In Pursuit of My Own Library

Sorry for the long delay again. My day job was consuming my life, but in a completely good way. I am up for promotion! In other good news, I have finally processed my review for the book I mentioned two weeks ago. The book releases October 9th, and I really feel it is worth the pre-order. Althea and Oliver by Cristina Moracho The cover makes no sense until you read the book. So this is one where you really don't want to judge it first. While my book of choice is an epic fantasy of some variety, then maybe a steampunk novel, this book rocked me.  The pace of the novel was well suited for its intended audience. The author is presenting choices and their repercussions to the teenage market. What we do will affect what we are; not just at the time of incident, but much further down the road as well. This book is great for coping with the hard choices we don't know we have to make as youth. The good decisions can have as many pitfalls as the bad, so how do we know which on

Mort by Terry Pratchett This go around we are introduced to the world of Death and his acceptance of the apprentice Mort. Death really wants a day off. Mort has no hopes of a job in his local village as he is made from all knees. Death's strong desire to take a holiday leaves the world with an extremely morphing Mort. In the interim of a human apprentice filling Death's duty, Mort decides to save the girl he loves (though he has never actually met her). What happens to the world when Death gets be the judge not the bailiff? Things get a little sideways. And there is a showdown. We also get to meet Ysabell, Albert, and Binky.  Sourcery by Terry Pratchett We again enjoy the world of magic and prophecy with the lovable Rincewind. This time he must attack the issue of the eighth son of an eighth son of an eighth son. And why wizards are really encouraged to live there lives cooped up in the university. Rincewind, to never be left alone on a quest, manages to acquir

Rod Duncan and Stephen Ashurst have created a new website for Duncan's new Gas-Lit series, which begins with  The Bullet Catcher's Daughter. This amazing website has new material for the series, but they are hidden! You have to play intelligence gatherer on the very cool interactive Google map of Leicester as experienced in  The Bullet Catcher's Daughter. You can see the border of the Anglo-Scottish Republic and the Kingdom of England and Southern Wales. Follow the clues to get the password and unlock your glimpse into a hidden short story. More mysteries will be added as Duncan adds more short stories to the series. It is so amazing being able to interact with the stories we love on such a tactical level. Wonderful job Mr. Duncan and Mr. Ashurst. Visit --> http://t.co/7oyMkT6C7b

For my extended weekend, I laid out and enjoyed sunshine and warm weather before it fades away to fall. I also had a great book to read. The review itself is going to take me awhile to write, as the story was heart-wrenchingly close to my own life. So many thoughts were provoked. Not many literature novels can do that to me. What I will say for now: this book is worth the pre-order. I really mean that, it's only a month to wait and this book really will be worth it. What if you live for the moment when life goes off the rails—and then one day there’s no one left to help you get it back on track? Althea Carter and Oliver McKinley have been best friends since they were six; she’s the fist-fighting instigator to his peacemaker, the artist whose vision balances his scientific bent. Now, as their junior year of high school comes to a close, Althea has begun to want something more than just best-friendship. Oliver, for his part, simply wants life to go back to normal, but when he w