April 2013 Update

I have read 20 books in April thanks to Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon 2013 and Dewey's Read-a-Thon.
American Psycho was the big disappointment of the month.
I have read 5329 pages this month.

List of books:

1. Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
2. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 
3. Stained by Ella James 
4. Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
5. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs 
6. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper 
7. A Celtic Witch by Debora Geary 
8. Wise Follies by Grace Wynne-Jones 
9. Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton 
10. Goddess Legacy by M.W. Muse 
11. Amy's Story by D'Elen McClain
12. Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca
13. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
14. Marked by Kim Richardson
15. For a Good Time, Call... by Trish Jensen
16. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
17. Swordfights & Lullabies by Debora Geary 
18. Endlessly by Kiersten White
19. Every Witch Way But Wicked
20. The Hunt by Joseph Williams 

All posts from April are HERE.

Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon 2013 Finished

Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon 2013 hosted by Michelle @ the true book addict.

It has been quite a week for me. It started well with 4 books but then I had a break for a couple of days. The end of the week finished with Dewey's Read-a-Thon so I ended up reading 9 books of different lengths.

My goal for the week was to read 7 book of which at least 4 had to be scary / horror. I more than meet my goal.

My list of books:

1. Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca (180 pages)
2. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking (291 pages)
3. Marked by Kim Richardson (290 pages)
4. For a Good Time, Call... by Trish Jensen (150 pages)
5. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (399 pages) 
6. Swordfights & Lullabies by Debora Geary (90 pages) 
7. Endlessly by Kiersten White (385 pages)
8. Every Witch Way But Wicked (183 pages)
9. The Hunt by Joseph Williams (459 pages)

Thank you Michelle for hosting this Read-a-Thon and I am looking forward to the High Summer Read-a-Thon in July which I think I will be able to take part in this year.

The Hunt by Joseph Williams

After completing her freshman year of college in East Lansing, DOREEN WOODS returns to her hometown of Northville, Michigan with plenty of problems. A drug-dealer boyfriend who has her hooked on his new product. An alcoholic father who abuses his wife. A history of body image issues. Paralyzing bouts of depression. Cutting.
Things are about to get worse.
She’s just called her best friend, Katy, to drive her home from a long night of partying, but Katy has other plans for Doreen. Like having her chased by a soul-sucking demon across a nightmarish landscape of haunted forests, endless oceans, and hungry undead, all while experiencing withdrawal from her new drug of choice: the little doctors.
But there is more to fear in the shadows than monsters and demons. Doreen soon learns that, when you’re in THE HUNT, nothing is ever what it seems, and there’s only one way out. From Goodreads.


I didn't like this book. Reading the blurb for the book about being chased by a soul-sucking demon I thought it would be a paranormal book, it wasn't.
Not my kind of book.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Serious Readers 2013
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
2013 Ebook Challenge
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Mammoth Book Challenge
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 29th of November 2012)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (459 pages)

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 - Finished

Dewey's Read-a-Thon has finished.

My goal was to read 750 pages. I went well past this with  1057 pages read and I was awake the whole 24 hours of the Read-a-Thon.

I read 4 books, all from my list:

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (399 pages)
Swordfights & Lullabies by Debora Geary (90 pages)
Endlessly by Kiersten White (385 pages)
Every Witch Way But Wicked (183 pages)

Thank you everybody that makes this Read-a-Thon happen. I am already looking forward to October.

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 - End of event meme

1) Which hour was most daunting for you?
Actually the beginning of the Read-a-Thon as I was reading a book I didn't like

2) Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
The series A Modern Witch by Debora Geary as they are cosy, light and fun to read.

3) Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
No, I think you have done a great job this year again

4) What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
I liked that you gave us the date quite early. I work every second weekend and the sooner I know the date the better to arrange to be off work.

5) How many books did you read?
I read 4 books.

6) What were the names of the books you read?
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (399 pages)
Swordfights & Lullabies by Debora Geary (90 pages)
Endlessly by Kiersten White (385 pages)
Every Witch Way But Wicked (183 pages)

7) Which book did you enjoy most?
 Endlessly by Kiersten White

8) Which did you enjoy least?
Definitely American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis which I found boring.

