Free books, how can you not love them!
The Housewife Assassin's Handbook (The Housewife Assassin #1)
- Josie Brown
I liked this one and would consider reading others in the series. This was off of Amazon so I recommend you look it up! It is exactly what the title says. A housewife becomes an assassin once her husband is murdered. Its her story on how to tries to avenge his death and learns there was a lot more to what her husband was not telling her.
Bound (Forbidden #1)
- Melody Anne
An adult erotica off of Amazon (if you like erotica the free list is always full of them...). This is about a young woman down on her luck and she is asked to audition for an escort service that specialize in giving high brow customers whatever then want. The young woman though is a virgin and the customer she ends up with is not looking for commitment. It has a pretty good plot for erotica so if you like a story line along with the sex then this would be a good read.
Killer Christmas (An Emma Wild Holiday Mystery #1)
- Harper Lin
Another Amazon read. I like murder mysteries and this was a super quick read but it still managed to throw in some loops. A famous pop star heads home for the holidays and she stops by her sisters coffee shop where a fan that shares her same name is poisoned. The pop star is now on the hunt for her would be killer and the detective assigned to her case is an old flame. Though the mystery is answered the question of love is left for the next book in the series.
A Grand Design (Quilts of Love #20)
- Amber Stockton
Goodreads First Read
This was a super quick read but worth every minute. A cute love story about a girl returning to her childhood stomping grounds and overcoming some past misadventures. A love story without jumping into the physical nature of the relationship.
A Sweet Murder (Storage Ghost Murders Book 3)
- Gillian Larkin
Another Amazon read. This book is again like the title states. A woman can see ghosts that are attached to objects that her brother purchases from storage lockers. She uses her ability to help solve why they are lingering behind and close their murder cases. In this story our lady meets a ghost that once ran a sweet factory and the main suspects behind her death are her three children that stand to inherit everything, the victim is not as innocent as she seems though.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Tis the season... I wish I was reading
Had an amazing vacation and actually got to do a lot of reading! This will be a catch up post of the books I managed to read in the last two weeks (so hard to make time to read with work, school, 1 year old, baby still cooking in the oven, husband, four dogs and whatever else life throws at me...) Warning...some of these contain spoilers.
Anyways! In New York I was able to read:
Graveyard Shift by Angela Roquet
Cutsey book about a reaper that bends the rules. Quick easy read and helped get me back into the flow of reading and did not require tons of attention while we were travelling/exhausted from not sleeping for 40 hours due to normal day life/travelling with a screaming infant on a midnight flight/full day of meeting with family I have not seen in almost 10 years. It is a series, the Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc, and could potentially be worth reading but I did not have them downloaded on my kindle. I got this as a free read from the kindle top 100 free.
Random Acts Of Crazy by Julia Kent
A super short quick read. Story had a ton of good potential but fell flat. A young girl stops and picks up a random naked stranger on the side of the road that turns out to be the boy from a small band that she is crazy about. The story focuses on them wanting to have sex, having sex and then having a threesome with another band member... if the author focused more on the plot lines that were not about sex I would have enjoyed the story a lot more. A free read of kindle top 100 free.
Jamaica reads:
Her Christmas Bonus by Rain Danvers
This is a short story that I got for free off of the kindle top 100 free list (I love all the free books! Kindle ends up paying for itself and sometimes you stumble across some amazing new books). If the author takes time to make this into a novel I would love to read it. As a short story everything happens really quick and there is not a ton of room to develop any plot lines or intricate details in the story. Gist is (and a spoiler...hard to not spoil a short story...) woman works for boss that she crushes on, boss and woman get the opportunity to meet outside of work and instantly a relationship develops where they both admit they have had feelings the whole time for each other and they live happily ever after.
In Between by Jenny B Jones
This was another free book from kindle top 100 free and a pretty good read. I have a soft spot for the main character though. She is a foster kid that is thrown into a foster family and has to learn what it is like to be part of a "normal" family. Like all families this new one is not perfect but she grows and so does the family. This book made me laugh out loud several times and I wish I could be half as quirky as the main character. Definitely worth a read.
That Boy by Jillian Dodd
Ahhhhh... yet another free read from kindle top 100 free. This was one of those rare finds that you end up wanting to read again. Girl and boy are next door neighbors, I pegged from the start that this was a happily ever after with these two characters and (spoiler!!!!) I was right but not in a predictable way which was totally refreshing. Girl and boys perfect relationship is thrown for a loop when another boy moves into the neighborhood. The three grow up as best friends and there are some very strong relationships between these three characters. I loved the way this story unfolded. There was lots of predictable and cheesy moments but peppered with things that could actually happen in real life. You root for all the characters and are torn by all the relationships. Some parts of the book seemed too rushed for my taste but thats because I never want a good story to end and I want every single detail!
After Jamaica we went to Florida for a couple nights but I did not get to do any reading as I had homework to complete.
