacy Willingham Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.  A story about four college friends who all seem a little different. Lucy is the…

Book Review: Love, Naturally

Book: Love, Naturally Author: Sophie Sullivan Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced audio copy.  Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.  Brian’s Review I’m glad I got…

Book Review: No Place for Monsters

Book: No Place for Monsters Author: Kory Merritt This is an illustrated story that is perfect for the spooky season. Levi and Kat notice that something odd is going on in their town of Cowslip Grove. Some kids that are…

Book Review: The Heiress

Book: The Heiress Author: Rachel Hawkins Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.  Ruby Mclavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmor was known to be North Carolina’s richest woman. When she was little…

Book Review: The Second Chance Year

Book: The Second Chance Year Author: Melissa Wiesner I started 2024 with my first read being The Second Chance Year and I am so happy that I did! I couldn’t get enough of this book. I loved all the characters…