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Midyear Calm Down Tag

I first saw this over on the YouTube channel of Merphy Napier (her video here ) and thought it looked cool! Here are my answers for it. This tag was created by Leandra the TBR zero, and her video can be watched here .  Feel free to do this tag if you see it! 1. Thankfulness: What 2024 has given me thus far So many new friends/followers! Thanks y'all! 2. Relaxation: The most relaxing book The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego 3. Hydration: A book that I needed A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Bloomability by Sharon Creech 4. Nourishment: A book that energized me The Legend of Shadow High by Shannon and Deal Hale, and If You'll Have Me by Eunnie 5. Familiarity: An author I've returned to LM Montgomery and Kate DiCamillo. 6. Healthy risk: Outside of my comfort zone read/new-to-me author Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans 7. Reflection: Changes in my reading taste I've been reading less nonfiction and more manga. 8. De...

May Wrap Up!

All the books I read in May! I read a total of 15 books . Most were graphic novels. Mostly Avatar ones.  I've decided to do something new with these wrap ups: From now on, I won't provide my own summaries. I will instead link the Goodreads pages for the books. I will still be putting links to my own reviews! I hope your reading month went well, too! 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance Volumes 1 , 2 , and 3 by Faith Erin Hicks. All 5 stars! 2.  You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So . 5 stars! Full review here . 3. The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall . 4 stars. Full review here .  4. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Volumes 1 , 2, 3, and 4 by Kanehito Yamada . All 4 stars . Full review  here .  5. The Sprite and The Gardener by Rii Abrego . 5 stars! Full review  here .  6. If You'll Have Me by Eunnie . 5 stars! Full review here . 7. Katara and the Pirate's Silver by Faith Erin Hicks . 4.5 stars . 8. Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy by Faith ...

The Sprite and the Gardener Review

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  This book was sooo sweet and sooo cute! The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego and Joe Whitt takes place in our world--with some magic! Sprites have lived for centuries helping all kinds of plants grow with their magic. Until humans came along and started doing gardening themselves. The sprites are still around but they help less and less. One little sprite named Wisteria secretly discovers a human girl named Elena who takes care of her mother's flower garden, as her mother is out working all day. Wisteria decides to secretly help Elena's garden grow, as long as she isn't discovered.  If you couldn't already tell, Wisteria does get discovered by Elena. And everything changes from there.  What a magical book! I love the whimsical illustrations, and I loved what a chill, slice-of-life cottagecore book this was.  It is a pure 5 star book . I want to read more from this author and illustrator. What was the last "chill" book you read?