Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah


 Dr. Julia Cates is a child psychiatrist. She is heading to court over a case of a girl shooting and killing a few kids. She knows she should have seen it coming but, she didn't. The judge through the case against her out. That doesn't stop her from thinking that maybe it was. She tells one of the families she's sorry but, knows that's not really going to help them.

Ellen Barton is Julia's sister and chief of police in the town of Rain Valley Washington. Its a small town. Cal and Peanut call Ellen to tell her that they have a problem and that she should get down to the park. She wants to know what's going on but, they tell her she needs to come and see for herself. 

When she gets there. There's a dirt and very young girl in the tree on a limb and she's holding a wolf cub. Ellen can't believe her eye. She's not even sure how she got there. Doesn't know who she belongs to but, needs to find out where she comes from. 

Dr. Max Cerrasin is the doctor that exams the girl when she is finally brought in. They have to strap her down to keep her from hurting others or even herself. She's so small and dirty they have to clean her up some. Looks like she's been abused and tied up. 

Ellen makes a call to her sister Julia. Explaining that she's needed her in her home town and that she's the only one that could help this girl. Julia's not so sure. After what's she's gone through. But, she packs up and travels there. When she shows up. The first thing she wants to do is see the girl. 

Ellen has her meet Max. He fills her in on what he knows and she goes and looks in on the girl. She curled up on the bed and still strapped down. She tells Max that they need to move her some where else. So, she can get to work. Julia knows that this may take awhile. Ellen's job is to see if she can find her family. They are calling the girl, the wolf girl. 

After moving the girl, she attacks Julia and has to be given a shot. Julia is a little upset over it but, know she needs to figure out how to get through to the girl. 

It does take time. Its vey slow. Ellen and Julia decide to name the girl Alice. Ellen has had a few press conferences. It hasn't helped find out who she is. Tell one day a guy walks into the police station. Telling them that he's the girls father and that her name is Brittney. 

Being that this is happening, Julia knows that she may lose Alice to her father. 

I'll add this, this book was sad, happy and some very sweet moments. You'll have to read the book to find out how it ends. This is my first time reading this author. The writing and story was very will done.

Well, I'm off to start my next book. Remember to pick up a good book and read it. 

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Midnight sun by Stephenie Meyer

 


This book is another twilight but, its in Edward's perspective. He tells his side of the story. Bella is still there though. You get to see through his eyes and hear all his thoughts. 

I will say this to all those that are huge fans of the original story. You might see that Edward seems to act and seem like he's obsessive when it comes to Bella. In many ways he is. He doesn't understand at first why he's so interested in her, when he's wanting to take her life. It comes down to how strong her smell is. 

When Edward first sees Bella, the first thing that goes right to him is her smell. Its like a drug to him. His thoughts were bothering me. His thinking about ways to kill everyone in the classroom just to get to her. It is sort of crazy. His thoughts don't make since to me at times. 

After him and Emmett go hunting for three days, he finally goes back to school to face her. He's not sure he's going to be able to control himself, but he wants to find out. Plus, the other thing that is bothering him is, he can't hear her thoughts. He can everyone else's but not hers. He tries very hard to ask questions so that he can figure her out and ends up being wrong at times. The conversation is strained because of him not knowing what she thinks. 

He can't tell her any truths, at least not yet. After the almost death of her from getting squished by the van. He tries to avoid the her questions. 

The other thing that peaks his cerousity is how many questions she seems to know the answer too. Things he says to her just makes it seem like he's from a different time and she becomes more interested in him. 

His interdialongue is interesting to read. Makes a lot of things that had gone on in the orignal book come to light more. Some people may not like the book or think that its just to much. You'd have to figure that out on your own. Read the book, it might give you some answers but, it could also not make you happy to read how he is really. 

Well, I'm off to start another book. Come back and see what I add next. Have a read day and remember to read a good book. It could brighten up you day. 

Monday, February 15, 2021

The way of kings by Brandon Sanderson

 

    


This the first book of The stormlight archive. Its over 1000 pages long. Its quite good.

Kaladin is a slave. Brought to the Shattered plains as a bridgeman. He suffers from depression and has to deal with things differently the most. He doesn't want to be where he is but, has know choice. He has Sly that's been with him for quite awhile. She keeps trying to bother him and talk to him. Sometimes he talks back and other times he just sits there not saying anything at all. 

After some time, he starts to make the other bridgemen notice him and some even join him. It takes time to gain trust. He also goes through being beat and then hung up during a highstorm to change who he is. As you continue to read you will see all that he does. 

Shallan, She's a young woman on a mission. She wants so badly to save her family because of debts they owe after her father dies. She travels to meet, learn and maybe steal the one thing that will help her family. Jasnah, is a princess and working on trying to help out her uncle and find the truth about what's really going on in her world. 

