Archive for May, 2015



Justice Calling (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, #1)Justice Calling by Annie Bellet

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Disclosure and confession: I was given this book for honest review. Sorry it took me SO long to actually read it!

This was a fun story. I love the main character. I love her nerdy game store. I can relate better to her next-door neighbor’s store of antiques, to tell you the truth. I just was born too late to get into gaming. Still my adult children and so many of my younger friends have been those gamers. So I love them dearly!

Annie Bellet wrote such a strong book that I felt like I was there in the scene. I felt I identified with the main character in how she deals with the problems that surround her. I love that inner voice of her thoughts. I laughed out loud at the occasional mental conversations.

Having read all of SM Reine’s shifter/demon/witch stories, I may be over-done on the subject matter. Though I can find no fault in Justice Calling, except that it is too short. Ya know, I think I just talked myself into raising the rating to five stars instead of four. I do like that Jade Crow is different than other shifters. I’m looking forward to reading and getting addicted to Ms. Bellet’s work.

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A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of TearsA Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears by Jules Feiffer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Well, that’s done.

This is a children’s chapter book with a lot of fun illustrations.

BUT… This fairytale should have been given to kids a couple centuries ago. I can’t imagine reading it to my boys back in the 1970’s without surrounding it with a lot of plays of the video or album of Free to be You and Me. It is male heavy with the females in lowly roles of being rescued and put in their places as wives and mothers. So, I wouldn’t have read it to my daughter in the 1980’s. As adults, I might share this with them to giggle at. But that is all.

Though the font was large enough for my eyes, the pages were long and the spaces between lines not as wide as I’d like.

The humor is what saved the book. Even though it was annoying at the first of the book it does settle into something one can handle later.

This is a bookCrossing book BCID 415-5548271. Thank you to my BC friends for letting me keep it so long and letting me read it. Now I will pass it on to others.

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The Tagger Herd: Sadie TaggerThe Tagger Herd: Sadie Tagger by Gini Roberge

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Since my fund are much tighter this month than ever before, I had to quit my Kindle Unlimited subscription. 😦 But I have one more day to read as many as I can before letting the list of books go. So it was that I decided that since the first three books of this series were free and this one was Kindle Unlimited I had better read it today, too. Not sure if I will be able to get to the rest of this series this month as I do have other books on KU to read, also.

I love how the author, Gini Roberge, has been able to keep my interest while zeroing in on individual children of this extended family. The last being one of the oldest of the kids. This one, Sadie, is around ten, as I recall. Still the story doesn’t feel juvenile. Her cousin, Wade, was featured in book two, so we have gotten to know parenting styles and how they all fit as a family and as the Tagger Herd owners.

As I wrote in my last three reviews of this series, I am quite impressed with the lack of sex, violence or profanity in these books while they are intriguing and aimed at any age group who happens upon them. I love the care of the people and the horses that are shown in these books without any preachiness at all. Just people being people, who love animals. I can’t wait to read more of this series!

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The Tagger Herd: Nikki TaggerThe Tagger Herd: Nikki Tagger by Gini Roberge

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have read three of these books in one day. I am still in love with this series! The family drama and the herd of horses draws you in and keeps you intrigued as to what will happen next, and to whom.

This book centers around Nikki. She is one of the older ‘children’ being in her twenties now. She is to meet her birth parents in this book. All this family drama while worrying about the ranch and the horses that are still regaining their strength after nearly dying in book one.

The author keeps the story going yet makes it feel very real. I have been quite impressed with all the books so far. They maintain their integrity while abstaining from sex, violence or even profanity. Yet the story ring true from all ages from third or fourth grade through the century mark and beyond if need be.

I love that these are contemporary implementing cell phones, computers and all our modern utilities making the story even more a part of our lives.

While I picked this up for free a while back it is only $2.99 and you can still get it for free on Kindle Unlimited.

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The Tagger Herd: Wade TaggerThe Tagger Herd: Wade Tagger by Gini S Roberge

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am in love with this series! The herd of horses and humans just won my heart over in the first book. Then in this book nearly ten-year-old Wade will wiggle his way into the top of the herd.

Whereas the first book was dedicated to the whole family and the near nearly dead herd of horses, this book is mainly about young Wade and how he broke his arm and the problems and lies that he is working through.

These books are written for any age without sex or violence or even cussing. I know! How can a book be interesting without a little of that? There is no bad guy or high anxiety moments. Just a kid, his family and the horses. Still, take my word for it. These are all great books for everyone.

By the way, I picked this up for free a while back. It is now $2.99 but is still free with Kindle Unlimited.

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Best Lesbian Erotica 2009Best Lesbian Erotica 2009 by Tristan Taormino

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Don’t let it be said I don’t have an eclectic reading diet. From a family ranch with horses to:

I picked this book up a while back. It was $1.99 and came with Whispersynch. How could I resist? I love good erotica. Especially lesbian erotica. BUT I don’t like BDSM. Sorry. I think it may have a lot to do with being in pain all the time. I don’t feel the slightest bit of turn-on due to pain. In fact, pain begets pain within my body. So, no. Not for me. And that was the majority of this book. As for the lesbian aspect? It felt more like 50 Shades of Grey with strap-ons. If you liked that, you’ll love this. All that pain without the long story to deal with.

Miriam Scott is the reason I gave more than one star. Her voice narrated this whole collection of stories. Very sexy yet sweet voice. A voice that changed with the characters. I think I could listen to Ms. Scott read the dictionary or phone book. Wait, do people know those are real paper books of heft? Well, this old lady remembers those LA/Orange County door stops and the writer’s best friend.

I don’t like anthologies as a general rule. I like stories with depth. I like getting to know the characters and the world. Stories don’t do that for me. So that was another point against this book. BUT in the case of erotica it is best not to have to wait a long time for the good parts. And I didn’t feel the need to read it straight through to find out how it ends. We all know how it ends! 😉 Unfortunately, not all these stories ended in a way I was happy with. To each their own, I guess.

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