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Check out our 
review of this AMAZING YA Fantasy Novel about Dragons, humans, and half dragons?

Yeah. It's that cool.


Lulu in the Sky by Loung Ung, a memoir

http://beckvalleybooks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/book-review-twice-upo...

Book Review - Twice Upon A Prequel and three short stories by Derald Hamilton

Book Review
Twice Upon A Prequel & Three Short Stories
by Derald Hamilton
 
Our Book Review

The stories in the book are based around the church and the army and the situations and teachings, that the author portrays, are first class.


This was one book that I had to put off reading because after reading The Call, I wanted to save it and cherish it for when I was feeling low, as the authors writes with a humorous hand and passes on the 'feel good factor' to the reader.


The stories and characters represented and the lives and tribulations they face can be attributed to everyone's daily activities. The emotions portrayed are humane and delicate but are dealt in a very light hearted manner.

The authors style of writing is quite unique and as there is a sense of seriousness to the stories, he seems to have an uplifting effect on the reader.

I am really looking forward to any further publications from the author and I must strongly recommend that anyone who love to read gives him a try.

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Book Review: Timepiece (Hourglass, #2) by Myra McEntire

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Check out the new review of The Jelly That Wouldn't Wobble by Angela Mitchell.  Children will be entertained by this unique, quirky story with wonderfully silly illustrations. Stop by and find out more on Fairday’s Blog.

 
 
A beautiful heartfelt book describing a little girls life as she grows up under the dominance of a mother who lived in a bubble of how her life and that of her perfect daughters life would be. Starting from fear of loosing her child, her mother protected Irene to the highest degree, constantly being with her, implanting her thoughts and beliefs and even speaking for her, making her believe that she was not to speak her mind at all.  Irene was left to feel worthless and that people were not interested in her input in life at all.

A little girl petrified that God would punish her for not sticking to his ten rules, learning from her parents that when he was angry he could create plagues or even kill people.  A little girl who sat and watched as her parents themselves went against these rules, confused and fearful.  A little girl who was being abused by her cousins and was led to believe that this was her own doing and nothing else.  A little girl who had no need for education as she WOULD live locally and WOULD be a farmers wife. 

Then she met her saviour in friend Margie, who made her feel valued and a real person.  She began to open up and challenge her mother but she was going against her perfect girl mother and when she tried to run away it was the final straw and brought out a violent side of her mother that she would never forget. In time she escapes by getting a job away from their small hamlet, but doe she really escape?

Left with a lifetime of mental as well as physical abuse, Irene follows her friends hype and enrols into the Avalon Center for a 28 day course on overcoming addictions.  Extremely skeptical and believing it all to be a waste of time, she carries on believing at least it would help her when working with her therapy clients, hearing that addiction is only a symptom of the real underlying pain.  Until one day close to the end of the course she finally gets it, a light bulb moment which positively changed Irene's life forever.

Although covering sad points in Irene's life I found myself fascinated reading about her day to day family life and the area around them.  The author has written with a truly open and honest hand, even with a little humor at times.  Very easy to read,  you can feel the desperate emotion and pain felt at the time by the author and you may also find some possible answers to life's problems yourself. 

I must admit when reading I love books with short chapters, the only problem with The Sitting Swing was that I kept saying to myself just one more, then another and another, it was very hard to actually put the book down. An inspiring memoir that will empower you to look within yourself with understanding and spirituality.  Extremely recommended reading.

Review of Maze of Bones. This is the first book in the 39 Clues series.

http://fromthebootheelcottonpatch.blogspot.com/2012/05/maze-of-bone...

NOW at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers...
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Escape? Not likely...ESCAPE FROM FURNACE, Book 1: LOCKDOWN by Alexander Gordon Smith
REVIEW: http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/2012/05/escape-not-likely.html

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Freedom? You wish! Taking on book 2 of the YA lit series ESCAPE FROM FURNACE...SOLITARY by Alexander Gordon Smith
REVIEW: http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/2012/05/freedom-you-wish.html

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Happy reading! ^_^

My newest review for Roll Call by Judy'sjumbles http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2012/05/glenn-langohr-book-lis...

For a list of my crime thrillers on Amazon go here-

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Check out our new review for the MG fantasy book The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan on Fairday’s Blog!  If you like mythology- get prepared for it to come alive for you as you read this exciting adventure.

TODAY at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers...
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Death? That would be TOO easy...ESCAPE FROM FURNACE, bk 3: DEATH SENTENCE by Alexandar Gordon Smith - The week long celebration continues with another tantalizing Young Adult review...
http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/2012/05/death-that-would-be-t...

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Book Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

5 STARS

http://www.bookenslaved.com

 

 

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