Book Review of 'Change Rushes West' by Monique Bucheger and G.L. Rasmusse

Merry Christmas Eve!

I can't believe Christmas is here and the final day highlighting the Ginnie West Adventures series! If you'd like to read my reviews for the first four books in the series you can find them HERE. I hope you've enjoyed my reviews this week and thank you so much for stopping by my little corner of the internet. Have a very Merry Christmas!! ♥️

About the Book

Title: Change Rushes West 
Series: Ginnie West Adventures #6
Author: Monique Bucheger and G.L. Rasmussen 
Publisher: True West Publishing
Release Date: January 8, 2025 
Genre: Middle-Grade Fiction

Twelve-year-old Ginnie West wants to know what’s become of her late mother’s nationally-ranked, trick-riding horse. She enlists the help of her twin brother, but keeps the search a secret from her best friend and stepsister-to-be, Tillie Taylor.

Tillie is desperate to become a real West, knowing that when her mom marries Ginnie’s dad, she will be the only Taylor left in their new family. Meanwhile, Tillie has very mixed emotions about her birth dad dating again… and what’s the deal with Ginnie keeping secrets from her?

Ginnie and Tillie find unexpected twists and plenty of challenges along the way as they navigate evolving family bonds, misunderstandings, and long-hidden secrets. As they uncover answers, they learn that sometimes the past isn’t as far away as it seems, and love can be found in the most surprising places.

Change Rushes West is a heartwarming adventure about family, friendship, and finding hope in the most unexpected moments.

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Book Review of 'All Together West' by Monique Bucheger and G.L. Rasmussen

Christmas Week Continues!

Hello bookworms! I am back today with another book from the wonderful Ginnie West Adventures series! If you'd like to read my reviews for the first four books in the series you can find them HERE. I hope you enjoy and thank you for spending a few minutes with me during this busy season.

About the Book

Title: All Together West 
Series: Ginnie West Adventures #6
Author: Monique Bucheger and G.L. Rasmussen 
Publisher: True West Publishing
Release Date: December 5, 2024 
Genre: Middle-Grade Fiction

Families are complicated… and no one knows that better than 12 year-old Ginnie West. With her dad engaged to her best friend’s mom, this summer should be a dream come true. However, the return of Tillie's birth father muddles the girls’ celebration.

On the plus side, Ginnie's dream of training on her beloved horse, Calliope, is finally happening. However, she soon discovers that her riding experience is not enough when Tillie, her best friend, and Toran, her twin brother, and their new horses outshine Calliope in performance.

To complicate matters further, Ginnie finds herself in the midst of an escalating prank war with her mischievous Uncle Jake, drawing the entire family into the chaos. The West/Stratton/Taylor families must come together and heal, allowing her great-uncle's cherished motto, "When you're here, you're family," to hold true once more.

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Reviewer Tour: The Secret Sisters Club by Monique Bucheger

Welcome to the Reviewer Tour for The Secret Sisters Club by Monique Bucheger hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: The Secret Sisters Club
Series: Ginnie West Adventures: Book 1
Author: Monique Bucheger
Publisher: True West Publishing
Release Date: March 18, 2012

Genre: Middle Grade Fiction

Twelve-year-old BFF’s Ginnie West and Tillie Taylor, want to be sisters.  Ginnie's widowed dad plus Tillie's divorced mom could equal a lifetime of round-the-clock girl talk and slumber parties.  Too bad Dad vowed to never marry again.  Ginnie and Tillie come up with the perfect scheme to change his mind: ‘Operation Secret Sisters’ (aka OSS). After all, if they can’t get Dad to move on, Tillie can’t move in.

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Reviewer Tour: Simply West of Heaven by Monique Bucheger

Welcome to the Reviewer Tour for Simply West of Heaven by Monique Bucheger hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Simply West of Heaven
Series: Ginnie West Adventures: Book 3
Author: Monique Bucheger
Publisher: True West Publishing
Release Date: January 1, 2013

Genre: Middle Grade Fiction

When her dad confiscates her deceased mom’s journals, 12-year-old Ginnie West counts on her BFF, Tillie, to help her get them back. But Tillie's not so sure the ghost of Ginnie's mom will make a good addition to their new family tree.

