Candy Bunny Reader

  I got more!!! Here are the first four parts: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 I don't care whether it's middle grade, young adult, or adult. If I can relate to what's going on and it resonates with me, it's an instant favorite.  1. Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan  2. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei 3. The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery 4. Jane of Lantern Hill by LM Montgomery 5. Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter 6. The Unfamiliar duology by Haley Newsome 7. Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans 8. The Willa duology by Robert Beatty 9. A Sign of Affection manga series by Suu Morishita 10. Call the Name of the Night manga series by Tama Mitsuboshi 11. Yotsuba&! series by Kiyohiko Azuma  12. O Pioneers by Willa Cather

  The first time I did this tag was last year! Here's the post if you missed it. This is a new version with updated questions. Like last time, @books.below.stars over on Instagram tagged me in this. And as usual, I don't tag anyone, so feel free to go ahead and do this tag! 1. heather (popular book you love) The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz 2. movies (book with an adaptation) The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 3. alley rose (book that made you cry this year) Willa of Dark Hallow by Robert Beatty 4. people watching (book you can relate to) Speak Up! By Rebecca Burgess 5. memories (non-bookish item on your shelf) A mini Funko pop of Nico Robin 6. never ending song (longest book you own) Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson 7. fainted love (fave book from this year so far) So many! A Little Princess, Bloomability, Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything, A Sign of Affection (series), Call the Name of the Night (series), The Dos and Donuts of Love, Mon...

Let's talk about an author that became a favorite of mine this year! So Robert Beatty doesn't have as many books as the previous two authors I talked about, but pretty much everything he's written so far that I have read has been awesome! The first book I read from him was Serafina and the Black Cloak . I gave it 5 stars. The sequels Serafina and the Twisted Staff and Serafina and the Splintered Heart were great, too. I gave them both 4.5 stars. I did not like the fourth book, Serafina and the Seven Stars, that much. I gave it 3.5 stars. The main issue I had with this book is that I felt that it didn't tie in with the previous three books. The first three books had mystery stories that tied in well with each other, but book 4 didn't feel like an actual sequel for them. It felt more like a random standalone book that just happened to have the same characters and setting. I wonder if maybe Robert Beatty didn't plan on writing a 4th book and he probably only wrot...

I hope I am not too late to this book tag! I actually did this same one way back in 2022 a little after I started my page (you can view that year's edition here ) I saw @spacey_ghost over on Instagram do this back in June of this year, and it rekindled my interest to do it again.  Here are my answers for this year! As usual, anyone is free to do this tag. The questions are a bit different this time. 1. 5 books I love:  Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Johanneau The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley 2. 4 books on my TBR: Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers 3. 3 books I recommend: Running out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsen...