KT Book Reviews

 Beautifully written and highly recommended. Releasing August 27th Get it on Amazon -  https://amzn.to/3SGaYvD In this multigenerational middle grade novel of hope, compassion, and forgiveness from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman that is as timely as it is timeles, a boy who has been assigned to spend his summer volunteering at a senior living facility learns unexpected lessons that change the trajectory of his life. Alex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home where he’s bossed around by an annoying and self-important do-gooder named Maya-Jade. He hasn’t seen his mom in a year, his aunt and uncle don’t want him, and Shady Glen’s geriatric residents seem like zombies to him. Josey is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration camp—all thanks to the heroism of a woman named Olka and his own abil...

The Break-Up Pack is an absolute delight! This second-chance(ish) romance is the perfect way to end the summer reading season. Tea shops and Insta pics are two of my favorite things and Emma Lord has filled them with romance. Get it today, book friends! ~Tanja Out Today - August 13th Get it on Amazon -  https://amzn.to/3AflG61 Two best friends who haven’t spoken in ten years pretend to date after break-ups with their respective exes go viral, in this delightfully fun and deeply emotional novel from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord. June and Levi were best friends as teenagers—until the day they weren’t. Now June is struggling to make rent on her beachside tea shop, Levi is living a New York cliché as a disillusioned hedge fund manager and failed novelist, and they've barely spoken in years. But after they both experience public, humiliating break-ups with their exes that spread like wildfire across TikTok rabbit holes and daytime talk shows alike, they accidentally make...

Get it on Amazon -  https://amzn.to/3WU6tA6 Magic flickers.Love flames. Chaos reigns. They say that when the world is out of balance the Guardians of Dawn are reborn. Jin Zhara’s life was already full with appeasing her stepmother’s cruel whims, looking after her blind younger sister, and keeping her magic secret from those who would kill her for it. But when a mysterious plague starts transforming magicians into monsters, Zhara joins a secret magical liberation society called the Guardians of Dawn, and her life becomes entwined with an easily flustered young man named Han, who has secrets of his own. Magicians go missing, abominations emerge, and Zhara’s powers are growing beyond her control. A demon has awoken in the Morning Relams, and Zhara must find the elemental warrior within befefore the balance between order and chaos is lost forever. Guardian of Fire…there you are… Filled with adventure, romance, and a delightful cast of characters, Guardians of Dawn: Zhara is the starts ...

I simply adore this long-running Meg Langslow Mystery series. A perfect combination of cozy and smart fun. This time around we have turkeys and renovations to deal with. As always, Meg handles it all with her quirky sense of deduction. A great read! ~Tanja Get it on Amazon -  https://amzn.to/4fcNW9w Meg's neighbors, the Smetkamps', have won a makeover for their old home from Marvelous Mansions, a flashy, yet dubious company, focused on making historic homes more "modern." The company already several days into its makeover of the Smetkamps' house, and tensions are running high--not only between the officious, demanding Mrs. Smetkamp and her neighbors, but also between her and the renovation crew. Meg, who is trying to keep the peace and prevent the makeover crew from trampling on every clause of the county's building code, arrives at the Smetkamps to find that Caerphilly's resident flock of feral turkeys has moved into their yard--or been relocated there b...

Well, this one had me turning the pages into the wee hours! Did she? Didn't she? It's so creepy yet so good! I had the best time reading House of Glass.  ~Tanja Releases August 6th https://amzn.to/3zsaKBv On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie. A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying? Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny - in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce - and immediately stopped speaking. Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney, appointed to serve as counsel for children in custody cases. She never accepts clients under thirteen due to her own traumatic childhood, but Stella's mentor, a revered judge, bel...

Good spooky fun for readers ages eight and up! Adventure and mystery await Caleb when his mother returns them to her hometime at the highlight of Halloween chaos. He's not thrilled about it, but he'll do his best to try and save the town from themselves. Great fun and a joy to read! ~Tanja Get it on Amazon -  https://amzn.to/46il4Zx When Caleb’s mom decides they are moving to her childhood home in Wisconsin, Caleb is not thrilled. Moving schools, states, and time zones would be bad enough, but Mom’s hometown is Samhain, a small and ridiculously kitschy place where every day is Halloween. Caleb is not a fan of Halloween when it only happens once a year, so Halloween-obsessed Samhain is really not the place for him. How is he supposed to cope with kids wearing costumes to school every single day? And how about the fact that the mayor is so committed to the bit that City Hall is only open from sundown to sunup to accommodate his so-called vampirism? Sure enough, Caleb becomes an ...