Once we got home I was able to open a package from Barnes and Nobles, Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton. This is a photography book so only descriptions of the pictures. I love following HONY on all social media and was so excited to get this book!
Last for this post...
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
LOVED this book. Hubby bought me the box set, will be reading Where She Went during my break from school. We watched the movie before we left on the vacation and it was really well done so I was excited when Hubby bought me the books. It was done so closely to the book so that not much was lost by the translation from book to movie. Would recommend that you read the book and watch the movie if you have not already!
Now time to write my paper that I am avoiding...
Anyways! In New York I was able to read:
Graveyard Shift by Angela Roquet
Cutsey book about a reaper that bends the rules. Quick easy read and helped get me back into the flow of reading and did not require tons of attention while we were travelling/exhausted from not sleeping for 40 hours due to normal day life/travelling with a screaming infant on a midnight flight/full day of meeting with family I have not seen in almost 10 years. It is a series, the Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc, and could potentially be worth reading but I did not have them downloaded on my kindle. I got this as a free read from the kindle top 100 free.
Random Acts Of Crazy by Julia Kent
A super short quick read. Story had a ton of good potential but fell flat. A young girl stops and picks up a random naked stranger on the side of the road that turns out to be the boy from a small band that she is crazy about. The story focuses on them wanting to have sex, having sex and then having a threesome with another band member... if the author focused more on the plot lines that were not about sex I would have enjoyed the story a lot more. A free read of kindle top 100 free.
Jamaica reads:
Her Christmas Bonus by Rain Danvers
This is a short story that I got for free off of the kindle top 100 free list (I love all the free books! Kindle ends up paying for itself and sometimes you stumble across some amazing new books). If the author takes time to make this into a novel I would love to read it. As a short story everything happens really quick and there is not a ton of room to develop any plot lines or intricate details in the story. Gist is (and a spoiler...hard to not spoil a short story...) woman works for boss that she crushes on, boss and woman get the opportunity to meet outside of work and instantly a relationship develops where they both admit they have had feelings the whole time for each other and they live happily ever after.
In Between by Jenny B Jones
This was another free book from kindle top 100 free and a pretty good read. I have a soft spot for the main character though. She is a foster kid that is thrown into a foster family and has to learn what it is like to be part of a "normal" family. Like all families this new one is not perfect but she grows and so does the family. This book made me laugh out loud several times and I wish I could be half as quirky as the main character. Definitely worth a read.
That Boy by Jillian Dodd
Ahhhhh... yet another free read from kindle top 100 free. This was one of those rare finds that you end up wanting to read again. Girl and boy are next door neighbors, I pegged from the start that this was a happily ever after with these two characters and (spoiler!!!!) I was right but not in a predictable way which was totally refreshing. Girl and boys perfect relationship is thrown for a loop when another boy moves into the neighborhood. The three grow up as best friends and there are some very strong relationships between these three characters. I loved the way this story unfolded. There was lots of predictable and cheesy moments but peppered with things that could actually happen in real life. You root for all the characters and are torn by all the relationships. Some parts of the book seemed too rushed for my taste but thats because I never want a good story to end and I want every single detail!
After Jamaica we went to Florida for a couple nights but I did not get to do any reading as I had homework to complete.
Once we got home I was able to open a package from Barnes and Nobles, Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton. This is a photography book so only descriptions of the pictures. I love following HONY on all social media and was so excited to get this book!
Last for this post...
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
LOVED this book. Hubby bought me the box set, will be reading Where She Went during my break from school. We watched the movie before we left on the vacation and it was really well done so I was excited when Hubby bought me the books. It was done so closely to the book so that not much was lost by the translation from book to movie. Would recommend that you read the book and watch the movie if you have not already!
Now time to write my paper that I am avoiding...
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Phoning Home - Jacob M.Appel
GoodReads First Read
I usually love memoirs and autobiographies but I felt this was more a collection of short biographies on people I cannot relate to, at least not yet. This book raises medical ethical questions and could be engaging and witty but just not for me.
I usually love memoirs and autobiographies but I felt this was more a collection of short biographies on people I cannot relate to, at least not yet. This book raises medical ethical questions and could be engaging and witty but just not for me.
The Ghosts of Nagasaki - Daniel Clausen
GoodReads First Read
This book is not an easy read at all but if you have the time definitely an interesting book to pick up. Everyone has their demons and this was an interesting, and sometimes confusing (when I was not focused on reading) story of a man taking on his demons.
I think I would have rated this book higher if I had more time to focus solely on it.
This book is not an easy read at all but if you have the time definitely an interesting book to pick up. Everyone has their demons and this was an interesting, and sometimes confusing (when I was not focused on reading) story of a man taking on his demons.
I think I would have rated this book higher if I had more time to focus solely on it.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Eating Animals - Jonathan Safron Foer
I was given this book to read from a lifelong friend.
It is a hard subject to read about but a necessary one in my humble opinion.
