Three Bags Full

I don't know what it is but I could not get into this book. The narrator was fantastic and did a remarkably good job voicing sheep with English accents but that alone wasn't enough for me. It's original and unique but a little over the top for me. After a herd of sheep discover that their shepherd has been murdered they decide to figure out the mystery and discover who the killer is. They put their sheepy intuition to work; eavesdropping on humans, sneaking into town, and taking a good look at the people who have been sneaking around the pasture looking for something. I will admit it was a good mystery because I didn't piece it together, but all the same it was just a bit too much for me. Alas, I don't think I'm big into cozy animal mysteries, worth a try though!

Return to Labyrinth vol. 4

I'm sad this series had to end after four volumes, I want more! I need to investigate if there is fan fiction for this. If so I obviously have to read it! I love this world and Jake Forbes take on it wasn't bad. It was neat to see Toby and Sarah all grown up and to revisit characters that I had grown up loving as a child. This is probably a series that I will buy and re-read every few years. I didn't love how Jareth was portrayed but I loved being back in that world. All the feels!!!

Return to Labyrinth vol. 3

So far this has been my least favorite in the series but that will in no way deter me from finishing the whole thing. I don't think I liked this one as much because Jareth is portrayed as such a jerk. He's just a misunderstood romantic! In this volume, Toby has his coronation and we discover the secrets behind the mystery "goblin" girl. Slower paced than the first two, it took me longer to get into. Can't wait to see how everything turns out in the final volume!

Inferno

Fast paced and infinitely readable, Dan Brown knows how to treat his readers to a special time. The plot may not always be my favorite but I do love learning about all the art architecture, history, and buildings that Robert Langdon describes in vivid detail. I was also excited to see that the poet Dante Alighieri featured prominently in this book so the reader gets to know a lot about his life as the story progresses. I didn't love the end, and I didn't particularly love the plot (a plague) but I finished this book in no time flat (thank you tiny chapters!). I am interested to see the movie adaptation later this year. Overall, another good thriller from Dan Brown, a must read for his fans and those of art history.

Return to Labyrinth vol 2

Another wonderful installment in the Return to Labyrinth series! I love that we get to know more about goblin culture and what it takes to be king. Toby is having a hard time governing the Labyrinth now that Jareth has up and left him to rule in his stead, but thankfully Toby quickly makes some friends (and enemies). I can't wait to fin out more about the mayor's servant (a human girl! how did she get there?!?) and the end of this manga made my heart race a little (you go Jareth!). All in good fun this is a must read for Labyrinth fans. I can't wait to finish the rest in this series!

Katheryn Kelly: The Moll Behind "Machine Gun" Kelly

A quick and enlightening read, this book will appeal to readers who enjoy learning about the dark underbelly of mobster day's long passed. Author Barbara Casey, puts forth a fast paced and easy read chronicling the rise and fall of Kathryn Kelly and her husband "Machine Gun" Kelly. The book promises to be about the Moll behind the monster, but in reality it covers all characters pretty equally and skims over her childhood in one small chapter. Even though it wasn't focused on just her, it was interesting to learn how she and her husband met and tried to pull off a major kidnapping case and in the process, bit off far more than they could chew. Even though readers won't learn about Kathryn's favorite foods, preferred designers, or previous husbands they will get a good understanding of how she helped her husband orchestrate some pretty dastardly crimes.

I received this book for free from iRead Book Tours in return for my honest, unbiased opinion.

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Return to Labyrinth vol. 1

LOVED this! It was a little weird seeing this done as a manga but the artist did a great job in making many of the characters and goblins look the same (except for Sarah as an adult, she looks weird). Basically this story picks up when Toby is a teenager. Everything starts going wrong for him in school and one day a goblin runs in and steals his homework, enraged and not knowing what is going on he chases the creature through a small tunnel in his closet and ends up in the labyrinth where his older sister had been years before (although he doesn't know that, she never told him). He finds himself making friends with a fairy and adorable mini-ludo type creature and they work together to get to the castle, outrunning foes along the way. It's awesome and I can't wait to read the next three!