#FF Follow Friday and Book Reviews!

Happy Friday all!  It’s time for some book reviews and Follow Friday.  I have a great book for you today, an interesting one; and probably one I might not have ever picked up on my own.  It is a love story, but it is also a fantasy.  Fantasy usually isn’t my cup of tea, although I did tip my toe in the Twilight pool (but for friendship I would do most anything – except read Hunger Games and Shades of Grey, LOL).  Speaking of all those trendy things here’s the question for the week…..

Q: What hyped up book did you think was not worth all the talk?
A: well, I’m sort of late on this one….but I just got around to reading it.  I finally decided to make it a priority because people had been all about it, and the movie was so good. ‘Julie and Julia’.  Let me just say this.  If they had decided to make the movie like the book it would have been a heck of a different story.  It was terrible.  Not well written, highly annoying and about a million other things that were just horrible.  Disappointing or sure. 

but….on to something good!

         Ever since Kait Swanney could remember, the old crones of the village have been warning her to stay away from the selkies. They claim that like sirens of old, the seal men creep from the inky waters, shed their skins, and entice women to their deaths beneath the North Sea. But avoiding an encounter becomes impossible when Kait is spotted at the water’s edge, moments after the murder of a half-selkie infant.

Kait is awoken unexpectedly by a beautiful, naked selkie man seeking revenge. After she declares her innocence, the intruder darts into the night, but not before inadvertently bewitching her with an overpowering lure.
          Kait obsesses over a reunion deep beneath the bay and risks her own life to be reunited with her selkie. But when she lands the dangerous lover, the chaos that follows leaves Kait little time to wonder—is it love setting her on fire or has she simply been lured?

What I thought:  So this was quite an interesting read for me.  I love a good love story.  Seriously, I’m a full up sucker for them.  I would classify this book as a Fantasy Romance, with a twist of something else.  The Irish theme throughout was wonderful.  The way they spoke in the book, the Irish slang, made the book even more charming.  In fact, I actually started hearing myself making the accent in my head.  The book was well-written – a nice easy, flowing read.  The book had a sexual theme to it, being the main part of the legend of these selkies; but somehow it was able to stay clear of being raunchy.  I’m kind of a prude when it comes to stuff like that, but I really appreciated how the author included it as a main part of the story, but didn’t overdo it.  Fantasy usually isn’t my cup of tea.  I really did enjoy this book though.  The love story was beautiful and I absolutely loved the historical aspects of the book.  If you enjoy a good love story I would suggest giving this book a try, even if the fantasy aspect makes you a little wary.

For more information about Krista Holle and her upcoming books check out her website.

3 out of 5 stars!

If you’re looking for any other good books make sure to check out the bookshelf tab up top.  Right now I’m also giving away a wonderful book, Fearless.

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Here’s some awesome blogs to follow! Rediscovering Domesticity Blog Button

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#FF Feature and Follow Friday with the book Bloggers!

 Happy Friday everyone!  Hope your weekend gets off to a great start.  I’ve got some book reviews that I just recently posted so make sure to check those out up top.  The most recent one, about Ulysses S. Grant, was awesome; and if you’re looking to learn more about him this is a great book to read.

Here’s this week’s question:

Question: Summer Reading – What was your favorite book that you were REQUIRED to read when you were in school?

Answer: Far and away my favorite book was “To Kill a Mockingbird”.  I absolutely love this book, and also the movie.  I very rarely like both.  Usually the movie kills it, but they did a great job translating this book into a movie.   This is an amazing book and I think it should be required reading for life.

Here’s some blogs I love for this weeks Follow Friday Highlights

Closer to Lucy
Rediscovery Domesticity  
Mrs. Alana’s Miscellany 
One More Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 
Aim High Erin 

And if you think my blog is super awesome I’d love for you to vote for me.  This year I’ve been nominated as a top 25 Military Family blog on Circle of Moms!  whoop whoop!!  You can vote here

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#FF Feature and Follow Friday with the book Bloggers!

