Book Title: Lady of Willow Grove Hall
Book 3 of the Series Whispers On The Moors
Book Review Summary
"Secretive Historical Fiction"
The story of A Lady at Willowgrove Hall (Whispers On The Moors Book 3)
Saturday, February 28, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Lady of Willowgrove Hall by Sarah E. Ladd #books (Sponsored Review from BookLook Bloggers)
Thursday, February 26, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Echo: Soul Seekers, Book 2 UNABRIDGED by Alyson Noël
Echo
Book 2 of Soul Seekers
"Enchanting and Sad"
This book has some very lovable and hate-able characters. I love the native american influences and magical intrigue. This book doesn't seem to end the series, just wish I'd know that first, so I could have waited before starting a series with no ending. I'm a little shocked and confused by it. The is a teenage magic love mystery.
TIP: If you don't want to listen to the boring descriptions of what animals mean to the author, skip the first 5 minutes and 17 seconds of both books!
Overall I would definitely recommend this book.
BOOK REVIEW: The Jennifer Nicole Lee Fitness Model Diet: JNL's Super Fitness Model Diet: Secrets To A Sexy, Strong, Sleek Physique UNABRIDGED by Jennifer Nicole Lee
"She's Yelling at Where You Could or Will Be"
PODCAST REVIEW : Listen
Jennifer Nicole Lee means well and is a very inspirational athlete, but this is a book that is hard to listen to (narrated). I had a few very inspirational moments from this book, which I mention in the podcast, but overall this is not a good audible book. It is probably a better read. Jennifer Nicole Lee is a motivational speaker, and an inspiration to many women. Watch her videos.Her voice never changes pitch, she yells at you the WHOLE TIME! She basically says she cares, believes in you and that you need to believe in yourself and be focused over and over and over and... OVER. I don't need her to motivate me, I want recipes, real tips, thoughts and feedback about training daily. Stuff I could of got for free off bodybuilding dot com, but thought would be good to listen to in a book. I'm glad she loves her job but she is a bit negative and condescending despite saying shes not.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
AUTHOR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS - A few Suggestions and A Couple Interviews Coming Soon #author #writing #books
Exciting News! Interviews Coming Soon...
As you may know from reading this blog, I have teamed up with a publishing company and book promotion company to get free books in exchange for honest reviews. Thanks to this relationship, I have an opportunity to speak with the publisher and share ideas for blog posts.
You may wonder how authors start writing or why a book has a certain character, I know I do! So, I requested time for an interview with a couple of the authors whose books I'm reading. This opportunity will give you and me insight into the thoughts and background of published authors.
I don't want to spoil too much, but figured other bloggers may be interested in what kinds of questions to write when prepping for an interview. My prep time for this was under ten minutes with a note pad and pen. I just started jotting down questions I had about writing, the author, their book, and how to contact them. These are the general questions. Then, I did a little research on my own. With a quick Google search you can read biographies from social networks, see other books the author wrote, and maybe skim their twitter feed to learn more about them.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Passion, Betrayal, and Killer Highlights UNABRIDGED by Kyra Davis
"Not My TYPICAL PURCHASE.. But still.. Not Bad"
I originally got this book because I adore Gabra Zackman. She is an amazing narrator. In this book she gives herself an east coast accent that I was not expecting since I got the book without listening to a sample. Plus I'm not normally into murder mysteries but Gabra made this book for me.
Monday, February 23, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Emotional Balance and Compassion by Paul Ekman, Dalai Lama
Emotional Awareness
"Educationally Interested but a tough Listen"
Would you try another book from Paul Ekman and Dalai Lama and/or Richard Gere?
I adore Richard Gere and enjoy studying Paul Ekman's work but this was rather hard to listen to. It's very solitary not funny and remnant of sitting in a monotone college lecture.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
More antidotes, a story line that can bring you in to make an analogy of the science behind the work. It just needs something to pull you in. It's very hard to understand the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman talking but interesting to hear their world views. I was hoping to learn more about Paul Ekman's work and how it works.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists ABRIDGED by Neil Strauss
Book Review: The Game
"I'm glad I'm not him but all women should listen"
What made the experience of listening to The Game the most enjoyable?
The story of a pick up artist is sad in its own away. Since I'm not a man, it's hard to tell if this is a really a good judge of how men think or not. Seems like it might be a good judge, but I say that because it offers multiple perspectives. It seems obvious that some people like to use other people, or act like 'players'. This book is about men studying women. Most of the men featured in the book start off socially inept and wind up acting a bit scammy. In a way I'm glad for them, that they are improving themselves and being relatively honest, but really most of them seem to be taking advantage of other people's naivety.
