Book review: Shelia Roberts: The Snow Globe

The Snow Globe

This may contain spoilers.

Author: Shelia Roberts.

Title: The Snow Globe.

Genre: christmas, romance, holiday, fiction, chick lit, contemporary, contemporary fiction, contemporary romance,

I used my own money to buy this book as a treat for myself.

Book Dedication: For Rosebud.

I highly recommend this book.

Acknowledgments: this was such a fun book to write! Of course it is always fun when you get to work with great people and I want to take a moment to thank some of them right now. Thanks to my buddy Ruth, for all the great insight and encouragement. Huge thanks to Susan Wiggs, Elsa Watson, and Anjali Banerjee, for keeping an eagle eye on my work in progress most of all, thanks to my fabulous agent, Paige Wheeler, and my amazing editor, Rose Hilliard, and all the super people at st Martin's press, who worked so hard to help this story become a book may you all see your dreams come true this christmas.

This book has 176 pages and 18 chapters in it.

I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you do not like books like this.

I normally read books of this genre but l also stepped outside my comfort zone l am so glad l did because l have read so many great books and come across some great authors.

Synopsis: when Kiley Gray discovers a snow globe in an antique shop, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. For years, the snow globe has passed from generation to generation, somehow always landing in the hands of a person in special need of christmas miracle, this year, all Kiley wants for christmas is someone to love. A hopeful shake leads her on an adventure that makes a believer out of her when Kiley shares her story of the snow globe with her best friends – two women with problems of their own – they do not believe it. But they are about to discover that at christmas time, sometimes the impossible becomes possible and miracles really do come true.

Review By Other Author: Shelia Roberts makes me laugh. I read her books and come away inspired, hopeful and happy;. - Debbie Macomber.

Discover an unforgettable treasure in Shelia Roberts' tale of love and laughter, magic and miracles, friendship and coming home …

perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Jill Shalvis and Nora Roberts, this is a gentle, romantic christmas story that is sure to capture your heart and leave you with a smile.

Review: I found this book really easy to get in to and harder to put down once l started reading it. I was hooked on this book after reading the first page. I can not put in to words how great this book is. I would tell people to read it for themselves to know how great it really is. I love how christmassy this book is. This book is perfect to read at christmas time or even winter but l would read christmas books all year because christmas is my favorite holiday.when l was reading this book l would put some essential oils in my humidifier and put the lights on my humidifier and chill on my bed listening to magic, spotify or something on television or netflix. I sometimes light a candle when l am reading this book. It is good to chill reading a good book when you are not well or in pain. I reviewed this book on goodreads, my blog, amazon UK and US and l also took a picture of this book and shared it on Instagram that l made just for pictures of my books. It is called donnareviewsbooks. I was sad to read that Otto's wife and baby passed away I was happy to read that somebody give him a snow globe because it had an angel in that looked like his late wife and he could pass it down through generations. It was really good to read that Otto found a new wife and their had a new baby. I was sad to read that Kiley's sister and fiancee cheated on poor Kiley it must be horrible going to family dinners and parties and seeing the guy that cheated on you with her sister. I was happy to read that Kiley found the snow globe because it sounds like she needs a christmas miracle, l like that Kiley got a cat to keep her company. It was nice that Kiley met Craig because she deserves happiness after what she has been through. It was really nice that Kiley give Suzanne the snow globe but it was sad that Bryn tried to get it off the fireplace and ended up falling but glad Suzanne catched her but l was sad to read that Suzanne broke her leg and ended up on clutches. Suzanne should get Bryn the dog she wants and l hope Suzanne does not break the snow globe l hope she passes it on to Alison or back to Kiley. I would happily read this book again and again. It did not take me long to read this book. I wish l had the snow globe because it sounds beautiful and everybody needs a christmas miracle. I was happy that Suzanne got Bryn a dog it was a shame she did not get happy. It was nice if Alison to go visit the old folks home and give out cookies. I was really happy Kiley and Craig got engaged and Suzanne was going to have another baby. It was great to read Kiley, Suzanne and Alison went to meet the last of Otto's family and Alison had seen the lady's living room and the lady and herself having a cup og tea together in the snow globe. It was great that the three best friends left the snow globe on the boat with a note saying if you need a christmas miracle please take it. I think they should of put on the note when you had your christmas miracle please pass it on to somebody else.

About the author: Shelia Roberts lives on a lake in the pacific northwest. She's happily married and has three children. She has been writing since 1989, but she did lots of things before settling in to her writing career, including owning a singing telegram company and playing in a band. Her band days are over, but she still enjoys writing songs. Shelia's books are best sellers and often appear as reader's digest condensed books. Her novel “ angel lane” was named one of amazon's top ten romances in 2009. her novel “ on strike for christmas” was a lifetime network movie and her novel “ nine lives of christmas” is now a hallmark movie. When she is not speaking to women's groups or at conferences or hanging out with her girlfriends she can be found writing about those things near and dear to women's hearts: family, friends, and chocolate.

About the book: the bookcover is very christmassy and l like the picture of the snow globe and l like that the writing is yellow and white because it makes it stand out more.

