Wishlist Wednesday #48

Wishlist Wednesday is a book blog hop hosted by Dani at Pen to Paper Blog where we will post about one book per week that has been on our wish-list for some time, or just added (it's entirely up to you), that we can't wait to get off the wish-list and onto our wonderful shelves.

Possess by Gretchen McNeil
Hardcover, 379 pages
Published August 23rd 2011 by Balzer + Bray
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Rule #1: Do not show fear.
Rule #2: Do not show pity.
Rule #3: Do not engage.
Rule #4: Do not let your guard down.
Rule #5: They lie.

Fifteen-year-old Bridget Liu just wants to be left alone: by her mom, by the cute son of a local police sergeant, and by the eerie voices she can suddenly and inexplicably hear. Unfortunately for Bridget, it turns out the voices are demons – and Bridget has the rare ability to banish them back to whatever hell they came from.

Terrified to tell people about her new power, Bridget confides in a local priest who enlists her help in increasingly dangerous cases of demonic possession. But just as she is starting to come to terms with her new power, Bridget receives a startling message from one of the demons. Now Bridget must unlock the secret to the demons' plan before someone close to her winds up dead – or worse, the human vessel of a demon king.

 

 

I have been back and forth with wanting or not wanting this book for a while now. I haven’t really heard anybody talk about it but they ratings on Goodreads seem to vary. I have never read a demon book though and that is what intrigues me about this book. This is also a stand alone book which is nice every once in a while.

Have you read this book yet? What are your thoughts on it?

2B Tuesday #38

 

2B Tuesday...Where I highlight a book from my endless to-be-read list. Those books need love too!

Justice by Karen Robards
Jessica Ford, #2
Paperback, 472 pages
Published November 29th 2011 by Pocket Star
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New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards is back with an exhilarating romantic thriller that will leave readers breathless. Feisty criminal attorney Jessica Ford has done her best to comply with the orders of the Secret Service’s unofficial witness protection program ever since she became the lone witness to the First Lady’s murder. She changed her name, dyed her dark hair blonde, and traded her sturdy black-rimmed glasses for contact lenses. Unfortunately, winning her first high-profile case for prestigious Washington, D.C., law firm Ellis Hayes, and subsequently landing her face all over the news, is not exactly “keeping a low profile.” Or so says hunky Secret Service agent Mark Ryan, whose newest assignment—despite Jess’s stubborn protests—is keeping her safe at all costs. It just so happens he’s also her ex-boyfriend.

The trial earns Jess a permanent spot on the firm’s elite legal defense team, replacing an associate who eloped suddenly and never came back. It’s the chance of a lifetime. But Jess’s mind has raced with questions from the moment the prosecution’s star witness shocked the courtroom with an electrifying revelation involving the handsome son of a powerful U.S. senator. Was the pretty, young mother intimidated into changing her story on the stand? Why will she not return Jess’s calls? Did Jess’s ambitious predecessor on the case really just abandon her successful career? Or did both women mysteriously disappear?

After Mark rescues Jess from an attacker outside her apartment, she begins to consider the possibility that she is a target. Maybe it’s not so bad to have her irresistibly charming and hard-bodied former lover around for protection. Maybe. The question is, which of the many inadvertent enemies Jess has made recently is he protecting her from? The investigation leads her to some startling coincidences—and to a teenage runaway who may just hold the missing link . . . if Jess can find her.

As Jess hurtles closer to the truth—and the sexual tension between her and Mark grows hotter than ever—she finds herself in a race against the clock to find the answers before what she doesn’t know gets them both killed.

 

I was surprised when this book came out considering I didn’t know there was going to be a sequel. It’s been a long time since I read the first one so I might have to reread it before I read this one. I think that is what is holding me back from reading now. I don’t remember this book ending with a cliffhanger or anything so I’ll be interested to see where this picks up. I do love Karen Robards’ writing though so I’m not worried about what I will think of this book.

Have you read this book?  What are your thoughts?

 

Mini Monday #42

 

Mini Monday: Where my son and I do two “mini” reviews on two children’s books. Each book will get a Thumbs up, Middle Thumb, or Thumbs down rating!

World on a String by Larry Phifer
Illustrated by Danny Popovici
Hardcover, 36 pages
Published June 4th 2013 by Storytime Works
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Picture book that offers a uniquely uplifting perspective on loss.

World on a String is the story of a young boy, Charlie, who finds and befriends a big red balloon. Soon, Charlie and his balloon become best friends. They play together. They go to school together. They do everything together.

Then, one night, Charlie’s balloon comes untied in a thunderstorm. At first, Charlie is very sad. He imagines that his friend is lost, tangled and all alone.

However, by remembering the happy times they shared, Charlie is able to shift his perspective, deal with his loss and, ultimately, he imagines his balloon as a very important part of the starry sky.

 

This was a cute story about a little boy and his balloon. I loved the artwork in this book. The illustrator did a great job with the overall coloring of the pictures. The happy times were brightly colored and the sad times had a darker hue to them.  Definitely recommend checking this out.

 

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Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published September 6th 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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Hurry up!  Come one—come all!
We’re off to watch the bats play ball!
    
You’ll never forget your first game: the green so green, the presence of heroes past, and togetherness with family and friends, rooting for the home team.   But you think humans are the only ones who enjoy America’s national pastime? Grab your bat—the other kind—and your mitt, and join these captivating bats as they flutter off to watch their all-stars compete. How about a mothdog?  Or some Cricket Jack?   In sweeping compositions that transport fans to the rightside-up and upside-down world of bats at play, Brian Lies treats us to a whole new ballgame.

 

My son really enjoyed this book. This is one book of what looks like three that follow around bats at different places. This book is about a bunch of bats having a baseball game. It is pretty neat because the fans are hanging upside down on the ceiling watching the other bats play ball. This book is also a rhyming book which my son and I tend to enjoy more.  It was also neat how the author turned Cracker Jacks into “Cricket Jacks” and a “mothdog” instead of a hot dog. My son liked that. I will be keeping my eye open for the other books by this author.

 

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