Snow Like Ashes by Sara RaaschMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Snow Like Ashes has been on my Kindle for at least a year and every time I wasn’t sure what to read I came back to this title, only to put it back on its digital shelf. With the new year freshly started and having been in a reading slump most of last year, I thought “Why not? What’s the worst that could happen?” Well, I sure am glad I finally gave this story a try. It was engaging, adventurous and a quick read that has me excited for the next installment.The plot was easy to follow. I always…

Horror! by Walt DisneyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Lovers and enthusiasts of the Disney comics are in for a big treat with this collection of Donald, Uncle Scrooge and Mickey comics. The editors decided to include an old comic staring Donald, Mickey and Goofy. By old I mean when Donald’s beak and neck were long enough to take up most of his body. I thoroughly enjoyed it.The entire collection was fun-filled and spooky. View all my reviews

A Spy in the House by Y.S. LeeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars What a great premise this book had; female spies in Victorian England. It was fast-paced, entertaining, contained humour as well as the real struggles women had to face during a time period that is mostly represented as romantic.The plot was just that, a spy on a mission to uncover secrets, intrigues, shifty intentions and so much more.The characters, both main and secondary, were very well created and are capable of bringing about a range of emotions from the reader. The protagonist, a multidimensional character, is a great foundation to base a mystery series on.The writing was good…

Adel verpflichtet by Walt Disney CompanyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars When I first flipped through this comic I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the stories. I was on the fence and left it on my shelf for a month until this weekend. And boy, was I wrong!This collection starts out with an outrageously hilarious story including Uncle Scrooge, Donald and the three nephews, and sets the stage for a fun-filled read until the last page. Hint: it includes aliens and an epic duel in space.I even found an old story I used to love, but had lost. It was great reading that one again. I can’t…

The Voodoo Killings by Kristi CharishMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I wasn’t really in the mood to read any Christmas stories this year except for my Christmas Donald Duck comics, so I decided to read a story that could not have been more removed from anything remotely Christmas-y; The Voodoo Killings. It was dark, eerie, murderous and just what I cravedThe plot was a nice murder mystery with the added ghoul-zombie flavour, straight forward, but with enough mystery to keep my attention.The characters I absolutely adored. From the headstrong and very likeable, yet not always that bright female protagonist to her friends without a pulse, I liked them all.…

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary ElwesMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been eyeing this book ever since it was first published in 2014, but waited patiently for the paperback version before finally adding it to my ever growing library. Even before I began reading it last night at around 7pm I knew that it would become one of my favourites instantaneously. An engaging, well-written and honest autobiography, As You Wish is a treasure that keeps the reader captured until the last page.I have to say that biographies and autobiographies are not my very first choice of reading material, even…

The Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyMy rating: 2 of 5 stars I couldn’t sleep this morning, so I decided to ring in the month of October and the season for reading spooky stories with The Halloween Tree.Contrary to popular opinion, it was a real let down for me. I read a few unfavourable reviews that stated the same problems I had with this story: confused writing style, no clear organization of what the main point of this story was actually supposed to be and just plain boring.I have to admit, throughout some of the very elaborate and repeated descriptions of whatever was going on I began to skim read. That…

The Good the Bad and the Witchy by Heather BlakeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I absolutely adored this story. In addition to the humour the reader got to know (and hopefully appreciate) in the previous two installments, the reader is now in for a treat as an element of spookiness is added to the wonderful medley of genres that makes this series so endearing.To begin with, the reader will find this story to be much more character focused as we can trace the development of the protagonist and the immediate secondary characters, and it also provides greater depths into the characters that are only specific to the story/plot of…

A Witch Before Dying by Heather BlakeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Books in a series are always challenging to review for me, because I feel I should rate and review them independently and outside the context of the series. I was profusely torn between a 4- and 5-star rating, since I fell under the curse of raised expectations. However, other than the misfortune of following such a great first book, I could see no reason for not giving it 5 stars.The author’s talent and skill of including minute details in the intricate art of storytelling made reading this story a pleasure. From the subtleties of character development to the…

Siege and Storm by Leigh BardugoMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I breathed a great sigh of relief after finishing the second part of The Grisha trilogy. As part of the story arc, it continues the story of the main character, her friends and new characters that intensify the plot, the conflict within and surrounding the protagonist. It is emotionally charged, full of twists, despair, adventure and plenty of heart-melting, barely there romance. I am still marveling at the fact that I haven’t read this trilogy sooner and that I love it as much as I do, which is not difficult to do, since it is a richly imagined, well-written…