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars.

I wish l could rate this book more than the five stars because it is worth more then the five stars l rated it.

Book Review: Lonnie Ostrow: Poet Of The Wrong Generation: A Fable Of Stardom's Rewards

Poet Of The Wrong Generation: A Fable Of Stardom's Rewards

Author: Lonnie Ostrow.

Title: Poet Of The Wrong Generation: A Fable Of Stardom's Rewards.

Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult, Literature and Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Teen and Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Literature, Fiction, Mainstream Fiction,

I got this book for free in exchange for an honest review. The author Lonnie Ostrow and Elton Richards contacted me through my book reviewing blog and asking me to review this book.

First of all I would like to say a big thank you to Lonnie Ostrow for sending me this book and giving me the chance to read it. I want to say a big thank you to Lonnie Ostrow and Elton Richards for taking the time to email me.

I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio. Even if you do not read books like this.

I normally read books of this genre but l also stepped outside my comfort zone l am so glad I did because I have read so many great books and come across some great authors.

I highly recommend this book.

This book has 466 and 39 chapters in it.

Synopsis: It is not that l do not love you, and my tears are yet to dry. But you can not go back and forth forever and we have already said goodbye. Through these words. A young poet unearths his musical soul while severing ties with the woman he loves after her stunning betrayal. Unknowingly, in writing this ballad of literation, he will soon evolve as one of the fastest rising stars on the pop music landscape. This year is 1991: the place, New York city. Here we meet Johnny Elias, a college student from Brooklyn with boundless adoration for two things in life: timeless popular music, and the heart of a sweet complicated young woman who is clearly out of his league. Megan Price not only is the object of Johnny's affection, but also the only daughter of New York's most powerful PR woman: the indomitable Katherine Price. Projecting that her daughter's boyfriend will never live up to the family standard, Katherine cleverly perpetrates a series of duplicitous schemes to rid Johnny from her high-class world. But in her callous disregard, she inadvertently sets him on a determined course to his improbable musical destiny – while sending her own daughter spiraling down a path of devastation. Poet of the wrong generation tells the symmetrical story of a lovable underdog and his meteoric rise to stardom, his humiliating downfall and his unprecedented attempt to reclaim his place as the unlikely musical spokesman for his generation. At the heart of poet is a tale of star-crossed lovers and their struggle with unforeseen success and disillusionment, in an attempt to rediscover lasting harmony. Uniquely integrating a variety of original song compositions, poet projects the epic clash between true contentment and the fable of stardom's rewards; a nostalgic journey through the major events of the 1990's, with a cherished cast of characters and a stunningly unpredictable conclusion.

