A Colloquy on Books

Meet the Sinclairs. There are no drug addicts in the Sinclair family. Nor are there any criminals. Or failures. The Sinclairs are perfect: tall, athletic, handsome, and as if that isn't enough rich. It doesn't matter that bills go unpaid, and that pill bottles lay around in stacks or that they barely have hearts left from losing family members left and right through divorce, because the Sinclairs are perfect. Now meet Cadence Sinclair Eastman. She is the heiress to her grandfather's massive fortune. But Cadence is far from perfect. She is weak. She suffers migraines. But that is after. No, let's first talk about before. Before: Cadence spent her time with Mirren, and Johnny, Gat too, but he came along in summer eight. Her family called them the Liars. The Liars: Gat, Mirren, Johnny, and Cadence. They are the best of friends but soon their friendship turns destructive. Lies upon lies are told, because the Sinclairs are perfect. But Cadence wants the truth.  Read i...

Seemingly unconnected people are dying, strangled and arranged with starange objects around them. Santosh Wagh, the head of Private India must race against time to stop the killer. 4 stars. My Review When Becca King arrives on Whidbey Island little does she know it will be her home for the next four years. Becca is on the run from her stepfather's criminal activities which she discovered through the  whispers  that she hears. 3 stars. Note: If you would like a detailed review of any of these books, please comment and I will get it posted as soon as possible.

The continuation of the story of Dru Anderson, whose parents are gone, whose best friend is a werewolf and who might not be entirely human, that is just the beginning. 4 stars. The adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as he tries to become a full-fledged member of his clan by training a... dragon. 3 stars. Dru might have finally found a safe haven but there is a traitor there, and people keep giving her looks, ones that say she should know something or maybe that she is in danger. 4 stars. Cricket Montgomery has seventeen years of pampering under her belt. When her father toughens up and sends her to camp, Cricket is devastated, on top of that, this is no ordinary camp, this is a camp for disabled teenagers. Cricket believes she is in hell... 4 stars. The chilling conclusion to the Heroes of Olympus series. 4 stars My Review Note: If you would like a detailed review of any of these books, please comment and I will get it poste...

Allyson Healey's life is planned and ordered. On the last day of her post-graduation three week trip, she meets Willem. Willem is everything Allyson is not, free-spirited and brave. So when, Willem asks her to abandon her plans and come on a one day trip to Paris, Allyson agrees. This completely unexpected answer begins, the best 24 hours of Allyson's life. Those 24 hours are filled with adventure, risk, and freedom. Those 24 hours are the ones that transform her. A story of travel, identity, and "accidents." In order to be found you must first get lost... Just One Day  is an amazing book. I have got to hand it to Gayle Forman, she really knows how to keep you guessing. You think you know what is going to happen and then wham! 180 degree turn. But that is only half of the reason I loved Just One Day . Gayle Forman takes you on a journey, a journey of losing, finding, searching, and coincidence that maybe, just maybe, might be fate. You spend time with the chara...

Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, genius and a criminal mastermind, and he is still 12 years old. Artemis wants to become richer so when he captures Holly Short a LEPrecon agent for ransom, some unwanted danger comes his way. 3 stars. My Review   Artemis Fowl Did you want to witness the moment Four got his name? Right here in The Transfer you can do just that! 4 stars. Four: The Transfer: A Divergent Story (Divergent Trilogy) In the beginning there were Nine. Nine aliens who escaped the destruction of their planet. They separated an went into hiding. The Magadorians killed Number One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. Now it is Number Four's turn, John Smith knows he is next. 4 stars. My Review   I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies) The one, the only, Percy Jackson tells you the story of how the world was created and how the Olympians came into being. 4 stars. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods When Silas Heap unSeals a...

A sacred oath. A fallen Angel. A forbidden love. Nora Grey has never wanted romance but when Patch comes along she finds herself attracted to him. Which puts her right in the middle of an age old war where the wrong choice will cost her her life. 4 stars. Hush, Hush (The Hush, Hush Saga) The story of Billy Arjan Singh, the tenacious champions of tigers in the Dudhwa reserve. 4 stars. My Review   Honorary Tiger: The Life of Billy Arjan Singh Note: If you would like a detailed review of any of these books, please comment and I will get it posted as soon as possible.