11/22/63

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So I am back! I have taken a little hiatus from reading these last few months. It was not on purpose, it was just that I have started so many different books without the motivation to finish them. But that is over and I am back stronger than ever!!! So the next book I will review is Stephen King! I mean you cannot go wrong with him!

Time Travel! Yes, that's right time travel! Very intriguing fiction revolving around the time period of the assassination of JFK. The protagonist is a high school history teacher who gets the chance to experience a bit of history himself and the decision placed before him on whether or not he should or even could change this catastrophic event in America's history!
I have never actually studied this part in history, so the only things that I knew where the things of common knowledge. I enjoyed experiencing this roller coaster of a ride and couldn't stop until the plot had played out. There is a little bit of everything jammed into this book, romance, history, magic, heroism, morals, villains, you name it. Also, the end seems a little obvious, but NO! It will surprise you! I DID NOT see that one coming!!
Plus, now there is a Hulu Original Series about this book starring James Franco! So, if your into TV adaptations you have got to give this one a try!

A Proper Romance

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Edenbrooke - Julianne Donaldson

Beautiful! 
I couldn't put this book down. I had a friend recommend it to me and I read it in one day. I had friends of mine want to hang out the night I was reading it and so I brought the book with me and read whenever I could. It is short, sweet, light and fluffy.
It is a favorite that I go back and reread every so often that I practically have it memorized. It is a good choice if you are looking for something to give you the butterflies when looking for a innocent romance. 

Throne Of Glass Series - Sarah J Maas

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I am totally in love with this series. It has quickly become a new all time favorite! Sometimes when I read different books, I think to myself the story was good, could've been amazing but the author didn't write it well or sometimes I read books that the author was good but the story wasn't there. To put simply, add a unique fantasy world, classy characters, a thriving plot with an amazing author who knows exactly how to mix them all together to give you a trill of a ride.It feels like having the best of both worlds. 

The first book, Throne of Glass, was a great novel both by itself and also as start of the whole series. It introduces the world with magic and the characters are given life beautifully. The characters are portrayed with both history and potential giving you an excitement for the story to unravel.  I couldn't put it down and that was before the plot thickened! The main protagonist, Celaena Sardothien, is both the villain and hero to her own story making it possible for us the readers to relate to her and idealize her equally. 

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The Assassin's blade is a compilation of short stories of Celaena's past,which can be read at any time during the series. Sometimes i struggle with reading short story books that don't relate to the overarching plot but this one is a jewel. It is a great book that allows you to see into the character of Celaena and it solidifies her characters throughout the other books. I suggest that it should be read before reading Empire of Storms because there are a lot of references that would otherwise be missed. 
Empire of Storms is the last one to have come out but it is not the conclusion. I was trying to predict the ending to no avail.  Let me just tell you, I was blow away at the ending, it left me heartbroken and awed at the same time. I don't think there has been any other series that has left me with so many mixed emotions.
A little warning, in the last book there is a scene of sexual intimacy that leaves me unconformable to recommend this book to youngsters or pure of heart. If needed, it can be skipped, I find it easier to skip over these kind of scenes in book than in movies. I do it often. The event itself does play an important part in the telling of the rest of the story so keep that in mind.
I hope all can come to love these characters and this world as I do!
Leave a comment below if you love this series as much as I do.

TRUTHWITCH - Susan Dennard

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This is our book-club book for the month of October.We try to switch up the genres to give us a better variety. We went with fantasy, which is the genre I prefer and always seem to fall back on. In fantasy, there are so many fun ways to explore the imagination giving us new scenarios that have never before been discovered.
Truthwitch is the first book in the Witchlands Series.

When starting this book, it is a little confusing because there is no introduction or explanation about this new world of fantasy world. The reader is forced to put the picture together from the clues given, making you confused for the first couple chapters before the pieces start to fall into place, after that the story starts to flow and the world solidifies. The characters are strong and robust with strengths and weaknesses open to development.
The story is fun and unpredictable. Dennard does a great job at surprising you with the little happenings between the characters thereby distracting you to the shifts in plot leaving you pleasantly satisfied. 
There is a lively romance that doesn't overpower the plot which gives us a refreshing insight to the characters as well. 
After completing the book, we are left with unanswered questions about the details of the world which ruffles the feathers a bit. Knowing this is the first book of many more to come, I am filled with anticipation knowing that Dennard will reveal mysteries later weaving the books together beautifully. All good series must have a strong anchor as the first book in order for the sequels to add depth and complexity to the series as a whole. I have a feeling that the sequels will surpass this debut and as the readers we will want to reread Truthwitch again to see where it all started.
Next month's Book for the book-club is The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Feel free to read as with us and give your own comments! 

A Daring Sacrifice - Jody Hedlund

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If you need something short to read but is also satisfying try out this short sweet book of 200 pages. I read it in 2 hours. It is no same feat to tell a story from start to finish enveloping the reader into its world, dazzling them with tales of heroism and bravery and then spits them out again filling them with satisfaction. It was bittersweet to have ended so soon for I wanted more. It is a happily ever after romance and as a girl I can never get too many of those when told well. There is a inherent beauty to fairy tales which is one reason why they timeless and this book seems to fit right there along with them.