Haunting the Deep by Adriana Mather
A sequel to a book I enjoyed immensely. This one has us once again with Samantha Mather and her new friends, the Descendants, in Salem. Everyone is getting ready for a Titanic-themed spring dance. People know Samantha can see spirits, but now the spirits she's coming in contact with are from that fateful voyage. Items that have spells cast upon them have been sent to Samantha, causing her to have these weird nondreams on the ship. To top it all off, Jaxon is acting weird.
It's clear that there is magic afoot, but Samantha and the Descendants are at a loss as to who is responsible for it.
I'm sorry I didn't say more, but I really don't want to give it all away. This was an intriguing novel. I hope there will be more to follow. It's safe to say that Adriana Mather is a new favorite.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Handbook For High School
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar
Scott is a freshman in high school. He has an older brother who didn't finish, but was popular with the ladies, and just found out his mom is pregnant. Scott is not as cool as he would like, and although he was excited about starting high school, it's not turning out the way he wanted.
On the first day, a girl he's known since kindergarten is now somehow super-hot, and he's stuck with the kid who won't shut up. All his friends are in regular classes, but Scott is in honors classes, so he's not in class with any of his friends.
In an effort to get close to the hot girl, he signs up to write for the newspaper and gets stuck covering sports. He runs for student council and makes is, but she doesn't. He tries out for the school play and makes it as a stage hand, but she doesn't make it at all. Not to mention she's dating the biggest douche in the school.
So Scott chronicles his high school life, complete with advice, for the new sibling he is about to have. He talks about his triumphs as well as the moments where he doesn't feel successful at all.
There were so many layers to this that it's hard to cover them all, but I highly recommend this one.
Scott is a freshman in high school. He has an older brother who didn't finish, but was popular with the ladies, and just found out his mom is pregnant. Scott is not as cool as he would like, and although he was excited about starting high school, it's not turning out the way he wanted.
On the first day, a girl he's known since kindergarten is now somehow super-hot, and he's stuck with the kid who won't shut up. All his friends are in regular classes, but Scott is in honors classes, so he's not in class with any of his friends.
In an effort to get close to the hot girl, he signs up to write for the newspaper and gets stuck covering sports. He runs for student council and makes is, but she doesn't. He tries out for the school play and makes it as a stage hand, but she doesn't make it at all. Not to mention she's dating the biggest douche in the school.
So Scott chronicles his high school life, complete with advice, for the new sibling he is about to have. He talks about his triumphs as well as the moments where he doesn't feel successful at all.
There were so many layers to this that it's hard to cover them all, but I highly recommend this one.
Friday, November 24, 2017
I Would Be Crazy To Finish This
Asylum 54.0 by Nadege Richards
I didn't finish this one. I couldn't. No matter how much time and effort I put into it, I never made a connection. I got halfway through before I quit. Not sure how I feel about this because I usually make myself finish, even if I hate a book. One thing I learned in librarian school is that it's ok to quit a book if you don't like it, so I exercised that right.
In case you're interested though.....
This is dystopian. It's about a girl named Mathai, but she doesn't know she's Mathai until a ways into the book. She was picked up and brought to this place where she has to learn everything about herself. Apparently, she escapes a lot and, therefore, goes through this a lot.
Before I quit reading, she had escaped again with the idea that she was going to bring down the status quo and find out the truth about herself. Sorry I can't be more specific about this. If you're into dystopian, there are better ones to choose than this. I wouldn't even own this if it hadn't been stuck in my Superhero vs. Villains Lit-Cube.
I didn't finish this one. I couldn't. No matter how much time and effort I put into it, I never made a connection. I got halfway through before I quit. Not sure how I feel about this because I usually make myself finish, even if I hate a book. One thing I learned in librarian school is that it's ok to quit a book if you don't like it, so I exercised that right.
In case you're interested though.....
This is dystopian. It's about a girl named Mathai, but she doesn't know she's Mathai until a ways into the book. She was picked up and brought to this place where she has to learn everything about herself. Apparently, she escapes a lot and, therefore, goes through this a lot.
Before I quit reading, she had escaped again with the idea that she was going to bring down the status quo and find out the truth about herself. Sorry I can't be more specific about this. If you're into dystopian, there are better ones to choose than this. I wouldn't even own this if it hadn't been stuck in my Superhero vs. Villains Lit-Cube.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Third in a Spiritual Series
Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray
As previously mentioned, this is the third in the series, and the fourth (last) book will be out sometime next year. Ms. Bray can definitely tell a story, and make you love her characters.
Evie and the other diviners have come together in an effort to defeat the King of Crows, and he is definitely not making things easy for them. He's recruited Jake Marlowe, master scientist and former paranormalist, to help him. It also doesn't help that the men in the dark suits are after the diviners either. All of this while trying to figure out what was going on with Project Buffalo.
