Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Goodreads Summary:
Werewolves can be dangerous if you get in their way, but they'll leave you alone if you are careful.  They are very good at hiding their natures from the human population, but I'm not human.  I know them when I meet them, and they know me, too.

Mercy Thompson's sexy next door neighbor is a werewolf.

She's tinkering with a VW bus at her mechanic shop that happens to belong to a vampire.

But then, Mercy Thompson is not exactly normal herself... and her connection to the world of things that go bump in the night is about to get her into a whole lot of trouble.

My Review:
5 out of 5 Stars


I really liked this book, it was very attention grabbing and easy to be absorbed into.  And I found that once I started, I couldn't stop reading and I'm planning on reading the rest of the series as soon as possible.


Mercy, the main character, is amazing and I really loved her, with her narrating the story it was easy to become apart of her world, the world with werewolves, shifters, vampires and witches.  What I found the most fascinating was the pack dynamic, it was very interesting to see how the alpha works with the pack and the hierarchy of it.  I'm usually more of a vampire girl, so I was surprised by how much I loved the werewolves.


Anyone who likes fantasy and paranormal stories will love this book.  Let me know your thoughts on the series or if you would be interested in reading it.

Nearly a Lady by Alissa Johnson

Goodreads Summary:

"Lord Gideon Haverston wanted to right his family's wrongs.  So when he promises young Winnefred Blythe the money that his stepmother had cheated her out of over the years, he expects to be greeted as a hero.  But the situation is much more complicated that Gideon expected and the task of taming the untrusting Winnefred much more alluring."

My Review:
3 out of 5 stars


Winnefred Blythe is a woman who has been abandoned almost her whole life and forced to make do with whatever she scrapes together.  She's done exceptionally well for herself under the circumstances, but when Lord Gideon Haverston shows up to repay his family's debt it stirs up both of their lives.  I related strongly to Winnefred's independent personality and her need to do things on her own, and I really enjoyed her confidence when voicing her opinion during a time when women were seen as merely objects.

It took me a very long time to get into this book, and I'm not sure why.  I was about to give up on it, but after checking fellow goodreads reviews I discovered that Nearly a Lady had a lot of great reviews, so I decided to continue reading.  While I do think it got better the more pages I got into it, I only marked it three stars.  I love Winnefred and Gideon as individual character and I was ultimately rooting for them, I was just not fully absorbed into the story.  I do think it was a good read and for fans of the author, worth reading and I would probably have had a higher opinion of it if I had read it at a different time, I was just not completely sold on the story.

As always let me know what your thoughts were on this book if you've read it, and if you haven't let me know if you would be interested in reading it.

Change of Pace

Hello, I've decided to completely rework this blog and dedicate it solely to book reviews and book related information.

Some important things to know:

I read a wide variety of genres (which they tell you NOT to do when you blog), but I just can't help it.  Plus I think it might actually help fellow readers find other types of books to read.  I know sometimes I get in a rut where all I'm reading is one genre and it can get a little formulaic.

Another thing to know is that I organize all of my reading information on goodreads.com my user profile is http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2741883-rose

Now finally, I am completely open to suggestions and am willing to take recommendations on any books people think I should be reading.