"Deliver" by Tricia Mingerink

About this book:

  “Can something broken ever heal?
    Martyn is broken. After torturing his best friend, he doesn't belong anywhere in Acktar. No matter how far he runs, he can't lose his guilt.
    Leith is broken. While healing from the torture he received at Nalgar Castle, he struggles to find his new role. But can a Blade ever run from his past?
    The country is broken. Bitterness divides town against town, neighbor against neighbor. What will it take to deliver Acktar from itself?
    They face their hardest battle yet.
    Peace.”


Series: Book #4 in the “Blades of Acktar” series. Reviews of Book #1 Here, Book #2 Here, Book #3 Here, and Book #3.5 Here!


Spiritual Content- 2 Corinthians 1:9-10 at the beginning; A few Scriptures are remembered, thought over, & quoted; Bible reading; Witnessing & Being witnessed to; Martyn doesn’t believe in God and makes comments about believing in God to be “illogical trust in superstitions and myth”; Martyn believes most Christians are hypocrites based on what he has experienced (*Spoilers* His parents raised him in church, but after they abandoned him at a church and the minister kicked him out, he believed Christians to be hypocrites; When pressed, Martyn says that he never brought into God when he was a kid, but someone from his past disagrees with that being true and Martyn starts to wonder if he did believe it at one time; Martyn recalls Renna saying that “no child of God was ever lost. They might stray for a while, but God would always draw them back to Him”; Towards the end, Martyn realizes the truth and becomes a Christian *End of Spoilers*); Martyn remembers Renna saying that “relationships didn’t exist in Heaven like they did now, but they would be closer, deeper.”; Many talks about God, Jesus Christ, trusting Him, those in the Bible, faiths, & Christians; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many mentions of God, trusting Him, faiths, & Christians; Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of Bibles & those and events in the Bible; Mentions of churches, church going, services, ministers, & a sermon; Mentions of persecutions of Christians; A few mentions of Heaven; A couple mentions of being blessed; A mention of a cross necklace; 
             *Note: A couple mentions of luck & being lucky; A mention of a shrine.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘blasted’, a ‘confounded’, a ‘dratted’, a ‘duh’, a ‘stupid’, an unfinished ‘what the…’, a ‘why in Acktar’, and two forms of ‘idiot’; Many mention of curses (said, not written; many by Martyn and *Spoilers* because someone makes him wash his mouth out with soap after cursing so much, he eventually stops swearing and starts saying “blistering soapsuds” instead *End of Spoilers*; Martyn also cuts off the phrase “bother and…”); Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Many near death moments (including nearly being burned alive), killing, fighting, being attacked, knocking others out, being held at knife-point, holding others at knife-point and threatening death/harm, being slapped and punched, major pain, injuries/wounds, burns, having stitches, blood/bleeding, passing out, & throwing up (semi-detailed); Seeing others killed, dead bodies, & blood (including a beheaded body and the smell of decaying bodies, up to semi-detailed); Remembering seeing & hearing executions and torture (up to semi-detailed); Helping others badly injured and bleeding (including giving stitches, semi-detailed); Grief (up to semi-detailed); Eavesdropping; Both Leith and Martyn are former assassins & has killed or helped killed others before; Many, many mentions of deaths/murders (including of parents), executions, assassinations and attempts, planning to kill someone (including through beheadings, hangings, & burning someone alive), nearly killing someone, bodies, blood/bleeding, injuries, passing out, weapons, & grief (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of torture, beatings, being burned, being punched/slapped and whipped, & imprisonment (including as punishments); Many mentions of wars, battles, attacks, fighting, & mobs; Mentions of deaths/massacres of women and children; Mentions of screams, people being shot and stabbed, & attacks; Mentions of thieves/bandits, robberies, & stealing; Mentions of fires & burned villages; Mentions of a physically abusive man who killed his wife and beat his son & the son being concerned he could be violent like his father (*Spoilers for previous books* Leith’s father, who killed Leith’s mother; Leith becomes concerned that he could end up being like his father and hurting Renna; Someone questions Renna about her decision to be with Leith because of possible violence, but she is positive that he would never hurt her or a child *End of Spoilers*); Mentions of a child being abandoned by his parents (*Spoilers* Martyn, who believes that his parents abandoned him at a church and chose keeping his little brother over him; Halfway through, Martyn finds out that his parents did return for him, but were told that he died *End of Spoilers*); Mentions of an injured horse & the possibility of one having to be put down (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of nightmares (of battles, deaths, & killing; up to semi-detailed); Mentions of lies, lying, liars, & deception; Mentions of hatred; Mentions of trapping & hunting animals (for food); A couple mentions of kidnapping for ransom; A couple mentions of throwing up; A couple mentions of alcohol (mostly for treating wounds); A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of gossip & eavesdropping; A mention of manure;
             *Note: A couple mentions of a woman dying in childbirth & a stillborn baby.
 
