Review: Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story by Stephen King
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lisey's Story by Stephen King is a story about Lisey and the love she has for her husband.

I adore King's work, and this book was no exception. To me, this is a love story only the way King can do it, and of course there is imagination running amok. All I can say is that I loved it, but I'm bias when it comes to King which is why I usually don't review his books. But I figured I'd write a few words about it since it's included in my book challenge.

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Review: The Natural Order

The Natural Order by R.J. Vickers
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

I had to put this book in my DNF pile. This story started strong, but ended up losing my interest very quickly. Maybe I'll try this book again down the road.

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Review: Chased by Fire

Chased by Fire by D.K. Holmberg
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Chased by Fire by D.K. Holmberg is the first book in The Cloud Warrior Saga. When Tan meets a stranger on the road, his mother sends Tan on a mission to assist the stranger in finding an artifact.

There is a lot of potential with this story. There is magic, creatures, fighting, and romance. The creatures and characters are vivid, but the descriptions involving certain aspects of the magic are rather detailed causing the story to be slow paced for most of the book. I feel this story is for middle grade children and adults alike. Overall, I'm curious to see where the story takes Tan.

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Review: A Tale of Two Kitties

A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly is the ninth book in the A Magical Cats Mystery series. When Kathleen finds Mia's grandfather dead, she and her magical cats, Owen and Hercules, have to find out who the killer is before Simon, her good friend and father to Mia, is arrested for the crime.

I had a hard time getting through this book. It was very slow paced, and the writing was choppy. There was far too much description. How someone holds their arms, or tilts their head does not add any value or depth to the story. It became very mundane. The story was very predictable from the start.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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My Reading Problem #1

I received A Tale of Two Kitties from NetGalley in exchange 

for an honest review, but the problem I'm having is getting 

through the book.

I'm wondering if I should struggle through this book or 

start another one. What do you guys do when in this 

predicament? I'd love to hear what you think.

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Review: Forge: Dawn of Trials

Forge: Dawn of Trials by C S Cobb
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Forge: Dawn of Trials by C S Cobb is a coming of age story of Forge and his rite of passage ritual in the Cave of Trials.

This story has potential, but the execution left a lot to be desired. I felt as though the author was writing to middle grade children for several chapters, then suddenly writing to very young children, then back to middle grade kids. The tone of the writing was very inconsistent. The characters could have been better fleshed out. There were several grammatical errors, which interfered with my reading flow. There is a bit of a cliff-hanger, which wasn't too bad since the author gave clues that there would be such an ending. Overall, I feel this book is geared towards children 9-12.

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Review: CREEPZ

CREEPZ by Ruth Bainbridge
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

CREEPZ by Ruth Bainbridge is a story of sex trafficking, and murders happening all over New York.

I felt a lot of the sex scenes in this book were for shock value more than anything. The characters are one dimensional, and the huge cliff-hanger was a big let down.



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Review: A Coronation of Kings

A Coronation of Kings by Samuel Stokes
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A Coronation of Kings by Samuel Stokes is the first installment of the Chronicles of Meldinar. Tristan is son and heir to Marcus, Lord of the Listarii. Never knowing his mother, Tristan was raised by his father. After losing everything he loved, Tristan vows revenge on those who destroyed his world.

This book has so much potential; it has all the elements for an excellent epic fantasy, but the execution and the lack of editing had me pulling my hair out! It is truly a shame. Hopefully the next installment will be better executed, and better edited. Also, the characters could use a bit more fleshing out. I'm willing to give the next installment a try because of Stokes' potential.

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Review: Betwixters: Once Upon a Time

Betwixters: Once Upon a Time by Laura C. Cantu
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Betwixters by Laura C. Cantu is the first book in the new Betwixters series. We follow three friends, Noah, Ethan, and Skye, on a fantastical journey where they face creatures of the dark while trying to help a new fairy friend.

This is a well written story about friendship, and what it means to truly be a friend. The three friends work together to solve a problem, and they never give up. This is such a delightful story. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Review: Redwall

Redwall by Brian Jacques
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Redwall by Brian Jacques is the first installment of the series Redwall. Redwall Abbey is home to peaceful mice, and other woodland creatures. When their abbey is threatened by Cluny the Scourge, the peaceful residents of Redwall Abbey have to defend, and fight for what they hold dear.

I absolutely adored this story! The creatures came to life on the pages, and the world building is quite beautiful. This story grabbed me, and wouldn't let go. There were moments when I laughed out loud, and there were moments when my heart was broken. There were a few grammatical errors, but did not hinder my flow of reading at all. This is a wonderful middle grade fantasy story; I highly recommend it.

