BOOK REVIEW: Guy Erma and the Son of Empire: A Young Adult Sci-Fi Thriller Novel

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Guy Erma and the Son of Empire: A Young Adult Sci-Fi Thriller Novel

First off, I have to say, that is a really cool cover :)

I enjoyed this book very much, I took my time reading it, and for that, I apologize to the author for taking so long! I like to make sure I am getting every essence available from a book. I like to get lost in a story when I read. If something is distracting me, I have to stop, and begin again later.
Personally, I am angry against politics and corporate bigwigs, so this book was right up my alley. And I love reading young adult sci-fi and thrillers. I'm always keeping an eye out for great books for my older-teen son.

Ms. Melia has a great imagination, and the writing is very smooth and keeps you enthralled! Keep it up!

INFO:

This is an e-book

Do I trust you? Can I trust you? 

Two boys as different as any two boys might be. 

Guy Erma has only one dream - to join the Dome Elite. An unregistered orphan, to gain his place Guy Erma must plead his case to Chart Segat, Commander of the Dome Elite. He must do whatever Chart says. 

Teodor, Prince of Freyne, is snatched from a life of privilege by militant borgs, vanguard of the Dome Elite. To survive he must plead his case to Chart Segat. He must do whatever Chart wants. 

Whatever Chart Segat wants... 

In a fast- paced tale, the boys paths are drawn to a crossroads a horrific planet-killer peril is revealed, and changes both their lives forever. 

The only question remains: “Do I trust you?” 

Reviews: 
"One of the most powerhouse imaginations I’ve encountered in sci-fi..." Dean C. Moore , Love on the Run 

"Set in a world where fashion and fun hide treacherous politics and danger, Guy Erma and the Son of Empire will keep you enthralled." Sherrill Nilson, Karda: Adalta Vol. 1.

A good old-fashioned political thriller - if you loved both Frank Herbert’s Dune and Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games - you will adore Guy Erma. 

GET YOURS HERE:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/b00mu5xpxc 

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I was asked to test and review this product,

with no other promise of compensation,

but to give my honest opinion.

BOOK REVIEW: Ebook - Hippochondriac (for grown-ups)

This is a very funny book for older kids and grown-ups!

From the beginner hypochondriac to the seasoned one, you'll have hippo-belly laughs from reading this book!

I ordered this book at first thinking it was for children, but it's for older kids who understand life, how people react to things like fears and name-calling, and body parts/problems, etc... because of certain subjects in the story (in my personal opinion.)

Everyone around this hippo thinks all of his problems are in his head...

I was surprised how the story ends so pick up a copy and check it out!

"This is the story about a baby hippo that was called Hippochondriac. 

He was ABSOLUTELY SURE that he was dying, with every little 

thing that came in flying."

#Hippochondriac 

FIND YOURS HERE:
US: http://www.amazon.com/Hippochondriac-Micky-Morag-ebook/dp/B00PHVIF0E

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hippochondriac-Micky-Morag-ebook/dp/B00PHVIF0E

Germany: http://www.amazon.de/Hippochondriac-English-Edition-Micky-Morag-ebook/dp/B00PHVIF0E

BOOK REVIEW: "Finding the Grain", by Shulamit Hartal

#FindingTheGrain

#BlindChicken

This was not at all the story I was expecting - it was better!

It's about psychology, anxiety, worry, wonder, friendships, faith, and love.

Oh, and let's not forget hate. Hate is deeply rooted in one's psyche, sometimes so deeply hidden, we have no idea that the hate is what has made us the way we are.

Follow Chani as she goes through these ups and downs with her mother, and other people she encounters. She eventually finds out what has been driving her to be the person she is.

Buy it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Grain-Literary-Fiction-Novel-ebook/dp/B00OO59A6C/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Find out more here:

Book Description :

One day Chani Tavin, a sculptress in late middle age, has a fortunate accident when she literally trips over a pile of psychology books at the local recycling center. Despite hurting her foot in the fall, she is more fascinated than aggravated since it sparks off a vast change in her life. Oblivious to the pain, Chani takes the pile home, climbs into bed and plunges into them, applying the psychology she is learning to unravel the secrets of her own life. 

As Chani re-examines her life, she revisits her childhood. The emotional wasteland of the conditions in which she grew up and the terrors to which she was regularly subjected rise up to confront her: an unpredictable and tyrannical mother, her two defiant sisters who managed to do what she could not – break away -- and her absentee father. Chani starts to see her own life in perspective, and she has to learn how to embrace and forgive herself for feelings she still carries from when she was a very young child and one thread of the plot follows this journey of self-discovery. However, just when Chani achieves a startling insight in understanding her past, she dies unexpectedly the following day. 

The story is set in the frame of the 7- day period of mourning, the shiva, that follows Chani Tavin’s death and it encompasses including various dramatic and revealing conversations between the family of the narrator and her friends and neighbors. 