Well, Shallan do what she came to do? You'll have to read to find out. 

Dalinar, is a highprince. Just one of many. Here's there with his sons. He wears, shadeplate and carries a shadeblade. He's good fighter, but he has been having strange visions that his sons think he might be going mad. Is he or isn't he? With a war going on for over six years there will be strain happening. 

I think what they all have in common, is they need to deal with the life they have brought upon themselves. 

There is always good vs evil in all stories and it will be up to you to figure out which it is. 

You will have to read this book to get a lot of the answers. I'm not going to give away to much or it would spoil the book. I'm off now to start my next book.

NOTE: Sorry, I've been gone so long. Hope you'll come back and see what new book is added next. 

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

A temptation of angels by Michelle Zink


Helen was woken up out of a dead sleep because of noise going on in her house. Her mom comes running into the room and tells her to get up and that its time for her to go hide. Helen doesn't understand. Her mom says there's a hiding place right over here. Her mom hits a spot in the wall and there's a secret passage there. Her mom tells her that there's stairs not far from where she's going to be sitting and that she needs to not make any noise at all.

Helen climbs in. Her mom tells her that she will need to go to the address on the piece of paper she hands her. Helen is scared but, she knows that she doesn't have much choice. She needs to stay alive. She can hear her mom close up the hiding place and the noises of men coming into her room. She sits as still as she can.

It gets quiet and then, Helen smells smoke. She knows that she needs to get out now. Its very dark and she feels around tell she can feel for the landing to the stairs that her mom said was there. She slowly moves down each step tell she hits the bottom. Now she has to find the exit. The smoke was getting heavy around her. She needed to get out before the house fill down on her.

Once out and down the road, she pulled the paper out and read the address on it. Where she needed to go wasn't that far from her. Glancing back once she could see the house burning. She began to walk to where she needed to go.

It was a fairly big house and she knocked on the door. A young man answered the door and let her in. She followed him into the library. There was another guy sitting behind a desk. He asked who she was and she told them that her name was Helen. The guys introduced themselves as Darius and Griffin. She explained what happened and said she was told to come here. It was getting late and Darius told Griffin to take her to one of the rooms upstairs and they would talk more in the morning.

The guys said they needed to go see Galizur. Helen wanted to come with. At first the guys didn't think it would be a good idea. But Helen was going to follow them anyways. Galizur's place was hidden some and the guys knew she had followed them. They were let in by Anna and taken through a few more rooms. Tell they were in a bigger room and a guy was working at a table.

Galizur said hello Helen and then told Anna to go make some tea. When the tea came, they all went and sat down in some chairs. Galizur explained to Helen and the guys that Many keepers have been getting killed because someone is wanting the key to the library. Helen wasn't sure what it was all about she just wasn't happy the her parents had to die. Galizur told Helen to follow him that he had a box for her. Once she got the box and opened it. There was all kinds of things from her dad in there and money.

On the way back, they ran into some nasty creatures and the guy fought them off. Once in the house the guys explained that demons can appear out of lights. After some time, Darius said they needed to find the guy that's been causing all of the keepers death.

Well, you'll have to read the book to find out what happens in the end. Do the guys and Helen finally become safe? Do they find the person or people that have been killing the keepers? Many questions are answered and the ending is good.



Thursday, July 14, 2016

Return to Tradd street by Karen White


This is the fourth book in the Tradd street series. If you haven't read any of these books. I think you should because they are quite good.

Melanie Middleton is Pregnant with Jack's kid. He had asked her to marry him but, she said no. In many ways she still loves Jack but, isn't sure he loves her. That's one of the main reasons she said know. She's been having her friend Sofie fix up the house. Now its the foundation that needs fixed. She's been spending money left and right to get the house where it was once.

At night though she's been hearing a baby cry but because of the pregnancy she can't see anything. She also figured that there was another ghost that's not so happy about something. Then, in the morning her contractor tells her that they've found bones of a baby and a white babies gown. This isn't good. The cops have to be called. Finding out who the baby is, isn't going to be easy. But there is much more to this then Melanie doesn't know.

Jack has decided to help Melanie with finding out the truth, which means paying Yvonne a visit. She gets a call from the person that's been in charge of the estate. A couple named the Gilbert's are saying they have a claim on the house but, only if they can get the DNA of the baby and Nevil's. That would mean digging up his body.

There has also been some ghostly things going on. There had been some accidents and Jack has been a little concerned about her safety and the babies. Then, when seeing my doctor she tell me that I'm having twins. It just knocks Melanie out of sorts.

Nola and Jack fighting doesn't help things. Nola asks if she can stay with her and she says yes. Then, Melanie has a series problem and her doctor tells her she has to stay in bed tell the babies come. With Nola and Jack and her mother helping she has nothing to worry about.

She still needs to find out what the ghost wants and her mother says she'll help but only after the babies are born.

