The Billionaire Shifter's Curvy Match

 

Title: The Billionaire Shifter's Curvy Match  Author:  Diana Seere  Pages: 248  Genre: Fantasy/ Erotica

 

     Lilah is going from temp job to temp job to try and make ends meet while living with her sister in a crappy apartment. She finally lands a job that will take care of her, her sister and her Mom all she has to do is serve drinks at an exclusive club. One of the rules of this job is not to get involved with the members. Easier said then done when Gavin Stanton is always there and wanting to always be hot and heavy with her. Will she pick the man or the job?

    I enjoyed this book and wish there was more. Yes it is a series but the rest of the series is the Stanton siblings and their stories. I really wanted to continue to read and enjoy Gavin and Lilah's story. I think most reader's of this book feel the same way. 

Fear the Wolf

 

Title: Fear the Wolf  Author: James Patterson & Mike Lupica  Pages: 1 hour and 14 minutes  Genre: Thriller

    Joe Wolf is a very successful man and wasn't a great Dad to his kids. Someone comes up to him with an offer to sell all his businesses and when he declines everything starts going down hill for him. His kids and ex wife barely talk to him when he starts worrying about his life. He only has a guy he fired from his football team years before in his corner. He starts getting followed and starts getting upset about it all. 

    This book was an interesting listen. It was very visual which I enjoyed. Patterson and Lupica wrote a good book. It's not my typical being around so much football but having Patterson known for his amazing writing skills I figured I would give it a shot. It probably isn't one I will go out of my way to own but it is a good story nonetheless. 

The Notebook

 

Title: The Notebook  Author: Nicholas Sparks  Pages: 214 (Audible)   Genre: Fiction Romance

    Noah met Allie one summer in his small town and they fell madly in love. When the summer ended she went years thinking he forgot about her and he did the same after writing letters and getting no response. After years of not speaking, Allie sees an article in the paper about him 3 weeks until she is married to another man. Allie then goes on her own mission to go see Noah and see how life is for him where they remember that summer and rekindle that love from that summer many years ago. You learn all this as they are now old people in assisted living care and Noah reads a notebook of their love story everyday to fight her memory loss. It really is a book that teaches you love does conquer all. 

    Nicholas Sparks is fabulous on his writing and keeping you rooting for the love to conquer whatever gets in the way. It is a wonderful book that teaches you that you can fight for what you love and despite everything in your way you can win. Nicholas reminds us that love is a very strong force that can make us or break us. 

The Witcher: The Last Wish

 

Title: The Witcher: The Last Wish  Author: Andrzej Sapkowski  Pages: 400 (Audible) Genre: Fantasy

        Geralt is a Witcher. A special training in order to take on the monsters of the world that plague the land. Geralt is the best of them. This is the beginning of his journey. He helps with a "child surprise", he helps a small town plagued with a goat-man. Near the end you find out how he met Yennifer who helps his best friend stay alive. 

    I really enjoyed this book. In my opinion the person that reads the book makes Geralt sound like Rumpelstiltskin from the show Once Upon A Time. It had me on the edge of my seat even if at some points I would get distracted and get confused. It can bounce from past to present without much of a warning. It is a beautifully written story and can't wait to continue the series. I did watch the show before reading the books so it was nice to have that to help with the images in my mind of what was going on. The voices for each character was awesome! It's very descriptive and can  help you really see this world. One of the thoughts I had at one point of the story was how much different the world would be now if we separated from different races. We tried before here in America and it didn't work, but makes you think about those type of things. Or at least it did me. 

Let Me Touch

 

Title: Let Me Touch  Author: Lucia Jordan  Pages: 40  Genre: Erotica

    Chardonnay hasn't been on a date since her last boyfriend cheated on her so with the push of her friend Cecily she goes on a blind date. Fancy dinner, a movie and ends in the park with sex. 

    It was a quick read and a nice book to get me back into my reading. I wasn't on the edge of my seat with this book but it wasn't dull either. I wish I had more to say but I honestly don't. 

Pixie and the Green Book Mystery

Title: Pixie and the Green Book Mystery  Author: Coraline Grace  Pages: 103 Genre: Beginner Fantasy

~Review Request by Author~

     Pixie is a unique little 2nd grader that likes to read and wear apples. It's a bad day at school for poor Pixie. She races home so she can go to the library with her Mom (her favorite place). While she is there she sees a book that she hasn't seen before, this book isn't like any others. She soon meets Alice from Wonderland with that time crazed white rabbit and Cindi which is short for Cinderella. They quickly tell her that there is a  book guardian and he is trying to get them stuck in this new green book so their stories are erased forever! Cindi and Alice decide to trust their fate to little Pixie, good  thing she likes to read...but can she get them back to their books fast enough without getting herself caught by this mysterious book guardian?