The heroine of Finding the Grain, a “blind chicken” who cannot forget her mother’s devastating pronouncement that she was so ugly it was “impossible to do anything with her” or, “Who would want you? Well, even a blind chicken finds the grain in the end,” – is herself no spring chicken. Chani Tavin is testimony to the fact that it is never too late to learn, even as the mother of grown up children and a teenage grandchild. 

BOOK REVIEW: Haven (series), by D. C. Akers

Awesomely Fantastical!!

What amazing tales of 'normal', suburban Sam and his sister, Sarah... little do they know what they are about to be swept up into!! A dizzying world of magic!

An enemy on their trail, war, teen angst, duh!

And keep your eye on their waitress 'rent', Alicia... why?

Go check it out!

THESE are the kinds of stories I love reading! Magic, the supernatural... (witches, vampires, orcs, goblins, etc). 

If you want intrigue, fun, danger, and lots of mysteries all wrapped up into a series, HERE IT IS!!

Check out more info here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ociUE__L-Xg&feature=youtu.be

Amazon's #1 Best Selling Fantasy Fiction Novella is now available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo Books, IBooks/Itunes, and Smashwords.

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Buy it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Haven-Series-Collection-Books-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B00IJC9SN6/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0R65XAGXZN29C65V00SD


BOOK DESCRIPTIONS:

Haven Series Collection (Books 1 & 2)
Known as a place of refuge, Haven is a sanctuary for those with supernatural abilities. Decades of peace between the Witches, Vampires, Goblins, Elves, and Orcs is coming to an end. Now the once tranquil world is shrouded in deception and corruption. Dark secrets tear at the very fabric of their alliance, giving way to an evil that stirs in the shadows. Exhilarating and utterly gripping, the HAVEN series is an action-packed journey full of suspense, magic, mystery, and intrigue.

A Stranger Magic (Book 1):
Sam Dalcome thinks he is so completely average that no one ever notices him. Until he discovers a mysterious stranger outside his home. Bewildered, he tries to uncover the stranger’s intentions. But Sam is sidetracked when he and his friend Travis discover a secret passageway deep in the town’s quarry that leads to a hidden cavern. What they uncover next will not only change their lives forever, but will uncover the first clue to a deadly Dalcome family secret. Sam finds himself drawn into a world of mystery and magic he never knew existed, which brings him closer to a destiny he never knew was possible. 

Revenge of the Viper (Book 2):
The Great War of Haven ended thirteen years ago but Alisa Dalcome is about to discover that the war did not end for her. Placed on Earth as a sleeper agent for the Majesty of Haven, Alisa had one objective—protect the portal keys at all costs. In the wrong hands the magical keys could jeopardize the safety of everyone on Haven. But Alisa’s relocation was more than just Majesty business; it was also a chance for her to escape her enemies, enemies that still wanted her dead. Alisa wasn’t thinking about herself when she left Haven, she was thinking about her children Sam and Sarah. The Great War had already taken her husband Rylan; she would be damned if she would let it take her children too. But what Alisa didn’t count on was her inquisitive son Sam and his friend Travis. Sam’s world has turned upside down after discovering magic is real. After barely escaping the caves Sam begins to piece together the past day’s events when he stumbles onto his mother’s secret past. With the clues mounting, Sam must dig deeper to uncover the truth that could change his life forever.
But Sam doesn’t realize that his mother’s past has already caught up with them. Hidden within the shadows nearby is Haven’s most malevolent predator—the Viper. A hunter forged from the blackest of magic, it watches, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Can Sam uncover the truth in time or will his mother’s past collide with the present placing them all in grave danger?

BOOK REVIEW: Undead - Ten Tales of Zombies, edited by author Rayne Hall

Ten authors weave ten wonderful tales of Zombies!

The stories range from laughable, to, "I will never sleep alone in the dark ever ever ever again!"

I loved this book, and I read it within three nights! Seriously, it was great! Once I started it, I couldn't put it down! I even took it to a home this week where I sit for a gentleman who needs watching. Finished it off last night when I got home and went to bed.

Here's more info about the book:

GREYWALKER, by Rayne Hall (who hooked me up with a copy of the book)
FURZBY HOLT, by Jonathan Broughton
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL, by John Hoddy
I'LL LOVE YA, FOREVER, BUT... by April Grey
ZOMBIE MOTHER-IN-LAW, by Tara Maya and 
LAST CHANCE TO SEE, by Tracie McBride 
IMMUNITY, by Jeff Strand 
ANOTHER OLDIE BUT GOODIE, by Paul Dail 
THE REASON FOR ZOMBIES, by Douglas Kolacki
FEEDING FRENZY, by Matt Hults

Where to find your copy of this ebook:
http://amzn.to/13iegui 
(if you don't have a Kindle, you can download Kindle onto your pc, just follow the directions on that page!)

