The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Publisher: Penguin

Format: Paperback

Published: 13^th May 2010

Number of Pages: 464

Book: Borrowed

Genre: Realistic-Fiction, Historical, Chick-Lit, Drama, Contemporary, Real-To-Life Fiction, Humour, Adult

Recommended Age: 13+

Contains: Swearing, Violence, Sexual Assault References and Domestic Abuse References

No Alcohol, Drug References

Author's Site: Kathryn Stockett

Enter a vanished world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962.  Where black maids raise white children, but aren’t trusted not to steal the silver…

There’s Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son’s tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from college, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared.

Skeeter, Sibileen and Minny.  No one would believe they’d be friends: fewer still would tolerate it.  But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another.  Each is in search of a truth.  And together they have an extraordinary story to tell…

                                                                   Review:
In Mississippi, 1963, those with black skin are treated like second class citizens, left to raise white people's children, but not trusted with valuables. 

Both Aibileen and Minny are black maids.  Aibileen is struggling to deal with her son's death and Minny is trying to cope with her new (secret) work, her sassy mouth and the "Terrible Awful Thing" she has done...

Miss Skeeter, a white, rich college graduate, only wants to be a writer and hates how society treats women – both black and white – and is desperate for news of her childhood maid Constantine, the woman who raised and loved her. 

The three women are worlds apart, but Skeeter's search for something worth writing about brings them together, binding them as she writes stories from "the help's" perspective – the truthful, honest perspective – and break down the walls society had put up to separate them... 

My mum and aunt read this ages ago and have been going on at me to read it. A break in my schedule gave me the chance to finally read it.  Oh, how I wish I'd read it sooner.  It’s such a powerful book, so emotional and moving and funny.  It's the kind of book that comes along once in a generation, the kind of book everyone everywhere should read.  It's amazing.  So amazing that ‘amazing’ doesn’t even begin to do it justice.

The three main women were… amazing.  Beyond amazing…  Aibileen: she was so loving of her "special babies" and so protective of Baby Girl.  She was a little cynical, but really did love the kids she took care of, and hated how they ended up like their parents and that there was nothing she could do to stop it.  And I just loved her so much. 

And Minny was brilliant and so funny.  I love her spirit, her sass.  She was really feisty and fierce and loved to cook.  And, man, did she kill me sometimes.  She was really protective of her employers – only she got to badmouth them!  Yeah, Minny was just a total legend.

Miss Skeeter was just brilliant – again, I loved her spirit and sass.  She was so clever and cared about what the maids had to say when no one else did.  I loved her for that. 

Miss Hilly, however, was a total female-dog.  She was also pretty much the stereotypical '60s white woman from Mississippi.  She was a good, loving mother, helped charities, had lots of friends.  And she treated the help like scum, wanted them to be totally separate from white people, thought they carried diseases and stuff.  She was also manipulative and vindictive.  Ergo: Hilly is a total female-dog. 

Some characters you hate from the get go: namely Miss Hilly.  Others you love so, so much at the beginning and love more each time.  I loved Celia Foote (she was so sweet and lonely and such a good person) and Mister Johnny (he was so sweet and just the best, kindest person).  Miss Skeeter's daddy was also the kindest man – and very Atkinson-like.  I guess Miss Hilly wasn't all bad, but I hated the way she treated the maids – hated it.  But that's what I love about Stockett's characters - they were all so complex and three dimensional - all different shades of grey.  

The complexity of the relationships between the employees and the maids really struck me, especially the one between Aibileen and Mae Mobley (Baby Girl) and Miss Elizabeth.  Aibileen loved Mae Mobley so much, and yet had to stand by and say nothing as Elizabeth hit the child or ignored her and pushed her away.  My heart actually broke every time the three-year-old "Mae Mo bad?" and Aibileen told her "You kind, you smart, you important.".  And when Baby Girl said "Aibee, you're my real mama," oh!  All enough to break a girl's heart, isn't it?  So is the love Skeeter has for her maid, Constantine, the woman who raised her and was always there for her – until she suddenly vanished.  You could tell how much Skeeter loved Constantine and desperate she was to find her.  And as time went on, she was so worried Constantine didn’t know how much she meant to Skeeter or if she didn't know how much Skeeter was grateful for everything she'd done…  Heart-breaking…

I adored Stockett's writing, how we got to read from Aibileen, Minny and Skeeter's POV – and how each sounded different and unique.  And all so alive – I could hear everyone's voices in my head, practically hear them all breathing.  And it was all just so powerful.  It made me laugh my head off and choked me up numerous times.  I was shocked and horrified by all the laws that separated white and "coloured" people – it made me sick.  

