Follow My Book Blog Friday

Q. What is on your current playlist right now?

Well, I'm still obsessed with Mat Kearney.  I love him. 

 I'm going to see him in concert in July and I'm SO excited.  I love this album by him:

I'm actually as eclectic with my music as I am with my book reading so I listen to all kinds of music.  But, Mat is the top of the charts for me.  Nobody has moved in to take his place for awhile.  I'm patiently waiting for his new album.  Hopefully it will come out soon!  :)

So, have you heard Mat Kearney's music?  Is there any love for him?

Review: The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Meghan Chase, half faery princess, half human, now resides as prisoner to the Winter Fey.  After defeating the Iron King she returned with the Winter Prince, Ash, as his prisoner as promised.  All dreams of Ash loving her have vanished as his icy cold treatment and words cut through her heart.  Relations between the Summer and Winter fey are strained and there is talk of war.  Meghan knows that the real threat comes from the Iron fey but nobody believes her.  And worse, she can’t do much about it because her powers have been cut off and she has no idea who to trust anymore.

I was excited to read this book.  I’ve read so many reviews of people loving this series and the word is that every book gets better.  I would have to agree that this book was even better than the first one.  It is pretty predictable as far as plots go, and it has the classic love triangle but if you just read it to enjoy a romp through fairy land with a half-human girl and two hunky fey boys, you are in for a fun read.  I must admit that one of my favorite things in the book are the swirly vines at the beginning of each chapter.  Thorns?  No thorns?  Hummm.  I love the fast pace of the books that never leave me bored.  It’s time to get some good love resolution though.  I’m hoping I find that in the next book!  Am I going to get it?!

My one complaint is the language in the book.  It’s just too much for me.  boo hoo.

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop

This is so exciting!  This is my first giveaway hop!  Thanks for stopping by.  The giveaway rules are simple. 

1)        1.  You must be a follower of my blog.

2)     2.  Leave me a comment with your email address

3)     3.  If you want an extra entry, leave a comment on one of my reviews and let me know in a separate comment on the giveaway page.

I am giving away a book, your choice, from the Book Depository up to $12.00.  

If The Book Depository ships free to your country, you can enter!  J

Happy Hopping!

Follow My Book Blog Friday

Q. Do you have anyone that you can discuss books with IRL? Tell us about him/her.

I have a lot of people asking me about what books to read or what books their kids would like and it's fun to talk to them about books, but I guess I don't really have anyone who is obsessed with reading like me to talk with. Like Marie at Romance Around the Corner,I am a garbage disposal of book reading.  I like to read so many different kinds of books.  Probably the reason I started up a book blog.  I know that every single book I read someone out there in book blog land will have read too and have an opinion on.  If I have read a book my kids love, they will talk with me.  I have some girlfriends share a love for sappy romantic, happy ending books so we talk about those.  See how I need my friends in blog land?  Only you people can understand my love for books and talk with me about them!

Review: The Boyfriend Bylaws by Susan Hatler

Hello? Set in Sacramento? My growing up stomping grounds... How could I not appreciate that? The characters were fun and the dialogue between them was natural and easy. The story moved along quickly and ended all too soon in my opinion. I would sure like to see a longer version of this. (This is a novella, so a very quick read.)  I think the employees being caught in the janitorial closet was very funny and I loved the word of the day idea. So much fun.  Loved the happily ever after ending.

My conservative reader side needs to mention (especially to all my squeeky clean reader friends) that while there was no explicit sex scenes, there was talk of having been there and going there. Buying lingerie, having the wrong kind of underwear on for pre-sex play... Characters in the book have implied sex, not detailed.

Susan Hatler has a fun way of writing that I really enjoyed. My thanks to her for letting me read her book. And my congratulations. :)

You can pick this kindle book up at Amazon for .99 cents!  It was worth a dollar, for sure!

Review: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

The story of Gen begins in a prison where Gen is being held for stealing.  He is not just a thief, but a bragging thief.  Self proclaimed as the best thief, able to steal anything.  The king’s scholar, the magus, needs Gens help as a thief to steal a rumored and hidden treasure of the God’s from another land.  We follow their journey to the hidden temple of the Gods where Gens abilities are put to the test.  The magus has plans, but Gen is a trickster and has a plan of his own. 

I didn't get really into this book until Gen reaches the temple of the Gods and begins his adventure there.  From the beginning I guess I felt a bit indignant on behalf of Gen and the cruel treatment he received.  I mean, I know he was a thief and all, but still.  I did love the ending of this book because it went someplace I wasn’t expecting.  It unfolded into another story.  

I read and reviewed this book for another website before I started blogging.  I've actually read the whole Thief series and loved it.  I recently won this book through a giveaway (thank you, Lindsey @ http://lindsaycummingsblog.blogspot.com/) and had the chance to remember my love.  It's so lovely to own a copy and share it with the people around me.

The moment I really bonded with Gen was when he said this in response to Sophos’s question, “If you could be anywhere you wanted right now, where would it be?”  “In bed.  In a big bed, with a carved footboard, in a warm room with a lot of windows.  And sheets.  And a fireplace, and books.  Lots of books.”  That was the moment that I knew I could love Gen.  

Review: Prom and Prejudice

From  Goodreads:

After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with the prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a scholarship, isn’t interested in designer dresses and expensive shoes, but her best friend, Jane, might be — especially now that Charles Bingley is back from a semester in London.


Lizzie is happy about her friend’s burgeoning romance but less than impressed by Charles’s friend, Will Darcy, who’s snobby and pretentious. Darcy doesn’t seem to like Lizzie either, but she assumes it’s because her family doesn’t have money. Clearly, Will Darcy is a pompous jerk — so why does Lizzie find herself drawn to him anyway?


Will Lizzie’s pride and Will’s prejudice keep them apart? Or are they a prom couple in the making? Whatever the result, Elizabeth Eulberg, author of The Lonely Hearts Club, has concocted a very funny, completely stylish delight for any season — prom or otherwise.

I was a bit hesitant about reading this because I really LOVE the real Pride and Prejudice.  How could you even compare?  And really, you can’t.  But, this was a fun, light read that made me smile.  It’s not deep or thought provoking, and I’m okay with that.  The base characters, their traits and the main idea of “pride and prejudice” are similar in the two books.  This was just fluffier and current.  I really did enjoy reading it.  I liked it heaps better than The Lonely Hearts Club, also by Eulberg.  I appreciated that this book was clean (you know, no swearing or sex).  Oh, and for the record, I loved the ending too.