Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall (Honeychurch Hall Mystery #4) by Hannah Dennison

Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison

My Rating: ★★★★★

Iris is wracked with dread and worry when her manuscript never makes it to her publisher, which threatens to divulge her secret life as a famous romance novelist. To make things worse, it's the only copy of her manuscript and the package never left her local post office because it's the hands of one of the town gossipers. Meanwhile, Kat gets caught up in hilarious romantic shenanigans that lands her on the front pages yet again. Plus, she's wrapped up in a series of seemingly separate small town mysteries with the answers, and dangers, quickly catching up with her.

I absolutely love the latest installment of this series. Iris and Kat's shenanigans never fails to crack me up. Iris is such a lovely character with a huge personality. I always love learning new things about her as the series continues, as well as see how she will keep her secret life just that: a secret. Plus, Kat always ends up in hilarious situations no matter how hard she tries to avoid them. I love following the pair and their antics.

It's always interesting to learn more about the other characters who live in town as well. It's fun meeting new characters and seeing how they interact with existing ones as well as finding out new tidbits about everyone and watching how it continues to build the world as well as adding to the plot of each book. It really makes for such a entertaining series with characters that would be fun to become friends with. Plus, each installment unravels bits and pieces about everyone's past. It's such a feel good series that I always enjoy coming back to. I would honestly love to see this series become a television show one day. There isn't a single thing that wouldn't play out well on screen.

Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neill

Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neill

My Rating: ★★★★★

I absolutely love this book. It's such a great graphic novel that not only covers two princesses who fall in love, but also tackles some important topics. We have Amira, who is carving her own path despite society's expectations of her, which also assumes that she doesn't have a care in the world. We have Sadie, who has been trapped in a tower by her sister who is verbally abusive and demeans her. We have Vladric, who succumbs his family's expectations based on his gender and finds himself stressed out and stuck in a tree. Together these characters overcome their road blocks and empower themselves.

It's perfect for children because it takes these important messages and delivers them in a fun, entertaining, and understanding way for them. Amira has dreams of becoming a hero, so she sets out to become a hero. Sadie has had her self-esteem torn to shreds by her sister who tells her she's fat, ugly, and stupid. She overcomes her fears and her sister with the help of her friends. Vladric things he has to be extremely masculine and defeat trolls and ogres, but discovers that he doesn't have to change himself and discovers not to judge people based on how they look. Plus, Amira and Sadie fall in love during their adventures together and the story points out that there's nothing wrong with that. It's such a great book that delivers important messages in a cute and funny tale. I hope that more books like this start to become more prevalent, and I am looking forward to checking out more of Katie O'Neill's work.