Glimpse by Stacey Wallace Benefiel

Overview by B&N

Glimpse: Zellie Wells has a devastating crush on Avery Adams, the son of her mom’s high school sweetheart. At her sixteenth birthday party, held in the basement of her dad’s church, she finally finds the courage to talk to him. Turns out, the devastating crush is mutual.

As Avery takes her hand and leads her out onto the makeshift dance floor, Zellie is overwhelmed by her first vision of his death; shocking because not only are they both covered in his blood, but they’re old, like 35, and she is pregnant.

Afraid to tell anyone about the vision, (she’d just be labeled a freaky black magic witch, right?) Zellie keeps the knowledge of Avery’s future to herself and tries to act like any other teenager in love. When they get caught on their way to a secret rendezvous by her mom and his dad, they are forbidden to see each other.

Convinced that their parents are freaking out unnecessarily, Avery and Zellie vow to be together no matter what. They continue their relationship in secret until Zellie learns that their parents are just trying to prevent her and Avery from suffering like they did. The visions are hereditary, they’re dangerous, and if they stay together the visions will come true.

Now Zellie must choose between severing all ties with Avery, like her mom did to prevent his father’s death, and finding a way to change Avery’s future.

Review by the Bookworm

Okay, the biggest rating I can give OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Okay, this lady has so got me entranced!  This is a self published novel and has no errors that I seen!  It is so fan-flippingtastic that I so wish the other books were free!  I'd love to review them!  Yep, another trilogy!

Glimpse is the story of Zellie Wells and her true love Avery Adams.  Neither know the other is infactuated with the other until her sixteenth birthday party.  Avery asks her to dance, and boom, Zellie has a vision of the future of a very dead Avery and a very pregnant Zellie.

Without giving away the plot, big, and I'm talking BIG stuff happens to throw Zellie and Avery for a loop.  Even to the point you want to smack Avery upside his head.  Zellie starts to learn how to control her powers with help from a very surprising source.

If you can, GRAB THIS BOOK!!!!!!  It is well worth the read!!!!!!  Has quickly gone to my favorites list.  Miss Stacey is going to be next month's AOTM!

Loves!
The Bookworm!

Turbulent Tuesday Rant!!!!!!!!

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Things that just make me want to hit something!  Ugh!  Rant for the day is about the Generation X and the children they have raised.  Come on!  Could we not have instilled a little common sense, decency and all around good humor in these children?  Seriously!  These kids these days have NO respect for anyone, much less their parents or other adult figures.

The teens are out of control, no grip on reality and thinks everything should be handed to them.  There is no working for what you get, no earning respect, no politness, NOTHING!!!!  How did this happen?  I know that the grandparents were raised in the hippie generation, but they still managed to instill in their children some sort of brains that made the children think for themselves, but something happened in the 90's, and somehow basic parenting was tossed aside.

Spare the rod, spoil the child was thrown out the window.  Now everything consists of time outs, no no no no, and "I'm so sorry, she's just exhausted," days.  Time out is great, FOR MINOR ISSUES!  But when that child has purposely gone out of its way to hit, it's time to teach it that hitting hurts!  I guarentee Generation X got a few hands put across their backside!  I guess it just goes to show that we have become to "sweet" to even reprimand out own children!

Outies!
The Bookworm!

Review of Queen of The Freaks

Overview by B&N

Melanie doesn’t like surprises. She especially isn’t fond of big surprises, like finding out on her nineteenth birthday that she has a secret identity. Queen Tianna is what the taxi-driving gnome called her as he drove her home from an epic party, and Melanie isn’t impressed with the new title. Sure, she likes bossing people around, but there’s way too much fun stuff that she has to sacrifice in preparation for her new role. For example, her life used to be all about parties and shopping in Bar Harbor, but now, as Queen Tianna, she is expected to give up her social life to become ruler and protector of a secret world full of trolls, goblins, and pixies.

Her summer gets even more complicated when she discovers that she has a twin brother...a twin brother kidnapped and raised by the demonically evil Dagda, who proudly takes credit for the death of her biological parents. Just when she thinks there can’t possibly be any more surprises thrown her way, Melanie finds out that her real parents were not exactly normal (really, whose are?), and that having a fairy for a mother and a vampire for a father means that Queen Tianna has some pretty whacked out genes and some very intriguing new powers.

Review by the Bookworm

OMIGOSH! This is such a pitiful excuse for literature!  It leaves such a rank taste in your mouth it's unbelievable.  With that being said there are some good things.  It's a clever plot and storyline, and it's entertaining.  The problem lies with the hero, Melanie (Tianna).  She is an egotistic maniac out for herself, and her mouth is 1,000 times worse!

Okay, I get it, the author  has a write to make his/her characters as she sees fit, but seriously, I'd rather read about someone I could like.  Not someone that has moments of likable-ness only to make you want to punch her in the face two words later.

As Forrest Gump says, "That's all I got to say about that."

