Drew Daywalt/ The Day The Crayons Quit

The Day The Crayons Quit 

by Drew Daywalt

My son checked this book out at our local county library. An let me tell you this was the cutest book ever. As a parent I highly advise for you to buy or check it out for your youngsters. Never would I imagine a book about crayons be as awesome as this book,colorful yes. I feel sorry for poor little Duncan, his crayons get downright demanding and to the point about what's troubling them. They each have their own colorful fun story to tell. I don't know which one was the funniest,craziest or the best all around. Below is a video of my son talking about The Day The Crayon

  

Tick Tock (Book 2 of Shakespeare Mysteries) J Robert Kennedy

Crime Scene tech Frank Brata digs deep and finds the courage to ask his colleague, Sarah, out for coffee after work. Their good time turns into a nightmare when Frank wakes up the next morning covered in blood, with no recollection of what happened, and Sarah's body floating in the tub. Determined not to go to prison for a crime he's horrified he may have committed, he scrubs the crime scene clean, and, tormented by text messages from the real killer, begins a race against the clock to solve the murder before his own co-workers, his own friends, solve it first, and find him guilty. Billionaire Richard Tate is the toast of the town, loved by everyone but his wife. His plans for a romantic weekend with his mistress ends in disaster, waking the next morning to find her murdered, floating in the tub. After fleeing in a panic, he returns to find the hotel room spotless, and no sign of the body. An envelope found at the scene contains not the expected blackmail note, but something far more sinister. Two murders, with the same MO, targeting both the average working man, and the richest of society, sets a rejuvenated Detective Shakespeare, and his new reluctant partner, Amber Trace, after a murderer whose motivations are a mystery, and who appears to be aided by the very people they would least expect--their own. Tick Tock, Book #2 in the internationally bestselling Detective Shakespeare Mysteries series, picks up right where Depraved Difference left off, and asks a simple question: What would you do? What would you do if you couldn't prove your innocence, but knew you weren't capable of murder? Would you hide the very evidence that might clear you, or would you turn yourself in and trust the system to work?

Tick Tock book 2 of Shakespeare Mysteries Series was also a good read by author J Robert Kennedy but in my opinion not as good as Depraved Difference.  Don't get me wrong I liked Tick Tock and I do recommend reading it. Maybe it's because I'm still sulking over Detective Eldridge in Depraved Difference. Tech geek Frank has really shocked me to the core in Tick Tock. Not once did I believe Frank was a murder but you never know. I never thought that of Eldridge either. Could you really imagine waking up and finding a dead body in your bathtub? Really what would you do?

No More Time On The Clock

Depraved Difference (Book 1 of Shakespeare Mystery) by J. Robert Kennedy

Depraved Difference (A Detective Shakespeare Mystery, Book #1)
 J. Robert Kennedy
 Would you help, would you run, or would you just watch?
 When a young woman is brutally assaulted by two men on the subway, her cries for help fall on the deaf ears of onlookers too terrified to get involved, her misery ended with the crushing stomp of a steel-toed boot. A cell phone video of her vicious murder, callously released on the Internet, its popularity a testament to today’s depraved society, serves as a trigger, pulled a year later, for a killer. Emailed a video documenting the final moments of a woman’s life, entertainment reporter Aynslee Kai, rather than ask why the killer chose her to tell the story, decides to capitalize on the opportunity to further her career. Assigned to the case is Hayden Eldridge, a detective left to learn the ropes by a disgraced partner, and as videos continue to follow victims, he discovers they were all witnesses to the vicious subway murder a year earlier, proving sometimes just watching is fatal. From the author of The Protocol, Depraved Difference is a fast-paced murder suspense novel with enough laughs, heartbreak, terror and twists to keep you on the edge of your seat, then knock you flat on the floor with an ending so shocking, you’ll read it again just to pick up the clues.


Author J. Robert Kennedy holds his audience captive in this spell bounding Mystery's Best Seller  Depraved Difference. I was held hostage to this awesome read. Depraved Difference was so good I had to read it a second time to make sure I hadn't missed anything and put the clues together because OMG the ending. I never would have thought it. This book is filled with lots of twists you'll never figure out the ending... Best Mystery I've read in awhile,highly recommend a must read. I'm ready for the next in this series Tic Tock and The Redeemer.

