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This weeks question: What’s your favorite Thanksgiving Day food? If you’re not American or Canadian, what is your favorite holiday food?
Stuffing! I used to hate it when I was little, but now, I can’t get enough. Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
~Pam
I am thankful
Although it’s not really easy
and I don’t really have the time
but I appreciate so many of you
that I tried to make this rhyme.
For my husband who is my other half
he lets me sleep in on the weekend
buys me a snack every night
and kills spiders early in the am.
For my kids, one who just fell and broke his arm
but he doesn’t complain and is a joy
and a big help to his twin brothers
I try to remember that when I feel annoyed.
To my mom who’s fighting cancer
and struggling with a lot
but she’s my best friend so she’ll win
let’s not give stupid cancer another thought.
To my dad
who knows how to fix anything around
for being so strong for my mom and family
for smiling when he probably wants to frown.
For my brother who is a punk
just kidding he’s pretty neat
he’ll drop what he’s doing if you need help
in the time of a single heartbeat.
For Ally, Shannon, Katie,
Kelly, and Michael,
thanks for being my friend
even if I’m sometimes a handful.
For my in laws and cousins
and uncles and aunts
And anyone I forgot
I’m writing this quick, you still count!
So while your eating your turkey
I hope you stop and remember
that someone is thinking of you
on this Thursday in November.
Love you all. Happy Thanksgiving.
~Pam
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This weeks question: Tag, you’re it! We’re playing #FF tag this week. Comment on as many blogs as you can, even if they aren’t participating in #FF. Just say Happy #FF! at the end of your comment. Keep a running total if you want and update your post with it. The bigger the number the more impressed we will be!
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Title: Winter’s Island
Author: Lillian MacKenzie Rhine
Published: 2013 by Match Point Publications
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Erotica
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Cay Winter’s is taking a road trip when her aunt Lulu calls. Lulu wants Cay to go to St. Thomas to chaperone her 17 year old cousin who will be attending college there; Lulu is also paying all Cay’s expenses. Cay wasn’t about to turn up that opportunity so she headed home to pack. Cay and her cousin, Malcolm, fly to St. Thomas and on arrival meet Malcolm’s mentor, William. Cay is taken aback by him and his appearance so much that she actually passes out. She comes to and William is by her side. They start to form a relationship, but William is moody and gets angry easily. William also warns Cay to stay away from his brother. Will Cay find love in St. Thomas, or something else a little more…paranormal?
I did not finish this book. I got to page 82 out of 159, so I read a little more than half. I really didn’t like the story at all. Here are some reasons why.
The lack of contractions during conversations. When people talk casually they use contractions, and if they don’t, it just doesn’t feel real. There are some instances in other books, where the use of no contractions show how formal a person talks and that is purposely done. But that is not the case in this book, because all the characters talked without contractions. There were the occasional ones thrown in every now and then, but most of the time it went something like this:
“I do not know William. I am not comfortable in crowds of people. Do not ask me why, but I am not okay with this [..}” (p. 51)
Also, I couldn’t always tell who was talking because there would be two different quotes with two different people talking in one paragraph. A lot of times I had to backtrack to figure out who was actually speaking. Here’s an example:
“Hey Cay. I am starving. There are a few crab legs and shrimp calling my name. Did you want me to bring you something back?” Malcolm licked his lips looking toward the food stands in the distance. “No thanks. I think I will wait until William gets here.”
“Okay your loss. I will catch up with you later.” Malcolm jogged off towards tables filled to the brim with edible items from the local eateries. “Have fun kiddo! She yelled as she unhitched her lens cover, watching the men dressed in warrior attired complete with shields, spears, and face paint. (p. 78)
Other than the technical issues, I just didn’t like the story. It didn’t feel real; I couldn’t get lost in it. The story would jump; a character would be there in the scene and then all of a sudden be leaving. It was too choppy. The chemistry between the characters didn’t feel genuine either. The whole story didn’t feel real.
Also, I didn’t know I’d be reading an erotica. I’ve read them before, so it’s not a problem, but I just thought it was poorly done, and the terms used in sexual situations were just corny.
There was one good part that I did like, when the aunt, Lulu, was telling Cay about how she got pregnant with her son Malcolm. In that one part, I did get temporarily lost in the story. But that was the only time.
I gave Winter’s Island a fair chance, but I didn’t enjoy the book at all. I would not recommend.
My Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
~Pam
*****I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review.*****
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Title: Burning Embers
Author: Hannah Fielding
Published: 2012 by Omnific Publishing
Genre: Romance
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Burning Embers takes place in Africa in the 1970’s. The story starts out with Coral, mid-twenties, at sea on her way to Africa. She is escaping an engagement gone bad, and visiting her family home where she grew up. Coral meets a mysterious French man on ship, and then keeps running into him. His name is Rafe, and she is warned by many that he is a playboy; a womanizer. The warnings aren’t enough to keep Coral away, however, but should she have listened?
Coral wasn’t my favorite. I just didn’t connect with her. Some of her reactions just didn’t seem right. For instance, she ran into her ex-fiancé after a few months and she didn’t feel any emotion. That just doesn’t make sense. I understand that he wasn’t the right guy for her, she probably didn’t’ love him like she thought she did, but I still felt like she should have felt something, you know?
The story was told from Coral’s point of view, but one or two times it was told from Rafe’s. I felt like it wasn’t really necessary and kind of ruined the flow, especially since it was only his point of view one or two times.
Overall though, it was a good book. I read it in a few days, and for the most part it kept me interested. That’s why I am giving it 3 out of 5 stars.
My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
~Pam
*****I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review.*****