Loves!
The Bookworm!

Review of Trefoil by M.C. Moore

Overview By B&N

Some days are just like fairy tales. You wake up a normal teenager in NYC, but by dinner time you find out you’re a fairy princess. Meckenzie Desmond’s life took that turn as she and her triplet brother and sister find out that their mother, who disappeared when they were ten, is the fairy queen and they are meant to rule the world of Aquanis. Like every fairy tale, there is an evil lurking in the shadows to make sure there are no happy ever afters.

Review by the Bookworm          
Thumbs up to M. C. Moore for a fabulous fairy adventure.  Of course, it is a trilogy and none of the other books are available.  (Why oh why do I pick these?) 

In the book we meet Meckenzie, Taggart and Kellan.  Soon to be 18 year old triplets with their whole lives mapped out.  Well, all except for Meckenzie.  She has no idea what she wants to do with her life, while Taggart dreams of Harvard and a M.D behind his name and Kellan dreams of a life of professional sports.  Has their life been all rosey living on Central Park.  No.  Their mother mysteriously disappeared when they were ten, leaving them behind with their father who truly does love them.

Weeks before their eighteenth birthday they receive stunning news.   Their mother is alive.  Not only is she alive or well, she is the queen of the fey lands.  You read that right.  Fey.  Our protaganists are fairies.  Even good all-American boy Taggart, who takes it all in stride.  Along with this they find out they are developing powers, there is a fey war, and there is a reason behind why their mother disappeared all those years ago.

It has a few errors, which can be expected of a self published book.  Hey, even professionals make mistakes, but it is well thought out, well written and worth the find!  Check it out.  As for myself, I will be keeping an eye out on this author!

Loves,
The Bookworm!

Memorial Day 2012

Well, Memorial Day Weekend is almost over.  For most of us, it was a three day weekend where we grilled out, went swimming, spent time with family and relaxed.  I hope that if you know any veterans that you thanked them for what they did for you and this country.  Whether or not you agreed with what, or why they were where they were, they still done it for you, and for your freedom to have your opinion.

My uncle went to Viatnam.  He was called a baby killer and spit on when he returned.  My uncle did not kill children, but was on the front lines and witnessed some horrible things.  Like his best friend in the Jeep with him being blown to bits when a gernade landed inside it with them.  His friend took the brunt of the blow to save my uncle.  That is love people.  Unconditional love of a friend. 

So whether or not you had a family member serve, be thankful that someone out there cares enough for you to fight for your freedoms and opinions.  Find a vet....thank them.  Watch them tear up and smile.  Hey, it's the least you can do.

Loves,
The Bookworm!

Saturday Jams, What's on the Pod

Alabama Shakes!  So I'm into a bluesy sound.  I adore them.  I mean, just listen to it!  It may not be your cup of tea, coffe, java, cappachino, whatever, but you have to admit it will get your feet tapping, and your body moving, and it sure as hell gets stuck in your head.  It's like listening to Adele, okay, they aren't Adele-like, but hey, we all can't be perfect!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6phFFn2tyk

Bookworm Review of Cursed: Book One Of The Devil's Rose

Overview By B&N

Some girls have all the luck and the love, Aimee James is not one of these girls. Luck avoids her at all costs and love couldn't be further away.
That is until the fateful night she agrees to attend her first party, ever.
She loses her best friend while accidentally stealing another and meets a stranger, no one else can see, who sets her body aflame with desire.
Things heat up and Aimee finds herself in love with two guys at once but as bad luck would have it she also finds her life on the line.
She must choose between living and loving for the first time.
The questions she must ask herself, Is it worth it to live forever if the person you love doesn't know you're alive, literally? Or is it better to die with their kiss upon your lips?

Review By The Bookworm

We meet Aimee James, the all out classical mathelete, bookworm, scientific nerd!  Wow!  Not the pretty prom queen!  Which her sister, Alise, is.  This book is not at all what you would believe it to be.  There are no vampire's, werewolves, but there are mythical creatures!  And yes, with a little editing this book would be better than Twilight.  There, I said it.  Better than Twilight! 

I'm a critical person, and this is a self published book I read off of Smashwords.  I as of yet cannot find the sequel.  And I can't wait to find it.

Amiee has been in love with Shane since the second grade, but now he is her sister's boyfriend.  What can be worse that the guy you love hooking up with your pom-pom toting slut of a sister?  Sheesh.  Aimee is the victim of a date rape drug and is taken to the hospital with acute liver failure.  Only she has no clue, and I can't tell you alot because I'd ruin the book.

She meets Aleksander in the "in between" and becomes obsessed, but as her life becomes more and more complicated, she learns that she needs them both, but only in love with one.  Who is it?  Not to mention the new evil demon in her sites. Dorian.  A guy, not a girl. 

Dying, Aimee must make a choice.  Die or take Dorian up on his offer.  Is it a choice she will regret?  Pick up the book and find out!

~The Bookworm!