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The first Between the Bookends of 2023 is coming to you a month late due to personal circumstances, but I hope you find something to enjoy in this eclectic mix for the new year. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Author/illustrator images are credited to themselves. The Narrow Cage, Image Columbia University Press The […]
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It’s Spooky Season once more and it’s time once again for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. As in previous years, this will be split into multiple parts, and this week we’ll be looking at Middle-Grade books. Check out last week’s post for Adult recommendations and stay tuned for YA and Picture Books coming on the […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, we’ll be covering two months’ worth of reading thanks to me unexpectedly ending up in hospital when the last column should have been published! This double column is also (unintentionally) entirely middle-grade, so sit back and check out what we’ve been reading since the end of July. Please note: […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie and Scott look at five books they read in June including contemporary middle grade, fantasy YA, and a non-fiction look at the history of women in video games. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Author/illustrator images are credited to themselves. If You Read This Cover Image, Delacorte […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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This April, Sophie and Scott picked up a varied selection of books including the conclusion to a series that has spanned nearly 20 years, the latest novel from David Duchovny, and a fascinating memoir by an MIT astrophysicist. They hope you find something to enjoy from this month’s reviews. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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When I was offered a review copy of The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery I didn’t even have to think about my response, how could I say no to a cover that cute? Please note: This post contains affiliate links. The Last Firefox is an adorable middle-grade story set in the fictional town of Bryncastell […]
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Sophie Cleverly has been one of my favorite middle-grade authors for several years now, ever since I discovered her Scarlet and Ivy series. A Case of Misfortune is the second book in her latest series—The Violet Veil Mysteries—and follows thirteen-year-old Violet Veil, an undertaker’s daughter who lives in Victorian-era London with her greyhound Bones and […]
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The first month of 2022 was a successful reading month for Sophie. In this month’s Between the Bookends, she shares a range of books from educational books for kids to informative non-fiction for adults, an LGBTQ paranormal detective drama to a book that helps you plan your own funeral! As always, she hopes you’ll find […]
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December is a busy month (no kidding) so this first edition of Between the Bookends for 2022 is a little sparse, however, Sophie and Scott have still pulled together a handful of reviews of books they hope you will enjoy. Happy New Year! Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited […]
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December is a busy month (no kidding) so this first edition of Between the Bookends for 2022 is a little sparse, however, Sophie and Scott have still pulled together a handful of reviews of books they hope you will enjoy. Happy New Year! Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited […]
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Thanks to Penguin Random House, I was recently sent copies of the entire Pages and Co. series so far, including the latest title, The Book Smugglers that was released in September this year. I have spent the last few weeks catching up on this incredibly cozy book series that I think will appeal to many […]
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It’s the final Between the Bookends of 2021! This month, Sophie shares seven books that helped her transition from Spooky Season to the holidays. This month’s collection is mostly middle grade with some hugely important topics being covered, but look out for a festive picture book and a perfect YA holiday romance straight from the […]
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It’s the final Between the Bookends of 2021! This month, Sophie shares seven books that helped her transition from Spooky Season to the holidays. This month’s collection is mostly middle grade with some hugely important topics being covered, but look out for a festive picture book and a perfect YA holiday romance straight from the […]
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As Spooky Season wanes and the Holidays kick off in earnest (at least one of the GeekMoms already has their tree up), Sophie, Nivi, Lisa, and Scott have been reading a variety of books from fascinating non-fiction to adventurous middle grade. We hope you’ll find something interesting here among these seven books as the weather […]
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How is it October already?! Once again, spooky season is upon us, and that means it’s time for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. As with last year, this will be split into multiple parts, so keep an eye out over the next few Fridays for more Halloween reads, and don’t forget to check out last […]
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How is it October already?! Once again, spooky season is upon us, and that means it’s time for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. As with last year, this will be split into multiple parts, so keep an eye out over the next few Fridays for more Halloween reads, and don’t forget to check out last […]
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As summer draws to an end, Sophie, Scott, and Amy are excited to share eight of the books they have been enjoying recently, they hope you find something you’ll love too in this month’s Between the Bookends. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. Scientists Who Dared to […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie reads six books. She explores a wide range of non-fiction from the disappearance of flight MH370 to the life of Jeff Goldblum to the Boston Tea Party, and picks up some interesting fiction too. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. […]
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With the recent release of previously classified US government files regarding UFOs, people are once again talking at length about the possibility that our planet has been visited by beings from another world. Whether you believe aliens really are hanging out in cornfields in Iowa, or that every supposed UFO sighting is simply swamp-gas from […]
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This month’s Between the Bookends is a little thin thanks to the majority of reviews ending up as part of our Pride Month coverage instead. Even so, we hope you will find something interesting in the three books featured here. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. On […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Almost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years), and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Me, My Dad, and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean. […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years), and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie reviews five books including the latest from John Green, a fun middle-grade about football (soccer), and an own voices look at the history of the Metis people in graphic novel form. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. The Burning Girls, […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie and Lisa review nine books covering a mixture of picture books, middle grade, YA, and adult with topics including a wily octopus, the life of Dr. Virginia Apgar, and two very different takes on spirituality. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to […]
Continue ReadingLast summer, I thoroughly enjoyed The Highland Falcon Thief. This was book one in a new middle-grade series titled Adventures on Trains and written by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman with illustrations by Elisa Paganelli. This month I picked up books two and three: Kidnap on the California Comet and Murder on the Safari Star, […]
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In this month’s between the bookends, Sophie and Rebecca share four books they read in the month of March including middle-grade fantasy, self-help, and YA. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author photos are credited to themselves. The Weather Weaver Cover Image, Uclan Publishing The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori Sophie’s first book […]
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Has it really only been 2021 for one month? With so much going on over the last few weeks, we could all be forgiven for thinking that we’ve been living in this new decade for years! Despite everything that has gone on in this eventful month, however, Sophie, Rebecca, and Robin have been reading plenty […]
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Has it really only been 2021 for one month? With so much going on over the last few weeks, we could all be forgiven for thinking that we’ve been living in this new decade for years! Despite everything that has gone on in this eventful month, however, Sophie, Rebecca, and Robin have been reading plenty […]
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