 
Sexual Content- Two fingers-to-lips touches, ten forehead/hair kisses, two cheek/jaw kisses, an almost kiss, a not-detailed kiss, and three border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kisses; Wanting to kiss & touch (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches, Embraces, Cuddling, Hand holding, Warmth, Flutters, Smelling, & Nearness (border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Noticing & Staring (barely-above-not-detailed); A man ogles Renna, makes a suggestive comment, & tries to grab her, but is scared off before it goes further; Martyn wakes up without clothing a couple of times (due to his injuries & he teases a young woman about it); Renna tries not to notice when Leith is shirtless; A thought from a man about spending the “first night…as man and wife” with his wife after their wedding; Mentions of a woman being kidnapped by a man (implied that it could have been worse, but she was saved in time) & another woman grabbed and nearly kissed (forced); Mentions of “temptations” that couples face; Mentions of kisses, kissing, & seeing couples kissing (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a competition with kisses being a prize; Mentions of chaperones & couples having to be careful about being “proper” with each other; A few mentions of mushy expressions between couples; A couple mentions of a flirt; Love, falling in love, being in love, & the emotions (x2).
 
-Martyn Hamish
-Leith Torren
- Renna Faythe
                                P.O.V. switches between them 
                                                        454 pages
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THIS was the happiness I needed for the near-final book of this series! 

 

Whenever I’ve read a book with war, deaths, and violence, there’s usually a bittersweet ending. This series has been no different. And maybe it’s a little silly or unrealistic for me to expect happiness after a major war and lots of deaths, but I wanted to see these character catch a break and be able to breathe. Unfortunately, there’s still those who were on the evil king’s side making my wishes difficult—so our characters had to take care of that problem in this book despite the actual war being over, so there’s still another battle for everyone. I will say I was quite satisfied at the ending and would honestly call this my favorite of the series—while still some killing and bloodshed—it was more about Leith becoming a protector instead of the assassin he has been for years. The growth in him and Martyn was particularly great to see.  

 

Unlike the other books in this series, I actually laughed quite a few times while reading because of different characters teasing the other—the Found Family trope was in full play in this book and I loved seeing it. 🥹 They’re not frolicking in a field of flowers with the butterflies by the end of the book (which is the happiness I usually want for my main characters), but I don’t think these characters would do that anyway, so the happiness they have is perfect. How it ends for everyone was honestly better than I dared to hope for them after everything they have been through.

 

While there is still a novella/short story collection to read next that I look forward to reading, this was a great end to an albeit very violent and bloody series 😅, but also one that had strong faith content and character developments. I still wouldn’t recommend it for everyone (again, lots of deaths and blood), but I can get the hype for this series.

