Charming! I so rarely enjoy kids’ books because the themes are usually too juvenile too, but not this one. Even though Charlie’s travails ring true for a young girl, we can all identify with her readily, I think, and the environment of the story reminded me a lot of Anne of Green Gables, which is ...
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This is a hard book to review, because even though I just finished it, I almost couldn't tell you what happened in it. That's because it reads like a dream sequence... no rules, anything is possible, and every detail is described in colors and emotions, with scenes shifting into different ...
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These are all so similar that they can be reviewed together, I think, though the series is not over and I am still reading on! I just finished a bunch of them on vacation and figured that rather than having a redundant series of reviews, I'd just lump them all in one. These books read very much ...
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Loved this! I was less enthused with the first book in the series, Her Royal Spyness, perhaps for the same reason that it takes me several episodes to really get into a TV series: I have to get to know the characters. But I am definitely now hooked. The premise: Lady Georgiana is 32nd in line to the ...
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Hilarious! This delightfully nerdy story follows Martin, computer programmer in 2012, as he discovers that he and the entire world are nothing but a computer algorithm--which he can manipulate. He first makes himself taller, levitates, time-travels, and then adds a few 0's to his bank balance, ...
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  I'm fascinated by British history, and I could hardly stop listening to this! Queen Elizabeth seems so very likable to me, and such a fascinating character. This story spans her birth (when she was considered a 'minor royal,' since she was so unlikely to ever inherit the throne,) all ...
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