9)If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
N/A

10) How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
If I am not working I will participate again. I will be a reader

Every Witch Way But Wicked by Wren Emerson and more

Take twelve paranormal authors. Toss them together in one anthology. Add a dash of romance, a pinch of humor and a dollop of mystery. Stir in a few ghosts, a handful of sorcerers and garnish with magic for the perfect witch's brew.  From Goodreads.

I enjoyed this book of different witchy short stories. I bought it because Debora Geary is one of the authors. Most of the stories were good.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Serious Readers 2013
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
2013 Ebook Challenge
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Women Challenge
Dewey's Read-a-Thon April 2013
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (witch)
2013 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (183 pages)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (183 pages)

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 hour 21

I have enjoyed these last hours. Reading Swordfights & Lullabies by Debora Geary and Endlessly by Kiersten White was a much better choice than American Psycho.

I will now read Every Witch Way But Wicked and if I have more time after that I have another 2 short stories I can finish off with.

Endlessly by Kiersten White

Evie's paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate.
The clock is ticking on the entire paranormal world. And its fate rests solely in Evie's hands. From Goodreads.

I read the first 2 books in this trilogy last April, actually the second book Supernaturally I read during Dewey's Read-a-Thon April 2012 so it is quite nice to read the last book this year.
I liked the 2 first books better but this was a good ending to the story. I will most likely read more books by Kiersten White.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Serious Readers 2013
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
2013 Ebook Challenge
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Women Challenge
Dewey's Read-a-Thon April 2013
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (fey)
2013 Sequel Reading Challenge
Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2013
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (385 pages)

Swordfights & Lullabies by Debora Geary

A bachelor curmudgeon, a Celtic witch, and an adorable wee girl with lavender eyes. Join them in the last days of the Swordfights & Lullabies tour - and see what love has wrought.
This is a short read, about the length of two chapters in the Modern Witch series books. Not a short story, really - more like a snapshot. The chance to share a few special moments with some of your favorite witches.
It should be read after A Celtic Witch. Enjoy! From Goodreads.

A very cute romantic short story that is just like a couple of extra chapter for A Celtic Witch which I read earlier this month.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Women Challenge
Dewey's Read-a-Thon April 2013
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (90 pages)
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (witch)
2013 Sequel Reading Challenge
Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2013
2013 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (90 pages) 

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 hour 18

Fighting off sleep. I always find it difficult when the person with me, this time my twin sister, is fast asleep.

But I am doing okay on the reading. Since finally finishing American Psycho I have read Swordfights & Lullabies (A Modern Witch #6.5) by Debora Geary (90 pages) and I am 275 pages (of 385 pages) into Endlessly by Kiersten White.

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 Mid-Event Survey

1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired? 
I am actually doing surprisingly well and not tired yet.

2) What have you finished reading? 
American Psycho

3) What is your favorite read so far? 
I have only read American Psycho and that is NOT going to be my favourite read.

4) What about your favorite snacks? 
Actually dinner was pretty good even though it was mostly leftovers, but then anything I don't have to cook is usually good.

5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love! 
I have been struggling with my book and just wanted to finish it so I have not had time to look. 

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 hour 12

I have finally finished American Psycho but I only finished it because I always finish the books I start. A boring book!.

I think I will read a short story now and then continue with The Rising by Kelley Armstrong or Endlessly by Kiersten White

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

In American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront. From Goodreads.

I didn't like this book and found it extremely boring. Half the book is a description of clothes the main character and everybody else he is with are wearing. "Price is wearing a six-button wool and silk suit by Ermenegildo Zegna, a cotton shirt with French cuffs by Ike Behar, a Ralph Lauren silk tie and leather wing tips by Fratelli Rossetti." And so it continues throughout the book. There is also a detailed account of 3-4 different song artist's songs - also boring even though I actually like the singers / groups.
Yes there is also the very detailed account of the torture and murders he commits but that is just plain gory. 

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
Spring into Horror 2013
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
2013 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge
Dewey's Read-a-Thon April 2013
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (399 pages)

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 hour 5

I am reading American Psycho as planned, unfortunately up till now, which is around page 130, I find it slightly boring. I hope it gets better.

In my part of the world it is 6pm so my sister is going to cook for us soon, some proper food will be appreciated after all the snacks we have already consumed.

Now back to the reading.

