Summer Reading Celebration

This book filled me with despair, UNTIL the final page; then I was filled with relief. That I had when I read the final sentence...and could put this book down. I will never read another novel by this author.

As someone who has experience with dealing with people in toxic relationships, this book hit a tad harder than I expected. Freddy's situation is all too familiar. It was refreshing to see her get out of it. Relationships where the people keep breaking up and getting back together are, in my opinion, romanticized far too much, so the author treating it as a bad thing was nice to see.

Pirates of the Caribbean meets Chronicles of Narnia. Privateers, Navy, fauns, minotaurs, humans and elves with plenty of magic oh my! There were parts that were slow or dragged too much for my liking but, for the most part it was well placed. I did not like the MFC but she grew on me. Honor Renn, Navy blue mage, is left adrift until she is picked up by the notorious Ship of Spells. On-board is an eclectic crew of misfits amd a charismatic captain. There battles on land and sea, treachery, loathing, love and a ton of magic. Thoroughly enjoyed all of the tension on board the ship between Honor Renn, the crewand the enigmatic captain Thanavar!

I've put off reading this author for so long and I'm so disappointed that I did. I really enjoyed this book. Its not heavy, but its definitely more than a "beach read." I read 28 Summers by this same author, or rather I listened to them, and Hilderbrand is my new favorite author!

Another great installment in the "Killing" Series.... I've already listened to "Killing the SS" "Killing the Mob" and "Killing Crazy Horse" Even if nonfiction isn't your thing, you will enjoy these books.

Solid 4 stars. That was quite good. Very French(?) So it was a little hard to get through. I liked the fantasy element and the forbidden romance plot. I also liked the competition aspect of it. Very Hunger Games x Top Chef (or...some other cooking competition show). Lol liked it

Woman gets a chance to visit other possible lives when she reaches a crossroads in her own. It was pretty good, although there were a few places that seemed to drag. Overall, not bad

Harry Potter At Home is a Pandemic initiative and I highly recommend that you enjoy it while you can! Harry Potter is read “by familiar voices” with a wide range of HP movie and stage actors reading chapters, and other familiar famous actors as well. It is so well done! And the readings with new voices make the words fresh again. This is available on a website as a video but I prefer accessing it using Spotify and just listening while I go about my day. It is free, and such a pleasure to listen to. Add this to your audiobook listening plans!

Great book. Very well presented.

Never, ever trust that you know who the “good guy” and/or “bad guy” is in a Freida book. This one stunned me in the epilogue.