Review: I found this book really easy to get in to and hard to put down once l started reading it. I was hooked on this book after reading the first page. It was very sad to read that Johnny's mother left him on the door step of a police station when he was just 16 mouths old and he was moved from foster home to foster home. Glad Johnny has his own apartment. I was sad to read that Jacqui's father passed away. I was sad to read that Megan lied to Johnny so he ended their relationship which broke his heart. I was glad that Johnny was writing songs about the hurt he feels and his heart break. I wish I could rate this book more then five stars because it is worth more then five stars. I can not put in to words how great this book is I would tell people to read it for themselves to know how great it really is. I got this book in paperback right now this book is available ebooks and printed reading copy. I reviewed this book on goodreads, amazon UK and US and on my book reviewing blog. I got a advance reading copy of this book. I was sad to read that Megan's father passed away. I am glad Johnny found out where Howard was. I was sad to read that Howard's wife passed away due to breast cancer. After reading that Howard has a son named Josh makes me wonder where he is now. It was nice of Johnny to write a song for Andy's girlfriend. It good to read that Johnny has a album coming out soon. It is sad that Megan's mother is planning a engagement party for Megan and Gerry even though Megan has not said yes as she still loves Johnny and deep down Johnny still loves Megan. I thought reading this book that how Megan's mother can do that to her daughter and I wonder if Howard sees Johnny as his son Josh. Howard sounds like a great guy even after what he has been though. I am really enjoying reading about everybody in this book. I wish Megan and Johnny would get back together and Jacqui would come back to Andy they sound like they make great couples. I want Megan to marry Johnny not Gerry. I would love to read more about Johnny, his life and his friends and career. I would love to read more books by this author. I wish Megan told her mother that she was going to be with Johnny no matter what she said. I was sad to read that Megan's husband Gerry was hitting her and he sounds like a horrible guy hitting a pregnant woman. It was nice of Johnny to send Megan a wedding present. I hope Gerry goes to jail for hurting Megan. Megan's mother should have let her be with Johnny because they love each other and Megan would not have been beaten. It is funny that Katherine thought Johnny was never going to be any good for Megan and now he is a famous singer . It is weird why Katherine is following Johnny's progress in the papers. I hope Megan and Johnny get back together. I am happy that Andy and Jacqui are getting married and Jacqui is designing album covers after she designed one for Johnny and Andy is now Johnny's manager. It was nice of Johnny to buy Howard a new car, a brief case and a notebook with his name on and johnny was nice wanting to record the song Howard wrote for his son so his son Josh knows he has not forgotten about him after all the years that has passed I hope father and son are reunited again. Howard sounds like he is a great father. I like that Johnny is close to his foster mother and she always believed he was her little superstar. I hate that Katherine got a picture edited to make it look like Johnny and Andy was boyfriends when Andy was engaged to Jacqui and Johnny was in love with Megan still. They could tell the picture was fake. Katherine made it look like that Gerry bought them the apartment for Gerry and Megan but it was Katherine who bought the apartment to make Megan marry Gerry. I was sad to read about the bombing in New York. Johnny wrote a song about the bombing. I was sad to finish this book. I loved reading the song words in this book. I am sad that Megan is going to be a single mother but l believe she be a great mother and she will let her child be with anybody that makes them happy not like her mother did to her and Johnny. I can not wait for Andy and Jacqui get married. I hope they have some children I hope they name one after Johnny because he was the one that fetched them back together with his song that he wrote when she went away because her father sadly passed away. I am glad Andy and Jacqui are still together. I am so glad Megan got rid of that monster her husband become I can not get enough of Johnny's songwriting Johnny deserves to be happy after everything he has been through I hope Howard finds his son Josh l am glad this book is on my bookshelf I wish there was a follow on to this book. I  am glad Megan kept her baby because it is not the baby fault that the father beat Megan. I was sad to read that Megan went in to early labour but her son was born healthy and Johnny sent Megan and her son Alex a gift basket and l am so glad that Johnny met Megan's baby it sucks that somebody tried to make it look like Johnny was injecting drugs. I am in love with this book. I am happy that Megan named her son after her grandpa. Megan sounds like she makes a great mother. Megan's mother should listen to Megan when she tells her she needs nothing. It sounds like she trying to take over Megan's and her son's life. Megan's mother Katherine tried to tell Megan what to name her son. I like the name Megan picked for her baby boy. I am glad Megan stood up to her mother. I was happy to read that some of Johnny's music was still being played. I was very happy to read that Howard's son Josh heard the song his father wrote for him when he was younger and he went back to his father with his baby boy Jeremy I was sad to read that Jeremy's mother went out for diapers and never returned leaving Josh to raise Jeremy on his own. It nice that Howard got himself a girlfriend and the house was being updated and baby proofed. It was nice that Howard was watching Jeremy so Josh could work and go to college. I was happy that Johnny pulled off the concert in the park for free. I was sad to read that Megan fall from her apartment but l was glad to read that she survived l am glad Megan asked Johnny to look after Alex until she recovered from her injuries. Megan's mother did not like that Megan wanted Johnny to look after her grandson and that she did not want her to look after Alex. It was nice that Zach told Johnny he was great at singing. Megan was that Johnny was singing again and that he pulled off the concert on the great lawn. I hope Johnny and Megan stay together this time and nobody breaks them up again.

About the Author: Lonnie Ostrow has been an innovator, storyteller, promoter and celebrity – insider for more than two decades. With poet of the wrong generation, he combines all his unique experiences to bring you a novel of love and betrayal, music and fanfare, downfall and redemption – a fable of stardom's rewards, set in New York city during the 1990's. Since 2001, Mr Ostrow has been the publicity, marketing director and researcher for the iconic best-selling novelist Barbara T Bradford. He also serves as an editorial and marketing consultant for a collection of first-time authors through the editorial department previously he served as a PR executive, promoting an assortment of first-time celebrity authors including Ray Manzarek of the doors from 1995 – 2001, Mr Ostrow was widely credited with inventing the “ living celebrity postal phenomenon” in all, he worked with more than 40 legendary personalities from Bob Dylan to the bee gees, Sylvester Stallone to Jackie Chan, creating high – profile media events to celebrate their postal recognition by an assortment of foreign nations.

About The Book: I really love this bookcover and the range of colours used on this bookcover.

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars.

I wish l could rate this book more than five stars because it is worth more than the five stars l rated it.

Book Review: Douglas Cowie: Noon In Paris, Eight In Chicago

Noon in Paris, Eight in Chicago

Author: Douglas Cowie

Title: Noon In Paris, Eight In Chicago

Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Literature,

This book I got for free as part of a goodreads giveaway and firstread I have never won anything before. I want to say a big thank you to goodreads for having a great site. I want to say a big thank you to the person who hosted the giveaway and picking me as a winner.

I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio. Even if you do not read books like this.

I normally read books of this genre but l also stepped outside my comfort zone with authors and genres l am so glad l did because l have read so many great books and come across some great authors.

I highly recommend this book.

Book Dedication: For Bob Eaglestone.

Review From Other People:

Praise For Douglas Cowie.

Douglas Cowie has captured the tragic love between Nelson Algren and Simone De Beauvoir with heart felt innocence. Focusing on the simple truths and fundamental desires that arguably these two great intellectuals had denied themselves with others, Cowie exposes the tender, vulnerable soul of both with a deep sense of empathy. - Mark Blottner, co-director of Nelson Algren the end is nothing, the road is all.

Cowie brings a disarming voice and a freshness to proceedings. - Guardian.

A page-turning novel. - TLS Review.

