![Graphic Novel Review: Schmuck the Buck by Exo Books [Repost]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Graphic-Novel-Review-Schmuck-the-Buck-by-Exo-Books-255x255.jpg)
Larry has been picked on and excluded for being one of the only Jewish reindeer in the North Pole. But one year, when a mistake is made that could ruin the holiday for all the boys and girls across the world, Larry comes up with a plan that saves...
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I haven't been able to put together book cover posts lately because of my headache problems, but nobody panic! I still managed to make this post to showcase some of my favorite covers from the books I read this year :-) Unfortunately I couldn't include ALL the covers I loved (there were so many!), and I couldn't make the collage, but I've still got some super gorgeous book covers here, and I...
Everyone knows Drosselmeier as the mysterious toymaker and godfather to the Stahlbaum children who gifts them with a Nutcracker one Christmas Eve. From his childhood as a foundling in a forest, to his confusing teen and young adult years with different families in Germany, to his old age making toys for Klara, this book tells the story of his...
![Book Review: The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Afterlife-of-Holly-Chase-by-Cynthia-Hand-255x255.jpg)
One Christmas Eve, Holly was visited by three ghosts who urged her to change her ways, but she didn't listen. Five years later, she's spending her afterlife working for that very same company as the Ghost of Christmas Past and hating every minute of it, until she unexpectedly finds herself relating to their newest...
![Book Review: Static by L.A. Witt [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Static-by-L.A.-Witt-mm-255x255.jpg)
Alex is a shifter, which means he can shift between male and female forms, but his straight boyfriend, Damon, doesn't know. This becomes a problem when Alex gets stuck in male form. As Alex tries to find a way to get his shifting back, the two will have to figure out how to navigate their...
![Book Review: Wayward Son (Simon Snow Book 2) by Rainbow Rowell [+ Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Wayward-Son-Simon-Snow-Book-2-by-Rainbow-Rowell-255x255.jpg)
Simon Snow was the chosen one, but now that he's done what he was supposed to do, he can't seem to get past the trauma or do anything with his life. Hoping to bring him out of his funk, Penny convinces Simon and Baz to take a road trip through the US, but the three of them seem to find magical trouble wherever they...
![Book Review: Sacrificed (Baal’s Heart Book 2) by Bey Deckard [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Sacrificed-Baals-Heart-Book-2-by-Bey-Deckard-255x255.jpg)
The pirate crew of Baal's Heart are heading into new and treacherous territory: the Devil's Isles. When they find a land steeped in the blood of sacrifices, it tests Jon's, Tom's, and Baltsaros's strength to overcome their own inner demons as well as the strength of their newly formed...
![Book Review: An Heir to Thorns and Steel (Blood Ladders Trilogy Book 1) by M.C.A. Hogarth [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-An-Heir-to-Thorns-and-Steel-Blood-Ladders-Trilogy-Book-1-by-M.C.A.-Hogarth-255x255.jpg)
Morgan is a university student studying folklore when he discovers that not only are elves real, he might be their prince. Hoping to find a cure for his worsening disability, he goes to their lands and sets off on a quest, getting further entangled in danger and elf...
Just to let you all know, this might be the last upcoming releases post for a while. I haven't been able to use the computer much, so I haven't been able to keep up with new releases. We'll see what happens. The good news though is that I still have a few books to mention that are going to release in the next two months! So let's get to...
![Book Review: Evolved by N.R. Walker [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Evolved-by-N.R.-Walker-255x255.jpg)
Lloyd, a 41-year-old professor, has struggled to maintain a relationship---because of his OCD and misophonia, he can't deal with the messiness and noisiness of other people---so he decides to try getting an android companion named Shaun. But Shaun starts to develop an unusual amount of sentience and emotion, and unless they can keep it hidden from the company who made him, Shaun, and their...