Then there's Mabel, who is not a diviner at all, but has a need to find herself without her friends. She gets caught up with the Secret Seven, and it changes her whole life. Literally.
Ghosts are turning up everywhere, and it is up to the diviners to figure out what they want and destroy them. They are minions for the King of Crows, so that doesn't help matters.
It will be interesting to see if the diviners will be able to defeat the King of Crows, particularly since they need to all be together to be effective. I look forward to seeing how this all ends up in the last book in the series.
As previously mentioned, this is the third in the series, and the fourth (last) book will be out sometime next year. Ms. Bray can definitely tell a story, and make you love her characters.
Evie and the other diviners have come together in an effort to defeat the King of Crows, and he is definitely not making things easy for them. He's recruited Jake Marlowe, master scientist and former paranormalist, to help him. It also doesn't help that the men in the dark suits are after the diviners either. All of this while trying to figure out what was going on with Project Buffalo.
Then there's Mabel, who is not a diviner at all, but has a need to find herself without her friends. She gets caught up with the Secret Seven, and it changes her whole life. Literally.
Ghosts are turning up everywhere, and it is up to the diviners to figure out what they want and destroy them. They are minions for the King of Crows, so that doesn't help matters.
It will be interesting to see if the diviners will be able to defeat the King of Crows, particularly since they need to all be together to be effective. I look forward to seeing how this all ends up in the last book in the series.
Sunday, November 12, 2017
It's Poetry, But I Liked It
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
It's a little more than 200 pages long, but can be knocked out in under an hour. This is decidedly feminine poetry. Broken into four parts, it speaks of hurting, loving, breaking, and healing. It's a little graphic at times, which made me question allowing my teenaged daughter read it (she's the one who wanted the book, so how could I say no?), but I am glad both of us did. For my daughter, I hope that she sees that she shouldn't give up herself in a relationship, and that whenever she's hurt, she'll heal.
For me, it hit some nerves from the past, and although they still hurt, it showed me I wasn't alone. My favorite section was probably the last one, the one about healing. I feel like this can fit so many places in life.
I am honestly surprised that I loved this so much, and I can't wait to read her next book, which we also purchased last week.
It's a little more than 200 pages long, but can be knocked out in under an hour. This is decidedly feminine poetry. Broken into four parts, it speaks of hurting, loving, breaking, and healing. It's a little graphic at times, which made me question allowing my teenaged daughter read it (she's the one who wanted the book, so how could I say no?), but I am glad both of us did. For my daughter, I hope that she sees that she shouldn't give up herself in a relationship, and that whenever she's hurt, she'll heal.
For me, it hit some nerves from the past, and although they still hurt, it showed me I wasn't alone. My favorite section was probably the last one, the one about healing. I feel like this can fit so many places in life.
I am honestly surprised that I loved this so much, and I can't wait to read her next book, which we also purchased last week.
My First Experience With Poirot
Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
I am not sure how I have made it this far in my life as an avid reader and librarian wannabe without having read any works of Agatha Christie, but this was my first one. My son, who is a manager at a well-known movie theater in the area, told me I have to see this movie, BUT I was not allowed to see the movie until I read the book. That was always the rule when he was growing up, so I guess it was ok that he inflicted the same on me--haha. So, while at a wedding reception, I downloaded the book from Amazon, and got started the next day. Let's just say, this won't be the only Agatha Christie book I read!
As indicated in the name of this post, this is a book featuring Hercule Poirot, a famous detective. He is on his way to Britain when his train is held up due to snow. While the train is immobile, a man is killed. Poirot must figure out who committed the crime. There are thirteen possibilities, and he, of course, figures it out in the end.
It was interesting to see how Poirot went about things, and the way his mind worked, even though this was told in third person. All of the suspects had interesting stories, and I was wholly unprepared for the ending. I can't wait to read more.
I am not sure how I have made it this far in my life as an avid reader and librarian wannabe without having read any works of Agatha Christie, but this was my first one. My son, who is a manager at a well-known movie theater in the area, told me I have to see this movie, BUT I was not allowed to see the movie until I read the book. That was always the rule when he was growing up, so I guess it was ok that he inflicted the same on me--haha. So, while at a wedding reception, I downloaded the book from Amazon, and got started the next day. Let's just say, this won't be the only Agatha Christie book I read!
As indicated in the name of this post, this is a book featuring Hercule Poirot, a famous detective. He is on his way to Britain when his train is held up due to snow. While the train is immobile, a man is killed. Poirot must figure out who committed the crime. There are thirteen possibilities, and he, of course, figures it out in the end.
It was interesting to see how Poirot went about things, and the way his mind worked, even though this was told in third person. All of the suspects had interesting stories, and I was wholly unprepared for the ending. I can't wait to read more.
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