It's no secret to those who know me that I'm a huge Phantom of the Opera fan. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is my first love, but I have other POTO loves as well. One of these is Phantom, by Susan Kay. Phantom is no stranger in the POTO fandom, regarded by many as one of the best POTO spinoff novels written. However, outside of this particular circle, it may be less known. I think it stands as a great story on its own, and deserves further recognition. Phantom tells t

I couldn't be more excited to do today's Booklights review! Today I am reviewing a book that is a must-read for all ages, and an absolute masterpiece in the world of literature. If you haven't read it, then you need to start today and change your life forever. I am talking about the glorious, splendid, incomparable Treadmill Console Manual by Vision Fitness. You can tell you're in for a great read as soon as you glance at the vibrant, gray scale cover, printed on a wonderf

One day after a particularly boring grocery run, I told my daughter, Ellie, we would get a new book for her since she was so patient (as patient as a toddler can be expected to be, at least). We hopped on over to the bookstore a few shops down and began our search. I steered my little bookworm away from the "Classics" section-- The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Cat in the Hat are wonderful books and are classics for a reason; however, she will have many, many opportuniti

I’m excited to start my new blog series, Booklights (like a spotlight, but for books!). At least once every few months, I will post about a book that has spoken to me in some way. Likely, you will not see books such as Harry Potter and The Hunger Games mentioned in this series. Why? Not because I don’t love them (I am a big fan of both!), but because these books have so much exposure already. I’m hoping to bring new readers to some great books that may be lesser known, i