Even though The Help was funny and really made me laugh, the humour didn't take away from the whole grave situation.  This was southern America in the '60s and African-American people were treated so, so badly.  Like the blurb said, white people give their babies to black maids, but didn't trust them with their valuable belongings.  It honestly just made me sick. 

This book was funny and heart-breaking, and every shade of emotion between the two.  It was a roller coaster of a ride, with me practically holding my breath all through the story, rushing to the finale so I could know everything, feeling totally connected to each character, breathless as I watched each event unfold.  The Help was just such an amazing book.  Its deep without drowning you, funny without making light of the situation, horrible but not without beauty.  I honestly cannot find the words to do this book justice.  I don't think such words truly exist.  All I can say is that everyone just HAS to read this book.  I don't care if you’re rich or poor, male or female, young or old, or what colour your skin is.  We're all the same inside and that's what this book is all about: touching you so deep and strong on your heart that the marks it's left there never leave.  And that is what makes this story beyond words.  It's what makes it beautiful. 

Star Rating:
5 Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Challenges It's Taking Part In:

100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Book Chick City)

Happy Reading

Megan

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Series: Heroes of Olympus, Book One

Publisher: Puffin

Format: Paperback

Published: 6^th October 2011

Number of Pages: 576

Book: Borrowed

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Magic, Mythical, Thriller, Suspense, Humour, Romance, Action-Adventure, Mystery, YA, YA-Child Crossover

Recommended Age: 9+

Contains: Violence, Death

No Alcohol, Drug References

Author's Site: Rick Riordan

Three New Heroes.

One Missing Demigod.

A Curse That Threatens To Destroy Them All…

“What do you want from me?” she screamed.  “What have you done with him?”

“Annabeth,” said the bald dude, Butch, “we gotta leave.  Let’s get these three to camp and figure it out there.  Those storm spirits might come back.”

She fumed for a moment.  “Fine.”  She fixed Jason with a resentful look.  “We’ll settle this later.”

She turned on her heel and marched towards the chariot.

Piper shook her head.  “What’s her problem?  What’s going on?”

“Seriously,” Leo agreed.

“We have to get you out of her,” Butch said.  “I’ll explain on the way.”

“I’m not going anywhere with her.” Jason gestured towards the blonde.  “She looks like she wants to kill me…”

Review:

Beware: "The last chapter approaches, just as it did before.  The worst is yet to come..."

Jason doesn't know who he is.  And not in an identity-crisis, don't-know-who-I-am kind of way.  No.  Jason has complete and total amnesia. He doesn't even know how old he is.  Or that he has a girlfriend called Piper or a best friend called Leo.  Or why he's at the Wilderness School: "where the kids are the animals", a place for "bad kids".  He just has no idea.  About anything. 

All he knows is that he has a very, very bad feeling about everything - but especially when he's taken to Camp Half-Blood, where the offspring of the Greek gods go.  He has a feeling that he just doesn't belong – especially here.  Doesn't belong at all...

Piper was dating Jason.  But now he doesn't even remember her.  To make things worse, her father is missing – and has been for three days.  Ever since she had a foreboding dream, threatening her father's life if she doesn't follow the instructions they – whoever they are – give her. 

She doesn't know what everything means.  Only that she might have to sacrifice everything to get her father back...

Leo's always been good at making things.  He has a way with his hands.  So Cabin Nine at Camp Half-Blood feels right – like home.  Even if he doesn't really buy any of the demigod crap.  