  

Stretching The Borders by Yael Shachany

Stretching the Borders

Author Yael Shachany

Naomi leads a so-called peaceful life. She lives in a lovely apartment in the center of Tel Aviv with her loving, supporting husband and their two teenage children, works for a daily newspaper, and in her free time concentrates on art. But all this isn’t enough when her entire world is turned upside down one evening after which she’s drawn into a maelstrom of emotions and urges, lies and enigmas. Secrets from the past surface and merge with new ones, and Naomi discovers she’s living a complex life with parallels in several worlds: the people closest to her are also hiding from her their secrets and abusing her trust.

Umm, I'm stumped for words on this book. The book description on Stretching the Borders sounded awesome and I couldn't wait to read it. From the start it was mind blowing or needless to say mind boggling. Author Yael Shachany had me confused from the very the beginning. For starters she had to many stories going on and when she moved on you didn't know which characters was which or where you were at in the story. An this was just the first three pages. EXP story started off women was buying lingerie in dept store. As she was searching her purse for credit card she saw a tiny British flag on back of the underwear package. From there she started reminiscing about I guess a childhood friend and wanting to plan a trip to go see this friend (blah blah).. Started talking about a sickly women in apartment next door. Then was talking about buying apartment cause it had a black raspberry tree in the yard. Needless to say I didn't finish chapter 1 in Stretching the Borders. Luckily ;I have a kindle cause if I had actual book it a been strewn across the room and thrown away. I'm sorry I hate to sound so vulgar but it is what it is.... 

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Abigail And The Jungle Adventure - Tali Carmi

Abigail And The Jungle Adventure

Author Tali Carmi

This is a wonderful book about a girl named Abigail.
Abigail found a magical bicycle in her grandparents' old house, and this bicycle takes her to the magnificent Amazon jungle.Who will she meet there? What will she discover?This beginner reader’s eBook will inspire your kids to be open to new cultures, and be more curious and enthusiastic about exploring various places.Your kids will enjoy full-color illustrations of Abigail and the Jungle life.
Abigail and the Jungle Adventure is a sweet children's book written especially for you and your ages 2- 8 children. With simple text and 13 colorful illustrations.
The story is suitable as a read aloud book for preschoolers or a self-read book for beginner readers children.

Abigail and the Jungle Adventure was a cute childrens book. It's about a girl who goes on magical adventure while visiting her grandparents house. She finds this bicycle in her grandparents attic with a book in the basket. They were magical all Abigail had to do was say magic words of where she wanted to be and
viola she was there. This particular time Abigail wanted to go to the Amazon jungle.  There she discovered different things about jungle life,such as type of animals and cultures. Abigail couldn't wait to get back home to tell her grandparents all about her adventure. Author Tali Carmi did an amazing job on Abigail And The Jungle Adventure. My kids really enjoyed this book there 8 and 9. Below is a video of my daughter talking about the book. When I asked my son about the book. He gave it a thumbs up but was to interested in his Mr Potato Head.
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Seventh Night - Iscah

                        Seventh Night

                            By Iscah

Once, a boy fell in love with a girl not long before a princess married a charming prince, and if the boy had been the prince or the girl had not been the princess, this might have been a simple fairy tale romance. But he wasn't, and she was. So things were complicated. And then there were the bandits and the poison and the kidnapping and the secrets and the betrayal and the monsters and the magic, the journey across the desert and the journey across the sea, and of course that tax issue. In a land where unicorns are commonplace, life can start resembling a storybook. Everyone wants a happily ever after, but sometimes true love requires sacrifices...


First let me thank Iscah for lending me Seventh Night to write an honest review on. This was a totally awesome book and I had a hard time putting it down. Seventh Night has a bit of everything in it from your fairytale characters  (Prince,Princess,Witches and Wizards) to your mystical creatures (Unicorns,Pegues) and your non mystical creatures such as Cyclops and Two headed sea monsters. Even though this is an Fantasy novel, it was quite uncanny. In fairytales you think of happy endings/ever afters well happy anything and everything rite. Wrong, Seventh Night does have your all time romance smoochy smooch parts but it's also full of lies,deceit,deception and betrayal.