I read this book with my twin 8 year old girls and they fully enjoyed it. They could relate to little Pixie and they loved the adventure she went on they can't wait for the next book in the series. I enjoyed the book and having a book that I can read to them and watch the excitement on their face was awesome as a Mom. It was lively and cute and I myself can not wait for the next book in the series to continue this bonding time with the kids and see what happens to Pixie next. So from this family Coraline is getting 6 thumbs up!!

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban  Author: J.K. Rowling  Pages: 435  Genre: Fantasy

Harry is getting ready for his third year of Hogwarts. However there is news that a mass murderer is loose from prison. As he gets closer to actually able to go to school he is told that this murderer is after him! There are a lot of twists and turns in this novel that keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens to Harry and his friends. 

This is my favorite Harry Potter book! I felt like it was more relate-able then those that dealt with Voldemort. This is a series that is fun to read with kids or just by yourself. There is so much more detail in the books that they need to leave out of the movies due to time probably and the "artist rights" and all. I can not recommend this series enough. I can even get my non-reading boyfriend to read them and enjoy them. I encourage everyone to try and read this series. There is so much you miss out on by just watching the movies. (I am in no way badmouthing the movies I think they are great too!)

Goosebumps: Trapped in Bat Wing Hall

Title: Goosebumps Trapped in Bat Wing Hall  Author: R.L. Stine  Pages: 137 Genre: Suspense/Thriller/Choose Your Own Adventure

It is done as you are the main character and you get to choose which path you take and how it ends. There are many different scenarios that can be played out. You get invited by a boy to go to "Bat Wing Hall" for horror story sharing. However it isn't story time its game time. How will you pick the ending?

I have always enjoyed the "choose your own adventure" books, I have however found it is harder and harder to find them. This is a book I will read over and over to see what different things can happen. The choice is yours :)

Twilight

Title: Twilight Author: Stephenie Meyer  Pages: 498 Genre: Fantasy/Romance

Bella had to move to the small cloudy town of Forks, Washington. Here she thought she would spend a couple miserable years with her Father before doing her own thing to let her Mom be with her new husband and travel. She was not expecting to meet Edward and his family. Edward is not your normal hot guy at school, he and his family have a huge secret and are very good at keeping it. However, when Bella starts interacting with him events start to unfold around the two of them. She finds out Edward's and his family's secret and still can't stay away from him despite the warnings she has been given. She has a run in with a vampire that wants to hunt her. Edward who has fallen for her and she for him now needs to save his very accident prone lover from this fearful vampire. 

This is my second read through and I did enjoy it and loved being able to contrast it to the movie. There are some differences but not a whole lot. The idea of having a boyfriend who would go to the ends of the earth to keep you safe is a great ideal, however the possessive love that they have shows a lot of insecurities about them both. As an adult I now have a hard time deciding if I like the love story of this book. It's nice and a wonderful safety net to know that someone would do anything for you but on the other hand I strongly believe you need to know who you are on your own before you get into a serious relationship where they consume who you used to be and change you into something else entirely. 

Brisingr

Title: Brisingr  Author: Christopher Paolini  Pages: 748  Genre: Fantasy

Eragon is needing to fulfill promises and he starts off by helping his cousin save the love of his life. Then he has to travel all the way to the dwarves town and help sway the vote for the new king in the favor of the Varden whom is fighting the Empire to free all the people so no one is slaves. After he helps with Dwarves he has to go and learn as much as he can about being a dragon rider and get some history of whom he really is by the elves. After all that he has to go back to the Varden as promised and go back to the war to try and save as many lives as possible. 

This book is war or history of the dragons and of course Eragon himself. Without history who are we? He had to learn a lot in this part of the story and myself along the way. It did take me a while to read it was hard to keep my attention at times. It is well written just dry at some points and it was hard to focus on. It wasn't my favorite in the series by far but Christopher has always been a great author in my opinion. 