BOOK REVIEW: "Out of the Shoebox" by Yaron Reshef

This story is about a family having to deal with and try to live through the holocaust, while also trying to find all of their family members. You were privy to practically every single thought of the writer. 

The genealogy/family tree in the back of the book is also a helpful guide. And I learned what 'Kiddush' is.

It's a great book about history and includes very nice photos. It was well-written, and though just an itsy-bit slow in some spots (just my personal opinion), I enjoyed it, and I do recommend it.

You can find your copy here:
http://www.amazon.com/Out-Shoebox-Autobiographic-Historical-Nonfiction-ebook/dp/B00ONT6N0A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Book Description:

Out of the Shoebox is a fascinating journal that reads like a detective story, comes across as an imaginative quest into the past, yet is the true personal story of the writer, Yaron Reshef. 

An unexpected phone call hurls Reshef into an intensive two-year journey, during which he has to solve a mystery that took shape in the 1930s and gradually unfolded in the present. A mysterious lot, a forgotten bank account, a people long gone – along with their memory which were obliterated during the Holocaust. All of these rise to the surface, bearing with them memories and emotions previously hidden away in the shoebox. 

PRODUCT REVIEW: E-book: Clean Food Diet by Jonathan Vine

Another great book by Jonathan on clean eating. He described exactly what "clean eating" is, what it involves, how to incorporate it into your life, and wonderful step-by-step recipes.

I definitely recommend this book!

My Rating: A

Find it here> http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Food-Diet-Vegetarian-Collection-ebook/dp/B00O062AU8/ref=cm_rdp_product

Book Description:

Would you like to improve your health and boost your immune system?
You can do it with clean food diet!
Clean eating improves your health, it boosts your immune system, it helps you think better, it makes your skin look better, it makes your hair shine, and your tummy feel much better as well. And all with just a few simple lifestyle changes! Not in a month or two, but now! Now is the time for that change, now is the time to feel better;do this for yourself and be grateful for it!
Clean eating is a challenge, given the amount of processed foods you can find on the market. It sounds harder than it actually is, and once you get started and taste real, clean food and get to testify to its benefits later on, there’s nothing stopping you.
Every single food we buy at the supermarket has at least one additive to preserve it better, to make it look better, or to taste better. But luckily in the last few years, you can see that many people have stopped eating whatever, whenever and began to become more interested in where their food comes from, how it is being produced, what it contains, and what health benefits it has. This has led to a movement that is trending more and more called clean eating.
In "Clean Food Diet" you will discover:

• What is clean eating is
  What to eat
  How to eat clean
  How to cook clean

50 simple recipes to jumpstart your new lifestyle:

• Appetizers
  Soups
  Salads
  Main Dishes
  Desserts

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

BOOK REVIEW: Dragon - Ten Tales of Fiery Beasts (edited by Rayne Hall)

I really enjoyed this fantasy read! 

Rayne Hall lends a wonderful background of dragon lore into the Introduction, and also has a story in the book as well.

There were stories of dragons from various authors, and each one read differently because of their various writing styles. 

Some were stories full of "fear" from the characters that really pull you in and you would swear you'd been through it yourself! Others stories read like amazing children's fantasies!

Wonderful book for all ages from kids(Rated PG-13) to adults!

My rating: A


1. TO EAT A BARD by Larisa Walk
2. ALONE WITH THE BONES by Mark Cassell
3. THE INTROVERT DRAGON by Rayne Hall
4. THE MURDER WINDOW by Pamela Turner
5. DUNG by Candy Korman
6. EDUCATING PUFF by Jonathan Broughton
7. I AM THE WEAPON by Douglas Kolacki
8. THE DRAGON’S BARGAIN by William Meikle
9. DRAGONS by Wakefield Mahon
10. DISTANT DRAGON by L.L. Phelps


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BOOK REVIEW: Tough Guys and Drama Queens: How Not to Get Blindsided by Your Child's Teen Years

Tough Guys and Drama Queens: How Not to Get Blindsided by Your Child's Teen Years
By: Mark Gregston
THOMAS NELSON / 2012

ISBN: 9780849951664
ISBN-13: 9780849951664

Worried about your kids? How you're going to raise them? How to deal with the drama of girls, and yes, even the guys...? Worried about YOU? Then this is a great, informational book for you! Made especially for parents of pre-teens and teens. It is faith-based and has pages of biblical backing to help you.
“Everyday your child is bombarded by highly sexualized culture and over-exposed to words and images that can influence them beyond your reach. Your connection to them during these years is critical as is your response to tough issues such as appearance, performance, authority and respect, boundaries, and many more.” It's hard to know how to act in intense situations, or learn how to control our own emotions. This book will give you a better sense, a better grip, a better understanding.
I would recommend this book not only for parents, but also for youth ministers.
I enjoyed this book. Mark's practical insights and strategies are game changers.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers <http://booklookbloggers.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”