VIDEO Diary: Bored, Cold, and Tired + Book Review of The Godling Chronicles & Trylle Series
F%$# Winter
I'm bored and tired. No sleep again. So blogging, yes that is what I do when I should be on the treadmill and don't want to go outside. I blog and wish I could be outside without freezing my face off, or losing a toe to frost bite. Bike/running/mud season where are you?
Yeah, I could take a nap but I have things I could do. They may not be fun things, but there is always something to do. I could probably go out, but truthfully my one night at the bar this week was probably enough to last me six months. I wouldn't mind listening to Jazz, going to see an art museum, or eating sushi but other than the sushi I can't thing of anywhere I could do that. The art center doesn't have an exhibit right now, I already know my own art inside out, and well a quiet music venue on my own.. I'm not sure I know of anything.
So yes, I'm being lame and pessimistic but I continue to miss spring/summer/fall. I hate winter.
Friday, February 20, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Playing with Fire: Silver Dragons, Book 1 UNABRIDGED by Katie MacAlister
Playing with Fire
If you could sum up Playing with Fire in three words, what would they be?Dragons, Fantasy, and Drama. (Technically that is 4 words, but it reads better that way)Who was your favorite character and why?The main character was intriguing. She falls in love with Gabriel Tauhou, a wyvern or type of dragon, that takes her on quite the adventure. She has special abilities and he's been waiting for her forever it seems. They get pretty steamy in the book, get it, steamy, you know because he is a wyvern. Anyway she's beautiful, smart, and a strong female lead.
#geekriddle Who am I?
Geek Riddle
My kin have many names and we are known by all people.
Sonnets and tales of me are centuries old,
but new ones are being written.
My kin may be beautiful, graceful, and lithe;
sometimes they are sturdy, strong, and mature.
You may guess who my kin are but I am known as the greatest of my kind.
I am so great that even the underworld reveres me.
My consciousness and being are beyond that of a mere man or woman,
but I may offer them wisdom.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Wizard's First Rule: Sword of Truth, Book 1 (Book Series) UNABRIDGED by Terry Goodkind
"Captivating Fantasy"
Would you consider the audio edition of Wizard's First Rule to be better than the print version?I loved the tv series and this is just as good with a few additional things the tv series doesn't show you. After reading this, I had to go back and watch some of the episodes again. Highly recommend this series.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The seeker, he's dynamic and interesting. His love life is sad, but he always means well and is the true heroic figure of any fantasy book.
What does Sam Tsoutsouvas bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He is an excellent reader, very captivating.
Review: Book Look Blogging #bookblogger
Great News! I'm a BookLook Blogger!
This really doesn't change my blog much, but last night I stumbled upon Book Look and signed up to be a Book Look Blogger. All that means is that some of the books I review will be coming from Book Look, in exchange I will write honest reviews.
Book Look does have some additional guidelines for summary lengths and FCC disclosures, but most of that stuff I already do. Not much changes for you as a reader of this blog. I'm just pretty excited and thought I'd share the site with anyone else interested in being a book blogger.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Firelight UNABRIDGED by Sophie Jordan
"This book caught me & kept me interested"
What made the experience of listening to Firelight the most enjoyable?
This book kept me interested all the way to the end. The story has a terrible ending and probably deserves a follow up book. It is just cut off. The book however is imaginative and held my attention and made me want to keep going.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Very imaginative. Loved it.
Have you listened to any of Therese Plummer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
no
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Fresh Air NONE by Terry Gross
"Educational book...Judging Facial Expressions"
What did you love best about Fresh Air?I enjoyed Fresh Air as an education about how people judge each other and use facial expressions.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Don't know.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? This would have a hard time being a film, unless it was a documentary but I'd tag it research on human expressions.
Monday, February 16, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two UNABRIDGED by Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune
"One heck of an addictive adventure!"
Where does The Son of Neptune rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's in the top few over the past few months. Every last minute of it has been addictive. I chose this book for its fantasy genre and length originally. I continued onto the second book in the series (this one) because the first one was so fantastic.
Now I'm going to have to just keep going. I adore this series. It's had me enthralled with interest, adventure and upbeat spirits. The reader of the book can do all kinds of voices which make you really feel like you are listening to and befriending each character one at a time, which is good because this book has as many characters as your real life has day-to-day friends.
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