The Fallen Star - Jessica Sorensen

The Fallen Star

Jessica Sorensen 

For eighteen year-old Gemma, life has never been normal. Up until recently, she has been incapable of feeling emotion. And when she’s around Alex, the gorgeous new guy at school, she can feel electricity that makes her skin buzz. Not to mention the monsters that haunt her nightmares have crossed over into real-life. But with Alex seeming to hate her and secrets popping up everywhere, Gemma’s life is turning into a chaotic mess. Things that shouldn't be real suddenly seem to exist. And as her world falls apart, figuring out the secrets of her past becomes a matter of life and death.

Jessica Sorensen The Fallen Star was an awesome book. It gets a 5 in buzzing reviews a must read. It left me craving more,can't wait to get started on the next in this series The Underworld. I'm just dying to know if Alex will save Gemma one last time or turn his back on her. Gemma is not your typical eighteen year-old. With her freakish violet eyes and doesn't feel emotion of any kind.You would think that was bizarre enough but oh no things gets much worse. I could't imagine not feeling any type of emotion,it's unnatural and creepy. Speaking of creepy,could you imagine your nightmares coming to life. I would so freak the freak out....Which I would freak out a lot in this book if I was Gemma. Gemma's more tougher,stronger and powerful than she thinks...Check out the rest of the Fallen Star Series...

Books of the Fallen Star Series

Book 1: The Fallen Star

Book 2: The Underworld 

Book 3: The Vision 

Book 4: The Promise 

Happy Reading

Green Smoothies

Green Smoothies: The Weight Loss & Detox Secret: 50 Recipes for a Healthy Diet - Jonathan Vine 
Want to jump-start your weight loss and improve your health? This book reveals the weight loss and detox secret. Let me introduce to you the newest fast food: the green smoothie. This mixture of sun ripened fruits and earth harvested vegetables can be made in seconds. You can say “Goodbye,” to the regret that normally comes along with eating fast food. Green smoothies are nutritious, providing your body with vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants. Packed with nutrients used to fight diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, you will begin to wonder why you have gone so long without enjoying green smoothies. In this book you will discover: What is a Green Smoothie? What’s So Good About Green Smoothies? Nutritional Value and Health Benefits of Green Smoothies The Healthiest Weight Loss Program Methodology Types of Green Smoothies Tasty Tips 50 delicious recipes inside The book includes 50 delicious recipes that use green leafy vegetables, fruits and non-dairy milk or yogurt to create nutritious, filling drinks for your day-to-day menu. Whether you are brand new to the world of green smoothies or you’ve enjoyed them in the past, don’t miss this great book! Each recipe offers different variations or tips and tricks so your job is truly simple: follow the recipes and enjoy a glass of pure, healthy food!

 When I first started reading this book I wanted to throw it across the room. How dare you tell me to take out my junk and fast food and replace it with Green Smoothies. Most of us we don't want to hear the D word "Diet" urgh that's such a nasty word or the H word "Healthy" both should be taken out of vocabulary use and dictionary. Gotcha LOL Seriously I love my junk and fast food like the next person but Green Smoothies actually gave me a different perspective/insight on how to change your daily eating habits. I tried Green Smoothies Almond and Strawberry Smoothie for breakfast one morning and you know what it actually tasted great. My kids loved it and I'm not telling them that it's good for them Shhhhh. Also on this smoothie you can use blueberry or raspberries and now we have fruit smoothies for breakfast. There's many more I would like to try like the Kale,Tomato,and Cucumber Smoothie I know it sounds awful but I love cucumbers and also the Spinach and Banana Smoothie says it's a great energy booster. Umm I could use all the energy I can get.. Along with each recipe Green Smoothie gives you tips on what other fruit or veggies would be good with that particular recipe and what it helps with like weight loss, energy booster or boosting digestion ect. If you haven't experienced the benefits of Green Smoothie then you should really order there book and start today. You don't know what your missing. Now I do still eat my fast food but less of it thanks to Green Smoothie.... I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Book Review- Cage of Bones- Tania Carver

