Mind Games

This book was an amazing, 5-star read!  This book was chosen by Nay and myself to buddy read for the month of February.   

This book had Nay and I, going back and forth with our commentary and trying our hand at being a Profiler.  This book kept our attention from the beginning to the very end, even tho we didn’t agree with the “why” or the murders reasoning behind his heinous acts.

We both thought we were in an episode of criminal minds, it was just that good...well until the reasoning, lol!

Kaely Quinn is the daughter of a serial killer turned law enforcement officer and then becoming a Profiler.  She has a unique way of finding her perp.  Not with many real friends, Kaely leads a pretty lonely life.

Someone is out to get her, but who?  Who can she trust when no one is willing to step outside the box of how and what they were taught.  Her new partner, Adam is no different than everyone else, until he gets to see her in action.  Will Adam give her the break she so desperately needs or will he keep her at arms length and let others dictate to him how he should be towards her?  She has a murderer to catch, because her very life is depending on it. Who will all be in her corner?

Until the next read, be blessed!

Living Lies

Nay and I chose to read Living Lies for our March buddy read.  I have to say, that this book gave me all kinds of feels!  

Natalie Walters touched on a part of my life and many others who have experienced some type of trauma.  Depression, Anxiety, Suicide and PTSD affects MILLIONS of Americans each year, with over 50% of suicides, stemming from people who suffered from major depression. I’m so glad authors are bringing more awareness to something that is crippling many, INCLUDING CHRISTIANS!

Lane Kent, a widow and single mother, blames herself for things out of her control.  However, her father holds her lapse in judgement over her head daily for political gain.

In one of her weakest moments, she is frightened into a gruesome discovery.  Deputy Charlie Lynch, her towns newest Deputy, unsure of what he just witnesses, response to a scream and back into the lady that caused in worry moments before.

The murder of a young girl cause suspensions to rise and fingers to point into the direction of a decorated Vietnam Veteran.  Lane learns that people are not who they seem and that she should never give up on those that she care about.

Lane learns that we all are placed here on purpose.  With Purpose.  But will she learn it before it’s too late?

I absolutely loved this book and look forward to reading Part 2 in this Harbored Secrets Series.

Until the next read, be blessed!

broken, the woman who anointed Jesus's Feet

I have to admit that when I first took this book out of the box from christianbook.com I was not a happy camper.  I felt some kind of way, like I paid entirely way too much for this book, considering the book only had 102 pages.  Well, after reading this book, I can honestly take those feelings and toss them in the nearest garbage can.

This book is the third book in a novella collection.  The books are independent, so you do not have to read them in order.  The cover is absolutely stunning, but the spine was a no-go for me.

Now, this book is well written and I rated it as a 4.75/5 star read because of the nature of the circumstances and the triumph.

Tirzah is a third generation harlot.  Something, she swore she would never be.  Life always have a way of flipping on you.  She knew to stay out of sight as a child from her mother and her company.  Then one day a man came into both of their lives and heart.  Unfortunately, because of some circumstances, that relationship had to end, leaving them both devastated.

One day, while out in the market, Tirzah met Claudia who just happen to be cripple.  The girls were fast friends and became sisters for life.  Claudia leaned on her faith despite all the bad she has gone through and shared it with Tirzah.  However, Tirzah had a hard time believing when her life was constantly flipping on her.

The day had come she swore that would never be for her.  She only saw that she needed to survive,  not only for herself, but for Claudia as well.  Claudia heard about Jesus coming and wanted to meet him.  Tirzah would do anything for her friend, even take her to see the man that performed “miracles”.

Jesus has performed all sorts of miracles for people.  Tirzah, took her friend to Him with her small faith and witnessed the miraculous take place in the life of her friend, but Jesus was not finished just yet!  This is a must read for those who like to put a limit on who Jesus can touch and heal and how He will do it!


Until the next read, be blessed!

The Captive Maiden

Melanie Dickerson has done it again.  Another Teen Fiction that I would without a shadow of a doubt let my teenager read!

Simple retelling of the classic Cinderella.  This book is a cross of the Disney and the movie, Ever After versions of Cinderella.  BTW, I absolutely loved both versions.

Surely, you know the Disney version, right?  Okay, so let us start there and expound on that.  A wealthy young girl (Gisela) left in the care of step mother (Evfemia) and her two step sisters (Contzel and Irma).  Once loved by her father, now tormented and treated as a servant in her own home.  As a child servant, she dreamt of life away from her home and the evilness within it.  She longed to live inside the Hagenheim Castle and being married to remaining eligible Prince, Valten.  What girl has not dreamt of  being the Princess she was destined to become?  Well, a chance passing, then a chivalrous act lead to all things #teamfairytalish!

Now you know, this book would be incomplete without a villain or in this case villains.  The villains are always someone who is overlooked, jealous of your status, envious of all you do or what you may have, or even someone who wants to see you fail so that they may gloat.  Regardless of how you try, they will never stop.  After poison attempts, being locked away, being sold, beaten, conspired against, kidnapped and being lied to, good has to prevail right?  This book has all of that, along with horses and a sprinkle of Jesus!  So, if you are in need of a good and light read (of course from an adult’s perspective) this is it.

Side note: Fairytales always end with the girl gets the guy, they fall in love, marry and live happily ever after.  I would like for more fairytales to end with strong women who will be okay even if they don’t get the guy, just saying!

Until the next book, be blessed!