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Last Kiss Goodnight (Otherworld Assassins – 1) by Gena Showalther

5 stars

(Excerpt from Goodreads) THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION…

Vika endures the captives’ taunts and loathing, hoping to keep them alive even if she can’t free them. Only, Solo is different—he protects her. But as hostility turns to forbidden romance, his feelings for her will be used against him…and he’ll be put to a killer test.

In this world, alien life forms from all over the universe have come to Earth. Through battles, cities have crumbled and been rebuilt. Aliens have been abused, attacked, and barely been accepted. Over the years, some things have become more accepted but for the most part, humans and aliens don’t interact that much.

Vika has had to endear her father’s wrath for years. It started when he acquired the family circus and had to do whatever it took to make it successful. Vika has no friends except the poor abuse animals which come to a bad end due to her father. She has taken a lot of physical abuse over the years and has lost her hearing because of it. Now she is taking care of the new attractions.

Solo is an alien assassin. With his Dr. E and X guiding him, he does the different assignments given to him from Michael, the man that has help mold Solo and others. Recently, aliens have been disappearing. All that is left is destruction and a symbol meaning revenge. Just as they are getting the assignment, the building is bombed. Solo walks up in a cage in a circus.

Solo is not receptive to being in a cage or young lady that is supposed to take care of him. But if X says she is the girl for him, what can he do except escape and make it so. Vika is trying to find a way to save all of the aliens along with herself, but it’s not going to be easy with her father and his black magic keeping everything running.

I loved this book! It was very easy to get into, I felt so sorry for Vika, and Solo was the typical strong, possessive male without being too overbearing. I also have to say that although many paranormal romances have the whole sex ever couple pages; this is one book where is it very laid back with more story and character development.

This is one book of Gena Showalthers you don’t want to miss. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

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Pink Snowbunnies in Hell Edited by Debora Geary

5 stars

(Excerpt from Goodreads) A sleep-deprived author mixes up her metaphors.

A graphic designer has too much time on his hands.

Twenty writers, fueled by copious amounts of chocolate, dream up quirky, funny, and occasionally creepy stories.

And the Pink Snowbunnies in Hell Flash-Fiction Anthology was born.

These are very short stories, under a thousand words each. Some have actual bunnies. Some take rather offbeat trips through the underworld. And some just have a character that shares the sleep-deprived author’s mixed metaphors.

All proceeds from this anthology are going to local animal shelters. Pink snowbunnies can take care of themselves, but thank you for helping us support those animals who do need a little assistance.

This is a collection of 20 stories from a variety of authors. They all are based around the idea of Pink Snowbunnies in Hell. Each story is just a couple pages long and range from funny to demented.

It is hard reviewing this book without giving too much of the story away simply because by the time you get a short description of the story, you have explained everything. Basically, these are great, short stories that will entertain you. My favorite was the guy dressed up as a pink bunny with a flame thrower. You HAVE to read it to understand.

The best part of this book is that all proceeds from this book are donated to animal shelters. Besides getting their work out to the public, they are also helping the less fortunate. This book is only $.99 and worth every penny. I recommend that you check it out and help the animals yourself. You won’t be sorry.

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My Two Uncles by Jeff Rivera

5 stars

(Excerpt from Goodreads) Having two uncles is so much fun and two uncles are definitely better than one! Together, they’ll teach you all about studying, baking and football. My Two Uncles will take you on a journey of twice the compassion, twice the understanding and twice the love.

Perfect for any family that has two uncles, two daddies, two aunties or two mommies.

Simply put, this is the story of two kids telling about the different things that they do with their two uncles. I really like this book. It is geared toward younger children and goes to show that you can do the same things with your standard aunt and uncle as with two uncles or even two aunts.

I really feel this is a great book to help kids to understand the differences and similarities in any family. I hope more children will read this to help educate them against the prejudices that they are going to be facing in a couple years.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

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Diary of the Displaced – The Journal of James Halldon

By Glynn James

5 stars

(Excerpt from Goodreads) There is a place where nightmares are real. It is a dark and terrifying place, hidden from the world we know by borders that only the most unfortunate of souls will ever cross.

But maybe it won’t…

James Halldon wakes up in a dark junk yard. He can’t remember who he is and doesn’t know where he is at. He slowly starts finding different things in the junk yard and starts exploring his area. He meets a dog like creature that seems to like him and protect him from the zombies that he discovers stumbling around. He then meets a ghost, Rudy, in his dreams and starts out to find his little cabin.

But things are rather strange for James. He has odd flashes of a homeless man from when he was a little boy and he discovers a bus that looks exactly like one he was on as a child. After finding Rudy, James wants to keep exploring to try and find a way out of the dark. But then he meets CutterJack, a demonic creature that is bent on killing James.

I really liked this story. I couldn’t put it down. I liked the idea of it and really enjoyed the ending. I didn’t expect that one. Now I can’t wait to read the next omnibus in the series. I looks like James has escaped one hell for another.

I received this book for free from the Library Thing Early Reviewers program in exchange for an honest review.