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 Start

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
I am on holiday so this time I read from Denmark.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I think I am looking most forward to The Rising by Kelley Armstrong.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I have so many but I think it will be the icecream.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2011 is what started my blog and me taking part in lots and lots of other reading challenges.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
The last Read-a-Thon I looked at a lot of other blogs and felt I missed out on a lot of reading time so more reading books this time and less time following everybody else.

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013

Dewey's Read-a-Thon is about to start and it is my fourth time taking part.

My goal this time will be to read at least 750 pages.

I have a list of books but I might stray from it.

American Psycho (399 pages). I need this book for two other Reading Challenges I am taking part in. If I read this book it will either be first or last as I don't think it is a good idea to read it during the night!

Every Witch Way But Wicked (183 pages). I am hoping for a fun, light read. I might need it after American Psycho.

Endlessly (385 pages) I started this series at Dewey's Read-a-Thon April 2012.

The Rising (400 pages). Kelly Armstrong is one of my favourite authors and I want to finish this series.

3 short stories from Debora Geary to be read in between the other books.

For a Good Time, Call... by Trish Jensen

A mysterious prank brought them together for sizzling-hot romance . . .
“I’m just a nosy little ad exec who’s dying to see who invited me to meet you.”
“Listen, Sherry Whoever-You-Are, I’m very, very busy,” Kit Fleming answered. “If you could just speed this up, I’d be wildly grateful.”
Sherry became uncomfortably aware that he had a very sexy phone voice. “Well, you see, I got a delivery tonight, and I didn’t have anything smaller than a fifty, so the kid had to give me change.”
“Uh-huh,” he said, the grunt tinged with annoyance. “Fascinating.”
“The twenty he gave me had some writing on it.”
“Writing?”
“‘For a good time, call Kit.’ And of course, your phone number.” From Goodreads.





A mediocre short romance story. Okay but no more.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (150 pages)
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 20th of December 2012)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (150 pages)

Marked by Kim Richardson

Sixteen year-old Kara Nightingale’s ordinary life is suddenly turned upside down when she dies and wakes up in a strange new world with a new career—as a rookie for the Guardian Angel Legion. Kara is pulled into the supernatural, where monkeys drive the elevators, oracles scurry above giant crystal balls, and where demons feed on the souls of mortals.
With the help of her Petty Officer and friend, David, Kara hurtles towards an adventure that will change her life forever… From Goodreads

Another book that is okay but nothing great. I did like the idea of guarding angels that preferably had to save the life of humans or if that failed at least save their souls before demons feed on them. I might continue this series at some point but I think there are six books by now and I am not sure I want to read that many.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (demon)
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (290 pages)
2013 1st In A Series Challenge
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 6th of July 2012)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (290 pages)

Hollowland by Amanda Hocking

"This is the way the world ends - not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door."
Nineteen-year-old Remy King is on a mission to get across the wasteland left of America, and nothing will stand in her way - not violent marauders, a spoiled rock star, or an army of flesh-eating zombies. From Goodreads.

It was okay but unfortunately no more than that. But it was the same with her Trylle trilogy where I didn't like her first book as much as the following two. With that in mind I might try to read Hollowmen at some point.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (zombie)
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (291 pages)
2013 1st In A Series Challenge
Dystopia Reading Challenge 2013
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 26th of October 2011)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (291 pages)

Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca

A crippling blizzard, grisly discoveries in an old church in Harlem, a small apartment building cut off by the mounting storm, its tenants trapped with a vicious killer that may or may not be human, and an unholy manuscript stolen from a dead sorcerer that could very well hold the secrets to opening the gates of Hell.
Gina has seen strange visions since childhood. Her mother was considered insane for having the same affliction, and before her disappearance, Gina's sister Allie was obsessed with black magic and "saw" things too. It eventually led her to a depraved conjurer known as Mojo DeCanne, a man who possessed a book of demonic spells Allie stole and hid in Gina's apartment in the days before she vanished. Now, as Manhattan braces for the worst snowstorm in decades, and Gina's visions become worse, blurring the lines between nightmare and reality, Mojo DeCanne has come looking for what is his. In order to solve the mystery of her sister's disappearance and the meaning behind her own shattered life, Gina must first survive the night and somehow stop an unimaginable evil from fulfilling its horrific destiny. Darkness falls on Manhattan. The blizzard grows worse. And the lights go out. From Goodreads

I was not convinced by the horror in this book. The end hints that everything had just been going on in the main character's Gina's mind because of some hallucinogenic narcotics even as she still believes everything.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (180 pages)
2013 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge
Spring into Horror 2013
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 8th of January 2013)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (180 pages)

Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon 2013 Start

Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon 2013 hosted by Michelle @ the true book addict. 