But there's more than meets the eye to Camp Half-Blood, especially with one of the most important campers missing, the Gods being silent, the talk of a mysterious curse and rumours of a missing goddess.

And the possibility of a whole new war, one that reveals a long hidden secret and threatens everything the demigods believe...

Welcome back to Camp Half-Blood, everyone...

I love the Percy Jackson series to death – like literally.  So I just had to read this new series.  A break in my reading schedule meant I could get stuck in.  And, oh, how I wish I'd picked it up much, much sooner!  I forgot just how much I love Rick Riordan.  His books are action packed, fast paced, addictive, hilarious and just so all-round amazing.  And I just adored all the new characters and seeing some of my old favourites.  I can't wait to get stuck into the next book – God, I love this world...!

Rick Riordan's characters are always amazing: so real and totally believable.   Jason, even though he had no memories, was somehow an amazingly strong character.  He was brave and strong and caring, always looking out for the ones he cared about.  I'll admit that at the beginning, his lack of memory made him a little flat but his fierce personality and strong spirit just won me over.  And Piper was so strong – snarky and totally her own person.   I absolutely adored her reaction to finding out who her goddess mother was - it was freaking hilarious!  With her strength and determination and iron will, you wouldn't think her mother would be who she is.  I just loved her fight, her strength, her spirit: she was the perfect heroine.  But Leo was just my favourite.  He really was a very, very "special boy".  Every time he was in a scene, I was cracking up. And underneath the wisecracks, he was so, so damaged.  That damaged, vulnerable side made me love him even more – I love him so, so much that he might just be my favourite character in the whole of this world.  At the very least, he's tied with Percy. 

I loved all of the new characters – and seeing some of my favourites from the original series.  Like Thalia: I’ve always loved her, but even more now we know more about her past.  Her story melted my heart!  And one of my new faves is Coach Gleeson Hedge - who called everyone "cupcake" and liked to yell "die" all the time and wanted to kill anything that moved.  He was hilarious!  I also really liked Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, and Aeolus - he was funny!  I also liked the way Riordan portrayed Aphrodite – she wasn't just petty or whatever like she is in most people's minds.  Instead she was caring and clever too.   And Hera killed me, with her love-hate relationship with our heroes.  I especially liked it when she threatened to turn people into an "aardvark".  LOL!  I loved how we got to know Hera so much better - why she's always so bitter towards demigods.  She just makes so much more sense to me now. 

I’ve always loved Rick Riordan's writing and I loved the split POVs in this book: our narrators were Jason, Piper and Leo.  I felt like we really, really got to know each of our main characters, something I loved.  Sure, it made the beginning a little less actiony than the Percy Jacksons, but I loved it so much nonetheless.  Especially as the different perspectives seemed to have a different voice – it was all in 3rd person, but it felt like three totally different people. I loved that!  Now, Rick always seems to open his books on such classic and amusing one liners that always leave you desperate for more.  The Lost Hero, for example, starts with the line: "Even before he got electrocuted, Jason was having a bad day."  Classic or what?!  And it so works.  I couldn't put the darn book down from that point onwards.  Which brings us to the plot.  It was amazing!  The beginning bit and some of the quest bits gave me a little déjà vu moment for The Lightning Thief - but I didn't really care: I was enjoying it way too much!  And I loved how the action soon kicked off with a real bang!  I did see bits of it coming, but that didn't take away from my enjoyment in the slightest!

And I really like the romance in the story - enough to keep me completely interested but not so much it would put younger people off. 

As I mentioned before: My freaking Gods, I love this world!  It kicks all kinds of butt!  I so wanna move there and be a demigod at Camp Half-Blood!  But quick question: haven't the gods heard of birth-control?!  I love all the mythology - especially as we have a whole new set of myths to get stuck into.  Man, I wanna go to Camp Half-Blood.  But, word of warning - never play "got-your-nose" with a child of Hecate, 'cause they actually take your nose.  What else d'you expect from an offspring of the goddess of magic?

It's no wonder Riordan's series are made into films.  They're classic cure-reluctant-readers type books – books kids, teens and adults can fall in love with like that, instantly.  The books are literally faultless - I honestly can't think of a single negative thing about any of these books!

Action packed, fast paced and so utterly addictive, The Lost Hero had me hooked start to finish, hanging onto every single word and left me wanting more, more, more!  I laughed, I was scared, I was hooked.  I couldn't get enough.  I swear, Riordan is like a freaking drug - you read a single page if one of his books and you instantly need more – to gobble up the whole book and the rest of the series.  I'd be more than happy – overjoyed, really – to read all of the books he's ever written back to back in one sitting.  So if you're looking for a kickbutt, action-packed, hilarious and just overall fun read, you must check this one out!  ASAP!

Star Rating:
4½ Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan

The Medusa Girls by Tera Lynn Childs

Department 19 by Will Hill

Challenges It's Taking Part In:

100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Book Chick City)

British Books Challenge 2012 (Hosted by The Overflowing Library)

Happy Reading

Megan

Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben

Series: Myron Bolitar, Book One

Publisher: Orion

Format: Paperback

Published: 5^th April 2006

Number of Pages: 368

Book: Borrowed

Genre: Mystery, Crime-Thriller, Suspense, Humour, Action-Adventure, Gritty Realism, Adult

Recommended Age: 15+

Contains: Swearing, Lots of Violence Whenever Win's Around, Death, Alcohol and Drug References and Sexual Reference/Scenes

Author's Site: Harlan Coben

The novel that introduced Myron Bolitar – from the No.1 bestselling author

When a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead, makes a phone call to a young sportsman about to hit the big time, it seems that more than just his career is on the line.

Myron Bolitar investigates, and is plunged into a baffling mystery of sex and blackmail.  Trying to unravel the truth about a family’s tragedy, a woman’s secret and a man’s lies.  Myron soon realises that image and talent might make you rich, but the truth can get you killed…

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'He leaned back and wondered how to handle his three big problems: Chaz Landreaux's sudden departure, Kathy Culver's possible re-emergence, and the Toronto Hilton's plumbing.  He decided to forgo the last.  Only so much one man can do.'

Myron Bolitar is a sport agent.  His clients are all pretty uneventful. 

All except Christian Steele, an up-and-coming American football superstar quarterback. 

So when Christian rings Myron in a panic, Myron rushes to his star's aid. 

Turns out the athlete's missing-presumed-dead girlfriend could be very much alive.  After all, how does a dead girl make a phone call?

But as Myron begins to dig, he realises Christian's career might not be the only one on the line.  Can he unravel the web of secrets surrounding the missing girl - how, for instance, she ended up posing in a porn magazine - and discover the truth?

With other sports agents circling like sharks, it doesn't look promising.  Not even with the slightly unhinged Windsor Horne Lockwood III on his side - and watching his back...

Because let's face it.  With this case, Myron will need all the help he can get...

My aunt told me I had to read this series.  She adores Coben and said I would too.  Man, was she right!  I was hooked from the first page, cracking up at the wit and wry humour.  And, oh, it just got so much better from there.  Even though I seriously avoid any sport-related books like the plague, I found myself loving Deal Breaker to pieces. 

The characters were all so brilliant.  Admittedly, some were kinda stereotypical or flattish or whatever, but all the main characters were so real and brilliant and most?  So funny!  Like Myron: he was so brilliant - witty, smart, brave.  He constantly had me cracking up!  His wisecracking was addictive - so witty and just hilarious.  As for Win, he was just classic!  Is it wrong that my favourite character is a slightly unhinged, maybe-a-little-psychopathic millionaire?  Maybe.  But I don't care!  Sure, he was totally crazy and a little scary, but he literally killed me - in a really, really good way!  Jessica was a good character too.  She was strong and smart and determined, but there we too many "beautiful" references - I was like, ok, I get it already!!  But my opinion based mostly on personally issues aside, Jessica was a strong woman - not an idiot airhead or anything, which was a good thing. 

And I adored the relationship between Myron and Win.  I just loved the banter and quips and how Win always had Myron's back.  The two of them killed me!

I loved Coben's writing - it was so witty and gritty!  I loved how at times it was almost like Coben was making fun of himself.  He said things like: "Clever interrogation techniques.  Pay attention" and stuff, which obviously had me cracking up.  I'd die to possess the wit Coben so effortlessly writes. The plot was so, so awesome.  I wasn't really sure what to expect - I mean, how do you write a crime thriller when your main character is a sport agent?  But it really, really worked.  More than that - it blew my socks off!  I loved the fast pace, all the subplots and the secrets.  Yay!

Now, I must admit, I'm not a sport fan.  I barely know the rules of the games in my own country, let alone American football.  So I didn't get many of those references.  Luckily, though, after the first few chapters there were very few of them at all - it was all action.  So yay again. 

Ok, so this book had its shortcomings – namely the frequent bad language and some minor character clichés – but overall it was such a fun read because of our two main characters, the humour, and the suspense.  It was just so freaking addictive and suspenseful and more than I'd suspected.  I'm wishing my aunt had made me pick it up sooner – ‘cause it was awesome.  And I loved that even though it was a crime book with action and violence and whatever it wasn't completely scarring or damaging.  Whoopee!

A book full of action, suspense and wisecracks, Deal Breaker had me hooked from start to finish.  It was twisty, and gripping and shocking.  I loved it to pieces!  Forget deal breaking - it was a complete deal maker in making me desperate to read the rest of the series!  I can't wait for more Myron and Win!

Star Rating:
4 Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Mikey Bolitar Series by Harlan Coben

Crusher by Neil Leonard

Sid Halley Mysteries by Dick Francis

 Lacey Flint by S.J. Bolton

Challenges It's Taking Part In:

100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Book Chick City)

Happy Reading

Megan

Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey

Series: Drake Chronicles, Book Five

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Format: Paperback

Published: 5^th June 2012

Number of Pages: 368

Book: For Review*

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Dark Romance, Paranormal, Thriller-Suspense, Humour, Action-Adventure, YA

Recommended Age: 12+

Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing, Alcohol References

No Drug References

Author's Blog: Alyxandra Harvey

“I can still taste his blood, Lucy.  I can smell it everywhere.  It’s in the grass, in the air, on me.  I’m not safe.”

When the vampire tribes convene for the rare Blood Moon ceremonies, Solange Drake is plunged into a battle with her feral nature.  The Drake brothers have been raised knowing they had to protect their younger sister at all cost.  But forbidden magic and a mysterious stranger have put all of them in terrible danger. 

Nicholas is going to have to make a difficult choice: between his girlfriend, Lucy, and his little sister, Solange – blood, or love?

                                                                   Review:

I'm not going to be exaggerating when I tell you I have about a million quotes from this book written down on random scraps of paper.  When something makes you laugh as much as this made me, it's criminal not to write it down.  Now I can't even tell you guys how amazing this book was.  It's so many kinds of awesome it's untrue.  If you haven't read this series yet, I'm gonna do the book review equivalent of begging on my knees.  I... am going to say please, IN CAPITOL LETTERS!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read the Drake Chronicles and discover the awesomeness for yourself.  It's so utterly and all-round amazing: you'll love it forever.  And you'll love every single one of the Drake brothers too.  'Cause they're yummy.  Very, very yummy...

“Solange was gone. 

“I wasn't sure who was standing in front of me.  She might have Solange's ethereal beauty and her ballerina grace, but she wasn't Solange...”

Solange Drake changed when she became a vampire.  Now she's struggling to hold onto her humanity, to keep the feral side of herself at bay. 

Her brothers have been raised to protect Sol, knowing they must keep her safe no matter what. 

But with the vampire tribes gathering for the Blood Moon ceremony, bringing with it a mysterious stranger who is putting them all in terror danger, can Nicholas keep Solange safe?

Especially when he's forced between Lucy, the girl he loves, and Solange, his baby sister...

This series...  Oh, how I love it.  It's shot way up my fave series list: no matter how many books I read, it never gets even the tiniest bit dull.  I could actually read about it all forever and ever.  And then a little more.  If you haven't read this series, please, please do!  All the books are amazing, addictive, almost drug-like in the addictiveness. Whenever I put Blood Moon down, I was instantly desperate it pick it right back up and read and read and read.  And yes, it really was that good!