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Um…Mommy, I Think I Flushed My Brother Down the Toilet, Again by Jeff Rivera

5 stars

(Excerpt from Goodreads) Welcome to ‘Yuck Kingdom’—AGAIN! Falisha Whiskers has flushed her little brother Jesse down the toilet even after she promised, no matter how annoying he is, to never ever to do it again! Now she has to flush herself down onto the muddy streets made of smelly jelly fellies, even though she’d hoped to never step foot inside that gross place again.

This time Falisha discovers she is on a special mission to rescue Jessie and all the Urpie Burpies from The Toilet Paper King—The Most Evil King in all of Yuck Kingdom—before it’s too late. Will she and a team of Slumpy Bumpies find them and get home before Falisha and Jessie’s daddy comes home or will Jessie have to stay in ‘Yuck Kingdom’ with The Toilet Paper King forever?

We are back with Falisha, after she flushed her brother down the toilet again. Once again she has lost her patience with her little brother calling her Faseesha. Now she has to get him back from the Kingdom of Yuck. But this is not going to be like last time.

When Falisha gets to Yuck Kingdom, she notices that it is even nastier than it was last time. The new king, The Toilet Paper King, has been horrible to the other inhabitants of Yuck Kingdom. Everyone is either too scared to stand up to the King or is locked in the dungeon. Falisha has been told that is where Jesse is so she plans on standing up to the King.

This is such a cute story. As an older sister I can understand how Falisha feels. But I also understand that no matter what Jesse does, she still loves him and will fight for him. I liked the new characters that were introduced too. I think this would be a great story for kids. There is the whole gross factor of being flushed down the toilet and how even if your brother or sister annoy you, you do still love them.

I received this book for free in exchange for and honest review.

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Um…Mommy, I Think I Flushed My Brother Down the Toilet by Jeff Rivera

5 stars

(Excerpt from Amazon) Welcome to ’Yuck Kingdom’! The streets are made of smelly jelly fellies. The trees are all winding, dinding and finding. And the hills are made of slushy gushy mush. It’s the Kingdom of Yuck and the last place that Falisha Whiskers wants to be in. But Falisha needs to find her brother Jesse.

She didn’t mean to flush Jesse down the toilet… not entirely at least! And now, she needs to find him and take him back home before her daddy gets back or they’re both going to be in heaps of trouble! But the Kingdom of Yuck has more twists and turns than a water slide. Will Falisha find her brother in the twisting streets made of smelly jelly fellies? And will she be able to get him back in time, and all bathed and clean, before their mommy tells their daddy that Falisha flushed her little brother down the toilet?

The story starts out with Falisha’s mother looking for her younger brother, Jesse. Falisha admits that she flushed him down the toilet. Her mother demands that she goes and gets him back. We follow Falisha down the drain to Yuck Kingdom where she is almost ran over by gross little creatures. All the while she is thinking about how her little brother is not as bad as she first though.

I really liked this story. It’s a good message to older children that have a hard time accepting their younger siblings. As the older or two children, I can relate to Falisha. There were also some great illustrations to go along with the story.

I think this is a must read for families with more than one child.

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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Song to Wake (Levels – 1) by JD Field

5 stars

(Excerpt from Goodreads) Sixteen-year-old Maddy Bride starts at a new school in the countryside. She knows she’ll have to deal with sports obsessed rich kids, cliques, and pressure. She doesn’t expect myths from the shadowy past to be taking place around her. Not only are the legends unfinished. They’re starting all over again.

Her new classmate, Eddy Moon, is awkward, and shy, and has lived a life of hardship and loneliness. As his strength and sense of purpose become more and more striking, Maddy comes to believe that he may have a place in the stories. At the same time she realises that the place she wants is by his side.

Closeness to Eddy brings Maddy another shocking realisation. Not only is he a mythic hero returned to life in the countryside, but maybe she too has a place in the legends. Torn between normality and her attraction to the magnificent Eddy Moon, Maddy has to decide who she is, who she is going to be, and whether stories must end the same way twice.

Maddy has just moved from the city to her grandmother’s home. After her grandmother passed away, it has become Maddy and her mother’s responsibility to take care of the bees. Maddy is enrolled into a private school and feels out of place with her poorer appearance compared to the other students. But as she starts fitting in, she realizes there is more than meets the eye to the school.

Fellow student Eddy Moon is the adopted child to one of the Four Horsemen, four rich guys that seem to monopolize everything. Eddy gets the short end of the deal and works more as a servant than an accepted brother. But there is something special about Eddy. Maddy is drawn to him even though Eddy tries to stay away from her.

But Maddy is about to get more adventure than she wanted when she learns about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This is not merely a story, this is happening right now and both Eddy and her have a key roll to play.

I really liked this story. I admit that I’m not big on the King Arthur story so I went into this relatively blind. But I am not interested in reading about King Arthur. I liked how Maddy believed in Eddy even though no one else did.

I admit that I was a bit irritated by Maddy with how fast she could accept Eddy’s past but just couldn’t accept he role in the story. Beyond that, I think this is a great story. I can’t wait to read the next books in this series.

This is a great young adult novel that I think anyone would like. If you like King Arthur you will like this more.

I received this book for free and offered to review it for the author.

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