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The Almost Wives Club: Kate

First novel in the series. Kate Winton-Jones is about to marry rich and handsome Edward Carnarvon III. But a curse is put on her dress at her final fitting. From there everything seems to go wrong for Kate.. or does it?  Not a bad read. It's your typical romance novel with nothing to make it really stand out. At times it was cute and cozy but other times I found things were blatantly convenient and they had me rolling my eyes. And this line stuck out for me - " Who got to be an adult and didn't even have a driver's license? " Lots of people. Don't be so ignorant.

The Copy

This is a very interesting, very readable, fast-paced novella. It's predictable but it's still fun to see what went on in between. Geoffrey Bartell's company and his marriage are both falling apart. The extremely long hours he puts in at work leaves him with no time for his wife and kids. He can't be in two places at once. Or can he? Unfortunately Bartell's answer is short-lived and he finds himself at the center of a criminal murder trial.

Hot Summer Reads: An Anthology of Erotic Stories

These short stories are very well written with the exception of Passion On the Potomac. There is nothing wrong with the story itself. I found the writing somewhat juvenile (man jam, love slime, throbber, etc.) which took away from the story. But the rest.. wow! ***** Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday - A young woman and her best friend go on a road trip down Route 66 in the very hot summer of '67. While trying to cool off in the back of a store one of the young women finds something that makes her hotter than the weather. **** Endless Summer - A guy takes the day off work and goes for a drive down memory lane. He ends up at his grandmother's old house where he and his brother used to spend several weeks of their summer vacations and unexpectedly runs into a childhood friend. (You will never forget either of their names, that's for sure.) **** The Darkness Next Door - A young man is living in a dangerous neighbourhood. He listens to the crying and screaming next door but there's not

Hampton Road

We start off with Billy. He has no idea where he's really at or why he's being held there against his will. He's being asked by a doctor to recount details about what happened that night on Hampton Road but he just can't remember. The story goes back and forth from Billy being in his current state of having amnesia to the events that happened during the last couple of months leading up to the incident. These flashbacks are told by Billy, his girlfriend Praxy and his best friend Charlie. The first chapter was good - it was interesting and humourous. Then the book was okay - some funny lines here and there, but it was all forgettable. Going into detail about motorcycles and the races was boring and a chore to get through sometimes. I didn't like how the ending was put together.

Doctor-Patient Confidentiality: Volume Two

Volume two picks up where volume one left off: Roni with Dexter Frost, the hot Doctor she has been sent to to find out what the pains in her stomach are. I liked the story, the characters, the cliffhanger. I can't wait to find out a little more in volume three!!  

Beasts: 16 More Weird Stories

Some of these stories were okay but I found most of them lacking and confusing.

His Whole Life

This book is filled with two things: nothing and dead animals. What a waste of time!!  I won a copy through Goodreads First Reads.

Bleed

Miranda's wrists gush out blood. She doesn't know why or when it will happen. As if that isn't bad enough she has just enrolled at a new school which has been nicknamed "Suicide High" thanks to the increasing amount of suicides happening lately. It's here she bumps into a cute boy named Jake and learns that he has the power to predict the immediate future. Jake's friend, Sam, eats the sins of the dead. Two of their classmates also have special powers. Topher can heal by touch. Xyan can speak and understand all languages. When it becomes apparent that something or someone is behind the suicides, these five team up to destroy the evil that's running through their school. This isn't the kind of book I usually read but it sounded interesting. Definite points for originality. Xyan got on my nerves. I hate when I don't know what the characters are saying because of different languages. I didn't care for the last few chapters but overall the book

Kasey Screws Up The World

Kasey destroys her older sister's hip and dance career, her best friend's love life, and her own relationship with a cute boy she just met. And she abandons the dance team right before Nationals. No one will listen to her apologies so she starts a blog to tell her side of the story while also taking action to fix the lives she ruined. This book was well-written. It was never slow and boring. The story was unique and believable. I loved Kasey and Finn together.

Doctor-Patient Confidentiality: Volume One

In this short story, first in the series, we learn about Ramona "Roni" Gallo. She's a college student who is juggling two majors, has a full-time job and is worried about money. When she begins having stomach pains she thinks it's just stress. It takes a screw-up and demanding instructor for her to finally go to the clinic for a check-up.  The prologue is pretty intense. I absolutely loved it. But I didn't find the actual story had the same amount of depth - there was a different feel to the writing altogether, so the prologue was somewhat misleading. But it gives us a glimpse of what is to come! I can't wait to read more!

Slade House

I won a copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads :-) This book is: a page-turner, suspenseful, creative, complex, creepy, amazing. It's five short stories, set nine years apart beginning in 1979 and they're all connected by a haunted house.  Great writing. I didn't like the last story as much as the others, but still a great read.

The Hunter's Prayer

The author draws you in from the very beginning when a teenager and his parents are killed in their own home. The only thing that saves Ella is the fact that her father called in a favour and had a retired hitman looking out for her in Italy where she was vacationing with her boyfriend. When the police can't find answers she takes it upon herself to avenge the murders. A fast-paced thriller. You won't want to put this book down!

The Perfect Son

Full-time mother Ella devotes all her time to caring for and protecting Harry, her son with Tourette's and ADHD. Husband and father Felix spends all his time working. When Ella has a heart attack it turns their lives upside down. She can no longer care for Harry, Felix has to become a parent, and Harry worries about his mother while trying to impress his father and figure out his future.  The ending was not very well crafted at all. Some parts dragged on and on.

Mrs. Sinclair's Suitcase

Roberta collects the old letters, cards, lists.. whatever she finds in the old books she comes across while working at a second hand bookshop. Her grandmother is ancient and living in a care facility. Roberta has been given some of her belongings including a letter from the grandfather she never knew that was written after he died in the war. This book switches back and forth from present day Roberta to her grandmother, Dorothy, during World War II. Dorothy is unhappily married. While her husband is away at war she meets, and falls in love with, Squadron Leader Jan Pietrykowski.  Roberta sets out to find answers to the questions she has about the letter she found. I wanted to like this book but it was just blah. I love the concept of the old book store and finding and collecting old letters. But that was it. Roberta's story was flat and boring. I didn't like it after her cat died, to be honest. Dorothy's story wasn't bad until near the end. It just went on and on and on