Lions in the Garden Book Review

Title: Lions in the Garden

Author: Chelsea Luna

Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Teenagers, Romance, Action/Adventure

Plot: Rebellion is brewing all around the royal court but Mila could care less about that; she has a much bigger concern on her hands and must act before her opportunity vanishes. In an attempt to escape the impending marriage to an old baron her father has arranged, Mila runs headlong into danger and the arms of a handsome blacksmith who both saves and intrigues her.

But the handsome Protestant blacksmith has secrets of his own and they could land Mila into hot water, especially as the rebellion grows and threatens to burst.

Likes/Dislikes: With a title as intriguing as this one, you'd think there would actually be a plot to this book other than, "Idiot girl runs away, gets into trouble and starts flirting with hot guy who rescues her." Also, she gets jealous seeing him with other girls and seems obvious to everything going on around her. I couldn't finish this book at all.

Rating: PG-14 and up, mainly for content {with all the talk of sleeping around in the first couple chapters, somethings bound to happen later on}.

Date Review Written: May 15th, 2016

I received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publishers and Netgalley. I wasn't required to write a positive review and the opinions expressed in the above review are my own.

We Just Had a Baby Book Review

Title: We Just Had a Baby

Author: Stephen Krensky

Genre: Children, Family, Babies, Adorable,

Plot: Being the only kid is great, until you realize that that title can be threatened by the arrival of a tiny bundle of wriggly pinkness. So, to help younger readers adjust to the change, books like this are essential. Children can read along as the hero investigates and gets used to the squirmy new arrival, and, despite the initial wariness, he grows to love the new baby.

Likes/Dislikes: With my own firstborn about to get a new sibling this summer, I was intrigued by this book and extremely happy that the publishers were able to send me a print copy because then I could share it with my daughter. While it seems like a book geared toward big brothers, my two year old enjoyed it and had a lot of fun reading it with me and looking at the lovely pictures.

Rating: G-all ages, though more for 4 yr. olds and up.

Date Review Written: May 3rd, 2016.

I received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publishers and Netgalley. I wasn't required to write a positive review and the opinions expressed in the above review are my own.