This book is an eye opener to the problems of factory farming. No easily made solution is clearly presented though on how to correct the system in place other than the thought that "the world will shake it off like fleas"... There are steps each individual can take on a personal scale, which really wont impact factory farming on a larger scale. The whole factory farming system will not be going anywhere anytime soon. People are too in love with the cheap cost of items, and with the taste of meat, for it to go away in this generation or the next.
I would be interested in reading more about the side effects of humans consuming animals raised in factory farms versus grass fed free ranging animals that live on farms as they were hundreds of years ago. I think the medical side behind this issue would cause more steps in changing the system then the animal welfare unfortunately. I am not okay with the treatment behind how factory farmed animals are created and treated but I am guilty of comparing the prices of meats in the deli and buying the cheapest that also stills has good enough flavor.
It is a hard subject to read about but a necessary one in my humble opinion.
This book is an eye opener to the problems of factory farming. No easily made solution is clearly presented though on how to correct the system in place other than the thought that "the world will shake it off like fleas"... There are steps each individual can take on a personal scale, which really wont impact factory farming on a larger scale. The whole factory farming system will not be going anywhere anytime soon. People are too in love with the cheap cost of items, and with the taste of meat, for it to go away in this generation or the next.
I would be interested in reading more about the side effects of humans consuming animals raised in factory farms versus grass fed free ranging animals that live on farms as they were hundreds of years ago. I think the medical side behind this issue would cause more steps in changing the system then the animal welfare unfortunately. I am not okay with the treatment behind how factory farmed animals are created and treated but I am guilty of comparing the prices of meats in the deli and buying the cheapest that also stills has good enough flavor.
Change Your Clothes Change Your Life - George Brescia
Every once in a while life gets away from you... Seems like its been forever since I have been able to sit down let alone log in to write up a blog. I am back though!
Goodreads First Read
This book was excellent and I would recommend to every girl, lady or woman. I was never into fashion growing up. I wanted to wear a t-shirt and jeans every day and it didn't matter the size or age of either. Just as long as I thought it was comfortable. As I went through college though the jeans and t-shirt look was not going to cut it any longer. Not only just in my social life but also in my academic and professional life. I did not know where to start though and was constantly depressed about my wardrobe. I wish I found this book back then. I have it now though and am taking all the lessons and applying it to my closet and shopping decisions and already I am getting those compliments on my choices that send me into a good mood regardless of all the work stacking up on my desk! I still have a lot to improve and need to find my own personal "George" to help me but I am finally on the right path (and have the promotion to go with it too!).
Goodreads First Read
This book was excellent and I would recommend to every girl, lady or woman. I was never into fashion growing up. I wanted to wear a t-shirt and jeans every day and it didn't matter the size or age of either. Just as long as I thought it was comfortable. As I went through college though the jeans and t-shirt look was not going to cut it any longer. Not only just in my social life but also in my academic and professional life. I did not know where to start though and was constantly depressed about my wardrobe. I wish I found this book back then. I have it now though and am taking all the lessons and applying it to my closet and shopping decisions and already I am getting those compliments on my choices that send me into a good mood regardless of all the work stacking up on my desk! I still have a lot to improve and need to find my own personal "George" to help me but I am finally on the right path (and have the promotion to go with it too!).
Saturday, August 16, 2014
An Anguished Cry For Our Endangered Planet - Gladwin Das
Goodreads First Read
This book was fantastic. A physician's view of a global problem, it is written in a way that everyone can understand (not too technical). The truth can be hard to swallow but the sign from the Indian national park sums it up perfectly, "Nature has enough for our needs but not enough for our greed".
As a first time mom I have a different view of the world around me. It is no longer about what I can get from my surroundings but what I can provide for my daughter. Looking around the current global landscape the people on the earth will consume it in her life time which is a scary and terrible thought. What type of world will she have, will her children have?
All we can do is wake up individually to these real crisis we are generating. Personally we have chosen to install solar panels and buy an all electric vehicle, like a teardrop in the ocean I know, but if everyone took it upon themselves to change small things then the world would improve as a whole. My favorite quote of all time, "Be the change you want to see in the world".
This book was fantastic. A physician's view of a global problem, it is written in a way that everyone can understand (not too technical). The truth can be hard to swallow but the sign from the Indian national park sums it up perfectly, "Nature has enough for our needs but not enough for our greed".
As a first time mom I have a different view of the world around me. It is no longer about what I can get from my surroundings but what I can provide for my daughter. Looking around the current global landscape the people on the earth will consume it in her life time which is a scary and terrible thought. What type of world will she have, will her children have?
All we can do is wake up individually to these real crisis we are generating. Personally we have chosen to install solar panels and buy an all electric vehicle, like a teardrop in the ocean I know, but if everyone took it upon themselves to change small things then the world would improve as a whole. My favorite quote of all time, "Be the change you want to see in the world".
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