It has started. Or rather it started at midnight between yesterday and today but as that is 3am my time I start now.

As usual I have made a list to read and some of the books on this list I need to read for other challenges as well.

My goal for this week's Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon is to read at least 7 books, of these I want 4 to be horror / scary books. 

My reason to set the number of books a bit higher than my usual amount of books is that the end of this Read-a-Thon coincides with Dewey's Read-a-Thon which is a 24 hour Read-a-Thon.

My list of 8 horror / scary books which might or might not change along the week.

1. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
2. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
3. Killing Floor by Lee Child 
4. Marked by Kim Richardson
5. The Hunt by Joseph Williams
6. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
7. Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca 
8. The Ritual by Adam Nevill 

Amy's Story by D'Elen McClain

Amy is hot on a story as she tries to discover what life is like for teenage girls living on the street. When her disguise almost gets her killed, she’s saved by one of New York’s most eligible bachelors. His private life is filled with secrets and his story sparks Amy’s interest. Discovering the truth lands her in a world of vampires and werewolves that she never dreamed existed. She also didn't dreamed she could truly love a man or vampire but Marcus shows her the light. Now the two must fight the one person who can destroy their chance at love. With the help of Marcus’ clan of werewolves the war begins. From Goodreads.

This was an okay short romance story with both vampires and werewolves. and a new take on how they co-exist. I am not sure I will read the next book in this series.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (vampire)
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (164 pages)
2013 1st In A Series Challenge
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 20th of April 2013)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (164 pages)

Goddess Legacy by M.W. Muse

Legacy Kore is an average seventeen year old with your basic insane crush on the hottest guy in school... rather Adin Shepard was the hottest guy in school before he graduated a couple of weeks ago. Now it’s summer vacation and she’s not sure when she’ll get to see him again. Until he shows up at her surprise seventeenth birthday party. Cue saliva glands--it’s time to drool.
But her giddiness is cut short when her guardian delivers an emotional blow, telling Legacy her mother hadn’t died when she was baby, but that she’d left for Legacy’s protection all those years ago. After the initial shock, she expects some story about how her mother was in the Witness Protection Program or something else just as crazy, but when she’s told that her mother is a Greek Goddess and that Legacy is changing into one too, she thinks her guardian needs a trip to a mental hospital. Legacy a goddess? Um, yeah. Right. And her BFF is the Easter Bunny.
While trying to make sense out of something that was impossible to believe, Adin asks Legacy out on a date. She is thrilled that her fantasy might become a reality, but when she meets the new guy in town, River, she discovers everything isn’t always as it seems, and the legacy she wants just might not be the legacy she is destined to have. From Goodreads.

This book was okay and I liked the close connection to the Greek Gods. I might look at some of the next books in this series.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (298 pages)
2013 Mythology Challenge
2013 1st In A Series Challenge
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 16th of April 2013)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (298 pages)

Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton

A woman without a past…
After a tragic accident left her with no memory, Kate Alexander struggled to fit in with a husband and world that didn't feel right. She’s had no reason to question what friends and family have told her, not until her husband is suddenly killed and she finds a photo of a young girl in his office. A girl who can’t be anyone but a daughter Kate didn't know she had.
A man desperate for a reason to live…
Ryan Harrison lost his wife in a plane crash five years ago. To cope with the pain of her loss, he dedicated himself to his job and to raising their daughter. Now a successful pharmaceutical executive, Ryan has everything a man could want—money, fame and power—but he’d give it all up in a heartbeat for just one more day with the woman he still loves.
Two lives about to converge.
As Kate begins to dig into a past she doesn't remember, evidence leads her to San Francisco and puts her on the path toward Ryan, a man who sees in her the woman he loved and lost. Kate feels a draw to Ryan, one she can’t explain, but is that feeling enough to convince her this is where she’s supposed to be? As Ryan and Kate search for answers, they uncover lies long buried, a passion hotter than either expected and a danger that threatens…even now…when the second chance they've both been searching for is finally within reach. From Goodreads.

