Julia Quinn's The Lost Duke of Wyndham and Mr. Cavendish, I Presume

Todays books are by Julia Quinn. Now she is one of my favorite authors, but her books can be touch an go for me. While I adore her Bridgertins series, which I'll discuss at a later date when I can find all the books. I will be talking about a pari of books she released. In The Lost Duke of Wyndham and Mr. Cavendish, I Presume deal with the same story from two different perspectives.

While this is an interesting idea and is done very well in the Son's of Destiny series, these books leaves the reader wanted something. I liked the sotry but to be honest out of the two I liked Mr. Cavendish, I Presume  better then The Lost Duke of Wyndham. The Lost Duke of wyndham was actually a pointless book, which I hate to say about a book. But she could have just written Mr. Cavendish, I Presume and it would have been enough. While the characters are interesting and lovely, the plot in the first one could have been better. There was way to much repeat of the same scenes. While I understnd that was the point it felt like I was reading the same book twice and getting very little out it. I wanted more of the story and hidden moments. Not the same scenes revisted again and again. This set of books I recommend with a warning. If I knew how repetative they would be going in I may not have had such a harsh reaction to them.

While Mr. Cavendish, I Presume is one of my favorites by Julia Quinn I'd recommend starting with her Bridgerton series or one of her stand alone books, which I will also discuss at a later date. I found how they were written to be a disappointment but indivudally they are wonderful stories.

Julia Quinn does have a new book out called What Happens in London. I am looking forward to reading this book since her books are fun and entertaining reads. I'll have a review on that once I read it.

Julia Quinn's books there is a character named Lady Whistledown who writes a gossip column, anyway there is a twitter that writes as this character. While she does not post much she is fantastic and is totally worth following, especially if you are familar with the character. http://twitter.com/LdyWhistledown

Here is her offical site: http://www.juliaquinn.com/index.php

kindle, Lisa Kleypas, and upcoming movies

So I have seriously been thinking of saving up and buying a Kindle from Amazon. At first I didn;t like the idea of an electronic book reader, but the more I thought about the more intrested I was. So if you have one or have heard anything about it let me know.  I still have to do some research to see if it is a good product for me.

I was very excited to learn that Lisa Kleypas is releasing the next in the Hathaway sibling series Tempted by Twilight on September 30th. Which is very exciting. This series is a shoot off from one of my favorite series which is her Wallflower series.

So i will discuss the other two books in this series. The first book is Mine Till Midnight, which is Cam Rohen's story. He meets Amelia Hathaway and her siblings, which seem to have only bad luck. We first meet Cam in Devil in Winter and he is a great character. The Hathaway family, which is comprised of Leo, Amelia, Winifred, Poppy, and Beatrice, are all delightful.

The second book Seduce Me at Sunrise, which is Winifred and Merripen's story. Merripen was a young gypsy boy when the Hathaway's father took him in. Winifred in this story has made great progress in getting stronger after having a fever which almost took her life. Merripen and Win's relationship is a very interesting one, since it stems from a connection since they were children. It is a very interesting story and I would also recommend this book.

I am looking forward to the next book in this series, because it is proving to be just as delightful as the Wallflower series. Now there is more to the stories which I don't want to ruin so I know these reviews a re a bit weak. But I'd rather them be weak then ruin the story for you.

You can follow Lisa Kleypas on Twitter, she does not post much, but recently she has started to post a bit more. here is the link http://twitter.com/lisakleypas.

Some movies to note coming out in the next few months that are based on books are Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Sherlock Holmes, New Moon, Alice in Wonderland, and Where the Wild Things Are.

On September 23rd they are releasing The Wizard of Oz into theaters for that day for the 70th anniversary of the film. I am very excited about this!!!!

Today I am reading Mastered by Love by Stephanie Laurens and am really enjoying it!!
Happy reading

Dragon Con, Sons of Destiny, and Twitter

News: I will be posting upcoming releases and such. But that is a work in progess at this moment. I did go to the library today and bought a couple books, which is an odd reason to go to the library I know, but I can't pass up books for $1. I also purchased Christina Dodd's new books Storm of Visions and will be reading that shortly. If you have any suggetions or news let me know becuase I would love to hear about it.

Next week I am off to Atlanta, Georgia to attend Dragon Con. I am going to post a link to guest list in you are interested. I am hoping to find some new authors since there are quite a few going. So I will report back on that. I will be also trying to add blogs from my phone so the next few days may have some small updates that way, which if it works out I will post mini blogs that way. So next week I take the trip and we will see what lovely new books I find. I know Charlene Harris who wrote the Dead Until Dark books is going ad i still need to sift through the list to see who else I have read. And Dragon Con has workshops and panels that I am looking forward to!

Today's Review: I have decided to post about Jean Johnson's Sons od Destiny series. It has 8 books in the series and I would say it is fantasy romance, you'll find them in to romance section. They have to do with another world and magic, which is fantasy to me. I really enjoy these books and am not going to go one by one because they are really just one book books. The story sometimes overlaps and is pretty much continueous through the 8 books. The last book was just released so new reader don't have to wait for any. Jean Johnson does a wonderful job with plot and her characters are vivid and enjoyable. While I thought some of the books wearer then other, I was not drawn to the specific characters it was focused on which may have been the problem.

