Joyce

This story is a different take on the fae, werewolves and such. There are portals to let them come through from another planet. Josephine has always been different so she has kept to herself for the most part. In walks Cormac who might just have the answers she needs. I'm really looking forward to the next book in the series.

This is a really nice book for young readers. Obviously bases loosely on Harry Potter type books but younger. Very light hearted but enjoyable.

This was one of the best I've read so far. Really enjoyed it. Love the triangle between Stephanie, Morelli and Ranger. Lulu is just a blast as well.

I loved this book. It keeps you guessing throughout and just when you know what happened it changes. I am looking forward to the next in the series.

This is the story of twins, one who is magical and the other who isn't. The story tells of how Mercy tries to fit into her family and tried not to love her sister's boyfriend and settle for her long time friend. This is also a mystery in finding out who killed her aunt who was a bit of a bitch.

This was a very unusual book. The timeline moves back and forth a bit from the present day from the Bard's point of view to Tea's past in her point of view.

There are dragons or dragon-like creatures (not quite sure on that) that rise up and terrorize cities. The “Asha” have magical abilities and especially dark “Asha” have the ability to put them back down to keep the towns safe. The book seems like it is set in a cross between China, Japan and India. The “Asha” seem to be similar to the Japanese Geisha to me. They are taught to dance, sing and entertain the nobles when they come to town. But they are also taught to fight and use Runes.

Tea is discovered to be a dark Asha when she accidentally raises her brother. The end of the story has a bit of a cliffhanger and now I have to see what happens in the next book.

I was given this book from the publisher for free for an hones review.

This series continued to thrill me. It keeps moving forward In Gin's quest for revenge on Mab Monroe. Things are forcing her from retirement and forward to help Ashland and her friends.

This was a fun light read. Takes place in Greece for the most part and involves Greek gods and goddesses.

This book was excellent. Kept me guessing for quite a while as to what was happening. The thing that threw me off was the title. It doesn't really have anything to do with the story other than a plane that crashes. But other than that I really enjoyed it. I rooted for the main characters throughout the book. Its part Time travel, part post-apocalyptic ( I can't tell you how because it would give too much away).

This was a thoroughly enjoyable book. It is set in 1860's England and Veronica Speedwell is a feisty heroine who won't let any one get the better of her. Stoker is a perfect partner for her. I am really looking forward to the next adventure in the next book. Very reminiscent of Parasol Protectorate but is not steampunk at all. Just the tone of is similar.

This is a very light romp into the world of LARPing. Since I am not all that familiar with it they explained it very easily so that I could understand and enjoy the story. This seems like a YA book but I enjoyed it even as an adult. I actually would have preferred more of a resolution to the story. Perhaps it was meant to be longer.

The story involves a group of teenagers who go to a LARP event for the weekend. Somehow they wind up in the story. Death and power are real. They must figure out who to rescue and how to stay alive.

I was given this book free from the publishers for an honest review.

This was a very inspiration book about tea and recipes for health. The book is broken down into 3 parts and then subchapters. The art of blending teas which explains the process and different actions the herbs do. Part II is about recipes and is broken down into Tonics for health, Remedial teas and seasonal teas. Part III is about how to start your own herb garden for use in teas.

I found this book very helpful in making different teas for ailments that my family has or just for relaxation. The book explains how to interpret the recipe and break it down for your own uses. How to blend the different herbs and making a cup of tea with it.

This is an excellent book on borders. I can't wait to use them on the blanket I am currently making.

Edie Eckman shows you how to do simple and very complex border patterns and how to incorporate them into your item. She teaches you the mechanics of doing a border. How to customized them for your project and how to make them stand out. How to widen a border or narrow a border. This has full color pictures and detailed designs. There is even a wonderful index in back with pictures of all the different borders.

I received this book for free from the publisher for an honest review.

This story is about a teenage girl Lucy Day who was killed in the prior book to this one and becomes a “phantom”. She needs “essence” to keep herself from fading away. She is trying to live her life the best she can and some of her friends know about her situation. One of them Daphne, has abilities of her own. She is a “Ker” and can sense when someone is going to die. Daphne and Lucy go about trying to save people. But they don't realize that this will possibly kill them as well.

I got this book free for an honest review from the publisher. As it was the second book in the series. I went and read the first one before I read this one and I am really glad I did. The book can stand alone but it is so much richer for getting the world building from the first one.

I will read more of this series as it becomes available.

