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Rambling around the internet; helping niblings maneuver through college, learn their ABC's and deal with middle school (usually all on the same day); reading to remain alive.

NTE's Reviews:

HEAs are for Everybody. EveryBODY.

Plane Love by Avery Kingston

June 30, 2021 by NTE 3 Comments

Lainey is terrified of flying.  So she imbibes a little bit of liquid courage before she climbs aboard the flight to her older brother’s destination wedding.  Xavier has a reason to be afraid of flying – he was injured in a training jump from an airplane back when he was in the military, resulting in him being paralyzed – but that’s a fear he conquers every day at his ‘let’s jump out of planes for fun’ job.  Instead, he’s more nervous about the cute, drunk girl […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: avery kingston, disabled characters, HEA, HEA includes everybody, romance, wheelchair user

NTE's CBR13 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: avery kingston, disabled characters, HEA, HEA includes everybody, romance, wheelchair user ·
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Pandemic-Era Picture Books

And The People Stayed Home by Kitty O'Meara

Lucy's Mask by Lisa Sirkis Thompson

While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin & Polly Dunbar

May 23, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

Do other families have birthday seasons?  In my family, we have three main birthday seasons: From September to early November; from the last day of November through the first week of February; and from May 2nd to June 6th.  When I was a kid, we only had the one –  November through early February: The time period in which all of my five siblings, both of my parents, most of my aunts and uncles, and several cousins were born.  I was all the way out […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Eoin McLaughlin & Polly Dunbar, gifts, Kitty O'Meara, Lisa Sirkis Thompson, pandemic picture books, Picture Books

NTE's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Eoin McLaughlin & Polly Dunbar, gifts, Kitty O'Meara, Lisa Sirkis Thompson, pandemic picture books, Picture Books ·
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When Kindle Unlimited does you wrong

An Arranged Marriage by Jo Beverly

An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverly

Christmas Angel by Jo Beverly

Forbidden by Jo Beverly

Dangerous Joy by Jo Beverly

April 22, 2021 by NTE 1 Comment

One of my least favorite things is when the first book of a series is on Kindle Unlimited, but then the rest of the book is not. It just feels like false advertising, because I pay for Kindle Unlimited, so it’s not like I was stealing the first book, but now I have to pay more for all the other books, if I liked that first one, and it just feels unfair.  (I am sure there’s some really good reason for this that I do not understand, most […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: a series of them, classics of the genre, jo beverly, problematic, rogues, Romance, romance novels, tw: rape

NTE's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: a series of them, classics of the genre, jo beverly, problematic, rogues, Romance, romance novels, tw: rape ·
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Did I go off on a little bit of a tangent? Yes. But was I wrong…?

What Happened to You by James Catchpole

Love Makes A Family by Sophie Beer

Kindness Makes Us Stronger by Sophie Beer

April 22, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

When I think about the kids we’re raising, as a whole right now, I’m so goddamn hopeful for the future that I can’t even really express it, for fear of losing my “unaffected internet witch” cool points (Note: I do not actually have any of those points). But it’s true: I have been a part of raising the children in my life for 25-ish years now, and – as the aunt of two adult niblings, a couple of teenage ones, and a handful of under […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: #raisingchildren, books are tools, James Catchpole, Parenting, Picture Books, Picture Books are for Everybody, Picture Books are for Everyone, Sophie Beer, talking about my generation

NTE's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: #raisingchildren, books are tools, James Catchpole, Parenting, Picture Books, Picture Books are for Everybody, Picture Books are for Everyone, Sophie Beer, talking about my generation ·
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a kids book about... series

Sure: we’ll say they’re ‘kids’ books….

a kids book about Disabilities by Kristine Napper

a kids book about Body Image by Rebecca Alexander

a kids book about Anxiety by Ross Szabo

a kids book about Racism by Jelani Memory

a kids book about Depression by Kileah McIlvain

February 13, 2021 by NTE 1 Comment

Hey all! I know it’s been a while –> Covid is a beast, and Long Covid its just as beastly older sibling.  But! I am determined to actually write some reviews this year, so here we go. Short Review: These books are amazing, and if you ever see a sale on them (which is how I wound up with these), grab as many of them as you can.  Love, your friendly neighborhood former reading/kindergarten teacher. Now, actual thoughts and paragraphs: I don’t know what other […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anxiety, body image, Depression, Disability, early readers, Jelani Memory, kids book about, Kileah McIlvain, Kristine Napper, Racism, Rebecca Alexander, Ross Szabo

NTE's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Anxiety, body image, Depression, Disability, early readers, Jelani Memory, kids book about, Kileah McIlvain, Kristine Napper, Racism, Rebecca Alexander, Ross Szabo ·
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picture of a blue book on top of a Ouija board

“The witch owes nothing. That is what makes her dangerous. And that is what makes her divine.”

Waking the Witch by Pam Grossman

September 18, 2019 by NTE Leave a Comment

(This is another one of those quote heavy reviews, but :shrug:) So, I can’t be the only one who’s hearing a lot of talk about witches lately, right?  Podcasts?(including the author of this book’s own) Friends dabbling in crystals? Little sister shoving the Co-Star app at you and asking what time you were born??  I feel like witches are in the zeitgeist right now, one way or another, and as any The Craft-Matilda-Practical Magic loving 90’s teenage girl can tell you, not even for the first […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, but not really, cbr bingo, History/Scmistory, oops, pam grossman, Pop Culture, quote heavy, Quotes, witches

NTE's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, but not really, cbr bingo, History/Scmistory, oops, pam grossman, Pop Culture, quote heavy, Quotes, witches ·
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