Tamora Pierce - Wild Magic

10. Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce (1992)
The Immortals Series Book 1
Length: 299 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Started: 16 July 2009
Finished: 17 July 2009
Where did it come from? From Barnes and Noble
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 June 2008
Why do I have it? I like fantasy and I read the entire series back in high school

Daine Sarrasri, an orphan girl from Snowsdale, arrives in the magical kingdom of Tortall and becomes assistant to the royal horsemistress. Her gift for calming horses is almost magical, even though Daine tries to hide it. As well as horses, all animals seem to understand Daine as she seems to understand them. They come to her when injured, scared or ill.

Daine communicates and trusts animals better than she trusts humans, it seems. She was run out of her village after her family was killed by raiders when she was thirteen. She discovers that she has an ability to speak to animals with her mind. Now she has to trust her new human friends enough for them to help her control her magic before war breaks out in Tortall. Even though this is a young adult fantasy novel, I loved Wild Magic and give it an A+!

A+! - (96-100%)

May you read well and often

Jennifer Ashley - Penelope and Prince Charming

Re-read. Penelope and Prince Charming by Jennifer Ashley (2006)
Nvengaria Series Book 1
Length: 373 pages
Genre: Historical Romance
Originally Read: 15 June 2008
Re-read Finished: 2 July 2009
Where did it come from? From Walmart

I really enjoyed this book the first time that I read it so I decided to reread it a year or so later. I still think that it was a great book.

May you read well and often

C. L. Wilson - Lady of Light and Shadows

Re-read. Lady of Light and Shadows by C. L. Wilson (2007)
Tairen Soul Series Book 2
Length: 386 pages
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Originally Read: 18 February 2008
Re-read Finished: 1 June 2009
Where did it come from? From Walmart

I had really enjoyed reading this book the first time that I read it. C. L. Wilson is a new author for me and I love paranormal romance.

May you read well and often

Jenny Lykins - Echoes of Tomorrow

7. Echoes of Tomorrow by Jenny Lykins (1997)
Length: 352 pages
Genre: Historical Romance
Started: 14 May 2009
Finished: 19 May 2009
Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 April 2009
Why do I have it? I like historical romance and Jenny Lykins is a new author for me

For my #7 challenge (Reader's Choice), I read Echoes of Tomorrow by Jenny Lykins. One moment, Elise Gerard is dressing to give tours of her 150-year-old plantation house, the next she is shocked to discover an extremely handsome man in her room, demanding to know what she was doing in his bedchamber. Charming and considerate Reed Blackwell was the perfect Southern gentleman and the man of Elise's dreams. Until their wedding night, when he vanished as suddenly as he appeared.

Now, Elise has found a way back to Reed's time, but her future husband had no idea who she was. And now she had to win his love all over again. I really enjoyed this time travel romance even though the romance was a little rushed and I give the story an A+!

A+! - (96-100%)

May you read well and often

J. R. Ward - Lover Eternal

6. Lover Eternal by J. R. Ward (2006)
The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series Book 2
Length: 441 pages
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Started: 3 May 2009
Finished: 13 May 2009
Where did it come from? From Walmart
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 5 January 2008
Why do I have it? I like paranormal romance

For my #11 challenge (Read and Reviewed During Winter Challenge), I read Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward. This is the second book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. Rhage is the one brother whose appetites are the strongest of all the brothers in the Brotherhood. He's the strongest fighter, the quickest to act on his impulses. In fact, this lack of impulse control had led him to insult the Scribe Virgin - the spiritual leader of all vampires - leading to her laying a centuries old curse on him in punishment. The curse is something which Rhage fears most of all.

Mary Luce has a deadly curse of her own. A survivor of many hardships, she has lost her faith in miracles when she is unwittingly thrown into Rhage's world. Reliant on his protection, Mary is not looking for love. But when Rhage's attraction to Mary turns to something more emotional and as their enemies close in, Mary fights to stay with the man she loves for eternity. I loved this story and give it an A+!

A+! - (96-100%)

May you read well and often

Meriel Fuller - Conquest Bride

5. Conquest Bride by Meriel Fuller (2005)
The Harlequin Historical Series Book 782
Length: 304 pages
Genre: Historical Romance
Started: 23 April 2009
Finished: 2 May 2009
Where did it come from? From Paperback Swap
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 18 April 2009
Why do I have it? I like historical romance and Meriel Fuller is a new author for me


For my #12 challenge (Romeo and Juliet), I read Conquest Bride by Meriel Fuller. Baron Varin de Montaigu was sent by King William to investigate his new Saxon subjects for possible treason. Varin knew something of treachery, especially when it came to a woman's traitorous nature. What he didn't expect was to meet Lady Eadita of Thunorslege, a sparkling Saxon elfin woman whose beauty bewitched him even as he was continually angered by her.

Lady Eadita of Thunorslege hated the Normans with every fiber of her being. She wanted them out of her home and her country at any cost. They had killed her father and turned her brother into an outlaw and her fury still burned bright. When she meets Varin, however, she can't deny the desire that burns between them. But will a secret from Eadita's past turn their mutual desire to ash? I enjoyed this historical romance very much and give it a B+!

B+! - (89-94%)

May you read well and often

Kathryn Albright - The Rebel and the Lady

4. The Rebel and the Lady by Kathryn Albright (2008)
The Harlequin Historical Series Book 913
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Historical Romance
Started: 1 April 2009
Finished: 11 April 2009
Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 April 2009
Why do I have it? I like historical romance and Kathryn Albright is a new author for me.


For my #1 challenge (Read a Western), I read The Rebel and the Lady by Kathryn Albright. Victoria Torrez is on the run from Santa Anna's forces as they invade Texas. To protect Victoria, her parents have sent her to live with her cousins Juan and Diego. While helping at the local hospital and secretly helping the rebels, Victoria meets Jake Dumont who is searching for his brother.

Jake has never understood why his brother wanted to fight for Texas so badly. In his mind, land was just not worth dying for. He had come from Charleston to drag his brother back home. Jake had never expected to meet such a highborn lady of quality as Victoria Torrez, or to find that such a lady could fall for a drifter like him. Jake would find that each person had his or her own reason for fighting for the freedom of Texas.

I have never read a Western before, they were not really my type. However, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and give it a B+!

B+! - (89-94%)

May you read well and often