BOOK CHALLENGE 2015 #6 A BOOK WITH A NUMBER IN THE TITLE

Book 2 One False Note

One False Note is the second book in the 39 Clues.  In this book, the two Cahills, Amy and Dan, travel into Germany and Vienna following the musical clue from the first book.  They follow the life of Mozart and of his sister as they try to find the next clue.  It's a race against others who are ruthless enough to kill.

With death-defying explosions, mystery, and adventure, they do pack a wallop. They have historical figures, places, and facts all throughout the book, but in such a way that I wasn't realizing I was learning things.  The books take those historic figures like Mozart, Ben Franklin, and Marie Antoinette and have them connected through the fictional Cahill family.

These books are in the Juvenile section of my public library.  Written by various authors including David Baldacci, Rick Riordan, and Margaret Peterson Haddix.  I picked up the first on a whim, and I must say that they are quite fun little books.

I would definitely recommend them.

OF MIST AND MAGIC -- THE EBOOK AND ALBUM

Cover design by Daniel Pennystone

I entered a writing contest on Writerlysam's blog.  I did an earlier post about it.

It was to take the song Eternal Rest For a Ronin from Of Mist and Magic album and retell a fairy tale.  The winners of the competition would be published in the Of Mist and Magic ebook.

GUESS WHAT!?  My flash fiction is published in it!

Okay, okay.  That is not the most worthwhile thing about it.  I had to gush . . . just a smidge.

Nope, the best thing about this book that it will support Elevate Life and Art studios, a youth organization in Asheville, NC through full donation of all proceeds.

What is so amazing about this collaborative book besides some awesome authors? There are stories from the kids from Elevate Life and Art!

So clicky clicky the links or the pretty pretty book cover on the side panel and get an awesome book as well as helping others achieve their dreams!

BOOK CHALLENGE 2015 #5 -- BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE

Infinity

I've read a couple of books by Sherrilyn Kenyon under her pseudonym of Kinley MacGregor.  I have not read anything of her Dark Hunters series.

This is a spin-off of that series.  It has characters from the main, romance series showing up in this first book, including Kyrian from Night Pleasures and Acheron from -- well, Acheron.  Heh heh.

It had some great LOL moments.

I liked it enough that I'm going to read the second book, which you will probably see here as a different Challenge entry.  That is, if I don't find something different to fill the category.

A TO Z CHALLENGE -- GEARING UP BEFORE APRIL

It's that time again!  It's time to finish off my posts for the A to Z Challenge.  I have the first week scheduled to post already.

Since the opening of the linky list two or three days ago, there have been over 300 entries already signed up.  Impressive much.

I'm not going to reveal my theme yet. I will probably do the theme reveal (if I can find it).  If not, I will reveal closer to the start.

The Challenge is dedicated to Tina Downey.

Here is the calender for this year's event:

BOOK CHALLENGE 2015 #4 -- A BANNED BOOK

The Giver

The Giver ranks as one of the most challenged books since its publication and has made the ALA's  two Top 100 Banned Books decade lists.  It was 11th on the 1990-1999 list and 23rd on the 2000-2009 list.

With the movie out, I wonder if it will make the 2010-2019 list.

It's about a boy named Jonas who learns that his world isn't what it seems and that it had lost much of what makes humans human.

BOOK CHALLENGE 2015 #3 -- A BOOK FROM AN AUTHOR YOU LOVE THAT YOU HAVEN'T READ YET

Snow Kisses

Okay, I admit I really like her books.  There are more hits than misses with this author for me, which is a miracle.  

The two novels in this book are Snow Kisses and Lionhearted.  I've read Lionhearted before but Snow Kisses was new.  They are reprints of some of her older works.  I love reprints because I can read older works without having to scrounge for them.  

Abby and Cade are at odds with each other.  She left for New York at eighteen after he rejected her.  Four years have passed, yet they haven't figured out how to tell each other about their feelings and the misunderstanding it caused in the past and present.  All the drama and angst is there as they fumble around trying figure out what each other wants instead of just talking.  

Gotta love romance novels.  

BOOK CHALLENGE 2015 #1 AND #2 -- GRAPHIC NOVEL AND COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES

MeruPuri: Märchen Prince by Matsuri Hino

Meru Puri is a fun little quartet of manga.  It's about a normal girl, obsessed with a romantinc TV show, that finds out that love is more than what her naive plans think.  

Airi Hoshino meets Aram when he magically appears through a mirror.  She doesn't know that her life will soon be entangled in his.

Aram is on the run from his older brother who tried to curse him.  He seeks refuge from his world in Airi's home.  

It's one misadventure after another as Airi and Aram trek through a mire of court intrigue, their feelings, and a host of slightly psychotic characters.  

This is a collections of short stories by Patricia Wrede the author of many wonderful tales.  It has a couple of short stories that go along with the Enchanted Forest Chronicles.  It also has a great chocolate cake recipe that has hilarious instructions.  I mean how can you go wrong with a name like Quick After-the-Battle Triple Chocolate Cake.  

There are also other diverse tales like one that is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty and an urban fantasy one that has the girl trying to choose her own destiny.