A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love this book! It was long and descriptive..normally it's overkill and I lose interest, but this one really got my attention. Matthew and Diana..vampire and witch..I love that concept. It had a twilight kind of feel with their attraction to each other and Diana has quite a few "Bella" moments..ya just wanna smack her! Matthew is overprotective and territorial like Edward..the "congregation" is like the Volturi..so many similarities and yet not. That didn't bother me at all, because Twilight is one of my favorite books. DOW takes it further into the history of witches, vampires and demons, which I loved! Gonna start Shadow of night soon:)

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Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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I'm trying to put into words how beautiful and heart wrenching this story is..I guess I can start by saying how refreshing it was to have the female character (Anna) pursue the male(Liam)I know you are thinking..why is this so refreshing, when it's done all the time? Well, because we are all so used to love stories being told the other way around..The girl is usually shy and naive and is usually the pursued, but not in this story. Anna is forthcoming and honest with no inhabitions and is strong and beautiful and knows what she wants and won't let anyone or anything get in her way. Liam is shy and innocent and really doesn't know the way of the world, he only knows the world of Dochas island where everything is handled by the villagers, including the law. The worst part was what he was told he was all his life...that he was...a demon and shouldn't be living. He grows up believing there is no hope for him and he has come to terms with his life,but it doesn't stop Liam from learning all he can from his books and about Anna from the tabloids that come to Dochas once a week. Anna is from a well to do family and Liam thinks he has no chance with her, until one day, she returns to the island..the place where they played as children, the place where Liam first fell in Love with Ms. Annabel Leighton. Anna is nothing like the tabloids say she is, she is quite the opposite. Anna and Liam find love and will fight for it, no matter what. There are things...Otherworldy things, playing a cruel game and using them as pawns to see if humans really are capable of true love or if they will cave at the first signs of trouble. Will it tear them apart forever, or does love really conquer all? I've never read such a captivating book in what seems like forever..I really had a hard time putting this book down and basically read it in one day. Hauntingly beautiful..Thanks for this wonderful gift Ms. Lindsey <3

I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Amazing, funny and very eye opening. Loved it! I think Ozzy has been misunderstood..lol..maybe not. All in all he's gone through alot of crap in life. How this man is still alive is beyond me. Someone was definitely watching over him. As for his wives..well kudos to them for putting up with his nonsense. Especially Sharon. Now that's a strong woman..to be almost killed by your husband and drop the charges because she truly believed he wasn't a bad guy, it's just he was someone else when he was high. That's true love my friends or they both are just plain crazy! Lol...great story and a must read! My first ever Biography:) very cool!

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Easy by Tammara Webber
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What did I think? powerful, amazing, moving and a very passionate story. It's a scary world out there and I couldn't imagine going through such emotional and physical trauma like Jackie and Lucas did. To live with such guilt to the point of shutting everyone out of your life, is not living..it's barely surviving. We have to ask for help..seek it out to get through the horrible things in life, to get to the better things life has to offer us. What would you do in Jackie's situation? I know an incident like that should have been reported ASAP! I hope this book helps other women to come forward and not be scared to have their attacker held accountable for their actions. Fear is a terrible emotion, but we need to use it for the greater good. This is one of those books that stay with you for a while. It won't be "easy" to forget such an amazing book and characters. Excited to read more of Tammara's books and most def a "best boyfriend" book for sure..Lucas is one amazing guy! Must read!

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Grounded by R.K. Lilley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well now, for all the parts of this book that I was a little disturbed by, it certainly took a turn and made up for it in the end. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack before I finished! James and Bianca..what can I say? 2 tormented souls with a past that seems to keep rearing it's ugly head, have finally persevered..thank god! So much pain..yet followed by so much love. We should all be lucky to have a amazing best friend like Stephan. He always had Bianca's back, regardless of what James had to say. Loved the ending and it made me tear up for sure..wow! All the characters were wonderful..I laughed, got ticked off and was excited all through out this book. This series was pretty great and sad to see it end. But glad it ended the way it did nonetheless. Perfect ending to an amazing, twisted, co-dependent love story..and I mean that in the most caring way:) Thanks for sharing your stories with us Ms. Lilley ;)

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Winners of Mermaid's Curse giveaway!

Congratulations to our first place winner- Elle Teeter Hille Entry # 9 and our second place winner- Dawn Dow Entry #45
Thank you so much for entering our giveaway! I'll be sending you an email shortly. I hope you enjoy your prizes!

1st place prize- Signed poster, 3 bookmarks and keychain
2nd place prize-signed poster and 2 bookmarks

Thank you ladies again and hope you enter many more giveaways in the near future:)