Cowie (writes) with enormous assurance and off beat charm. - The Times.

An uncanny ability to evoke time and place … an intriguing novel. - Scotland On Sunday.

This book has 314 pages and 15 chapters and 3 parts in it.

Synopsis: Chicago, 1947: on a freezing February night, France's feminist icon Simone De Beauvoir calls up radical resident novelist Nelson Algren, Asking him to show her around. After a whirlwind tour of dive bars, cabarets and police lock up, the pair return to his apartment on Wabansia Avenue. Here, a passion is sparked that will last for the next decades. Their relationship intensifies during  intoxicating months spent together in Paris and Chicago. But in between are long, anguished periods apart are filled with competing desires – lovers old and new, writing, politics, gambling – which ultimately expose the fragility of their unconventional  marriage” and put their devotion to the test. Sharp and intimate, Cowie's reimagining of this turbulent love affair asks what it means to love and be loved by the right person at the wrong time.

Review: I found this book really easy to get in to. I found this book hard to put down once l started reading it. It did not take me long to finish this book. I can not put in to words how great this book is I would tell people to read it for themselves to know how great it really is. I wish l could rate this book more then five stars. This book just gets better and better as the story goes on. This book will leave you wanting more I would happily read this book again. I like reading about Nelson and Simone and them falling in love and travelling to different place and seeing different scenery . I am enjoying reading this book and sometimes l would cuddle up with my cat when reading this book. I got lost in this book and storyline very easily. This book will take you away. This book is addicting book and storyline. I would love to read more about Nelson and Simone and more from Douglas Cowie. This book is so romantic. I wish Simone would move to Chicago to be with Nelson and they would get married and have babies. I like that Nelson and Simone went travelling together. It was sad to read that all the pictures they took when they was travelling did not come out clearly. Simone went to Chicago and Nelson went to Paris and he got to meet all Simone's friends and Simone met all Nelson's friends too. I really enjoyed reading about Nelson, his life and Simone and her life. It was nice to read that two people with different lifes and from different parts of the world fell in love. Nelson got to meet Sartre who Simone is always going on about all the time. It was horrible to read that people was calling Simone names the people who was calling her names sound jealous of Simone and her success. Poor Nelson being sea sick it was funny though. It was funny that Simone threw Nelson's favorite clothes overboard in to the sea on their journey. This book is truly amazing. I wish this book world not finish. I was sad to finish this book. I was hooked on this book after reading the first page I loved this book it is so romantic. Twenty thousand copies of Simone's book was sold I was happy to read and everybody was happy about it too. One of Nelson's books was reviewed in the times. I love reading romance novels. It was nice to read that Nelson was helping Margo to get off drugs I hope she cleans herself up and goes back to her family. It was great to read that Margo got off the drugs. Nelson and Simone sound like they make a great couple. There is nothing better than relaxing with a great book. I am happy to read that Nelson and Simone love to read books too and that they are both writers. Nelson and Simone meet when she rings Nelson to ask him to show her around Chicago. This book made me think that Nelson and Simone fell in love the first day they hat met. They sent letters to each other back and forth from Paris and Chicago. Sounds like Nelson wants children Simone. It sounds like Nelson also wants to marry Simone.

About The Author: Douglas Cowie was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, and since 1999 has lived in both England and Germany. He teaches in the department of English at Royal Holloway, university of London. He is also the author of the novels Owen noone and the marauder (2005) and two linked novella's, sing for life: tin pan alley (2013) and sing for life: away, you rolling river (2014).

About The Book: I really love this cover. The colours are really nice. I love that there is more then one colour on this book cover. My favorite colour is one of the colours and my sister's favorite colour is one of the colours too. I love that the inside of the book cover is a map of Chicago which I think is amazing.

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars.

Book Review: E.J. Mellow: The Divide

The Divide

         

Author: E.J. Mellow

Title: The Divide

Book Series: The Dreamland Series

Genre: Fantasy, New Adult, Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Young Adult,

Where l got the book from: This book l got for free as part of a goodreads giveaway and firstreads l never won anything before. I want to say a big thank you to goodreads for having a great site and l want to say a big thank you to the person who hosted the giveaway and picking me as a winner.

The author wrote me a little note: Donna, may this book finally make it in to your hands and the story takes you away.

I also got some badges and stickers in a little bag with my name on which l thought was cute.

I won this book the divide in a goodreads giveaway so l bought the dreamer and the dreamcatcher so l could read them all l want to buy the third book when it is released on the 17th October 2016.

Book Dedication: For those who do not think they can, but will.

Quote: What l want to do is travel deep and deeper in to the dreamland's, to find that place that l know is waiting for me here, my home - Charles De Lint.

This book has 382 pages and 45 chapters in it.

I highly recommend this book but l would tell people to read the dreamer and the dreamcatcher first.

Synopsis: Molly finally uncovers the truth about the strange dreams that plagued her sanity for weeks. Now destined to accept a clandestine role, Molly must find the strength and buried deep to push forward and succeed with the help of Dev, The roguish blue-eyed man of her dreams - whose dark park resurfaces to haunt him - Molly prepares to test the limits of her newly awakened powers and set right a world on the edge of being consumed by nightmares but when an unknown shadow stalks her every step and a shocking revelation about her ancestry comes to light, Molly may find herself forced to make a decision that could leave her alone in the dark and standing on the wrong side of a divide - the heart-thumping second installment in the dreamland series.