Fable 2

Title: Fable 2  Game System: Xbox One  Game type: Fantasy

You pick if you want to be male or female and you start your story. Some of the story line can not be changed at all however you can pick how you react to things and it puts you closer to being angelic or evil. You can change your clothes but there is no armor with it. The clothes are for looks or to help you be evil, aggressive, attractive and much more. You go through and the main objective is to seek revenge on the man that kills your sister when you are just a child. You will go from being a child to a full grown adult with kids of your own if you so choose. After you defeat Lucian you have a choice to make out of three that effects the whole of Albion not just you. You can continue to play and maintain your character after you have beat Lucian. 

I really enjoyed this game. I have for many years from when it came out. The graphics when it came out were amazing and very lifelike, over the years the graphics don't seem as good but for the time it was made it was fantastic! There are a lot of side quests to help you along on becoming good or evil. There is also a lot of ways to make money to help you buy the best of the best. It is obvious there was a lot of time and effort put into the game and I enjoy playing it over and over. I hope you enjoy it as well if you play. Happy Gaming!!

Stoneweaver: A Clash of Sword and Stone

Title: StoneWeaver: A Clash of Sword and Stone  Author: Cabe Valion  Pages: 204  Genre: Fantasy

~Review request from the author~

De Mauriac is running an errand for his master to get a "package" he gets a group of thieves to go with him. After a long travel with not much going on they get to the package and get it with little effort. On the way back though this package is taking out the thieves one by one. Along the way there is also bog men, dragons, a quicksilver river and other nasty things that could get the best of them. De Mauriac however gets the package to his master with little time before his blood rage will take hold from being away from the vine for too long. At the last second De Mauriac has a change of heart and wants to keep this package...this boy safe from harm and away from his master. 

The imagery is wonderful and really takes you to another world. At some points it is hard to follow on whose head you are in whether it be the boys or De Mauriac. It is very well thought out and is a fast read due to how much you want to know what happens next. I applaud Cabe with his wonderful piece of work and look forward to reading the next book in his saga! 

The Debt: Catch The Zolt

Title: The Debt: Catch The Zolt  Author: Phillip Gwynne  Pages:  275  Genre: Young Adult

At 15 you look forward to all the new gadgets for your birthday. Not a long standing debt your family has. However dear Dominic gets the debt passed down to him on his 15th birthday from his Dad. If he doesn't pay his part of the debt they will take his leg and for a runner that isn't a great thing. In order to save his leg unlike his grandpa he has to do his tasks. First task? Only catching the most notorious online criminal "The Zolt" Now he has to team up with people he doesn't like to keep his leg...great birthday right?

I have a love hate relationship with this book. I enjoyed it to the fact I want to read the rest of the installments however, there isn't as much depth as I would like. There were parts it was hard to continue and not want to throw the book across the room and call it quits. The voices of the characters are great but there is not a lot of depth to Dom and I am hoping there is more depth to come for him. I can see a ton of room for improvement on him.  However it was a quick and fast read and I hope you guys enjoy it as well. 

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Stray

Title: Stray   Author:  Andrea K. Höst   Pages:  273  Genre: Sci-Fi

Cassandra was walking home from school like any other day but when she looks up she notices she is not in Australia anymore. She starts a diary documenting her time in this weird place from when she gets there to when a strange guy comes to her and tells her he can take her home. She makes some great friends while learning a new language that is implanted in her brain.
I enjoyed this book for the most part but there were parts I couldn't follow. I liked that she had a way to learn the language but still had difficulties with it. Cassandra was very relate able and was a joy to read through her eyes from her diary.

Cinder & Ella

Title: Cinder & Ella  By: Kelly Oram  Pages: 254  Genre: Young Adult

Ella was your typical teenager, she was raised by just her Mom and on her birthday the worst happens...a car accident that leaves her damanged; emotionally and phyically along with her Mom dead. She has to go out to L.A. to live with her Dad who abandonded her years before and his picture perfect family. Alone in the world she is lost, until she reaches out to an old internet friend that starts fixing her life bit by bit. What  happens when that amazing best friend turns into the world's latest bad boy heart throb?

I don't have the chance to just sit and read. If I do I last 15 minutes before something happens. I started this and read this all in one sitting and I adored it! I was so sad when this book ended. There is such depth and understanding from Ella and from "Cinder". The divided family, the not knowing the whole story, the friends we can be real with, bullying, self-esteem issues along with confessing your real feelings for someone and how utterly terrifying that is, its all crammed into this book. I recommend this book to EVERYONE!!

