Middle Grade Fiction Date Published: Feb 24, 2026 Publisher: Small Circles Press Ivy Leigh’s a feisty eleven, almost twelve-year-old who could never imagine using a fist to solve a problem. But that was before. Before Momma died. Before her BFFs, Lizzie and Ruthie, started pressuring her to change. Before they told her that Michael, the […]
2026 #JIAM Audiobook Mini Challenge Join Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About for the #JIAM (June Is Audiobook Month) audiobook mini-challenge. Challenges Complete at least one challenge: Finish/Start a series in a month. (listen to at least 3 audiobooks in a series) Love your Library (listen to 3 audiobooks from your local library) Let there […]
Guess what folks?! We’re joining our bestie Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight and new friends Lindsi @ Do You Dog Ear? and Lisa @ Lisa Loves Literature to help co-host our favorite linky – the Discussion Challenge! We love doing discussion posts around here! And we love reading other bookish discussions. We want to know what you […]
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! Mini Book Reviews Julie’s Mini Reviews: : Cute, fun, short. Should be […]
We’re joining our bestie Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight to co-host her monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up! Welcome to the April 2026 Wrap-Up Round-Up What is the Wrap-Up Round-Up? Every month, at the end of the month, we’ll put up a monthly wrap-up link-up post where everyone can link up their month-end posts. There are no specific […]
Sometimes love asks the most from the people least willing to give it. The Code One Club series by Alison Naomi Holt centers sapphic stories where trust is hard-won and connection arrives at the worst possible time. Synopsis: Power, loss, and emotional distance shape the relationships within The Code One Club series, where connection […]
We decided to join the Top Ten Tuesday meme with today’s discussion post. The topic is a freebie so here is our pick. Top/Bottom 10 Book to Movie Adaptations Julie: Look, adaptations are a dangerous thing sometimes. Some of them are just fabulous. And some, horrific. But here is my list of the best adaptations […]
The Civil War didn’t divide every place along clear lines. In some communities, it settled in more quietly—reshaping relationships, testing loyalties, and turning ordinary moments into something uncertain. In The Reluctant Patriot, Susan Lohafer follows one man trying to stay outside of that shift as it gradually reaches his doorstep. Set in East Tennessee during […]
Julie’s Review of : Something about this book really got under my skin. The emotions and angst I felt, right alongside our main character! Going into it I knew it was a Hades and Persephone retelling, the blurb gives away a lot, and the tropes shared by the author give away more. Except… that’s not […]
A Cold War Adventure Historical Fiction/Cold War Fiction w/romance subplots Date Published: 03-01-2026 Publisher: Bim Bom Books “There are no accidents in life, only opportunities wearing different clothes.” When the first privately owned Soviet circus arrived in 1990 America as the Soviet Empire unraveled, its elite performers expected to build cultural bridges […]