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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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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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The Tagger HerdThe Tagger Herd by Gini Roberge

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a jewel of a book! This was free when I picked it up. It is still free on Kindle Unlimited. Even at full price it is only $2.99. I think it is well worth that and then some.

This wasn’t an action/adventure kind of book. It is family centric and thereby the love of horses that the family holds dear. Get out the kleenex as there are a couple situations that will cause wetness on the cheeks, but the love of the horses and family make this story move. As it was, I couldn’t stop reading. I needed to know what would happen to these horses and this family.

The story takes place in contemporary times with computers, cell phones, and facebook. That makes it even more relatable. Even for those of us who don’t own ranches.

I finished this book too late at night to start the next book. But as of this morning I have already read nearly halfway through. I love this family. I love the horses and the horse rescues that are brought into the story.

Do you love horses? Do you love people who want to care for or rescue horses? This book/series is for you!

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Deidre The Cat Lady SleuthDeidre The Cat Lady Sleuth by Nancy C. Davis

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well. That was fast! I don’t much like short stories. But since this didn’t end on a cliffhanger and I know there are more stories in this series, I’ll not complain.

Things I liked: The main character isn’t a pretty young thing. She’s only a couple years younger than me. She is well developed for such a short tale. Next… there are two cats that seem to help out quite a lot. THEN… it takes place in a library where the main character works. What could I not like. Oh, yeah. It was short.

Oh. I forgot to mention that this one is free on Kindle Unlimited. There is text-to-speech but no loanability. I guess that is because of the inexpensive price ($.99) if not using KU.

So if you need a quick read. This is it!

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Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” by Lena Dunham

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

First may I say: I am not the target audience. AND I don’t want to judge another person’s journey.

Second: Sometimes a person with ADD can follow another’s train of thought better than others. Lean Dunham’s train never got near my tracks!

Needless to say, I am glad I borrowed it from the library rather than buy it. But there are those out there who will love it so I don’t want to discourage anyone from trying it out for themselves.

It is nice to see a younger ‘sister’ learning and leaning in toward her feminist life. Sorry for the troubles she has had along the way. I wish Lean the best in her continued careers.

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The Skies of Pern (Pern, #16)The Skies of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I SO wanted to give this book five stars. Five stars because I miss Anne McCaffrey and she showed a different way to depict women in science fiction. Five Stars because I got to go back to Pern and enjoy the dragons and dolphins. But I just couldn’t.

Had I read this a long while ago when my eyes were still good, I might have given a higher rating. I wouldn’t have had to listen to the narrator, Dick Hill’s version of the story. Ugh! He makes all the women sound like weak whiners. Even Lessa, who is supposed to be a strong leader, Mr. Hill diminishes with his vocal characterization. But there was no text-to-speech so I was stuck with his voice. And there is no loanability for these books. What the Heck! Poor people want to read, too!

But maybe Dick was only working with what was there? Did our dear Ms. McCaffrey write the book with the male heaviness I felt? I just wasn’t happy with how it progressed. It took me much longer to read, just because it didn’t pull at me like, say, her Harper Hall books did. Okay. I did read most of this series about twenty-four years ago. Whew! That is a long time ago!

It was only near the end of reading this book that I realized that this was the last solo book of the series. I will now have to look up the continuation written with her son, Todd or those he wrote alone. I have a few sitting here, but I will have to find the Kindle versions and Audibles to get by.

SO as much as I miss our dear Anne McCaffrey and her love and talent, I have to stay truthful. This just wasn’t my favorite Pern.

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TimecasterTimecaster by Jack Kilborn

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh. My. Goodness! Whew! That was a ride! Any of you old enough to remember E-tickets? Yeah, that kind of ride. So much fun, yet keeping you on the edge of your seat the whole time.

Was it the fantastic narration of Patrick Lawlor or did the author, Jack Kilborn just have that many funny bones in him? Whichever, or the combination, I had so many laugh out loud moments while reading that I am glad I was at home. I can imagine others in a library, looking at me like I was crazy. As it was I had to not let my husband know the joke as he plans to read this next.

The setting is in the far future and the main character, Talon Avalon, on of the last peace officers, one of the few that can operate the time machine to help solve crimes, is running for his life. Someone has stolen his identity, or so it seems. Now he is wanted for murder among other crimes.

This book takes place over two days. Our hero goes through everything, it seems. The orgy where he is an unwilling participant is the funniest. Don’t ask how that happens. You have to start at the beginning.

I do need to warn you that as I mentioned above, there are a couple sex scenes and much adult humor and language. But if you are mature enough (or have been raised with brothers and raised sons) none of it will shock you and may actually tickle your own funny bones.

Hurray for Kindle Unlimited with Whispersynch. That’s how I found this book. And now I am off to book two: Timecaster: Supersymmestry.

Here’s to your own enjoyment reading these!

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