Cage of Bones 

Hardcover: 288 pages

 Publisher: Pegasus; 1 edition (February 13, 2013)

 Language: English 

ISBN-10: 160598406X 

ISBN-13: 978-1605984063 

Author Site: Tania Carver

An abandoned building. A dank cellar. And inside it, a cage of bones—with a shocking surprise lurking within. Carver's new thriller will scare the daylights out of you. Into the house. Down the stairs. Through the dripping dark of the cellar. Someone is there. Someone that shouldn't be there. As a building awaits demolition, a horrifying discovery is made inside the basement: a cage made of human bones—with a terrified, feral child lurking within. Unbeknownst to Detective Inspector Phil Brennan and psychologist Marina Esposito, they have disturbed a killer who has been operating undetected for thirty years. A killer who wants that boy back. But the cage of bones is also a box of secrets—secrets linking Brennan to the madman in their midst. With the death toll rising and the city reeling in terror, Brennan and Marina race to expose a predator more soullessly evil than any they've ever faced—and one who is hiding in plain sight.

This was a very chilling and thrilling read. Had cold chills throughout the book,most def it gets a Terrifyingly Buzzing 5 review. Just loved it!! Gonna put Tania Carver on my favorite author list.

Book Review- Enchantment (The Channie Series Book 1)- Charlotte Abel

Enchantment

 Channie is a lovable teenage mage that lives a simple but magical life with her clannish community deep in the Ozark Mountains. She’s blessed with the ability to enchant those around her, charming not only her family and friends, but any boy with a pulse that doesn’t know how to shield himself against her magic. When her father’s gambling addiction earns the wrath of a powerful mage, the family is forced to flee for their lives. They escape to the suburbs of Colorado hoping to hide amongst Magically Disabled people (like you and me). Channie’s parents are overwhelmed by the modern world and panic when they catch her flirting with a group of “dirty-minded, non-magical city-boys.” They strip away her power of enchantment and replace it with a chastity curse that automatically zaps any boy foolish, or courageous, enough to pursue her. Josh Abrim -- a BMX racer with a killer smile, Olympic dreams and dangerous secrets of his own -- is exactly that kind of boy. When he and Channie realize their interest in each other is more than just friendship, she turns to dark and forbidden magic, determined to break the curse keeping them apart. Her inexperience makes matters infinitely worse and unleashes a malevolent force with the power to destroy everything they love … including each other.

"I think this series will be a hit for younger readers. If you like young adult,paranormal,romance and lots of action I recommend you to read Enchantment. Charlotte Abel made the characters seem so real that I could relate to each of them(well without the magic)... I give it a Buzzing 4 well written all around great read. Looking forward to reading the rest of The Channie Series.."

Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy 

ISBN: 1612130283
ISBN-13: 9781612130286
Published: June 20, 2011 Pages: 380
Publisher: The Writer's Coffee Shop
Author Site: EL James

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires. Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever. This book is intended for mature audiences.

"I've been specital to reading Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James. I know you should never judge a book by it's cover/title,don't know how many times I express this to my kids. Come to find out I did just that the title didn't appeal to me in the slightest. However I kept hearing all these brave reviews and how awesome the book was.. So I put Fifty Shades on my book list of wanting to read.. To my surprise it didn't take long for me to get into it. One minute I was just starting the book the next I'm on the last page. For starters this is for MATURE Audiences and Very Erotica. Needless to say Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey kept me very intrigued during all that time. I believe they were made for each other,some of the stuff they do... Author EL James sure let her creative juices flow on this series.."

