Oct 6 Code Blue Christmas by Jillian David

 

 

 Code Blue Christmas by Jillian David
This story starts with Reggie. He and Princess, his sled dog are on their way to the vet when the dog leash gets out of Reggie's hand heads to a woman carrying a bag. Things get crazy and  Reggie escorts the woman to the side of the building to safety so she won't fall.   He can't believe it's April the woman who Made it possible for him not to finish medical school.
She realizes who it is also and informs him it was his fault he failed not hers. They end up going to the veterinary place and  Alice gets her act together to start examining the animals in the waiting room.
Reggie thought he would be going to visit with the father not the daughter of the veterinary. She's very thorough in her examination of the dog.  Reggie is training to be in the Adirondack by doing shorter races with his sled dogs.
I loved learning so much more about sled dogs And how they all survive out there.
The matchmakers have noticed them and arranged for them to do together more community service events during the Christmas holidas.
She was a big hit was letting the kids use her stethoscope.  Reggie was a big hit with his knowledge of the sled and sled dogs. 
They really make a good team to. He finally realizes the information she had given him about his dog was right on and his dog has cured 3 weeks later.  
Reggie invites her to his cabin to do a visit with the dogs to make sure they are still in line for the race.
The weather has turned drastically cold and icy and he tries to contact her to tell her not to even come because the driving is horrible.
Reggie has background where he had to leave Medical school and he also donated bone marrow and he's racing the dogs for his brother.
She also has things hidden too. She was once married: she also has a weight problem and her father tries to help her by not indulging her wishes for food.
She remembers all the past comments about her weight. She also is torn about taking over for her father's vet business or going to a place where she thinks she would do a lot with the knowledge that she has.
You wonder at what point are these adults going to get together or are they just gonna divide and conquer their own goals.
Really like hearing about the weather up there the location it just sounds so beautiful all that white.
Great read I like hearing about this region especially and about the sled dogs.
Received this review copy from Tule Publishing via Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.

Book Review: Whispers of Maple Memories in Sweetwater Springs by Josie Riviera

  

 

Whispers of Maple Memories in Sweetwater Springs by Josie Riviera

In this story we find Nora, the assistant librarian caught up with a local mystery. There are recipes and clues. Others help her locate the information that deals with the maple woods. 

LOVE hearing about the western states and how they make maple syrup. It's a bit different than here in the northeast.

This is the first book of the series I've read and I feel as if I don't have all the information on the characters. I should've read book 1 first.

There is some turmoil also with Nora and her ex boyfriend Elliot. He had just up and left and she has no idea why. Love the explanation he has when he does return. She needs to be a bit more trusting.

He helps her with the mystery and they present the findings to the town council at the meeting. Others were involved as they stole the paperwork from the store and confessed.

Other characters are a bit shady at times and there is more about them in the next book in the series.  MORE mysteries around the tonw. Nora and others are just the right ones to solve it. Very descriptive details.

Light read and love all the talk of the foliage and festivities around autumn.

 

Book Review: Carrigan Christmas Reunion by CJ Carmichael

  

 

Carrigan Christmas Reunion by CJ Carmichael

This story starts out with Wren and she's coming home for the holiday. Her fiancée to be, Adrian will be arriving by Christmas Eve for the family reunion. An old friend, Harrison picks her up at the airport as her sister's baby is sick.

She finds her relative is sick in bed with a pregnancy, everybody else is busy, so busy no one has made any food to eat or decorate or bake cookies. An aunt is also in the hospital. She knew just the story to read to her aunt, Little Women, a treasure.

This is the first book in the series I've read and I enjoyed it immensely because it has a lot of different characters, different age groups and it's the holidays. So when Wren arrives home. She helps Harrison make cookies for his mother's society group because she is away in Denmark. They not only make the cookies but then her aunt in the hospital passes away. Christmas morning she helps him serve the meal to the homeless people along with putting the treat of the cookie near each table. He has been there for her through her time back home. When he asks about her boyfriend he is shocked to know they have broken up. Relocating to California for his dream college and she hopes to stay in Montana to get her degree and be able to teach. Be a lot closer to the family then.  Before she knew what happened the house inside and out was decorated, the porch, cookies baked, etc.

Love the moments they get to spend with the children playing Hide and Seek before the meal. That's kind of sad when she didn't feel as if she didn't fit in with the adults nor the children but then Harrison comes and they sit together.. At the end of this book there are a lot of choices... There is another excerpt from this series about her twin sister Portia.

 Good Christmas holiday read

 

Oct 1 MOTE: SCIFI ADVENTURE SERIES (THE DAVORIN MOTE CHRONICLES Book 1) by STEVEN DECKER

  

 

MOTE: SCIFI ADVENTURE SERIES (THE DAVORIN MOTE CHRONICLES Book 1) by STEVEN DECKER

This book starts out with Davorin and he's just coming out of his vacation time and they are ready to go full steam forward into space. Love learning about the paths they can use through the stars.

The author has such an imagination with all the space out there, planets, galaxies, sun, and stars and so much more.

