A Colloquy on Books

Butterflies are the world’s most popular and beloved insect. From exhibitions at zoo’s to our own gardens, they are the one insect that we welcome with open arms. But why are we so drawn to them? What is their life really like? Wendy Williams dives into the hidden lives of these “living flowers” as she explores butterflies around the world and the scientists that are studying them. From fooling ants to inspiring the creation of life-saving medical technology, Williams learns about these creatures that are tougher, more intelligent, and more integral to our world, than we have ever realized.  As a lifelong fan of butterflies, the minute I heard about this book being published, I had added it to my to-read list on Goodreads and I put a hold on the preordered copy at the library. I was extremely excited to get my hands on this book and to dive into it. I am glad that I managed to get a hold of this book and read it, but those were not my thoughts when I initially started off reading i...

Beware of the spoilers to  Strange Angels ,  Betrayals ,  Jealousy , and Defiance  that lurk beyond this message... Dru Anderson never expected herself to make it this far. She didn’t even expect herself to be alive. After all that she has been through, the killer zombies, the jealous and crazy djamphirs, and all the bloodsuckers, it is a wonder that she is still here and fighting. But now things have changed for the other side because Dru has bloomed into full-fledged svetocha. She is toxic to all vampires, so Sergej and his army of bloodsuckers better watch out. But getting out of what she has gotten herself into is harder than she would have ever imagined. Will she be able to pay the price or will she lose her life? This is the last book of the Strange Angels series, the book where our main character Dru will hopefully defeat the big bad monster! I was super excited to read this and see how this series ends. After four whole books of buildup and great action I was...

Beware of the spoilers to  Strange Angels ,  Betrayals , and Jealousy  that lurk beyond this message... Dru Anderson can’t seem to catch a break. Just when she thought that she was safe, a hidden threat emerged. On top of that the man that has been hunting her since he turned her father into a zombie, has her best friend, Graves. If she wants to get Graves back she will have to go on a potentially suicidal mission, all while putting Christophe’s training to good use and defeating Anna, the woman who betrayed Dru’s mother and got her killed. With the list problems that Dru has to face getting longer and longer, Dru has to fight back with everything that she's got. Will Dru manage to survive another day in the nightmare that her life has now become? After quite a long time of rereading books, I am finally getting to new material in this series! Of course it honestly felt like I was reading this series for the first time because of how little I truly remembered but I am glad...

Beware of the spoilers to  Strange Angels  and Betrayals that lurk beyond this message... Dru might finally be safe from the people who have been hunting for her. She is in the largest Schola in the country and she’s finally learning what it means to be a svetocha. After all, she is a combination of human and vampire that is extremely deadly to other vampires. If she completes her training in one piece she will be able to join the Order and keep the ignorant normal people safe from vampires. Unfortunately for Dru, a web of betrayal and lies is closing around her, just when she thinks that she is safe. Everyone around her is acting weird from her almost boyfriend to her mentor, even her bodyguards seem to be on edge. There is a traitor in the Order and they want Dru dead, but before they kill her the traitor also wants to know what she remembers of her mother’s death. But she doesn’t want to remember any of it but she has to if she wants to save the people that she cares about...

Beware of the spoilers to Strange Angels  that lurk beyond this message... Dru Anderson has gone through quite a bit in the last few months. Both her parents are dead, her mother when she was child and her father when someone zombified him. Her best friend is a werewolf and she just learned that she isn’t entirely human. Just your usual teenage girl living her normal teenage life. But now Dru is stuck in a secret school in New England, which wouldn’t be a problem except she’s the only girl. Sure the boys may be cute, but she’s pretty sure that one of them is gunning for her and wants her dead. Finding the traitor to the Order wouldn’t be a problem for Dru if it weren’t for the fact that her every move is being watched, which means that exposing the traitor will turn everyone else against her. Will she be able to figure out who is betraying her without losing her life to the cause? This is another book that I have read before so this review is not about my first response to this boo...

Dru Anderson has the “touch,” at least, that’s what her grandmother called it. It comes in really handy when you are traveling around the country with your father looking for things that go bump in the night, whether it be ghosts, suckers, wulfen, and sometimes even a zombie. All of a sudden it all goes south when her dad turns out to be dead but also able to walk around. Dru knows that whatever turned her father into a zombie is coming for her next. To add to that, she is fiercely independent, alone and has nobody to rely on or to ask for help. Dru needs to figure out what makes her so special, where her “touch” comes from and she’s on a time crunch. Will she be able to get the answers that she is looking for by herself before she comes face to face with whatever or whoever is hunting her? I have read this book once prior to writing this review. Due to this being a review of a re-read, there are some things that will be lost such as my true and genuine reactions to certain elements. A...

When a world famous genius millionaire suddenly disappears, everyone takes notice and the facts of his last known appearance get distorted. He was last seen walking his pet salamander leash (or without the leash as some others claim). As time goes on, more and more ridiculous rumors start flying around, rumors that lead to more questions: Has he gone into hiding? Has he been kidnapped? Has he lost his mind? Is he even alive or has he died? As Quinn, his friend, tries to track him down,  he begins to think: How about all of the above? I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. While there is no rule that I have to review the book that I win, I am choosing to review this book and I'm gonna be honest about what I thought about this book as per my policy.Let me just start off by saying, this book was really weird. Either I didn't understand the point of this book or this book just shouldn't have been published. I had a hard time following the story in this book. Not because it wa...