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[aliteraryprincess]

February Wrap Up

Somehow the shortest month of the year has felt like it lasted a lifetime. I’m quite ready to say goodbye to February, although March probably won’t be much better. But at least I read a lot this month, even if the majority of it was for school!

Books Read - Goal: 8  Total: 8

I hit my goal for the number of books to read, but I didn’t manage to finish any nonfiction this month. Oh well. I’m part way through a book of Philip Pullman’s essays and I read two nonfiction books in January, so it’s fine. My favorite of the month was The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which was a reread. For new books, I’d say my favorite was Arcadia Falls. And my least favorite was Arthur Mervyn, which I just found dull. Books marked with a star are audiobooks and ones marked with ® are rereads.

Hester by Margaret Oliphant - 4 stars

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner - 4 stars

Arthur Mervyn by Charles Brockden Brown - 3 stars

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell - 4 stars

Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman - 4 stars*

Hope Leslie: or, Early Times in the Massachusetts by Catharine Maria Sedgewick - 3 stars

The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine - 3 stars

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - 5 stars ®  

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There is not much going on here at all. I can’t believe I didn’t even make a list this month. I think it’s because I’m running out of things to make lists of. Any ideas? 

Book Quotes: A letter on 10 December 1861 by George Eliot

Book Quotes: Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman

Tagged: Catch Up With Me Tag

Tagged: Tag Game

Tagged: Another Tag Game

On the Blog:

In contrast, there is a lot over here. I feel like this is an impressive amount of reviews for me. We’ll see if I can keep it up haha. 

Review: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Review: The (Other) You: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

Back to School Book Haul, Part II

Review: We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman

Books to Read On Valentine’s Day

January Wrap Up

Review: The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

What’s On My Never-Ending TBR

Review: Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman

My Top 6 Book Covers

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The Okay Witch Returns in a Magical Sequel

This graphic novel sequel continues the charm and self-discovery of the original.

Aladdin At the end of 2019’s The Okay Witch, Moth Hush was excited to start learning how to use her newfound witchy powers. The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow, out July 6, picks up a few months later: Moth’s winter break is coming to a close, and while she’s had a great time playing games with Charlie, her best friend from school, and Mr. Lazlo, her cat familiar—who, prior to becoming a cat…

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The Okay Witch book

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Graphic Novel Review: "The Okay Witch" by Emma Steinkellner - http://blog.mugglenet.com/2019/09/graphic-novel-review-the-okay-witch-by-emma-steinkellner/

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📚Book Review📚

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Yesterday after a crazy busy week of substitute teaching and volunteering in my kid’s classrooms, it seemed like the perfect Fall day to curl up with this amazing graphic novel! @emsteinkellner has written an adorable story about coming of age, witchcraft, and even wrapped a bit of history in there🖤

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Synopsis from the publisher: Magic is harder than it looks. Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she’s about to discover that witches aren’t just the stuff of movies, books, and spooky stories. When some eighth-grade bullies try to ruin her Halloween, something really strange happens. It turns out that Founder’s Bluff, Massachusetts, has a centuries-old history of witch drama. And, surprise: Moth’s family is at the center of it all! When Moth’s new powers show up, things get totally out-of-control. She meets a talking cat, falls into an enchanted diary, and unlocks a hidden witch world. Secrets surface from generations past as Moth unravels the complicated legacy at the heart of her town, her family, and herself. In this spellbinding graphic novel debut, Emma Steinkellner spins a story packed with humor and heart about the weird and wonderful adventures of a witch-in-progress.

I throughly enjoyed this book! The artwork was beautiful and full of vivid colors and details. I loved the story and the relationship between the different generations of Hush witches. This story captures the feeling of not understanding why your parents have the rules they do or why they are the way they are when you are becoming a teenager. It was also a beautiful tale of how being different and not fitting in can be a sign of your own power and special uniqueness. Being like everyone else isn’t the goal, even though that can be hard to see when you are hunted or persecuted for how you are different. Overall the story was very enjoyable and had a very heartwarming ending.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Middle School Monday: Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Normal Fairy-Tale Life by Emma Steinkellner 

Nell is 12 years old, she’s in seventh grade, and she lives in the Magical Land of Gumbling. Nell’s life is pretty ordinary, even though her best friend is a fairy and her dads run a star farm. 

Nell is excited to start her new apprenticeship, which she hopes will be with the famous artist Wiz Bravo. But she is very disappointed to learn that she has been selected to work in the town archives instead. Little does she know that she is still going to evolve as an artist, and that the archives contain plenty of surprises! 

Part graphic novel and part journal, this book will captivate readers with its imaginative and colorful story. Give this book to older kids and younger teens who would enjoy stories about friendship and magic, and a fairy-tale life that might not be normal after all.

[kabcy]

"I'm serious. Halloween's the best. I get to be someone else and actually be a cool, exciting person for one day."