Review of Angry: A Novel by Laura L. Smith

Overview by B&N

Emma is angry. She’s angry at her siblings, who she always has to baby sit; her parents, who are divorcing and ruining her life in the process; and herself for not measuring up to anyone’s standards.

With her simmering feelings ready to spill over at any time, Emma's self-worth plummets. Her faith in God is tested in the face of overwhelming hurt that threatens to send her over the edge. Can she turn back in time?

Review by the Bookworm

Okay, so it's rare that I pick up a book with religious overtones.  I grew up in the bible belt and was raised tride and true.  Not that I don't like Christian books, on the contrary there are many Christian authors that I do love.  It's just rare that I do pick one up.

In Angry we meet Emma.  Emma is a teen girl with her life going well.  All except for babysitting.  I disagree with the overview, she snaps at her sibs, but she's not angry at them.  And in the book, she doesn't act angry with them.  She just has moments where she snaps as we all do.

Now, her mother and father are a different breed all together. She is angry at them.  Who wouldn't be when you are 16, you just won a major role in the Les Mis play, you find a shoebox filled with things from his mistress and acts like it is you that did something wrong, and your mother is quickly becoming a sodden alcoholic mess while you are trying to keep your life on track as well as your younger siblings?

I'd be angry too.  Anyway, Emma has been to youth group and knows that you find peace when talking to God.  She always felt better, but with everything that is going on, everything that she's trying to keep together, she pushes Him further and further away.  Will Emma find the peace she's looking for without Him, or will she need to push aside her anger for a few moments and just have a little talk with Jesus?

All in all, it's a good quick pool read that will leave you thinking.

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The Bookworm!

Review of Thoughtless by Jacqueline Gardner

Overview by B&M

When Bridget finds a dead cheerleader in the janitor’s closet, she becomes the killer’s next target. High school just got worse. It’s bad enough that she can hear the shocking truths that pass through her classmate’s heads. Now she has to worry about staying alive, and all clues point to the one person whose thoughts she can’t read - her boyfriend Terrence. Someone is taunting her, threatening to expose her secret. And when Bridget tries to single out her blackmailer, she’s nearly beaten to death by a mind controlled minion with fiery eyes.

But when Bridget finally comes face-to-face with the killer, suddenly a horde of brainwashed students programmed to destroy her life doesn’t seem so bad.

Review by the Bookworm

The book starts off fairly quickly, which took me by surprise, usually there is a chapter or two that is leading you up to the big moment, instead it's only a few pages.  That was worth just picking up the book to begin with, in my opinion.

We meet Bridget who isn't any other normal teen.  Instead, (weirdly like Edward Cullen) anyone who is close to her she can hear their thoughts which is a massive pain in the arse.  In getting away from overbearing thoughts, she helps out her friend only to walk in on a murder.  Now the killer is after her and another student who just happened to find Bridget with the body.

Both on the run, they become closer, with the exception that Bridget's new boyfriend, that incidently she is drawn to be cause she can't hear his thoughts, doesn't like her new found friend, nor the fact that she keeps ruining their dates.  Or does it intrigue him instead? 

The book wasn't necessarily surprising, but it was very enjoyable, but the ending made me wonder if we would be seeing a sequel???????  I'd like to see how Bridget's story ends.

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The Bookworm!

Review of Dagger Heart by Ronnell D. Porter

Overview by B&N

Norway, 704 A.D.

The valiant King Ulfur defeated the evil that swept the seaside village of Nornör into despair; Morgan, the demon witch, has been dead for nearly twenty years. The truce between King Úlfur and the Queen of the Fae has remained intact since the day that Morgan’s dark curses vanished. It seemed that peace had finally come to the wounded souls of the village.

But this peace is shaken when three curses that Morgan promised with her dying breath are placed upon the Norwegian village: who among them has cast the spell?

Seventeen-year-old Erica finds herself trapped in the middle of a witch’s deadly revenge scheme with no way out but to fight for survival. On top of trying to end the curses devouring her village like a savage beast she finds herself at the center of attention when it comes to Viking King Úlfur’s three sons: Kriger, Paul, and Finn.

Three of them will fight alongside her.
Two of them want to marry her.
One of them could be the son of King Úlfur… and Morgan.

