Lexi J. Malm, Author

  This review is going to focus on Keeper of the Ark by J. Robert Kennedy. This book is apart of the James Acton series, though it doesn't need to be read in any particular order. This is the first James Acton adventure I've read and I followed along quite easily.  This book follows two married professors, Laura Palmer and James Acton, who have a tendency for getting themselves into historical/archeological related trouble. This story, however, focuses on the Ark of the Covenant, like the one from the Indiana Jones movie, which they mention numerous times. The professors are tasked with creating a chamber to preserve the Ark from time and elements that have been cruel to it, all while beating out groups of treasure hunters from all over the world who want to steal it for their own gain. I liked this book because it was like reading an action movie, and I had to offer very little brain power to follow it. It was funny, too, with bits of humour sprinkled amongst the gun fights a...

  This review will be focusing on another Victorian literature piece called Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands  written by Mary Seacole. It's more of an autobiography or memoirs of her life and career, but it isn't written in a boring way like some Victorian books. I'm not usually one for memoirs because they're often boring or run on and I just don't care to hear about their day to day, but Mrs Seacole truly did live up to the 'adventure' in her title.  This book follows widower Mary Seacole in her career as a doctress and nurse during the Cholera pandemic and the Crimean War. She was skilled in her work and used herbal medicine or natural medicine and she was fairly effective in healing her patients. She started in Jamaica and moved to Panama and set up a hotel, running a successful business. She also ran a successful hotel in Crimea and helped soldiers along the way.  I liked this book because Mrs Seacole is kind of a badass. She knew her s...