 Happy Friday everyone!  Hope your weekend gets off to a great start.  I’ve got some book reviews that I just recently posted so make sure to check those out up top.  The most recent one, about Ulysses S. Grant, was awesome; and if you’re looking to learn more about him this is a great book to read.

Here’s this week’s question:

Question: Summer Reading – What was your favorite book that you were REQUIRED to read when you were in school?

Answer: Far and away my favorite book was “To Kill a Mockingbird”.  I absolutely love this book, and also the movie.  I very rarely like both.  Usually the movie kills it, but they did a great job translating this book into a movie.   This is an amazing book and I think it should be required reading for life.

Here’s some blogs I love for this weeks Follow Friday Highlights

Closer to Lucy
Rediscovery Domesticity  
Mrs. Alana’s Miscellany 
One More Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 
Aim High Erin 

And if you think my blog is super awesome I’d love for you to vote for me.  This year I’ve been nominated as a top 25 Military Family blog on Circle of Moms!  whoop whoop!!  You can vote here

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Following Friday!

Well its finally Friday people, whatever that means, LOL!  In our house it means its just another day.  In fact it was a weird one for us.  I’m pretty sure my husband is at work today and didn’t get on a plane this morning, but it was like 4am when he woke me up.  I distinctly remember me taking him to work this morning because he didn’t rent a car because he was supposed to be on a plane…but then again, it could have been a tall, dark and handsome stranger for all I know.  Such is the life of this military wife.  But, thankfully there are things like blogs to keep me preoccupied.  Oh, and my three little munchkins.  And despite the fact that there is an extreme heat advisory, which make even going to the pool not an option (there is absolutely no shade around it, LLLAAAAAMMMMEEEE), I’m hoping that this is going to be the start of a fabulous weekend.

Now, onto the fun. The hops for today are thanks to some fabulous book review writers and some new hops I’ve not done but thought I would check it out!!

Aloha Friday Blog Hop

First off, as an ode to the book review blogs on the hop here’s what I’m reading this week!

I’ve got an interesting group on my bookshelf this week!  I’m continuing on my Alex Cross Series read.  I really love this series.  James Patterson is really pretty rockin.  I love the Women’s Murder Club series, but I got out of whack with them and have to start all over again.  I’m on Number Thirteen, Double Cross, and so far its pretty good.  I really liked the last one, Cross.  It really delved into the past of Cross, which I really loved.  There haven’t been too many in the series I wasn’t into, maybe two out of the thirteen.  Not one was so horrible that I didn’t want to read.  The other book on my list this week is a book from Tyndale Publishing , entitled “The Searchers,” by Joseph Loconte.  It’s proving to be an extremel interesting read, so be on the look out for the full review on that one.

The fun stuff this week is the Five Question Friday brought to you by Five Crooked Halos!  This is my first time on this hop and it looks like lots of fun!

1. What’s your favorite childhood snack that you still eat as an adult?
Gosh, I don’t know.  I’m going to have to ask my mom on this one.

 
2. What food will you not eat the low fat version of?
Well its not really a food, but soda, I just will not drink diet!  No way!  bleh.  I will usually try the low-fat, low-carb, whatever low of lots of stuff.  Most stff doesn’t really taste all that different from the originial, or maybe I’m just not that picky.  But the soda, just can’t do it.  LOL

 3. What’s your favorite way to cool off during the summer?
Either pool or staying in my nice air conditioning!!  

 
4. What’s your favorite summer read?
I usually try to read some Jane Austen every year, but I don’t have a particular summer read.  Right now I’m powering through the Alex Cross series, by James Patterson.

 
5. What are you doing to stay cool in this awful heat?

This is my first summer living on the East Coast, and OMG!!!!!  This whole heat index thing is killing me.  By 8:00am today it was almost 90!!  The heat index has today’s high feeling like 115!!  and its only June.  This NorCal girl might not make it the rest of the summer. 🙂

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