In a nut shell the books revovle around 8 brothers who are 4 sets of twins and how they deal with being exiled from there homeland because of a prophecy that is feared. And how these 8 brothers all find there wives, with a bit help from the youngest brother. I would highly recommend these books, and the plot is a bit complicated to out line in more deapth without runing anything. The books in the series are The Sword, The Wolf, The Master, The Song, The Cat, The Storm, The Flame, and The Mage. It is a fantastic series and I look forward to the author's next project. My only problem with the books, which really has nothing to do with the books, is how the designed the cover for The Flame, te seventh in the series. It is slightly different from the other, but that is a minor pet peeve.

I am also going to suggest people to follow on twitter, for those of you who enjoy that, which I adore. So todays twitter suggestion is Teresa Medeiros (http://twitter.com/TeresaMedeiros ) who is a romance author. She is delightful to follow on twitter.  Will also be writing about some of her books soon. I follow a lot of authors on twitter so I will post one or so daily if you are interested.

Also for facebook fans there is a group that may interest you. It's called Love Romance Novels and you can follow the creator of this group on twitter. and she is always putting together chats and events dealing with romance authors. here is the link  http://twitter.com/JoannaDangelo.

Let me know if any of the links don't work. Also I had to give up for now on the books I was reading On Basilisk Station, I will pick it up again later. So I need to go decide which book I am going to read today....hmmmmm so many choices.

Sabrina Jeffries Lord's Series

For the next couple postings I am going to recommend series I have read, as well as individual books. I may also discuss and author and a couple of there books at a time that are interconnected. That is the rough plan of approach right now. I will include my daily progress on the book I am ready and maybe a movie review. So let's get started.

The first series is Sabrina Jefferies Lord's trilogy. She has written multiple books and will also be discussed again at a later date. The books in this set are The Pirate Lord, The Forbidden Lord, and The Dangerous Lord. You see the same characters make apperances thoughout the three books which is always fun and something I am particularly fond of.

I really enjoyed The Pirate Lord, it was fun and actually a very creative plot I thought. In a nut shell a group of pirates take over a woman's convict ship headed towards Austraila and the heronie, Sara Willis, does not take to kindly to being kidnapped and how the pirates plan on treating the women. This leads to the butting of head between the pirate captain Gideon Horn and Sara. It is a harming read and I would recommend it.

The second book The Forbidden Lord we get the story that centers around Sara's step brother, Jordan Willis, the Earl of Blackmore. This story is a very funny and entertaining read. In a nut shell Jordan meets Emily, a prechers daughter, at a ball she attend with a friend. Later Emily is blackmailed into returning to town and posing as Lady Emma. Jordan swears he know Lady Emma and is bent on exposing her true identity. Again I would recommend this one as well.

The third book in the series is The Dangerous Lord in which you truely fall in love with the hero of this story. In a nut shell Felicity wants to prevent her friend from entering into a marriage she thinks won't suit her. This bring Felicity up against Ian Lennard, the Vicount St. Clair who is in a bad position and needs to marry. This story is delightful and really worth the time.

Sabrina Jeffries is one of my favorite authors. Most of her books are fantastic. They have a wonderful sense of humor thoughout them and you find yourself laughing thought out her books. The three books just outlined...if you had not noticed...are in the romance genre.

Today I have gotten further in On Basilisk Station now as we seem to be getting into the action it is picking up a bit. But it is still a bit hard to wade though sometimes, but I think when we get more character interaction the story will pick up. So I am hopeful. I have set a page requirement to read each night so i can get though it quickly.

For you book lovers I would like to recommend the sight Shelfari.com. The book self on the right side of this page is from there. It is a wonderful sight and helps you keep what you have read organized and it is a good reference. You can also meet people and join groups by subject and such. I strongly recommend the group 50 book challenge. It is an excellent premise and group.

So that is all for tomight!! Happy reading!!!

The start, the premise, and Julie and Julia

I did not know how I wanted to approach this blog, which sounds funny, but I wanted to make sure it had some order. I have discovered I was simply overthinking it. So this is a book blog, and it will be about books in any form or fashion. That being said we will now start this blog.

I will be back tracking to books I have read so I will have plenty to write about in the upcoming weeks. I will be discussing my favorite series and authors. I will also be discussing plays, musicals and films based on books...(as I will shortly). I will also discuss books I am currently reading and successes and failures on that front.

Today I went with my mother and saw Julie and Julia...which I think is a fitting movie to start my own blog with. I really enjoyed this movie. Now I have not personally read the book, I ment to read it before I saw the movie, but alas that did not happen. My mother read it and did enjoy both book and movie. I will have to read this book now since the film was so enjoyable. Meryl Streep and Amy Adams where both fantastic. I would recomend the movie to anyone who want s a feel good movie and I will be going out and getting a copy of the book soon!

Right now I am reading On Basilisk Station by David Weber. I am enjoyoing it but I had a hard time getting into it. The book tends to be very technical and politically heavy, and I am hoping to see more character driven action coming into it. I am on page 79 and am seeing a slight move in that direction. Now I am not use to reading Sci-fi which is what this novel is, so that may have a al ot to do with it. But the book caught my attention and I am trying to branch out a bit more. So we shall see where that leads. I will go more into this novel as I get further into it.

Next week I am planning on going to see the Time Traveler Wife which I did actually read a while ago. So I will have a more clear or educated..if you will..look at how this movie works or compares to the book. Now on that note I do usually like the book better, but one has to take movies as a different medium that has other advatages and disadvatages. So well shall see how that movie goes.

For now that is all I have to say on the world of books right now. So enjoy your evening