Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Review

     Harry has just passed his OWLS and is deciding where to take his life when Dumbledore asks him for help.  Harry finds out that Lord Voldemort did something to his soul and that Dumbledore needed his help to find the pieces.  Harry goes through the school year but tragedy happens near the end and everyones life is changed.  Now the war has begun and everyone that is willing to fight is behind Harry.

     I really am liking this book series and can hardly wait to read the next book.

Bedtimes and Broomsticks by Amanda A Allen book Review

     This is a story about a mother named Scarlett who returns to the place where she grew up with her 2 daughters.  While settling down into a new home a murder happens not far from where she lives and someone puts a hex on one of her daughters.  She teams up with a private investigator and her best friend to find out who did the murder and hexed her daughter.  There is  a lot of questions and distrust between all involved to solve this mystery.
    I love how this book was written and how the characters were developed.  I like how you get to know the characters as the story is progressing and that there is not this long narrative for character development.  I loved how the story flowed and kept me wanting to read more to find out what happens next.  I look forward to reading more novels by the author.

Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin book review

     This book tells two different stories within one story.  One story is about a group of Dragonlords that find out that an ancient Dragonlord has been imprisoned in a country that their country has been at war with for years. These Lords come up with a plan to free this Lord without letting the mage priest of the Phoenix know.  They travel to this country and attempt to release the Dragonlord from his prison but are met with a lot of dangers on the way.   The other story is the story of a concubine to the Emperor of the Phoenix.  She has been the only one to bear children to the emperor.  She wants to be the Empress and makes plans on how to do that.  She is very intelligent and comes up with a plan on how to do that.  These stories soon intertwine and come together to where both is hopefully get what each want.
     This story starts out a little slow but then really picks up in the middle and the end.  I love how the story jumps to different characters and what is going on to those characters at the same time.  I really like how the characters are written and how the story flows.  I can hardly wait to read more from this author.

Scales by Pauline Creeden Review

    This book is about a mermaid named Verona.  She has been exiled from her pod or what they call the reckoning.  She has to survive on her own for a few years before the pod will welcome her back.  Her father went through the same thing but decided to live on land and a landwalker for a moon cycle before coming back.  She decides that she does not want to do that but does what she must do near the islands where she is living to survive.  On day a boy named Logan moves to one of the islands and is invite to a party on a boat by some of the popular people on the island.  He jumps off the boat to retrieve and item for one of the people that is being bullied by the others and ends up being left behind.  The water is freezing and he starts to drown.  Verona sees this and goes to rescue him.

     I really like this book and I love the fact that it left with a cliff hanger so now I have to read the next book to find out what happens next.  I love how the story was written and that it flowed really well.  I look forward to reading the next book.

The Demon's Hunger by Katherine Sparrow

     This book is a sequel to The Witch's Secret.  Morgan and Merlin are back together and go on a vacation for a few weeks.  She is happy and is still gaining more of the memories that a spell that was used to erase them.  She is also keeping a secret from Merlin as well.  While on vacation they get word that all of the Witches and other powerful magical beings are going missing.  Merlin and Morgan must figure out who is doing this.  The only clue they have is that all came in contact with the Holy Grail at some points in their lives.  They only have a limited amount of time to find them before it is too late.
     I really like this book and the story line.  I found that the story flowed very well and kept me into the story.  I love how it was written and look forward to reading more books from this author.

The Witch's Secret by Katherine Sparrow

     Morgan Le Fey is alive and has lived in an of the grid sort of life.  She has set up shop in the city of Seattle and has pretty much lived a quiet life with her apprentice.  That all changes when two men come running into her store chases by ogres.  It turns out that one of the men is Merlin but the problem is Morgan has no memories of him.  A Dragon comes to Morgan after the ogres leave and asks Morgan for help and Morgan agrees.  As Morgan is trying to figure out what is going on with the dragon she starts getting her memories back that she had erased.
     I really liked this book and found the story gripping.  I loved how the story line was written and that it flowed really well.  I highly recommend this to anyone and look forward to reading more books from the author.

Getting Wilde by Jenn Stark book review

     This is a story about a tarot card reading agent that steals a item from the church and finds out that other people and forces are looking for it as well.  There has also been a lot of other people with similar talents to her who have similar abilities to hers.  She has to fight these beings and makes allies along the way.

     I really like how this book is written and found it a real page turner.

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini Book Review

     This book is told by actress Leah Remini from the TV show The King Of Queens.  It talks about her life growing up and when her mother joined the Church of Scientology.  How she and her family then joined also and what she went through while she was there.  She also talks about how while in the church she started her acting career and that how she noticed how people who she thought were her friends would then betray her and get her in trouble at the church.  And what really made her open her eyes and make her leave the church and the repercussions that she is now going through with the church.
     I really liked this book and found it interesting.  It shows what she was seeing while she was in the church that no one sees.  I love how the book is written and that I couldn't put the book down until I was done.

Born of Fire by A.L. Knorr

     This is about a girl named Saxony who is hired by a family to be their au pair.  She is in charge of watching 2 boys.  One of which seems to be sick all the time.  It isn't until an incident where the child runs a fever that she realizes that the child is not what he seems.  Then one day she and the child get stuck in a burning building and the child passes on his powers onto her.  She is able to put the fire out and save everyone in the building.  She then learns from the child's mother that she is now a magi of fire and that she needs to learn quickly to control it or that it will kill her.  There are also people out there that want her to work for them and that she has to pick wisely who to trust. 
     I really like this book and look forward to reading more from the author.  I love how really well the characters were written and how they interact with each other.  I loved how the story was written and how it flows. 

Sex & Sorcery by Sarah Hyde

     This is a story about two people from two different schools name Morgan and Edric.  Morgan goes to a normal college and Edric goes to a school for Sorcerers.  Morgan then finds out that she is magic too but that the school does not allow females to attend.  Edric and Morgan fall more in love and try to work everything out.
     I love how this was written and that it was a real page turner.  I love the character development and how the characters interacted with each other.

Scent of a Killer by Lisbeth Reade

     Ella was wanting a normal birthday and then her aunts show up and tell her that she is a witch.  To make matters worse, her neighbor and her mother's best friend is murdered.  Ella and her family are suspects because they found the body.  Ella must work fast in order to solve the crime and prove her family is innocent.
     I really liked this book and highly recommend it to anyone.  I love how the story flows and that it is a real page turner.

Author Your Success by Ray Brehm Review

     This book talks about how to write a book in 120 days.  I found quite interesting and very informative.  I liked that it gave ideas on how to get your book published and even gave you a link to download a checklist to get your book published.  I highly recommend this to anyone that wants to start writing and don't know how or where to get started.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

     Harry is back for his fourth year at Hogwarts and finds out that there is going to be a TriWizard Tournament.  He finds out that his age group cannot participate to his relief but when the names are being drawn his name was put in the Goblet of Fire and he is selected to compete.  He has no choice but to participate and figure out why his name was put in.  As he is going through the challenges he starts to wonder if Voldemort might have something to do with it.
      I really like reading this series and this one at the moment is my favorite.  I love how it was written and flowed.  I can hardly wait to read the next book.