A few months go by and she finally has her twins, A boy and girl.

But if your wanting to know what happens in the end you'll have to read the book. I'll tell you this. The DNA comes back. Does Melanie lose her house? Does she get back together with Jack and excepts to marry him? All these things get answered, You'll have to read book.

I love this series and can't wait to see if another one is written.

Saturday, July 2, 2016

All you desire by Kirsten Miller


This is the second book in the eternal ones series. I think also its the last but, you never know what an author might write later.

Iain Morrow and Haven Moore are in Rome after the fire was surposed to have killed Iain. Adam Rosier had tired to in prison her but, Iain saved her. Adam is evil and Haven is glad that they are a long ways away. Haven has been looking for Iain for quite some time. She also knows now that she loves him. She just hopes that Adam doesn't find out that Iain's still alive.

Beau Decker is Haven's best friend. She gets a message on her phone from him, saying Pan Panich , which means he's in trouble. She knows that he had gone to New York to meet his soul mate. Haven didn't think that anything was going to happen or she hoped nothing would.

She knew that if you goes back to New York, Adam would know she's there. There had to be some way to find her friend without having to face him. Her friend Leah called and told Haven that she needs to find a woman surrounded by smoke. Leah is someone that can see the future.

They make it to New York, Haven needs to find Phoebe. Phoebe is part of a group of women that has been trying to trap Adam for a long time. When Haven is told that she needs to be the one to make Adam fall for her and that she has to be the one to trap him, At first she's not sure if she can. She knows that he has had a thing for her for a very, very, very long time.

When she tells Iain what she plans on doing. He's not very happy about it. Iain knows that trying to change her mind isn't going to work. She leaves to go see Adam.

Adam isn't surprised when he sees Haven. But wants to know why she's there. She tells him that her friend Beau is missing and she needs help. Adam tells her he's flattered. He tells her he'll make a few phone calls. But he's still surprised to her and that she asked for his help.

Adam explains that he's trying to change and also change the society he belongs too. At first Haven wasn't sure if she should believe him.

As time goes by, Haven and Iain do what they need too. But Haven starts to question herself. Not sure if she can believe what Phoebe had told her about her needing to imprison Adam. She almost makes the decision not to do it. Tell she finds out the truth of who had Beau. Phoebe and her group had him all along.

But what happens you'll have to pick up the book and read it. I'll say its very good and worth reading.

Monday, June 20, 2016

Sirens by Janet Fox


Josephine Winter's is seventeen and is almost done with high school tell her Pa tells her she's going to New York city to stay with her aunt and uncle. She starts to argue about it, then, her Pa says that she has no choice. She's going up there to find someone to marry. She can hear her mother in the kitchen doing dishes and Jo gets up and walks in there. Her mother just tells her that she needs to do what her Pa says.

Its 1925, when Jo gets to her aunt and uncle's she see's her cusion Melody. She looks to much like a flapper. Short hair and the clothes. She takes Jo upstairs to her bedroom where she gives her a bunch of clothes she can have. Tells her that tomorrow she'll take Jo shopping.

Teddy is Jo's brother and she remembered to bring some of his stuff that is important to her with her. She really never thought he was dead, but many of her family thought he was.

After getting a good nights sleep, Melody comes and gets her and they head out into the city. First thing is getting a hair cut and its short. Second, getting a few more things of clothing, some make-up and other stuff.

When Jo looks in the mirror, at first she doesn't notice herself. She knows her Pa wouldn't approve.
Later on, Melody tells her to get ready because tonight their going out. She's upstairs getting everything ready when she hears the doorbell.

There's a girl that's quite pretty sitting in the living room. Melody introduces her as Louis. Her boyfriend is Danny O'Connor He's a very powerful man. He's heard of him because of Her brother Teddy. She has his Journal but, hasn't read it yet.

Her plan was to go out and come back early so she can spend some time reading. She does know that she's never been to a speakeasy. When they leave they get into a limo. When they get to the place there was a band playing. Louis tells me that its her brother playing in the band. Her brothers name is Charlie. He's cute, Jo thought.

Days go by and Jo gets to meet Danny and is taken to his place which is huge. Jo does know that he wants something from her. But, all she does is play along. She's not going to give him anything yet.

Then, some things start to happen and people she loves is getting hurt. Its time she sits down and understand what's in Teddy's journal. She spends all day and into the evening reading. Something in her tells her that she's being watched by someone.

But, I'm not going to give away the ending. Many things end up happening and things in Jo's life does change. Pick up the book and read what happens. It was sort of a slow read but, I did finish it.
Sorry, for taking so long to add another book.

Blackthorn by J. T. Geissinger

  Maven Blackthorn left her hometown of Solstice after her mother fill to her death. Now she's on her way back with her daughter Bea. He...