In Pursuit of My Own Library

the Magnificent Devices  series. Yet readers worry not, there is more! Shelley Adina leaves a very happy footnote that my dear Mopsies will be receiving their own tale! It will occur five years down the timeline after they have been educated in Germany.  Brilliant Devices by Shelley Adina I was slightly disappointed by the last words of Claire Trevelyan. After three books with cliff hangers, I did not expect the last of the series to include more cliffhangers. Now I will grant that the "series" is not over as the Mopsies take the center stage for the next novel.  I do look forward to that and hope there is some clarification from Claire's life as well. I would not be able to forgive Ms. Adina if she doesn't let us know who Claire picked. The rag tag bunch has surprised me with the many twists and turns the story has taken. Just when you think you have come to a logical conclusion about the storyline you hit a hairpin switchback. You have the world of the Blo

I was able to enjoy three straight days of sunshine, poodles, and reading. After weeks of rain interrupting some great outdoor time, there is now a lull to catch up on all the yard work. Trimming bushes, pruning roses, cutting and edging, etc. I watched my industrious husband from the porch with cold refreshments and my trusty Kindle. Now I am back to the grindstone refreshed and ready for a short week. Magnificent Devices by Shelley Adina New characters, new problems, new lands all add together for yet another fantastic installment in the world of Lady Claire and her rag tag party of orphans. With many more appearances from the Mopsies, I was a little disheartened to realize that many of the flock were left behind in Jolly Ole England to not have their stories told. None of it detracted from the big picture, though, and the story came out quite brilliantly. The conclusion left more questions than answers as a good middle novel should. I was ecstatic to have the entire 4-book set

My momentum is definitely back on track. Another amazing book deal on Amazon made it irresistible to pick up Shelley Adina's whole collection of  Magnificent  Devices for $8.99. I was completely entranced by the first novel and can't wait to read the whole series in one mass sitting. I'm not very patient to wait for the author to publish every couple of years, but I am trying to get better about it (and am incredibly glad I don't have to work on it now). Her Own Devices by Shelley Adina I was not disappointed by the follow up to Lady of Devices . The charming rag tag party kept me turning pages. A book that entices you with the tagline "escaped lunatics" has to be going somewhere. I managed to devour the whole book in two days with breaks for the 8-5 and some household chores. Our heroine makes me appreciate the sensibility a woman can have while remaining feminine. The gentler breed has always been creative, so engineering seems like a very fine fie

After a much enjoyed manga and video game divergence, I am back on the reading path. Every now and again, you get an author like J.R.R. Tolkien who comes along and creates an entire authorverse where characters, creatures, lands, and languages are created in depth with logic and supporting history. Brandon Sanderson is one of those authors. If you have yet to read his works, please go do so now. Start with the Mistborn Triology.  Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson He is a favorite author of mine so it only seemed natural to pick up his new series when TOR put the first book on sale for $2.99. My first impressions were a little stumbling.  It seemed difficult to get into the story initially.  I do acknowledge that I was working on some home improvement projects during the first chapters. With such divided attention, I may have missed some of the flow to the book. Or, my favorite author fumbled as humans do. He picked up writing the Wheel of Time series finale, a YA novel, and anoth

Since most of my books are still packed away and I do not have anything new on the Kindle, I have pulled out the Nintendo 3DS. Every now and I again I just crave some video games. I started playing Doctor Lautrec and just got hooked on the riddles and puzzles. I am a sucker for puzzles. So my reading has declined. On the plus side, I read so many mangas recently, that my list of 75 is a little ahead of schedule. I'll give myself the detour of some screen time. The game itself is quite fun. The puzzles are not super challenging, but I don't feel like I'm rushing through the game. I get to take my time and enjoy the escape. The Lock/Smash puzzles are absolutely impossible and I hold little patience for the puzzle quality.  Learning some of the 19th century history of France is fascinating. It is very refreshing to have a game set somewhere other than steampunk Britain, future America gone to waste, or alien planet. There are many other great countries on this planet wit