nikifloricaJul 4, 20202 min readCounted With the Stars, by Connilyn Cosette: ReviewSold into servitude to cover her family's financial disgrace, Kiya's life of Egyptian luxury is replaced by enslaved humiliation. When...
nikifloricaFeb 21, 20202 min readThis Present Darkness, by Frank Peretti: ReviewAshton is a small town full of small-town people, the kind of place where life should be simple and neat. But to Hank Busche, the new...
nikifloricaFeb 7, 20202 min readThe Adventures of Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle: Review"In merry England in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood...
nikifloricaJan 17, 20202 min read"Rook" is Amazing. Here's Why. Okay, I know I recently posted a review on Sharon Cameron's exceptionally masterful work of YA fiction, but since I was only able to...
nikifloricaJan 4, 20202 min readRook, by Sharon Cameron: ReviewThe world has shifted on its axis. Technology and machinery have been destroyed and thrust into Ancient history, replaced by a world...
nikifloricaDec 28, 20192 min readA Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens: ReviewEbenezer Scrooge is a tight-fisted, hard-hearted, money-hoarding businessman who scoffs at Christmas and everything it entails. He is...
nikifloricaDec 7, 20192 min readOliver Twist, by Charles Dickens: ReviewOliver Twist is born with no name between the walls of a government-funded shelter for the poor, and in minutes, he is an orphan. Named...
nikifloricaNov 9, 20192 min readForest Born, by Shannon Hale: ReviewRin used to feel at home with the trees—as if they understood her, the way no one else could. But something has changed in the way the...
nikifloricaNov 2, 20192 min readRiver Secrets, by Shannon Hale: ReviewWhen Bayern sends an ambassador into the land of Tira, Razo feels under-qualified to be chosen as part of the escort. After all, he's...