#BookReview: Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher by @katiefliesaway

The déjà vu is strong for 25-year-old former kid detective Charlotte Illes when she lands back in Frencham Middle School – this time as a substitute teacher with a sideline in sleuthing – in the second zany mystery based on the much-loved TikTok web series from @katiefliesaway.

For fans of “Poker Face,” “Knives Out,” Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan Series, and anyone seeking to satisfy their Harriet the Spy, Encyclopedia Brown, or Nancy Drew nostalgia!

Mention “returning to the scene of a crime,” and people don’t usually picture a middle school. But that’s where kid detective Lottie Illes enjoyed some of her greatest successes, solving mysteries and winning acclaim—before the world of adult responsibilities came crashing in . . .

Twentysomething Charlotte is now back in the classroom, this time as a substitute teacher. However, as much as she’s tried to escape the shadow of her younger self, others haven’t forgotten about Lottie. In fact, a fellow teacher is hoping for help discovering the culprit behind anonymous threats being sent to her and her aunt, who’s running for reelection to the Board of Education.

At first, Charlotte assumes the messages are a harmless prank. But maybe it’s a good thing she left a detective kit hidden in the band room storage closet all those years ago—just in case. Because the threats are escalating, and it’s clear that untangling mysteries isn’t child’s play anymore . . .

#BookReview: The Veiled Heir by S.T. Fernandez

Heir to a Fae throne she didn't know was hers. A daunting task to save humanity. A passionate love nurtured through her grief. 

Asherah Delmar led a happy and quiet life. Her career as a marine biologist was about to take off, but her mother, Neleah’s, sudden murder stopped her life harshly in its tracks. When she discovers her mother’s true identity, the world as she knew it begins to unravel.

After escaping Neleah’s assassins, Asherah is thrust into an ancient world she thought to be a myth. She finds herself surrounded by a different type of sea creature unlike any other—the Water Fae. Asherah must step out of her mother’s shadow to become what she never dreamed she could be—the heir to the Queendom of Atlantis. With the weight of the world pressing down on her shoulders, an inexplicable connection to the Commander of the Guardians, Draevyn Eliron, may be the only thing holding her together.

In this magical underwater world, Asherah must learn to embrace her Water Fae abilities while fighting for her throne and saving the human race. But not every Fae wants to save the humans. A council seeks to dethrone her, the rebels are determined to kill her, and Draevyn's hold on her heart threatens to consume her.

The Veiled Heir is the first book in The Heir of Atlantis fantasy romance series, which readers of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Lynn Armentrout are sure to love. This book is intended for readers 18+. Trigger and Content Warnings are listed in the front of the book and on the author's website. Please read with care.

#BookReview: Never Date a Roommate by Paula Ottoni

Celebrated Brazilian author Paula Ottoni makes her English-language adult romance debut with a hilarious, heartwarming romance about finding happiness in unexpected places—maybe even in your very own apartment…

To find true happiness, they’ll have to fake it first.

Sol Carvalho desperately wants to get ahead in her career—and where better to do that than Copenhagen, the happiest city on earth? But there’s more to this place than cozy sweaters and hot cocoa; there’s a rich, vibrant culture the Brazilian game developer is eager to drink in. Especially since her boss wants to hand a promotion to someone who’s ready to put down roots in Denmark—which means having a steady place to live and an even steadier significant other. And Sol, unfortunately, has neither.

Unless she can convince Viking look-alike Erik Storm to be her roommate…and maybe even her fake boyfriend?

But Erik lost everything the last time he got involved with a roommate, including his job and the app he’d developed. Convincing him to take a risk on her is a big ask, but Sol is up for the challenge. As long as she can ignore how he fills a room with that broad chest and somehow makes stoic brooding look sexy.

Instead, she’ll win him over with the end her promotion will bring down their mutual tech nemesis. Before long, though, the lines between what’s fake and what’s real blur. And when their ruse reaches its boiling point, they’ll both have to Should they trust their hearts to a roommate this time?

#ReviewerUpdate with @ReaderLatte

Hello guys and welcome to 2025!! So I was going to keep this as a weekly thing but I think this is going to be better suited for a monthly post.  I am sitting here doing posts and have gotten past reviews posted until February. So I think going forward posting this at the start of every month is just going to make more sense.  So without further ado here we go!!  

#BookBlitz: Better Kids Become Better Adults by Elizabeth Kyle @RABTBookTours

 

A Complete Guide To Teach Kids How to Identify and Manage Emotions, Generate Empathy, Kindness, and Compassion

 

Parenting

 

 

Would you like to have a book full of great stories that help child to learn about feeling and emotional awareness? Then Keep reading!

Our children absorb a lot of what they see, often, or almost always, reflect in their behavior the behavior of their parents, the emotions they see most often will have a predominant role and importance in their future. All this can lead to a lack of awareness of other emotions that are important for the child's mental growth.

The purpose of this book is to help parents, written and designed in order to teach their children to recognize, accept and manage their emotions, in this way they can become more aware of what they are feeling or what their peers they try, so as to create a more positive growth environment.

The original idea that leads to the making of this book is that better children will become better adults and better adults will create a better world. So, if you want to know more about it, you are in the right place, Better Kids Become Better Adults will cover all the topics you need to know!

I want to show you some of the things that we are going to cover together in the book so that you can better understand what we are going to learn.

 

Here is just some of the topics we will touch together:

* Importance of Identifying and Managing Emotions

* The Four Majors Emotions to Learn as a young Child

* How to Help Toddlers express their feelings step-by-step

* And much more…

 

Do you want your kids to be better and more conscious about their emotions to create a positive environment? Then this book is perfect for you.