 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

"The Big Picture" by Laura Bradford

About this book:

  “With Hannah Prentiss’s wedding drawing closer every day, she and her fiancé, Liam, decide it’s time to find their forever home. While touring one of the houses for sale, they realize the windows outside do not match the number of rooms inside. Curious, Hannah explores the house—and discovers a sealed-off room!
    Apparently, she’s not the first one to do so, because inside is a box of art supplies with the name of a Blackberry Valley High School teacher on it. Hannah decides to return it to her… only to learn that this art kit went missing almost twenty years before. The teacher had received it from her fiancé, who died days later in a car accident, making it even more crushing that his last gift to her had disappeared.
    Can Hannah discover how the kit wound up in a hidden room all those years ago and bring closure to one of Blackberry Valley’s most beloved teachers?”


Series: Book #15 in the “Mysteries of Blackberry Valley” series. Reviews of Book #1, Book #2, Book #3, Book #4, Book #5, Book #6, Book #7, Book #8, Book #9, Book #10, Book #11, Book #12, Book #13, and Book #14!


Spiritual Content- James 1:17 at the beginning; A Scripture is quoted; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God, His timing, & His plans; Mentions of prayers, praying, & Praising God; Mentions of church, church going, a pastor, a sermon, & services; A few mentions of blessings; 
             *Note: Religious phrases: a ‘good heavens’; A few mentions of luck & being lucky.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘drat’ and a ‘dumb’; Some eye rolling; Many mentions of deaths (from a car accident, cancer, and a heart issue) & grief (including for parents, a woman for her fiancé, a man for his wife, & a pet dog); Many mentions of car accidents, a death, & injuries (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of crimes, trespassing, & vandalism; Mentions of thefts, a thief, & stolen items; A few mentions of fires; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of a teen sneaking out of school; A mention of rumors; 
             *Note: Mentions of car brands; A few mentions of children’s books (‘The Best Nest’, ‘Kindergarten, Here I Come’, & ‘The Wonderful Things You Will Be’); A couple mentions of a fictional character (Nancy Drew); A couple mentions of painters (Renoir & Picasso); A mention of a movie (‘Singin’ in the Rain’); A mention of a brand name (Formica); A quote from Pablo Picasso.
 
 
Sexual Content Three hand/fingers kisses, three head kisses, a cheek kiss, a not-detailed kisses, and two barely-above-not-detailed kisses; Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Warmth, & Nearness (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of boyfriends/girlfriends, dating, break-ups, & exes; Mentions of crushes (including teen boys on a young female teacher); A mention of a married couple sharing a kiss; Love, being in love, & the emotions; 
             *Note: Being with a woman in labor (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of labor & contractions; As a note for parents of younger readers possibly interested in this series, Hannah and Liam do spend some time alone together in her apartment (on the couch) and talk (nothing sexual happens besides him kissing her palm twice; They are engaged and are in their late thirties).
 
-Hannah Prentiss
                                P.O.V. switches between them 
                                                        259 pages
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Ah, this was such a good one for this series! The mystery was interesting with a lot of threads to follow, but I particularly enjoyed the scenes of Hannah and her fiancé! 

 

As far as the mystery, there were a few parts where the reader was left out—or at least, that’s how I felt about some reveals and conversations that made me feel like I missed a hint or clue in the prior conversation. Which had me a bit confused at times and wondering “what did I miss? 🤔” The ending of the mystery wraps-up a little quick, but it was still a good ending, if not a little sad. 

 

The parts of Hannah with her fiancé were so adorable! I loved the parts about them dreaming about the future and having kids one day as they are currently house hunting. I was quite literally grinning at my Kindle like a ninny at those parts! They are really cute together and I like how light and innocent the romance content has been.

 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

"Love & Baseball" by Jaime Jo Wright & Chloe JoAnne

About this book:

