Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Interview: Author Joanna Campbell Slan (Kiki Lowenstein mysteries and Jane Eyre Chronicles)


Hey Everyone!

Check out my sister blog Socrates' Cozy Cafe for a great interview with this wonderful cozy mystery author! Click here to get to the interview.

Karen Robards and Debbie Macomber - New Releases!

Karen Robards and Debbie Macomber have always been favorite authors of mine and now they have two new books coming out!  Thanks to Susan Grimshaw at Random House, I have been given permission to post these clips about their newest books!  I'm looking forward to reading them. 


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Impeccable Petunia by Katie Christine and Jonathan Edward




Genre:
Young Adult, Fiction, Children, Fantasy

Format:
EBook

Publisher:
Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

Release Date:
May 2012



Petunia is a chicken with a heart. She wants nothing more than to fit in with the other chickens, but thanks to jealousy and betrayal, she isn’t accepted. The one who does accept her is a human woman. They develop a strong friendship, even if they don’t completely understand each other. (Petunia does not speak the human language.)

Petunia finds herself in some of the strangest and most difficult situations including tangling with a jealous chicken, a fox and a mischievous gray cat. With the help of her friends, Petunia tries to hold on and find her own place without getting physically hurt in the process.

I didn’t know what to expect when I read this book, but I absolutely adored it. It’s cute and even has some adventure and danger tossed in to leave readers chewing on their fingernails.  It's charming, sweet and highly entertaining.

I read this on my Kindle Fire and the drawings are magnificent. The colors were so vibrant. The story itself is beautifully written and fast-paced. This isn’t just a children’s book. I think adults would enjoy this too. I know I did and I normally don’t read books like this but I’m glad I read this one.

The book actually ended with a cliffhanger. I want to read the rest of this series…NOW!


5 out of 5 kitties!



FTC Disclosure: The author provided me with a copy of this book to review. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Musing Mondays - Snacking and Reading?



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This week’s musing asks…

Do you snack while you read? If so, what is your favorite reading snack?

My answer...

Short and sweet...no, I don't. I never liked to take a chance of getting crumbs in my books or dripping something on them. Even though I'm mainly using my e-readers now, I still don't want to mess them up with food smudges. Besides, since I've been on Weight Watchers, it's best for me to just concentrate on my reading and not my eating :)


Winner of Bruja Brouhaha




Congratulations!!!

The winner of the book giveaway is 

barbara m.

An email has already been sent to her.  

Thanks to all who participated.