Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1) by Anne Bishop

Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a very confusing yet intriguing read. Gruesome in some scenes, and bewildering in the explanations of the magic system that the world revolves around.

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Flame: Fall of a Kingdom (The Book of Sorahb, #1) by Hilari Bell

Flame by Hilari Bell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book had a fascinating plot, but not very heavy on action. The Persian outlook was also extremely interesting, and educational. There was also a bit of confusion on the title, and it was very hard for me to find a used copy of this book. I'm also still looking for the two following books.

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The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Okay warning for you guys. This is a contemporary outlook on Alice and Wonderland.

You have to be in an Alice type of mood with an open mind for a different perspective. If not you will hate the execution of the story line. It does get ssssslllllloooooooooowwwwwww in some areas. Otherwise it's a fantastic read.

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Seeing Redd (The Looking Glass Wars, #2) by Frank Beddor

Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow! This just dove right into the politics, and seems that it's rather outlandish seeing that the settings is Wonderland.
Okay, I'm really not a fan of this King Arch. Men, this guy is not an example to follow. If you do, you'll deserve the slap in the face you are sure to get someday.
The way Cat and Redd are introduced back into the story is so eerie and morbid.
The plot is absolutely everywhere dividing your attention here, there, and everywhere. I was also feeling like there is an aspect that is shadowed that Beddor is hinting at, yet this eludes us and remains unanswered for the next book.
I look forward to reading the next as soon as I can, but just might wait for a really rainy day.
Until next time.
Cheers Pretties!

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Archenemy (The Looking Glass Wars, #3) by Frank Beddor

ArchEnemy by Frank Beddor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The start of this book was utterly confusing, but that irons itself out pretty quickly.
I'm really not a fan of King Arch. Though I empathy for Redd. I can somewhat understand the anger that she has.
I felt a bit annoyed by Alyss's attitude. It seems that she has given up in the beginning, but I'm waiting for her to get over that.

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An Inconvenent Book by Glenn Beck

An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems by Glenn Beck
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Beck talks about a slew of problems. Global Warming, Marriage, Pornography, Divorce, Alcohol and Drug addiction, Muslim Extremists, Body Image and the media. He goes on to talking about molestation and it's political outlook on this, and it's lack of guidelines in some states. He has also talked about parenting which is by far the most hilarious topic he has ever discussed.

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The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I laughed, I cried, I raged, and I put on my favorites of all time books. This guy...
and most definitely this one as well...

were what made the book for me. Many personally valuable lessons were gleaned from the pages of this classic.

This is my all time favorite quote, and I wish I had been able to have this as my senior quote.

“If you have never wept bitter tears because a wonderful story has come to an end and you must take your leave of the characters with whom you have shared so many adventures, whom you have loved and admired, for whom you have hoped and feared, and without whose company life seems empty and meaningless.

If such things have not been part of your own experience, you probably won't understand what Bastian did next.”


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The Last Unicorn by Peter. S. Beagle

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

For the last 40+ years this creature has fascinated millions.



This beautiful style of writing has also been probably the first of its kind. I loved the prose, and appreciated the structure of the adventure. I hope, as a parent that you have your daughters read this book. Some things are put so simply that your mind is blown from the realization of the thoughts.
Read one of the most influential books of my life.
Cheers and Happy Reading!

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L.Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love, love, loved this book! I adore L. Frank Baum's writing style, and subtle political inserts all throughout the Oz series. I also wonder how long it's going to take for present day film makers attempt to make this into a movie again?
Cheers and Happy Reading!

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The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz,#2) by L. Frank Baum

The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you are still a child at heart you will most definitely be tugging those childish heartstrings while reading this. I'm not sure if many people have read this, but as the title suggests the book is Marvellous.

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Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) by L.Frank Baum

Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Peter and the Starcachers by Dave Barry

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Now when I read The Child Thief, this is what I was expecting. An interesting alternate adventure on how the story of Peter Pan came about. Honestly this is brilliant, and makes so much sense. It's light-hearted and include some of the more memorable characters of the original Pan; along with a few new characters. This book is a really fun read, and I hope my kids like it as much as I did!
Cheers Everyone!