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Review: 2084

2084 by Mason Engel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

2084 by Mason Engel is a futuristic novel where the populous wears "lenses" instead of using computers.

The main character, Vincent, has other ideas about what the "lenses" are for.

When I read the Goodreads blurb, I thought this was going to be an intriguing story. The concept is intriguing, but the execution fell flat. This book starts off strong, but towards the middle, I feel, the author was in too big of a hurry to get to the climax of the story. The writing wasn't as engaging, and there were more grammatical errors that threw me off my reading flow.

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 My Wild Goose Chase Reading Challenge Update

Hosted by The Bookshelf Garlgoyle

  I finished the Wild Goose Chase Challenge and wanted 

to give an update of my progress. I'm finished! 

  For the first category: Wildness, I chose 

Through the Wildwood by M.R. Mathias

You can read my review here: 

http://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2017/02/review-through-wildwood.html

                                       For the second category: Birds, I chose 

                                         Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the 

                                       Clockwork Glowbirds by Tom Hoffman

                                                        You can read my review here:

    http://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2017/04/review-orville-mouse-and-puzzleof.html

                                  For the third category: Exotic Location, I chose 

                                          Talon and the Dragons of Crinnelia

                                                         You can read my review here:

 https://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2017/07/review-talon-and-dragons-of-crinnelia.html

                               For the fourth category: An Object to Hunt For, I chose 

                                          The Silver Serpent by David Debord 

You can read my review here:

http://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2017/04/review-silver-serpent.html

        For the fifth category: Synonym for Chase, I chose 

A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice

You can read my review here:

http://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2017/07/review-quest-of-heroes.html

For the sixth category: Transport, I chose

The Sneaker Tree by Phil Taylor

You can read my review here:

http://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2017/04/review-sneaker-tree.html

For the seventh and final category: An Object to take on a Hunt, I chose

Aster Wood and the Lost Maps of Almara

You can read my review here:

http://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2017/05/review-aster-wood-and-lost-maps-of.html

       This was a fun challenge. If you'd like to join in, you can 

      find all the details at The Bookshelf Gargoyle blog here:

https://thebookshelfgargoyle.wordpress.com/wild-goose-chase-reading-challenge-2017-sign-up-page/

Review: Gwendy's Button Box

Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar is a tale about Gwendy and her button box. Of course the button box is enchanted, or cursed. That is up to the reader to decide.

What else can I say about this book? It's Stephen King! I'm a bit bias when it comes to his books. I usually don't review his books because of this, but it was included in my reading challenge, so I thought I would give a bit of a review. Of course this book is well written, and I love a story that flows.

I have never read anything by Richard Chizmar, but the collaboration with King has made me want to indulge in a book or two by him.

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Review: Talon and the Dragons of Crinnelia

Talon and the Dragons of Crinnelia by Diana Metz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Talon and the Dragons of Crinnelia by Diana Metz is the first book in The Prophecy of the Dragons trilogy. We follow Talon in this coming of age story on his quest to becoming a wizard.

I would have really enjoyed this story, but there were flaws that hindered that for me. There were times when a certain character was referred to as she or her, then the next mention of said character would be him or he. There were also quite a bit of grammatical errors that interfered with the flow of my reading.

I chose this book as part of my Wild Goose Chase Reading Challenge at The Bookshelf Gargoyle blog. You can read more about that here:

https://thebookshelfgargoyle.wordpres...

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Review: Bring Her Home

Bring Her Home by David Bell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Bring Her Home by David Bell is a stand alone mystery about Bill Price and the disappearance of his daughter, Summer.

This was a story that kept me on the edge of my seat. There were mysteries within mysteries which I loved. It's a story that portrays some of the feelings people go through when a loved one goes missing. The reason I gave this a three star review is the fact that religion is brought up in the book which did absolutely nothing for the story, in my opinion. There were also discrepancies throughout the book, such as the wrong character's name being used, which will hopefully be caught in the final editing.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Review: A Quest of Heroes

A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice is the first installment in The Sorcerer's Ring series. This is a coming of age story about 14 year old Thorgrin who prefers to be called Thor. His dream is to become a knight with the King’s Legion.

This story has everything I love in a fantasy story. There is mystery, betrayal, love, lust, and of course hate. I did feel as though things happened fairly quickly, but it was a good story. I can't wait to read the next installment.

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