  “She needed a boyfriend. AI came to her rescue. But then her fake boyfriend showed up at school.
    Brielle has never wanted a boyfriend. She's happy with her book boyfriends--purely fictional, right? Easy to maintain. She's also not a huge fan of sports, except baseball. Not playing it. No. Again, books and cozy afternoons are her thing. But Brielle can get into baseball with the best of them when it comes to watching, repeating stats, and wearing her favorite jerseys. But apparently, that's not enough in life. At least according to her four nosy aunts, who all think she needs a boyfriend, people at school who are convinced Brielle is a closet serial killer because she's happier with her books, and yeah. Valentine’s Day is on the calendar.
     There is a purpose for AI, and Brielle decides the genius thing to do is make a fake boyfriend. Complete with deepfake photos, Brielle creates the perfect boyfriend, and no one needs to know he's entirely fictional. They just need to believe she met him over summer vacation, and he lives somewhere in North Carolina. Only he doesn't. When baseball catcher, Brooks Mason shows up at high school, a lookalike to Brielle's AI boyfriend, her entire world becomes a dog-eared, bent pages book nightmare.
    Brooks is getting sick of all the girls at school wanting to date him. He wants to play ball and hang out. So, yeah. It makes sense to help Brielle out. Fake date? Why not? But once together, dating for show becomes an act that both Brielle and Brooks aren't quite prepared for, and dealing with unexpected attraction, complicated situations, and interfering aunts and bffs?”


Series: A sequel is planned to come out later this year (2026).


Spiritual Content- A Scripture is remembered; Prayers (including Brielle “whining to God” because she doesn’t think He would mind); Brielle believes that God takes a special interest in her, but thinks He might be rolling His eyes at her for lying (then says that she doesn’t think He would actually do that); Brielle felts guilt over lying about her “boyfriend” due to the Ten Commandments, but thinks that “a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do”; A couple talks about God and Him caring about us; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches, church going, a pastor, Sunday School classes, & youth group; A couple mentions of a Bible & a Bible study; A couple mentions of the Ten Commandments; A couple mentions of confessing sins; 
             *Note: A girl comments that Brielle “practically worships” Brooks; A couple mentions of luck; A mention of a teacher believing in evolution (which Brielle disagrees with); A mention of manifesting.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘geesh’, a ‘holy cow’, a ‘stinkin’’, a ‘what the what’, two ‘freaking’s, two ‘good grief’s, two forms of ‘kick butt’, two ‘shut up’s, two unfinished ‘what the—‘s, three ‘crud’s, three ‘darn’s, three ‘shoot’s, three forms of ‘ticked off’, three forms of ‘what the heck’, four ‘idiot’s, four ‘screwed’s, five forms of ‘dang’, five ‘duh’s, five ‘heck’s, six forms of ‘suck’, eight ‘gosh’s, nine ‘crap’s (including a ‘holy crap’), thirteen ‘stupid’s, sixteen forms of ‘oh my gosh’, and seventeen forms of ‘dumb’; Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Brielle lies to others about her “boyfriend” (including to her parents) and feels guilt over it at times, but refers to it as a necessity (Later she realizes that she’s made herself into a liar; Brielle knows that if her parents found out she was dating and didn’t know about it or the boy, she would be in a lot of trouble and grounded (she calls this the worst-case scenario unless they learned about her deception; *Spoilers* When her dad finds out she kept the secret of having a boyfriend, he removes her bedroom’s doorknob; When he finds out about the AI story, he thinks that Brielle is a victim of social media fiction and she doesn’t tell him that she was the one who used AI; Towards the end, Brielle’s parents finds out that she’s been lying to them about dating Brooks and says she will have to earn their trust back, but is not grounded *End of Spoilers*); Brooks believes his parents are one step away from splitting up and argue about him (which he tries not think is his fault, but still feels like it is at times); To avoid a reporter, Brielle’s brother makes her and Brooks play hooky and skip school for part of a day (Brooks’ father fibs to the school that Brooks had a dentist appointment); Later, Brielle skips school again (when her emotions are distraught); Pain, Injuries, & Blood/Bleeding (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of injuries, pain, & blood/bleeding (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of throwing up/puking; Mentions of a possible divorce & Brooks’ parents having problems (including his mother leaving for a couple weeks to her parents); Mentions of lies, lying, liars, & deception (including to parents); Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of eavesdropping; A couple mentions of terrorists & felons; A couple mentions of curses/bad words; A mention of wars; A mention of not smoking, drinking, or doing drugs; 
             *Note: Brielle used AI to create deepfake photos of her dream guy and tells others that he is her boyfriend (to get her aunts and friends to leave her alone about not having a boyfriend; She calls this a “necessity”); In an interview, there is a reference to teens developing romantic relationships with AI and then doing “awful things”; Brielle harshly tells her mom to leave her room when stressed, but tries to soften her words when she sees it hurt her mother (noting that while her mom is cool, she’s her mom and “all moms get in the way at times”); Brooks feels like he is a disappointment to his dad (due to not having anything in common); Mentions of celebrities & musicians (Tom Cruise, One Direction, NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys, & Niall Horan); Mentions of sports teams & athletes (Babe Ruth & Christian Yelich); Mentions of social media platforms & websites (Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, & Amazon); Mention of brand names & items (Pantone, Converse shoes, Uno, Euchre, Fruit Loops, Hershey’s chocolate, Barbie, Nerf, & Mountain Dew); Mentions of books, authors, & fictional characters (‘Anne of Green Gables’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, ‘The Hunger Games’, ‘Twilight’, ‘The Princess Bride’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, ‘The Inheritance Games’, ‘Green Eggs and Ham’, ‘The Odyssey’, ‘Ivanhoe’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’, ‘Powerless’ by Lauren Roberts, Pepper Basham, Jane Austen, Dr. Seuss, Batman, Romeo and Juliet, & Disney Princesses); A few mention of movies & fictional characters (Tangled & John Wick); A couple mentions of National Geographic; A couple mentions of a therapist and medication for anxiety; A mention of zombies; A mention of R-rated movies.
 