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Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An interesting start so far. Though I see a lot of similarities from other werewolf series.

The cover: I liked it and reminded me of Kelly Armstrong's later books, that featured Savannah Levine.

The characters: They were fairly bland, and I felt like some of these characters shared personalities of other series.

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The Plot: Was interesting, and it was predictable in a fun fun type of attitude.
After finishing the book, I can say that it had a semi-satisfying cliff hanger ending. This would also be a good vacation book.

Cheers My Lovely Pretties!

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Dying Bites (The Bloodhound Files, #1) by D.D. Barant

Dying Bites by D.D. Barant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read a lot of bashing reviews on this one, and I really don't see the reasons. There are many historical facts that are all askew, yes; but this is written in a first person point view. Can we honestly ask our protagonist to be a walking encyclopedia? No, we can't. In fact Jace says herself that she doesn't know the answer; so she's just going to bullshit her way through and see how it turns out.
The action was really great, and I liked the absurdity of the settings. As ridiculous as the explanation of the paranormal factors it was well worth the aggravation that it took to get into this plot.
I really liked the supporting characters, and I could see growth in our protagonist by the end of the book.
So to me this was a 4 star book. That's all for now.
Cheers Pretties!

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The Frog Princess (Tales of the Frog Princess, #1) by E.D. Baker

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a very cute and an endearing story. I can see why Disney would snatch this up like a hot potato for their newest animated film. Honestly I couldn't see it any other way; though I doubt finding myself watching the film.

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Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1) by Robert Lynn Asprin

Another Fine Myth by Robert Lynn Asprin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a really fun adventure to read. I liked the flow of the plot, and the brief dialogue between the characters. I certainly wasn't expecting a dragon, imps, a DeVil, and most a War unicorn. (War Unicorns wow you can barely find them in fiction outside of Heroes of Might and Magic III!*fangirlish rapture*)
Sorry about that and now for something completely different... And so it goes!

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Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures, #2) by Robert Lynn Asprin

Myth Conceptions by Robert Lynn Asprin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



HELL YEAH, I'M THERE!

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Hit or Myth (Myth Adventures, #4) by Robert Lynn Asprin

Hit or Myth by Robert Lynn Asprin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was a little disappointed with this installment. There wasn't very much action, and Ahz was absent for a majority of the book. I think his character is why I keep coming back for more of these books.
Gleep does help with a lot as the comedic relief, and I adore Buttercup the War Unicorn.

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Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) by Kelley Armstrong

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was an epic start to a awesome series. I'm really glad that Armstrong held out for Sci-Fi to come to her with an offer. I think they were the only network short of HBO to do the books justice.
The books are really detailed, foreshadowed, and to me really slow. That is until there is a huge action scene, but those seem to be few and far between.

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Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, #2) by Kelley Armstrong

Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a super-long read, and seemed much longer than the first book. The plot had a lot of stop and start moments, and would lose a lot of momentum.
Other than that, I'm pleased. Mostly about the character growth.

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Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #3) by Kelley Armstrong

Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I looked on with sever skepitism when I started reading this one, because I just didn't like the female protagonist. She was in the first two books of the series, and just wasn't a likable character. How ever the brilliant thing about evolution of a character, and humans is that we change. For better or for worse. The ending was fantastic, and immediately I picked up the next book.

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Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #4) by Kelley Armstrong

Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Industrial Magic was a little dimmer compared to Dime Store Magic, but it was likable enough.

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Frostbitten (Women of the Otherworld, #10) by Kelley Armstrong

Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

For me this was really slow, and it took a lot of patience to finish.

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Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld, #11) by Kelley Armstrong

Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Like Rafiki kicking some multi-hyena ass...


Armstrong definitely picked up the pace in the Otherworld series. I really loved the fact that this storyline followed Savannah. The last 4 Otherworld books were really getting bland and boring.