Praise for the dreamland series:

Lyrical, Vibrant, Imaginative. E.J. Mellow's striking, original voice will draw you in to a mesmerizing world - Emma Raveling, Author of the Ondine Quartet.

The Characters are stunning... I fell in love with all of them! - Cassandra Reads A Lot.

Review: I am glad to be carrying on with the dreamland series. I have read the first two books the dreamer and the dreamcatcher. This book is really good. I found this book really easy to get in to and hard to put down once l started reading it. I was hooked on this book after reading the first page and l am hooked on this series. I love the little message from the author in the front of my book. I am really enjoying this storyline. I can not put in to words how great this book is l would tell people to read it for themselves to know how great it really is. I can not wait to read the destined which is out on the 17^th October 2016. I like reading about Molly getting other dreamer's memories. Molly is a nature this is one of the best series l have read so far this year I only need to read the last book in this series (which is out before my birthday) it did not take me long to read this book. ; would happily read this series again. I was sad to finish this book. I can not wait to finish this series but l will be sad to finish it also. I have to wait till October to read more about Dev and Molly and the dreamland. I wish this series would not finish because it leaves you wanting more. If the first three are to go by the destined will be amazing like the dreamer, dreamcatcher and the divide. This book left me wanting to read more. I am excited to read the destined. This book is a must read but you should read all the books to get the full storyline. This is a must have on your bookshelf but you need the dreamer, the dreamcatcher, the divide and the destined so you can have the full beautiful book covers and the full series. I was sad to read that Molly and Jared broke up. Rae is so funny because he can eat anything and never be full. Rae and Becca sound like a great couple just a shame they can not stay together just glad Becca has a best friend like Molly. I can not get enough of this series. I wish that there was more then four books in the dreamland series. I loved reading about Molly,Dev, Becca, Jared and Metus and the dreams Molly has. Just wish Molly and Jared was still together because they made a great couple,

About The Author: E.J Mellow is a fantasy writer who resides in Brooklyn, New York. When she is not busy moonlighting in the realm of make believe, she can be found doodling, buried in a book (usually this one), or playing video games. The divide is the second book in her new adult contemporary fantasy trilogy, the dreamland series.

About The Book: I love this book cover and l love the colours they are not too bright and not too dull.

I was honoured to be picked to be part of the cover reveal for the destined and l can say it is beautiful.

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars

Book Cover Reveal: E.J Mellow: The Destined

Author: E.J Mellow

Title: The Destined 

Book Series: The Dreamland Series 

Genre: Fantasy, New Adult, Romance, Fiction, Paranormal, Young Adult, 

Synopsis: I searched for you in stars tonight. But l found a none that burned as bright as you - part of a letter from Dev to Molly.

With the loss of Terra's greatest weapon, The war against darkness escalates rapidly, And time is on no one's side. While Dev struggles to keep his home and hope alive, Molly And Rae find themselves forced to confront a desperately kept secret and quickly learn that a life-altering sacrifice is the asking price to restore order. Nightmares, betrayal, the fate of two worlds, and one man's hunger for vengeance lead Molly down a twisted and dark path she fears she might never come back from. Cornered in to making a heart-wrenching decision, Molly teeters between deliverance and damnation. Who is worth saving most-a nation or the one she loves? In this breathtaking conclusion of the dreamland series, The destined will take you on a spine-tingling and gripping ride through self-sacrifice, the true power of love,  and the importance of friendship.

Review Of This Cover: It is beautiful l can not wait to read this book l am super excited l am glad the book cover is like the rest of the dreamland series and l was honoured to be chosen to be part of the cover reveal to this book. I am in love with this series l can not wait to buy this book when it is released.

Publication Date: 17 October 2016  

About the author: E.J. Mellow is a fantasy writer who resides in brooklyn, New York. When she is not busy moonlighting in the realm of make-believe she can be found doodling, buried in a book (usually the dreamer) or playing video games. The dreamcatcher is a novella companion piece to her contemporary fantasy, the dreamland series.  E.J. Mellow is really nice and kind.

Book Review: E.J. Mellow: The Dreamcatcher

The Dreamcatcher

Author: E.J. Mellow

Title: The Dreamcatcher 

Book Series: The Dreamland Series

Genre: Fantasy, New Adult, Romance, Fiction, Paranormal, Young Adult, 

Where I got the book from: I won book number two the divide in a goodreads giveaway so l bought the dreamer and the dreamcatcher so l could read them all. I want to buy the third book when it is released.

Quote: Through my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night - Sarah Williams.

I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you do not read books like this. I normally read books of romance genre but not fantasy but l stepped outside my comfort zone with authors and genres I am so glad l did because l have read so many great books and come across some great authors.

I highly recommend this book but l would tell people that you should have the full series so you can read them all one after another.

