City of Stairs Review

I really enjoyed the start of this book. I also loved the world building in it. I did find the plot a bit slow and the flashbacks made it hard for me to stay in the moment of the story. I sometimes have a problem with fantasy and I had heard such great things I really wanted to try this book. I think this book was great, just not my thing.

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Florida Bookstore Day

Enslaved by the Ocean by Bella Jewel

I received this book for free in a Goodreads giveaway as a first read. I thought this book was ok. I think I would have enjoyed it more if it was set in a different time period. I thought the premise was interesting, which is why I wanted to read the book. I did not really care for the heroine. Indigo and the rest of the characters could have been more developed. Now this looks like it is the first in series of books. So this may improve with the other books. I also did not like how much language was used in the book. I understand that they are pirates, but it got to the point that I found it distracting. I did want to know more about supporting characters. I probably would read the next one, because the set up of those characters in the first book seems like it could be pretty interesting.

Reading multiple books

Trail of Kisses by Merry Farmer

Trail of Kisses by Merry Farmer I received a free copy of this book to judge for RomCon. I liked this book. I thought it was interesting to set it on The Oregon Trail. I liked the hero of the story. I wish he had been a little more developed, I thought he was a bit flat. I also did not really care for the heroine of the story. I liked her more around the last 50 pages of the book. I actually wish the book had been a bit longer and the the author taken more time to develop some of the characters and the relationship between Lynne and Cade. I wanted to see a bit more interaction between then that would have made their relationship just a bit more believable. Like I said in the beginning I thought the setting was interesting and brought back all the games of The Oregon Trail I played as a kid. I am interested in reading the next installment of the series because I was very interested in the couple the next book is going to focus on.

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Seducing the Ruthless Rogue by Tammy Jo Burns

I received a free copy of this to judge for Rom Con. I love historical fiction, so I was very excited to receive this book. This is the first book I have read by Tammy Jo Burns. I really enjoyed this book. I think thing the setting was done well. I liked the characters and I loved how they interacted with each other. I did feel some of the characters where mildly inconsistent and it was hard to understand some of their motivations. I would have liked to see more development to some of portions of the story line. I was concerned with how quickly some of the conflicts were solved and the last third of the book I was not sure where the author was going with the story. I liked the ending and want to read more books by this author.

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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes

Now I am biased. The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies and I have read the book. On Twitter the first line in my bio is The Dread Pirate of Twitter. My Tumblr is actually titled The Dread Pirate of Tumblr. So I am already in love with the book and the movie. I actually preordered this book once I found out about it because I was so excited about it. Generally I struggle with non-fiction and thought when I read this it would take me a little while to get through it. I read this book in two days. It is not a very long book, about 245 pages, which I actually appreciated. This book was beautifully written. I loved the writing style and I how he told stories. What I also loved about this book was that throughout the whole book there are boxes with interviews from the actors, writer, director, ect. The blurbs relate to what he is discussing in the book. At first I wasn't sure how I felt about them, but I actually really liked the different perspectives and stories throughout. If you are a fan of the movie you have to read this book. It is full of heartfelt stories and perspectives of the movie

October Wrap up 2014