Book Review - Turned - Vampire Journals series - Morgan Rice

Turned 

ISBN: 0982953720 

ISBN-13: 9780982953723 

Published: March 10, 2011

 Pages: 196 Publisher:

 Morgan Rice Books
Author Site : Morgan Rice

In TURNED (Book #1 of the Vampire Journals series), eighteen year old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb and forced to attend a dangerous New York City high school when her Mom moves again. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a new classmate who takes an instant liking to her. But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin suddenly finds herself changing. She is overcome by a superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, a desire to feed--by feelings she does not understand. She seeks answers to what's happening to her, and her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time. Her eyes are opened to a hidden world, right beneath her feet, thriving underground in New York City. She finds herself caught between two dangerous covens, right in the middle of a vampire war. It is at this moment that Caitlin meets Caleb, a mysterious and powerful vampire who rescues her from the dark forces. He needs her to help lead him to the legendary lost artifact. And she needs him for answers, and for protection. Together, they will need to answer one crucial question: who was her real father? But Caitlin finds herself caught between two men as something else arises between them: a forbidden love. A love between the races that will risk both of their lives, and will force them to decide whether to risk it all for each other... 

  "Vampire Journals seems like it's going to be a promising series. I'll give it a buzzing 5 in my review. In the beginning Caitlin seems like your normal typical teenager, she's anything but normal. Caitlin has a deep dark secert that she doesn't even knows exists yet and it's ready to surface. Soon Caitlin will know who she really is or should I say what she is...."

Review - Last Known Victim by Erica Spindler

Last Known Victim by Erica Spindler
Type: Thriller
Publisher: Mira
Publication date: 4/1/2008
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780778325796
Rate: 5/5
Author Site: Erica Spindler
August 2005.

Amid death and destruction, hurricane-savaged New Orleans has a new dark force to fear.

As the rescue efforts unfold, a grisly discovery is made at one of the massive refrigerator “graveyards.” One of these metal hulks contains six human hands - all female, all right hands. The press has dubbed the unknown perpetrator “The Handyman.” But with no way to trace the origin of this refrigerator, and with evidence lost to time and the elements, the case dead-ends.

Captain Patti O’Shay is a straight-arrow, by-the-book cop who is assigned to the case. Her tough, unflinching character is fractured when her husband and fellow police captain is found murdered - surprised by looters taking advantage of the post-storm chaos.

August 2007
Patti, still grieving and disillusioned, gets a call from homicide: skeletal remains have been unearthed in City Park. The unknown victim - a female - is missing her right hand. But for Patti, this grave holds something even more shocking. Found beside the victim’s bones is her husband’s police badge.

Casting aside the very “rule book” by which she has lived her life, Patti is fearless - but so is the killer. As he stalks her she is forced to question all she believes in, to doubt the code she has lived by…because she knows that if she doesn’t find The Handyman first, she will become his last known victim.

Erica spindles a fine web in this Shocking Thriller. In the mist of this post-storm hurricane Katrina is on it's way to New Orleans. Not only is everybody trying to find cover from this devastating storm but for some there is a fate far worse...

Spindler kept me engrossed with the Handyman Killer. I felt like I was playing a game of Clue (board game I loved playing)... Everytime I guessed who the Handyman Killer may or may not be I would be way way off in this game play.. But I do know the weapon of choice is defiantly not with the candle stick...

Review - SNOW by Uri Shulevitz

SNOW by Uri Shulevitz
Age range: 3 - 7 Years
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 10/6/2004
Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780374468620
Rate: 2/5
Author Site: Uri Shulevitz

"It's snowing," said boy with dog.

"It's only a snowflake," said grandfather with beard.

No one thinks one or two snowflakes will amount to anything. Not the man with the hat or the lady with the umbrella. Not even the television or the radio forecasters. But one boy and his dog have faith that the snow will amount to something spectacular, and when flakes start to swirl down on the city, they are also the only ones who know how to truly enjoy it. This playful depiction of a snowy day and the transformation of a city is perfectly captured in simple, poetic text and lively watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations.

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

I didn't pictorially like this one but it is still a good book for children to enjoy. Cause what child doesn't like snow?? Esp when they in school.. There just itching for an chance to get out of school and go play in that mess..I know my chaps is ready for some snow. They wanting to throw snowballs (at me)and build a snowman so bad they can't stand it.. As for me, well ok you got me I do like playing in the snow with them, they bring the inner child out in me...