Synopsis: She was his final hope for a life in a land perpetually crawling with death. He captured hearts and now he is captured the spotlight. Experience the dreamcatcher, A novella comprised of scenes from the dreamer told from Dev's point of view, As well as seven extra scenes that did not appear in book one. This is a companion piece to the dreamland series and is to be read after the dreamer for the story consistency and spoilers.

There is 139 pages and 16 chapters in this book and the first chapter of the divide as well.

Review: I was hooked on this book after reading the first page. I love reading Dev's point of view about Molly and her dreams and the Metus trying to turn people dreams in to nightmares. I can not put in to words how great this series really is l would tell people to read the series for themselves to know how great it really is. I like that Tim name is short for Timon which means wisdom and Aveline means life and Dev name is short for Devlin means fierce and courage. Molly originates from Mary means star and her surname means hope. I think Aveline likes Dev more then she lets on because she sounds jealous when he talk about Molly. Dev was shocked when Molly told him she was struck by lightning and her bracelet she got for her birthday had melted in to her wrist. Dev heals her wrist. Molly is shocked by how quick it healed. Molly's Friend Becca tells her it was the cream the doctor give her when she ended up in hospital. When she was out for a meal for her twenty fourth birthday with her boyfriend Jared she was struck by lightning. I have read the first book in this series the dreamer and l am really enjoying it. I have got the book that comes after this one the divide. This series will leave you wanting more. I love this series and storyline. It was cool to read that when Molly went to sleep drunk she was still drunk in her dream. I like reading about the Metus and that they try to turn dreams in to nightmares. The place where Molly was visiting when she was dreaming is called Terra Somniorum translated it means lands of dreams and there is a clock that tells how many people are sleeping, dreaming and waking up. I love this series. Molly gets jealous when Dev talks to Aurora but Molly has not told Dev that she has a boyfriend Jared and it was Jared who got her the bracelet for her birthday when her first one was melted in to her wrist. Jared bought her another one. This book gets better and better and so does the series. I can not put this book down once l started to read it. This series is so great I love that l am on the last book l will be sad when l finish the divide because l will have to wait until the third book is released if the first two books are to go by this series gets better and better.

About the author: E.J. Mellow is a fantasy writer who resides in brooklyn, New York. When she is not busy moonlighting in the realm of make-believe she can be found doodling, buried in a book (usually the dreamer) or playing video games. The dreamcatcher is a novella companion piece to her contemporary fantasy, the dreamland series. Book Two, The divide, is out now and can be found at all major online retailers. E.J. Mellow is really nice and kind.

About the book: This book is part of a great series. I love the cover of this book and the rest of the series l hope the third book cover is like the dreamer, the dreamcatcher and the divide. I signed up so l get a email when the third book cover in revealed. I am super Excited.

Book Review: E.J. Mellow: The Dreamer

The Dreamer

Author: E.J. Mellow 

Title: The Dreamer 

Book Series: The Dreamland Series 

Genre: Fantasy, New Adult, Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Young Adult,

Book Dedication: To all those who dream, And to my family who taught me how. 

Quote: Dreams are true while they last, And do we not live in dreams - Tennyson 

I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you do not read books of this genre. I normally read books of romance genre but not fantasy but l stepped outside my comfort zone with authors and genres. I am so glad l did because l have read so many great books and come across some great authors.

I highly recommend this book but l would tell people that you should have the full series so you can read them all one after another.

Synopsis: Molly has not slept well since the night of her twenty four birthday being struck by lightning might have something to do with it, but then again, her chicken did look a little under cooked at dinner. Whatever the culprit, her life quickly catapults from mundane to insane as, night after night, Molly is transported through her once dreamless sleep to mysterious land illuminated by shooting stars. there she meets the captivating but frustrating Dev, And together they discover Molly possesses a power coveted by his people - the ability to conjure almost anything she desires in to existence. seduced by the possibilities of this gift, Molly shifts her attention from waking life toward the man, the magic, and the world found in her dreams. But Molly must ask herself does something truly exist if you can only see it when you close your eyes? Faced with the threat of losing everything - her job, best friend, boyfriend, and most importantly, that little thing called her sanity - Molly will learn just how far she will go to uncover what is real and what is merely a figment of her imagination. The first in a spellbinding contemporary fantasy trilogy, the dreamer opens doors in to the subconscious and follows the journey of a young woman torn between two worlds as she questions the power of the mind and battles between fate and free will.

This book has 331 pages and 30 chapters in it. 