 
Sexual Content- Two head/forehead kisses, two almost kisses (up to semi-detailed), and a semi-detailed kiss; Remembering almost kisses (barely-above-not-detailed); Staring at lips (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Warmth, Tingles, Flutters, Nearness, & Smelling (up to semi-detailed); Remembering touches, embraces, & nearness (up to semi-detailed); Blushes, Winks, & Flirting; Noticing & Staring (border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Brooks and Brielle go into a janitor’s closet to talk (twice) and know it could raise questions if someone saw them (in one of the times: they almost kiss, but are interrupted by an adult); Brielle’s father tells Brooks that they aren’t allowed to be in her room or watch a movie alone downstairs (but, *Spoilers* both of these happen without her dad’s knowledge and though nothing happens between them, they both know her dad wouldn’t been happy about it *End of Spoiler*); Towards the end, *Major Spoilers* the truth comes out about Brielle and Brooks fake dating; Brielle’s father is disappointed in both of them, but also others for pushing Brielle into thinking she needed a boyfriend; Brielle and Brooks both want to date for real and get together at the very end with her parents having “some pretty strict guidelines in place” but they are both okay with it *End of Spoilers*; Brielle notes that she’s not going to do anything that her “future husband might be jealous of”; Others think that Brooks is “longing” for Brielle when seeing him interact with her; Two ‘babe’s and six ‘hot’s; All about & many mentions of boyfriends/girlfriends, dates, dating, fake dating, break-ups, & crushes; Mentions of kisses, first kisses, kissing, & making out (including one of Brielle’s aunts asking if her boyfriend has kissed her yet); Mentions of romance books, book boyfriends, Brielle and her best friend swooning over fictional guys, & Brielle’s father saying that romance books give girls “unrealistic perceptions of how relationships work”; Mentions of crushes, flirting, & girls turning into “goo” when around a boy they like; A few mentions of players; A couple mentions of spicy romance books (which neither Brielle or her best friend read); A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of a married couple kissing; A mention of boy-crazy girls; Love, falling in love, & the emotions.
 
-Brielle Walters, age 16
-Brooks Mason
                                1^st person P.O.V. switches between them 
                                                        210 pages
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My personal Rating- 

I’ve seen a lot of buzz about this book since it released and because I love both YA Contemporary books and baseball, it’s been one I’ve been very curious about. 

