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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Featured Vlog - Book Nerd Paradise + @BrianRathbone
Book Nerd Paradise
Featuring Guest Brian Rathbone
Checkout Book Nerd Paradise on Youtube, or Brian Rathbone and the World of Godsland.
Friday, March 27, 2015
The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne
The Finishing Touches
Romantic Comedy
If you love Hester Browne books or just funny chic literature, then you will love The Finishing Touches. This book doesn't start off as a typical Hester Browne novel with a free-spirited women running a business. Instead, she is running a finishing school for girls. You will learn about etiquette, fashion, and have fun while reading this novel.
I hope some day soon that Hester Browne makes this book into a series.
I highly recommend The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Delirium (series) by Lauren Oliver
Delirium
Delirium Trilogy
Delightful Narration + Adventurous Cautionary Tale of a Futuristic World Without Love
Delirium is a story of the United States in a hypothetical future where scientists have cured love. In this world love is seen as a delirium, a mind-poison, and something to be feared. Men and women are segregated. The USA has borders reminiscent of the German Holocaust or the Berlin wall. Everyone is a prisoner. The procedure is required and at first the lead character is looking forward to it.
"The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't." Love, also known as Delirium.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne
The Runaway Princess
Romantic Comedy
A modern day prince charming story. Hapless princess goes through some of the craziest dating twists that only the rich might run into. It's cute and silly. The story leads you on and has you on edge laughing. I love Hester Browne. She is one of my favorite authors, which is why this book earned not only my favorite author award, but also favorite story award.
A Duck by Any Other Name
Let’s call a duck a duck, okay? By duck I mean spammer. If you spam me via email, Twitter, Facebook, direct mail or any other medium don’t be upset when I do my darnedest to block you from my community, my world, my time. I get it, spammers are people too, but you and I get to choose which people we associate with don’t we. That doesn’t mean I’m condoning being an asshole to people, but in a way I am. If you spam me I will block you. If you mass spam me and I will probably snarkily comment about it and then block you. Let’s call it my own personal primal instinct. So, when you randomly message me and 20 of your closest strangers, whom you’ve never met, and ask me to follow you on Twitter and I ask you why I should follow you if the majority of your tweets are asking other people to follow you en mass, don’t be mad at me when I directly ask you why I should follow you. It’s a valid comment, a simple question and I think it’s a fair one. What would you bring to my world when the last 20 things I see when I skim through your Twitter life appear spammy? You can respond calling me an asshole, but really who does that reflect on, me or you? I stand by my comment and I frankly don’t think I was much of an arse to this person (yes, this really happened). If you randomly found me and want to offer me something of value, like a question, a comment on my blog, actually read one of my tweets and reply to it and then ask me to follow that’s one thing, but it’s clearly another to follow 20 people and retweet their blog posts and then ask me to do follow you just because. I’m not that picky in who I follow, clearly, all I ask for is authenticity and I’ll be damned if I’ll apologize for asking someone why I should follow you. It’s not a snarky question, it’s not rude, it may be aloof but at least it’s not spammy. Happy Spamming. If you quack like a duck, act like a duck but call yourself a horse makes no difference when I say I hate ducks.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Honeymoon Hotel by Hester Browne
Honeymoon Hotel
Romantic Comedy
This book reminds me of the 2001 movie of Jennifer Lopez as The Wedding Planner. It's a light hearted novel of love, marriage, and silly fun. Like most of Hester Browne's novels, this book is love-able chic literature.
I first fell in love with Hester's books with the Little Lady Agency series. The characters and story plot are very similar. Both books involve strong, independent, silly women who fall in love with men who need to grow up.
I recommend this book if you are looking for an easy-read to pass the time.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Swept Off Her Feet by Hester Browne
Swept Off Her Feet
Romantic Comedy
Swept Off Her Feet is a quick read. This book is full of quippy honest humor. The book is engaging and quirky, a typical fun Hester Browne love-struck comedy.
I first fell in love with Hester's books after reading the Little Lady Agency series. All of her books are fun, easy to read, and hilarious. If you are looking for a happily-ever-after tale, this is the book for you.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Little Lady Big Apple by Hester Browne
Little Lady Big Apple
Romantic Comedy
Little Lady Big Apple is the second installment of the Little Lady Agency series. The love-able protagonist, Melissa, travels with her boyfriend and they are confronted by a number of obstacles. Jonathan forces the lead to leave her business, the business she loves, and goes from a fan-favorite to a hard to love character, and back to love-able in the span of a few pages.
This book will make you laugh, smile, and pull your heart around with ink. I love the British accent throughout the book and silly use of 'arse' throughout. I highly recommend this book for a light-hearted read.
Author: Abbi Glines
About Abbi Glines
Erotica & Young Adult Fiction Author
Born Birmingham, Alabama, The United States
Gender female
Genre Young Adult, Romance
Abbi Glines is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, and Existence series.
"“Everyone always says that love was enough. It wasn't. Not when your soul has been shattered.” "
Friday, March 20, 2015
Kiro's Emily (Book 10 of Rosemary Beach Series) by Abbi Glines
BOOK REVIEW: Kiro's Emily
Book 10, Novella, Rosemary Beach Series
"Innocence Meets Hard Core Musicians"
Recommended Age: Adult, Young Adult
Characters: Musician
This book is a lot like the Notebook in some ways. A bit rushed at the end, full of cutesy romance and innocent quips.
About Book Review Rating and Awards
What are the Stars?
Books may be rated 1-5 stars. 1 star being the lowest possible rating and 5 stars being the highest. Books that have not been read do not have a rating.