Review: It was sad to read that Molly went from having a nice evening meal out with her boyfriend Jared for her birthday to lying in a hospital bed after being struck by lightning. Her boyfriend Jared bought her a bracelet and it melted on to her wrist when the lightning hit her. Luckily she lived to tell the tale. I love reading about Molly's dream and where she goes. Before the lightning hit Molly she never use to dream but now she dreams every night the same dream over and over again. This book was really easy to get in to. I was hooked after reading the first page. I really enjoyed reading about Molly, Jared, Becca and Molly's family. I can not wait to read the dreamcatcher and the divide. I am in love with this series and storyline. It did not take me long to read this book. It was weird to read how quick Molly's wound healed.It is nice that molly is starting to go out after being struck by lightning. This story will have you hooked and wanting more. I liked reading about Dev, Aveline and Tim. Reading about Molly's dreams makes me wonder if Dev, Aveline and Tim are dreaming too. I can not put in to words how great this book is l would tell people to read it for themselves to know how great it really is. It is exciting to read more about Molly and Dev. It was horrible to read that Dev pushed Molly off a cliff to wake her up. It was funny that Molly slapped Dev for pushing her off the cliff. There was something trying to turn dreams in to nightmares that is why Dev pushed Molly off the cliff so she did not see them. I am so happy that Molly will be able to go back to work so she is not sitting in her apartment bored. I hope Molly gets good news when she goes back to her doctor after being struck by lightning. This story gets better and better as l read on. I can not get enough of Molly and Dev. Dev told Molly to leave because she was in danger. I am so glad l can carry on the series. Jared sounds like a great guy. This story is amazing. Molly would do anything to get the answers she wants even trying to get in to the council meeting and getting arrested to get them. Molly took sleeping tablets to go back to sleep so she could go back to ask Dev for answers. Molly thinks she is going crazy or something. l am hooked on this series l can not put this book down once l started reading it. It did not take me long to read this book. Dev sent Rae with a shell that him and Molly had found on the beach when they first met to tell Molly everything was real and Dev was real too. Jared had not texted or rung Molly in days. She thought they had broke up. Wow l can not believe Dev is 140 years old and it is good to read that Molly is getting her questions answered and it was interesting to read that dreamers have been apart of every war there has been and helped win them. The children that will join Dev, Tim and Aveline are kept somewhere else to keep them safe until they come of age. I am so glad that Molly and Jared are not breaking up. Molly has to lie to all the people she loves so she can help Dev, Tim and Aveline. I hope Molly stays with Jared. Becca is going to be heart broken when Rae disappears glad she has a great friend like Molly. I was shocked it was real not a dream. 

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars 

About The Author: E.J. Mellow is a fantasy writer who resides in brooklyn, New York when she is not busy moon-lighting in the realm of make-believe, she can be found doodling, buried in a book (usually this one) or playing video games. The dreamer is the first book in her new adult contemporary fantasy trilogy, The Dreamland series. E.J. Mellow is really nice and kind. 

About The Book: This book has won awards which it deserves every award it gets. I love the cover and font.  

Book Review: Giselle Green: Falling For You

Falling for You

Author: Giselle Green 

Title: Falling For You 

Genre: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, 

Synopsis: What if you find the love of your life only to discover he is your enemy? When a Fierce snowstorm traps two young strangers in an isolated ruins, The last thing they imagine is that they will fall in love - or how that will affect others around them. Rose is desperate to leave home and gain independence - but who will look after her frail father if she does? Lawrence has been working as a paramedic in war - torn sri Lanka - unexpectedly compelled him to return home, He finds himself a man on the run. The beguilingly gentle and handsome  Lawrence is everything rose has dreamed of - but why does he keep warning her away? The truth is, Lawrence has a darker past and personally much more at stake than rose knows like romeo and Juliet, Their families are also bitter enemies. As the thaw sets in, Rose is torn between a deep family loyalty to her father and her feelings for Lawrence. When Lawrence makes one last - ditch attempt to put things right for the woman. He loves, He faces both a past and a family - that threaten to destroy him as the opportunity to pursue her own dreams suddenly opens for rose, She discovers just how far she is prepared to go to keep him. 