I bought this book for free earlier this year for another challenge but just never got round to reading it. I am glad I did now as I just couldn't put it down, I wanted to know what was going to happen next.I might have to look into more of Elisabeth Naughton's romantic suspense books.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (267 pages)
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 18th of January 2013)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (267 pages)

Wise Follies by Grace Wynne-Jones

Why waving goodbye to Mr Wonderful may be the wisest folly of all...
Alice Evans has got a GSOH, GFCH (gas-fired central heating), a cat and a Mitsubishi colour portable. People have told her she can look pretty if she tries. She's thirty-eight and single, so will someone please pass the message on?
What Alice thinks she needs is Mr Wonderful. A man like her pottery teacher, James Mitchel, who's warm and wise and gorgeous. But as one long, hot summer disappears with no sign of her snaring the man of her dreams, Alice is forced to consider the alternatives.
Should she settle for Mr Mediocre, her dull but dependable ex boyfriend Eamon, and spend the rest of her days trying to like golf?
Or could there be another way for a woman to ditch all the longing - and really start living her life? From Goodreads.





A description of a single woman looking for love. I unfortunately found it boring and struggled to get through it. Glad it was a free book. Not looking to read more of this author's books.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (259 pages)
2013 Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge (free on Amazon.uk 20th of November 2012)
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (259 pages)

A Celtic Witch by Debora Geary

Cassidy Farrell is a world-class Celtic fiddler. And if she has her way, that's exactly who she'll stay.
Except that's not what the rocks have in mind. Or a certain fetching spell. Or the truth working its way free in her own heart.
Can the music, and perhaps a certain grumpy curmudgeon and his baby girl, help Cass find her life's new song?
A Celtic Witch is book six of the top-rated A Modern Witch series. Light contemporary fantasy with a good dose of humor, a little romance, and characters you won't want to leave. From Goodreads.

I am thoroughly enjoying this Modern Witch series by Debora Geary. It is not all happy and there are some more serious subjects brought up. But all the books have happy endings and my husband always knows when I am reading these books as I quite often just giggling away. Another short story coming out this month and then the last book coming out in June.
If you like witches and a fun light read this is a very good series.
I have just bought another 2 short stories by Debora Geary, nothing to do with A Modern Witch but I hope for a light, fun read for Dewey's Read-a-Thon next weekend.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013-2
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (247 pages)
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (witch)
2013 Sequel Reading Challenge
Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2013
2013 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (247 pages)

Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper

"I DID NOT KNOW THAT YOU CHILDREN WOULD BE THE ONES TO FIND IT. OR WHAT DANGER YOU WOULD BE PUTTING YOURSELVES IN."
Throughout time, the forces of good and evil have battled continuously, maintaining the balance. Whenever evil forces grow too powerful, a champion of good is called to drive them back. Now, with evil's power rising and a champion yet to be found, three siblings find themselves at the center of a mystical war.
Jane, Simon, and Barney Drew have discovered an ancient text that reads of a legendary grail lost centuries ago. The grail is an object of great power, buried with a vital secret. As the Drews race against the forces of evil, they must piece together the text's clues to find the grail -- and keep its secret safe until a new champion rises. From Goodreads.




I have read several reviews that compare this book with  the Narnia books. Forget it! The only likeness to me is that it is with British kids.
This book takes place in our world, good versus evil and the myth of King Arthur very much alive. I will definitely read the rest of this series at some point.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
2013 Mythology Challenge
Quick fix Challenge 2013 (208 pages)
2013 1st In A Series Challenge
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (208 pages)

Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

Mercy Thompson’s life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack—has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy’s life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more…
After an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse can’t reach Adam—or anyone else in the pack for that matter. They’ve all been abducted.
Through their mating bond, all Mercy knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. With the werewolves fighting a political battle to gain acceptance from the public, Mercy fears Adam’s disappearance may be related—and that he and the pack are in serious danger. Outclassed and on her own, Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from any ally she can get, no matter how unlikely. From Goodreads


It is good to be back. I enjoy the Mercy books and it is good to see how Mercy is finding her place in the pack. She is automatically at the head of the pack as the Alpha mate but she must now assert  herself and step up to the responsibility that comes with that position. She does that well.
I will continue to read Patricia Briggs's books.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (werewolf)
2013 Sequel Reading Challenge
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (352 pages)