Review by the Bookworm

Simply amazing.  Puts me in mind of Game of Thrones yet totally different.  When I cracked this book, I thought, "Ugh...what possessed me?"  Then I was sucked in.  I finished the book in less than six hours.  I was constantly in it.  I was wondering what was going to happen, who was Erica going to choose.  Even though her pick is clear, my heart was thudding.

This girl is a hammer toting dynomite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Just love love love loved this book!  GET IT!

There were minor spelling errors, and a few instances were I became confused because there were past tense in a present tense, and vice versa.  But nothing that a good editor could not fix!  It ends well, but it leaves me yearning for more!

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The Bookworm.

Review of Ethereal by Addison Moore

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****Celestra Series OPTIONED for FILM by 20th CENTURY FOX****

Praise for Ethereal…

Most addictive book for me since Sookie! – Amazon Review

Best Kindle read of the year – MissT

Ethereal is a must read – Amelia Sweet

the book is written beautifully and the plot unfolds delicately. It's a great story and I found the characters to be well thought through and impassioned. – Amazon Review

It’s one of the best stories I’ve read recently and I would place it on the bestseller shelf with out hesitation. – Amy Jones Young Adult Fantasy Fiction Blog

Wow, oh, wow, is this book amazing! It has been a while since I read a book I absolutely couldn't put it down. – Book Escapes

I LOVED this book... I cannot wait to see what happens with the characters. I recommend this book to anyone who is tired of the same old paranormal romance book. This book has it all.
–Love thy teen author Blog

Definite must read, and another new series I cant wait to read more of.
– YA lit lovers

Ethereal is a very well written story that captured our attention very early on and kept us quickly thumbing through the pages up until the very end. Addison Moore has the ability to create this complex, amazing backdrop in her stories that deposits a reader right into her fantasy world using just minimal, yet extremely descriptive words. – The Book Hookup

Solid Success for Ethereal – Kids Ebook Bestsellers


Sixteen year-old, Skyla Messenger is a dead girl walking.

When her newly remarried mother moves the family to Paragon Island, to a house that is rumored to be haunted, Skyla finds refuge in Logan Oliver, a boy who shares her unique ability to read minds.

Skyla discovers Logan holds the answers to the questions she’s been looking for, but Logan’s reluctance to give her the knowledge she desires leaves her believing Logan has a few secrets of his own.

Skyla’s bloodlines may just be connected to the most powerful angelic beings that roam the earth, and the more she knows, the more danger she seems to be in.

Suddenly an entire faction of earthbound angels wants her dead, at least she still has Logan, or does she?

Review by the Bookworm

4 out of 5 stars.

I've read several books lately on the Nephilim, but this one doesn't, well as of yet, go into a bunch of drivel, instead it focus's on the main character Skyla and the way she comes to find out she is an angel.  My only problem thus far was her lack of ANYTHING when she finds out.  She isn't thrilled, and she isn't dismayed.  It's more like, "Oh, well isn't that nice," which I find a bit strange, and a bit refreshing.

I don't like book molds and these days they are all on one formula.  While this book doesn't exactly break the formula and present you with something totally new, it does give you a awesome look into a normal teen that finds out she's anything but.

Look into it and give me your thoughts on it.

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The Bookworm!

Review of Vampire Manifesto by Rashaad Bell

Overview by B&N

The hardest thing most kids my age have to deal with is graduating high school. I wish my life was that tranquil. There is a price on my head for three point five million dollars and my every move is being shadowed by a collection of individuals calling themselves the Marauders. The only thing standing between them and me is a Vampire who takes offense to Immortals making power moves in his city without asking his permission first. Apparently I am destined to open one of the Boxes of Pandora and supernatural forces are converging on my position to either use me, because they want the contents for themselves or kill me, so the Box stays sealed forever. Vampires. Mutants. Werewolves. This is my life now. My name is Madison Amber Rose and this is the story of how I died.

Review by the Bookworm

Characters are well developed, the book was a breath of fresh air.....until page 438. Things there started to get hairy.  And I don't mean the werewolves.  I mean the whole stinking book.  It went so far off track with subtle cracks to Twilight, puppy killing, cursing, I just stopped reading.  The whole Time Thread thing was confusing.

My honest opinion. The writer is a genius that obviously thinks far beyond what my brain can comprehend, and looses touch with what his readers are willing to accept.

Don't even bother with Vampire Manifesto.  It's a literal drag.

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The Bookworm!