Review: This book was real easy to get in to but it took me a long time to finish this book because l had a lot going on. I have read 3 books by Giselle green which are little miracles and finding you and this one. I was sad to read that rose's mother had passed away and her father had a accident which means he can not be left alone but rose wants to go to university so she asks her uncle, his wife and their daughter to look after him but they want to put in a nursing home it is sad to read that sunny will have his leg amputated if her does not get to the united kingdom for a operation.  Lawrence is going to ask his mother to   sponsor sunny to get him to the united kingdom to have his operation so he does not have his foot amputated. Lawrence does not want to come face to face with his father because his father attacked him and give him a black eye. I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio l read books of this genre but l have started reading other authors and genres as well. I was sad to read that Lawrence was the person who attacked rose's Father because he was in the barn on their land but Lawrence did not see who it was because it was dark in the barn and he thought it was his father. This book is a really great book and l highly recommend it to anyone. I can not wait to read more from Giselle green. I really like this storyline. Lawrence's father sounds evil. Wish Lawrence's mother and brother would get away from him. This is a great storyline. I would love to read more about Lawrence and rose. I hope sunny get his treatment so he does not lose his leg l hope his family is found so he is not alone in the world. It was sad to read that Lawrence's father locked him and his brother away till morning but it was mainly Lawrence he locked in. It sounds like Lawrence's father thought that Lawrence was always the naughty one not his brother. I was sad to read that Lawrence's father killed his dog kahn l want to read more from Giselle green she is one of my favorite authors the first book l read of Giselle was little miracles l had to buy the follow on finding you. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was nice to read that when rose fell on the ice and cut her leg and banged her head Lawrence saved her and carried her to the church and stitched her wound for her and lite a fire to warm her up. Rose Was out on christmas day to get the tablets her father needed. She would do anything for her father. Rose sounds like a great lady and Lawrence sounds sorry for what he did but he also sounds like a great guy who been though a lot at the hands of his father. This book has 439 pages. I would tell people to read this book for themselves to see how great it really is. It was nice to read that Lawrence help rose's father jack from choking and passed him his inhaler that slipped out of his hand l hope that jack takes the treatment but without selling their house and l hope Lawrence gets the help he needs to get sunny to the united kingdom for his operation to safe his leg. Rose's uncle and auntie wants to put jack in a nursing home but rose does not want that. Jack made a promise to Isla rose's mother not to let the macrae get their hands on the clare farm. It was sad to read that rose made her mother ill but she did not and Lawrence told rose that. Lawrence helped people move a fallen tree so the roads could be cleared of the snow. Lawrence wanted to see his mother and brother but after the attack on jack five years ago he thought he was going to end up in jail. It was a war world 2 bunker that rob macrae use to lock Lawrence in till morning and Lawrence told jack everything. I am happy to read that sunny's sister found him and is taking him to live with her. I was happy to read that rose got her letter to say she had been accepted. I was sad to read that Lawrence told his father to sign clare farm back to jack and rose so rob macrae attack Lawrence he is bleeding everywhere but his brother walks in on the attack but their father shuts the door in his face. Lawrence has his father's gun in his belt. I was happy to read that rose got in to the university she wanted and that jack was going to give the treatment in new York a try. I hope Lawrence and rose get together even though their father's are enemies and Lawrence accidentally attacked jack five years ago thinking it was his own father. I hope Lawrence survives his father attack and his mother and brother takes Lawrence's side because it sounds like they are scared of rob. I was sad to read that rob give Lawrence's mother a black eye no man should ever hit a women. I am hoping rob gets sent to jail where he belongs. This books is awesome l could happily read it again and again l can not wait to buy more of Giselle's books.

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars 

News Paper Reviews: 

Tender and compelling guaranteed to keep you hooked till the very last word -Margaret Leroy

Thoroughly enjoyable modern - day romeo and Juliet her best book yet - the sun  

Book Review: Ruth Finnegan: Black Inked Pearl A Girls Quest

Black Inked Pearl: A Girl's Quest

Author: Ruth Finnegan 

Title: Black Inked Pearl A Girl's Quest

Genre: Fiction, Religious and Inspirational, Christian, Romance, Fantasy, Religious, Inspirational,

Synopsis: An epic romance about the naive Irish girl Kate and her mysterious lover, whom she rejects and then spends her life seeking. Beside an African river, Kate realizes both her emotions and her passionate and consuming love for the man she rejected. The story becomes more mythic and timeless as Kate seeks her lover through heaven and earth, Eden and hell. Rejected in her turn, Kate waits in the dust outside the closed gates of heaven where her lover finds her, only to be rejected again though an ultimate sacrifice by him, they reach heaven, but Kate still has to accept his sacrifice and so find herself- a pearl. The novel, born in dreams, is interlaced with the eternity of love and the ambiguity between dreams and reality.

Review: First of all l would like to say a big thank you to Ruth Finnegan for sending me her book and giving me the chance to read this story. I was sent this book in exchange for a honest review. I am so glad this book is on my bookshelf l would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you do not read books like this. I normally read books of this genre but l also stepped outside my comfort zone with authors and genres l am so glad l did because l have read so many great books. I highly recommend this book the author is nice and l would love to read more from this author. the author asked me to review her book on goodreads. A delightfully dreamlike,mystical tale of epic scope, spiritually and erotically changed - mike hanne university of Auckland. A long, entrancing tale shaped in a language woven with ancient imagery and rhythms, a  magnificent riddle conjured up by a magical storyteller - itala vivan, university of Milan.  I really enjoyed reading this book l loved this story and the poetry and this took me four days to read and it is a great book and l got this book in paperback but it is available in hardback and Ebook l would rate this book more then 5 stars if  l could. I would happily read this book again and again. when l was reading this book my kitten Oscar was cuddling up with me. l liked reading about Kate and heaven. They are 50 chapters. this is a awesome storyline l can not put in to words how great this book is l fell in love with the poems and quotes and song words. This book is in memorian of John Ballard of Nigeria, England, and Australia. l liked reading the authors note about her, her husband, their three daughters and their five grandchildren.

About The Author: Ruth Finnegan, OBE, is a renowned scholar and celebrated writer who is emeritus professor, the open university, a fellow of the British academy, and an honorary fellow of somerville college oxford. She was born and reared in ulster and sent to a Quaker school filled with biblical texts and music, which are reflected in the novel. First-class oxford degrees in classics and philosophy were followed by African fieldwork, which Ruth describes as " totally inspiring for my life and work" She returned to oxford for a doctorate in anthropology before university teaching in Africa and briefly in Fiji, and finally the open university in the u.k. She has three wonderful daughters and five grandchildren, she lives with her husband and two cairn terriers in buckinghamshire.

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars