The Chamerlain Key {Book Reveiw}

"In The Chamberlain Key, noted appraiser and conservator of artifacts and antiquities Timothy Smith manages to unlock doors that have been locked for centuries. Smith's book is a stunning encryption and coded information in the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Old testament, the Leningrad Codex. Rather than poring over old maps to find buried treasure, Smith uses the data calculation power of computer technology to show how Scripture is layered with meaning and insight—and holds a message of God's redemptive plan."
I found this to be a very interesting and well-written book. I really liked Smith's style of writing,he kept it simple but informative,  had a good overall sense that he believes what he's writing about, but understands that others may not. 
 As for me i do not know what to think,but i did really enjoy this book. 

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June Book Review

Cassie Danvers has inherited her grandmother June's house in St. Jude, Ohio, a place where nothing of note ever took place except the filming of a movie in 1955. Cassie was raised by June after the death of her parents when she was a child and the loss of June and the guilt she feels about a disagreement they had not long before June's death has left Cassie with no will to do much besides drink and sleep. She's living in her grandmother's house, the formerly grand edifice known as Two Oaks, and can't seem to bring herself to do anything about the fact that it's falling apart around her. She doesn't open any mail that comes or answer the landline and has tossed her cellphone in a river. So when a man comes knocking at her door one day, it seems most likely to her that he is there about some bill she hasn't paid. Instead, the man is there to tell her that she has just been named as the sole beneficiary in the will of a very famous, fabulously wealthy, recently departed actor named Jack Montgomery.
This book is written in chapters about the past and the present, each with an equally interesting cast of characters. The chapters that take place in the past focus on the time during which a film crew came from Hollywood to film a movie that was set during the civil war and used many of the townspeople of St. Jude as extras.
While I think that 2 of the main characters, June and Cassie, could each have been a little more developed, also going back and forth from past to present, I really enjoyed the book ~Summer

The Fold - Peter Clines Book Review

Step into the fold.

 It's perfectly safe. 

The folks in Mike Erikson's small New England town would say he's just your average,  everyday guy.  And that's exactly how Mike likes it.  Sure,  the life he's chosen isn't much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts,  but he's content with his quiet and peaceful existence. 

That is until an old friend presents him with an irresistible mystery,  one that Mike is uniquely qualified to solve.   Far out in the California desert,  a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device they affectionately call the Albuquerque Door.  Using a cryptic computer equation and magnetic fields to "fold" dimensions,  it shrinks distances so a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step.  The invention promises to make mankind's dreams of teleportation a reality.  And,  the scientists insist,  traveling through the door is completely safe.  Yet evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isn't quite what it seems --and that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret. 

As his investigations draw him deeper into the puzzle,  Mike begins to fear there's only one answer that makes sense.  And if he's right,  it may be only a matter of time before the project destroys...everything. 

~*~My review~*~

 

I  love science fiction, but I am getting tired of space war books.  The Fold is a near future US-based mystery.  The hero is a genius with eidetic imagery, and the book does a fantastic job of bringing him to life.  Multiverse theory is also a big part of this book, and handled very well, showing the implications of bridging alternate realities. There's some swearing and some sex and some desperate fighting, that some might not like. Mostly, it's about science and a gifted team figuring out and dealing with a huge mystery in a high tech secret government project. For those wanting to read more, this appears to be a side-quel to other work by the author, but also works very well stand-alone. I really recommend The Fold! ~Summer

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The Mapmaker's Children

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Baker's Daughter, a story of family, love, and courage

When Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown, realizes that her artistic talents may be able to help save the lives of slaves fleeing north, she becomes one of the Underground Railroad’s leading mapmakers, taking her cues from the slave code quilts and hiding her maps within her paintings. She boldly embraces this calling after being told the shocking news that she can’t bear children, but as the country steers toward bloody civil war, Sarah faces difficult sacrifices that could put all she loves in peril.
   Eden, a modern woman desperate to conceive a child with her husband, moves to an old house in the suburbs and discovers a porcelain head hidden in the root cellar—the remains of an Underground Railroad doll with an extraordinary past of secret messages, danger and deliverance. 
   Ingeniously plotted to a riveting end, Sarah and Eden’s woven lives connect the past to the present, forcing each of them to define courage, family, love, and legacy in a new way.


I began reading with eager anticipation. This novel alternates between a contemporary storyline and the historical one that revolves around Sarah Brown.  I was disappointed that every chapter alternates with the contemporary storyline and the contemporary protagonist is such a unlikeable character that I began to dread those chapters.  I also didn't care for the precocious neighbor child who acts far to old and knows too much to be a realistic character!

I wish the author had focused solely on the life of Sarah Brown because the contemporary storyline spoiled what might have been a decent book of historical fiction.

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Mother Eden Book Review

When I read Dark Eden I knew I had to get Mother Eden!!

First things first: If you haven't read Dark Eden you REALLY should read that one first. You will not be completely lost in this one if you don't, but you will miss out on quite a lot. The characters tell each other stories about the past.

If you didn't like Dark Eden, then it seems certain you wouldn't like Mother Eden either. In some ways it seems less dismal and creepy but people still say a word twice instead of saying very ("it was dark dark" instead of "it was very dark"...although one time they say "prettier" which seemed a bit out of place to me. They also still have their slang that may rub people the wrong way, like "slipping" for sex, etc.

Now, if you've read Dark Eden and you liked it...get to it, Read This Book!


I'm a little obsessed with Eden... as you can tell. I'm really hoping there is another book after this one. Really, really, there are so many places to go from here. Read this book and then imagine it on a huge screen, maybe in 3D...it would be so amazing. Almost too creepy creepy!



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Goodbye, my dear friend

Good friend of mine you have finally been beat by cancer.
 You fought so hard for your baby girl, one thing is for sure Lil' Karen has the Best Guardian Angel there ever could be.👼

I may not have known you in person and that doesn't mean anything at all.
You were there for me when no one else was, when others left, when others didn't believe me, you did.
No one believed you when you said your head was hurting, if your mother would have listen to you they could have caught and treated it and you would be here still.
We had some great and funny moments and some scary ones to.
 I remember you telling me you were having a baby and she would be healthy, you went threw hell with your pregnancy, but you made it through.
You were my writing buddy, I even made you a character in my book.
I knew you for 4 years, you started calling me Lil' sis and I called you Big sis because we felt that close to each other,
I could talk to you about my health problems, I could tell you how I was feeling that day, and not feel judged,  you did the same.  
You were in So Much Pain and now You Are Not.   Which makes me feel so much better.   I will miss you so...

Thanks for being my friend, my writing buddy, my counselor, my Big sis, I will Never Ever Forget You!

R.I.P Becca, love you so much!💕

Viper Wine (A Novel) Review

I was very intrigued by this book at first because I love historical fiction. Viper Wine is set in the 1600’s yet is written with anachronistic verse.  It’s post-modern historical fiction. On top of that, the cover is so alluring, the book is beautiful!

When reading the novel, I noticed I got bored quickly. It was hard to focus on what was going on and the author jumps time periods a lot. Erye also includes several quotes throughout the book, which aren’t all relevant to the scene. Despite this, Hermione’s writing is elegant and kept me going through the book.

The plot is about Venetia Stanley and how she wants to chase her youth. She used to be the belle in the community, yet as she ages, she feels she has lost the only thing going good for her. She becomes obsessed with looking youthful, and seeks out viper wine.

The story is clearly backed up by a lot of research and it’s an interesting read, although not exactly a pleasure read. I’m sure there are people out there who would like this kind of book, but I wouldn’t recommend it. I was hoping for a good historical fiction read. ~Summer

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