Review - Ladybug Girl by David Soman and Jacky Davis

Ladybug Girl by David Soman and Jacky Davis
Age range: 3 - 5 Years
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Publication date: 3/13/2008
Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780803731950
Rate: 5/5
Author Site: David Soman and Jacky Davis

Lulu's older brother says she is too little to play with him. Her mama and papa are busy too, so Lulu has to make her own fun. This is a situation for Ladybug Girl!
Ladybug Girl saves ants in distress, jumps through shark-infested puddles, and even skips along the great dark twisty tree trunk—all by herself. It doesn't matter what her brother says, Ladybug Girl is definitely not too little!

In this sweet and cheerful story by husband and wife team Jacky Davis and David Soman, one not-so-little girl discovers how to make some fun that is just her size, right in her own backyard.

What's That??? Up in the sky!!! Is it a bird?? Is it a plan??? Nope, It's Ladybug girl and her trusty hound dog Bingo... Superman doesn't have anything on Ladybug girl. She's quite a unique little girl,nothing can stand in her way nor hold her back when she's ready to have some fun. When your bored you can always count on Ladybug Girl and Bingo to come to the rescue.

Awww this was a sweet little book,my daughter and I enjoyed reading this book together. Ladybug girl reminds me of a superhero for little girls. Where most little girls pretend to be little princesses and have tea parties. Lulu puts her inmagiton to the test. She wants to be adventurous and hopes you'll join in on the fun...

Until next time,UP UP and Away!!!

Review - The Golden Egg by A.J. Wood,Maggie Kneen (Illustrator)

The Golden Egg by AJ Wood

Age range: 4 - 8 Years
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 2/28/2000
Pages: 20
ISBN-13: 9780811828376
Rate: 4/5
Author Site: AJ Wood

Little Duck is hunting for a very special Easter egg. She searches high and low with the help of her forest friends, but where will they find the golden egg? Children will be delighted by this fun Easter egg hunt as they discover colorful foil-stamped surprises hidden under gatefold flaps on each page. Accompanied by beautiful watercolor illustrations, this simple rhyming story and hide-and-seek game is the perfect addition to any Easter basket.

My children enjoyed this delightful story of a duck trying to find the most beautiful egg. It's a great story with flap pages with colorful eggs hidden behind each flap. My daughter likes the swan with the pink egg but it is not the color that the duck is looking for.

Review - Darker Angels ( Black Son's Daughter Series #2) by M.L.N.Hanover

Darker Angels (Black Son's Daughter Series #2)
by M. L. N. Hanover

ISBN-13: 9781416576778
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: 9/29/2009
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Rate: 5/5
Author Site: M.L.N. Hanover

In the battle between good and evil, there's no such thing as a fair fight.
When Jayné Heller's uncle Eric died, she inherited a fortune beyond all her expectations — and a dangerous mission in a world she never knew existed. Reining in demons and supernatural foes is a formidable task, but thankfully Jayné has vast resources and loyal allies to rely on. She'll need both to tackle a bodyswitching serial killer who's taken up residence in New Orleans, a city rich in voodoo lore and dark magic.

Working alongside Karen Black, a highly confident and enigmatic ex-FBI agent, Jayné races to track down the demon's next intended host. But the closer she gets, the more convinced she becomes that nothing in this beautiful, wounded city is exactly as it seems. When shocking secrets come to light, and jealousy and betrayal turn trusted friends into adversaries, Jayné will soon come face-to-face with an enemy that knows her all too well, and won't rest until it has destroyed everything she loves most....

Wow!!! Part 2 of The Black Sun's Daughter is excuse my french but it is kick ass. It had me on the edge of my seat. Darker Angels is slam pack full of twits and turns had me guessing to the end.

Jayne takes us to the Big Easy in New Orleans for her next quest of defeating more of these bad supernatural demons. Can Jayne and her gang team up with Karen Black to stop this serial killer demon before he gets his attend victim...

