Review: Mula and the Snooty Monkey - Lauren Hoffmeier - September 2021 One of my favorite things to read is the new picture books that are released, this stemmed from working for almost 15 years as a children and teens librarian where reading these books was my job and an everyday occurrence for me. I love finding new ones and who knows I might down the track and hopefully return to a library job as my dream job is to still become a manager of a school library. Mula and the Snooty Monkey by Lauren Hoffmeier is a cute story about a tiger Mula who is doing his morning routine of Yoga when he hears Svadli a cheeky monkey laughing at him and being mean. Mula breathes in and tries to get Svadli to join in with Yoga. After a while, the Snooty Monkey joins in, and guess what, he loves it and finds it peaceful and a great mindfulness tool. Mula and the Snooty Monkey is a great read and a great tool to teach young children Yoga moods and excellent skills to help them relax, breathe and reflec...

Review: Into the Jungle - Erica Ferencik - January 2021 This book had me captured by the cover, as it sounded like something I might enjoy. The book starts by introducing us to Lily, a foster kid from the US. She had come to Bolivia in hopes of teaching English to students, but soon discovers it was a scam. With no money and no chance of heading back home, Lily puts her skills as a street kid to use and starts stealing what she can and meets some new friends. During this time, she meets a guy called Omar. He is a native and from a small jungle tribe. Omar dreams of being a Jungle guide and needs someone to help teach him English and he has his eyes set on Lily. The pair started working together and then slowly fall in love. During this time, Omar is contacted that he must return home to his village as his nephew has been killed by a jaguar and his family needs him. Lily makes the impulsive decision to come with Omar to his village, not realizing fully that this will be the last time ...

The Crash Skye Warren & Amelia Wilde Publication date: July 12th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense Carter Morelli works alone, but his orders are clear. Pilot the small aircraft carrying the renowned geologist to a remote island. Except the plane malfunctions at a crucial moment. June Porter wants to stay on solid land. She doesn’t want to fly, but it’s the only way to get to the dig site. Then her worst fears come true. A heavy storm. A swift fall from the sky. And a heart stopping crash. An emergency landing leaves them stranded. A shadow moves through the trees. They aren’t alone in the jungle. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — EXCERPT: It’s a sunny day. Fluffy white clouds in a blue sky. No turbulence jostles us again. We couldn’t have asked for a better day to fly. It’s perfect, except for the sense of foreboding. The engine stutters. It’s not precisely wrong, but it’s not precisely right. “Cart...

Big Wild Love Adventure Julianna Keyes Publication date: June 20th 2022 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance After being ditched at the altar, Emmy Shaw’s heart, like her dented food truck, is definitely not open for business. Deeply in debt to her parents and evicted from her apartment, she takes a friend’s drunken dare and fills out an application for a new dating-adventure reality show. She never expects to be chosen—or to get a chance at the show’s huge cash prize, which could put her life back on track. But when she’s abandoned in the middle of the jungle two months later wearing only a bathing suit and a backpack, she wonders if being on the show might be even worse than the #emmytrashtruck hate brigade she left back home. Then she meets her fellow cast members—including sexy, inscrutable Wes—and starts to reconsider, wondering if maybe money’s not all she stands to gain from this experience. After a year of abysmal failures, this summer of cave treks, jungle hikes, imprompt...

Title: Ulara Series: Ulara #1 Author: Leesa Bow Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Women's Adventure Fiction Release Date: March 21, 2021 BLURB An exciting new women's adventure romance from best selling author Leesa Bow. I’ve always been the obedient daughter. The good girl who followed the rules. But there was something missing—I’m torn between the safe path and breaking free. Despite the warnings, I decided to spread my wings, and ventured to South America on an extended vacation. Within days, I was living in a culture vastly different to my sheltered upbringing. I found adventure. Confidence. Excitement. In a city of love and heartbreak, I experienced both. I wasn’t searching for the man of my dreams. He found me. Then he disappeared... The thing is, I know he is a doctor and his work is top secret. Then there’s this small problem of visitors being forbidden. Call me stubborn but I won’t accept we can’t visit each other. So, I’m ready to shed the good girl im...