 

I believe this book has been marketed more as a Clean Fiction YA book, but because there were elements of Christianity and co-authored by a popular Christian Fiction author, I thought I would do this review on BFCG. 

 

I will say that this book felt a little too fangirl/wattpad in the writing style and the Gen Z slang felt a little cringy to me (I lost count of the amount of times the characters went “bruh”), but hey, I’m getting old so that’s probably why. If I had read this book at around age 12/13, I probably would have enjoyed it more. 😂 Now at over double that age, I just wanted to “big sister” Brielle and Brooks and try to get them to see their worth wasn’t based on relationships or interests. 

 

The plot might have been a little far-fetched, but it was clean and overall pretty cute—though I read most of the book through my fingers because the second-hand embarrassment scale was super high with these two ninny-maries and their lack of talking. I felt bad for Brielle that she let everyone’s comments about her needing a boyfriend get to her and wished she could have felt like she was enough despite what others may think because of her value in God’s eyes, not a boy. Obviously, this book is a romance book, though, so that’s the main point—the couple getting together. I enjoyed the baseball parts (despite Brielle’s negative comments about my Cubs!) and found myself interested to see what would happen next. There were a few typos that caught my attention while reading, but I think it was overall a cute YA romance book.

 

 

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"Phooey Kerflooey vs The Fancy, Fancy Teacup" by Kristen Joy Wilks

About this book:

  “Phooey Kerflooey wants to stay on the farm with Jessie. But when Jessie chooses a different puppy, Phooey is thrust into the arms of another family. A family with all boys. Boys who make traps, write lists of dangers, and shout Shakespearean insults at rodents. A family that likes scary things like shiny kitchen floors, wheelchair races, and battling attacking squirrels. A family that doesn’t know she cannot drink unless it is from a fancy, fancy teacup! Can Phooey find the china teacup she needs and teach her boys how to become the family of her dreams?
    Theme: Philippians 2:4—“Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” NLT”


Series: Book #1 in the “Phooey Tales: Spring” series. Parts from this book and the next one in the series are also covered in the book “Phooey Kerflooey” for slightly older readers. 


Spiritual Content- Philippians 2:4 at the beginning and end; A few Scriptures are read, mentioned, & remembered; Phooey hears a girl read Scriptures and tries to pay attention to the “long and fancy” words, but thinks that the girl is referring to her fancy teacup that will help her find her perfect family (rather than the Scripture about taking an interest in others); *Spoiler* At the very end, Phooey realizes the meaning of the Scripture, that her fancy teacup won’t help her find a family, and how she’s picked her fancy teacup instead of the boys who picked her *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of God, a Bible, & Scripture; 
             *Note: A mention of being lucky; A mention of aliens.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: Phooey is bitten by a squirrel & also has pain and other injuries (up to semi-detailed); Phooey escapes/runs after something, but is returned home; Mentions of pain, injuries, & possibly being cut on something sharp; A few mentions of Phooey’s nightmares about other scary animals like lizards, frogs, and other dangerous creatures that could eat her; A mention of poop; 
             *Note: Phooey is disappointed when she isn’t picked to stay on the farm and feels hurt later when comparing herself to the puppy that was picked; Conner says Shakespearean insults (a referee at a paintball game tells Conner that “fancy insults are still insults” and reminds him that his parents said he can only say those to “yell at mean dogs, attacking squirrels, and spiders”).
 
 
Sexual Content- N/A.
 
-Phooey Kerflooey
                                P.O.V. of Phooey 
                                                        76 pages
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This book covers some of the events from “Phooey Kerflooey”, but this time told from the cute puppy, Phooey Kerflooey’s, perspective and for younger readers! Since I read that book last year, I already knew about some of the events, but it was good to see what Phooey was getting into while the boys were chasing the squirrel. I’m not usually one for books told in an animal’s voice, but I thought Phooey was very cute, so I enjoyed reading her thoughts in this short book. She has an important lesson to learn in this book that while I wish could have been a little more obvious to get the point across, I think young readers will enjoy this story. :)

 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.