This involves a man who buys a house and hears it breathing. Tries to get the sanitation dept to fix it. That's how John Hyatt gets involved with Seymour Willis house. He brings a friend because he thinks this guy is just lonely old man. But one by one his friends are taken over by this entity. Now its up to him and an old Indian George Thousand Names to solve this or the demon will be let loose on the earth.

This was written in 1978 but except for a couple of references to having to find a pay phone to call someone it could be set in present day time. This was very suspenseful. I tried to not read it at night because it creeped me out a little.

I received this book from the publisher for free for an honest opinion.

I really enjoyed this book for the most part. Yes it was violent and I was cringing when I thought the cat was going to be torn apart but so glad it didn't happen . But then again I enjoy “Walking Dead”. But I never wanted to put it away and read something else. I looked forward to finding out what was going to happen. I got a kick over Zoe's attitude to her father's excesses. The hologram Candy was a silly plot device but still funny. The irreverence is just what I expected from the description of it.

The main character Flavia de Luce has come back home from school in Canada. It is set in around the time after WWII. It is hard to imagine Flavia being only 12 years old the way she speaks she sounds much older. But she is a precocious young lady seeming to have a habit of finding dead bodies and then going about trying to solve the mystery. Once I got past the bizarre and off putting way she speaks I did enjoy the mystery unfolding. She travels all over the place alone and in very bad weather in which no one seems to think odd or to care. Her family is very distant to her and her father is in the hospital. Her mother has passed away. The only one who seems to care about her is Dogger her family's butler and some neighbors and acquaintances.

Coming in to the story at book 8 was probably not the best beginning because I am sure stuff got explained along the way. But eventually I got the hang of the story and started to enjoy it.

I received this book free from the publisher for an honest review.

Leone is a nerd, gamer and comicbook lover. She owns a store named “Pulp Magic”. Her life is ordinary until a wizard just plops into her store and is running from the Oni. It seems Leone has a latent magic power that gets triggered and she must travel with her friends and the mysterious man to try to get these mysterious tattoos off of her and return to her normal life.

It did drag a little towards the middle but picked up at the end.

I was given a free copy of this book for an honest opinion.

I have not read the previous books in this series but intend to now. This is called a novella but it really is a full length book.

Juliet is a poor lonely girl befriended by Anna who teaches her how to have adventures and the ways of stealing. When her family gets a windfall of money they move to New Addison City where she learns to live the life of luxury. She is pulled into the world of the Runners who are very ruthless group, stealing and murdering whatever they want to.

Into this world comes Johnathan Montgomery a new “Rider” to avenge his parents death at the hands of “Runners”. Juliet becomes involved with him at first to help the Runners but then she discovers that they are even worse than she originally believed. Juliet has to decide who to side with to keep her family safe.

The story is quite adventurous and quick moving. The only problem I have with the story is the ease in which people kill each other, even the first time. There is very little remorse or hesitation in doing so. This world is quite brutal in that way.

I was given this book free for an honest review.

Even if you don't own an ice cream machine you can make ice cream. You can make all sorts of different and yes weird combinations from this book. I found the instructions very concise and easy to follow. I even made my own better chocolate chunks and sprinkles to add to my ice cream. I really want to try the Marzipan Semifreddo next. There are full color pictures of the different types of ice cream in the book.

I enjoyed this even more than the first. Charlaine Harris is bringing some of the side characters from Sookie Stackhouse books into this small town in Texas named Midnight which I really enjoyed. You don't have to have read them to understand what is going on though. Lots of paranormal characters in this weird little town including a talking cat.

This was great. the series is still going strong. I think I enjoyed this more than the previous book.

This installment was not the best but it was interesting.

Gideon Black is transports dead bodies to the morgues and funeral homes as necessary. He becomes involved in transporting dead bodies from a what seems to be a serial killer. He is drawn into a world where there are werewolves and the fae. Apparently he is half fae and was exchanged for a human child to hide him. His human family are quite vicious and he has run from them for years. Meanwhile it seems Milus Dei (a fae) is looking for him and his unevolved powers.

This was a quick read and I was drawn into the world very quickly. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

I was given this book for free from the publisher for an honest review.

The art is really beautiful and the story is getting clearer in this issue. We start to find out a little better what is going on.

Maiko's monster needs to feed but she tries to control it and not feed on Little Fox. The Federation of Man and the Cumaea (religious order) are both trying to find Maiko and possibly harness her power to control the Arcadian halfbreeds. Apparently their bodies hold a substance that helps to restore people from the dead. Master Ren finds Maiko and other bodies that were killed by a Night Cutter. They are mystified as to who is doing the killings.

The publisher provided this book free for an honest opinion.

This story is short but it hooked me. I want to read the next book now.