I can’t believe another week is over. It seems like it was just January and we are almost back to winter. Not to mention that college football is here. One of my teams played last night and the other one plays tomorrow afternoon so that always makes for a great weekend.
Those are all the post from this week and next week’s is looking like it will be pretty much the same thing just different books. I hope you all have had a great week and I hope to see you back here next week!
Purified by Elizabeth S. Sullivan was a great book and reminded me that this is my favorite genre of books to read. From the minute I started reading this book I didn’t want to put it down. I had to keep reading because I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading. I love books like this because I want to keep reading even if my head is hurting. I get through this books so quick because of the fact that I have been known to stay up all night because I can’t put the book down and stop reading it. If you love thriller books I would recommend this book to you for sure because it won’t let down.
About The Book
Thriller / Noir
Date Published: November 27, 2014
Published By: Short on Time Books
When a mutilated body of an African American girl is found in a park sandbox, the media shows no interest. Instead, their attention is riveted on the disappearance of Olivia Safra, a college student and only child of the powerful and dangerous Richard Safra. Suspended ADA, Beck Oldman, demoted to a rookie PI is assigned her first cases to find a missing teenager and Olivia Safra.
Leads connect the murders to the Safra case. The investigation into her client’s private life reveals a dark side in the relationship between a father and daughter and exacts his wrath against Beck. More girls are found murdered, putting Beck in a race to stop a serial killer and stop her own client from destroying her.
PURIFIED is a thrilling story that explores many dark subjects, including what it does to those who have to live in the world of killers in order to stop them.
About The Author
Elizabeth S. Sullivan was born in Chicago and grew up in the LA area. Impassioned by social justice issues, inspired by her parents, she pursued teaching and earned a law degree. She has written five screenplays, one short. Her screenplays have placed or won such as: Nicholl, Austin, Page, and American Zoetrope. These recognitions garnered her a manager, Alexia Melocchi, Little Studio Films. Her first novel, PURIFIED, portrays a strong female protagonist in the genre of a noir thriller. Sullivan explores issues of race, gender, privacy in the cyber age. She has written several blogs on of women in fiction featured on Venture Galleries. She is busy working on the sequel to PURIFIED and a new screenplay.
Never Said by Carol Lynch Williams was a very interesting book. I really enjoyed this book and it was a super quick read because it is a YA fiction. This was a great break from the books I have read. I loved that the author didn’t shy away from topics that kids really have to deal with in today’s society. I love when authors take on hard to talk about subjects because it opens the door for people to talk about them. I loved seeing how Sarah & Annie interacted and how much they changed from the start of the book right up until the end of the book. I felt like I could relate to Sarah the most because we have very similar personalities. If you love YA fiction or you have a teenager in your life you need to read this book.
About The Book
From bestselling author Carol Lynch Williams (The Chosen One), a contemporary YA novel about a family that has been caught up in what doesn’t matter and how two sisters realize that their relationship—no matter how different the two of them are—is most important.
In this contemporary YA novel by bestselling author Carol Lynch Williams (The Chosen One), fifteen-year-old fraternal twins Annie and Sarah are sisters, but that is where their interaction ends. Then Annie begins to withdraw from the family, forcing Sarah to investigate why-and the secret she uncovers changes their relationship forever.
Never Said explores not only the effects of abuse but also our world’s reliance on self, beauty, and other people’s perceptions. With themes of forgiveness, love, sacrifice, and hope woven throughout the story, teens and other fans of young adult fiction will be drawn to this story of two sisters who must find a way to come together and find the healing they both need.
About The Author
About the Author: Carol Lynch Williams, a two-time winner of the Utah Original Writing Competition, is the author of several books for children, including two novels about the Orton family of New Smyrna, Florida: Kelly and Me and Adeline Street. A starred School Library Journal review of The True Colors of Caitlynne Jacksonpraises Williams as she “again demonstrates her facility at mood and character development… Truer colors are hard to come by.”
Her most recent novel, If I Forget, You Remember, is a moving intergenerational story that stresses the bonds that hold families together through difficult times–a help since over 19 million Americans have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease.
When Girlfriends Find Love by Savannah Page was a good book to read. I have come to realize that chick-lit books are my guilty pleasure genre I love that this author kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next even when you aren’t a huge fan of the genre of the book. I really did like the characters and the plot of this book. The author did a great job of grabbing & holding my attention throughout this book. There were a few slow spots but not so slow that I wanted to stop reading. If you love romance novels than I know this is a book you need to add to your to be read list.
About The Book
Sophie Wharton is in control. Whether life is going according to plan or throwing her for a loop, Sophie is determined to remain calm and in charge. It’s no wonder she’s the successful owner of one of Seattle’s most charming cafés, The Cup and the Cake. Her lemon meringue cupcakes, petite French treats, and cappuccinos always leave customers coming back for more. Naturally, her camaraderie of college girlfriends are still thick as thieves a decade later. And it should come as no surprise that she has her own cozy apartment in the hip part of town and grand goals for her future.
Of course Sophie has had her share of rough times, and recently some unexpected surprises have emerged. Her best friend Claire has moved across the state, the demands of her café are mounting, and some major changes among her circle of friends are shaking things up. But it’s nothing Sophie can’t handle.
When it comes to her love life, however, Single Sophie’s at a loss. She approaches it the way she does nearly everything in life–by trying to call all the shots. But love doesn’t work that way, and as Sophie examines her past relationships–thinking back on romantic trysts in Paris; college mistakes; the relationship responsible for the Year of Heartbreak–she must come to accept that love is an unpredictable, untamable, and often unexpected force.
This is the witty and heartwarming conclusion of the When Girlfriends collection, a novel about examining the past, moving forward, and following your heart. It’s a story about friendship, relationships, acceptance, and learning to love again. About what happens when girlfriends find love.
About The Author
Savannah Page is the author of the seven-novel When Girlfriends collection, heartfelt women’s fiction that celebrates friendship, love, and life sprinkled with drama and humor. When she isn’t writing, Savannah enjoys a good book with a latte and jazz tunes, Pilates, and exploring her home of Berlin as an American expat.
I loved this quote because it is something that I think kids today need to hear and live by. You see so many people trying to be someone else instead of just being who they are and not trying to be something they aren’t supposed to be. What do you think of this weeks quote by Ingrid Bergman? What quotes are you now loving ?
It is time for another weekly wrap-up. I can’t believe that the year is almost half over and it is getting closer to the time when it will snow but college football starts next week so that is always a great thing for me.
Next week I have have three book reviews that will go live along with a quote on Monday so be on the lookout for those posts. Also if there is anything you would like to see here on the blog please let me know. I am always on the lookout for new things to put here.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and has a great coming week.
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