Candy Bunny Reader

A crossover of Western classic isekais (stories where characters get transported to another world. The word is from Japanese).  Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir (yes, of Project Hail Mary  fame and other sci fi books) and Sarah Anderson  is a story of Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy of Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and the Wizard of Oz fame all come together in a school/boarding house of sorts to be studied by an eccentric scientist named Dr. Rutherford. He believes they possess the inherit ability to just move between worlds willingly. Taking care of the girls' needs is a nanny named Ms. Poole (she's also another famous magical nanny you might of heard of...).  Alice in particular doesn't like this setup and kicks off the conflict by deciding to escape by stealing Dorothy's silver shoes. Wendy and Dorothy follow her to Oz (as it turns out they do have the innate ability to move without actual objects), and they all end find out the Wicked Witch of the West who is someho...

This book is the prequel to the Blight Harbor series, which consists of: The Clackity, The Nighthouse Keeper, and The Loneliest Place . You can read the review for the first book here ! Pennies by Lora Senf is set in the 1920s and is about a group of friends consisting of: Mae Von Rath (the great-great aunt of Evie from the original trilogy), Lark (whom we meet in the original second book as a ghost), Claret, and Brigid. The friends love to go exploring around their town, and one day a door to the Dark Sun side suddenly appears in the woods near their clubhouse.  The girls are told not to go near it, but one day several people in their town go missing, including Brigid's cousin, Emilia. The girls suspect an unusual boy named John Jeffrey Pope (usually called Johnny) must have done it, except everyone else doesn't think so. At the same time, Lark's aunt Meredith starts acting strange, too.  The girls find out that Emilia was taken to the Dark Sun side by Johnny, and he and...

Nicola Traveling Around the Demon's World by Asaya Miyanagi is a cozy fantasy manga series that is 4 volumes long. I read the first two so far! Nicola is a sweet and naive human witch who accidentally finds herself in the Demon World. She forms a bond with a somewhat grumpy but kindhearted demon named Simon, who is a traveling merchant. There isn't much of a plot--it's mostly slice of life just in a fantasy world. Nicola and Simon travel from place to place, meet new people (or reunite with old friends), and get into shenanigans. Simon is almost always trying to buy or sell something, and Nicola learns more about the demon world and practices her magic.  It's very funny and heartwarming! It gets surprisingly emotional at times, too. I gave both books 5 stars. I need to find and read the last two volumes!

This was a part of the 12 books 12 friends challenge and was recommended by @onceuponatbr over on Instagram. The actual title for this series is really long! It's full title is The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World . The author is Kyoka Izumi . This first volume begins with Tsukina, a 30 year old woman with a stable career who is one day randomly asked by "God" (in the form a sphere) to become the savior of another world called Othel. She is unsure of it at first, but when she uses her newfound magic to open up a book cafe, she grows to like it. The most frequent visitor to her book cafe is the captain of the royal guards. His name is Il (capital I, lowercase L!). The two grow close very quickly, bonding over books and food.  Tsukina also finds out that one of the reasons she was sent to Othel was to deal with the previous chosen one. The previous chosen one is a snobby rich girl who cares more about wooing the prince of the land than actually learning magic t...

This is my second Julie Andrews book! The first one I read was Mandy back in 2022, a little bit after I started my blog. You can read the review for it here .  The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles is about three siblings: Lindy, Ben, and Thomas, who meet an eccentric science professor one day on a trip to the zoo. The professor--his name is Savant--tells them there used to be magical creatures called Whangdoodles that existed on Earth, but they've all disappeared. They are all now in a mystical place called Whangdoodleland, and he says that it is possible to get there as he has done so before, but he has yet to actually meet the Whangdoodle, who is also the king. The three children get very interested in this, and they asked their parents if they can join the professor in his journey to get to Whangdoodle. They start visiting Professor Savant every day and he shows them tips and tricks on changing their perspectives on sight and smell, and really expanding their imaginat...

I. Loved. This. Book. Words. Cannot. Express. It! 😍 😍 😍 The Neverending Story by Michael Ende follows Bastian Balthasar Bux, a boy who is very unpopular at school and whose life hasn't been the same since he lost his mother. One day at a bookstore he finds a mysterious book called "The Neverending Story". Instead of going to classes, he decides to hide out in the attic of his school and read the book.  The book containing the story titled "The Neverending Story" is set in a magical world called Fantastica where every (mostly fantasy) story ever has ever existed. The creator of the world is this goddess-like character named the Childlike Empress. But she has fallen ill, and Fantastica is slowly starting to disappear into The Nothing. A boy named Atreyu has been chosen to help save the Childlike Empress so Fantastica can be saved. Atreyu goes on a long-winded adventure where he meets new foes and friends along the way. He becomes best friends with a luckdragon...

  Today's poem was inspired by the classic magical girl/mecha series by CLAMP, Magic Knight Rayearth!  The video above is the full song of the first opening. Poem: We could feel it in our hearts We could feel it in our soul We could feel it in our minds We were the chosen ones Chosen to save this world This world bent on willpower But we didn’t know What would be ahead of us A world full of turmoil Of heartbreak Things aren’t always what they seem We might be controlling giant robots Called rune gods But we are not angels As Lantis said “If Cephiro were truly beautiful The flowers would bloom All on their own.”