My Review of Leo and Red's Amazing Adventures

Title: Leo & Red's Amazing Adventures

Author: Abhiram Rode

Published On: June 6, 2022

Publisher: Notion Press

Source: Digitial (NetGalley)

Pages: 126

Synopsis:

Leo and Red have a sense of adventure that is matched only by their sense of doing the right thing. They explore the Element Kingdom to root out evil. Their journey of gathering the ancient relics and stopping the impending doom is complete with excitement and adventure. Starting from being naive young children, Leo and Red battle demons and dark magic to become the world's most powerful magicians and protectors.

I knew as I started to read through this book, that there was something different about this author.  I did not do any research before requesting this book from NetGalley.  I saw children's fiction, middle grade, and sci-fi and I thought that I would check it out.  I am a 5th grade ELA teacher and my students write their own Sci-Fi stories in my class snd I was hoping to find a book to share with them if they are interested in that genre.  But as I was reading, something seemed similar to me and I felt like I was reading a student's story.  Sure enough, the author of this book is 8 years old.  That is freaking amazing that he was able to combine all of his skills and publish this book.  I had a few students this school year that could have easily published their writings.  With that being said, I did struggle a bit trying to figure out which character was which and what their purpose was in the story.  However, overall, I am very pleased with this aspiring author for doing what he enjoys and getting his first book published!  Kudos to you, Abhiram!  

My Thoughts
⭐⭐⭐

I want to start by saying awesome job writing a book so young. I am a 5th-grade teacher and my students write Sci-fi stories during one of our units.  I was interested to see how this story played out. Great use of dialogue and the story progression is definitely there.  The vocabulary used was also a plus for such a young author. I'd like to see more character descriptions to better understand their purpose. Also, great use of illustrations throughout.  The advanced copy of my Kindle did not do the illustrations justice.  Overall this was a great 1st book and I know your stories will keep growing. Thank you for sharing your talents!

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So this will temporarily be the end of my Review streak.  I have one more book that I read in July, but I am saving my review to share in the book blitz coming in September, so keep an eye out for that.  So I was able to read 9 total books in July and I have started more for August.  I will be posting reviews as I complete them.  I will also be popping in randomly to share thoughts and other random things!  Thank you so much for checking out my reviews and remember, I am always looking for new recommendations!

Until next time Book Nerds!

Leah❤

Meet an Author Monday...Introducing ME!!!

For Meet an Author Monday, I have decided that for today I will reintroduce myself to everyone since I really haven't posted anything about myself since last October.  A million things have changed since than.  Not a whole lot of good things, but I'm coping!!!

 

The Femur Bone of a YOUNG T-Rex....I'm only a little more than a head taller than it's thigh bone....OH MY!!!

 

 

So let's get started.....My name is Leah and I am 25 years old.  I am a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and hold a PA certification to teach grades K-6.  I just recently left my Pre-K teaching position after two years at a local daycare for a ton of reasons, but my main reason was to find a teaching position in a school district.  I was really nervous to get back out into the subbing world, but also excited as well.  So far, everything is going pretty great and I'm really enjoying being with a variety of students at different age levels.  Now that I have a foot in the door, I'm hoping that new opportunities will present themselves to me!!

 

 

 

 

 

I am a self proclaimed Book Nerd and proud of it.  If you told me a year a ago that I would be a reading fanatic, I would have laughed in your face and walked away.  I use to hate reading because I would stumble over the simplest words and I really just didn't have the attention span to complete a book.  When I was in college, right before Twilight came out in theaters, I stared to read it to see what the hype was all about.  Needless to say, I enjoyed the series, but it took me four years to complete the series because I just couldn't and wouldn't find the time to sit and read.  After I finished the series, I never thought I would find another book that would ever get my attention.  But all that changed last July (2012) when a co-worker and really good friend of mine (Fellow Book Nerd) told me about The Fallen Star series by Jessica Sorensen (Yes, I adore Jessica and I talk about her a lot, get use to it, lol)  She convinced me to download The Fallen Star to the kindle app on my phone and since it was free, I figured why not, I have nothing to lose.  So I started reading it right away and I never was able to put it down.  I finished the book in about a week and I was shocked that I could actually do it.  I went out and bought my kindle to make sure I had somewhere to house the rest of this amazing series.  All 4 of the books were completed in a month and I felt extremely accomplished!!!  I knew I had found my new hobby, which has now become a part of my life!!!  I'm still nowhere near where most avid readers are with their completing 20 books a month, but I'm reading a lot more than I ever thought I could.  I have also met some amazing authors and bloggers that I'm happy to now call my friends!!

 

 

 

 

 

So besides reading, I love music.  I listen to just about anything.  It usually depends on my mood as to what I am listening to at the moment.  If anyone ever looked at my iTunes account, they would never be able to pin point a specific genre of music that I like over another.  I have eclectic taste and it keeps things interesting.  I also love to scrapbook.  I take tons of pictures and I like to document everything.  I love looking back over things and taking a walk down memory lane.  I also love movies.  I have a large DVD collection and now I have Netflix, so I'm always watching something new.  Finally, I love to shop.  I have to go shopping at least once a week.  I don't always have to buy something, but I just love walking around stores and looking at anything!!

 

 

 

 

I have a kitten named Ember (named after Jessica Sorensen's book, Ember)  She is a jet black kitty and I just adore her.  She will be turning 1 on the 16th and I can't imagine my life without her!!  She keeps me smiling and moving on when I feel like I can't anymore!!

 

I think that's pretty much all of me, lol and I appreciate if you have read this far!! 

 

 

Now, I'm going to do a Lighting Round of random questions:

 

1. Favorite color: Blue

2. Favorite food: Hot Wings

3. Favorite movie: The Sandlot

4. Favorite Sports Teams:  Yankees and Steelers

5. Favorite TV Show: Orange is the New Black

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about me and I hope you enjoyed this post.....Next Monday, I will be interviewing an author.....Can't wait to share!!! :)

 

 

 

 

Have a wonderful and safe Labor Day Book Nerds!!!