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Review: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

From internationally acclaimed storyteller Cornelia Funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback!

One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare. For only she can change the course of the story that...

Hello Everyone!

I want to thank Deborah for allowing me this opportunity.  I practically begged her to let me post some book reviews.  Books are a wonderful part of my nighttime ritual until I nod off from sheer exhaustion.  I want to tell the world about the great stories I've discovered, and Deborah was gracious enough to provide a way for me to do so.

Most of the books I read are for children.  I have an immense love for the world of children's literature in anything from picture books to young adult novel...

Welcome to our new reviewer!

Who knew that increasing the size of one's family would substantially decrease a person's free-time?

Since our emotionally draining fall/winter, I sort of gave up on reading. But, now that my daughter is home, happy and healthy, I've gotten back into the swing of things. I've read about 10 books this year so far. And yes, I'm talking about the last 6 weeks. (My free time just comes at 11pm, 2am, 4am, 5:30am, 6:30am....all those dark night hours when a newborn needs to eat.)

Long story short (ha...

Beg , borrow or steal?

Pop quiz!

How should you get your hands on The Gifted for free?

a. Beg your friends to buy it so you can read their copy.
b. Borrow it from Amazon.com for free.
c. Break into my house and steal it from my basement.

If you chose c please send me your name and address so I can give it to the police as a list of possible suspects. ;)

The correct answer is b. If you have a Kindle and Prime Membership, you can borrow The Gifted for FREE!! (That's my favorite price.)

Are you interested in free? Here's...

Book Review: The Dig (Zoe and Zeus Trilogy #1) by Audrey Hart

Zoe's life is not exactly normal. Her parents died when she was young, leaving her in the care of her archeologist aunt and uncle. She's accompanied them on digs for years, but this time feels…different.

When Zoe accidentally gets trapped in an ancient Greek temple, she finds that myth and reality are more closely intertwined than she thought. Now she must face a pack of teenaged Greek gods who seem bent on sending her to the underworld…or at least back where she came from.

Except for Ze...

Hard Times

I generally like to keep things sort of non-personal here on my book blog. But to explain why I've been gone and why I won't be back for a while, I need to give you some personal information.

A few months ago my husband and I went to the doctor for our 20 week ultrasound. This is the big one where they tell you the gender of your baby, and in our case babies. We were so excited. They'd told us they thought both babies were girls, but it was sort of too early to tell.

In the course of the ultras...

Review: Vanish by Sophie Jordan

From Goodreads: To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will's memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone.

Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family's. Among the few who...

Review: Cinder and Ella by Melissa Lemon

From Goodreads: After their father's disappearance, Cinder leaves home for a servant job at the castle. But it isn't long before her sister Ella is brought to the castle herself—the most dangerous place in all the kingdom for both her and Cinder. Cinder and Ella is a Cinderella story like no other and one you'll never forget.
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My review might be a little confusing, but once you read the book, it'll make more sense.
I think I have said before how much I love fairytale retellings. I...

Book Review: Wreath by Judy Christie

Wreath is a sixteen year old girl who must grow up and live on her own when her mother dies. The problem is she's living in a junk yard. It's her life's mission to complete high school and go to college, but she doesn't want to go into foster care for the last year of high school. So she finds a small town where she can slip through the cracks until it's time to graduate.
Unfortunately, Wreath's too wonderful to forget, and soon she has a support group of community members who care deeply f...

Review: The Secret of the Scarlet Stone by T.L. Clarke

Gabrielle loathes the day she awakes and realizes she's being "shipped off" to an elite boarding school: Vineswell. On her first day there, she meets three other girls – Jessica, Zora and Rosalinda – who all have the same unique ruby pendant that she does.
This mysterious coincidence sets the girls on an adventure that changes everything they know.
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I had seen this book and though it looked and sounded intriguing, so I was thrilled when I won it in a giveaway!
There are a few things I really...