Every book review may have an overall rating, a performance rating, and a story rating. The overall rating takes into account both the story and performance. The Performance rates the narrator, if the book was reviewed as an audible book. The story rating is for the book overall.
Books are not graded by spelling or grammatical errors, although poor performance or books that are hard to read may factor in layout. If something stands out, this will generally be mentioned in the review.
Author: Alyson Noël
About Alyson Noël
Best Selling Author
Born Orange County, The United States
Gender female
Genre Young Adult, Children's, Paranormal
Influences: Judy Blume -- JD Salinger -- Life
Alyson Noël is the #1 New York Times best selling, award-winning, author of 21 novels.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Book Review: Cursed (The Watchers Trilogy) by S.J. West
Cursed
"Blessed and Love Struck by This Mysterious Series"
By S.J. West Cursed (Watchers Trilogy)
The Watchers Chronicles is blessed, pun intended, with not just one handsome lead male character, but three. The book includes a damsel in chronic distress, and her witty southern side-kick best friend.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: BANG (The Black Lotus Series Book 1) by E.K. Blair
Bang
The Black Lotus Series
It all begins and ends with a bang.
E.K. Blair is a New York Times Best Selling Author, Bang (Black Lotus #1) (The Black Lotus Series)
Last week (Feb 27, 2015) while interviewing indie author Nicole Collet, she recommended Bang and a few other books for me to read. This is the first book in her long list of recommendations that I dove into, head first. I nearly cracked my head and heart open with this book (diving head first).
Monday, March 16, 2015
Book Review: Cinder (Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer
My New Favorite Chronicle
“Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time.”
“I'm sure I'll feel much more grateful when I find a guy who thinks complex wiring in a girl is a turn-on.” ― Marissa MeyerCinder
"Science Fiction Meets Cinderella + All Your Other Favorite Fairy Tales"
The Lunar Chronicles starts off with a book called Cinder. This is a futuristic dystopian view of Cinderella in reverse. A young girl who loses everything in the worst ways possible only to discover things she never knew about herself and make lots of new friends against impossible odds on a mission to save two worlds.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Books: Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 192 5 and Volume 2 in 1926. Someone recently recommended I read Mein Kampf. I have not read it. I did however, study propaganda in relation to art, design, and advertising in college and remember discussing this book (maybe I did read it then, if so it would have been over a decade ago).
I do not have a lot of useful information to convey on this book. I'm open to starting a discussion on this book if anyone else is interested, then I will read it and reopen this review at that time. I'm disinclined to read this, even the reviews are a little disturbing (scroll down to book description or Amazon.com Review).
Friday, March 13, 2015
Book Review: For the Love of the Duke by Christi Caldwell
Woodsworth and Byron in the Heart of a Duke
For the Love of the Duke is a historical fiction novel set sometime in the 17th to 19th century when the Thames River of London would freeze over. During this time winters where significantly colder in London than they are now. This time was known as the Little Ice Age. To celebrate Christmastide, what the book and that period fondly referred to as the winter or Christmas season, merry goers would brave the chill air with a little cup of alcohol to enjoy the Frost Fairs. At the time the River Thames would freeze over and they would walk an elephant across to prove it was solid. Then peddlers would set up tents of trinkets and goodies to sell, this would have seemed a lot like any other festival combined with a farmers market.
The first recorded frost fair was in 1608. The most celebrated frost fair occurred in the winter of 1683–84 and was described by John Evelyn:
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
"Fantastic makes me want to be involved"
Would you listen to Listening Is an Act of Love again? Why?
This is touching. I loved hearing other people's life stories. You laugh and could cry with this book. It's short and I just want to hear more. It's fantastic.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Book Review: Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
Entertaining and Educational Botany
Learn All About the History of Poisonous Plants
Highly recommend this book for any gardener, horticulturist, botanist, essential oils fanatic, or just someone curious about poisonous plants.
Book Description
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants,Saturday, March 7, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: An Unlikely Duchess by Nadine Millard Narrated By Beverley A. Crick
"Irish Scoundrel Vs. Handsome British Duke"
An Unlikely Duchess has a few antagonists plotting against the happiness of the main characters. Overall this is a happy story with light hearted characters who are at the whimsy of their hearts and notions. The story makes 18th century London society sound like child's play. It's an enjoyable book to pass the time with very little reference to day-to-day life.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Book Contest: Historical Fiction Giveaway
10 Books = 10 Winners
Free Book Giveaway
Do you like historical romance? Then this is the giveaway for you!Book Review: The Little Lady Agency (SERIES) by Hester Browne
Little Lady Agency and the Prince
My Favorite Romantic Comedy
This book series is a British Romantic Comedy about a young woman who strikes out on her own to build a business. In the process she helps men find their way and finds herself in the position to maybe find her own.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
"Typical Period Mystery Love Story"
I consider, A Rogue by Any Other Name, a typical 1800's fiction piece because they all have a pretty obvious template: sweet damsel in distress needs a husband, something bad happens, other questions are posed, woman gets married, and society gossips. I enjoy these books, they are great for passing the time. Modern chic flick movies have a similar template. These books also offer a small glimpse into British aristocratic society in a different time.These books talk about society rules, fashion, etiquette, old slang, and the discomforts woman endured in another time. In some ways they offer historical facts, but most of the time the authors of this genre take some artistic license.
“What does Éloa mean?”
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Blameless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger
"The book in the series about family & Adventure"
Where does Blameless rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's one of my favorites.
What other book might you compare Blameless to and why?
Its a fantasy adventure: Twilight set back in time?
What about Emily Gray’s performance did you like?
She is a fantastic reader. I love the way she narrates voices (more more detail on this read my review of the first book) but needless to say the way she pulls her own and remains unified in the tones. You really get into the adventure and differentiate the characters!
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