A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel by Ruth Ozeki
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh my what a fantastic read! 5 Stars for sure! I loved every bit about it. I love it's magic and it's beauty. It was such a pleasant to read. I especially loved Nao and her courageousness even when it didn't show. I knew she was a strong person form the beginning despite her bullies and scandals. I highly recommend this book and hated having to give it back to the person with whom I borrowed it from. A great summer read too.

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The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another five-star book from Carlos Ruiz Zafón! This is the third book in The Cemetary of Lost Books series. I gave the first 2 five-stars as well. He really is a magnificent writer and has really mastered the art of writing. He has such a great imagination. I truly recommend any of his adult books (his young adult ones are too easy for the average adult reader - but great for 13 and under)

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Divergent by Veronica Roth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved it of course! Ordered the next 2 in the series. I don't know why I've waited so long to read this! I did the same with The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset but the good thing is that I don't have to wait for the next book to be released!

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Outlander #1 - Diana Gabaldon

Genre: Historical Fiction
Published: 1991
Series: Outlander #1
Pages: 850
Rating: 5/5 Stars
ISBN: 0440212561
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Read: May/June 2012

I loved this book from start to finish. Of course there are many MANY coincidental things but I really don't care. I was so intrigued by the story that I couldn't really rely on that issue. Not even half way through the book I went out and brought the remaining books within the series (well, whatever was in paperback anyways).

This book brings in everything I love about reading: History, time travel, mystery, romance, murder and all else you can imagine. Sorry there are no faeries nor are there any vampires but that's what makes it so wonderful. It's so real and yet it's not. The characters were superb and how Diana Gabaldon came up with these wonderful characters is beyond me. I am super curious as to see how the story goes especially since there are 13 books (and counting) within the Outlander series and all of them are well over 800 pages!

Now back to my beloved characters....

I loved Jamie from the start. I loved his ruthfulness. His courage. His immortality. His Innocence! He was my hero from the start. Don't get me wrong I loved Frank when I first heard him speak but many pages later, after I got over his mourning and sorrow, I kinda grew apart from him. I love how both of these men love Claire. They both adore her. I believe their love and it didn't bother me that Jamie always showed up. It is crazy all the horrific and strange things that had happened to him and I am sure will continue on. I believe that Jamie (whether he likes it or not) is fairly immortal! God what he went through but I love his willingness and determination. He may have given in at some point but having a great woman behind you always works magic!


This is the best depiction of Jamie yet. YUM!

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Review: The Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 369

ISBN: 9781439153666

Format: Paperback / ARC

Rating: 5/5 stars

What can I say? I absolutley loved this book. Every page was jammed packed with intensity and you just didn't want to stop reading. The only thing I didn't like was that it had to end!

The Kitchen Hosue is written in two voices. Belle who is a slave and Lavinia who is an Irish girl who was with her family along a ship coming to America. Her parents died and her and her brother were split up so she went to live with the captian of the ship but she lived with the slaves. I loved all the twists and turns. I was an emotional wreck at some points and otherrs I was angry and happy. It was just a great book to read. I would love to go on and on about the book but you just have to read it but not my copy because mine is autogrpahed by the author and it is one that I want to cherish.

I was lucky enough to chat with the author on Goodreads via TNBBC
Go check it out and chat away!

The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Of course I loved The Shadow of the Wind so why wouldn't I love The Angel's Game? Of course I loved it. Gave it 5 stars. I just love how Carlos writes. I also love to read about books and writers too. I hear that these two books are part of a 4 book seres...?? I am sooo excited! I loved how he brought back Sempere & Son and the bookshop. It's always nice to know what happened to the character you loved so much. I loved Daniel's character in The Shadow of the Wind and was very excited when he was brought back into the story. Although you don't hear much of him you still like to know where he went in life.

I brought this book in Large Print simply because I didn't want the Hardback version. So of course it was 732 pages rather than the 500+ pages but that didn't stop me. I read it in just 3 days!

Anyways, this story is of a writer who had nothing and still lost everything and LOVED to read and write, so much so, that he sold his soul. This story has so many twists and turns and introduces a large array of colorful characters. I thought it was a nice pleasant, fast paced read.

This is one of the books originally from both my NAME Challenge and my ABC Title Challenge. So cross this off my list!