Forbidden

Forbidden
edelweiss
for review
harpercollins
Nov 4

Jayden is betrothed to Horeb. Since the death of his brother he has changed , and not very nice. Jayden is on her way to becoming a young woman. There is a celebration for her upcoming marriage to Horeb. They dance as ladies to celebrate fertility and those rites. Her mom is pregnant. Laila is her older sister, and loves to dance. They are a desert living people.

Jayden mom dies soon after she gives birth to twins. Most of the camp has already left and moved to the next area. Jayden does all that she camp to help her dad, and siblings. She is dancing near the grave of her mom, and a stranger is watching her. This stranger also ends up helping the family along the way. Kadesh has secrets, and has been hurt. Along the way to the others, Kadesh and Jayden slowly start falling in love. She slowly realizes that she doesn't want to marry Horeb. Laila wants to live in the city and dance as a priestess.

I enjoyed this book so much. I loved the setting , and that dancing was involved. I do hope that there is another book in this world. Jayden grew up and becomes a stronger women. She did all that she could to keep her promises to her mother. I loved the stolen glances, and those conversations between Jayden and Kadesh.

Book Review= B+

Thanks so much to Harper Collins and this is my Honest Review

Get Happy

Get Happy
edelweiss
For review
stand alone
Egmont
Oct 28

Minerva is being raised by her mom. She gets a package from her dad, and becomes more curious about him. She also gets this package for her 16th birthday. She also gets a job singing, and being a mermaid.

She is friends with Finn, Hayes, and Cassie. She enjoys her job, but she starts stalking Cassie blog about sea horses.

She talks with her aunt, and gets more information about him. She does something big, and her parents end up fighting . She also crosses things off Hayes bucket list.

Minerva wrote  some cute songs, and this book was about girl figuring things out with friends, and family. She also loves to play the Uke.

Book Review= C

Thanks so much to Egmont and this is my honest Review

The Heart of Christmas

The Heart of Christmas
#7 in the series
adult
Harlequin
Oct 28

Eve is turning 35 , and goes to sexy Sadie's, and she goes home with a man. He also happens to be a patron of the B & B. He is hiding out and doing business. Eve also know's about Chey's secret. Ted & Sophia are also in this book.

Eve & Brent are both attracted to each other. They both can't seem to stay away from each other. He is keeping secrets and he doesn't want to hurt her. Eve and Brent figure out on their first night that they weren't always safe with sex. She might be pregnant. She also doesn't want secrets with her parents since they are visiting.

Eve does some sleuthing about Brent. Ted is protective of her , and he wants to solve the mystery of the B & B. Her friends end up helping her and Brent out. Dylan and Chey are a big part of this book too.

I am still on the fence with this series. There was a lot of lying happening through out the book, and many secrets being kept. The situation with Chey isn't resolved yet, but we are getting closer to it. It feels like that we are in a soap opera. Ted, Sophia, Dylan were all busy bodies to Eve and Brent's relationship. It appears that 7th seems to be my break up book. I do want to see what happens with Chey & Dylan, but I don't care since that relationship was destroyed by LYING. This book had so many lies & secrets and it just like the previous book. Brent did have some serious issues to deal with but I never saw them on a date. It seemed that this was a sexual relationship.

I do love this group and glad to see so many of them are getting their Happy Ever After's . I love this series and this is a local author to me. Ugh I wish I wasn't so Meh about this book.


*** I just found that Brent/Rex is from another one of her book series. Still I didn't like the lying.

Book Review= C

Thanks so much to the author for this book and this my Honest Review

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

Blue Lily, Lily Blue
3rd in a series
Net Galley
for review
scholastic
Oct 21

Blue's mom disappears . Gansey and Blue relationship gets closer . Adam and Ronin start hanging out more and working together on their magic more. Blue also learns more about her magic. Mr. Grey is in the book, and we meet Mr. Greenmantle and his wife piper.

This book was about the friendships for these four. Blue really likes Gansey more Adam. I enjoyed Ronin and Adam's friendship develop more. In this book we learn more about the ley line & Sleepers & Kings. Blue is a big part of this book. I can't wait to see how this series ends. Maggie's writing is always so amazing. I love the Raven Boys series.

Book Review= B+

Thanks so much to Scholastic and this is my Honest Review

Capital Book Festival

THE CALIFORNIA CAPITAL BOOK FESTIVAL IS COMING!

The 2014 California Capital Book Festival is a free public event for book lovers, featuring prize-winning authors, presentations, children’s entertainers and activities, booksellers and other exhibitors. This inaugural literary event will be held Saturday, October 25, 10am-5pm and Sunday, October 26, 11am-5pm at the Sacramento Convention Center.

Meet and hear famous authors and illustrators, from across the US and around the world, as they present and sign their books.

Visit special venues: Culinary Delights, Kids Alley, Field of Sports, and All Things Pets. 

I will be there and totally excited to meet all of you . I am excited to see Brenda Novak, Alexis Bass, Tracy Clark, Donna Cooner,Kelly Loy Gilbert, Jenna Elizabeth Johnson , Hannah Jayne, Stacey Lee, Jenny Lundquist, Sabaa Tahir, Jessica Taylor, Talia Vance , Kelley York. This event sounds amazing . 

http://www.ccbookfestival.com/

Snow like Ashes

Snow like Ashes
debut
1st in a series
Balzer & Bray
Oct 14

Meira is an orphan and trained with Sir. Mather is the king of Winter, and they must do all that they can to protect him. Agapa is after all of the winterians. Meira finds half of the conduit of winter.

They head to Condell and make an agreement with Autumn. Theron is a prince and Meira is pledged to him. She wants to be free and save winter. She gets to know Theron better . Mather also has feelings for her too. Meira ends up fighting and taken captive. During this time she understands more about the rhythm & seasons. She also learns more about the conduits. She has been having some very vivid dreams since Mather gave her a blue stone. Her life is slowly changing.

This book was great with the world building. I loved the concept with seasons. I am not choosing a team because in my opinion they are both great for her. This book was amazing. I loved the imagery about how 1 snowflake can cause a blizzard. Meira is a strong female who questioned her life and those around her.

Book Review= A

My True Love Gave to Me

My true love gave to me
net Galley
Book review
st. Martin's Press
Oct 14


These are 12 different Christmas stories from different authors.

Holly Black-- Party & wishes & magic
Stephanie Perkins -- North and Christmas tree's **
Gayle Forman- Ned Flanders & pie
Jenny Han-  Clues
Myra McEntire-  Christmas pageant  & Sherlock Holmes
Kiersten White- Maria & Christmas CA & Diner **
Ally Carter- Plane and swapping a ticket
Laini Taylor- Daydreamer & Christmas Courting **
Rainbow Rowell -- Midnight at New Years
Matt De La Pena- showers and cooking
David Levithan- Christmas Santa

** this means that these stories were my favorites among the stories and they put me more into the Christmas spirit.

Book Review= B

Thanks so much to St. Martins Press and this is my Honest Review