Review - Unclean Spirits by M.L.N.Hanover

Unclean Spirits (Black Son's Daughter Series #1)

• by
• M. L. N. Hanover

ISBN-13: 9781416575979
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication date: 12/2/2008
Pages: 368
Rate: 5/5
Author Site: M.L.N. Hanover

In a world where magic walks and demons ride, you can't always play by the rules.
Jayné Heller thinks of herself as a realist, until she discovers reality isn't quite what she thought it was. When her uncle Eric is murdered, Jayné travels to Denver to settle his estate, only to learn that it's all hers — and vaster than she ever imagined. And along with properties across the world and an inexhaustible fortune, Eric left her a legacy of a different kind: his unfinished business with a cabal of wizards known as the Invisible College.
Led by the ruthless Randolph Coin, the Invisible College harnesses demon spirits for their own ends of power and domination. Jayné finds it difficult to believe magic and demons can even exist, let alone be responsible for the death of her uncle. But Coin sees Eric's heir as a threat to be eliminated by any means — magical or mundane — so Jayné had better start believing in something to save her own life.
Aided in her mission by a group of unlikely companions — Aubrey, Eric's devastatingly attractive assistant; Ex, a former Jesuit with a lethal agenda; Midian, a two-hundred-year-old man who claims to be under a curse from Randolph Coin himself; and Chogyi Jake, a self-styled Buddhist with mystical abilities — Jayné finds that her new reality is not only unexpected, but often unexplainable. And if she hopes to survive, she'll have to learn the new rules fast — or break them completely....

I didn't think that I would like this series but honestly The Black Sun's Daughter Series are the best I read in awhile.. I'm already on book 3 and just now doing review for book 1 Unclean Spirits..oopps... But anyway's on with the review....

Life for 22 year old Jayne just got alot more interesting. Shunned by her parents, because they dont see eye to eye,Jayne goes out and lives her life the way she sees fit. The one person Jayne needs the most is murdered,(her Uncle Eric)killed by evil spirits/wizards known as the Invisible College. Jayne is forced to live a life she knows nothing about but she better get with the program real fast or she will become there next victim...

After her uncle's death Jayne realizes she never really knew Eric at all. Come to find out she inhearted quite a lump sum to last her a lifetime.. Not only does she inherit her uncle's millions,Jayne also gets his acquaintances,plus don't forget about his mortal enemies...

Review - Mommy by Max Allan Collins

Mommy by Max Allan Collins
Paperback: 265 pages
Publisher: Leisure Books (Mm) (November 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 084394322X
ISBN-13: 978-0843943221
Rate: 5/5
Author Site: Max Allan Collins

The inspiration for the cult movie starring Patty McCormack. Meet mommy. She's pretty, she's perfect. She's June Cleaver with a meat cleaver. And you don't want to deny her--or her daughter--anything. Because she only wants what's best for her little girl and she's not about to let anyone get in her way. And if that means killing a few people, well, isn't that what mommies are for?

Oh gosh, I don't ever want to run into this mommy... Mommy gave me chills and I loved every moment of it.. I'm a mother myself and I want my children to have everything there wittle hearts content but I'm not going to be like Mommy and go on a killing rampage to do it. Only way I see myself killing anybody is to protect my sweet dear little ones..

Review - The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend

The Perfect Nest
Age range: 4 - 7 Years
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 2/13/2007
ISBN-13: 9780763624309
Rate: 5/5
Author Site: Catherine Friend

It’s the perfect read-aloud! A flustered cat is on the verge of crying fowl in a farmyard story that will crack kids up.
Jack the cat is building the perfect nest. It’s bound to attract the perfect chicken, who will lay the perfect egg, which will make the perfect omelet. And sure enough, a chicken shows up ("¡Caramba!"), but so do a duck ("Sacré bleu!") and a goose ("Great balls of fire!"). Feathers get ruffled — and Jack gets much more than breakfast — in a funny tale rich in detail with a sweet final twist.

What a Hoot!!! This was truly an awesome book. The kids and I loved this great tale of a chicken, a duck and a goose whom found zee perfect nest.. You just gotta read this book to find out how Jack the cat made zee perfect nest for the perfect egg... Jack surly got more than he bargained for.. An the illustrations are remarkable by John Manders. Beautiful and very colorful with a farm yard fill.