by Dylan Cody Book Blurb: A feel-good story of courage, resilience, quick wit, and joy. Book Synopsis: How to Build a Champion is a picaresque story of courage, resilience, quick wit, and joy, which follows Cassandra, a bright, outspoken young woman, through a British summer in a multi-cultural working-class neighbourhood, peopled with personalities, where […]
Historical Fiction Date Published: 05-19-2024 Publisher: Mustard Seed Press It’s 1866 on the Santa Fe Trail. Sixteen-year-old Lila Bonner is forced to make a life-changing decision that leaves her frightened and alone. With help from a kindhearted stranger, Lila reaches Council Grove, Kansas, where she hopes to build a new life. Fortified with […]
For this discussion post, we are joining the Tell Me Something Tuesday challenge run by Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Here’s the topic for this week. Do you like spoilers? Do you read the last chapter first? Share your thoughts. Julie: I do feel spoilers are a good way to ruin the […]
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 […]
Project Hail Mary 2026 PG-13 2h 36m Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz in Project Hail Mary (2026) Movie Description: Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may […]
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: : I just need a moment here […]
Julie’s Review: Thanks to Netgalley and the author for a the ALC chance to experience on audiobook. This book is told in alternating POV between Roremar “Reckless” and Emmeline the fate-reader aka “Huntress” (yes I love these nicknames) and the audio is dual style between two narrators. I really enjoyed the female voice narration as […]
We’re joining our bestie Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight to co-host her monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up! Welcome to the March 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 […]
Julie’s Review: is getting full 5 stars because I inhaled it in like two days (a 500 page book)! When everything seems to be going well and our main characters are in a happy place and we’re not even halfway through the book? Oh you know something bad is imminent. This book grabbed me, […]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julie | Chapter Break Book Blog (@chapterbreaknet) Julie’s Review: pulls no punches and will leave you screaming “No!” Check your triggers, for real. Our main character, Isobel, grows up with a junkie mom and an abusive step-dad. She starts out as a shrinking […]