#AmReading + #AmWatching - May 9th 2019 #Reviews

It's time to take a look at what I've been reading and watching during this past week.

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OK...

Here's what I read this week:

Once Upon a Unicorn: An illustrated children's book by Isla Wynter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a cute little story. Could have done with there being a bit more challenge to facing each obstacle, since it felt like he got the solutions a bit too easily. But other than that it was great.

Kristine the Youngest by Barbara G. Tarn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a fantastic addition to the series. I enjoyed getting to know Kristine, while watching the characters I got to know in previous books adjusting to the 21st century.

Wardens of Wisteria by Angela Pepper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My actual rating is 3.5 stars, but I rounded up. Though it says you can start at this point in the Wisteria books if you like in the book's description, I don't advise it, since there were several points where I felt like someone who has walked in half way through a conversation, and is missing vital pieces of information required to completely understand who or what is being discussed. Another issue I have is that magic is meant to drain energy reserves, yet the main character uses it even for silly little things like brushing crumbs off the table, or straightening the blankets after getting out of bed, which I found irritating, since it felt like she was doing it just to show off that she could; just because you can use magic to do almost everything, doesn't mean you should, especially when you already know your magic reserves are low at the moment. Also, why is the 33 year old main character displaying less maturity than her tenage daughter? I get that the teen is meant to be more mature than most kids her age, and that's fine. But it would be nice if her Mother displayed a bit of maturity too. I enjoyed the book enough that I want to read the others in the series - though I plan on making sure to read the rest in chronological order - but so far I'm liking the author's Stormy Day mystery series better.

A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
An amusing collection of silly rhymes.

As for what I've been watching:

I was going to watch some of the Star Wars movies on the weekend, since Saturday was May 4th, so Star Wars Day. But I couldn't decide whether to just watch the original trilogy, or all the ones I have copies of (the first seven). Then there's the question of whether I should watch them in chronological order, or release order... Decisions, decisions. Anyway, I couldn't decide, so I ended up watching the next two disks of NCIS season 9 instead.