Creo I could relate to: although AI bot they also had a bit of humor and always 6 steps ahead of Davorin, always so prepared with events and solutions.

Love how he just shows up with the world leaders and the message he has for them, they can hear it in their own language. Wish this book was real because it would end all wars as we know them. The big leaders do go along with the plan, they can gain further years, if they give up some of their nuclear arms.  The people must also vote on the idea.  Tings become real when he introduces his family and at the head of state dinner his son is accidentally shot and it's dire.

He is rushed back to the center where he is put into a special machine to help him heal. There is also another man shot but he can withstand the wait til the machine is clear for him to recuperate with only 80% memory left. Love the girl that capture Davorin's attention and how preceptive she is with her questions of him.

Lots of action, high technology, adventure, mystery, sci fic atmosphere, and so much more to captivate you into reading and following along with this book.

Another installment of the series will be available soon as the saga continues.

Great read.

 

Book Review: Amigurumi Projects Bible by Maris Bellamy

  

 

Amigurumi Projects Bible by Maris Bellamy

This is the Bible of all bibles to have. It includes everything you need so you can make these little creatures and little things just with a crochet hook and yarn. The yarns are explained the hooks are explained the stitches are explained just get going and get started. Everything is so well laid out in this book. Starts with a picture of the item in the pattern. Everything is included with special notes, stitch used, size of hook, etc

Actually how to start and all the way through to the end is included.

There are special features inside that tells you if you want a round circle how many stitches to put on and how to work the pattern if you

 want an oval item it tells you how to start that and increase it in a certain manner to make it. The same with the square or a triangle everything is in this book. I have never seen such a book. This is an awesome book to keep handy great references. I can't wait to get started on a few already. They show you how to make the stitches also. Everything has diagrams, pictures,  words to help explain what you are doing.

 

Children's books sept 29

  

 

Bee Kind, Little Bees: Bee Kind, Bee Gentle, Bee Respectful (Bee Lollie's Littles Lessons Book 1)

AA Ouilmette

In this story bee Lolli is walking around the garden where she has planted vegetables. There are other little bees helping out also and they start throwing fruit at each other. Things get a bit wild and one of them get hurt. Bee Lolli has to tell them to be respectful and they can play again. Cute story children's colorful educational

 

 

Sweet Baby Halloween: A Rhyming Book for Little Girls & Boys by Victoria Scudder

Colorful, rhyming, children's, educational book about Halloween. The problem with this book is I was not able to view any of the pitures after page one. Tried different methods and different programs and none of them worked. The pictures must be too high quality for my computer and tablet.

 

Children's books read Sept 28

  

 

My Crazy: Halloween by Bella Dale 

This is a middle grade chapter book about the week before Halloween. The girl lost her dog actually it was her dad that tied him outside the pizza place and stayed in there a little bit too long and the dog ran away. She puts up signs all over the neighborhood and her friends are. She goes to her grandmother's house the day before Halloween to do grand. I love that phrase and I can imagine the chores that I would give to my grandson for Grandma work. They had a good time she entered a Halloween costume party and was singing in the talent show just such good. When she arrives home she decides to go look in the lost woods for her dog. She finds a surprise there and then her father follows her and they are all surprised by the cold icy Wind blowing so hard that only 2 of them could fit in the tent the dog and the girl. Poor dad. When they arrived back home her girlfriend shows up with a bucket of candy that all of her friends collected for her plus the pizza slices because she missed the party everyone else had gone home early because of. It was a very magical kind of story really enjoyable. Also has pictures throughout the book of the scenes that are being described.

 

 

 

The Little Fish Who Got Lost in the Sea by Nancy Khalif

This is a rhyming, children's, colorful book about a little fish who was always by his mother's side.  One day he decides to go exploring by himself and he meets a lot of different fish. Most are very friendly to him. Until he meets the big shark who wants to eat him. He escapes and then he gets help from a turtle and other creatures to help hide him so the shark won't eat him. He does eventually find his way home and his mama is waiting for him. He won't leave her side anymore. Cute story.

  

 

Jack-a-Roo Misses Mama (Jack-a-Roo's Adventures Book 2) by Angela Radzevich

Colorful, rhyming, children's book about jack-a-roo the rabbit. His mother leaves to do chores in town and he goes into the fields to play with his friend. He sees a lot of different things and they are explained in the pictures and the words.  He starts feeling sad at the end and his friends come to play with him. He was just not used to his mother being gone so long. But he's happy to find her waiting at home when he returns. Cute story.

 

 

The Naughty Little Baby Elephant: The Naughty Little Baby Elephant What is the Baby elephant up to ? Let's find out. by Ami Bhagat

This is a colorful, children's book about a baby elephant and he leaves in the morning and finds some children to play with at the park. Julie and the big elephant come looking for baby elephant and the kids have told him yes they saw him and played with them and he went somewhere else. They are on the track of finding him.  A huge trunk is sticking out of the bushes. The baby elephant really just wants to play, he wants to make a castle out of sand. Kind of a silly book for kids.