Then the girls' world gets flipped upside-down when a blast from the past shows up and makes Tillie go nutburgers. Life gets complicated when Ginnie is forced to choose between helping her best friend and getting the answers she’s always dreamed of.

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Book Review of 'Chase Your Dreams West' by Monique Bucheger and G.L. Rasmussen

Merry Christmas Week!

I am so incredibly happy that you're here with me today and happy Christmas week! I wanted to do something special this week leading up to the big day, and while I have been reading some amazing holiday reads, I thought I would mix things up and feature different books from one series each day leading up to Christmas! The Ginnie West Adventures is a series I haven't had the opportunity to read in a while, and I was so excited to jump back in and get caught up on the West family.

If you'd like to read my reviews for the first four books in the series you can find them HERE. Enjoy!

About the Book

Title: Chase Your Dreams West 
Series: Ginnie West Adventures #5
Author: Monique Bucheger and G.L. Rasmussen 
Publisher: True West Publishing
Release Date: November 18, 2024 
Genre: Middle-Grade Fiction

Ginnie West, at 12, thought blending families would be a dream come true—until her dad's engagement to her best friend's mom collided with the return of Tillie's long-absent father. Suddenly, a joyous occasion becomes a tangled web of emotions.

If that's not enough, Ginnie struggles between loyalty to her late mother and acceptance of her soon-to-be stepmother. Add in an escalating prank war involving her Uncle Jake... and navigating this family storm is a challenge.

Plus, Tillie desperately wants a horse of her own while Ginnie is determined to follow her late mother's equestrian legacy as a trick rider, something her dad has forbidden.

Can Ginnie shape her own destiny and persuade her dad to support her ambitions? Get ready for a heartwarming adventure filled with friendship, family, and the power of chasing your dreams.

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Reviewer Tour: Trouble Blows West by Monique Bucheger

Welcome to the Reviewer Tour for Trouble Blows West by Monique Bucheger hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Trouble Blows West
Series: Ginnie West Adventures: Book 2
Author: Monique Bucheger
Publisher: True West Publishing
Release Date: September 1, 2020

Genre: Middle Grade Fiction

Ginnie doesn’t always think…

…sometime she just acts.

Was it a mistake to stand up to the bully?

Gennie and the bully, Pierce, get sent to the principal’s office. It doesn’t matter if he had threatened her twin brother, Toran, they both are suspended. Two days off school isn’t the scary part.

What will her dad say?

Things get taken up a notch, next. When the West twins and Chandler brothers execute a prank to get back at Pierce, it doesn’t turn out like they’d planned.

What Ginnie sees is terrifying.

Pierce is being beaten by his father.

Bullying is wrong, but now Ginnie has to come to grips with understanding what he might be going through.

How will she handle it?

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Blog Tour: Being West is Best by Monique Bucheger

 

Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for Being West is Best by Monique Bucheger, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Being West is Best 

Series: Ginnie West Adventure #4 

Author: Monique Bucheger 

Publisher: True West Publishing 

Re-release Date: 2020 

Genre: Middle-Grade Contemporary Fiction 

Twelve-year-old BFFs, Ginnie West and Tillie Taylor, are matchmaking geniuses. 

Together, they maneuvered Ginnie’s widower-dad into proposing to Tillie’s divorcee-mom. Sweet! Certain they are well on their way to sisterhood, each girl is floored when Tillie’s lousy-excuse-for-a-father puts in an appearance after a six-year absence. Too bad “lousy dad repellant” doesn’t come in a can. Even though Tillie’s dad has sobered up and is determined to make amends, Tillie would rather he just disappear again. If he stays, “Operation: Secret Sisters” may need to be renamed “Operation: Not Gonna Happen.” 

If that’s not bad enough, the biggest bully in seventh grade comes over often and wishes he could call the West’s farmhouse “home.” When the bully’s abusive dad shows up as well, Ginnie thinks it’s time to change her family’s motto from “When you’re here, you’re family” to “There’s no more room at the West’s.” 

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