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Spell Bound (Women of the Otherworld, #12) by Kelley Armstrong

Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Yay, more to Savannah's and Adam's story. I really do like Savannah now that she's grown up. Couldn't so much stand her when she was mentioned in No Humans Involved and Industrial Magic. Armstrong's writing has a great cycle of characters with their corresponding books. She has really impressed me with the last few books, and I'm looking forward to reading more of her future works.

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The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1) by Kelley Armstrong

The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

oooooooohhhhhh yay! A new series!


Buckle up girls you'll like this one! I would recommend that you also consider getting all of this writer's work. She is a riot.
You can start out with this series, and still understand what's going on.
Cheers and Happy Reading!

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The Summoning (Darkest Powers, #1) by Kelley Armstrong

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Surprisingly, this was pretty decent as a young adult novel. The ending though left at a drop off point just making me want to claw my face and rip my hair out in extreme frustration.

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The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3) by Kelley Armstrong

The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Yay! Very very good read. Kelley Armstrong is by far in my top 30 modern authors The only disappointment though is having to wait for the next book to come out. Now I’m getting ready to finish out her Women of the Otherworld series. Just three more books to go.
My question though, is this the end of the Darkest Powers? If it is, can we expect the characters to make another appearance in The Gathering series?

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The Turning (Blood Ties, #1) by Jennifer Armintrout

The Turning by Jennifer Armintrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really liked this book. Shocked the hell out of me I wasn't expecting it to be really good. I was proven wrong. The first attack scene had me hooked. Go find this book.

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All Souls' Night (Blood Ties, #4) by Jennifer Armintrout

All Souls' Night by Jennifer Armintrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This series was actually a mistake on my part, because I was looking for the Victoria Nelson series and found this one instead. I'm glad I found this series by mistake. It was a wonderfully action packed book. This was the finale to the series, and it doesn't disappoint following the first three. Who says you can't learn from fiction. Many thought provoking ideas comes from reading this.
Cheers and Happy Reading!

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On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, #1) by Piers Anthony

On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An absolutely hysterical and morbid take on Death! This book honestly delighted me, and bemoan the fact that current and modern writing isn't this quality. I can't wait to read the next book.

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Bearing an Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality, #2) by Piers Anthony

Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The second book had a different rhythm compared to the first book. Though it is just as interesting as the first.

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With a Tangled Skein (Incarnations of Immortality, #3) by Piers Anthony

With a Tangled Skein by Piers Anthony
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really loved the plot of the Main Character in this particular book.

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Wielding a Red Sword (Incarnations of Immortality, #4) by Piers Anthony

Wielding a Red Sword by Piers Anthony
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really feel for the protagonist in this book.


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Being a Green Mother (Incarnations of Immortality, #5) by Piers Anthony

Being a Green Mother by Piers Anthony
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was well done, by tying up most of the loose ends. Though I didn't enjoy the character Orb, I did love that she becomes the aspect of Nature. I saw from a mile away exactly who Natasha was when he was introduced. I was chuckling the entire time he was making his big reveal. I read that this was supposed to be the last in the series, but I'm happy that there are more books to this series. The series is interesting.

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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Illona Andrews

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

For some reason I'm just expecting this after reading this series...



I love the magic system in this series, and the sheer addictive quality of the plot. I don't jive to much with romance between Kate and Curran; because it feels to forced and seems required.

There also seems to be to many bad guys and info dumping in this book.

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Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2) by Illona Andrews

Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow the creature features in this book! I loved the action that took place. It got really good plot wise, but there are woefully numerous amount of characters to keep up with in this book. Kept me up all night until I finished it.

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Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Illona Andrews

Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I wasn't nearly as pleased with this installment as I was with the first three books in the series. I think the reason for this was having to wait for so long for this installment. I tend to lose my place, interest, and concentration for the series itself after having to wait for so long. I think for a while I'm going to take a break from Andrews until she is done with this series, and reread the series again.

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Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Illona Andrews

Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

By this point I'm just not happy with where the plot had to go in this one. It was also strange that it seemed that this was like a last book. I wonder where the story will go from here, and which characters besides: Kate, Curran, and Julie will come along?
That's all for now...
Cheers Pretties!

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