Here at Chapter Break, we don’t always write a full review of every book we read. Well, now we decided to do these monthly wrap-up posts with roundups of our reviews this month and mini-reviews to fill in the gaps. Enjoy!
Thankful Frankie teaches kids to be thankful for the amazing and non-materialistic things we all have. Instilling gratitude at a young age has many benefits that can positively affect our everyday lives, and helps kids express a positive outlook to help others around them. Each book includes discussion prompts at the end, creating space for children to write, draw, or dictate what it is they are thankful for.
A Girl With a Cape shows how one little girl wears an adorable scarf as a cape, trying to be a superhero and help everyone around her. Her tiny good deeds brighten everyone’s day, even if she doesn’t realize how much her actions inspire and affect everyone. It’s such a sweet book that made me tear up reading it, what a powerful message that kindness as a superpower. My son enjoyed reading this and wanted to run around wearing a cape of his own.
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager: Cute and somewhat situationally funny. I did like the narrative style, with chapter headings matching a field guide. I did empathize with Norris and his reaction to the Texas heat and needing a t-shirt budget!
Single Malt Murder (Whiskey Business Mystery #1): Cozy mystery with hints of Outlander (sexy knees in a kilt and Culloden). I did enjoy the Whiskey 101 chapter. Kind of trope-y. And I found myself yelling (in my head) when the characters kept glossing over the big clues. Audio narration was good, though sometimes difficult to tell the different characters apart.
Black Order (Sigma Force #3): Great world-spanning action. But the 2 week gap I took in reading resulting in an ending that I found rather convenient and not as action-y as the first half of the book. Still enjoyable overall.
Ancient Magic (Dragon’s Gift #1): Julie recommended this series, so I downloaded the whole series from Audible. And honestly, it’s been kind of meh throughout. I love the flirty banter between Cass and Aidan. But the world building feels like a lot of other urban fantasy. But hey, it crossed off some more difficult bingo squares, so there is that.
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