When I was a kid, going to the library was the best treat I could imagine (except Disneyland, of course). Yes, I was a nerd. How could you tell? Imagine if I could have visited the one in this book: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein I was…
You ever accidentally outdo everyone and not even know it? It’s the best feeling, even if you just get to enjoy it from the sidelines. Watching Wanda alchemy… alchematize… do alchemy? Whatever, it’s like watching Secretariat blow past everyone on the track and just keep going. Roverpowered 4 from Drew…
Is it hard to come up with a new way to rave about another book in a great series? Who cares? It’s Drew Hayes + a cute dog. Bring it on! I’m going to be very serious now and tell you that Roverpowered 3 is a competent story written by…
Peanut butter is great. Chocolate is arguably even better. But peanut butter and chocolate together? Now we’re talking. In Roverpowered 2, we have Drew Hayes, a wildly talented, emotionally fluent author on one hand, and a ridiculously overpowered, chubby Corgi on the other. Genius author + adorable magic dog? Yes,…
When your favorite living author decides to write about a short-legged, big-eared dog with way too much power and a pure heart, you drop everything and go read it. Roverpowered: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist is the latest gem by Drew Hayes, otherwise known as the author who can do…
Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs picks up the story about a year after the end of Return of Tarzan and features the same villains that plagued the first book. It’s a solid, but imperfect, continuation of the series, and worth reading. This is the first Tarzan book where…
At the start of Biggest Fake in the Universe by Johan Rundberg, Mo is a chess nerd with a love for his guinea pig and astronomy. Then he discovers a new love, a skater girl, and decides to transform himself into a skater guy to win her heart. Trouble is,…
I have kind of a love/hate relationship with Lee Child and his most famous brain-child, Jack Reacher. I hate how much I love him. When you read a Jack Reacher book, you know what you’re going to get, some kind of inciting incident, disgusting villains who deserve all the violence…
Full Disclosure: Drew Hayes is a being from another realm – one where writing at an elite level is a superpower. Prove me wrong, I dare you, because I refuse to believe that this level of insight into human nature, quiet humor, and tight plotting can possibly have originated from…
Right after I read this book, I heard about the trauma response many abused children carry into adulthood, the ability to read people in an instant. These are adults that had to learn vigilance to a ridiculous degree to avoid physical, mental, and emotional abuse from parents or other trusted…
