The House on Pooh Corner

Title: The House on Pooh Corner  Author: A. A. Milne  Pages: 180  Genre: Children's Fiction

This is the second installment of the Winnie The Pooh series. It is more stories of the adventures of Pooh and his friends. This book does include Tigger along with the others. 

Again, I grew up on Winnie the Pooh and I wanted my kids to have the same thing. I will reread this series until I can no longer read. It is one of my all time favorites! Saying that I am an adult with 3 kids and still obsessed with all things Winne the Pooh and Tigger :) If you haven't read this for yourself or to your kids I urge you to do it now!

After Disasters

Title: After Disasters  Author: Viet Dinh  Pages: 266  Genre: Fiction

4 gentlemen run towards the disaster that happen and go to help those less fortunate when a natural disaster happens. 

I was not a fan of this book. The images came to life and it made you feel like you were there but to me it jumped from point of view to point of view and it jumbled in my head how it was going and how I got there. It was a wonderful idea and out of my normal books but this isn't one I don't think I can recommend. 

Winnie the Pooh

Title: Winnie The Pooh  Author: A.A. Milne  Pages: 161  Genre: Children's stories

Winnie the Pooh is a bear of very little brain but he goes on some grand adventures with his friends. In this book he goes on 10 different adventures that you start to get to know the characters in the Hundred Acre Woods. 

Winnie the Pooh is a classic in my household. My twins just hit kindergarten and as a "homework" they need to read for 20 minutes a night. This is the first book that came to mind for me and they loved it as much as I did. Even got my 3 year old to sit down for a few minutes each night to hear about Pooh bear and his friends. This is one book I can read over and over again.

The Loner

Title: The Loner  Author: K.R. Grace  Pages: 408  Genre: Fantasy

Star dealt with a devastating loss. In high school she lost the love of her life. Or so she thought. It wrecked her life having him dead while she was still alive. After months of her parents hoping she would turn around her life and end the depression, they moved her. Not just to another town but another state. She acts like a normal teenager that way and hates it. Then she meets the bad boy that every girl wants. He comes like you expect, tall, dark and handsome. She is drawn to him in ways she never expected and can't get enough of him. What's more...he is the same with her. Drake is a Supreme Alpha shifter and is falling head over heels for Star. He will do anything he can to protect her, even if it means he will die. 

If you put aside the legend being Cherokee and just enjoy the story this book is wonderful. I love that Star isn't really a hero. She is just your typical broken hearted girl just trying to get by. It is a typical story of love can conquer all...or can it? I enjoyed this book and I hope to enjoy the next from K.R. Grace. 

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2

Title: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two  Author: J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne  Pages: 343  Genre: Screen Play

Harry Potter is all grown up, married and has kids. His youngest kid is just about to head off to Hogwarts and he hates to be called "Potters kid" He doesn't like living in his Dad's shadow so of course they are always butting heads and they just can't connect. One summer before school starts a vistor comes asking Harry to break all sorts of wizarding laws to bring his son back, Harry refuses and Albus (his youngest) decides he needs to fix this himself. Albus and his best friend Scorpius go on an adventure to try and fix past mistakes of Harry Potter and find themselves in quite a mess. 

I really really enjoyed this book. I am not one for screenplays most of the time but this was written and a quick read. I had a very hard time putting it down. The three authors have really outdone themselves and all Harry Potter fans I think will enjoy reading the book that tells them that even Harry can mess up being a parent :)

First Year of Marriage

Title: First Year of Marriage   Author: Marcus and Ashley Kusi  Pages: 134  Genre: Self Help

~Asked to review by author~

The book has a lot of pointers and ways to check where your marriage stands and how to get it to where you want it to be. We all come from different backgrounds but when you get married you need to have a direction to go as a couple and as a new family unit. 

While I read this book I felt like I was sitting in a comfortable room talking to them like you would your friends about the ups and downs about marriage. They even open up about some of the trials they had at the beginning of their marriage and how they overcame them and became a stronger couple and unit for their kids and how they communicated and changed and adapted to each other and grew! I very much enjoyed this book and it is a high recommendation for everyone to read. It isn't something I read and just put on a shelf. It is something I will read again to make sure I am where I want to be in my marriage and life. 

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Title: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff  Author: Richard Carlson PH.D.   Pages:  248   Genre: Self Help

This book has a lot of great points. If you let the person that cuts you off while you are driving and you let it ruin your day. You are letting the small stuff control you. This book gives you suggestions on how to make it so those little things aren't so big anymore. How to appreciate what you have and how to be more positive. 

With all that said, there is a lot of repetition. "think of a person you want to thank today" "write a letter of appreciation to someone that has helped you" The chapters are little but there is a lot of repetition and a lot of what I believe is common sense.