Genre: Horror

Bite-Sized Reviews of The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang, The Memory Spinner, The Dark Times of Nimble Nottingham, Nordlys, and Dracula’s Brunch Club

Today I’m featuring a few of the recent books from Middle Grade Escapades, plus a review of a fantasy YA graphic novel and another MG graphic novel debut that I recently read. Hope these bite-sized reviews are enough to feed your fiction addiction! This inventive graphic novel has a little bit of everything–an MC trying to follow her passions, a supportive friendship, strained family dynamics, a touch of a crush, and a mysterious supernatural element […]

Posted October 8, 2025 in Reviews / 4 Comments

#IMWAYR & #MMGM: Bite-Sized Reviews of Ollie In Between, Ghost Scout’s Honor, River of Spirits, Story Spinners, and Werewolf Hamlet

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers and MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY hosted by Always in the Middle… I realized that I haven’t shared reviews on the blog of all the Middle Grade Escapades books that have released so far! So, today I’m catching up! This book was written as an homage to Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret, and it encapsulates […]

Posted June 2, 2025 in Reviews / 8 Comments

#IMWAYR & #MMGM: Review of THE GIRL IN THE WALLS by Meg Eden Kuyatt & Meg’s Top Ten Addictions

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers and MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY hosted by Always in the Middle… Today I’m featuring THE GIRL IN THE WALLS by Meg Eden Kuyatt, a creepy middle grade horror novel in verse! Read on for my review of the book, and then make sure you also check out the author’s list of top ten addictions to find out more […]

Posted April 21, 2025 in Author Top Ten Lists, IMWAYR, MMGM, Reviews / 4 Comments

#IMWAYR & #MMGM: Review of The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay by Mary Averling & Mary’s Top Ten Addictions

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers and MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY hosted by Always in the Middle… Today I’m featuring THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY by Mary Averling, a spooky ghost story with a twist – the main character is a ghost! Read on for my review of the book, and then make sure you also check out the author’s list of top ten […]

Posted February 17, 2025 in Author Top Ten Lists, Reviews / 9 Comments

#IMWAYR: Bite-Sized Reviews of The House at the End of the Sea, Stage Fright, The Skeleton Flute, and Safe Harbor

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers. Today I’m sharing reviews of three books that I absolutely adored: two middle-grade debuts and a YA novel by an author that many of us know and love–CG Drews from Paper Fury! Hope these bite-sized reviews are enough to feed your fiction addiction! The House at the End of the Sea is a gorgeously atmospheric mysterious contemporary fantasy […]

Posted January 13, 2025 in Reviews / 8 Comments

#IMWAYR & #MMGM: Bite-Sized Reviews of Accidental Demons, Kareem Between, and Don’t Let the Forest In

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers and MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY hosted by Always in the Middle… Today I’m sharing reviews of three books that I absolutely adored: two middle-grade debuts and a YA novel by an author that many of us know and love–CG Drews from Paper Fury! Hope these bite-sized reviews are enough to feed your fiction addiction! This book is truly […]

Posted November 4, 2024 in IMWAYR, MMGM, Reviews / 10 Comments

#IMWAYR: Bite-Sized Reviews of The Last Rhee Witch and Murray Out of Water

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers. This will help me get more reviews posted – I have lots of books I’ve loved lately to share with you! So, today I’m sharing reviews of two middle-grade debuts. Hope these bite-sized reviews are enough to feed your fiction addiction! This summer camp story is perfect for middle grade readers who like the thrill of imagining the […]

Posted July 1, 2024 in Reviews / 7 Comments

#IMWAYR: Bite-Sized Reviews of The Secret Language of Birds & Not Quite a Ghost

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers. This will help me get at least one or two reviews posted each week – I have lots of books I’ve loved lately to share with you! So, today I’m sharing reviews of a middle-grade contemporary and a middle-grade horror novel. Hope these bite-sized reviews are enough to feed your fiction addiction! I absolutely loved Song for a […]

Posted May 6, 2024 in Reviews / 23 Comments

Bite-Sized Reviews of Courtesy of Cupid, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, Falling Short, and Dungeons and Drama

Today, I’m reviewing three MG novels a YA romance. I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! Courtesy of Cupid is one of the first true middle grade romances I can remember reading (where the romance is the primary focus of the book). In fact, it reads a lot like a YA romance, except that the relationship doesn’t make it all the way to kissing by the end of the […]

Posted February 5, 2024 in Reviews / 6 Comments

Escape from Grimstone Manor and The Snatcher of Raven Hollow by Matt McMann: Reviews and Matt’s Top Ten Addictions!

Today I’m featuring debut author Matt McMann and the first two spooky mystery adventure books in the MONSTERIOUS Series, both of which release on May 9th. These books can be read in any order, so kids can feel free to pick up whichever title tickles their imagination. (I’m one of those people who usually can’t stand to read a series out of order, but I read this one and then the first book, and found […]

Posted April 26, 2023 in Author Top Ten Lists, Reviews / 6 Comments