I love all the characters in this series, even the smaller one.  But Lucy is just my favourite character ever.  She totally kills me, with her loathing of taking orders and that insane vampire rights activist side, what with her hatred of “rampant vampire racism"!  God, she's awesome.  People could learn from the way she handled bullies.  Well, y'know, the ones she doesn't punch in the nose or pepper-egg...  Nicholas Drake, how I love you!  How can you not when he says things like: "I knew damn well if Lucy broke up with me I'd still love her until I turned to dust."  He’s so brave, strong, wonderful, and just perfect.  But please, oh please let that last bit not be true!!  Solange was just… whoa.  Terrifying.  I wanted to jump into the book and slap the stupid outta her.  I am so insanely glad there's a reason for the freakiness, but man!  She was scary! 

And I loved seeing some of my old favourites, like Chloe, a Helios Ra student and Lucy and Hunter’s friend.  And I almost forgot how kickbutt awesome Hunter is!  I also really liked newcomer Jenna – the snarky retort scenes between her and Lucy had me cracking up!  I also love Kieran, especially as we learn more about his past.  But Constantine: grr!  He reminded me of Spike from Buffy, but without the yumminess.  I trusted the guy about as far as I could throw him (not far at all, given my lack of upper body strength).  I just couldn’t get a read on the blasted guy: ergo, grr-ing.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's my favourite Drake of them all?*

God, I love the Drake family - the brothers in particular.  They kill me!  I love the banter and jokes and how they'd do anything for one another.  They’re all so loyal, protective and yummy.  And their parents totally rock too!  But why must you make me fall head over heels in love with this family, Alyx, and then terrify me about their safety?  Why, why; WHY?!  *sniffles* Nicky...

I adore the writing in this series.  I love the split POV, how we get into everyone's heads, how all the voices sound unique.  And, oh, how awesome it was to finally have Nicholas as a narrator!  While I loved the Sol chapters (though they were mega creepy), Lucy and Nick just stole the show!  They're both so funny and my two favourite characters - and my favourite couple ever!  And, man, I love the plots in these books.  Action-packed, suspenseful, twisty and addictive – double dollop of each with a nice spoonful of romance too.  But after I finished Blood Moon… Damn it, Alyxandra Harvey: another worst freaking cliff-hanger EVER!  You’re gonna drive me insane – my sanity (already pretty sketchy) is at stake here!  (See what I did, with the joke ‘bout the stake?  Heehee, I thought it was funny anyhoo…  But it could just be me going crazy already…)

With more suspense, twists, mystery and the WORST EVER CLIFFHANGER, Blood Moon quite literally rocked my world.  I could not put it down.  At all.  Ever.  It was so addictive, so amazing, so... wow!  I can't put into words how all round awesome it was.  So I'll just say this: if you only read one vampire series ever, please, please, PLEASE make it this one!  It’s my favourite vamp series… Plus, the Drake boys are all so totally yummy!

Extra Mini Review of Lost Girls by Alyxandra Harvey

The short story at the end of my book, Lost Girls, was more than awesome.  I love Helena - she's the coolest mom ever - and it was awesome getting to see why she's so kickbutt!  It made me love her even more!  And Liam Drake has always been 'Dad', but in this... he's actually kinda hot.  Maybe it should be weird, fancying Nick's dad, but really it's just another Drake boy for me to love.  It's so easy to just think of them as parents, but after this they’re so much more!  I love them even more and totally get them now too.  And the story line of Lost Girls totally rocked!  It was just such an awesome little novella!  I loved it to pieces!  I always knew Helena was kickbutt, but I never knew how kickbutt!  As for Cass, Lucy’s mum?  Man, can I see the mother-daughter resemblance! 

*P.S. This is a reference to the inspiration of the story: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: get it, Sol is Snow and her brothers are the dwarves!  Ha! 

Star Rating:
5 Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Medusa Girls by Tera Lynn Childs

Challenges It's Taking Part In:

100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Book Chick City)

Happy Reading

Megan

* This book was received from Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review