Shifters Forever: Protection

Title: Shifters Forever Protection  By: Elle Thorne  Pages: 186  Genre: Erotica

Chelsea is trying to keep her nose clean and her head down in this small sleepy town, but its hard to do with two guys pining over you. One is a big name in the town for real estate and has the ego to go with it, the other is whom Chelsea is pining over. She has set up dates with both but Jeff (real estate agent) goes first and drugs her, but Chelsea is strong and fights off the drug long enough to get out of the situation alone...but ends up in the forest, at night..in the snow. Her knight on his white horse comes along (although he's just in bear form) and safes the day and learns more secrets along the way about the girl of his dreams. They have a steamy start once she realizes she isn't stepping on anyone's toes. 

I enjoyed this book it was a quick read once I was able to actually sit down and read it. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. The character progress wasn't really there but it only happens in a short time for the most part so its hard to develop too much on them.

WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT!!!

A Discovery of Witches

Title; A Discovery of Witches  Author: Deborah Harkness  Pages: 579  Genre: Fantasy

Diana wasn't your typical witch (if she was would their be a book?) She lost her parents at a young age and didn't want anything to do with magic even though her Aunt tried to get her to. It's not until she is an adult working at a college in England where the twists start. She gets a manuscript that changes everything and to top it off a Vampire is watching her. The vampire Matthew turns into a great ally and friend to keep Diana safe from the new foes that come around because she brought out this manuscript that has the beginning of time of how the creatures were created. From this all of Diana's powers start letting themselves be known and there are a ton of creatures she has to face alone and with Matthew to survive.

I absolutely loved this book. It was recommended to me by a friend and I hated being an adult and having work and kids and responsibilities where I had to put the book down. It got my attention pretty early on and caught my attention more and more as the story was reaching its climax. Deborah did a wonderful job of the story, characters and imagery. I really hope I can find the second book soon so I can continue this story to see what happens next! 

The Loner

Title: The Loner  Author: K.R. Grace  Pages: 408  Genre: Fantasy

Star dealt with a devastating loss. In high school she lost the love of her life. Or so she thought. It wrecked her life having him dead while she was still alive. After months of her parents hoping she would turn around her life and end the depression, they moved her. Not just to another town but another state. She acts like a normal teenager that way and hates it. Then she meets the bad boy that every girl wants. He comes like you expect, tall, dark and handsome. She is drawn to him in ways she never expected and can't get enough of him. What's more...he is the same with her. Drake is a Supreme Alpha shifter and is falling head over heels for Star. He will do anything he can to protect her, even if it means he will die. 

If you put aside the legend being Cherokee and just enjoy the story this book is wonderful. I love that Star isn't really a hero. She is just your typical broken hearted girl just trying to get by. It is a typical story of love can conquer all...or can it? I enjoyed this book and I hope to enjoy the next from K.R. Grace. 

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2

Title: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two  Author: J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne  Pages: 343  Genre: Screen Play

Harry Potter is all grown up, married and has kids. His youngest kid is just about to head off to Hogwarts and he hates to be called "Potters kid" He doesn't like living in his Dad's shadow so of course they are always butting heads and they just can't connect. One summer before school starts a vistor comes asking Harry to break all sorts of wizarding laws to bring his son back, Harry refuses and Albus (his youngest) decides he needs to fix this himself. Albus and his best friend Scorpius go on an adventure to try and fix past mistakes of Harry Potter and find themselves in quite a mess. 

I really really enjoyed this book. I am not one for screenplays most of the time but this was written and a quick read. I had a very hard time putting it down. The three authors have really outdone themselves and all Harry Potter fans I think will enjoy reading the book that tells them that even Harry can mess up being a parent :)

Naked In Death

Title: Naked In Death    Author: J.D. Robb   Pages: 306   Genre: Fiction

Eve Dallas is a great detective, the best New York could get when the world isn't the only place anymore since its in the future and they have space stations. After wrapping up one case she gets thrown into a homicide case. A note says one of six. The leads take her each which way but the most prominent one keeps pointing her to a self-made billionaire named Roarke that every girl wishes she could have. The cases also make Eve remember childhood past that she thought she had forgotten. Is this billionaire so into power he is doing the killings? Is Roarke the person Eve can depend on to help her with her feelings and finally coming to accept the terms of her past?

I had read one of these before and enjoyed it emmensly and decided I needed to start from the beginning. So, here I am reading book one and going to go through the whole series! I loved the relationship that builds between Roarke and Eve and how the case unfolds and how the truth comes out about the killer! Highly recommend this series to everyone that reads or wants to read!